Lin Hairu thought of Luo Yining, pointed at her dozing off on her seat, and said with a smile, "Jingming, your cousin is here."
Yi Ning was so sleepy leaning against the armrest that she looked up when Lin Hairu called her. She saw a handsome young man, about fifteen or sixteen, standing before her. She was so dazed that she couldn't come back to her senses. Lin Hairu was so anxious when she saw him: "Yining, this is your fourth cousin Ming!"
Luo Yining finally woke up from his sleep and obediently called out "cousin".
After she finished shouting, she felt something was wrong. She remembered Lin Hairu telling her that the fourth young master of the Lin family was a fat man. How could this young man be so handsome...
"Cousin Yining, it's been a long time." Gu Jingming smiled and nodded, "Your aunt missed you very much and asked me to come and see you."
Only then did Yining realize that this person was the fourth young master of the Gu family, her cousin.
"Is this my cousin Yining?" Lin Mao asked, looking at her for a long time before slowly saying, "Seeing is believing."
The corner of Yining's mouth twitched, and he stood up and said, "Thank you, cousin Mao, for the compliment."
"Do you know I'm Lin Mao?" Lin Mao asked her with a smile.
Yining also nodded slowly and said with a smile: "Seeing is believing."
Lin Mao looked at her round face, her almond-shaped eyes clear and beautiful, and the small red mole on the tip of her eyebrow. She was truly adorable. He felt a little itchy. He had a bad habit of liking cute things, and he even had a number of Pekingese dogs at home. Whenever he saw something cute, he just wanted to pinch it, especially something that looked so easy to pinch.
Lin Maoqiang forced himself to put his hands behind his back. The girl was not young anymore, how could he let her touch her?
But I really want to pinch her... I wonder if she will cry.
Lin Hairu had no idea what her nephew was thinking, so when he stopped talking, she glanced to the side. Aunt Qiao and her daughter remained silent, but Luo Yilian stared at Gu Jingming intently, forgetting even to drink the Tremella soup.
"This is Aunt Qiao from the mansion, and the sixth sister Yi Lian." Lin Hairu introduced Aunt Qiao and her daughter to Gu Jingming.
Gu Jingming nodded slightly to Luo Yilian and called out gently, "Sixth Miss."
"You're welcome, cousin Ming. Just call me cousin." Luo Yilian stood up and bowed, looking at Gu Jingming with eyes as clear as autumn water.
This was the fourth son of the Gu family; how could she not know him? Gu Jingming was the only legitimate son of Yining's aunt, born into a noble family. The Gu family's heritage was even deeper than the Luo family's. It was said that Old Master Gu valued this grandson, born in his old age, personally bringing him up to teach. Gu Jingming even studied with the Crown Prince... She had never imagined he would be so handsome, yet so gentle and polite.
Lin Hairu sneered in her heart after hearing this. Gu Jingming clearly wanted to draw a clear line between them and called her Sixth Miss, but she insisted on calling him cousin.
She let Lin Mao and the other two go to rest first. After Luo Yilian and Aunt Qiao left, she pulled Yining aside and said, "Your cousin Lin Mao is a bit of a jerk. Don't play with him on a regular basis. I think your cousin Ming is gentle and polite, and he's quite outstanding."
The corner of Yi Ning's mouth twitched. Her stepmother's attitude towards her two cousins was really different. Seeing her admiration for him, she almost wished that Gu Jingming was her own nephew.
She patted the back of Lin Hairu's hand comfortingly and said, "Mother, cousin Mao is actually quite outstanding as well."
After hearing this, Lin Hairu said bitterly, "Mei Jie'er, you don't know. He's recently become obsessed with alchemy. He's burned down at least ten shops in Yangzhou. That's why your aunt sent him to me to discipline him. I just asked the maid to check, and the alchemy furnace is still hanging on the back of his carriage. I have to find someone to throw it out for him, otherwise if he gets into trouble, no one will clean it up."
Yi Ning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She really couldn't understand the youthful arrogance of this important figure.
Lin Hairu acted decisively and immediately sent Ruixiang and a few maids to deal with Lin Mao's alchemy furnace.
Seeing that she had nothing to do, Yi Ning simply went back to sleep. When she didn't sleep well, her reaction was a little slow and she was always groggy.
Lin Mao, meanwhile, was surveying his new residence. Lin Hairu had arranged for them to stay in the bamboo garden in the outer courtyard, surrounded by lush trees and tall bamboos, a tranquil and peaceful place. Gu Jingming's accompanying servant was packing his things, while he read a book nearby.
"I'm afraid your alchemy furnace is in danger." Gu Jingming saw that all the things had been carried in, except for Lin Mao's furnace. He smiled and said, "You'd better not refine it anymore. Ancient books record that many elixirs are poisonous and harmful to the body."
Lin Mao looked at him in surprise: "Do you think I refine it to eat it myself?"
Gu Jingming: “…”
Lin Mao continued to look at the furnishings in the room and said to Gu Jingming, "I think that Sixth Miss seems to be quite interested in you."
Gu Jingming just smiled and said calmly, "I don't feel anything. I came here because my mother asked me to visit my cousin Yining, and secondly, to see Luo Shenyuan. I was afraid you would be bored."
"I'm not bored." Lin Mao waved his hand. Suddenly, he thought of Yining's soft cheek.
...What should he do if he still wants to pinch it?
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