Chapter 56
She always felt that Fu Xunzhou's eyes were strange recently.
Xiao Yue vaguely understood what Cheng Min meant. The house should be okay, but he wanted to find the best one for Su Xiaoxiao.
"It's okay. I'll find an inn tonight. I can't stay at your place forever." Su Xiaoxiao first told Cheng Min about the accommodation issue, then looked at Xiao Yue and said hesitantly: "I won't go back if they don't agree to cancel the marriage. In fact, I... I really want to come to my sister's store to help, but I'm clumsy, so forget it."
Before Xiao Yue could speak, Fang Sanhong laughed.
"Such a clever little girl, how can she be clumsy? Right, Xiaoyue?"
Xiao Yue understood what she meant and smiled: "I've only been away from home for two days, why are you the only one denying yourself? I didn't even ask you to come and help me?"
"Ah?" Su Xiaoxiao was stunned: "I, I, Sister Xiao, you mean I can..."
Xiao Yue nodded: "How do you know you can't do it if you haven't tried it? I've been thinking about recruiting people to help these days. Since you have this idea, I believe you can do it."
The little girl has been denying herself a lot during the days she has been away from home, and this is when she needs encouragement.
Why be stingy?
Besides, Xiao Yue was indeed thinking about this problem, so instead of spending time looking for someone who didn't know the details, it would be better to find someone who came to the store every day and already knew something about it.
Su Xiaoxiao was stunned, and then she felt a surge of excitement in her heart.
"Great!" Cheng Min came back to his senses and looked at her with a smile: "Yesterday you were still worried about what to do next, but now you have a way to make money on your own? Madam Xiao believes in you so much, I... also think it's okay."
He wanted to say, I believe in you too, you have done a great job these days.
But when the words came to his lips, Cheng Min didn't dare to say them.
Fang Sanhong curled her lips when she saw this and moved closer to Su Xiaoxiao: "Well, you don't have to look for an inn anymore. Just stay at my place first. I have a room available!"
"OK!"
Su Xiaoxiao finally felt it was real and agreed with a smile, finally returning to her previous state.
The second half of the meal was very enjoyable for both the host and the guests, and everyone felt comfortable.
As the sky gradually darkened, Fang Sanhong helped Xiao Yue to pack up, then supported Su Xiaoxiao as they said goodbye and left.
Cheng Min walked them for a while and whispered a few words to Su Xiaoxiao.
Seeing this, Xiao Yue stopped seeing him off and turned to look at the man who followed him: "It's getting late, you should go back soon."
"good."
Fu Xunzhou stood in the narrow alley and looked at her. The moonlight was shining behind him, casting a silver glow on the edge of his clothes. His profile also seemed to be favored by the moonlight, clear and gentle.
Xiao Yue walked with him to Yanting Bridge, watched him get on the carriage and leave, and stood in the yard for a long time without moving.
She always felt that Fu Xunzhou's eyes were strange recently, but she couldn't tell why.
Xiao Yue inadvertently glanced at the moonlight shining through the tree branches in the courtyard, and recalled Fu Xunzhou's appearance just now...
There is a bit of similarity, like the gentle moonlight shining on the body.
In the carriage.
Fu Xunzhou lifted a corner of the car curtain with one hand and did not put it down until Xiao Yue could no longer be seen. He then spoke in a flat voice.
“You and Sungmin mentioned the waterwheel today?”
There was no one else in the carriage except Duan Lin, so the question was naturally directed at him. He thought for a few seconds before answering.
"Didn't I come to Liuyun City to take over the work two months in advance? At that time, I saw Cheng Min often coming to Liu Kang with many drawings that were useful for water conservancy construction, but they were all rejected by Liu Kang. However..."
Duan Lin looked subtle, and continued, "Liu Kang looked down on him on the surface, but he actually used him secretly. Later, it seemed that the truth was revealed, and Cheng Min asked for an explanation but to no avail. He has not come since the middle of last year, and instead took those drawings to seek cooperation with the school."
The school in Liuyun City is neither big nor small, but it pays special attention to its students. Now, it has added a lot of convenient facilities, which I think is all the work of Cheng Min.
Unfortunately, he was just a bastard, and he never came forward to say that those were his masterpieces, so many things were kept secret.
After all, the Cheng family was in turmoil. If Cheng Min overshadowed his elder brother, he would have been ordered to quit his job long ago.
Duan Lin had just arrived last year and was busy with his work. Plus, he didn't know Cheng Min well, so he didn't intervene much.
It was not until later when he heard about the construction of the school and heard Cheng Min's words today that he remembered who this person was.
After hearing this, Fu Xunzhou's face did not show much change. After the carriage had been moving for a while, he asked, "Are those blueprints still in the mansion?"
"He failed to get it back, so it must be there." Duan Lin vaguely realized something.
Fu Xunzhou nodded: "Go back and look for it."
"yes."
Duan Lin understood it and decided to go back and show it to Fu Xunzhou. Perhaps it might be possible to use it again.
There was actually a follow-up to the last investigation into Li Ji and Mr. Zheng, which was that a lot of government officials were involved in this matter.
Duan Lin has been cleaning out these people recently. If you don’t know, there are a lot fewer of them now.
These positions naturally need to be filled, so now is the time when talent is needed.
The young master is not Liu Kang, the former city lord who only talks but does nothing. If the blueprint is useful, Cheng Min will naturally be able to completely break away from the Cheng family.
After all, even a blind person could see what kind of atmosphere existed between him and Su Xiaoxiao. As for why he didn't expose it, it was not only because Su Xiaoxiao was confused, but also because Cheng Min put pressure on himself...
Duan Lin sighed.
If these two get together by then, I wonder when Young Master and Madam Xiao will make it official?
But Madam Xiao is so busy with her career, really...
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The air was filled with mist. Xiao Yue washed up, changed into underwear, and poured out the water in the room.
“Meow…”
Hearing a cat's meow, Xiao Yue paused and looked in the direction of the sound.
At the back door, a familiar little orange boy was squatting there. When he saw her looking at him, he meowed again.
Unlike before, the voice sounded particularly aggrieved and resentful.
Xiao Yue put down the basin in his hand and walked over tentatively. Seeing that Xiaoju did not run away, he was surprised.
Speaking of which, she seemed to have not seen Xiaoju since the summer series started, but the food she prepared for it every day would be empty the next day, which meant that Xiaoju came to eat.
What happened today?
Xiao Yue was a little confused. It sounded so aggrieved. Could it be that it was not full, so it came to find him?
Just as she was thinking about it, Xiaoju came over and jumped past her legs, then looked back at her from a distance.
"Meow."
Xiao Yuefu came to his mind and followed it for a few steps.
Xiaoju took the lead to the kitchen and looked back at her again.
Xiao Yue continued to follow it, only to see it scratching at the door of the front room, then looking up and barking at her.
Now Xiao Yue had nothing to understand, so he opened the door and went into the yard.
Before, she placed the special plate for Xiaoju on the farthest table. Later, when there were more people, she placed it on the tree, which provided a perfect spot for Xiaoju to stand and eat.
Xiao Yue walked over and saw that the plate had disappeared. He lowered his head and saw broken pieces of the plate on the ground. There was a small amount of minced meat mixed in with the broken pieces, and the rest had been eaten.
"So the plate fell?"
Xiao Yue laughed and looked at the little orange that had jumped onto the branch. It was looking at him quietly.
"Okay." Xiao Yue realized: "I won't put it here anymore. How about... putting it in the backyard?"
Of course, she was just talking to herself. How could a cat like Xiaoju possibly answer her?
Xiao Yue just thought that since Xiaoju dared to come to her now, it meant that she was no longer vigilant and afraid. So in order to prevent the incident of plates falling to the ground and breaking from happening again, she made this happy decision.
While thinking, Xiao Yue returned to the kitchen.
"Meow?"
Xiaoju tilted his head, jumped down from the tree and followed her.
Xiao Yue closed the door, took out a new plate, put a few pieces of meat on it, added some water, and took it to the backyard.
She looked around and put the plate in a corner where she would not be disturbed.
"Okay, you can eat here from now on!"
"Meow……"
Xiao Yue felt no guilt at all. He put the plate down and moved a little further away, watching Xiaoju slowly walk over.
I saw it sniff, its beard moved a little, then it lowered its head and started eating, making a slight purring sound.
Xiao Yue smiled and simply squatted down to watch it eat. But as she watched, her expression changed.
Wait a minute, why is there blood on Xiaoju?
Xiao Yue frowned and looked at it carefully. He soon saw a wound about the length of an index finger on its hind leg, and the surrounding fur was stained with blood.
This is... being expelled? Or was it an injury from a fight with other cats?
Xiao Yue frowned, glanced at Xiaoju who was eating seriously, and quietly moved closer.
Stray cats usually have no food to eat, so it is inevitable that they will get injured in their attempt to survive.
But Xiao Yue felt distressed, so he held his breath and got closer and closer, tentatively reaching out to touch Xiaoju.
“Woo…”
Xiaoju let out a low growl, but did not resist.
Seeing this, Xiao Yue moved her hand to its head. The fur felt soft but a little tangled, but that didn't stop her eyes from lighting up. She gently scratched Xiaoju's forehead.
Xiaoju didn't growl again and let her touch him.
There's hope!
A smile appeared in Xiao Yue's eyes. He scratched his forehead for a while, moved his hand to the wound, and gently pulled aside the fur to check it.
He was injured indeed!
For a moment, Xiao Yue's face showed the joy of being able to touch the little orange and the heartache for its injury.
The wound wasn't deep and the bleeding had stopped, but it was definitely unbearable for a kitten.
There is no medicine at home...
Just as she was thinking about it, the hair under Xiao Yue's hand moved, and before she could react, the touch on her hand disappeared instantly.
"Meow!"
Xiaoju ran to the yard, licking his tongue, looking at her as if he was full.
Xiao Yue was stunned and looked at the plate. Sure enough, he had finished eating.
So it seems that you are the one who is soft-hearted and will only let others touch your food after you have eaten it?
"Meow~"
Xiaoju jumped to the top of the wall, looked down at her, and disappeared immediately.
"……?"
Xiao Yue was dumbfounded. Thinking back to its wound and then to how fast it ran away without looking back, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment.
Never mind, it seems like everything will be fine for now.
Xiao Yue decided to wait until tomorrow to find some medicine. If Xiaoju came and touched her, she would take the opportunity to bandage it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue returned to the room, lay on the bed and smiled foolishly.
Now that he's been touched this time, it shouldn't be long before he's stroking me up and down with both hands!
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