The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 377

Chapter 377 -355, Restraint_1

As it approached midday, the ship arrived at the docks just outside Ningmen Prefecture City.

No sooner had the ship berthed than Daohua stepped out of the cabin, ready to disembark with her maids and servants, but Xiao Yeyang immediately blocked her path.

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Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang in surprise.

Xiao Yeyang didn’t respond to her but instead turned to De Fu.

De Fu stepped forward immediately and handed over the white veil cap he had prepared in advance.

Xiao Yeyang took the veil cap and tried to put it on Daohua. She dodged at first but, seeing that Xiao Yeyang had been in a sour mood all day, she let him help her put it on.

“From now on, you must wear this every time you go out,”

Xiao Yeyang instructed softly as he tied the strings of the veil cap around Daohua’s chin.

Daohua, noticing that the thin fabric didn’t obstruct her view, didn’t reject it, only saying, “Wearing this could indeed shield me from the sun and prevent getting tanned.”

Xiao Yeyang’s lips curved into a smile. “It’s not just for the summer—you’ll need to wear it at other times too. You’re grown up now; it’s not proper to be so exposed in public like you were when you were younger.”

Upon hearing this, Daohua rolled her eyes and curled her lips in dissent.

Grown up? She wasn’t even thirteen yet!

The fabric not fully closed, Xiao Yeyang could see her expression clearly, and he felt a mix of resignation and amusement. “Alright, just bear with it. There are many workers at the Glass Factory, and you wouldn’t want people staring at you.”

After the veil cap was in place, Xiao Yeyang meant to escort Daohua off the ship himself, but after glancing at the people on the shore, he withdrew his hand.

Carriages were already waiting on the bank. Once off the ship, Daohua boarded a carriage, while Xiao Yeyang mounted his horse. “Let’s go to the Glass Factory.”

In the time it took to drink two cups of tea, their party arrived at the Glass Factory.

“Xiao Yeyang, why did you build this Glass Factory so large?”

Gazing at the sprawling and imposing Glass Factory before her, Daohua was a mix of astonishment and awe.

Xiao Yeyang responded with a light smile, “This is Daxia’s first Glass Factory; it naturally had to be built as the best.” Besides, it was his first official assignment, and he certainly needed to execute it flawlessly, leaving no room for others to find fault.

“Well, having money means doing as you please,” Daohua remarked with a sigh. “But aren’t you afraid the glassware you produce won’t sell?”

Xiao Yeyang laughed, his eyes brimming with unshakeable confidence. “How could it possibly not sell? You have no idea how much the nobles love to compete. Previously, foreign glass was rare; there were women who fought in the shopkeepers’ stores just to snag a glass mirror.”

“I’m certain, as long as the glassware is produced, it will definitely sell and we’ll have more demand than supply.”

Daohua’s eyes curved into a smile. “From what you’re saying, won’t we make a lot, a lot of silver in the future?”

Hearing Daohua use ‘we,’ Xiao Yeyang felt a surge of joy and nodded with a smile: “Indeed, we will make a lot, a lot of silver in the future. Come on, let me show you around.”

Daohua followed Xiao Yeyang into the Glass Factory, noticing the guards at the gate and the patrols within. She laughed, “You’re running a pretty tight ship here.”

Xiao Yeyang offered a faint smile, “Ever since the Imperial Uncle started planning the Beijing Glass Factory, many have been drawn by the news, each hoping to take a piece of the pie. I must enforce tight security; who knows what kind of people might try to slip in.”

Daohua nodded and looked at Xiao Yeyang: “Then I’ll head back home.”

Xiao Yeyang smiled and nodded.

Daohua looked at him once more and boarded the carriage with the help of Wang Manman.

Once seated in the carriage, Daohua removed her veil, lifted the carriage curtain, and said to Xiao Yeyang: “Go on with your busy schedule, I’m off.”

Xiao Yeyang nodded and waved towards Daohua.

Daohua dropped the curtain and told the coachman to proceed.

After the carriage set off, Daohua couldn’t help but look back and saw Xiao Yeyang staring straight in this direction. Furrowing her brows, she sat back down, idly playing with the beads on her veil, and muttered: “What’s with Xiao Yeyang today? He seems to have something on his mind. Did Master say something harsh to him?”

She was well aware of how sharp her own master’s tongue could be, sometimes quite venomous; and Xiao Yeyang, currently at the peak of his rebellious years, was especially concerned about face. Maybe a casual remark from Master had hurt his pride?

“Alas, next time I go to Taohua Temple, it seems I’ll need to remind Master,” she thought.

Outside the Glass Factory, Defu, seeing his master’s unwilling gaze towards Miss Yan’s departing carriage, couldn’t help but ask: “Master, why didn’t you go to the Yan Family’s place with Miss Yan?”

Xiao Yeyang’s eyes narrowed slightly: “Master Gu is right, I can be friends with Wen Kai and the others, but I can’t get too close to Daohua. It’s not good for her reputation, especially now with all eyes on the Glass Factory. If I were to do anything out of the ordinary, it would quickly become the talk of the town.”

He didn’t care about it for himself, but he wouldn’t allow anyone to slander Daohua.

No matter how much he wanted to be with Daohua, he had to exercise restraint.