Chapter 12
Although I avoided meeting Fu Xiu and Zhang Pianran last night, I still have to meet them today.
Liang He finished washing up early in the morning and went to the front hall.
As Mrs. Fu's only daughter and the youngest child, Fu Xiu was naturally loved more. So she turned a blind eye to Fu Xiu's previous bullying of Liu Xiaoxiao.
When Liang He arrived at the front hall, he saw Fu Jinwan already seated. Seeing a seat next to her, he went over and sat next to her. Maintaining a good relationship with the hostess was also very important.
Fu Jinwan sat in her seat and watched Liang He rush to get closer to her. Thinking she was scared, she held Liang He's hand and whispered to her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Whenever her aunt returned home, she would ridicule Fu Jinchu. Although it wasn't as terrible as being beaten, verbal attacks were still unpleasant. She would always see Fu Jinchu hiding in her room and crying secretly after Fu Xiu said a few unpleasant words to her.
Liang He looked at the pair of slender hands holding her, and felt secretly happy that Fu Jinwan was not so repulsive to her.
"Yeah." Liang He replied to Fu Jinwan with a smile.
Sure enough, the self-torture tactic is dangerous but effective.
After a while, Mrs. Fu came over with her arm around a woman, talking and laughing. Behind the woman was a beautiful woman.
"Mom, I've missed you so much these days and look forward to going home soon every day. Along the way, Pianran also brought some things for you, your grandmother, and these sisters." Fu Xiu acted coquettishly to Old Lady Fu and called the woman beside her to walk to Old Lady Fu.
"Grandma, this is a kind of calming incense. Pianran heard from my mother that grandma has headaches from time to time and usually sleeps uneasily, so I brought some here for grandma." Zhang Pianran handed the calming incense in her hand to Mrs. Fu.
Mrs. Fu looked at the calming incense and smiled even more happily. She continued to exaggerate her filial piety.
The group came to the front hall. The other people from the Fu family were only Fu Changzheng and the two older brothers. One was going to court, and the other two were outside the yamen. They had all arrived at the front hall.
Yuan Jing, Li Junlian and others met Mrs. Fu and her group, so they all came over together.
"Greetings to grandma." Fu Jinwan and Liang He said in unison.
"Greetings to my aunt." Liang He walked up to Fu Xiu and greeted her.
Liang He learned that the aunt of the Fu family did not like her original self. Fu Jinchu was timid before, and every time Fu Xiu came, she wanted to hide. It was always Fu Jinwan who brought her to see Fu Xiu.
"This is Jin Chu, she has grown up so much." Fu Xiu looked at the face that looked very similar to Liu Xiaoxiao, and couldn't help but think of her brother's concubine. So what if she only had a face? She was born by a mother but not raised by her. She was adopted by Yuan Jing, which really elevated the status of this concubine's daughter.
Fu Xiu had always believed that Liu Xiaoxiao had schemingly seduced Fu Changzheng, just as Li Junlian had said, "Beauty brings disaster, but fate is short." Indeed, her fate wasn't strong enough.
"Yes, this is Jinchu." Yuan Jing watched Liang He take the initiative to talk to Fu Xiu and couldn't help but feel a little worried. This sister-in-law was too hostile to Xiaochu.
"Jinchu has grown up and become more and more beautiful. I wonder if there is a promising family for her? I know several unmarried men here. Their families are similar to Jinchu's maternal grandfather's. They are all in business, so they are a good match." As soon as Fu Xiu finished speaking, Mrs. Fu's face showed some disapproval, but she did not stop her.
Although Fu Changzheng was the Minister of Revenue, the Ministry had recently been experiencing financial difficulties. In order to curry favor with the Second Prince, Fu Changzheng had given him a large sum of money. If the Emperor investigated, he would be sentenced to imprisonment and beheading.
The families Fu Xiu mentioned were all sons of the richest people in various places outside the capital. If they were really looking for someone to marry, Fu Jinchu would undoubtedly be the best choice.
Jun Lian said that her brother was planning to make her his concubine, so Fu Jinxi could be considered a legitimate daughter.
Liang He felt that this was a bit harsh. It wasn't necessary for her aunt to decide who she married, right?
"Aunt is right. Jinchu's marriage is entirely up to mother."
"It's okay, Xiuxiu, Jinchu's marriage will be handled by Yuanjing. You should worry about Pianran." Old Mrs. Fu was helped to sit down.
"Yes, mother." Fu Xiu sat down next to Old Madam Fu.
Her purpose in coming this time was to find a royal relative for Pianran. For this flower show, she had to help Pianran dress up beautifully, to outdo the granddaughter of the Fu family and the women from the capital.
Fu Xiu thought that her daughter had been favored by a certain prince, and she was happily thinking about her dream of having a son-in-law. She finally felt proud.
Because he was in a good mood, or perhaps he was busy helping his daughter to stand out at the flower show, he did not bother Fu Jinchu too much, and he also spoke less bad words to Fu Jinchu.
After breakfast, Liang He returned to his own garden and walked around to help digest the food.
Fu Jinwan, who was hiding outside, watched Liang He walking around in the yard without crying as usual, and felt inexplicably relieved.
While he was sighing, Liang He heard the system's prompt and discovered Fu Jiajinwan.
"Why is Wanwan here? Why are you standing here?" Liang He asked in pretended surprise.
System: You’re asking even though you already know the answer.
Liang He: Then I can’t say that it was you who said she was here, right?
“Just passing by here and seeing you” Are you crying…
"Let's see how your handwriting is doing." Fu Jinwan casually made up the story.
"Sure. How about coming with me into the house every night and seeing how my handwriting is doing?" Liang He joked without arguing.
Unexpectedly, Fu Jinwan agreed.
Liang He walked to the front of the house, pushed open the door, made a "please" gesture to Fu Jinwan, and let Fu Jinwan look at him for a few seconds.
Fu Jinwan sat down at the wooden table and took a look. Liang He wrote the three characters "Fu Jinwan" in large letters beside her.
"Not bad." Fu Jinwan praised.
They say a person's handwriting reflects his character. It's not entirely true, but it's not entirely false either. This calligraphy is majestic and lively. It seems like Fu Jinchu isn't the same Fu Fu Jinchu he used to be. Could it be... like him, reborn?
Fu Jinwan looked at Liang He, who was still writing diligently, and for a moment she felt that if she were reborn, some of her personality traits would still be with her. But if she wasn't reborn, then who was she? Who else could she be?
Fu Jinwan boldly speculated on various possibilities. She thought about Liang He's recent behavior. She'd taken the initiative to talk to her, blocked her out of the soup, and then there was that conversation with her mother, asking her mother to see a doctor. No wonder she always felt there was something else going on. If that was the case, wouldn't Fu Jinchu be harmful to them?
She thought about it for a long time. Liang He called out several times, but there was no response.
"Wanwan?"
"Wanwan?"
"younger sister?"
Liang He called out twice, but Fu Jinwan didn't respond. She did respond with the last word "sister".
"Who is your sister?" Fu Jinwan answered what was on his mind.
"You. Although there is not much difference in age between us, we are still sisters even though we are one year apart." Liang He thought that she didn't want to have anything to do with her because of Yuan Jing's matter, so he said it jokingly.
But Liang He didn't know that Fu Jinwan's psychological defense towards Liang He suddenly lowered because of the word "sister".
Liang He looked at Fu Jinwan who was still in a daze with a smile, which made Fu Jinwan feel a little embarrassed. He was also afraid that Liang He would notice something, so he quickly turned around and saw the post written by Zhao Fangyu.
"Who wrote this?" Fu Jinwan saw the signature: Zhao Fangyu, the second son of the Zhao family.
Fu Jinwan looked up and saw Liang He with an indifferent expression, and felt that there was no hope for this young master of the Zhao family.
Then he asked, "Can I see what's written here?" Fu Jinwan held the post in one hand and pointed at it with the other.
"Okay." It's not a secret, Liang He thought.
"Young Master Zhao wants to go boating with you? I'm afraid it's not just boating?" If the second young master of the Zhao family is a good man, it might not be a bad idea.
What her aunt said today was a bit harsh. Jinchu, the daughter of a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, would never marry a businessman. But what if her father's position was in jeopardy? Fu Jinwan remembered what Lu Xiuyuan had told her: her father had embezzled a lot of money to curry favor with the Second Prince, and marrying into a businessman could alleviate the crisis.
"I think it's just boating." Liang He looked at the post, then looked into Fu Jinwan's eyes and answered.
"It's obvious that Second Young Master Zhao wrote this because he is interested in you. Otherwise, is he really just inviting you to go boating on the lake?" Fu Jin arrived late because he wanted to bring Zhao Fang and Liang He together.
She was more or less aware that Fu Jinchu liked Song Ji. However, if she wasn't Fu Jinchu, she might not like him.
"I already have someone I love." Liang He said to Fu Jinwan seriously.
Fu Jinwan was stunned, and the guess in his heart became a little uncertain again.
Liang He then added, "I've liked you for a long time." Indeed, Fu Jinchu has liked Song Ji for a long time, about three years.
What Fu Jinwan thought was a long time was her previous life. If she was really the reincarnated Fu Jinchu, she didn't know what to do.
"Really?" Fu Jinwan replied.
"Yes." Liang He felt that Fu Jinwan was acting strangely today. Was he doubting her? Suspecting that she was also reborn?
Thinking of this, Liang He wanted to take advantage of the situation.
"I like him for two lifetimes."
She didn't know that she liked him, really liked him for two lifetimes.
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