Chapter 227 Friendship and Lies
Xia Daohua got home. When she appeared in front of people, she was wearing a cotton silk dress with refreshing colors, and her shoes were changed to soft cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.
The electric scooter, the motorcycle suit, the helmet and other items were all gone.
Xia Daohua emerged from a small alley about four or five hundred steps away from Liuxiang Street and walked slowly to Daohuaxiang. She wanted to go into the store first to learn about the business situation during her short absence.
However, as soon as I pushed the door and entered the store, I saw a handsome young man sitting in his usual seat, holding a book in his hands and reading silently.
The sunlight shines through the window lattice and onto the young man, creating a circle of golden light around him, making him appear to be sparkling.
Xia Daohua smiled slightly, turned around and went to the operation room near the bar, put on an apron, washed her hands, and personally made a bowl of almond tea, paired with two snacks. With slow and silent steps, she brought a brown wooden tea tray to the young man:
"Brother, why are you here? Take a break and try this."
The young man raised his eyes and saw Xia Daohua. A bright smile instantly covered his entire face: "Daohua, you're back. Did you have fun today?"
"It was quite pleasant. I met two acquaintances, concluded a business deal, and listened to several plays."
Wu Lang couldn't help laughing when he heard Xia Daohua say this:
"How can you be so kind as to not forget to talk about business when you are a guest at someone's house?"
Xia Daohua said with a smile:
"That's right. We have a clear division of labor in our family.
As for you, you are the pillar who studies hard to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to your family.
So, you stay in this shop as a door god for me, and don't forget to put down your book.
As for me, I am the money rake.
So even if you are visiting someone's house, you must not forget to discuss business!"
The brother and sister chatted and laughed for a while, and their hearts were filled with warmth.
Xia Daohua had actually asked Lihua to look after the affairs of the store.
The reason why Wu Lang was here at this moment was simply because he was worried about his sister who was attending the flower viewing banquet for the first time. He was afraid that she would be wronged outside.
Some of Wulang’s classmates were children from wealthy families.
Therefore, he knew a little about the interactions between these ladies. Although Wu Lang had confidence in Xia Daohua's character and personality, he still had some concerns.
I chatted with Xia Daohua for a while, and seeing that she was in a good mood, I felt relieved.
Xia Daohua knew exactly why her brother came, and naturally felt very warmed by Wulang's silent care.
Now, Wulang will have a treat.
From that day on, Xia Daohua changed her recipes almost every day, making all kinds of delicious food for Wulang that was appetizing, nourishing, and nutritious. Of course, in order not to be too partial, Xia Dalang would also get a portion every now and then.
The Xia family currently has only these two talented students, so of course they have to be taken good care of.
Although they had separated from the first wife and had experienced many unpleasant things, from beginning to end, Dalang and Zhu had never done anything too extreme.
Xia Daohua would naturally be extra tolerant towards Xia Dalang.
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In the Xie family's Xianmei Garden, the guests have all said goodbye.
The servants, under the leadership of the steward, were cleaning up the mess in Xianmei Garden.
Xie Fanglan took off the mask of cheerfulness and generosity that she had worn all day, leaned on the beauty couch, and gently rubbed her forehead with her fingers through the handkerchief.
She has a terrible headache.
I have to deal with a lot of emergencies all day long and it's so annoying.
After all, this matter should be blamed on his good father, County Magistrate Xie.
If he wasn't a womanizer, who cared about reading at night with beautiful women by his side, and believed that a man should not be romantic when young, he wouldn't have so many concubines in the backyard, nor would he have so many maids who wanted to climb into his bed, and even less so many illegitimate sons and daughters who wanted to compete with the legitimate sons and daughters...
County Magistrate Xie had four sons and seven daughters, of whom only the eldest son, the youngest son, the eldest daughter, the second daughter and the seventh daughter, Xie Fanglan, were born to his wife. The rest of his children were all born to his concubines.
Magistrate Xie's wife appears to be cheerful on the surface, but secretly she is burdened with worries and is easily depressed.
Therefore, the body becomes weaker and weaker from its original strong state.
Fortunately, her children have grown up and are all very capable and successful. The eldest daughter and the second daughter are already married, and although the eldest son has not yet married, he has already arranged a marriage.
But by some strange coincidence, he was never able to marry this daughter-in-law.
Now only the marriages of the youngest son and the youngest daughter, Xie Fanglan, have not been settled.
Therefore, Mrs. Xie consciously handed over some housework to her youngest daughter, Xie Fanglan. On the one hand, it could promote her daughter's reputation, and on the other hand, it was also to let her practice in advance so that she would not be in a hurry after getting married.
Xie Fanglan understood her mother's concerns and her mother's worries, so she could not help but have some complaints against her father, County Magistrate Xie. But she never said it, so as not to give anyone any handle.
In fact, she felt in her heart that she would never marry a man like her father in the future.
She has had enough of seeing her own backyard.
If she were to marry a man like this in the future, she might as well cut her hair and become a nun!
The cause of Xie Fanglan's troubles was that at today's flower-viewing banquet, one of County Magistrate Xie's concubines and one of his concubines actually had a fight over jealousy.
The two women, in public, completely ignored the banquet in the garden, and actually fought each other. Pulling hair, tearing clothes, slapping, pinching soft flesh...all kinds of despicable means were used.
Finally, they both tumbled into the lotus pond. Fortunately, in this season, the lotus pond only had freezing water and mud that would make you unable to move for a long time if you sank into it.
Otherwise, if her lotus flowers were trampled, Xie Fanglan would be heartbroken!
As luck would have it, this incident happened to be seen by two guests who were changing clothes in the bathroom in the back garden. Fortunately, these two guests were the big-eyed dark-skinned girl and his dear cousin Helan Yue.
It took Xie Fanglan a lot of effort to appease the two people and make them promise not to spread the matter.
However, many guests noticed that the two people had left the table and had not returned for a long time.
She tried to hint, hint, lie and make up stories, and finally managed to make this situation go away.
I'm so tired!
Tired of heart!
She just found out that her best father, the talented and romantic scholar, Lord Xie, the magistrate of Xie County, actually took in a carefree girl in his "study"!
It's still broad daylight!
He is not afraid of being reported by the censor!
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