Chapter 363 Do you know that I am married? The reason for this is also...
The reason for this is that Xu Yunfan has to give his sister some confidence so that Qi Xiu Ze and the others can understand that even if there is some kind of exploitation involved in the marriage between the two families, it does not necessarily have to be theirs. If they feel that the girl from the Fang family has done them a disservice, they are totally wrong.
Although he knew that Qi Xiu Ze and others would not be that kind of people, Xu Yunfan still had to make them see clearly.
Xie Baizhou shook his head in amusement and placed a hundred-liang silver note in Xu Yunfan's palm. "You kid, you still don't trust us? You should know who we are. There are some things you should just keep your head down."
Xu Yunfan was delighted to have received four hundred taels of pocket money. He folded it neatly and stuffed it into his clothes. "How can you talk like that? You have a heart that's not yours?"
"I just want you to be reassured. I don't think the chest area is safe enough for you, but the butt is bigger, so I think it can be accommodated."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
"Vulgar, you are such a vulgar person. I really misjudged you."
"Stop it, tell me quickly, what can Prince Xiao's Mansion do for us?"
Although they are not royal relatives, they are not ordinary people. Apart from their elders, only Xu Yunfan can order them to do this and that.
It can be seen how great the face of Xu Yunfan, the brother-in-law, is.
Xu Yunfan: "He's still my father-in-law..."
"It's time to prepare carefully. How should we decorate the wedding room and the yard? Just tell us and we'll do it for you."
"That's great," Xu Yunfan said with great sorrow. "My father-in-law is really ignorant. He doesn't care about his own important matters and leaves them all to me, his brother-in-law. He becomes a hands-off boss. I don't know if he or I want to get married. No wonder he's still single after all these years. Fortunately, he met a good brother-in-law like me to lend a hand. Otherwise, with him like that, I wouldn't be able to say anything."
Shen Ruxi smiled and said, "Alright, those who are capable should do more work. He is your father-in-law, what else can you say? Just do it and it's done."
Xu Yunfan, as a son-in-law, can be said to be doing his best. He has contributed both physically and mentally to his father-in-law's lifelong event. A few days later, he said, "Father-in-law, I'm really too tired. Look, we've only finished setting up half of this place. I still have to go to work every day, and I only have some time at night. You can't make me work twelve hours a day. Run Ge'er is so heartbroken."
"So what?" Xiao Hengzhi knew Xu Yunfan too well. As soon as this guy stuck his butt out, he knew what he was going to say.
Xu Yunfan patted Xiao Hengzhi's shoulders twice ingratiatingly, "Father-in-law, look, I haven't had much to do at work recently. Can you..."
"cannot."
Xu Yunfan was unhappy. "Hey, I haven't even finished what I was saying. Father-in-law, you're being disloyal. I work myself to death all day, getting up earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs. And if I don't install some things during the day, how can I install them at night? If something goes wrong later, will you be responsible or will Runge'er be responsible? If you are so heartless and ungrateful, don't blame me for giving up halfway."
Xiao Hengzhi looked up at Xu Yunfan and said, "You kid, you just want to gossip about here and there all day long. Don't think I don't know that you have a job in the palace. You do things when you have work to do, and you like to hang out with the eunuchs when you don't. As a young master, is it appropriate for you to gossip about other people all day long?"
"It's not right, but I haven't done anything I should have done. So I do it when there's work to do, and when there's nothing else to do, I have to pretend to be busy?"
And it would be so nice to chat with those eunuchs. Although these people entered the palace when they were young, they were sold in by their parents when they could remember things. They came from all corners of the world, and every place had its own stories. He understood the major issues of humanities and geography, but how come in Xiao Hengzhi's mouth, he became a gossipy chatterbox?
You really can't talk.
The two of them argued for half an hour before Xu Yunfan returned to his room happily.
Qin Run saw this and asked, "Why are you so happy tonight? What good news happened?"
"Hehe, I can take a few days off recently. I don't have to get up early to attend court anymore." It feels so good.
"What happened? Were you demoted?" Qin Run was nervous, fearing that Xu Yunfan had been wronged.
Xu Yunfan waved his hands. Seeing that Qin Run had already lain down, he quickly took off his clothes and got on the bed. "How is it possible? A talent like me, the emperor loves me so much, how could I be demoted? Don't think too much, it's just..."
Xiao Hengzhi agreed to Xu Yunfan's request for a few days' leave. He would have to go back to work after his wedding was over. In other words, he would have six days to sleep until he woke up naturally. This short vacation was really great.
Clearly lazy about going to work, Xu Yunfan said in a high-sounding manner, "Ah, being a man is tiring, and being a successful man is even more tiring. You have to juggle love, family, and career. I've been too busy lately and haven't had the time to spend with you and the children properly. This is my dereliction of duty, so I think I should make some appropriate choices. Family and love are the most important to me, so I've decided to give up opportunities to shine at work and spend more time with you and the children."
After a while, Xu Yunfan stood up, pushed Qin Run, who was sleeping on his side facing outward, and asked again, "Brother Run, why don't you speak?"
It shouldn't be like this. Shouldn't Qin Run be moved by his words at this moment, and then take the initiative to warmly "entertain" him? They haven't been close for so many days, doesn't Qin Run want that?
It's unlikely. In the beginning, this guy wanted to drain me dry every night and let me die on him. But now.
Xu Yunfan put his hand on Qin Run's waist and squeezed it, "Speak!"
Qin Run turned to look at Xu Yunfan and said helplessly, "What did you say? I heard everything you said, but I don't have anything to say!"
Qin Run knew that once he praised Xu Yunfan, believe it or not, he would want to slack off every now and then under the pretext of spending more time with his husband and son.
It's annoying to go to work every day, but you'll get used to it.
All the ministers in the court are like this.
"Nothing to say? Then don't you want to do something for me, your handsome and elegant husband? It's still early." Xu Yunfan's hint was very clear.
Qin Run shook his head. "No, I just want to sleep and get up early tomorrow morning to make money."
So, in Qin Run's eyes, my handsome appearance is not as attractive as money?
Hey, this scumbag.
Xu Yunfan pouted. When he was in the village before, he didn't know who it was, but he came back late and didn't feel hot at noon, so he had to run to the village entrance to wait for him. When he saw him coming back from a distance, he ran back home like a guilty thief.
They loved each other so deeply before, but now they are lying in the same bed, and Qin Run doesn’t have any thoughts?
The seven-year itch hasn't even arrived yet.
This guy really loves to pretend.
Xu Yunfan propped up his upper body and gently pressed on Qin Run. He buried his head in the other's exposed neck and licked it twice, while one hand stroked Qin Run's waistline back and forth.
"Yun Fan... um..."
As soon as Qin Run turned around, Xu Yunfan seized the opportunity and kissed her, his hands moving dishonestly.
"Run'er, what about now? Do you want to?"
"In no mood."
"Really?" Xu Yunfan smiled. "Then why has there been a change here? You, brother, are really hypocritical."
Qin Run: "...I'm not saying one thing and thinking another. This is what you said, a normal physiological reaction."
"No other reason? I don't believe it~"
"You ask even though you already know the answer." Qin Run was so angry that he raised his head and bit Xu Yunfan's lower lip. The force was not strong. It would be more appropriate to say that he was sucking lightly rather than biting.
Xu Yunfan smiled, holding onto the person beneath him, domineeringly preventing Qin Run from escaping. He lowered his head and gave him a lingering kiss. "Run'er, you've been really dishonest tonight, but I also like the way you're being stubborn. You're really an idiot. Don't you know that this only makes me want to bully you more?"
Qin Run glared at Xu Yunfan and said, "You bullied me again. If you can't get up tomorrow, I'll tell you whether my father will scold you or not."
"What can he say about me? I don't have to go to work tomorrow, so I can sleep in until I wake up naturally. It's so cool."
The next day, Xu Yunfan felt refreshed and slept until noon. The ice in the bucket that Qin Run brought in last night to cool down the room had melted into half a bucket of water. It was almost evaporated when Xu Yunfan got up yawning.
"Brother Fang, where are the children?" Xu Yunfan finished rinsing his mouth, but no child appeared.
Fang Zixi looked up at the sky. "They went to the farm. Didn't the restaurant recently introduce stir-fried snails and other dishes that require snails? They went over there to pick snails. They were having so much fun that they didn't even remember to come back."
There were many children in the farm, including more than a dozen of Qin's children. Every day, a large group of them would call their friends to go pick up the snails, and they almost picked them to extinction.
It’s noon now, and none of the three children are at home. They are probably already eating and drinking their fill at the food court.
Although Xu Yunfan was very busy at work, he would check the children's homework every day when he came back, and would take them to do some practical classes during their rest time. But since Qin's children came, Xu Yunfan became lazy and just waved his hand and gave the children a summer vacation, letting them eat, drink and play as they pleased.
Fang Zixi didn't care. Now, he handed Xiaobao to Xu Yunfan. Xu Yunfan said that he didn't need to read books during the holidays, so he didn't read them.
"By the way, Yunfan, tomorrow is the Song family's old lady's 60th birthday. You and Run'er should pick out a gift and prepare it today."
Xu Yunfan is now an official in the court, so naturally he has more social engagements.
In just half a month, Qin Run had given out countless gifts, whether it was the full-month banquet for that child or the birthday of this lady or master.
"Another birthday?" Xu Yunfan sighed. "Brother Fang, I heard that Huo Zhiyu from the Huo family has been very attentive to Song Tong lately, even bringing her water and food every day. So, has Huo Zhiyu won over Song Tong?"
Fang Zixi became interested when she heard this. She quickly took out the porridge and the dishes that Qin Runwen had prepared in the pot from the kitchen and placed them on the table. She then put the child on the blanket on the floor and pulled a small stool over. "Yunfan, let me tell you, the situation between the Song and Huo families is really bad right now."
"What's going on, Brother Fang? Please tell me in detail." Xu Yunfan gulped down a mouthful of porridge and didn't even bother to pick up any vegetables. Who would remember to eat vegetables when there is gossip to go with the meal!
"After Huo Zhiyu returned to Beijing, he couldn't see your uncle. Grandma Xiao and your Uncle Yan's attitude was very clear. Even if Huo Zhiyu really captured your uncle, he wouldn't get a good face from the Xiao family. He turned around and went back to find Song Tong."
The Huo family has made a lot of jokes recently. The Huo family is well-educated and well-mannered. Huo Zhiyu, who was once known as one of the great families in the capital together with Fang Zixi, is even more powerful. He has been pursuing Lord Song from the Dali Temple relentlessly, scaring Lord Song so much that he feels like a mouse caught in a cat every day. He has to sneak back home after leaving work.
Mrs. Song was not happy when she knew about this. She went straight to the Huo family and scolded Mrs. Huo, saying that their family was crooked from top to bottom and that like mother like son. Her mother drugged her son to become the wife of the Huo family and now her son has such a bad character. The mother and son must be in need of a man and have gone crazy.
Mrs. Song was not a pretty girl. She was famous for her fierce temper in the county town back then. Old Mrs. Song knew this, so she shamelessly went to the door to ask for marriage for her son. It was because her son was weak and had no idea how to talk about family matters. If he didn't marry a capable wife, he wouldn't be able to control outsiders.
Look, Mrs. Song is very powerful. As soon as she comes to the house, she scolds the old ones and does not let the young ones go either. Her main goal is to treat everyone equally.
Xu Yunfan listened with great interest. "It's such a big fuss, and it's spread all over the place. Does Huo Zhiyu still need to get married in the future?"
Fang Zixi: "He can marry, but he can only marry someone of lower status. Other families might not be interested in him. That's why Huo Zhiyu has to hold on to Master Song even tighter. Madam Huo even made the Song family responsible, saying that Huo Zhiyu lost face because of the Song family. If Song Tong had married Huo Zhiyu, none of this would have happened. This woman's words are like farts. That's why she's making such a fool of herself."
Xu Yunfan had eaten and drunk his fill, and was addicted to the gossip, so he got on the carriage and headed for Prince Xiao's mansion.
Qi Xiu Ze and his colleagues had gained experience in their work, so Xu Yunfan gave them some blueprints and some pointers, then he just sat back and became the hands-off boss.
The next day, Xu Yunfan and Qin Run took the gifts and went to the Song family.
Lord Song is the head of the Dali Temple after all. There are many dignitaries who came today. As for the emperor, the youngest tutor of Dayan, Xu Yunfan "surrounded" him as soon as he entered the Song family.
Xu Yunfan mingled with the men and finally found an opportunity to run to the front yard.
"Master Xu, please wait."
Xu Yunfan was suddenly called by someone. He was not in a particularly good mood and wanted to take a break. He ran to this corner and squatted there. He was discovered just when he was about to go to the toilet.
When Xu Yunfan received the love letter, he was stunned.
No, does this little girl have such thoughts at such a young age?
Looking at the little girl who just reached his chest, her shy little face flushed red, Xu Yunfan found that maybe she was too nervous, or maybe she was afraid of being rejected after finally mustering up the courage, or maybe it was for other reasons, the little girl's hands were shaking as she nervously grabbed her sleeves, as if she was going all in.
Xu Yunfan didn't open the letter. He just leaned over and kept his eyes level with the girl. He didn't know whose family this girl was. He didn't ask her name or who she was from. He just asked, "Little girl, how old are you?"
The other party nervously answered every question, "Sixteen."
"Sixteen, that's still young, still a little sister. Little sister, do you know that your brother is married?"
"I know." How could she not know about her lover's affairs?
Xu Yunfan chuckled softly and tapped the other person's head with the letter that the other person had carefully handed him. He casually glanced at the person hiding in the dark, "Since you know, then don't make a mistake. Don't look at me because I'm tall and handsome. In fact, my place is very small." He pointed to his heart, "It already contains one person. There is no room for anyone else."
Seeing the little girl's eyes red, staring at him without blinking, big tears falling, she choked and asked him sadly, "You don't like me, is it because I'm not good enough?"
"No." Xu Yunfan shook his head. "The reason I rejected you is not because you are not good enough, but because I have met someone who I think is the most suitable and the best. Looking at other people, I can't help but feel that they are not as good as me. You will meet someone who thinks you are the best and the right one in the future, but that person cannot and will definitely not be me."
"But I like you so much." The little girl cried.
Xu Yunfan didn't know how many people he had rejected. He had rejected other people before, but today, when facing a little girl who was only sixteen years old, Xu Yunfan didn't want to talk about any big principles with her.
He knew that this place was different from the modern world. In China, if the other party knew that he had a family and still asked him whether he liked it or not, he would be very impatient.
But it's different here.
Having three wives and four concubines was common among wealthy people and was allowed.
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