Chen Afu was shocked by so many things. These were not teaching equipment and consumables, and Yan'er could not use them alone.
No matter how generous the chairman was, there was no reason for him to give so many things. She shook her head and refused, "Master Chu, I don't need so many things."
She didn't want to have a little ambiguity between superiors and subordinates. In that case, the woman would always suffer.
She couldn't afford Chu Lingxuan's kindness, as she had learned a painful lesson in her previous life.
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "I am seldom at home, and my sister will be here most of the time in the future. If my grandfather comes to Tangyuan in the future, he may be here most of the time. Most of the things are useful to them, and the rest are gifts from me to Fuyuan. Miss Chen has helped me and my family a lot, and that help cannot be bought with any amount of money. I accept it calmly, why are you still so polite?"
After saying that, he went on touring the yard on his own.
This courtyard is larger than Luyuan, and much more exquisite and gorgeous, with carved railings and painted buildings inside and outside the house. The main house has three rooms with two side rooms, the east and west wing rooms have three rooms each with two side rooms, and the back room has four rooms.
There are two osmanthus trees and a few bamboos planted in the front yard, two gardenia trees planted outside the upper porch, and two narrow lawns and potted flowers in front of the east and west wing rooms. The space in the middle of the yard is relatively large and is a place for children to play.
Going from the east side of the side room to the backyard, there are several magnolia trees planted in the right corner. Perhaps because they were just transplanted not long ago, there are not many flowers on the trees. Two small-leaved banyan trees were transplanted behind the upper room on the left. Many incredible things were built on the open space in the middle. There were no stones on the ground, but soft fine sand. Among those things, Chu Lingxuan only recognized the seesaw and the swing. What was that house that didn't look like a house and stood so high? There were also some iron pipes of different heights standing there like clothes drying poles, as well as large wooden balls of different colors, and small wooden ladders nailed to the ground... What are these things used for?
Dabao and Sister Yan saw Chu Lingxuan staring at those things in a daze, feeling proud, and ran to the small house.
They climbed up to the small house one after another. Dabao slid down from a smooth iron plate first. There was a straw mat underneath, and he landed right on it. Not only did he not get hurt, but his clothes wouldn't get dirty. Moreover, the maids were watching from below, just in case.
Then, Yan'er slid down again. She stood up and smiled at Chu Lingxuan, "Daddy, this is a slide. It's fun. I'm not afraid." Then, she looked like she was asking for praise.
So this is its use.
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "My girl is good, well done."
Dabao asked again, "Uncle Chu, what about me?"
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "You are a man, you don't need to be praised for this."
After hearing this, Dabao climbed up the slide again, slid down headfirst, and after standing up, looked at Chu Lingxuan again.
Before Chu Lingxuan could say anything, Yan'er looked at Dabao with admiration and said, "Dabao, you are so capable."
Receiving the compliment from Miss Chu, Dabao smiled with his eyes curved.
Chu Lingxuan also gave a thumbs up and said, "Not bad, good job."
Then Luo Mingcheng slid down, and Zhuifeng, who was right behind him, also climbed up and slid down on his stomach, howling with pride.
Then Qiqi and Huihui also flew to the top and slid down. They slid down while lying down. After they came down, they howled like the wind.
Dabao wanted to pull Wangcai, who was watching the fun, onto the slide, but Wangcai didn't want to and ran around the slide, with Dabao chasing him. This made Yan'er and the others laugh even more happily.
Dabao failed to catch Wangcai, so he had to give up. He took Yan'er and Luo Mingcheng to play with other things. Qiqi and Huihui played the horizontal bar the best. Their big paws seemed to be glued to the iron pipe, running back and forth non-stop.
Chen Ahfu said, "These things can train children's coordination and physical fitness, and they are also very interesting. They will like them. Lord Chu, you won't think it's ungentlemanly for me to play with them, right?"
What Chen Afu feared most was that the ancients would not be able to accept this.
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "Of course not. Noble ladies can ride horses and play Cuju. It's harmless for children to play these things."
As he spoke, he left the children's playground and walked back, passing through several banana trees and green bamboos, and then he reached the back room. He walked along the wall again, and Chen Ahfu had no choice but to accompany him.
After a tour, Chu Lingxuan stood up and said, "Not bad, although it is small, it is unique and a paradise for children."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another burst of children's laughter and the voice of a maid asking people to "be careful".
Chu Lingxuan lowered his head, looked at Chen Afu and smiled, "Where Miss Chen is, it is more than just a paradise for children. My grandfather, mother, and I all feel happy."
This praise was a bit high. Looking at his dark and deep pupils, Chen Afu turned his gaze away and said modestly, "How could it be..."
Chu Lingxuan said, "Ms. Chen has no idea how much it means to me and my family that Yan'er has become so healthy and happy. We never dared to imagine that she would have such a day."
He sighed and turned his gaze to the western sky. The setting sun had already fallen into the clouds, dyeing the clouds there red.
He continued, "Miss Chen, to be honest, my parents were childhood sweethearts and have always loved each other. Even when my mother had a difficult labor and could no longer conceive, my father never thought of taking a concubine. But the happiness of our family was ended by a woman when I was fourteen years old...
"I had been a companion to the Ninth Prince before. This incident forced me to join the army and go to the border to find my third uncle. But four years later, when I was eighteen years old, I received an imperial decree from the Queen Mother. She gave me a wife and asked me to return to the capital to get married immediately... Ma was a relative of Concubine Ma Shu's maternal family. I don't remember what she looked like now... I stayed in the capital for three days and returned to the border. The next year, I heard that I had a daughter, and Ma died due to dystocia... It was not until three years later that I returned to the capital again that I heard that my daughter was actually an idiot. My grandfather proposed to take the child back to the Marquis' Mansion several times, but the woman disagreed, saying that although her granddaughter had this disease, she still cherished her. My grandfather thought that the child was related to the woman, so he let go.
Originally, I didn't care about Ma and the child she gave birth to. But one afternoon, my father suddenly sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that if I didn't take the child out, the child might die. I went to the princess's mansion, but the woman was not there, so I was taken directly to a remote courtyard. When I saw Yan'er for the first time, I wanted to slap myself twice, I should have gone to see her earlier..."
When he said this, Chu Lingxuan's body began to tremble and his eyes turned red. He raised his hand and snapped off a branch of a tree next to him.
"Lord Chu..." Chen Afu called softly.
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