"Xue Shao! Where are you going?" Xue Mian ran closer and asked loudly.

Xue Shao snorted and said, "What I'm doing is none of your business."

Xue Mian raised his chin arrogantly, "If you don't tell me, I won't let you go." Then he said to the nurse and the maid, "Come on, surround Xue Shao for me."

The nurse and the maids looked at Xue Zhi in embarrassment.

Xue Zhi frowned and asked Xue Mian, "A Mian, why didn't you call me and show me courtesy when you saw me? Where are your rules? Where did you learn them?"

Xue Mian was still a little afraid of his second uncle Xue Zhi, who was tall and strong, and they were not very familiar with each other. His second uncle, who was used to having a dark face, was still very scary in his eyes.

"Second uncle." He called out softly.

Xue Zhi didn't really want to argue with him, so he smiled heartily, stretched out his big hand, and lifted him up by the waist.

"I heard that you often bullied our A Shao when I was not around."

Xue Mian was shocked and frightened. He struggled for a few times, but Xue Zhi's big hand didn't move at all. He was afraid that he would fall down, so he didn't dare to move.

The nanny and the maid were also startled. The nanny hurriedly said, "Second Master, don't argue with Third Master, put him down quickly."

Xue Zhi said, "It's okay, I used to play with A Qin like this when he was a child."

Xue Mian didn't think he was playing, and his little face was full of reluctance.

Xue Zhi laughed again, "Didn't you just ask where A Shao was going? I was going to the street with him, do you want to come with me?"

Xue Mian had been out of the house only a few times since he was seven or eight years old, and every time he went out, it was when Princess Guihe went out to visit friends. He only saw the bustling scene outside from the carriage.

He nodded immediately and said, "Yes, yes. Second uncle, take me with you." Xue Zhi

couldn't help laughing and said, "You little brat, now you know how to be sweet-talking."

Xue Shao pulled his father's clothes reluctantly and whispered, "Dad, are you really taking him with you?"

Xue Zhi said, "Shall we just take him to play together? You said he has never gone out to play since he grew up. Think about it, at this time last year, had you traveled all over the world with your dad?"

Xue Shao thought about it, looked at Xue Mian, who seemed so well-behaved for once, and nodded in agreement.

Xue Mian shouted happily and urged Xue Zhi, "Uncle, hurry up and go."

The nurse was embarrassed and said, "Second Master, you have to get the princess's consent first. We can't make the decision."

Xue Shao said indifferently, "When you go back, tell your sister-in-law that A Mian is going back with me. She won't say anything." After saying that, he didn't want to say more to the nurse, and walked out with Xue Mian in one hand and Xue Shao in the other.

The nurse and the maids were anxious, but they didn't dare to stop Xue Shao, so they could only quickly return to Changfeng Garden to report to Princess Guihe.

After leaving the nurse and the maid, Xue Mian became even more active, and clamored for Xue Zhi to let him go.

"Then we have to make a deal. You are not allowed to be naughty or run around. There are many beggars on this street." Xue Zhi said seriously.

Xue Mian tilted his head, "What is a 'beating beggar'?"

Xue Shao helped his father explain, "It's the bad guys on the street who kidnap children and sell them. They will put drugs in their hands. If you get separated from the adults, they will follow you, beat you with drugs, take you away and sell you."

Xue Mian was hit twice by Xue Zhi, and he and Xue Shao walked alone on Xue Zhi's side.

"You talk so well, have you ever met one?" Xue Mian pouted and said disdainfully.

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, "Don't tell me, I really met one."

During the years when he took Xue Shao out, they went to all over the country and wherever they wanted. When Xue Shao was four or five years old, they passed by a small town in the north. The people there saw that he was a man with a child and they were strangers, so they thought of kidnapping Xue Shao.

Of course, with Xue Zhi's skills and reactions, they naturally failed. As soon as Xue Shao was knocked unconscious, Xue Zhi dealt with the group of people who were specially designed to attract his attention, and chased all the way to destroy the gang's lair.

When Xue Zhi said this, he was telling it as a story. Xue Mian's eyes widened when he heard it, and he said to Xue Shao in disbelief: "You were almost kidnapped? Why didn't you know how to resist? So stupid!"

Xue Shao argued: "I was only four or five years old at the time, still young, and didn't know anything. If it were now, I would definitely beat them all away!"

Four or five years old is still young, but he said it as if he was eight or nine years old now. Xue Zhi laughed at what he heard, but still held back his laughter.

Xue Mian nodded and said, "It's really dangerous outside." Then he held Xue Zhi's hand tightly and warned him, "Second uncle, you must keep a close eye on me. Mother said that I am the reincarnation of the boy under the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, and there must be many people who want to kidnap me."

Xue Zhi laughed and said, "Second uncle knows, A Mian should be obedient and don't run around, understand?"

Xue Mian nodded seriously. He didn't want to be kidnapped, and other people's lives were definitely not as comfortable as his own.

Because Xue Shao said this, Xue Mian was not blindly happy when facing the lively crowd after going out, but seemed very alert.

Xue Shao wanted his father to buy some candied haws to eat.

Xue Mian said with a stern face: "My mother said that the food outside is not clean and will upset your stomach." He used to think that his mother lied to him, but now he thought that there might be drugs in it. Although Xue Shao hated it, he didn't want to see him being kidnapped.

Xue Shao said with a smile: "How could it be, I often eat outside. In the past, A Yu and I always bought one together to eat together."

When Zheng Yu was mentioned, Xue Shao suddenly lost interest.

Xue Zhi saw it, so he took out the money very readily, "Buy, buy, buy, buy whatever you want to eat. When A Yu comes, Dad will take you out to play together."

"Who is A Yu?" Xue Mian asked with his head tilted.

"My best friend." Xue Shao said a little depressed. I don’t know how A-Yu is doing now.

“Your best friend? Where is he now?” Xue Mian suddenly felt envious. He didn’t have any friends yet. He had only read about them in books. His elder brother also had friends and often invited them home to play. Every time he saw them, he felt that his elder brother would be particularly happy when he was with those people, as if he had endless things to talk about. Although home was good, he was the only child there and it would be quite boring after a while.

“He’s at home. But he will be here soon.” Xue Shao calculated in his mind. The New Year would be less than a month away, and A-Yu would come to the capital after the New Year. Thinking of this, he felt a little happier.

"Then can you introduce him to me?" Xue Mian asked with bright eyes.

Xue Shao thought about it and felt a little unhappy. Xue Mian was so annoying, he didn't want A Yu to play with him.

Xue Zhi tried to smooth things over and said, "A Yu will definitely come to the mansion when he comes to the capital, won't you guys know each other then?" Xue

Mian thought about it and it made sense, Xue Shao, this stingy guy, didn't even want to share his friends with him! Look, he'll turn around and take them away for himself!

Zheng Xiu looked at the account book and calculated, and passed by unknowingly.

It was getting dark, Minghui went into the inner room and turned on the light, she also felt uncomfortable with the sore neck, so she stopped the work at hand.

"It's this hour now? Haven't they returned yet?"

Minghui said, "They haven't returned yet. The servant has been waiting at the door. If they haven't returned by dark, we will go out to look for them."

While they were talking, Xue Zhi had already brought Xue Shao back to Haoye Hall.

Xue Shao walked with a bounce and seemed to be in a very good mood.

Zheng Xiu pretended to be angry and said, "They just came home at this hour. They don't know their limits."

Xue Shao hurriedly said, "Mom, don't be angry. Dad and I should have come back soon. But Xue Mian didn't want to. He insisted on watching the monkey show there. He watched for most of the hour, so we were delayed for a while." She said she blamed Xue Mian, but in fact, she enjoyed it himself.

Xue Zhi did not expose him, and smiled flatteringly at Zheng Xiu: "It's my fault, I didn't notice the time. Ah Xiu, don't be angry. Are you tired? I'll go set the table." Then he asked Ming Hui and others to prepare dinner.

Zheng Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Mian Ge'er also went with you?"

Xue Zhi nodded and said: "We just happened to meet him, so I took him with me. That brat was very well behaved at first, but then I forgot my instructions and only cared about Xia Pi. I was really annoyed."

Xue Shao also helped: "That's right, I was afraid that he would be kidnapped, so I just followed him." Although he had a lot of fun himself.

"You took Mian out like this? Did the princess know?"

Xue Zhi said indifferently, "A Mian's nanny and maid should have reported it. It's okay. I used to take A Qin out like this."

Zheng Xiu said, "It's still not good. Don't do this next time. If you want to take Mian out, you still have to get the princess's consent." Xue Zhi

obviously didn't take it to heart. He just said, "I know. Next time I will go and tell my sister-in-law."

He felt that Zheng Xiu was really worrying. They were a family. It was not worth it for him to take Xue Mian out to play for a while.