Xie Xiao said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "My brothers and I have spoken without restraint, and we have made you laugh, Lord Marquis. But since we are celebrating the New Year today, let's talk about something new. If that day ever comes, I hope that you, Lord Marquis, will give Miss Mu the freedom to choose, and also give all women in the world the freedom to choose."
Marquis Xinyang was taken aback.
Mu Sisi was taken aback.
Li Ruo was also taken aback. When she looked at Xie Xiao, he was looking over at her, and he took her hand with a light in his eyes. "This was my wife's idea first, and I think it makes a lot of sense."
Li Ruo: ...
Everyone: ...Wow, this is too much PDA!
It feels like the boss did all this tonight just for this sentence.
Li Ruo opened her eyes slightly and saw that the man in front of her had a calm and confident expression. He was no longer the boy who had left in dejection after being scolded as a bandit and slapped by his mother.
She smiled slightly at him.
This is the best New Year's gift.
Looking at Xie Xiao, Li Qing was shocked, but also felt admiration and emotion.
Marquis Xinyang was still in shock. After a while, he nodded and said, "Good."
"Father, you—" Mu Yuanyuan felt ashamed, but was silenced by a glare from the Marquis of Xinyang.
The fourth leader breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glanced at Mu Sisi, then quickly looked away, gazing gratefully at the first leader and Li Ruo, almost on the verge of tears.
His mood tonight was a rollercoaster ride.
The third leader, Xu Dafu, Lao Wang, and a few other insightful individuals felt they couldn't afford to lose to others; they might lack literary skills, but they had martial prowess.
Let those wealthy and powerful families experience firsthand how talented and accomplished these "mountain people" are, excelling in both literary and martial arts.
Xu Dafu even performed a Tiger-style boxing routine in front of the campfire, the third leader showed off his excellent swordsmanship, and Yang Huahua led the girls in a bare-handed brick-breaking demonstration, winning rounds of applause from the brothers.
Mu Yuanyuan and the group of troublemakers from the Marquis's mansion all looked very unhappy.
After the banquet, Xie Xiao and Li Qing very politely saw Marquis Xinyang and his family, as well as General Zhao and others, off.
Xu Wanting wanted to stay at Ziyang Peak tonight and didn't go with them. She also took the opportunity to report to Li Ruo about everything happening at Baiyun Peak, since she was already Li Ruo's woman.
"Master Xie not only solved some troubles for the Marquis this time, but also boosted morale. You're really amazing." Xu Wanting exclaimed sincerely, "You two are a match made in heaven."
Li Ruozhen was growing to like this woman more and more. "I think so too."
"Sister, come over here and build a snowman!" Li Yi shouted.
It was unusual for it not to rain tonight, only for heavy snow to fall. Li Ruo looked around and saw Li Yi, Old Lady Li, and her sister-in-law all building snowmen, and even Li Xingran was waving her arms and legs excitedly.
"Hey, Taoist priest, Xu Dafu, come over here too," Li Ruo said with a smile. "I have a New Year's gift for you."
"A gift? Hehe, I thought the female boss only had husbands and no brothers?" Xu Dafu said.
Li Ruo smacked him on the head, exhaling a puff of hot air, "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Wait a minute, I'll bring out a big sack."
It was too shocking to pull so many things out of his sleeve. Li Ruo went into the work point room and soon came out carrying a large sack.
"Xu Dafu, you're so talkative, you go first." Li Ruo handed him a pair of binoculars, "so you can see more clearly from the bow of the ship."
Xu Dafu had wanted one for a long time, and his square face turned into a diamond shape with a smile. "Thank you, thank you."
Next up was Grandma Li, wearing a super warm, fluffy Lei Feng hat. Grandma Li straightened up immediately after putting it on. "It's so warm, Ruo'er, did you make this?"
"As long as Grandma is happy."
Li Yi had a set of writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone because he had neglected his studies for too long, and his elder brother said he should start practicing calligraphy.
My sister-in-law brought a big bag of bird's nest and ate it with great relish, which startled Lianlizhi. She quietly asked, "Was it something you stocked up on before, or...?"
"It's from the prefect's family, so eat with confidence."
The two branches breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Wanting also had one, a jar of hand cream. She smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
"Taoist Master, oh, where is the Taoist Master?" Li Ruo looked over and saw Liao Fusheng coughing softly to the side.
That's when I noticed something was wrong with his expression. "Is your cold still not better?"
Xu Dafu laughed and said, "Oh, you finally figured it out."
"Go away, stop being so sarcastic." Li Ruo frowned. "Didn't the Taoist priest brew any medicinal soup? I remember there are still quite a few cinnamon twigs and ginger."
"I cooked them, but I gave them all to others. There have been many cases of colds in the mountains lately."
"What?" Li Ruo glared at Liao Fusheng. "You've fallen back into your old ways again? Do you really think you're some kind of bodhisattva?"
Xu Dafu said, "He gave the medicine to someone else, and then said it was you who gave it to him. Everyone says that Miss Li is a living Bodhisattva."
Li Ruo's eyes widened in surprise!
My heart skipped a beat, "You—"
Liao Fusheng tucked his head into the cloak his sister-in-law had made for him: "I'm fine, I'm almost better."
"Good my foot! He even had a fever last night," Xu Dafu said.
Xu Wanting looked at them with a questioning gaze, "Brother, were you together last night?" Oh no, her brother wouldn't...
Xu Dafu was both amused and exasperated. "Silly sister, what are you thinking? I was just concerned about my brother. Do you think it's like some woman..." His voice trailed off at the end.
In front of everyone, Li Ruo touched the Taoist priest's forehead and said, "Why is it still hot! I have some pills ready. Come with me."
Back in the work-point room, Li Ruo took out fever reducers and medicine for colds and coughs and gave them to him, saying, "Take these."
"Thank you." Liao Fusheng glanced at the medicine, silently ate it, and asked no questions.
Li Ruo calmly asked, "Why are you piling all the good deeds you've done onto me? Is it because you think my reputation isn't very good?"
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