"You silly child, Yao'er is here, why didn't you call me?" Qiaohui said, then asked:
"Yao'er, is there something you need?"
"I came over and grabbed some cold seaweed salad, then hurriedly went back."
Qiaohui suddenly realized, "Then it was probably given to the guests who came up earlier."
Upon hearing Qiaohui's words, Shen Yu's already indifferent expression darkened even more, and he clenched his fists tighter.
She asked Qiaohui, "Mother, is it true that someone from the Pei family is proposing marriage to Ayao?"
Qiaohui was taken aback by her son's sudden remark, and looked up in confusion: "Huh?"
Shen Yu lowered his head, his face gloomy: "Aunt Fang said that they were people who came to propose marriage to A Yao."
Qiaohui: "Huh??"
"I heard that person is quite handsome..." Shen Yu's tone was somber, revealing no joy or happiness.
Qiaohui: "Huh???"
After finishing his sentence, Shen Yu turned and went to the kitchen, carrying a bowl of cold seaweed salad out the door, leaving Qiao Hui still looking bewildered. She watched Shen Yu's departing figure and muttered to herself in confusion:
"Didn't Yunniang say she was just a big customer who bought ice jelly earlier? When did she become a marriage proposal person? Could I have misheard?"
Shen Yu recalled that when he had just returned from outside, he had passed by the village entrance and overheard Aunt Fang and the others talking about the Pei family.
When Shen Yu heard Aunt Fang say with certainty that the carriage parked in front of the Pei family's house was there to arrange a marriage proposal for Pei Yao, his face turned ashen.
On his way home, when he passed by the Pei family's house, Shen Yu actually saw the carriages that Aunt Fang had mentioned.
Then this scene unfolded.
Shen Yu carried the cold seafood salad to the entrance of the Pei family's courtyard.
The gate to the Pei family courtyard hadn't been closed yet because Pei Yao had just gone out. Through the gate, Shen Yu saw the two men sitting inside the courtyard, and his expression darkened even more.
As soon as Yunniang came out of the kitchen, she saw Shen Yu standing at the gate of the courtyard, his aura heavy.
He walked over and said, "Xiao Yu, why are you standing outside the courtyard?"
Upon hearing the sound, Lin Shaoqing and Gu Mingqian also turned their heads to look over.
A young man stood backlit at the courtyard gate, his hair tied in a high ponytail. His broad shoulders and narrow waist were accentuated by a black outfit, giving him a youthful appearance.
“Aunt Yun, Yao just went to get some cold seaweed salad. My mother was worried that one bowl wouldn’t be enough since you have guests, so she asked me to bring another bowl over.”
Shen Yu had a bright smile on his face, looking innocent and naive.
Completely different from her previous gloomy demeanor, Yunniang smiled and took the bowl from Shen Yu's hand: "Oh dear, thank you for your trouble, Xiao Yu, have you eaten yet?"
After Yunniang asked the question, Shen Yu did not answer, but just looked at Yunniang pitifully.
Yunniang immediately understood what it meant.
"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Come in and have some with us. We cooked extra today."
Yunniang liked Shenyu very much. He was handsome from a young age, had a good personality, and did very well in his studies.
In short, they are other people's children.
Moreover, whenever Shen Yu has time, he takes Pei Erlang to Doctor Lin in the county to have his leg checked.
Shen Yu nodded, like a pitiful little dog.
"Aunt Yun, won't this disturb Sister Yao's good time?" Shen Yu asked in a low voice.
Yunniang was stunned for a moment by these words, but she quickly realized that Shen Yu was probably referring to Pei Yao's business.
He waved his hand and said, "No, it's just adding a bowl and chopsticks, it won't make a difference. It's rare that you like our food, so please come more often in the future."
Upon hearing this, a hint of sadness flashed in Shen Yu's eyes, and he followed Yun Niang into the courtyard.
Yunniang told him to sit down for a while, as the food would be ready soon.
Shen Yu was seated next to Lin Shaoqing.
Lin Shaoqing looked at Shen Yu, who had sat down closer, and felt that his face looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.
Shen Yu sat there contentedly, seemingly unfazed, even as Lin Shaoqing stared at him.
Pei Yao came out of the kitchen carrying dishes, and as soon as she looked up, she saw that Shen Yu had also arrived.
She was sitting upright in a chair at that moment, and asked in surprise, "Shen Yu? What brings you here?"
Upon hearing the voice, Lin Shaoqing and Shen Yu turned around at the same time. Shen Yu smiled gently and said, "Ayao, Aunt Yun asked me to come over for dinner."
When Lin Shaoqing heard him call Pei Yao "A Yao," he immediately glanced at him with a somewhat unfriendly look in his eyes.
Pei Yao responded with an "oh," already used to Shen Yu coming to her house for dinner.
Lin Shaoqing got up, took the bowl of food from Pei Yao's hand, and placed it on the table.
“Miss Pei, let me do it.”
Pei Yao waved her hand: "No need, you are guests, just sit here and have some tea."
Hearing Pei Yao say that, Lin Shaoqing had no choice but to sit back down awkwardly. Shen Yu gave Lin Shaoqing a disapproving look.
This kid was so attentive just now, so he must be the one who's going to propose marriage to A Yao!
And they were all men; he could tell from the way this kid looked at A Yao that something was wrong!
They definitely have ulterior motives.
Gu Mingqian glanced at the oppressive atmosphere between the two people beside him, then got up and went to tease the ducks that Pei Yao kept in her yard.
Shen Yu glanced at the teapot on the table with his peach blossom eyes.
She stood up and expertly poured a cup of tea into Lin Shaoqing's cup.
"Ayao's tea tastes really good, give it a try."
Lin Shaoqing felt somewhat displeased looking at Shen Yu, who acted like a member of the family.
"Miss Pei has already introduced it to us, and it is indeed very good," Lin Shaoqing said to Shen Yu in a calm tone.
Shen Yu smiled slightly: "Oh, really? Then you two should drink more, after all, it's not something you can do every day."
Gu Mingqian, who was teasing the ducks, was speechless. "..." Why is this kid saying something in a veiled way?
Lin Shaoqing looked coldly at Shen Yu: "Is that so? I think there will be plenty of opportunities to drink in the future."
Shen Yu picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and said smugly, "It still tastes the same after all these years."
Lin Shaoqing: "..."
The atmosphere between the two was inexplicably awkward. When Pei Yao brought out the dishes, she couldn't help but glance at the two of them.
"What's wrong? Don't you two like it?" Pei Yao looked at the water in his two cups with a puzzled expression.
Shen Yu looked up at Pei Yao with a smile, his tone cloying: "No, the tea is delicious."
Pei Yao: "......."
I didn't brew green tea, so why does it taste like green tea?
Lin Shaoqing also looked up at Pei Yao: "I also think it tastes very good. Miss Pei, what kind of tea is this?"
Pei Yao: "......."
Pei Yao looked at the two of them speechlessly, then slowly said, "This is just ordinary boiled water. We ran out of tea leaves a few days ago and haven't had time to buy more. If you insist that this water tastes like tea, it's probably because this kettle was used to brew tea leaves before, so there's some residue left..."
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