At a dock in Qingzhou.
When Shen Yu saw his mother and sister appear, the expression on his face softened instantly.
But when he saw a tall, straight and handsome figure following closely behind his sister not far away, the gentleness in his eyes suddenly became sharper.
For some reason, that figure always gave him a very familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
While he was stunned, his sister's joyful voice reached his ears: "Brother!"
He came to his senses, walked over to his mother and sister and said with a smile: "Mom, sister, you have worked hard on this journey."
As he said that, he arranged for someone to go over there to pick up their luggage.
On the way to Shen Yu's residence, the family seemed to have endless things to talk about.
"Yu'er, I haven't seen you for a while. Is everything okay recently?" The Marquis's wife asked with concern.
"Everything is fine here. How about home? Is everything okay?" Shen Yu asked.
Although they communicated with each other via letters at least once a month, most of the time they only reported good news and not bad news.
"Everything is fine at home, except that your grandmother's situation in Jiangnan is rather sudden." Madam Hou said slowly.
"Mom, there's no time to lose. Let's take a day off today and leave early tomorrow. I've already asked for leave." Shen Yu said this because he saw that they were in good condition.
"Okay, let's set off tomorrow." The Marquis's wife responded.
After finishing the business, Shen Yu looked at Shen Yao, "Sister, do you have a new guard by your side? I have never seen him before. Who is he?"
Chen Yao paused. Why did he suddenly mention her?
"Yes, they are newly recruited guards." She said evasively.
Chen Yu continued to ask, "Where is he from? Why does he look familiar to me? It feels like I've seen him somewhere before."
"He's from our place. No wonder you feel familiar with him, brother." Chen Yao said naturally.
Just as Chen Yu was about to continue asking, Madam Hou interrupted him, "Don't keep asking your sister questions. I also want to ask you, you've been serving here for so long, have you ever taken a fancy to any girl? Have you ever considered your own marriage?"
Chen Yu:......
Every time this topic comes up, Shen Yu becomes silent in an instant.
Mrs. Hou: Humph, she just knew it.
"Look at you all..." she sighed softly.
......
After arriving at Chen Yu's house, Chen Yao felt a little tired, so she went back to the room her brother arranged for her to rest.
Because it was not convenient to take a bath at the moment, she did not go to bed, but simply lay on the couch near the window with her eyes closed to rest.
Before I could close my eyes for long, I could hear noises coming from outside the room.
She didn't even need to open her eyes to know that Xichun and Yuezhu were having people move the luggage. Considering that she was resting, they didn't move all the things in.
However, she didn't really want to sleep at the moment, so she said to the door, "Just move in."
There was soon a response from outside the door, followed by the sound of the door opening and the busy sounds of people coming in and out.
Chen Yao got up from the couch and walked out of the room. She happened to see Qi Yunxiao standing in the yard with his back to her. He was slightly bent over and no one knew what he was doing. It seemed like he was... looking somewhere?
She followed his gaze and saw a hole in the corner of the wall that was slightly bigger than a fist.
Chen Yao: ???
Why is there a hole here?
Qi Yunxiao keenly sensed her approach, turned around and looked straight at her, "Are you tired? Why don't you rest in the house for a while?"
Chen Yao quickly replied that she wasn't tired, then turned her attention to the hole in the corner. "Mo Chuan, do you know what that hole is used for?"
Qi Yunxiao smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be used to make it easier for the kitten to come in and out."
Chen Yao instantly became interested, "So, my brother might have a cat here?"
Qi Yunxiao nodded, "More or less."
At this moment, a very clear meow suddenly came from the other side of the wall.
Chen Yao's eyes lit up instantly, "I'll go over and take a look now. Maybe if I'm lucky I can see a kitten running in through this small door."
As she spoke, she tiptoed towards the cave, intending to stand by and guard it for a while.
Qi Yunxiao followed her closely, with a faint smile on his face.
She is really cute.
"Shh, let me hear if I can still hear the meowing sound." Chen Yao moved closer to the wall.
Qi Yunxiao was afraid that her face would be scratched by the rough wall, so he stretched out a hand and pressed it against the wall to prevent her from accidentally touching it.
But unexpectedly, Chen Yao actually touched it gently, and what she touched was... his hand.
Qi Yunxiao's body stiffened slightly, and he suddenly felt the entire back of his hand becoming hot.
"Oops, I bumped into it accidentally." Chen Yao said embarrassedly.
Qi Yunxiao pursed his lips and said, "It's okay, don't really hit the wall."
Chen Yao responded, then began to look around the hole, ignoring Qi Yunxiao.
Qi Yunxiao stood behind her absent-mindedly, his hands slightly stiff, as if the sudden temperature had not yet subsided.
Soon, a few more meows were heard from the other side of the wall.
Chen Yao was in high spirits at the moment and didn't want to wait any longer, so she directly asked the system to start cheating: "Your host wants to play with the cat now, understand?"
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