She nodded gently, quietly watching the tall figure disappear out of the door, then slowly retracted her gaze. At this time, she found that her father was staring at the yellowing canna in the corner of the yard.
"Let me see my mother." She said softly.
"Well." Zheng Shaoqi stroked the carvings on the purple clay teapot. "She has been saying these days that it's time to buy you some autumn clothes."
Zheng Wanqing walked slowly along the familiar corridor towards her mother's residence. When passing by the study, she inadvertently saw her brother Zheng Yuheng immersed in calligraphy practice. In the study, the scent of ink filled the air, and rice paper was spread out on the desk. Zheng Yuheng stood tall and focused on waving his brush.
Zheng Wanqing took a closer look and found that he was copying the "Lingfei Jing". The ink on the white rice paper was not yet dry, emitting a faint scent of ink. His wrist was suspended, his posture was steady, and his posture seemed to retain the calmness and concentration he had learned in medical school.
"Are you willing to come back?" Zheng Yuheng put down his wolf-hair brush. The jade pendant on the brush holder cast a green shadow. There were still some ink stains on the joint of his index finger.
Zheng Wanqing deliberately put on a stern face and pretended to be angry: "Brother, do you not welcome me?"
"How dare I neglect Madam Xie." He smiled and stretched out his hand to rub her hair, a faint scent of jasmine wafting through her hair.
Zheng Wanqing quickly took two steps back and scolded, "You messed up my hair again." As she spoke, she stretched out her fingers and carefully combed the messed up ends of her hair.
"I thought you were busy in the hospital all day, but I didn't expect you to be so free today." Zheng Wanqing joked with a smile.
"It's a rare opportunity to rest, but Miss caught me." Zheng Yuheng said as he took out an exquisite brocade box from the drawer and handed it to her: "I saw this when I was in Suzhou the other day. I thought you might like it, so I brought it back for you."
Zheng Wanqing's eyes flashed with surprise, and she quickly took the brocade box and opened it. Inside the box was a box of new rouge, which was bright red and exuded an elegant fragrance.
"Thank you, brother!" Zheng Wanqing blinked playfully, looking like a lively little deer.
After chatting for a while, Zheng Wanqing seemed to suddenly remember something, and her expression suddenly became serious. She leaned closer to Zheng Yuheng and said in a low voice: "Brother, Sister Bai Xiao came to visit me yesterday."
Zheng Yuheng's expression was slightly stunned, and a complex and indistinguishable emotion flashed across his smiling eyes.
"Sister Bai Xiao teaches at Mingya Girls' High School. She... is spreading new ideas to the students." Zheng Wanqing's voice became increasingly low, as if she was afraid of being heard by others.
Zheng Yuheng frowned slightly, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "Wanqing, don't get involved in these things."
Seeing Zheng Wanqing pursed her lips and said nothing, he sighed softly, his tone full of helplessness: "Bai Xiao is a stubborn girl. I have advised her, but she simply won't listen... That's all. I will pay more attention."
"Brother, I think you should stop talking about Sister Bai Xiao. You two have exactly the same personalities. I'm really worried about you. You two obviously understand each other and like each other. You have studied abroad and seen the world, so why are you so rigid and stubborn? Anyway, I have already regarded Sister Bai Xiao as my sister-in-law." Zheng Wanqing looked at her brother with a look of disappointment on her face.
Zheng Yuheng looked at a magnolia outside the window that was about to bloom. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I will only delay her. She is suitable to teach peacefully and live a simple and stable life. She should have a man who can accompany her all the time and give her a stable life, not like me, who is busy all day and can't go home, and may face danger at any time."
"Brother, you shouldn't make decisions for Sister Bai Xiao. She knows very well what she wants most. You can't give up easily because of your own concerns." Zheng Wanqing looked at her brother with seriousness in her eyes.
Zheng Yuheng frowned slightly, with a hint of sadness in his eyes: "Her father doesn't like me. He thinks I'm too radical..."
"Brother!" Zheng Wanqing interrupted him, "Back then, in order to study medicine, you even dared to disobey our father's arrangement and resolutely went to Germany alone. As the eldest son of the Zheng family, you actually chose to work and study. Now you are afraid of Master Bai? I'm going to see mother, brother, think about it, don't miss this good opportunity."
After that, she looked at her brother deeply, turned around and left the study, leaving Zheng Yuheng alone, looking at the magnolia outside the window, lost in thought.
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