Huo Xiaocheng looked at his little sister in his arms, then looked up at the aggrieved Lan Tingche.
The little guy is indeed quite good-looking; no wonder his father feels threatened.
He's mainly in the same category as Lu Wangji. The men in this building are all pretty good-looking. Huo Xiaocheng is a spirited young general, while Huo Shuwen is a seasoned and experienced swordsman who has weathered many storms in the martial world. When he's not speaking, he has the air of a reclusive master, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.
Zhao Kai goes without saying; his refined demeanor stems from his extensive knowledge and literary talent.
I really want to know who the top scholar was that year. With that kind of appearance, how could he not become the top scholar?
But the main problem is that these women have been in the border town for a long time, and they are used to seeing many strong and capable men. When Lu Wangji suddenly arrives, the girls in the building are excited for several days.
Hou Xiangxiang, in particular, was extremely fond of him and would drag Huo Xiaolong to the window every day to peek at him.
It seems his younger sister likes it too. Now, a kid with the same temperament has come along, and the eagle is very unhappy.
Chunying looked up at him, smiled, shook her head, but didn't say anything.
The child is so young, he doesn't understand those things. Besides, Long'er would never coax Lan Tingche just because he's good-looking. The reason she would coax him is simply because the child has some unresolved issues.
If he does something rash and gets into trouble, Cen Ang will be upset, and she'll feel sorry for him too.
"Brother, do you think Dad is petty?"
Huo Xiaocheng was a little afraid of his father, but Huo Xiaolong wasn't. The little boy looked up at his older brother, openly speaking ill of him.
The young general scratched his head, thought for a moment, and replied.
"Father is also worried about you."
"What are you worried about me for! Him! He's still limping. Even if he weren't, I could take on ten of him by myself."
Chunying couldn't help but laugh when she saw Huo Xiaolong's adorable expression, and said...
"Good, good, good! My Long'er is the most powerful kid in the red-light district!"
The little dumpling nodded in satisfaction. That was the difference; look how eloquent other people were. Her own men were so bad with words, and they dragged her down with them.
The next morning, Huo Shuwen got up early to fetch water for the mother and son to wash up, only to see the sickly and somewhat prickly Lan Tingche waiting for him at the door.
The eagle initially intended to ignore it, but then it pushed its wheelchair over and said...
"Uncle Huo."
The man glanced at him sideways and said
"What's wrong?"
Are you going to practice your martial arts?
"I'll go get water for Long'er and your aunt to wash up."
The little boy lowered his head and said softly
"Then...then I'll help you."
Why would we need him? I don't know what got into this kid, he insisted on coming to our house for dinner yesterday. Cen Ang had already asked, so how could we refuse? Besides, when A Yi heard about the kid's background, she wiped away tears several times with her handkerchief.
I heard he was coming to my house, so I prepared a total of eight dishes yesterday.
Huo Xiaolong was so angry that he wanted to hit him with chopsticks. The little dumpling turned his grief and anger into his appetite, trying to scare him away.
With Erhei, a voracious eater, finishing all eight dishes perfectly.
"No need, your legs aren't good, why are you pushing a wheelchair around like that? Go back to your room and rest."
In Lan Tingche's memory, his father was the same way. Every time he made his mother angry, his father would stare at him with a look that said, "You'd better leave quickly." Just like the look Huo Shuwen gave him yesterday.
It seems that only in this way can Lan Tingche feel that he has a home, that he is still in the imperial city, and that he is still in the Crown Prince's residence.
Inside were his father and mother, two aunts, and a little white cat who played with him every day.
A child's voice broke the awkward silence between the two.
"Lan Tingche, what are you doing! Didn't I already say I'd give you half? Why are you still trying to steal my dad's attention!"
Huo Xiaolong hadn't even combed her hair, and there was still boogers hanging from the corners of her eyes, but she really couldn't hold it in any longer.
The little dumpling knew this trick of feigning helplessness to gain sympathy all too well; that's how she usually fooled her dad.
"Sister Long'er..."
Before the little boy could speak, Huo Shuwen immediately jumped in to declare his innocence, saying...
"No, Long'er, don't lie to me. I don't have a son that big. He's about six or seven years younger than your brother. At that time, your mother and I were living in Jiangnan."
"Is your mother awake yet? Did she hear what you said?"
You can't just say things like that. He Yi is very sensitive to these kinds of things. She remembers when she was a peddler in Jiangnan, all the wives and older women were willing to chat with her, but she didn't know how to talk. She would just stand there with a cold face.
He became even more handsome, and many girls from the village came to him to make their presence known. Once, He Yi saw a little girl wink at him while buying something from him.
Ah Yi said it was a flirtatious look, but at the time he just thought the girl's eyes were twitching.
As a result, his wife came home and started crying, which made his heart clench.
"Why are you crying, Yi? I really don't know anything about flirting. Doesn't she have any eye cramps?"
"You just think I'm too old, that's all you are!"
"No, I didn't. My daughter, Ayi, is the prettiest."
"I...I know things are different now. I'm not the He Yi from Beijing who was so tender and delicate that you could pinch her skin and it would burst with moisture anymore..."
The woman was crying so hard she could barely breathe, and she would occasionally let out a soft moan.
The eagle was getting impatient, and having no other choice, he pulled her into his arms and said...
“If you don’t like those women talking to me, I won’t go out. I’ll find a manager at the docks and that will be just as good as supporting my family.”
The woman didn't speak, sniffed twice, and said in a muffled voice, as if her nose was blocked.
"No way, I like you making money. Besides, going to the docks is too tiring."
"So I should stop talking to them from now on?"
The young woman in her early twenties, with her bright eyes and slightly reddened eyes, looked at him and said...
"Then how are you going to sell things if you don't talk?"
"fool."
He Yi reached out and poked his head, and that was the end of it.
Now, Huo Shuwen felt that feeling of being controlled was coming back, and this time it was even bigger—an illegitimate child!
Huo Xiaolong shook his head and said
“When I came out, my mother was still lying down. She must not have woken up yet. Dad, you go in. I want to talk to him.”
The eagle nodded solemnly, fetched water, and went inside.
It was such a coincidence that He Yi had just opened her eyes when Huo Shuwen entered the room.
"You're awake? Ah Yi?"
"Um."
As the man's back was reflected in the mirror as he went out to get water, the woman curled her lips into a smile.
Didn't you really hear me?
Did she really just wake up?
As a concubine's daughter who has lived under the oppression of her elder sister and stepmother for more than ten years, would she really only know how to cry when someone tries to steal her man?
He Yi combed her hair into a bun and licked the lip rouge off her lips.
He flashed his signature smile at himself in the mirror.
It's just a lie; the crying and fussing are merely ways to spice things up between the couple.
She was dressed very flamboyantly today, unlike her usual style, just to attract men's attention. He Yi pushed open the door and called out.
"Brother Wen."
The man stood up, stunned for a moment. He Yi rarely wore such a bright color, and the beauty of her made the eagle almost unable to move.
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