"Master?!" A surprised cry.

His heart skipped a beat and he turned around to look...

All he saw was his wife, his children, and...the girl from the Li family.

He was coming out of the shop next door with bags, ready to get on the carriage.

His face turned pale, and he answered subconsciously: "Why are you here?!"

Little Li was heartless and happily pulled the children over: "Why are you here? I heard that this shop is interesting, so I brought the children here to have a look!"

"Father." His two children called out quickly.

"Uncle." The girl from the Li family also bowed politely.

Yang Xiangdong nodded slightly stiffly.

Just at this moment, Mr. Song’s car arrived!

Wen Yu, who was peeking, almost laughed out loud...

But Mr. Song walked right into this store. He got out of the car in a newly made fancy dress, with an arrogant expression, and went straight into the store without even looking around.

The guys in the store were a little afraid of him and didn't treat him as hard as they did other customers!

So, Wang didn't see Wang! Mrs. Li was blinking at her husband: "What a coincidence! Did the master know we were coming and come to stop us?"

Yang Xiangdong was nervous. He didn't know whether Wei had come or not. It would be troublesome if he ran into her here. At the same time, he was also worried that the waiter who came out to greet her would let something slip.

His face darkened immediately. "I came here to discuss important business. You should go back immediately! It's not good for others to see you!"

"Oh! All right!" Little Li was obedient. "Then let's go!"

"Let's go!" Yang Xiangdong was anxious: Let's go! "Then next time, please treat us to dinner!"

"Okay, okay, hurry up!"

"Come on kids, get in the car!"

Although Miss Li is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she is more mature than Little Li. Looking at her uncle...

I thought to myself: This business of my uncle’s must be very important!

Wen Yu was very disappointed that the hot scene she had been expecting did not happen. She saw Xiao Li leaving in a car again. Alas! She was so easy to fool!

Should we stop the car and lead her to the private room to catch her? Yang Xiangdong stood at the door, watching his wife's car disappear. He hesitated for a while, and finally confirmed that the brainless woman would not come back, so he walked into the store with peace of mind.

He ordered seriously: "I have an important guest today. Don't reveal anything about me!"

"Don't worry, sir! We understand!"

When the door of the private room opened, Wei Xiangyu was sitting there, looking at him and smiling. "Why are you here so late!?"

"Are you getting impatient?" He turned around and closed the door himself.

"No, I just walked around for a while, but I haven't bought anything I wanted to buy yet!"

After saying that, Wei Xiangyu thought to herself: Will he say I will accompany you there later? ! But Yang Xiangdong said: "Then let's eat quickly, and then you go shopping. It just so happens that I have something urgent to do and have to go back early." To emphasize the importance, he added: "If I wasn't really worried about you, I really wouldn't be able to come today!"

"Oh..." Wei Xiangyu kept smiling, but was a little disappointed.

He doesn't contribute either his time or money!

…

Qi Youyi was busy for a while and took two days off.

In the morning, he went to Tan's house to pay his respects. He saw that except for his wife, Qi Wu, and Qi Hua's wife who was about to give birth, everyone else was there.

Humph, Cui didn’t even bother pretending, and his face turned dark.

Tan understood what he was thinking: "Boss, don't be so embarrassed! As for your wife, I sent her a message: Come on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, or during the New Year or other festivals. I'm not picky, so don't look for her, otherwise, she'll think I say one thing and do another!"

Seeing that Qi Youyi still looked unhappy, Tan pointed out to him, "Find some time to ask about what we talked about last time."

Qi Youyi just remembered and nodded.

Coming out of the old lady's yard, he saw Qi Xiao and Xu Minghui dawdling, "Qi Xiao, are you free today?"

"I've been fine these days." Qi Xiao came back, but there was no important person to help him with his job. His mother and the Cui family ignored him, and his father didn't ask about him either.

He didn't know where he got this idle job, but he just did it to get by, hoping to wait for the Marquis to come back.

His wife, who was originally the most considerate to him, was now immersed in a rivalry between him and his mother... To this day, the two have not reconciled.

So, you can see the depression.

Qi Youyi treated his son with a brave face, and the father and son fought side by side! When they returned home, Qi Hua and the kitten became the treasures of his heart.

Even when he went to eat at Youziyouwei, he took Qi Hua with him. At that time, there was also a colleague who went out with him to suppress the bandits. He also asked: Why didn't Qi Xiao come?

As a result, he said that Qi Xiao's wife was pregnant and he was worried about him staying at home with her.

But what you said... Qi Hua's wife is about to give birth, how can you take her out? ! "Go to your mother!" His name is Qi Xiao.

But he also felt scared and panicked.

When Xu heard this, she followed silently behind.

As soon as I entered Madam Qi's courtyard, I heard a lot of hustle and bustle inside.

"I remember Miss Wen asked for a picture of a lady in green! This one is a red flowered silk skirt with a beige background. Isn't it a bit different?"

"Don't listen to her! Although she is good at painting, her taste is far inferior to mine! This is a painting from my mother's collection. My sister-in-law was very jealous and said that she could pick any of her things and wanted to exchange them with me..."

"Ahem!" Qi Youyi brought people in.

Xu's ears are very useful. She knows that her mother-in-law is going to give her collection to Wen Yu again! She gets anxious and has a stomachache...

She turned to look at her husband.

Qi Xiao was also looking around. It seemed that his mother had taken out the paintings from the collection and was flipping through them one by one! Mrs. Qi was in high spirits and smiling. Recently, her spirit and appearance have changed a lot. Even her clothes have become fashionable! She looks seven or eight years younger!

Seeing Qi Youyi and the other two coming in, he secretly sighed at the bad luck.

"General, is there anything I can do for you?" he asked indifferently.

"Yeah." Qi Youqi sat there.

Madam Qi ordered the maid, "Leave this behind and take the others away first." She turned around and looked at Xu, who seemed to want to stare holes in everything.

"It's a mess here. Xu, if you have something to say, just tell me first. If not, go back and rest!"

"I..." Just come up and blast her! Qi Xiao lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Qi Youyi also pretended not to hear.

"My wife does have something to do, but I don't see my mother often, so I have no chance to tell her. But my father is here, so let's put my wife's matter aside for now!" After saying that, she left angrily.

"Let me ask you, when you opened your shop, you invited relatives and friends to visit, but you didn't say a word about this family. Do you look down on the Qi family, or do you not consider yourself a member of the Qi family?" Qi Youyi was unyielding and began to interrogate again.

"General, if you are invited, will you go?" Mrs. Qi said with a smile.

"..." Qi Youyi didn't expect her to ask this, "I'm talking about my mother! You have to make her lose face among her relatives and friends to feel better, right?!"

"You don't even want to go, so why do you care about what others do? Is that all you want to ask?"

"Don't worry about whether I am willing or not. You have to do what you should do! I even went out to drink with others. Fortunately, no one asked about it. Otherwise, where would I put my face?"

"You mean, the store wants to give you a free meal or a discount based on your appearance?"

"What are you talking about?! I'm short of that few silver coins?"

"I don't know why you are arguing with me about this! What else is there? I'm busy!"

"You are really becoming more and more lawless! You don't ask about Qi Xiao's affairs, and you don't care about his wife's pregnancy. Now, except for that guy named Wen, you don't care about anyone else!"

"What you said is very strange. Qi Xiao, Xu's housekeeper takes care of his food, clothing, shelter and transportation. You, as a father, are out there to look after his bright future. I'm just a freeloader, what do I have to take care of? Besides, he and Xu have a deep relationship, and the Xu family has a prominent family background, so it's easy to help them!"

"Mother!" Qi Xiao stood up. He was not angry, but his chest was heaving. "You make your son very sad when you talk like this!"

This is probably the first time he showed weakness in front of Qi! ?

Madam Qi's heart softened, but she thought of the days and nights she had spent. She remembered what Wen Yu said: Some people will not regret until they are banged against the wall and bleed! "Qi Xiao, when you are sad, have you ever thought that these sadness are not even one tenth of your mother's!"

"Ms. Cui, what are you talking about with him?" Qi Youyi was unhappy.

"I..." Qi Xiao didn't know what to do, "My son went out first!"

Qi Youyi was indifferent to Qi Xiao's sadness.

He won't leave.

"General, I don't accept any of your accusations. So, if you have nothing else to say, I'm leaving!"

Qi Youyi actually sighed: "I didn't expect that we would be together till today as husband and wife. It seems that you have been doing well recently. As for me...there is something I want to mention to you."

"Speaking."

"Little Cat is almost fourteen, and it's time to get married. At the beginning, I mentioned that she should be registered under your name. For various reasons, it has never been done. Now, I want to bring up the past again. I won't talk about our relationship as husband and wife, but just say... Little Cat is a very sensible girl. You have always been straightforward, so I guess..."

"Qi Youyi, don't even think about it!"

"Cui!"

"I will neither register her under my name nor worry about her marriage. Qi Youyi... if the one behind knew that one day he would ask me for help, would he still choose to take Xiao'er away?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Mother means well..."

"Can you please stop acting? You've gotten so deep into the role that you've even forgotten who you are. That person is Qi Youduan's mother, his biological mother..." Mrs. Qi sneered.

"Don't you find it strange? She was able to raise you and keep you by her side. She could also take Xiao'er away and keep him by her side. But she didn't keep her own son, and she even let go of her own grandson, leaving him to live with the Marquis in the northwest. Why is that!?"

Mrs. Qi took the painting gracefully and walked out!