Chapter 561 Why don’t you call me uncle anymore?
The master and servant hid behind the pillar and whispered to each other, their heads almost hitting each other.
Hang Li listened to them whispering about Li Chi and the students in the academy, then looked up at Xue Ru, who looked helpless because of Di Tao's pestering and flattering. He couldn't help but pursed his lips. He felt as if a jar of mud had poured out of his heart, and his breathing became heavy.
"Some things you have to fight for yourself, you can't get them by waiting." Xiao Yan said in a calm voice.
Hang Li looked up: "Master..."
Xiao Yan said, "She is no longer the little concubine whom no one cared about. Now that the treasure has been dusted off, everyone can see the good in her."
"Besides, there are so many tricks that men and women can use against each other. Not everyone is a gentleman like Di Tao. Don't be like Gu Helian, who stubbornly waits for you and regrets it in the end."
Hang Li's lips moved. He originally thought that he didn't need to express his feelings. Xue Ru also knew it and felt that his life and death were uncertain in the northwest battlefield, and he shouldn't leave his future and prospects to a little girl. He thought he could wait, but now he hesitated.
Xiao Yan actually doesn't care whether Di Tao or Hang Li ends up with Xue Ru. He cares about Tang Ning and loves Xue Ru as well. As long as the husband she finds in the end has good character and treats her well, he doesn't care even if it's not Di Tao or Hang Li.
He never thought of relying on Xue Ru to win over anyone. He simply looked down on Hang Li, who liked someone but didn't fight for it and just waited for a match to fall in love.
If he had been like this, Xiao Haitang would have been kidnapped long ago.
Xiao Yan stopped talking and didn't say anything more. He restrained his expression and walked forward to pat Tang Ning lightly.
Tang Ning, who was happily talking to Hua Wu, was startled and turned around in surprise: "Brother?" She glanced back and asked: "Why are you here? Where are Cao Gong and the others?"
"After they finished talking, they left first."
Xiao Yan followed Tang Ning's gaze and suddenly said, "Di Tao!"
Di Tao, who was talking to Xue Ru on the other end, suddenly shuddered. When he saw Xiao Yan and the others, his face instantly turned red. He quickly whispered to Xue Ru, "I'll come to see you later," and ran over happily.
Xiao Yan looked at him: "Didn't you just say you were going to the bathroom? And then you never came back?"
Di Tao said awkwardly, "I just saw that Big Brother Xiao and Mr. Cao had something to say, and I didn't understand what they were saying, so I just came out for a walk..."
"Just wandering around and ended up in this backyard. Where are your rules?" Xiao Yan glanced at him coldly. "Also, why don't you call me Uncle Xiao anymore?"
Di Tao's scalp suddenly tightened. He turned his head to glance at Xue Ru and said in a daze, "I just think you are young, handsome and unparalleled. Standing next to my father, we look like we are not of the same generation. Calling you uncle is so unlucky..."
As for Xiao Yan's previous question, he pretended not to hear it.
Seeing Xiao Yan looking at him expressionlessly, Di Tao felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly turned around and begged for help: "Sister-in-law..."
Save me!
Tang Ning couldn't help laughing and patted Xiao Yan lightly: "Stop teasing him, he'll cry soon."
Hua Wu burst out laughing beside him: "I have never seen a crying general before, but if General Di cries, maybe someone will comfort him, right, Madam Ru..."
"Stinky flower!"
Xue Ru's face flushed immediately and she reached out to scratch Hua Wu.
The little girl quickly hid behind him, laughing, and occasionally raised her sleeves in a provocative manner: "I put on some perfume today, and it doesn't stink at all. But why is Madam Ru's face red? Girl, take a look, did Madam Ru put on too much rouge?"
Tang Ning chuckled: "It seems there are some. A'ru, this rouge is a nice color. Where did you buy it? I'll ask Hua Wu to buy some later..."
“Sister!!”
Xue Ru stamped her feet in laughter and turned around to tickle Tang Ning.
Tang Ning hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yan's sleeve and spun around to hide behind him, laughing so hard that she fell over. Xiao Yan was forced to extend his hands to protect her, full of helplessness: "Be careful not to fall."
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After the commotion, Di Tao was afraid that Xue Ru would be really embarrassed and angry, so he quickly found an excuse to drag Xiao Yan, Tang Ning and the others away. Only after they left did Xue Ru cover her face in embarrassment.
She was not a piece of shit, and she had been sensitive since she was a child. Di Tao had come to her several times and found excuses to pester her. Even if she was slow-witted, she understood Di Tao's feelings for her.
She was not angry that Hua Wu and her sister laughed at her. Instead, she understood that her sister's jokes were a disguised reminder to her that if she had no interest in Di Tao, she should reject him as soon as possible to avoid misunderstandings from others.
Xue Ru was originally worried that she would affect the relationship between the Di family and her sister, but after what happened to the Cui family today, she calmed down.
It seems I need to find an opportunity to explain things to Di Tao.
"Aru."
The sound behind her made Xue Ru pause as she patted her face. When she turned around and saw Hang Li standing in the corridor, she was surprised and asked, "Brother Hang, when did you come back?"
Hang Li was delighted when he met her sparkling eyes, but when he saw the blush still on her cheeks, his joy faded away.
Xue Ru stepped forward with a smile: "I heard from Uncle He that you have been very busy recently. I haven't seen you in the mansion for several days. Are you done with your work? When will you have time to continue teaching me martial arts? I have practiced all the moves you taught me last time and can show them to you anytime..."
She smiled brightly, showing a completely different kind of intimacy from when she was facing Di Tao.
"Let me tell you, I fought with the people in the academy during the martial arts class the other day, and none of them could beat me. Even the martial arts teacher praised me for my talent, saying that I was just a little older, and if I had practiced martial arts since I was a child, I might have become a master."
The little girl was chattering around him, and couldn't help jumping for joy while holding the account book. Her words were full of boasting and complacency, which was completely different from her usual gentle, well-behaved and polite demeanor.
Hang Li looked at her quietly with a gentle expression.
Xue Ru spoke for a long time without seeing any response, so she looked up at him and said, "Brother Hang, why don't you say anything?"
Hang Li said, "I'm going to the northwest."
Xue Ru was stunned, and her originally cheerful steps also stopped. She reached out and hugged the account book in her arms tightly and asked softly: "When did this happen? Why haven't I heard you tell me about it?"
Hang Li said, "I decided on it some time ago. I mentioned it to my master and he agreed. I've been preparing to go to the northwest lately, so I've been away from home a lot."
"oh."
Xue Ru responded softly, but in the blink of an eye, she smiled again:
"It would be better to go to the northwest. You are a martial artist, and you shouldn't be trapped in this small Cumulus Alley."
"I've heard Sister Yuejian say before that you're very powerful, and your abilities are no less than Canglang and the others. You only stayed in Tang Mansion to protect Sister. Now that Sister and Brother Xiao's marriage is set, the capital will be peaceful for a while. You can go to the northwest and earn a good future for yourself."
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