Chapter 865 Heard
Just as Manbao took out three boxes, Ji Hao coughed lightly, blushed slightly and said in a loud voice: "Well, please come with me when the time comes."
Bai Shan didn't really want to go, but he couldn't say it in front of Ji Hao, so he could only look at Man Bao.
Manbao nodded and agreed without thinking too much. Since he had already gone to Qi Jue's birthday party, it would be no big deal to go to Ji Hao's as well.
One gift is given, two gifts are given, at worst she can go out and buy a few more jade statues of the Heavenly Lord. In the end, she must get all those gifts back.
Manbao hummed in his heart and said to Baishan, "Let's go."
Bai Shan glanced at the quiet study and asked, "Where is the master?"
Manbao: "The teacher said that he got angry when he saw you guys running around and playing all day instead of studying seriously, so he just left without getting annoyed."
The cook poked her head out of the kitchen and replied, "Master, you've gone to have a drink with Master Lan. You'll have dinner at Master Lan's house tonight. Master, will you be back for dinner tonight?"
Under Aunt Rong's expectant gaze, Bai Shan replied, "I won't be coming back for dinner."
Aunt Rong smiled broadly and said happily, "Master, you must be hungry after just getting home from school. Would you like to have some snacks before going out?"
Bai Shan pulled Man Bao away and waved, "No need, save the snacks for tomorrow morning."
The Qi family invited quite a few people. Most of them had arrived before noon. Those who arrived just now like them were mostly adults who had just returned from the government office, or young people like them who had just returned from school.
As soon as the steward of the Qi family saw Bai Shan and the others, he knew that they were guests invited by the young master. He hurriedly and respectfully invited them in and asked the servants to take them to the garden.
Bai Shan handed the gift to the steward. Their business cards were written on the box. Bai Erlang went to school in a hurry today and did not bring his gift with him.
After school at noon, he went directly to Qi's house with Qi Jue. The gift was brought by Manbao.
After handing the things over to the steward, the group followed the Qi family's servants to the garden at the back, where a group of young boys and girls were playing with a bunch of children.
The Qi family's garden was not very big, so there were seven or eight young men sitting not far away, who looked only seven or eight years older than them.
Several people were gathered together talking, forming a sharp contrast with the noisy teenagers here.
Manbao, who was brought over, looked at them curiously and found that he had never seen any of them before.
Bai Shan also looked over. Seeing their curiosity, Ji Hao explained, "This is Qi Jue's brother's friend."
Manbao and Baishan nodded and went to see Qi Jue.
Qi Jue was very happy to see them. He pulled Bai Erlang over, put his arm around Bai Shan's shoulder and said with a smile, "I thought you guys would be here soon, and wanted to pick you up at the door."
Because Mr. Zhuang occasionally went to Dazhi Academy to teach classes, and also often taught Qi Jue's class, Mr. Zhuang often took the three of them with him during holidays, and Mr. Huang often took Qi Jue and the others with him. They all played together and became familiar with each other.
So Bai Shan glanced at him rudely and asked, "Then why didn't you go?"
Qi Jue bumped into him with a grin, and Bai Erlang asked, "Did you bring my gift?"
Manbao nodded, "I brought it, and put it in front."
Qi Jue was still very curious and asked, "What did you give me?"
Bai Shan said, "Won't you know when you open it in the dead of night?"
Qi Jue: "...Why does it have to be late at night when everyone is asleep?"
Bai Shan thought of the gifts Man Bao and Bai Er Lang gave him, and couldn't help but smile. "Because I'm afraid that the gods fighting will disturb others, so you should open it when it's late at night and everyone is asleep."
Qi Jue was stunned and asked blankly, "What kind of gift did you give? Will it cause a fight between the gods?"
It was not until the evening, after the guests had left, that Qi Jue opened the three boxes. He saw the Buddha statue with Bai Cheng's name inscribed on the left, and the Laozi statue with Zhou Man's name inscribed on the right. He was speechless for a long time.
By the way, who would give something like this as a birthday gift?
It's no wonder that the gods would fight when Buddhist statues and Taoist statues were placed together.
But Qi Jue didn't know anything at the moment. He pulled Bai Shan and Man Bao to the table, and invited Ji Hao and Wei Ting to play with them.
Manbao saw that they were all a group of boys, making so much noise that it hurt her ears. Most importantly, she was not very interested in the topics they were talking about, so she took a plate from the table and found a big rock nearby to sit down and rest.
Bai Shan talked to them for a while and then left to sit next to Man Bao. He reached out and took a piece of dessert from the plate in her hand and asked, "Are you bored?"
Manbao shook his head. "It's too noisy over there. I want some quiet time."
Bai Shan nodded and pointed at the crowd not far away and said, "There are a lot of girls over there. Do you want Qi Jue to take you over there to play? I think I saw our neighbor's sister just now."
Manbao shook his head, "Forget it, I'm not very familiar with them."
Bai Shan felt that she had become much quieter during this period, so she tilted her head to look at him.
The young men who were separated from them by a clump of flowers could not help laughing when they saw them. One of them said directly to the man sitting at the main seat, "Qi Dalang, weren't your family trying to find a wife for your brother? But before your brother could even propose, this guest already fell in love with her."
"Hey, these two look quite young, aren't they fourteen?"
"For a family like ours, it's better to wait until we reach adulthood before getting married. Do you want to teach that kid a lesson?"
"You worry too much. Many people in Yizhou marry young, and many get married at 17 or 18."
"It's still too early. It's not good for your health."
"When did you become so pedantic?"
"Hey, don't mind it, Brother Guan. He just came back from out of town and doesn't know anything yet."
The person who had been arguing with others before paused and asked, "Why, is Uncle Guan sick again?"
One of them sighed and said, "I came back this time because my father is seriously ill. I don't know what happened, but since ten years ago, his health has been getting worse day by day. He has seen many doctors for his headaches, but nothing has helped. This time, my family wrote me a letter saying that Doctor Ji told me years ago that he could eat whatever he wanted, so..."
Qi Dalang reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't worry too much. Perhaps it's just another false alarm."
Mr. Guan has been seriously ill for a long time. He was said to be dying a few years ago, but he is still alive today.
"By the way, your house in the western suburbs has a courtyard. I heard there's hot springs inside. Maybe soaking in the hot springs would be okay?"
"That's what I said. A few years ago, I sent my father to live in the western suburbs. But for some reason, he really didn't like going there anymore. Normally, it wasn't a big deal, but as soon as we mentioned moving there, he'd get angry and accuse my brother and I of wanting to abandon him." Guan Erlang smiled bitterly and said, "What do you think of that? Are my brother and I really that kind of person?"
Everyone comforted him, "As a patient, you always have more ideas."
Manbao, who was sitting behind the flowers and heard everything clearly, couldn't help but turn his head and look at Bai Shan. Both of them had a look of suspicion on their faces.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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