Chen Afu and the children had finished eating, but Chu Lingxuan and the old marquis were still drinking.

A few people left the table, and the children were playing with the animal house in the yard. Chen Afu sat under the eaves and watched them.

It sounded even more lively over there at Luyuan than here. It seemed that everyone in the eldest family, except Chen Agui and his wife, went to Luyuan for dinner.

Nowadays, Old Lady Chen went to Luyuan for dinner almost every day, and Chen Ye and Mrs. Hu also ate there half of the time. They also liked to eat dinner under the trees in the yard, which was cool and open, so the sounds of eating and laughing would be heard here.

Chen Ye heard the news and saw that Chen Ming had opened a grain store in the county town. They also had an idea and wanted to open a store of their own. Chen Ye felt that the second and third wives were already too rich. If he didn't work harder, the gap between the wives would be even bigger...

Chen Afu was very glad that he could separate and live his own life. It was really a headache to be mixed up with them all the time.

After the grandfather and his wife finished their meal, the old man went back to Tang Garden first, and Chu Lingxuan accompanied Chu Hanyan and Chu Lingzhi, who had not played enough, to continue playing in Fu Garden. Seeing the children running to the backyard again, Chen Afu and Chu Lingxuan followed them.

The children ran straight to the children's playground. Chu Lingxuan did not stop and continued to walk forward. Chen Afu had no choice but to follow him.

When I came to the wall, I saw that the cucumber vines were full of yellow flowers and many small cucumbers as long as fingers had grown there. They were growing very well.

Chu Lingxuan stopped and smiled, "You not only keep people beautiful and fresh, but also keep flowers, vegetables, and fruits beautiful and fresh."

Chen Ahfu laughed when he heard this, looked at him and said jokingly, "You are really good at praising people. I just wonder if that group of people includes you and the old marquis."

Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "Of course. My grandfather's complexion has become more rosy, and I have become fairer."

This guy is really not modest. Chen Ahfu said with a smile, "I don't think I'm black after all."

Seeing her smiling face, Chu Lingxuan's face flushed a little. He said seriously, "I'm telling the truth. My colleagues all say that I'm getting fairer and fairer. I didn't believe it at first, but then I looked in the mirror and I really am much fairer."

He emphasized the three words "glass mirror".

Chen Ahfu chuckled. She was usually quite serious, but sometimes she could be funny. She certainly didn't want others to guess that she was different, so she smiled and explained, "It's not that I can take care of people, I just put more thought into cooking. And, a good mood is also good for your skin."

Chu Lingxuan stretched out his hands and pulled Chen Afu's hands over, holding them in his palms and said, "Yes, that's true. Since I met you, I feel much better. You don't know how many years it had been since I met you that I had laughed happily."

Chen Afu blushed and turned his head away.

Chu Lingxuan saw her black hair, beautiful face, and rosy lips close to him. His breathing became heavier, and his eyes became more fiery. This was the first time he had looked at a woman like this, and the first time his heartbeat was so fast. Even though he was married and had children, he had never kissed a woman.

He had the urge to lower his head and kiss her little mouth. But it was still light outside, and it would be bad for her reputation if someone saw her. He was also afraid that the children would see her, which would be even worse. So he just kissed her cheek, just once, to make it quick...

He was just about to lower his head when he was awakened by the sound of a bird. He looked up and saw a little swallow on the branch staring at him blankly, with disdain and eagerness in its eyes. It was the swallow named Jinbao that his daughter liked.

When Chu Lingxuan saw Xiaoyanzi's expression, his previous romantic mood was washed away and he just stared at it blankly.

Jin Yanzi became even more unhappy, and she glared and cursed, "Chirp, chi ...

Chen Ahfu understood what it heard. It was scolding, "Are you a man? I supported you so much, but it turns out you're only good looking but not edible. Even at this time, you don't know how to hug the heroine and nibble on her, but you're still hesitating and can't eat her. I've seen so many male protagonists, and you're the most useless. Really, what kind of male protagonist is this? It's so infuriating. No, I have to go to the mountains to find another tricolor ball just in case..."

Chu Lingxuan didn't understand what it said. He just watched in confusion as it barked fiercely at him, then spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Chen Afu couldn't help laughing. Both the man and the bird were so silly and cute.

In the previous situation, she also thought Chu Lingxuan would kiss her. She didn't know what he was hesitating about, but it irritated Jin Yanzi who was eager to see a love scene.

Looking at Chu Lingxuan with a red face, although this man has been married and has a daughter, he would not be very close to the woman he married under such circumstances. When he was young, his family had that incident, so he was not in the mood to fall in love.

Chen Afu felt more than a little sympathy for him.

Chu Lingxuan was a little angry and said in a low voice, "Don't laugh."

Seeing Chen Afu bit her rosy lips and dared not smile, Chu Lingxuan became restless again. Just as he lowered his head to kiss her cheek, he heard Chu Hanyan's voice from behind, "Daddy, auntie, what are you doing? Are you playing hide-and-seek?"

Chu Lingxuan was so scared that he quickly let go of Chen Afu's hand, stood up and looked back. Chu Lingyan, Dabao and Chu Lingzhi were standing under the banana tree looking at them.

"Ah? Uh... yes." Chu Lingxuan replied.

Chen Afu glanced at the dejected Chu Lingxuan. Poor guy, whenever he wanted to do something, someone would always interfere.

She smiled and walked over to hold Miss Chu's hand and said, "Yes, we wanted to hide quietly to see if Sister could find us. But before we could hide, Sister came to find us."

Chu Hanyan was so happy after hearing this that she said, "Brother is very capable. It was he who asked me to come here to find you." She betrayed Dabao in one go.

Chu Lingzhi pouted and said, "How naive! You even believe this. When we were on the grasslands at the border, my father and mother often said that they played hide-and-seek, practiced boxing, and sometimes even wrestled. But that's not the case at all."

Dabao asked with great interest, "What's going on?"

Chu Lingzhi spread his hands and said, "Then I was taken away by the servants. I don't know what happened."

It was already dark at this time, and neither of them had the mood to do that, so they led the child to the front yard.

Chen Ahfu stood at the door holding Dabao's hand, watching the two children walk towards Tangyuan. When they reached the willow tree, they all stopped and turned around. Chu Hanyan and Chu Lingzhi stretched out their arms and waved at them. But Dabao didn't jump up and down to wave like before, but just raised his hand and waved perfunctorily.

Chen Afu sighed helplessly and stood there for a while. When he saw them turn around and leave, he took Dabao's hand and walked back.

Entering the main room, she sat with Dabao in her arms, thinking that she had to do more work on the child.