Chapter 320 321. Aunt Seven
"Ma'am, please slow down." Just as they were getting restless, a voice came from outside the door.
Gu Lehuan jumped to his feet, and stood there quietly with his head lowered.
"I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Jin Qianqian knew that it was all her fault that she had made others wait here for such a long time, so she started by apologizing.
He went straight to the main seat and sat down, "You must be Miss Xu's family, sit down and talk."
Gu Lehuan thought the voice sounded familiar, but he didn't have the courage to stare at the lady. He lowered his head and whispered, "My cousin Xu promised the lady that she would send it to you once she found a manor. It just so happened that she found a small manor nearby these days. It's inconvenient for her to go out now, so she asked Xiao to go there."
Jin Qianqian casually asked with concern, "Miss Xu, is there anything wrong?"
Gu Lehuan was thinking about whether or not to tell Xu Nuo the truth about his current situation, but he didn't expect to find some familiar faces when he looked up.
"Seventh Aunt," Gu Lehuan blurted out, but frightened Sanhua beside him, and quickly reached out to pull him, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Jin Qianqian squinted her eyes and looked at Gu Lehuan. Although everyone was covered in dust and dirt when they fled, in the original body's memory, Gu Lehuan still vaguely looked like he did when he was a child.
"Le Huan?" Jin Qianqian called out tentatively.
Gu Lehuan jumped up immediately, "Aunt Qi, it's really you. You were afraid that I had made a mistake."
The Aunt Seventh in front of him looked completely different from the previous Aunt Seventh. Not only was her face much rounder, but her aura was also very imposing. If she walked on the street, he would definitely not dare to recognize her. At most, he would think that she looked similar.
Jin Qianqian wailed silently in her heart. Her luck was really bad. How come she ran into Gu Wenheng's lost family? Who would be next? At this time, she still did not forget to make fun of herself.
Sanhua didn't expect that Gu Lehuan would be familiar with the official's wife, and from the way she addressed her, she guessed that they were really a family.
She didn't dare to reach out to stop him again, but just stared at Gu Lehuan with a complicated expression, thinking that he was just lucky and was able to get a job by hooking up with the lady. It seemed that this guy was going to make a comeback.
Jin Qianqian stood up and walked over, looking at Gu Lehuan carefully. "You are taller and stronger than in previous years. How have you been these years? Have you been with your parents?"
"We were all together, but when we arrived in Beijing, we had used up all the money we had with us, so we could only do odd jobs here and there to make a living."
Jin Qianqian took a curious look at his clothes and the girl behind him, "Is this Miss Xu really your cousin?"
In the original body's impression, the second sister-in-law should not have a distant cousin in Beijing.
When Gu Lehuan saw that his lie was exposed, he scratched his hair shyly and said, "This is a long story. By the way, where is my seventh uncle?"
Jin Qianqian did not hide it, "Your seventh uncle is in the Hanlin Academy right now, and he should be back later. If he sees you, he will probably be surprised."
Jin Qianqian could imagine Gu Wenheng's expression at that time. He would probably be more frightened than surprised.
I finally settled down the brothers at home, but then my second brother and his family showed up, and I had another headache.
Gu Lehuan was unaware of her psychological activities and still remembered his promise to Xu Nuo. He took the contract that had been on the table and said, "Aunt Qi, this is the manor that Mr. Xu found. Do you need it?"
Jin Qianqian took it and took a look. Xu Nuo had left a note on it, fearing that the two of them might not be able to explain it clearly. The location of the manor, how many fertile fields, how many mountains, were all clearly marked.
Jin Qianqian handed the contract to Butler Fu beside her and said, "Take some time to deal with this matter, and visit the manor while you're at it."
Jiang Zhongfu took the contract respectfully, glanced at Gu Lehuan curiously, and memorized this man's face in his mind. This was the young master of the mansion.
As they were talking, Gu Wenheng also walked in the gate.
Xu Dawang, who was standing guard at the second door, hurried over and repeated what Jin Qianqian had said, "Madam is still in the side hall."
Gu Wenheng rubbed his face, thinking he could have a good rest, but who knew he would get into trouble again?
He turned around and walked straight towards the side hall in the front yard. What was going on?
Gu Wenheng had just returned home and was still in his official uniform. When Gu Lehuan saw him at first glance, he was so scared that he almost lost his feet.
He carefully looked at this Uncle Seventh who was completely different from his impression, and greeted him with a trembling voice, "Uncle Seventh?"
"Seeing that you are all fine, your grandparents are relieved. Where is your family now?" Gu Wenheng had been through a whole day and was already very tired. He walked over and sat down in his seat, asking in a cold voice.
Gu Lehuan still hasn't recovered from the surprise of his uncle being the top scholar. Now that he sees him in his official uniform, he is even more nervous. "He rented a small house by the moat and makes a living by doing odd jobs, but the family is doing well."
He was just about to be sold as a son-in-law, so he didn't dare say anything about the rest.
"Since we all know the place, bring your parents over tomorrow afternoon so that the whole family can get together." Gu Wenheng made the decision and set the time. He really didn't feel like bothering with them today.
Jin Qianqian also noticed the fatigue in his eyes, and said to Gu Lehuan with a smile, "Your seventh uncle has been busy these days, and seeing how tired he looks, let's make an appointment. Ask your parents to come over tomorrow, and then the two brothers can catch up."
Gu Lehuan also had his own standards in his heart. His seventh uncle and seventh aunt spoke in a somewhat unfamiliar manner. They did not mention a single word from beginning to end, asking them to move in.
But he could also understand it. After all, they were brothers who had separated from their families, so it was impossible for them to have the audacity to live here.
Being able to recognize this relationship and knowing that his grandparents and everyone else at home are safe and sound is the best news he has received in recent times.
He was so excited that he even thought about rushing home to tell his family the good news.
Gu Lejia stood up quickly and said, "Since I know that my uncle and aunt live here, I will bring my parents to visit them tomorrow and will not disturb Uncle Qi's rest."
Jin Qianqian likes people who are perceptive, so she called housekeeper Lai Fu and asked him to prepare a gift for the Le family. From the conversations she had with Le Huan before, Jin Qianqian could guess that their current life was not very satisfactory.
After sending the people away, Gu Wenheng leaned his head on Jin Qianqian's shoulder and hugged her waist tightly with both hands, "Let me lean on you for a while, I'm so tired that I don't want to move."
If I had known this earlier, I would have been lazy. As soon as I arrived at the Hanlin Academy, I was summoned to the palace, and I was faced with another afternoon of crunching numbers.
(End of this chapter)
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