Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1407 - 1229: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1407: Chapter 1229: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

"Actually, it’s not particularly expensive, a set costs seventy wen," Xia Dabao said, remembering that was what Long Aixi had told her.

"Seventy wen? Surely it’s more than that? These clothes must be at least two taels of silver..." Lanlan said, but as soon as she finished speaking, she realized she might have misspoken. The maids in the residence all said Miss Dabao was from the countryside, hadn’t experienced much of the world, nor had she used fine things, so she probably didn’t understand anything.

Upon hearing this, Xia Dabao also understood something because it was Aunt Jianxi who paid for the clothes while she was inside changing. After she came out, Aunt Jianxi had said it did not cost much, intending not to burden her mentally.

Since Aunt Jianxi did it for her sake, Xia Dabao did not ask any further. She would wear the clothes more often in the future, which would please Aunt Jianxi.

As they were talking, someone knocked on the door. It was Long Aixi’s voice, "Dabao, are you there?"

Her hair was almost done, so Lanlan told Dabao not to move and went to open the door herself.

Long Aixi seemed to be in a good mood, entering while saying, "Abao, I want to tell you..."

But before he could finish, he suddenly lost his words.

Xia Dabao was sitting at the table, dressed in a pink gauze dress with a white cape over it. Half of her long hair was styled into a flowing cloud bun, while the other half fell like a cascading waterfall. When he entered, she turned her face towards him, her lively large eyes looking at him.

He suddenly found himself unable to move, staring at her for a long time, dumbfounded.

Xia Dabao was reminded of her mother’s words, "Your father stared blankly for a long while." She imagined that the way her father looked then was probably how Long Aixi looked now.

"Xiao’ai, what’s wrong with you? I’ve only changed my clothes, how come you seem like you don’t recognize me anymore?" Xia Dabao asked with a smile.

Only then did Long Aixi snap out of it, but his gaze still lingered on her, "I’ve always known Dabao was a beauty, but I didn’t expect that changing your clothes would turn you into a fairy."

"Pfft, when did your mouth become so sweet?" Xia Dabao laughed.

"I’m only telling the truth," Long Aixi said.

Meanwhile, Lanlan added, "It’s a shame Miss Dabao didn’t bring any headwear. If she had some Pearl Flower ornaments or the like, she would look even more beautiful."

Looking at Xia Dabao’s hair, which indeed lacked ornaments, Long Aixi instructed, "Then I’ll go out now and buy a few. Abao, wait for me!"

"..." Xia Dabao wanted to call him back, but it was too late, Long Aixi had disappeared in an instant.

Lanlan chuckled from the side, "Our young master is really good to you. I’ve served for a good while in the Longya Gang, and I’ve never seen the young master be so attentive to anyone."

"Is that so? What’s he usually like? Who does he hang out with?" Xia Dabao asked.

"Usually? He hangs out with those ladies and young masters he practices martial arts with in the morning. Although he spends all day with them, I feel that the young master doesn’t have as much patience with them as he does with Miss Dabao," Lanlan added.

Xia Dabao just chuckled.

She couldn’t stay in her room, so she went out to look for Lu Jianxi.

The Longya Gang’s residence was too big; walking from her room to Lu Jianxi’s required passing through two long corridors.

Lu Jianxi had just gotten up, and when he heard Xia Dabao had come, he quickly called her in.

When he saw Xia Dabao, with her hair restyled and dressed in new clothes, Lu Jianxi’s eyes brightened and he joked, "It’s truly the clothes that make the woman. Dabao, you are so beautiful, your parents probably don’t even know, do they?"