Chapter 307 Chapter 307 Visiting on behalf of Big Brother

Even though Mr. Fang was the Grand Tutor, Uncle Fang knew that although his younger brother was in a high position, he certainly could not achieve omnipotent power. However, some things, such as his own promotion, could be decided with just a word from him.

But being in a high position also means that there are countless eyes watching him, and he cannot afford to make any mistakes. With his ability, being a prefect is also a good choice. At least he is far away from the capital and is an official from outside the capital, so there are not so many people watching him.

After finishing his business, Uncle Fang turned to family matters with Father Fang. "Zixi has always had a righteous mindset, and he's as thoughtful as the rest of us. If he doesn't have that intention, don't say anything, or it might upset him."

Upon hearing this, Father Fang looked strange. "I used to be able to talk to his mother about this, but now I absolutely dare not try to persuade her."

Persuade? How?

Fang Zixi is pregnant with her second child, and Xu Yunzhuo came to visit her in person. Moreover, if Xu Yunzhuo can come a second time, it may not be impossible for him to come again.

If they took advantage of Xu Yunzhuo's absence and married Fang Zixi off, would that be a human act? Not to mention the future resentment from their descendants, they'd probably be stabbed in the back.

In the front yard, when Aunt Fang learned that Xu Yunzhuo was visiting, she smiled from ear to ear and kept asking, "How is he? What does our son-in-law look like? What is his character like..."

The family was chatting, and soon the servant came in hurriedly, "Madam, there is a young master who wants to visit."

"Huh? Who is it?" Aunt Fang and her family seldom returned to Beijing. This time they came back because Fang's father's birthday was approaching. The two families hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, so they made a special trip back.

"The other party was holding a child and said that it was the Sixth Young Master's uncle and his son."

Sixth Young Master's brother-in-law? ?

The servant was puzzled when he heard this. The Sixth Young Master of the Fang family, isn't that Young Master Fang Zixi? But their Sixth Young Master is pregnant before he is officially married. Who in the whole capital doesn't know about this?

The man in front of me is actually the Sixth Young Master’s brother-in-law?

Because he didn't dare to confirm it, the servant asked someone to wait and hurried in to report.

When Fang's mother heard this, she hurriedly said, "It's Yunfan, please invite him in."

When Fang Ziqing heard that Fang Zixi's brother-in-law was coming, he immediately became interested.

There was no way. Even though they were not in the capital and were far away in other prefectures, they had heard about Xu Yunfan's deeds.

"Daddy, grandma." The voice came before the person arrived.

When a baby voice was heard, Aunt Fang stood up suddenly. She couldn't wait any longer and took a few steps toward the door. Before she reached the door, a man holding a fairy-like child appeared at the door.

"Oh, this is my aunt-in-law, hello, I'm Xu Yunfan." Xu Yunfan knew at a glance that he had called the right person. There were only a few people in the main room, the standing nanny and the maids serving tea and water. None of them were dressed as noble as the person in front of him.

Aunt Fang took a look at Xu Yunfan, her eyes widening immediately. In her decades of life, this was the first time she had seen such a handsome man. Then she looked at Xiaobao, who was blinking his big eyes at her. After a long while, she uttered a cry and hurriedly took the big bag from Xu Yunfan's hand. When she took it, Aunt Fang's hand sank and she almost fell forward. Fortunately, she exerted force in time and kept her expression unchanged. "Hey, come in and sit down, Xiaobao? My dear grandson, grandma missed you so much."

Xu Yunfan was followed by a servant who was carrying a lot of bags. "Master, where should we put these gifts?"

"Aunt, it's my first visit, so a small gift is not enough to show my respect." Xu Yunfan took the package from the servant and pushed a few boxes in front of Fang's mother, then pushed another one in front of the stunned Fang Ziqing. "This must be Sister Ziqing, right?"

Fang Zixi hurriedly introduced: "Yunfan, let me introduce you. This is my cousin Fang Ziqing, who is older than you. Ziqing, this is Xu Yunfan, the son-in-law of General Qin and Prince Xiao."

"Master Xu, seeing is believing." Fang Ziqing looked at Xu Yunfan inconspicuously. Wow, no matter from which angle you look at him, this guy is all-round and has no blind spots.

In the capital, people called Xu Yunfan many names, such as Xu the Boss, Xu the Shopkeeper, Xu the Master, Xu the Scholar, Xu the Doctor, etc. After the provincial examination, there was another name called Xu the Juren.

Xu Yunfan smiled and said politely, "Sister Ziqing, just call me Xu Yunfan."

Fang Ziqing was so happy when she heard the name "Sister Ziqing" that she smiled. "Okay, Xiaobao looks like a fairy boy. It seems that everyone in your Xu family looks like this!"

Xu Yunfan's mouth twitched. "My brother Fang is much more handsome than my eldest brother. Xiaobao is obviously so cute because he looks like brother Fang."

Fang Zixi laughed and punched Xu Yunfan lightly, "No way, your brother is much more handsome than me."

In fact, Fang Ziqing agreed with what Xu Yunfan said. Otherwise, Fang Zixi might not have done the thing of getting pregnant before marriage.

Xu Yunfan shook his head in disapproval, "How could that be? Brother Fang is clearly better than Big Brother. This is my sincere opinion. Brother Fang, please don't underestimate yourself."

If Fang Zixi was a little uglier, if they hadn't been together for a long time, if they hadn't fallen in love with each other, if he hadn't discovered her inner beauty and character, would Xu Yunzhuo have been able to create a little treasure with her, given that humans are visual animals?

Fang Zixi was coaxed into giggling by Xu Yunfan, and almost laughed herself to death. The confused little treasure got down from Aunt Fang's arms, squeezed between Xu Yunfan's legs as usual, and lay obediently on Xu Yunfan's thighs. He looked up at Fang Zixi, then at Xu Yunfan, and laughed foolishly.

Seeing this scene, Aunt Fang was stunned for a moment.

Upon learning that Xu Yunfan had arrived, Uncle Fang came out of the study. He was a relative and had come to visit in person, so how could he, the head of the family, be absent?

Xu Yunfan brought a lot of gifts when he came this time. Uncle Fang's family was not at home before, and Xu Yunzhuo went to visit the Fang family. Although he also gave a lot of things, Xu Yunfan came today partly to visit on behalf of Xu Yunzhuo, so how could he miss the gift of meeting.

He brought a few jars of wine. Father Fang noticed it with his sharp eyes and hurried over to him anxiously, asking knowingly, "Hey, Yunfan, what are you carrying?"

Although he asked this question, Mr. Fang picked up the two wine jars, turned around and was about to walk out, leaving Uncle Fang and the others confused.

When Fang Zixi and her mother saw this, their faces turned red with embarrassment and they felt a little ashamed.

Last time, Xu Yunfan gave several jars of wine to Fang's father and the three brothers Fang Peizhou. They loved it so much that they usually couldn't bear to drink it. But no matter how reluctant they were, there was not a drop left in the jars of wine now.

Even though they still wanted to drink, and even though Xu Yunfan was their brother-in-law and seemed to be easy to talk to, they were still too embarrassed to go to Xu Yunfan. After all, wine was very expensive, and a small jar cost several hundred taels.

"Uncle Fang," Xu Yunfan called out helplessly, and chased after him until he reached the carriage. Seeing that Father Fang was about to put two jars of wine on the carriage, he said, "Uncle Fang, let's drink this wine today."

This was a gift he brought for Uncle Fang. There was no reason for him to let Father Fang take it back before Uncle Fang could react.

"No, your uncle won't appreciate this stuff. It would be a waste of food if he drank it."

Fang Zixi, who went out to check the situation, felt ashamed. Her father was so angry that he even criticized her eldest brother. "Father, this is not polite."

"We are all brothers, so why should we care about these empty formalities? It doesn't matter who drinks." Can etiquette be treated as wine?

There was no way. Wine was a product of the Great Qi Kingdom and could not be bought easily. Ever since he had tasted it last time, he had been craving it to death.

Fang Zixi shouted again, "Father!"

"Uncle Fang, let's drink this wine today. If you like it, I'll send someone to send you two more jars when we get back." It was just two jars of wine, so Xu Yunfan wouldn't be reluctant to give them up.

This year he had people collect so many wild grapes and made a lot of wine. Since Fang's father liked it, it would be worth sending two more jars to make his father-in-law happy.

"Really?" Father Fang was surprised, and a little skeptical. "You still have some?"

Xu Yunfan nodded, "Yes, there is more."

Father Fang was happy, and then he took out two jars of wine and carried them in.

Fang Zixi was embarrassed. "Sorry, Yunfan, my father loves this. You can just give him two small jars as a token of your appreciation."

Xu Yunfan: "It's okay, it's just two jars of wine, not worth much."

Fang Zixi choked. Not worth much?

Haha, this thing is priceless. Even if those officials and rich families have money, they have no way to buy it.

At the dining table, Xu Yunfan sat next to Xiaobao, occasionally picking up fish meat that had been quickly deboned for Xiaobao. "Be careful, eat slowly, and check if there are any bones left."

"Okay, thank you, Dad."

"Well, eat quickly."

The conversation between the old and the young was so natural, but Aunt Fang's family was stunned. Putting aside why Xiaobao called his uncle Xu Yun "father", they had never expected that Xu Yunfan could be so good to Xiaobao.

Whether Xu Yunfan's concern for Xiaobao was genuine or feigned, they were not blind and could see it.

Aunt Fang asked Fang's mother in a low voice, while Xu Yunfan was chatting with Fang's father. Fang Ziqing listened for a while and found that Xu Yunfan was really amazing. No matter what his father and second uncle talked about, he could chat with them.

Although chatting, Xu Yunfan did not forget to take care of Xiaobao beside him. Such a man, whether in his manners, knowledge, or even his face, really has the capital to make people's heart beat faster.

"Sixth brother, your brother-in-law is indeed extraordinary. It's a pity that he is married. Otherwise, it would be a great fortune to recruit him into our Fang family. Sixth brother, if I am willing, will Xu Yunfan agree to take a concubine?"

Fang Zixi was startled by Fang Ziqing's words. "Ziqing, don't say such things. Yunfan already has a husband, and they are very much in love."

Qin Run is a good person. Fang Ziqing is her cousin, but Qin Run is also her brother-in-law. Fang Zixi sees how much Qin Run likes Xu Yunfan. As brothers, no one wants to insert another person between husband and wife, and no one wants to share their husband with others. Xu Yunfan belongs to Qin Run, there is no doubt about that. No one can have any ideas about Xu Yunfan, even if that person is her cousin.

Fang Ziqing: "I know, I just feel it's a pity. After all, there aren't many men like Xu Yunfan. I just thought, he's your uncle, how can I do anything wrong?"

When they meet Xu Yunfan, an unmarried guy like them, it must be hard not to be moved.

"It's good that you know." Fang Zixi warned: "Don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have."

Fang Ziqing saw Fang Zixi's gloomy face and realized that he had played a joke too far. "Sixth brother, you really misunderstood me. I was just joking. It's true that a man like Xu Yunfan is the dream lover of many boys and girls, but he is your uncle. How could I do such a thing?"

"I'm glad you know." Fang Zixi glanced at Fang Ziqing and said something unpleasant and heartbreaking. With Xu Yunfan's current status, Fang Ziqing was not even qualified to be his concubine.

Uncle Fang is just a prefect, while Xu Yunfan has now entered the Hanlin Academy. He is not only involved in the affairs of the Ministry of Manufactures, but also in agricultural affairs. When he passes the exam next year, with all these political achievements, how can a prefect compare with him, a Beijing official?

More than half an hour ago, Xu Yunfan had just finished a meal. At the table, he didn't eat much, but just stayed as a guest, chatting with Fang's father and his brothers.

They had a very enjoyable meal. After the meal, Xu Yunfan took Fang Zixi back home.

Fang Bo's mother looked at Xiao Bao, quite reluctant to let him go. Xiao Bao said a few sticky words, which made Fang's mother even more reluctant to let him go. "My dear grandson, your great-grandmother is reluctant to let you go back. How about you go out of Beijing with your great-grandmother to play for a while?"

Xiaobao said in a baby voice, "No, Grandma, Daddy has a younger brother now. Xiaobao has to stay at home to take care of Daddy, otherwise Daddy Qin will be tired alone. Dad will be busy in a few days. Xiaobao is the little man of the family and must stay to protect the family."

Hearing this, Fang Ziqing was surprised, "Oh, is our little treasure so sensible?"

After being praised, Xiaobao lowered his head shyly, holding his two hands together, "No, Xiaobao is just a little sensible. Xiaobao is still young and not that sensible. When Xiaobao grows up, Xiaobao will go to see Grandma. Grandma, please don't be reluctant to leave Xiaobao."

Aunt Fang picked up Xiaobao, kissed him twice, and reluctantly put him into Xu Yunfan's arms, "Let's go back. It will be dark soon if we go any later."

Uncle Fang and his family watched the carriage go away for a long time, until the carriage turned a corner and disappeared, then they turned around and went in.

When they returned to Xiao Qin's house, it was already dark. Fang Zixi was helped off the carriage by Xu Yunfan. Qin An, who heard the sound, ran out and struggled to carry Xiaobao off the carriage. "Brother Fang, Brother Fu, you're back. Big Brother has already prepared dinner."

Fang Zixi and Xiaobao definitely couldn't finish it, but Xu Yunfan ate a bowl. Then he asked Xiao Ba to come out and help run errands and deliver two jars of wine to the Fang family.

A few days passed quickly.

With Qin Run, Fang Zixi, and the other children reluctantly bidding him farewell, Xu Yunfan, carrying a backpack on his back, quickly jumped onto his horse and said, "I'm leaving now. Don't worry about me at home. Xiaobao, An'er, and Mu'er, listen to your eldest brother at home, okay? Brother Fang, I'll leave the children to you and Run'er."

"It's not a trouble, Yunfan. You have to be careful when you are outside. We will do what we can do, and come back if we can't." Fang Zixi was worried. Xu Yunfan went there this time, saying that he was going for an investigation, but in fact, he needed to do much more than that, and the hardships involved were needless to say.

"Brother-in-law, we will listen to our eldest brother and come back early." Mu Ge'er and Xiaobao were crying.

Xu Yunfan sighed. This was truly a sweet worry. "Don't cry. My brother-in-law will be back in a month."

Qin Run pursed his lips and looked up at Xu Yunfan eagerly. Xu Yunfan couldn't help himself. He held the reins with one hand and covered Qin Run's eyes with the other hand. He leaned over and kissed him on the lips. Xu Yunfan didn't want to say anything else. He tightened the reins, the horse turned around, and with a shout of "Gee", the horse's hooves ran as fast as it could.

Xu Yunfan quickly arrived at the city gate to meet up with Lord Qi, and the group headed towards the door. Xu Yunfan had never looked back until this point. If he had looked back, he would have noticed how reluctant the person who was secretly following behind was looking at him.