Chapter 028: Qin Xue and Fang meet

That day, without waiting for Liu Zhiyan to go out, the Qin family's housekeeper went to the Liu family and asked about Qin Xue's visit.

Upon learning that the future son-in-law was also going to come to the house in the afternoon to inquire about this matter, both parties immediately agreed on a time for the next day.

After receiving the news, Qin Xue went to the kitchen and asked the cook to prepare Eight Treasures Cake and Poria Cocos Cake suitable for the elderly, and then returned to her room to prepare clothes for going out tomorrow.

The next day, Qin Xue got up at dawn to read foreign languages. This was a good habit she had developed over the past two months.

I didn't abandon this good habit today just because I was going out to visit someone.

After studying foreign languages ​​for half an hour, Chen Chu washed up and had breakfast. After breakfast, he dressed up and prepared to go out.

Qin Xue walked in front, followed by the crispy and frosted Eight Treasures Cake and Poria Cocos Cake. The master and his two servants walked to the second gate and got on the carriage.

The carriage left the alley where the Qin residence was located, turned into the main street of Nanhexia, and went straight west around the city. At the end of the ring road, it turned right and continued to go straight north until it reached the west city gate, then turned into Ximen Street.

The Liu family lives on Ximen Street, which is close to the Slender West Lake. The Yangzhou Prefecture Branch Academy of Sciences is also near the Slender West Lake. The original intention of buying this house was to provide a place for Liu Zhiyan, who would be a teacher at the Branch Academy of Sciences, to live in. This location is the best choice.

However, the Qin family’s Nanhexia and Ximen Street are almost on the diagonal line of the city, and are quite far away from each other.

Qin Xuechen set out from the Qin family on the ninth day of the first lunar month. It was already six quarters past seven in the morning when she arrived at the gate of the Liu family. The carriage took a full six quarters of an hour to reach the Liu family.

The carriage stopped, and before Qin Xue got off, Liu Zhiyan, who had been waiting for her, came over and told the coachman to drive the carriage directly to the second gate. Then, with Qin Xue's consent, he lifted the curtain and got in the carriage.

The two maids had already gotten off the carriage when it stopped, and were now being led inside by the maid in the backyard. Qin Xue was the only one left in the carriage. Fearing that her attire would be disturbed, the little girl sat obediently in the armchair, not even taking off her shoes, fearing that she would accidentally put on the wrong shoes when getting off the carriage.

Seeing the little girl so serious for the first time, Liu Zhiyan knew she was nervous and said softly, "Grandma likes delicate and soft girls like you the most. She will definitely like you very much. You don't need to be nervous at all."

This was the first time Qin Xue hadn't seen him for such a long time since they met, and she actually missed him a lot.

Listening to his familiar and reassuring voice, Qin Xue thought that it would be great to see him every day again.

Perhaps he had always supported her and affirmed her, giving her a full sense of security. After hearing what he said, Qin Xue's nervousness was indeed relieved. "Anyway, you said that as long as I nod and agree to your wishes, you will solve all the problems. With you at the forefront, I'm not afraid."

Seeing her spoiled look, Liu Zhiyan was very satisfied, "Yes, that's right."

"Since you've been so indulgent to me from the beginning, I won't allow you to dislike me in the future." She had read many storybooks, and they were full of stories about men who would treat a girl they liked in the beginning with all kinds of kindness, but would eventually dislike her after a while. "My father said that I'm single-minded about people and things. Now that I've decided on you, I won't allow you to have any other thoughts."

Liu Zhiyan didn't know what others thought of a woman's possessiveness. As for him, he really enjoyed it. "Then you have to keep an eye on me. After all, I'm not bad looking. I didn't like any women before, and those women didn't dare to mess with me. Now that I have you, there will definitely be women with bad intentions who will be interested in me. Now that I have you, I can't just run away at the slightest disagreement like before, so I'll have to trouble you to deal with those women for me."

Even though Qin Xue had barely met any men over the years except her biological father, it didn't mean she didn't know that men hated women interfering in their affairs the most, especially when it came to women.

Liu Zhiyan said this, and even though he didn't mean it sincerely, Qin Xue was happy to hear it. "You said it, and I'm going to write it down later. When I have time, I want you to sign it. You won't be able to regret it later."

She wrote down not only what he said today, but also the promises he made to her some time ago.

She wanted to find an opportunity to make the other party sign and seal those words.

"Just write as much as you want. I'll sign for as much as you write." Liu Zhiyan said with an indulgent look on his face.

He just likes to see this girl being so unscrupulous.

Bright and real.

"Then next time you come to the Qin family, I'll give it to you to sign." Qin Xue would not be polite with him.

The house Ye Qinghan bought had three courtyards and covered an area more than twice that of the Qin family's. Qin Xue felt like the carriage had been going for a long time and hadn't stopped yet. She was a little surprised, "Your house is so big?"

"No matter where my mother bought a house, she would prepare a yard for each of my brothers and sisters. My brother and sister-in-law and my older sister have many children, so their yards are a bit bigger."

Qin Xue knew she had a brother and two sisters. Thinking about how lively and bustling the whole family would be together, she was quite envious. "In fact, I envy those families with many brothers and sisters. When I grew up, I even persuaded my father to marry again and give me some brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, my father said that he didn't believe he could marry again and have children and still treat me well as always, so he rejected my proposal."

"Then you will have brothers and sisters in the future, so you don't have to envy others anymore."

It is said that the relationship between aunts and sisters-in-law is the most difficult. Qin Xue was actually a little worried that she would not be able to get along with her two sisters.

However, she wasn't one to worry about trivial matters. At this point, the problem hadn't arisen yet, and the thought only flashed through her mind. "I realize I've made a killing by marrying you. Not only will I have a mother whom I adore, but I'll also have brothers and sisters. This is something I never dared to imagine before."

"It's my honor to make you feel like you've made a fortune." Thinking of this girl, when she first talked about her other half, she completely regarded the other party as a tool for having children, but now she talks more about things other than children. Liu Zhiyan is quite proud.

He made a little girl who had no expectations of love develop a longing for love.

While the two were talking, the carriage stopped. Liu Zhiyan jumped out first, and then reached out to help Qin Xue get out.

After the two got off the carriage, someone had already arranged the destination of the carriage. Liu Zhiyan took Qin Xue to the backyard. When entering the second gate, he deliberately walked a few steps faster, then stopped to remind her to pay attention to the threshold.

Ever since she revealed her feelings, whenever she encountered a door with a threshold, Liu Zhiyan would walk to the door before her, remind her, and pretend to help her in. Qin Xue had long been accustomed to this and naturally let him pretend to help her in.

The old nanny who was sent by Fang to wait for someone was shocked when she saw Liu Zhiyan's actions.

She had been with Fang for a long time and knew this gentleman's temperament best.

Aside from being considerate to his grandmother Fang, he wasn't particularly attentive to his own mother and two sisters. As for those unrelated girls, he wasn't attentive at all and simply treated them coldly.

It’s not like now, with a smile on his face, reminding people and helping them.

Fortunately, the master, except for getting angry for a moment when he first heard that this gentleman was going to be someone else's son-in-law, and chasing him for a long distance, was later persuaded by Qin Laicai's words and no longer opposed the marriage. Otherwise, who knows what this gentleman would have done.

This gentleman was quite the reincarnation, his parents both being high-ranking officials, his brothers and sisters all having great potential, and of course he was not bad either, with talent and ability. However, the fact that he was still unmarried despite being so old would have made him a poor choice in other families.

Not to mention the current situation where he is eager to become someone's son-in-law.

The nanny's mind was in turmoil, with all kinds of thoughts in her mind, but her face was calm. After respectfully greeting them, she followed the two men into her master's yard.

Then she discovered that this young master of her family, like his father, brother and two brothers-in-law, did not walk in front of the girl, but walked side by side with her.

When she first arrived at this house, she saw that Master Liu always walked with Master Ye, and she thought it was because Master Ye was also an official in the court, so Master Liu did that. It was not until the eldest daughter got married, the eldest son got married, and the second daughter got married, and the men all behaved in the same way, that she realized that these were all requested by Master Ye.

At that time, she thought that if there were more extraordinary women like Lady Ye in the world, the status of women would become better and better.

The courtyard that Ye Qinghan arranged for the old lady was the closest to the main courtyard, and the three of them quickly arrived at the old lady's Shuangfu Courtyard.

The nanny ushered the guests into the flower hall. The old lady was already waiting there. Upon seeing them enter, she immediately shifted her gaze to the girl beside her grandson. She was wearing a moon-white, cross-collared jacket, a scallion-green, horse-faced skirt, and a matching satin jacket. She also wore a white jade-like skirt and a plain purse. Her buns were tied with a light blue headband and a small pearl hairpin slanted diagonally.

She looks fresh and elegant, and is a likable girl.

But this kind of girl can be seen everywhere. The most surprising thing is that she walks side by side with her own grandson without any shyness, as if it is a matter of course.

You have to know that the eldest grandson's wife's background is a thousand times better than this girl's. Not to mention when the two families were talking about the marriage, even for a long time after she married into the Liu family, she was still not used to walking side by side with a man.

On the other hand, this girl walked side by side with the man without feeling anything wrong, as if that was how it should be.

This feeling is not much different from the one between daughter-in-law and son back then.

interesting.

As Qin Xue entered the room, she felt a kind gaze scrutinizing her. Thinking it was Liu Zhiyan's grandmother, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. But because Liu Zhiyan was right beside her, she quickly calmed down and followed him confidently. She walked over to the person who was scrutinizing her and greeted him politely, "My humble servant greets Grandmother Liu. Hello, Grandmother Liu."

Although Qin Xue is useless, her basic etiquette in dealing with people is still very good, especially her generous and fearless look, which gives people a feeling that she is not afraid of any storm.

That’s right, Fang saw in Qin Xue the feeling that she wasn’t afraid even if she made things difficult for her.

As expected, a girl who could catch the eye of her grandson couldn't be just an ordinary, vulgar girl. "Good boy, no need to be polite. Sit down."

"Thank you, Grandmother Liu." After Qin Xue thanked her, she sat down opposite the old lady. "I brought some Eight Treasures Cake and Poria Cocos Cake made by my cook. Both of these cakes are easy to digest. Grandmother Liu, you can try them."

"I should have prepared the gift myself, but unfortunately, I'm not good at needlework or cooking, so I can only ask my cook to do it for you. I'm sorry to bother you, Grandmother Liu."