On the morning of the sixth day of the first lunar month, Xiao Hechuan washed up and had breakfast, then went out with an umbrella to attend the poetry reading at the Xie family.
It was drizzling in the morning. He was wearing a blue-gray gown, his hair half-tied up with a headband of the same color, and he was holding a plain umbrella. He stood under the eaves, like a painting, like a flower on a high mountain, independent of the world. Although he was temporarily in a quagmire, his roots and leaves were always straight, and he was unstained by the mud.
Jiang Sui saw him out, and Xiao Hechuan tucked a strand of hair that was messed up by the wind on her forehead behind her head.
"Wait for me to come back. It's cold outside. Go back quickly!"
At this moment, the two of them are just like an ordinary loving couple getting along, contented and happy.
Jiang Sui watched his figure disappear at the entrance of the alley before turning back.
Xiao's mother asked her where Xiao Hechuan had gone so early in the morning. Jiang Sui made up an excuse to evade the question, because Xiao Hechuan didn't want them to know. He needed a large sum of money to go to school, and his family would definitely save money to support him alone, and he didn't want that.
And he has enough strength to earn it himself!
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The Xie family poetry meeting was held as scheduled. When Xiao Hechuan arrived, many carriages had already been parked by the lake, and people were getting off them one after another.
Today's rainy atmosphere is quite suitable for writing poetry. The raindrops hit the lake, creating ripples.
Yesterday, Xiao Hechuan's name became known to everyone because of a poem he wrote. Most of the people who came to the poetry meeting today wanted to see his strength.
Especially those talented men and women who could attend the poetry meetings without any entry requirements, all wanted to see his true face.
Yesterday, after returning home, many maids and servants talked about Xiao Hechuan with their masters. Some talented women heard that she had an extraordinary temperament and excellent looks, so even if it wasn't for the poetry meeting, they also wanted to come and see him.
Sure enough, as soon as he appeared, someone noticed him immediately.
"Look, it's Xiao Hechuan!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at him. There were several socialites present who came from good family backgrounds, and they all blushed when they saw Xiao Hechuan for the first time.
He is really... so handsome!
He had a face that men envied and women were obsessed with.
The scene was polarized, and those young masters were all dissatisfied with Xiao Hechuan. Xiao Hechuan didn't take it seriously. He put away his umbrella and prepared to enter the boat. At this time, Su Yanqing happened to arrive and called Xiao Hechuan from behind.
"Hechuan, stay, wait for me!"
Su Yanqing is also a popular man. Many socialites and rich girls in Jeju want to marry him. He is powerful, talented, and has a good appearance. Who wouldn't want to marry him?
Now, he called Xiao Hechuan so affectionately in public, and everyone knew that Xiao Hechuan had such a backer.
Because of Su Yanqing, some people no longer dared to show their dissatisfaction on their faces.
Xiao Hechuan deliberately waited for Su Yanqing for a while, waiting for him to enter the banquet hall of the boat together.
All the servants on the boat knew Su Yanqing, and they had a fixed seat for him. Xiao Hechuan took out his own nanmu card and was able to sit in the elegant seat upstairs with Su Yanqing.
"He is my best friend. Please arrange a seat for him next to me."
Su Yanqing said to the waiter who was welcoming guests, and took out a piece of silver and gave it to him as a reward.
The servant boy received the silver and couldn't hide his happiness on his face. He immediately agreed to arrange for Xiao Hechuan to be next to Su Yanqing.
At this time, many people had come to the banquet hall, and several people had also come to the private seats upstairs. In one of the more remote seats, a beaded curtain was deliberately lowered to cover it. A woman could be vaguely seen sitting behind, but her face could not be seen clearly.
As soon as the two appeared, people in the banquet hall looked over frequently, and were all very surprised. Why did Xiao Hechuan know the second son of the Su family from Tongji Charity Hall? The two came together and seemed to have a very good relationship.
Everyone took the initiative to greet Su Yanqing with a gentleman's greeting, and Su Yanqing politely smiled back.
Upstairs, the maid beside Ye Shu told her that Xiao Hechuan appeared with Su Yanqing, so Ye Shu asked the maid to lift a corner of the bead curtain so that she could see who they were.
From her angle, she could see Su Yanqing and Xiao Hechuan going upstairs, one in front and one behind. Su Yanqing would turn back from time to time and say something to him.
Although the distance was a bit far, Ye Shu still recognized at a glance that the man in the plain blue shirt was the one who ignored her on the street that day.
Seeing her, Ye Shu felt a little angry, but also a little happy. She didn't know what kind of evil taste it was.
Today she wanted to see why he was so arrogant.
As for Su Yanqing, when she saw him at the age of 18, she was amazed for a long time and even thought about marrying him. But unfortunately, the Su family was very powerful and in her situation, the Su family would not look down on her. She had to be self-aware.
Ye Shu, a typical and pathological face-obsessed person!
Xiao Hechuan seemed to feel that someone was looking at him. He was very familiar with this gaze. He could accurately find the owner of the gaze as soon as he turned around.
Her eyes were always full of a desire for control, frivolity, and disdain. That feeling of wanting to win made him physically uncomfortable.
He knew who it was without even having to think about it.
In mid-air, he and Ye Shu looked at each other for just two seconds, and some memories that made him extremely disgusted came to his mind.
The servant led them to the private room on the second floor, which was exactly opposite to where Ye Shu was.
Xiao Hechuan sat down expressionlessly. The bead curtain opposite him had been lowered, but the man's gaze never stopped.
In the previous life, Xiao Hechuan had too many entanglements with her, and he hated her!
At that time, he went through numerous hardships to bring Lanlan to Jeju Prefecture. Because Lanlan's leg injury was not properly treated, she had to sleep in the open air all the way, which resulted in her becoming seriously ill. She became almost unrecognizable and had a fever until she was dying.
That day, Ye Shu distributed porridge at the city gate as usual. Xiao Hechuan didn't care about anything else. He gave up his face and dignity and asked Ye Shu for another bowl of porridge, begging her to save his sister.
He clearly remembered Ye Shu's eyes at that time. She was sitting in a wheelchair, but still had a condescending attitude. She looked him up and down with her eyes. That look was very frivolous. It was the first time he saw frivolity on a woman's face.
At that time, she just calmly ordered the servants to fetch some water for washing his face, asked him to wash his face first, and then asked him to change into clean clothes.
He didn't understand at the time, but for Lanlan, he did it anyway.
After he was refreshed, Ye Shu looked at him with great satisfaction. She asked him his name, where he came from, who else was in his family, and found out everything.
Xiao Hechuan told her that he only had a short-legged sister left and was in a hurry to save her life, as all his family members had been killed in the earthquake.
Upon hearing this, Ye Shu showed a look of regret and heartache. Only later did he realize what a disgusting person she was.
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