The next day.

Xiaoguo opened his eyes early and had just made his bed when there was a knock on the door.

Xiaoguo could guess who it was, and it was no one else except Jiang Shanhe.

As soon as I opened the door, Jiang Shanhe came in with warm water.

"Wash your face first. The water temperature is just right."

Jiang Shanhe put down the basin of water with familiarity, then took a clean towel and placed it over the basin.

"Wash up first, then have breakfast."

Xiaoguo nodded. Although she was a little uncomfortable, she still walked over.

I thought Jiang Shanhe would leave, but unexpectedly he just sat next to me waiting for Xiaoguo.

Xiaoguo didn't care about feeling awkward because she had to go pick up Zhuangzhuang after dinner, and then go to the Chiang Family Ancestral Hall to bury the two Chiang elders.

Because Jiang Shanhe was there, Xiaoguo didn't have to worry about anything. Xiaoguo followed him to the hall.

There was millet porridge, eggs and pickled vegetables on the table, and a man was sitting next to it.

As soon as he saw the two people, he stood up and smiled at Xiaoguo with his mouth wide open.

Jiang Shanhe took Xiaoguo's hand, then walked around him and sat down.

"Hi, sister-in-law, I'm Li Shouji."

Li Shouji was shameless and didn't care. He turned around and sat down next to Jiang Shanhe.

Originally, he wanted to sit next to his sister-in-law to get familiar with her so that she wouldn't feel unfamiliar with him when he and Jiang Shanhe returned home in the future. However, when he thought about the differences between men and women, he gave up the idea and sat down next to Jiang Shanhe instead.

Jiang Shanhe rolled his eyes at Li Shouji, then turned to Xiaoguo and said, "This is Li Shouji, only 20 this year, now a deputy general. This is my wife Xiaoguo. My 'son' is playing with the little prince in the palace. You go and bring him back later."

They didn't say much. Jiang Shanhe just gave a general introduction to the situation so that the two could get familiar with each other. Instead, he emphasized the word "son" to Li Shouji.

Jiang Shanhe glanced at Li Shouji, who had not yet reacted, with an ambiguous look. Who made this man unreliable and the information he obtained was incomplete?

Li Shouji was a careless person and did not bother to reply to Jiang Shanhe. Naturally, he did not understand his other meaning. At this moment, he was only concerned about getting along well with Xiaoguo.

"Sister-in-law, eat an egg. It's nutritious."

"Sister-in-law, did you sleep well last night? Is it a little cold in Beijing at night? You should cover yourself with more quilts."

"Sister-in-law, the porridge is ready to be boiled. Come and drink with a spoon."

"Sister-in-law, eat more. This side dish is delicious, goes well with porridge, and is not salty. Eat more."

"Sister-in-law...Sister-in-law..."

Xiaoguo felt a little reluctant to refuse the hospitality and really couldn't understand why this man was talking so much.

I was talking to him with a smile on my face, but I was a little curious in my heart. Li Shouji, sounds familiar...

Jiang Shanhe, who was standing by, was the first to get annoyed and slammed his chopsticks, "Eat quickly! After dinner, go pick up my son!"

Of course he will take care of his wife, so why should a bachelor like you worry about it?

After he finished speaking, not only Li Shouji was startled, but even Xiaoguo was startled because his voice was quite loud.

Jiang Shanhe didn't expect to scare Xiaoguo. He was used to speaking loudly when he was training soldiers in the Ministry of War, and he hadn't corrected it yet and was accidentally exposed.

What should I do? She won’t think I’m rude, will she?

After Jiang Shanhe finished shouting, there was a temporary silence in the space.

Everyone was quietly drinking the porridge in their own bowls. Jiang Shanhe looked at Xiaoguo quietly and picked up some food for her in a flattering manner.

During this time, he did not forget to glare at Li Shouji. It was all his fault. If it weren't for his loud shouting, he wouldn't have scared Xiaoguo. If Xiaoguo distanced herself from him because of this, then Li Shouji would have had a hard time too.

Perhaps it was Jiang Shanhe's intimidating momentum that Li Shouji sensed, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately withdrew.

"I'm done."

After saying that, he put down his chopsticks and ran out.

Jiang Shanhe followed closely behind, "You eat first, I'll be back soon."

"good."

Xiaoguo nodded, and looking at Jiang Shanhe's expression, she silently mourned for three minutes for the man named Li Shouji.

…

"stop!"

Li Shouji paused, put on a wry smile, and slowly turned around, "General, what do you want me to do?"

Jiang Shanhe held his collar and came to a place some distance from the door, "Where are you going?"

Looking at the half-hearted smile on Jiang Shanhe's face, Li Shouji swallowed hard, "Go, go pick them up."

"Who?"

"You, your son." Li Shouji was stunned after saying this, "Your son?!!"

Yes, that’s the son Jiang Shanhe was talking about just now. Where did this son come from?

Li Shouji blinked hard to show his innocence. He didn't know what was going on and no one should ask him what was going on because he still had to ask the people below how they handled the matter.

Those little bastards. I treated them to drinks for nothing, but they actually got an error message. Just wait and see how I'm going to deal with them.

"Brother, don't be angry, I..."

Li Shouji was surprised by Jiang Shanhe's enthusiasm in buying things for his daughter these days. Now it turned out to be a son. He was wondering how he would deal with himself.

Just when Li Shouji was racking his brains to think of how to admit his mistake, Jiang Shanhe's words left him confused.

"You guys don't know how to do things. You didn't even figure out the twins. I only bought things for Xiaoguo and my daughter, but nothing for my son!"

Jiang Shanhe frowned, obviously dissatisfied.

"...?? Twins?"

Li Shouji blinked. Twins? Where did he get the information from?

"Forget it, forget it. Seeing how stupid you are, hurry up and go to the palace to pick up my son and take him to the Chiang Family Ancestral Hall. Don't be late."

Li Shouji was able to distinguish the primary from the secondary. He would deal with the rest later, and his priority was to pick up the young master.

He nodded and asked someone to prepare the carriage.

Jiang Shanhe watched him leave with satisfaction. He should have gone by himself, but he had a lot of things to do regarding the burial and couldn't spare the time.

Jiang Shanhe prepared his own portion of paper for burning as his son's. He originally planned to buy more, but when he learned that Xiaoguo still had some left, he only bought one portion.

Sitting in the carriage, Xiaoguo and he had nothing to say. As soon as they got into the carriage, he sat next to her with a licking face, very close to her. He completely invaded Xiaoguo's social distance.

Listening to his powerful breathing and the occasional bumping of his chest muscles on his back by the bumpy carriage made Xiaoguo feel very uncomfortable.

"By the way, you don't have your mourning clothes yet, and you need to make two tablets for your parents."

Xiaoguo couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere, so he tried to find a topic to talk about.

Jiang Shanhe nodded and assured her, saying that he had asked someone to prepare it overnight after he left the house, and now she just had to pick it up on the way.

Xiaoguo saw that he was well prepared, so he could only end the topic helplessly.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Jiang Shanhe reluctantly left Xiaoguo and got off the carriage.

Xiaoguo breathed a sigh of relief the moment he left. She hadn't dared to move just now for fear of bumping into him.

Why is Jiang Shanhe sitting so close for no reason?

Xiaoguo couldn't help blushing. She had never had close contact with a man before. When she was in school, she liked quietness, so she never joined groups. As a result, others thought she was a little withdrawn and no one was willing to get close to her. She was really embarrassed by Jiang Danhe's ambiguous touch.

Hearing the footsteps outside, Xiaoguo quickly adjusted his expression and pretended to be calm, waiting for someone to come in.