Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1077: Chapter 1078: Definitely Planning Something in Her Heart

”Sit,” Tobanya said without a glance at him.

Meng Zhuqing hesitated for a moment but approached the stone table and sat opposite of Tobanya.

Meng Zhuqing had a mind full of things he wanted to say to Tobanya, but the presence of two maidservants standing in the courtyard made him unsure whether to speak.

Tobanya still did not look at him; she rested her head on her hands as she continued making a kite. As he wavered about whether to speak, she again broke the silence, asking him, ”Do you know how to make kites?”

Meng Zhuqing immediately answered, ”Yes.”

”What kinds of kites can you make?”

”Animals, butterflies, flying birds... I can make those among others.”

”Then help me make them, the more the better.”

”Yes.” Meng Zhuqing began to assist Tobanya in making kites.

With maidservants present, Meng Zhuqing had much to say but dared not and felt that he couldn’t. However, he didn’t want to just silently make kites with Tobanya without any conversation, so he ventured to ask, ”Commandery Princess, why are you making so many kites?”

Tobanya replied, ”I will pick the best one to fly when the time comes.”

Meng Zhuqing was speechless...

Finally, Tobanya looked at him, her cool face faintly smiling, ”We’ll fly them together when the time comes.”

Meng Zhuqing was stunned at first, then his ears turned red. He hurriedly bowed his head, pretending to work on the kite, not daring to look at the maidservants’ reactions or even Tobanya across from him.

When it was just the two of them, he wouldn’t have found some words awkward, but now, with others present...

Alright, he admitted, he was embarrassed.

The maidservants, standing to one side, were stunned and surprised to hear such bold and straightforward words from their normally cold and untouchable mistress, but they also understood their place and so remained standing there, as if they had heard nothing.

Tobanya watched the man opposite her with reddened ears, the smile on her lips grew a little, but her heart clenched painfully.

To simply be together for a few days.

To love just this once, to at least have some memories to hold onto.

With that thought, Tobanya spoke again, ”I haven’t changed my mind, you don’t need to worry.”

As Meng Zhuqing worked on the kite, his hands paused for a moment before he nodded his head and murmured, ”Hmm.”

Although he murmured in assent, inside Meng Zhuqing grew more worried. The more she said that, the more he worried.

This person must be planning something in her heart.

For six consecutive days, Meng Zhuqing came during the day to help Tobanya make kites, but they seldom spoke during this time.

Even when they did speak, it was only about trivial matters.

And because of this, Meng Zhuqing felt unsettled.

This day, Meng Zhuqing came with the intention of helping Tobanya with more kites, but she said that they had enough, there was no need to make more.

Indeed, there were enough.

Kites hung everywhere in the main courtyard, their tails fluttering in the air with every breeze; an entire yard filled to the brim with colorful kites, dazzling to the eyes.

”Today, we go to fly kites,” Tobanya stated, looking at him as she spoke.

Going to fly kites together, Meng Zhuqing was quite happy, but then he asked, ”Are you feeling better?”

”Yes.”

Yet, Meng Zhuqing suddenly fell silent, feeling as though something was about to slip away like a kite with its string cut.

Tobanya, however, did not mind Meng Zhuqing’s silence and looked at the kites filling the courtyard, asking, ”Which should we choose?”