Xiao Liu didn't expect to be invited by Zhu Xiangxiang. Although he was a little weak after not eating for a few days, he still came to Zhu's house.
Looking at this slightly pale young man, Zhu Xiangxiang suddenly thought, he is just a half-grown child, not sensible yet.
As a result, she felt a little embarrassed.
She didn't know why Liu Wenxuan fell in love with her, and she liked her so much, she thought that there was no such opportunity between the two. If I have to say, it is probably the rescue incident, but save, apart from the instinct not to watch one die in front of her eyes, there is also something that makes her feel ashamed because he is the son of Liu Zhifu. She was worried about the Liu family's revenge.
How ridiculous, she kept her selfishness, but let him fall in love with her.
"Xiangxiang..."
"Xiangxiang met Mr. Liu." Zhu Xiangxiang was slightly blessed.
He just stared at her obsessively, refusing to speak for a long time, and Zhu Xiangxiang didn't care what he thought, and got up when the blessing was over.
Wait for two to sit down.
Regardless of whether it was from the Zhu family or the Liu family, they all withdrew.
There are only two small willows in Xiangxiang left in the house.
But standing outside the door was Zhu Nannan. He felt that he could no longer live in such a muddle. He was an older brother and should protect his younger sister. But he did nothing.
Don't be inconvenient to stand here or listen to their conversation, but it doesn't matter, he doesn't matter.
"Master Liu, please sit down."
Xiao Liu still stared at Zhu Xiangxiang obsessively, but she also said, "Yes, you are always so polite."
"It should."
Seeing her indifferent appearance, Xiao Liu looked lonely.
"I heard that Nannan's post was sent down. I was very happy, but I was so indifferent."
Hearing his words, Xiangxiang thought, like his elder brother, he is a child who is not deeply involved in the world.
"Xiao Liu, father came here yesterday." She just looked at him like this and said plainly.
Nodding, of course Xiaoliu knew, otherwise Xiangxiang wouldn't have invited him over today.
"Prefect Liu hopes to persuade him. I heard that the family can't eat enough food recently." Zhu Xiangxiang said while observing his expression, and found that he was a little sad.
"Actually, I know it's just because my grandmother passed away and I lost my appetite, so I don't need to be comforted." She continued without waiting for him to speak.
"I'm looking for it because of another thing. Because of what I said that day, I just want to have a good talk with you." She had a serious face.
And Xiao Liu looked up at her in surprise.
"That day, that day was not good, don't worry about it." He was very similar to Zhu Nannan in temperament. There is no way to do things. Just on the spur of the moment.
"I also knew that it was wrong for me to do that, but I still did it. Have you ever thought about hugging like this, if someone sees you, how will you see me? Do you know? In fact, I am just a child. I don’t know why I like it. Could it be that there is no Have you ever thought that the reason why you like him so much today is entirely because you want to marry him? If you can't get it, you feel the best."
"No, not at all." He stared at her fiercely, not understanding why Zhu Xiangxiang wanted to misinterpret his intentions.
"Like, just like, has nothing to do with those others."
"But have you ever thought about it, do you like it or not? Xiaoliu, maybe he didn't notice the gap between us, and he didn't know how to say some high-sounding words, but I really don't want to get entangled in this matter any longer. We really don't fit, in my heart , is an older child, because he can’t get what he wants. Have you ever thought about it, whether you like it or not, will you be happy when you marry into the family? My father is the magistrate, and my sister is the concubine of the prince. Married into Home, can it still be present? I have to entertain all kinds of officials and wives. I think I can live a life like that? Will I be happy?"
"I won't let you suffer any grievances." He hastily confessed.
Zhu Xiangxiang didn't say anything, just stared at him until he looked away.
"Really? Xiao Liu looked into her eyes and said, if she married into the family, would she really not suffer any grievances? Think about it. Really?"
After coming here for a long time, his eyes were slightly red.
"I don't believe you will protect me?"
"I just hope, think about those words." She was looking at him all the time.
Zhu Xiangxiang knew that Xiao Liu was a good person in essence, so she just bet again that he was actually sensible.
"Even if it doesn't work today, what about him? One day he will be able to protect him."
"But is that really necessary? Xiaoliu, Yining is the best friend and brother's best friend. He also regards him as his brother. He will not lie to his brother. I hate that kind of life, I hope Live freely and freely, I hope to live freely, I only hope that I can live happily with my parents and brothers. If I get married, can I laugh indulgently? Can I count the money? We will let you come back to visit at any time Parents? Do you feel stingy and stingy?"
Every word she said was very simple, but it made Xiao Liu's face paler. In fact, he knew in his heart that it can't be done, those things are not allowed.
"So you want to marry your cousin because of this?" he asked.
"Yes, because of these." She did not refute.
"Not because of love?"
"No. In my life, love is never worth family affection, and freedom. It's not the most important thing." Zhu Xiangxiang knows that many people can't understand her thinking, but they are all different from her, so they can't Those who understand her feelings don't know the pain of growing up alone. Even though she is optimistic and cheerful, who knows that when she was young, she hid under the covers and cried secretly?
Who knew that everyone called her the Queen of Bad Luck, a sad one whose hair was burnt by lightning and still smirked?
In this life, she has parents and a brother, these are the most important things for her.
Nothing can be shaken.
Seeing her firm eyes, Xiao Liu didn't say anything.
Time passed by like this, and neither of them said anything. Just sit there.
After a long time, Xiao Liu said, "I don't understand."
"Actually, we are destined to be unmarried, aren't we? If you like, you can be another good brother." She smiled.
"Okay." He raised his head, his voice was not loud, but he also left a firm word.
Zhu Xiangxiang didn't expect him to answer, he was taken aback for a moment, but then he smiled like a flower.
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At dinner, Xiaoliu belonged to Zhu's family. This time, Zhu Xiangxiang and Bai's were also on the table.
Watching the interaction between their family, Xiao Liu didn't say anything.
Apart from Xiaoliu, the most abnormal thing is Zhu Nannan. He is not the same as usual. He is not as idiotic as usual, but he is much quieter. His behavior also annoyed County Magistrate Zhu and Bai Shi A little puzzled, I looked at him frequently.
In fact, at this time, Zhu Nannan was very shocked. He listened to the whole conversation between Xiao Liu and Xiangxiang, and he knew many things that he didn't know.
It turned out that he had always been the least sensible one in their family.
It turned out that my sister thought so. Nothing is more important than a kiss, yes, if you let yourself choose, he is the same!
Wait for the whole family to send Xiao Liu out of the door. Zhu county magistrate finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at his daughter, he smiled. This incident should be a big turning point not only for Xiangxiang, but also for Nannan. He only hopes that his children will become more and more sensible and better.
Xiangxiang is smart and smart, so he is good at everything, but Nannan can't do it. His temper, if he is not asked to bear anything, it may be difficult for him to support the family.
Just as Magistrate Zhu considered, what happened today shocked Zhu Nannan extremely.
Some things seemed to subvert all his original cognition.
"Okay, since he's gone, let's rest earlier."
"En." Zhu Xiangxiang left.
Seeing this, Zhu Nannan also left. Judging from his expression, Zhu Xiangxiang knew that he might have something to say.
"What?" she asked.
Just looking at his younger sister like this, she is slim, with a pretty face, although she is not the most beautiful, but her eyes are sharp. Thinking about it, it is not unreasonable that Xiaoliu and her cousin both like her sister.
In fact, Zhu Nannan is only inexperienced in the world, and the local people are simple and honest, and his family protects him well, otherwise, he would not still have such a worrying temperament.
"Sister, I just heard, I heard, Xiao Liu, did he bully..." He finished speaking intermittently, and then looked at Zhu Xiangxiang cautiously. If Xiao Liu really bullied his sister, is he In any case will not be friends with this again.
Zhu Xiangxiang knew that he had heard what she said, and his brother was probably at the door, right? After thinking about it, Zhu Xiangxiang smiled.
"He didn't bully him, but he was blocked by the side of the road that day and said he liked it." Zhu Xiangxiang downplayed the big thing.
Sure enough, Zhu Nannan didn't doubt Zhu Xiangxiang's words, he was relieved.
Zhu Xiangxiang observed him carefully, so he naturally understood, in fact, brother still cares about the friendship between Xiaoliu, right? The two have known each other since childhood and studied in the same academy, so their relationship is naturally extraordinary.
"I just listened outside the door and thought he was bullying. It's fine if not."
"Xiao Liu is my brother's good friend, why doesn't my brother know about him?"
"En. What I said is true, although Xiao Liu likes to play and make trouble, she is not a bad person." Zhu Nannan smiled.
Zhu Xiangxiang laughed after hearing what he said.
It's the rainy season now, and the originally sunny weather turned dark clouds in an instant. Zhu Xiangxiang raised the window, looked at the rain that was about to fall, and turned to talk to Zhu Nannan.
"Brother, after the rain, let's go to the mountain to pick up mushrooms?"
When she was young, whenever it rained, the mother-in-law of the orphanage would take them to the back mountain to pick up mushrooms. In fact, where did they pick mushrooms? They just played along. The only one who really picked mushrooms was the director That's all, but they were also very happy to be able to go out to play. Later, when they got older, she knew that the mushroom soup they drank later was completely bought mushrooms. Woolen cloth?
But they are still very happy in this way. They always feel that those are the fruits of their own labor. Every time they pick up mushrooms, they will eat an extra bowl of rice.
"Picking mushrooms?" Zhu Nannan didn't understand.
Zhu Xiangxiang belatedly remembered that they only had a small mountain of earthen buns here, where could there be any mushrooms?
"Just kidding, don't worry about it." She waved her hand.
"Sister, are you hungry for mushrooms? Or do you want to go out and play?"
Seeing Zhu Nannan's suspicious expression, Zhu Xiangxiang laughed, her brother is always so funny.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm hungry for mushrooms, and I want to go out to play."
Zhu Nannan said seriously: "What about the mushrooms, brother will go out and buy them tomorrow. As for going out to play, hehe, wait for the news."
Seeing his mysterious look, Zhu Xiangxiang urged.
"Don't do anything off-line. I can't bear the torment." If it weren't for her beauty who saved the hero back then, Xiao Liu might not have fallen in love with her, right? Therefore, she still felt that her brother should not organize any activities, otherwise those few people would definitely be involved.
She was really scared.
"Sister, don't worry, do things, don't worry, the worrying situation will not happen." He finally learned to read his face.
Do you really know what to worry about? Zhu Xiangxiang looked sideways, but finally nodded.
"The younger sister rested earlier and went back to her room to rest."
"kindness."
Looking at Zhu Nannan's back, Zhu Xiangxiang shook his head and came to the bed again.
In just a short while, the rain began to fall. The day was cloudy and fast, and the rain fell quickly. In the blink of an eye, it started to rain. There was a rustling sound as the raindrops fell on the leaves in the courtyard.
Zhu Xiangxiang especially likes this kind of rainy day, and also likes to watch the heavy rain outside so quietly, and especially likes the fresh air after the rain.
Tomorrow will be another sunny day, right?
She didn't know if Xiao Liu really listened to what she said, but in her opinion, at least, he was greatly touched. In terms of observation, Zhu Xiangxiang thinks he is quite accurate.
"Miss, it's raining heavily outside, you open the window again, be careful not to catch cold." Lan Hua entered the door with an umbrella.
"I'm ready to rest, and I don't need to serve you here anymore. Go back and rest early."
"kindness."
Just as Zhu Xiangxiang thought, because of a rain in the middle of the night, the sun was shining brightly the next day. After stretching himself, Zhu Xiangxiang tidied himself up.
Lancao combed her hair into two buns, and she looked much younger than her actual age. Zhu Xiangxiang especially liked this kind of dress, not because she wanted to look younger, but simply because she thought it was more convenient. Women of this dynasty, for The boundaries of the hair are not obvious, and many women wear buns on their heads, leaving the rest of their hair loose.
But Zhu Xiangxiang felt that this was not very comfortable, probably because she had short hair in her previous life, and she felt very uncomfortable with her hair always hanging down. So he ordered Lancao to pull up all her hair, so that she felt more refreshed.
Lanhua entered the door and poured out Zhu Xiangxiang's water after washing.
"Miss, Master Biao came over early in the morning."
oh? Zhu Xiangxiang was a little surprised.
"Master Biao, I don't know where to find two rare orchids, and said they were given to my husband." Although this Bai family looks rather irritable and not gentle, but he really likes flowers, and he has a different view on flower cultivation.
Zhu Xiangxiang curled his lips: "He's used to be a good-looking guy."
Orchid laughs.
Lancao also laughed: "I didn't see Young Master Biao coming so frequently before. It seems that this is the ulterior motive of not drinking."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhu Xiangxiang scolded, but there was no majesty.
Lanhua Lancao still teased her happily.
She stomped her feet: "You are talking nonsense like this, I don't think you will be married off."
Of course, this is a joke.
Turn around and go out.
Sure enough, when I came to the lobby, I saw Bai Pingyouya.
She was the last one to come here. Magistrate Zhu, Mrs. Bai, and Zhu Nannan all arrived, and even Zhu Nannan looked like a good brother to him.
Zhu Xiangxiang was a little puzzled, didn't my brother hate this cousin of the Bai family? When did the relationship become as good as it is today?
Thinking back carefully, it seems that it was the big uncle that morning?
Zhu Xiangxiang's face blushed uncontrollably.
"Xiangxiang has met his father, mother, elder brother, and cousin." She was slightly blessed.
Usually at this time Zhu Xiangxiang is not so polite, because he was teased by two maids just now, Zhu Xiangxiang felt a little uncomfortable, so naturally he became polite.
It's even more interesting to see her like this.
Looking at the eyes of the crowd, Xiangxiang also noticed that she was trying to cover up, and felt that something was inappropriate, and her face turned even redder.
"My cousin came too early."
Listen to Zhu Xiangxiang's angry words. Bai Pingyou was not annoyed either.
"My aunt likes these flowers and plants the most. After getting these two orchids, she thought that she should send them here quickly, but she didn't pay attention to the time."
Zhu Xiangxiang looked at Bai Pingyou and found that he was indeed a little tired, so he couldn't help but wonder.
"Did you rest well?" Originally, she didn't mean much, but when she asked, combined with the series of things that happened this morning, everyone laughed even more ambiguously.
But Bai Pingyou is relatively normal.
"Yeah, I didn't rest last night and came back overnight. I didn't pay attention to the time, which disturbed my aunt's sweet dreams early in the morning." He smiled.
"If you don't want to disturb me, I'll be happy if you come. It's all at home. Come and eat." Bai was happy.
"Oh, mother, your smile really looks like a flower." Zhu Nannan teased.
Bai Shi gave him a blank look, and if he didn't feel embarrassed for a while, he probably just felt uncomfortable.
This Zhu family doesn't have the habit of not eating or sleeping.
Zhu Nannan slurred his speech while eating: "Cousin, my sister said she wanted to go out to play last night. If I have time, I would take my sister out for a walk."
Zhu Xiangxiang's eyes widened when he heard what he said, and she looked puzzled. She never thought that her brother would talk about it with Bai Pingyou. This is what he arranged for her?
fuck off~~~
When did they have such a good relationship, when, when!
In fact, Zhu Xiangxiang didn't know this. Before this morning, Zhu Nannan was still treating Bai Pingyou in a normal way. Although he helped him last time and called him uncle, he really didn't have a cousin who wanted to marry Xiangxiang. Feel.
But he heard all Xiangxiang's words last night, and he tossed and turned when he went back last night, and didn't sleep for a long time. Maybe, my sister is right.
From this point of view, the cousin is the most suitable for the younger sister.
Thinking of what his sister said, Zhu Nannan knew that only his cousin's family could do this and tolerate his sister infinitely.
Uncle loves Xiangxiang the most since childhood, and aunt is gentle, only they are the most suitable for my sister.
"Okay. Go back and make arrangements. I will take my cousin out for a walk in the next few days, but I don't know, where does my cousin like to go?" Bai Pingyou asked Zhu Xiangxiang with a kind smile.
"Actually, I didn't really want to go anywhere. I just said that to my brother, but I didn't expect my brother to take it seriously." She didn't really want to go out with the white fox!
"Why are Xiangxiang and Cousin so polite? Go, go. Young girls, it doesn't make sense to stay at home all the time. Whose girl always stays at home!" Bai was very bold.
Even County Magistrate Zhu looked sideways, tears running down his face, daughter-in-law, let alone a family like theirs, even those ordinary peasant families, the girls who haven't left the cabinet rarely go out, okay?
Can we not turn black and white like this!
Zhu Xiangxiang ⊙﹏⊙b Khan.
Well, she lost to her mother.
You cow!
"In this case, come and invite my cousin another day, well, don't wait for another day, let's do it tomorrow!" Bai Pingyou changed his words after finishing speaking.
He acted like this, as if he was afraid that Zhu Xiangxiang would go back on his word.
Seeing that Bai Pingyou has a heart for Xiangxiang, Bai Shi is very happy. If her most beloved nephew can marry her precious daughter, it will be a great thing.
Even though Xiangxiang looks very capable, he is still a child after all, and Mrs. Bai is always very worried about her daughter.
Today's Zhu family actually knows that if Zhu Xiangxiang can marry Bai Pingyou, it must be the best choice.
The only thing I don't know now is Xiangxiang's intentions.
But Bai also thought, even if such a small child is smart, how would he know what he needs most!
At this time, Mrs. Bai had forgotten that she also fell in love with County Magistrate Zhu when she was young, and married him without hesitation. After so many years, how could she have regretted it!
But as parents, we always want to choose the best path for our children.
No exceptions.