Chapter 187 Visiting Home

When Master Qin heard his wife mention Liang Mingxuan, he was surprised and asked, "Is it that little prodigy? I heard he got third place in the child exam, and he's not even eleven yet. The county magistrate also highly valued him and commended him. So Ning'an is truly blessed."

Magistrate Lu is a good official. Anyone he commends must be good.

He is so talented and has a bright future.

Master Qin was delighted, thinking that the fifty thousand silver coins he spent were not wasted.

"That's him," Mrs. Qin said with a smile. "There's also someone called Lu Xiao. I heard he's a relative of the county college president and is also good friends with our Ning'an. Our Ning'an is still somewhat blessed."

"That's right!"

Mr. Qin also smiled and nodded, agreeing very much.

Praise your own son.

When Liang Mingxuan arrived at the market, Xu Zhichun and his friends had just entered the city to set up their stalls not long ago.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Aunt Zhu'er, Third Brother Liang, and Sister-in-law Xiaoyan."

"Oh, Mingxuan is here!"

"Mingxuan!"

Xu Zhichun greeted him with a smile: "Is it that classmate from the Qin family who sent you back again? Sister-in-law should thank him properly tomorrow."

The moment Liang Mingxuan arrived, the stall became bustling with activity. Everyone was curious and wanted to know what life was like at the county school. After all, they would never have the chance to attend the county school in their lifetime, so it was worth listening.

Liang Mingxuan had a gentle smile on his face and answered every question. Everyone listened with great interest.

After hearing this, Xu Zhichun sighed to himself: Campus life is really wonderful.

"By the way, sister-in-law, Qin Ning'an and Lu Xiao said they'd visit our house tomorrow. I can't refuse, so I've already agreed."

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Earlier, Xiao—ah, Lu Xiao told me that he wanted to visit our home. Let's go tomorrow. We'll just do our best to entertain him."

"Yeah," Liang Mingxuan said with a frown, "I thought so too. Besides them, three other classmates happened to hear it and also said they wanted to go."

"OK."

Xu Zhichun agreed readily. Her brother-in-law was popular in the county school, and she was happy for him.

Zeng Xiaoyan and the others were also happy for them. They thought the little prodigy was amazing and had made friends with so many talented young people. He really had a bright future.

They had just built a new house, which was so clean, tidy and bright that it was very honorable to host the young talents.

Aunt Zhuer smiled and said, "In that case, Zhichun, go buy some ingredients. It's still early, so you can pick out good meat. If you wait, it will all be leftovers."

Zeng Xiaoyan quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, sister-in-law Zhichun, you can go quickly, we are here."

Xu Zhichun nodded. "Well, I'll be there in a minute. Mingxuan, tell me what your classmates like and dislike when it comes to food so I can have a better idea."

Liang Mingxuan thought for a moment. "Qin Ning'an isn't picky about food, Lu Xiao likes sweets, Xu Tong and Zhang Miao aren't particular either. As for Dou Zhongli... I don't know what his preferences are, so normal meals are fine. Qin Ning'an has a cousin at home, so it's hard to say if they'll come along. Dou Zhongli comes from a wealthy family and is quite particular, so he might bring servants with him."

Qin Ning'an and Lu Xiaoyue should also bring their entourage.

Xu Zhichun nodded and calculated in his mind that it would not be too troublesome to prepare food for fifteen or sixteen people.

When the time comes, I will ask Aunt Zhu'er and Xiaoyan for help, and Chunfen will also be there, that will be enough.

Zeng Xiaoyan thought for a moment, "Dou Zhongli? Sister Zhichun, do you still remember this name? Young Master Zeng seemed to have mentioned it before, and he even mocked us."

Xu Zhichun was startled, then suddenly realized, "I was wondering, as if I'd heard it somewhere before. Now that you mention it, I remember it now. Young Master Zeng said that Dou Zhongli is the nephew of Miss Zeng's husband's mother-in-law."

Aunt Zhuer laughed and said, "This relationship is so complicated that it makes people dizzy."

Zeng Xiaoyan also chuckled: "That's right! People from that family are probably very picky. It's strange. Why would he want to go to our country when he's fine? Mingxuan, are you close to him?"

Zeng Xiaoyan hesitated secretly. If the little prodigy had a good relationship with Dou Zhongli, should she act like a villain and remind him to pay attention to Dou Zhongli?

Even though bad bamboo can produce good shoots, Zeng Xiaoyan never had a good impression of Zeng Mingzhu. She also didn't think Zeng Mingzhu's husband's family was any good, so who knew if Mrs. Qi's nephew was any good?

It's better to be on guard than not to be at all.

It's not illegal to be on guard, right?

Liang Mingxuan shook his head. "I'm not familiar with Dou Zhongli. It's just that when Ning An and Lu Xiao were talking about coming to our house, he, Xu Tong, and Zhang Miao happened to pass by and heard it. He said he wanted to go too, and I couldn't refuse."

Zeng Xiaoyan: "So it came up on its own."

Xu Zhichun also understood the hidden meaning of his brother-in-law's words. He was afraid that he and Dou Zhongli were not only unfamiliar with each other, but also had a bad relationship. It would not be convenient for him to speak ill of his classmate in front of others. He would wait until they got home and talked about it behind closed doors.

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "I see. It's okay. It's more lively when there are more people. We can just entertain them normally. I'll need to trouble Aunt Zhu'er and Xiaoyan for help tomorrow."

Aunt Zhu'er and Zeng Xiaoyan both agreed with a smile.

Xu Zhichun went to buy vegetables.

We have chickens at home, so we'll just kill two tomorrow. So we bought a large piece of pork belly, a slab of spareribs, and four blocks of tofu.

I saw some fresh crisp peaches and bought several kilograms of them.

That's all.

We have all kinds of vegetables and dried vegetables at home.

After selling the things and returning home, Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband and Aunt Zhuer went back to their own places, had lunch and then prepared for tomorrow's work. Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingxuan also went back to make lunch.

I bought a pound of rolled noodles from a stall in the city, which should be enough for my uncle and his wife and Chunfen.

But when I got back, something happened at home.

Aunt Zhang was cursing Chunfen angrily and gritting her teeth.

Chunfen didn't care and wasn't angry. She just blocked her way and wouldn't let her pass. Zhang was so angry that she almost jumped up.

Unfortunately, jumping was of no use, and she couldn't force her way through.

Hearing the noise, the uncle and sister-in-law exchanged a glance. Xu Zhichun grabbed Liang Mingxuan, who was about to go over and said, "Take your things and go home. You're tired. Rest well at home. Children shouldn't interfere in adult matters."

Liang Mingxuan: “.”

"Don't worry, with Chunfen here, sister-in-law won't suffer any loss."

He is a student and a junior, so he will suffer if he shows up.

"Okay, don't be angry, sister-in-law."

Xu Zhichun felt warm in his heart and nodded with a smile, "You go back."

"Um."

Xu Zhichun walked around the yard and went to the fields at the back, "Auntie."

Chunfen waved at her and said, "Sister-in-law Zhichun! Sister-in-law Zhichun, you are finally back! Aunt Zhang wanted to steal tomatoes from your vegetable garden. I didn't allow her to go over there, and she scolded me."

Zhang's face was filled with rage and shame: "What do you mean by stealing? You silly girl, what do you know? What nonsense are you talking about!"

(End of this chapter)