That night

After dinner, the Xu family masters had all returned to their rooms to rest.

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Actually, she was still a little uneasy, afraid that her family wouldn't be able to accept it.

"It's not early."

"From the moment I realized I liked you, I wanted to marry you as soon as possible."

He truly wanted to keep his little girl hidden in his heart, not giving anyone the chance to covet her.

“But…” Fu Man’er hesitated for a moment, “What if my parents don’t agree?”

This is exactly what Fu Man'er is worried about. Originally her daughter, she is about to become her daughter-in-law in the blink of an eye. No one can accept this.

Xu Yi understood her worries. "Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad love you more than they love me. How could they disagree?"

"I do like it, but..." Fu Man'er didn't know how to say it, but she was still worried.

"Brother, don't say anything yet, let's take it slow." She looked at Xu Yi like an ostrich.

Even though Xu Yi was anxious, he still considered her feelings. "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll talk about it again in a while."

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That's what he said, but Xu Yi was actually thinking about how to resolve this matter satisfactorily.

The two continued to look at the stars when Xu Zheng rubbed his eyes and came out to get up in the middle of the night.

As he came out of the outhouse, he looked up at the moon in the sky, which was bright and round. When he looked away, he inadvertently glanced at the roof.

There seems to be something there?

It looks like a person?

Xu Zheng was still groggy. To see more clearly, Xu Yi rubbed his eyes again and looked more closely.

Huh? That's it?

No matter how much he looked at it, it was gone.

Impossible, I clearly saw it just now.

A gentle breeze rustled the trees in the courtyard, and silhouettes fell at Xu Zheng's feet under the bright moonlight.

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He felt a chill run down his neck, and dared not look back. He held his breath and ran into the house.

The next day at dinner, Xu Zheng vividly described how he had seen a ghost in the middle of the night.

The Xu family naturally didn't believe it. There were no ghosts in this world, and everyone thought Xu Zheng must have been seeing things.

"Really, I really saw it!" Xu Zheng pleaded, but the Xu family didn't take it seriously.

Finally, he placed his hopes on Fu Man'er, since his sister was his best friend and would surely believe him.

"Sis, do you believe me? I really saw a ghost last night, right in your yard, and it just vanished in a flash."

'Ghost' Fu Man'er was trying her best to minimize her presence, but when Xu Zheng asked her, she got nervous and choked.

"Cough cough cough." Just as Liu Fang was about to pat her back, Xu Yi rushed ahead with a nervous expression.

"Here, have some water to soothe your throat." Xu Yi handed her a glass of water after she had finished coughing.

Grandma Xu looked at her with concern, "Are you alright?"

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Fu Man'er felt much better after drinking the water. "I'm fine now, I'm fine now."

Liu Fang said, "Luckily, your brother reacted quickly and patted your back." Almost at the same time that Fu Man'er covered her mouth, Xu Yi's hand came over.

"Zheng'er, you mustn't say that anymore, or you'll scare your sister." Xu Genshu thought that girls were timid and that Xu Zheng's words might frighten them.

Little did they know, Fu Man'er was feeling guilty.

Xu Zheng looked at Fu Man'er with remorse, "Sister, I'm sorry."

"Sister, I'll come to have lunch with you at noon and treat you to a meal."

That guilty look in her eyes was tormenting Fu Man'er. She was the one who should feel guilty, and she was the one who should treat Fu Man'er to a meal.

But Xu Yi spoke up before she could, "No, Man'er wants to have lunch with me."

Xu Zheng looked at him defiantly, "I haven't eaten with my sister in so long. Big brother has to eat with my sister at noon and stay with her after dinner."

"I haven't played with my sister in a long time either."

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Faced with Xu Zheng's accusations, Fu Man'er couldn't help but bury her head in the sand again. These things weren't strange in themselves, but now she was always afraid that her family would find out something was wrong.

Compared to her, Xu Yi was much more at ease. "You should be studying hard now, instead of bothering your sister every day."

After speaking, Xu Yi glanced at Fu Man'er and, seeing that she had finished eating, got up and took his leave with his entourage.

Xu Zheng was still shouting, "Big brother is so mean, monopolizing sister all by himself!" (Reading in the dark)

Fu Man'er was walking steadily when she almost stumbled. Xu Yi caught her and took her hand in return.

"You silly child." Grandma Xu put a piece of meat on her grandson's plate. "Hurry up and eat. We'll all be done eating soon."

"Man'er and Yi'er have a really good relationship. I think Yi'er is like that with everyone else, but he only cares about Man'er a lot," Ma Hong said with emotion as she watched the two of them walk away.

Liu Fang also looked over, "Yi'er is a good older brother."

Old Xu suddenly chuckled, "That's only true for Man'er. Look at his other brothers in the family, who isn't afraid of him? Only Man'er, who rides on his head and acts like a bully."

Huang Si'an added, "Man'er is a girl after all, so it's normal for Xu Yi to dote on her more."

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Liu Fang didn't say anything more. Her gaze fell on the two people's clasped hands. Weren't Man'er and Yi'er a little too close?

Liu Fang only looked away after the two figures disappeared from sight; the meal had lost its flavor by the end.