“What is it? You look like you are up to no good!” As soon she they
entered the room, Cheng Xiao Xiao flung Mo Xuanzun’s arm away. She hasn’t
gotten used to all the bodily contacts yet.
“Xiao Xiao, I really was looking for you!” Mo Xuanzun pouted as though
he was hurt that she didn’t believe him.
“What now? Why are you always following me around?”
Cheng Xiao Xiao ignored him and started walking toward her own building.
As she was walking, she asked, “Where you are staying? Should I send some maid
to wait on you?”
“No, I don’t need maids. Just houseboys to take care of the courtyard
will be sufficient. Xiao Xiao, I am staying in the guest building behind your
quarters. You coming over to visit me whenever you have time will be enough!”
Mo Xuanzun was grinning from ear to ear and followed happily behind her.
After hearing what he had said, Cheng Xiao Xiao’s mood improved all of a
sudden for no obvious reasons. She didn’t even realized the corners of her
mouth were lifted up.
“Say, Xiao Xiao. I just noticed that none of the structures in our house
are named, how come?” Mo Xuanzun suddenly remembered what he had noticed
earlier.
Walking in front of him, Cheng Xiao Xiao paused for a little bit. She
had not noticed that at all. She couldn’t help but nodded, “Oh, we just
finished with the constructions and hadn’t noticed that at all. Are you free
all the time, why don’t you think of a few nice sounding names, preferably one
for each building? We can then have Uncle Zhou make some signs and hang them
up!”
“No problem! I promise I will complete this assignment!”
Mo Xuanzun was short of slamming on his own chest as he made his
promise, then in an appeasing tone he asked, “Say, Xiao Xiao, what kind of
names do you like? Should I name yours first?”
“Oh? Sure! What are some names that you are thinking of?” Cheng Xiao
Xiao’s interest was piqued, she hadn’t realized that she was now walking side
by side with him.
Having a eye-candy handsome man has never made her happier.
“Hmmmm, let me think….” Mo Xuanzun pondered for a bit and said, “Xiao
Xiao, how about Qing Pavillion?”1
“So so!” Cheng Xiao Xiao struck it down immediately.
“How about…. Yueming Pavillion?”2
“It’s alright!”
“Yubing Pavillion?”3
Their random chitchatting was witnessed by everybody at the Cheng’s and,
quickly, the words also spread to Cheng Biyuan and his wife. They were pleased
of the development and genuinely hoped the two would grow closer.
Mo Xuanzun, with his new assignment, finally had no more excuses to
follow Cheng Xiao Xiao around anymore. She booted him into the study and told
him he was not allowed to leave the study until he had written acceptable
signs.
Even though he wasn’t allowed to leave the study, the Cheng’s brothers,
however, went to the study to keep him company and all of them enjoyed a swell
time.
Cheng Xiao Xiao returned to plotting flowers in her garden again as she
listened to all the giggling coming inside the study. Without even noticing it,
she was full of smiles.
Mo Xuanzun spend the rest of the days and written several dozens of
signs. Regardless of whether Cheng Xiao Xiao was happy with them or not, his
father-in-law was happy with them and immediately told everyone to come and
pick their favorites.
Finally, Cheng Xiao Xiao ended with with Yuteng Pavillion and she was
quite fond of it. Little Yuteng, on the other hand, grumbled that her name had
turned into the name of her Mistress’s pavilion.
Cheng Xiao Xiao smiled and comforted her. She explained to her that it
was a good name because it suggested that it was the home to both of them.
Little Yuteng thought about it for a bit and that reason seemed quite
reasonable. She finally agreed to letting her name being used as the name of
the pavilion and stopped trying to take it down.
The days at the Cheng’s had been calm and happy, Mo Xuanzun had
completely integrated with the Cheng’s. It seemed as though nobody had anything
bad to say about him. Whenever his name was brought up, all they heard are
praises; Cheng Xiao Xiao often times wondered to herself: What’s so good about
this tool?
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Notes:
1. Clear or pure
2. Singing
moon
3. Jade ice
3. Jade ice
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ugh i realy hating Mo Xuanzun more and more so freaking klingy and invasive just fly off on your disapointing crane already
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