That morning, the sun was blazing. As soon as the Xu family had put breakfast on the table, Zhao Wu arrived, pushing Li Luo in the wheel.
Now Li Luo is very familiar with the Xu family and they eat at the same table together.
Zhao Wu smiled and said, "I won't be at home these few days, so I'll have to trouble my aunt and sister to take care of my brother." He was going out on business for a while.
Li Luo blushed. He felt embarrassed to come here to eat without Zhao Wu, but Zhao Wu didn't want to, fearing that he would be too lonely at home.
Qin smiled and said, "Mr. Li, don't be polite. I have always treated Wu'er as my own son. You are his elder brother, which means you are my...nephew." Li Luo was only ten years younger than her. She was embarrassed to say that he looked like her son, so she could only call him nephew.
Xu Lanyin asked Li Luo again, "Brother Li, are those rehabilitation equipment I asked someone to make for you useful?"
Li Luo had been in a wheelchair for a long time, and not only had his legs atrophied, but the development and movements of his upper body were also out of sync. Xu Lanyin had drawn some rehabilitation equipment from her previous life and had a carpenter make them, and they had just delivered them to him yesterday for installation.
Li Luo smiled broadly and said, "Thank you, Miss Xu. Those things are excellent. I practiced for a long time yesterday and felt relaxed all over."
Every time Li Luo praised Xu Lanyin, Zhao Wu was as happy as if he was praising himself. He said, "Brother, I told you my sister is smart. See?"
After dinner, Zhao Wu went to the front yard and asked Ji Zhu to take Ma Zi with him when he returned to the capital to continue to find his way. From then on, the place where Ma Zi delivered letters was the current Zhao family and the Xu family in the capital.
Xu Lanyin brought some biscuits to Zhao's house and sorted out some clothes for Zhao Wu to take away. Zhao Wu had been with He Dong for a long time, but he still wanted Xu Lanyin to help him sort out these things.
Zhao Wu sat aside, watching the busy Xu Lanyin. The sunlight shone through the small window, hitting her face so clearly that even the hairs on her face could be seen clearly.
A few words popped into his mind: a beauty with no blind spots. This was Xu Lanyin's other way of describing a stunning beauty, and he remembered it immediately. He felt that although this expression was commonplace, it was much more comprehensive and appropriate than the phrases like "bright eyes, white teeth, eyebrows like a painting, beauty like jade."
His throat tightened, and he said, "Sister, I haven't seen you for a few days."
Seeing his reluctant look, Xu Lanyin joked, "Then you don't go."
Zhao Wu shook his head. How could he not go? This time, he had not only official business but also personal matters. He was going to Dingzhou Prefecture to investigate a case of collusion between the army and local forces in the resale of military rations. His father had spent several years in the military camp there...
He added, "Sister, if Lord Min comes back and asks for your hand in marriage, don't agree. You two are not suitable. I think he will definitely discuss his marriage with the elders when he returns to the capital. In the Min family, except for Lord Min, all the men have many wives and concubines. Lord Min may not have concubines now, but there's no guarantee he won't have any in the future. My father only has one woman, my mother, and I will be the same as him."
He spoke ill of Minhu in a very rude way. There was nothing he could do. The night before he left, Minhu pulled him aside and told him a lot about Xu Lanyin. He could tell that Minhu was deliberately letting him know that he was interested in Xu Lanyin.
He was afraid that if he didn't stay by Xu Lanyin's side, she would be stolen away by Minhu. Minhu was powerful, knowledgeable, and his family was rich and influential. He couldn't compare to any of them. However, there was one thing he was sure was better than Minhu: he would always be devoted to his sister.
Xu Lanyin said angrily, "What are you thinking? Although Lord Min is very kind, I have never thought of marrying him. Besides, those families are very particular about family background and would not be willing to marry a village girl like me into the Min family."
Zhao Wuxin said, "You don't know how good you are, but I know, and Minhu knows it too." His face flushed, and he mustered up the courage to say, "Sister, if you want to get married, marry me. No other man can treat you as well as I do. Only I will be devoted to you forever."
The naughty boy formally confessed his love to her. His words were simple, but still moved her.
Xu Lanyin looked at the boy in front of her. He was tall and straight, already more than half a head taller than her. His Adam's apple had grown, and his lips were a little blue. He was sunny and handsome, but still a little immature.
He was only sixteen, and in a few months he would be seventeen. Could he tell the difference between admiration and attachment? Did he know how difficult it was to make a lasting relationship work?
Xu Lanyin stared at him blankly for a while, then lowered her head and said, "You're still young. Your feelings for me are probably attachment to a sister, or even a mother, not the kind of love that comes from admiration for someone. You'll know when you meet the girl you love."
Zhao Wu said anxiously, "Sister, you always say I'm young. I'm only five months younger than you. How can I be young? I heard from my eldest brother that several of my childhood friends in the capital have married and have children. Besides, my feelings for you are admiration and love, not attachment. I can tell the difference."
Xu Lanyin saw that his face was flushed with anxiety, and beads of sweat were oozing from the tip of his nose. She instinctively wanted to take out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, but she resisted. She said, "Look at you, you're so anxious that you're sweating."
Zhao Wu was a little disappointed and said, "Sister, you are too calm."
Xu Lanyin still chose to remain calm and said, "You are still young, and I am not much older either. Let's wait a little longer. If you meet a girl you like, I congratulate you. If you are sure that you really like me in the future, I will marry you."
Zhao Wudao, "You won't marry someone else?"
Xu Lanyin answered affirmatively, "No."
Zhao Wu became happy again.
Xu Lanyin remembered a sentence from her past life: "Give you a little sunshine and you will be bright." He and she had always been like this when they got along.
Seeing Zhao Wu disappear at the entrance of the alley, Xu Lanyin felt lost. Perhaps it was because she had lived two lives and had seen many things too clearly, so she had lost her passion, which was why she was so calm?
At noon, Xu Lanyin went to the teahouse with her three maids, the chess master, the chess guard, and the chess bearer. Today she had arranged to meet Qin Hongyu, Xu Nan, and Hu Yi at the teahouse.
When she got there, Hu Yi had already arrived. Hu Yi and Hu Wan came together, having played around in the department store for a while before coming here.
The two went straight to the backyard.
The maid made flower petal tea, and the two of them sat on the rattan chairs in the yard, drinking tea and chatting.
Not long after, Xu Nan arrived.
The little girl had grown taller and looked more beautiful. She put her arm around Xu Lanyin and said with a smile, "Sister Xu, you've been back for so long, why did you just ask me out?"
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Do you think I have nothing to do like you? I have a lot to do." Then she introduced Hu Yi to her.
Xu Nan's parents, brothers and sisters-in-law are all powerful, but she is not considered powerful. She is very friendly to Hu Yi and greets him with a smile.
Xu Lanyin looked her up and down for a few times, then smiled and said, "You look so happy, so happy. It must be that your love star is moving. Is there something good happening?"
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