Chen Li felt her heart warm, raised her eyes and looked at him, and asked word by word: "Pei Yu, what do you like about me?"
Pei Yu also restrained the smile on his face to avoid Ali thinking he was frivolous.
He had thought about this question and asked himself many times in his heart, but he couldn't explain it clearly.
Perhaps it was because she left a good impression on him when she saved him at the beginning; or perhaps it was because when they met in the bamboo forest, the girl turned around and ran away without hesitation.
He himself didn't know exactly when the girl in front of him caught his eyes and entered his heart.
"A-Li, who can truly explain the meaning of love? If you're in love, you're in love. Do you need a reason?"
Chen Li stared into his eyes, seeing his seriousness, and was also a little surprised by what he said.
Indeed, love is a matter that has never been traced.
But I said I like it, while he used the word... love!
But he climbed up the pole quickly, taking the opportunity to express his feelings.
Chen Li didn't answer him. She put the cool seal in her hand into the box, raised her hand to close the wooden box, and directly ordered him to leave.
"I have something else to do, so I won't entertain you."
Pei Yu didn't hesitate and got up to leave. When he opened the door, he turned around and said, "By the way, Ah Li, I live next to your house on Chunhui Road."
Then he went out and closed the door considerately.
Chen Li: Who asked where he lived?
After sitting in the room for a while, he carried the box back to Daohua Village.
I didn't go to the store the next day. I sat at home and chatted with my family. In the afternoon, I heard someone report that Magistrate Su had arrived.
The whole family was a little stunned. What had they done that the prefect came in person?
"Mom and Dad, it's not a big deal, please invite the person in first."
"Yes, yes, let's go."
After all, he was the prefect, so the whole family immediately got up and went to the door to greet him.
As a result, the two sides met halfway. The Su couple was followed by some attendants, holding many gift boxes and several pieces of cloth in their hands.
Shen Changshan bowed and saluted, "Master Su, please come this way."
"You're welcome. Ah Li helped me a lot yesterday, so I came here today with my wife and children to express my gratitude."
"Master Su, please come this way."
"good."
The person was brought to the living room, where tea and cakes were soon served.
Su Zhihui sat next to Shen Li, listening to her parents and Uncle Shen's aunt chatting. She didn't want to be here anymore and blinked at Shen Li.
"Dad and Mom, Uncle Su and Aunt Su, I'm taking Ah Hui to see the flowers in my yard."
"Okay, go ahead."
Mrs. Su also nodded in agreement. Although she didn't know how many flowers there were in Chenli's yard, her daughter had already got several pots. She also loved beautiful things.
Su Zhihui didn't say much along the way, until she arrived at Chen Li's yard, then she released her true nature.
"Ali, I'm so angry! My cousin is trying to harm me just because of a marriage that hasn't even been decided yet!"
Her cheeks puffed up and her hands were on her hips. She was obviously very angry, otherwise she wouldn't have said such words.
Chen Li sat by the window, put some charcoal in the small stove to boil water and make tea.
Su Zhihui continued to express her anger.
As she spoke and watched Chen Li's actions, the atmosphere in her heart gradually dissipated. She sat opposite and drank the hot tea. After talking so much, she was indeed thirsty.
"Not angry anymore?"
Su Zhihui put down the teacup and thought carefully: "It's not just anger, it's still confusion."
"Jiang Yining has lived in my house for a while now. Although I have had some disagreements with her, my parents have always been fair and have never treated her harshly. But she almost hurt me for a man who is not sure whether he is fat or thin. I am very angry."
Chen Li picked up the teacup and said, "Ahui, people's situations are different, so they naturally think differently. Since your cousin is staying at your house and wants to marry you, her family background must not be as good as yours."
"Perhaps you don't want this marriage, but in her eyes, he is an extremely rare and ideal son-in-law."
Su Zhihui was silent for a rare moment, and the anger on her face dissipated a lot.
"I misunderstood. She originally came to stay at my house because she wanted my parents to help her find a good marriage."
She said this was a bit depressing, which showed that Lord Su and his wife usually protected her too well, which was not necessarily a good thing in ancient times.
"Now that it's been dealt with, don't think too much about it."
"Ali, you're right. My cousin has already been sent back. She will tell the Jiang family everything she did. There's no need to worry about it anymore."
But because of the suffering she had endured in the marriage, Su Zhihui subconsciously resisted the marriage and had a bad impression of the man she had never met.
After talking for a while, Su Zhihui took out a purse, took out a silver note of one thousand taels from it, and pushed it in front of Chen Li. Before Chen Li could refuse, she said directly:
"A-Li, those thank-you gifts were prepared by my parents. I originally wanted to buy you something, but I didn't see anything suitable. This is my personal allowance, so don't refuse it."
"you……"
"If you refuse, you don't consider me a friend!"
Shen Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Where did you get this from?"
Su Zhihui giggled, "So just keep it."
"Okay, then I won't be polite with you."
"Yeah, I haven't been polite to you either. By the way, I'm going to Beijing to celebrate the New Year this year. I want to take the flowers you gave me to my grandmother. Will Ah Li be angry?"
"No, since I gave it to you, it's yours."
"Um."
After talking for a while, someone came from the front to tell them that Magistrate Su and his men were leaving. Su Zhihui pouted. How long had they been here?
However, she also understood that her father was indeed busy as the year was coming to an end.
After sending them out the door, Chen Li watched their carriage go away with a smile on her face. Before she could look away, she saw a carriage coming towards her.
She thought she might have guessed who it was.
The wind was howling outside, the weather was gloomy, and it was very likely to rain. Shen Changshan looked at his daughter and saw that she was standing there without moving. "Ali, let's go."
"Dad, don't worry, someone else is coming."
Several people at the door looked at the carriage at the same time. They had good vision and could see far, so they found that the coachman looked very familiar from a distance.
Shen Changshan asked: "Ali, isn't that Tianqing?"
He was still a little unsure and asked in confusion, then he saw his wife and two sons nodded, which seemed to indicate that he was not mistaken.
"Then Master Pei is here too?"
"Um."
The carriage stopped quickly, and a bony hand lifted the curtain and came down. It was indeed Pei Yu.
"Uncle and aunt, I occasionally pass by here, and I don't know anyone here, so I came to bother you for a while."
The smile on Shen Changshan's face was a little stiff, and he thought to himself that after not seeing Master Pei for two years, his aura had become even more intimidating.
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