On the way back, Shen Qianye drove the carriage. Unlike Pei Yu'an's slow and steady pace, he drove the carriage much faster and soon arrived at the gate of Pei's house.
Li Nian got off the carriage, raised his head and thanked Shen Qianye softly.
Shen Qianye blushed at her charming smile, and his palms were sweaty.
Watching Li Nian take the girl's hand and walk away gracefully, he couldn't help but want to say something, but he was afraid that being too bold would leave a bad impression on the girl, so he could only stand there regretfully.
He had never felt this way before, as if his heart was being held by the other person.
Shen Qianye watched the slender figure of little girl Li Nian walking away. From beginning to end, no extra glances fell on him, as if he was just an insignificant passerby.
Li Sisi raised her eyebrows slightly and reminded, "Brother Pei is out seeing a doctor and shouldn't be back yet. You can go to the front yard to find Pei Yanli first."
Shen Qianye nodded and responded to Li Sisi's words.
He turned and left only after Li Sisi led the carriage to the stable.
Since she and Bai Ying are friends, there will be many opportunities for them to meet in the future.
Li Sisi tied up the horse and returned to the yard.
Li Nian was boiling water in the kitchen. The little girl was too dirty and needed to be washed.
Seeing Li Sisi walk into the kitchen, Li Nian hurriedly said: "Sisi, go to the street to buy two sets of clothes for the little girl. Just now, that Shen Qianye drove the carriage too fast, and I didn't have time to ask him to stop."
"Okay." Li Sisi responded, but she still walked towards Li Nian, winking and saying, "Niannian, I feel that Shen Qianye is interested in you."
Li Nian's hands kept moving. When he heard her words, he looked at her speechlessly: "You think too much. This is just the first time he and I met."
In fact, for her, the first time she met Shen Qianye was at the racecourse.
At that time, she saw a young man riding a horse at the front of the horse racing team. Then, for some reason, he went off the track. Fortunately, the shouts from outside the field reminded him.
Thinking of that scene, Li Nian's lips curled up slightly. She was really worried about that silly boy at that time. She didn't expect that he had some real skills and still won first place in the end.
Li Sisi thought about Shen Qianye's attitude and felt that he was not wrong: "Maybe he fell in love with you at first sight?"
Nian Nian was born with an outstanding appearance, with eyebrows as dark as distant black, eyes as bright as autumn waves, and skin as delicate as jade. However, there was a subtle hint of coldness and clarity hidden between her eyebrows. She was charming but not lustful, and delicate but not indulgent.
"Impossible." Li Nian replied firmly, with a somewhat helpless tone. "Stop talking about this nonsense. Go buy some clothes. I'll boil water for the little girl to take a bath."
This was not the first time that Li Sisi had seen Li Nian's resolute attitude. In the past, in modern times, Nian Nian was like this, keeping people at a distance.
She is a little nicer to the same sex, but she is just like this to the opposite sex. No matter whether you like it or not, she won't listen, she won't believe, and she just won't accept it.
"Okay, I'll go buy some clothes."
Li Sisi was a little worried. Nian Nian seemed to have made up her mind to be single for the rest of her life!
Seeing Li Sisi leave, the little girl tugged at the corner of her tattered clothes and said timidly, "Miss, you don't have to boil water. With my humble status, I can just take a cold bath."
The little girl's words left Li Nian stunned. It was a little hard for him to believe that she would say such words at such a young age!
Li Nian looked at the little girl seriously and sternly, and corrected her, "We didn't buy you back to be a slave. Call me sister from now on, and we will love you like a younger sister. I don't want to hear you say anything self-deprecating in the future."
The little girl widened her eyes in shock and was stunned for a long time before she dared to call out that name.
Li Nian was not in a hurry and let the little girl adapt first.
The water in the pot was already hot. Li Nian took out a piece of cake from the cupboard and said, "Come, eat something first."
She poured another bowl of hot water and placed it on the stove: "Drink some water if you are thirsty. Don't be afraid. Since we bought you back, we will be a family from now on."
The little girl nodded with tears in her eyes, and carefully reached out to take the cake and started eating.
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Shen Qianye hurried to find Shen Baiying when he returned home.
Shen Baiying looked at her second brother walking towards her with big strides and asked doubtfully, "Second brother? Aren't you going to the military camp with the eldest brother?"
Shen Qianye replied, "Big brother didn't agree." Something was on his mind, and the usually carefree young man felt a little shy. Suddenly, he thought, this is his own sister, so why shouldn't he ask?!
So he cleared his throat and said bluntly, "Bai Ying, I met Miss Sisi and her sister in the market today."
"I was wondering why I didn't see Sisi when I went to the government office today. Why did they go to the market?" Shen Baiying looked at him puzzledly and asked.
"They went to the market and bought a little girl." Shen Qianye coughed lightly, facing Shen Baiying, and said seriously, "Do you know what Miss Sisi's sister usually likes?"
Speaking of the two sisters, Shen Baiying had a favorable impression of them. Without thinking about the specific content of her second brother's question, she just spoke to herself: "Sisi is straightforward and generous, lively and cute. Nian Nian is gentle and quiet, and usually likes to read at home."
As if she thought of something, Shen Baiying smacked her lips and praised longingly: "By the way, Nian Nian also likes to cook delicious food. Every time she will give me the food she cooks to try, many of which I have never seen or eaten before, and they are delicious!"
Shen Qianye nodded and asked, "What about their families? From their accents, they should be from the south. Why did two girls come to our northwest border alone?"
"Speaking of the life stories of these two sisters, ah!" Shen Baiying recounted their life stories in detail with a look of regret on her face.
After listening to Shen Baiying's words, Shen Qianye grasped an important piece of information and asked anxiously: "You just said that Nian Nian is pregnant? What about her husband?"
Shen Baiying curled her lips: "Dead!" She thought of what Aunt Pei said, thinking of her husband's image, curled her lips and said disdainfully: "It's better if he's dead. If he's alive, he'd be a burden!"
Suddenly, Shen Baiying suddenly realized something, stared at Shen Qianye suspiciously, and asked vigilantly: "Second brother, are you interested in Nian Nian? I tell you, I don't agree!"
The relaxed, casual expression on her face completely changed, and she was filled with serious advice: "Nian Nian is pregnant! And she's been married before, a widow! She's even older than you! Do you want to help someone else raise a child? With your ability and looks, there are so many girls chasing you, it's not like you can't find a good girl."
Shen Qianye frowned, his face looked a little ugly: “Aren’t you and her good friends?”
"So what? What I said is the truth!" Shen Baiying stared at Shen Qianye nervously and warned: "You'd better give up this idea, otherwise I will tell my mother that you like a widow!"
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