Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

As she spoke, she lowered her head unconsciously, avoiding Xu Damao's burning gaze.

"But I'm the only one living in my house, and this east wing room has always been empty. How about you stay in the east wing room tonight?"

Zhang Meifang's pretty face instantly flushed, and she began to stutter when she spoke.

Fortunately, it was already dark, and it was impossible to see the changes in her facial expression. Therefore, Zhang Meifang did not turn around or turn her head away as soon as she felt a little shy, as she did during the day.

On the contrary, at this moment she was staring straight at the tall Xu Damao, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, outlining a subtle arc, just like a little fox after her plan had succeeded.

"Oh, so, I'll go to the east wing first. It's really getting late, everyone should go to bed early, because I have to go back to the factory to work tomorrow."

Xu Damao was indeed an excellent actor, and he acted very well. Without saying anything, he turned around and strode towards the east wing.

"Oh my, how can you go to bed so early? It's still early! Let's chat for a while. I have some questions about antiques that I want to ask you!"

Seeing this, Zhang Meifang hurried forward, grabbed Xu Damao's hand, and used all her strength to pull him straight towards the main room.

After all, the east wing was filled with all kinds of sundries, and the whole room was almost full of shabby, messy things. If Xu Damao saw it, it would be so embarrassing...

Xu Damao only felt that Zhang Meifang's small hands seemed to have no bones, soft and slippery. His heart couldn't help but tremble, and his body involuntarily followed her lead and came to the main room.

After entering the house, Zhang Meifang skillfully lit the lantern beside her, and the dim light instantly filled the entire room.

"Sister Meifang, how many precious old things do you have hidden in your house? Let me see them!" Xu Damao looked at Zhang Meifang expectantly, with curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Zhang Meifang hesitated for a moment, then said as if she had made up her mind: "Well... well, I still have a few dollars in this drawer, how about you help me take a look?"

As she spoke, she gently opened the drawer, carefully took out a few Yuan Datou coins that exuded an old smell, and handed them to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao took the silver dollars and looked at them carefully.

After a moment, he shook his head and said, "Sister Meifang, these are just ordinary silver dollars, not particularly rare. If you sell them on the market, I'm afraid the price won't be too high."

Then, he thought for a moment and continued, "If I exchange it according to the current bank price, I can probably only get two dollars and fifty cents for one coin."

After that, Xu Damao put the silver coins back into Zhang Meifang's palm. Zhang Meifang hurriedly held them tightly, secretly thinking about other things, such as how to give this handsome little brother in front of her...

At this moment, the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became a little dull.

Zhang Meifang seemed to have a lot to say, but she couldn't organize her words well. She could only stand there blankly, biting her lip and thinking hard.

Xu Damao looked at her quietly, wondering in his heart what ideas this Sister Meifang was thinking of to deal with him.

For a moment, the whole room fell into an awkward silence.

"Sister Meifang, if you have nothing else to do, you should go to bed early. I see there is not much oil left in this lantern. It would be better to put it out quickly to save some."

As Xu Damao spoke, he looked up at Zhang Meifang.

She seemed a little uneasy at the moment, with a faint blush on her face and an embarrassed expression.

Seeing this scene, Xu Damao couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended nothing had happened. Then he turned around and pretended to walk out the door, intending to go to the east side room to sleep.

"Hey... Damao, you... you wait a moment and don't leave in a hurry."

Seeing that Xu Damao was really about to leave, Zhang Meifang hurriedly called out to stop him.

Hearing Zhang Meifang's call, Xu Damao immediately stopped, slowly turned around, deliberately put on a puzzled expression, and asked: "What's going on, Sister Meifang? Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Zhang Meifang was so anxious at this moment that she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Oh, this Xu Damao is such a blockhead and a fool! Even though others have shown it so obviously, he still looks like he has no idea at all!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Meifang couldn't help but bite her lips gently. After taking a deep breath, she mustered up the courage to say to Xu Damao, "Damo, I'm sorry. I was negligent and didn't prepare a special guest room for you in advance."

"Besides, the east wing is a mess right now, with things piled everywhere. It's really hard to sleep there. So...or else you can just...just stay in my room for one night..."

After saying this, Zhang Meifang's face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple. She bit her lips tightly, lowered her head and turned away quickly, not daring to look at Xu Damao at all. Her hands were nervously fiddling with the corners of her clothes, her heart pounding, not knowing how Xu Damao would respond next.

What if he rejects her? Zhang Meifang's heart was pounding, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. The more she thought about it, the more scared she felt. The scene of him angrily scolding her appeared in her mind...

Oh my god, if this matter gets out and those gossipy women in the village know about it, how can I face people in the future? When Zhang Meifang thought about this, she felt like a thorn in her back and she felt uncomfortable all over.

She felt extremely regretful and secretly blamed herself for being so impulsive and anxious.

But it's too late to say anything now. Things have developed to this point and she can only bite the bullet and move on.

Just then, there was a sharp "squeak, clang!"

The sound suddenly reached Zhang Meifang's ears. She turned around in horror and saw the door of the main room slowly closing and being tied from the inside.

As this series of actions were completed, the originally dim lantern in the room was instantly extinguished, and the entire room suddenly fell into darkness.

"oops!"