Chapter 196: Vent My Spleen To Enjoy My Engagement (3) (1/2)

That night after dinner, Li Fangting burrowed into the blankets and slept next to Gu Yunshuang. She rubbed the soft cotton quilts. These were not like the Li family’s blankets, which were stiff and so thin that they were practically weightless.

“Mother…”

She raised her head and looked at Gu Yunshuang blissfully. “Elder Cousin says she’s getting engaged in a few days’ time, and she’ll make me a new set of clothes.”

Gu Yunshuang patted her head. “In the future, you must learn to get along with your elder cousin. She’s smart and mature. You must learn from her, alright?”

“Uhm!” Li Fangting nodded obediently.

That night, Gu Qingyao lingered in her interspace, practicing her calligraphy and painting. But no matter how she wrote, nothing pleased her.

In the end, she flung her pen aside in irritation. She wouldn’t write anymore!

She was annoyed and filled with rage. She must settle the score with the Li family. She could not hold back her feelings!

When Gu Qingyao got up the next morning, she found Li Fangting sweeping the yard with an enormous broom.

There was still snow on the ground. They had cleared part of the yard earlier, and several of the important paths were lined with stones. The girl was using a huge broom to sweep the piles of snow.

“Ting Ting!” Gu Qingyao called.

Li Fangting turned and smiled. “Elder Cousin, you’re awake! I’ll get water for you to wash your face. Breakfast is ready, you can eat now!”

Gu Qingyao was surprised. She looked in the kitchen and sure enough, there was hot water on the stove. The pot contained rice gruel, and the sorghum bread was warming above it.

During the new year, she had made plenty of sorghum bread and some buns. They just had to be steamed to reheat them.

Before Gu Qingyao could say anything, Li Fangting poured the hot water into a basin and added cold water so that it was just right.

“Elder Cousin, you can wash your face first. We can eat later when our grandparents get up.”