"If Pan'er likes to stay in my second brother's yard, let her stay there. I don't have time to look after her." Lei Ting stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows.
Liu Gui responded in a low voice again.
Lei Ting only has one daughter, Lei Pan'er, but the two of them aren't particularly close. The head of the Lei family has too many things to do every day, and even if he weren't busy, taking care of his daughter isn't something he can do.
So compared to her always serious father Lei Ting, Lei Pan'er has a closer relationship with her second uncle Lei Zhen, who is willing to play with her.
Although Lei Zhen has a cheerful personality, he is a very careful young man. After Mrs. Lei passed away, he took his niece in and took care of her personally. He was much more competent than her biological father Lei Ting.
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When Ren Yaoqi's carriage arrived at Tanji, it was exactly 9:00 PM. Because she had received a sudden message from Ren Yaohua, she was a little late in setting off.
Xiao Jinglin's maid, Hongying, had been waiting at the door since she had been told to. As soon as Ren Yaoqi's carriage arrived, she led the driver through the side alley and into the back door of the restaurant.
Although the etiquette in Yanbei is not as strict as that in Kyoto, it is common for women in the inner court to go to restaurants and shops when traveling. However, they will only go through the door specially prepared for women to separate themselves from the male guests in the front hall.
However, it was clear that Tan's Restaurant was not accepting outsiders today. When Ren Yaoqi was led by Hongying to the private room on the second floor, he didn't see anyone along the way, not even a waiter.
This private room is very spacious and is divided into a front hall and a back hall. When Ren Yaoqi entered, he thought that such an ostentatious layout was not like Xiao Jinglin's style.
Sure enough, when he walked into the back hall, Ren Yaoqi saw Xiao Jinglin and Xiao Jingxi, brother and sister, sitting at the eight-immortal table in the middle of the room playing chess.
Xiao Jingxi seems to like playing chess very much, and every time I meet him, I can't help but see a chessboard.
As for why Ren Yaoqi thought it was Xiao Jingxi who liked playing chess instead of Xiao Jinglin, it was because Xiao Jinglin was sitting there with a frown on his face, so tight that a fly could be pinched to death between his brows.
Xiao Jingxi, who was sitting opposite her, had a smile on his face. Although he had the temperament and appearance of a fairy, Ren Yaoqi could still see a bit of the evil taste of a cat watching a mouse struggling under its claws.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi walk in, Xiao Jinglin's eyes lit up, and then he threw the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard with an expressionless face and seemingly nonchalant. Then, the neatly-made chess piece with more black pieces than white pieces was instantly smashed beyond recognition.
Xiao Jingxi's forehead jumped, but he still nodded and greeted Ren Yaoqi with a perfect smile.
Ren Yaoqi suddenly felt that being a legitimate immortal was actually quite tiring.
Ren Yaoqi pretended not to see anything and walked forward to greet the brother and sister, then was pulled by Xiao Jinglin to sit beside him.
"The game is not over yet." Xiao Jingxi slowly reached out to reset the chessboard. Even though all the chess pieces were out of place, the second young master Xiao was able to restore them exactly.
Xiao Jinglin frowned and was silent for a moment. Then, without saying anything, he grabbed the chess pieces on the board and stuffed them into the chess pot beside him, without distinguishing between black and white. Then, he handed the whole pot to Hongying with an expressionless face: "Bury it."
Xiao Jingxi: "..."
Ren Yaoqi silently turned his head and admired the pair of beauty vases by the wall.
In the end, the chess pieces were rescued because the chess set was a private collection brought by the second young master Xiao.
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