Chapter 555, Peach Blossoms
Yan Mansion.
After returning from the dock, Yan Wentao was taken back to the third room by Yan Zhiyuan and Wu.
Daohua was a little worried and followed quietly, but before she reached the third courtyard, she was stopped by Yan Wenkai: "Fourth brother, don't you want to go and take a look?"
Yan Wenkai: "What are you looking at? Third Uncle and Third Aunt are clearly planning to close the shop and educate their son. If we go over there, won't that make things difficult for them and embarrass Third Brother?"
Daohua nodded, didn't insist anymore, and turned around and walked back with Yan Wenkai.
On the way, Daohua couldn't help but ask, "Second brother, how did you get the Su family to agree to marry Sister Su to you?"
Yan Wenkai immediately told the story of how Xiao Yeyang took him and Yan Wentao to the Su family.
Daohua frowned: "Then why Third Brother?"
Yan Wenkai knew what Daohua was going to say: "The situation of the Zhou family is different from that of the Su family. The Su family's direct lineage was dragged down by the collateral lineage and was mixed into the Eighth Prince's camp. They don't need me as a Jinling Guard."
"But the Zhou family doesn't have such troubles. Besides, Ye Yang told me that Old Master Zhou doesn't seem to like Jinling Guard very much. So, Third Brother's status as a captain of Jinling Guard won't play any role at all."
Hearing this, Daohua sighed: "I see that Third Brother is very sad."
Yan Wenkai: "Of course. I was very sad when the Su family didn't agree to let Shiyu marry me."
Daohua glanced at him and said, "Why didn't I notice it?"
Yan Wenkai puffed out his chest and said, "That's because I'm a real man, hiding all my pain in my heart. It's strange that a little girl like you can see it."
Daohua snorted, "Third brother is even more reserved than you, and he's better at hiding things than you. Now he can't hide the pain in his heart, which shows how deep the pain is."
Yan Wenkai scratched his head in annoyance. "What should I do? I've talked to Ye Yang, and he said he can't do anything about it."
Daohua also fell silent. The gap in their family backgrounds could not be changed in a short period of time, and she was powerless to do anything about it.
That night, Yan Zhiqiang, who had never spoken to Yan Zhigao, came to the study in the front yard and waited until Master Zhou returned to the guest house to rest before he entered the study to see Yan Zhigao.
"Brother, I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm useless. Seeing Wentao so sad, I want to ask you to help him and talk to Master Zhou."
Yan Zhigao sighed and patted his third brother's shoulder: "Even if you don't say it, I will fight for Wentao." As he said that, he motioned Yan Zhiqiang to sit down.
"As soon as I came back today, I mentioned it to Brother Zhou, but he refused. He said that the purpose of Miss Zhou's visit to Beijing was to meet someone."
"Do you know which family Mr. Zhou mentioned to Miss Zhou?"
"He is the youngest son of the Minister of Works."
"After hearing this, I knew Wentao had no chance. The gap between our family and the Minister of Industry's family is too big."
The light in Yan Zhiqiang's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his head and fell silent.
Yan Zhigao patted his shoulder and said, "A man of integrity needs a wife. Miss Zhou is nice, but there are many good girls in the world. Go back and talk to the children about it. Don't worry, your sister-in-law will definitely find a good marriage for Wentao. Our Wentao is such a spirited young man, why would he worry about not having a wife?"
Watching his third brother leave in disappointment, Yan Zhigao hurried back to the main courtyard. When he saw Madam Li, he said, "You need to pay more attention to the marriages of the children in your family. Wenxiu has already been chosen, and now it's time to find a partner for Wenjie and Wentao."
Madam Li nodded. "Even if Master doesn't mention it, I've remembered it. I've been quite busy lately. When I have some free time in a couple of days, I'll discuss Wenjie's marriage with my second brother's wife and see what kind of daughter-in-law she wants."
Seeing that Madam Li had something in mind, Yan Zhigao stopped talking and said after a moment of silence, "It's time to put the marriages of the maids on the agenda."
Madam Li: "Don't worry about the girls. If we don't find a good husband, our girls will suffer for the rest of their lives, just like my little sister."
Yan Zhigao nodded in agreement: "Let's pay more attention in advance."
The next morning, Yan Wenkai had breakfast at Old Lady Yan's house. When he left, he called Daohua aside and handed her a note.
Daohua took it in surprise: "What is this?"
Yan Wenkai whispered, "Ye Yang gave it to me."
Hearing this, Daohua's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the folded piece of paper, she thought to herself, could this be a love letter written by Xiao Yeyang to her?
After looking around, Daohua quickly put the note away.
Probably because she was frightened by what happened to her two brothers, her mother watched her even more closely. On the way back home from the dock yesterday, Xiao Yeyang didn't find a chance to say a word to her.
After returning to her yard, Daohua couldn't wait to open the note, but she was disappointed.
There was nothing written on the note, just the four words "The peach blossoms are blooming".
Daohua made a "tsk" sound and put the note into the storybook she was reading with some disappointment. She had never received a love letter in her past life or present life, so it was a pity that she was looking forward to it just now.
Because the Zhou father and son and Mrs. Zhou were visiting the Yan family, Daohua didn't find an opportunity to tell Mrs. Li that she was going to Taohua Village until they left.
"Mom, the peach blossoms at Master's place are blooming. I want to collect some to make wine."
Visiting the elders was a serious matter, so Madam Li did not stop them, but simply instructed them, "Come back soon."
Peach Blossom Village.
At the end of February, the peach blossoms on Taohua Mountain are in full bloom. Looking at the sea of flowers all over the mountain makes people feel happy and joyful even before they get close.
When Daohua arrived, she saw the falcon that delivered the message fly away. She smiled, then supported Granny Gu and went down the mountain with Gu Jian to stroll and enjoy the spring scenery.
As usual, Xiao Yeyang would rush over on the day the rice flowers arrived, but this time, the rice flowers had been there for two days and Xiao Yeyang had not been seen.
Daohua stood on Taohua Mountain and looked down at the mountain, frowning. Xiao Yeyang and his two brothers seemed to be getting busier and busier.
Wang Man'er came over with a basket and asked, "Girl, are we going to start picking peach blossoms?"
Rice Flower nodded: "Pick it."
When Xiao Yeyang arrived, Daohua had just picked several baskets of peach blossoms. While waiting for Wang Maner to change baskets, he took a rest under a peach blossom halfway up the mountain.
A breeze blew by, and peach blossoms fell with the wind.
Looking at the rice flower with its eyes closed and a leisurely and comfortable look under the tree, Xiao Yeyang couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. He casually picked a peach blossom, walked silently in front of her, squatted down, and gently brushed the tip of the nose of the rice flower with the peach blossom branch.
Feeling the tip of her nose itchy, Daohua's eyelashes moved, she waved her hands casually, turned her head, and continued to close her eyes.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang smiled silently and stretched out the peach branch again.
As soon as the peach blossom branch touched the tip of Daohua's nose, Daohua reached out and quickly grabbed it: "Xiao Yeyang, I knew it was you who was playing tricks."
Looking at Daohua's bright and somewhat complacent black eyes, Xiao Yeyang smiled, stretched out the other hand that was not caught, and flicked it directly on Daohua's forehead.
"Xiao Yeyang!"
Daohua glared and grabbed Xiao Yeyang's hand and pulled it.
She originally wanted to stand up with the help of Xiao Yeyang's strength, but who would have thought that Xiao Yeyang was half-squatting on the ground, and this pull directly pulled him towards her.
Xiao Yeyang didn't expect this to happen. He was pulled away without warning and was directly pressed forward.
"Ouch!"
They both fell to the ground, with Daohua still at the bottom.
"Are you okay?"
Xiao Yeyang quickly raised his arms and moved his body away from Daohua.
Daohua bared her teeth: "Xiao Yeyang, why are you so heavy?"
Looking at the rice flower lying between his arms, Xiao Yeyang's eyes were somewhat deep: "You pulled me."
Daohua glared: "If you don't hit me, will I pull you?"
After she finished speaking, she realized that her and Xiao Yeyang's current posture was a little strange, so she reached out and patted his arm: "Get out of the way, I want to get up."
Xiao Yeyang: "Wait a minute." As he said that, he slowly lowered his head.
As Xiao Yeyang's face got closer and closer, Daohua's eyes widened.
Her heart was pounding so hard at this moment that she forgot to push him away.
When both of them could feel each other's breath, Daohua subconsciously closed her eyes.
The imagined scene did not come. After a while, Daohua slowly opened her eyes, and then met Xiao Yeyang's playful eyes. She looked down and saw that he had a leaf in his mouth.
Xiao Yeyang spat out the leaves, then looked at Daohua with a smile in his eyes: "Why did you close your eyes just now?"
Daohua's ears turned red in an instant. She pushed her hands forward, pushed Xiao Yeyang away, and stood up in panic and embarrassment.
Xiao Yeyang didn't care about being pushed to the ground. Instead, he laughed happily in a good mood.
Hearing his laughter, Daohua was extremely annoyed. She turned around and glared at Xiao Yeyang in frustration: "Xiao Yeyang, you are teasing me!" It's just a leaf. Can't he take it away with his hands? Why does he have to use his mouth? This guy did it on purpose.
The more Daohua thought about it, the angrier she became. She looked around and saw a branch on the ground. She picked it up and was about to hit Xiao Yeyang.
Seeing that Daohua was really anxious, Xiao Yeyang quickly climbed up using his hands and feet and dodged quickly.
"Why are you hitting me when everything is fine?"
"You're asking for a fight."
"Yan Yiyi, your behavior of hitting others at every turn is very bad. You must change."
"Have you ever seen me hit anyone? Why don't you look for the reason yourself?"
"I am so wronged. I was kind enough to help you remove the leaves from your head, but you hit me. I feel so wronged."
"Why don't you use your hands? You're clearly teasing me."
"I didn't ask you to close your eyes."
Hearing this, Daohua became even more furious and chased Xiao Yeyang across most of Taohua Mountain with a branch.
On the top of the mountain, Grandma Gu and Gu Jian looked at the two children chasing and playing all over the mountain, with smiles on their faces and eyes.
"Ahem~"
After standing for a while, Grandma Gu started coughing.
Gu Jian immediately looked over with a nervous look on his face: "Sister, it's windy outside, let's go back to the house."
Granny Gu shook her head. "I want to see my two children more often. I wonder if I'll still have the chance to see the mountains covered in vibrant peach blossoms by this time next year."
Gu Jian's brows were filled with sadness, but he forced a smile and said, "It was fine then. Your health has improved a lot in the past year. I believe it will get better and better in the future."
Grandma Gu smiled but said nothing. She knew her body well. She had eaten more this year than in previous years, but this still couldn't stop her body from continuing to weaken.
When she was young, her body was so badly damaged that it was a miracle that she was still alive.
After a while, Granny Gu asked, "Are all the things Dad and Mom buried in the old house still there?"
Gu Jian nodded: "Here."
Granny Gu: "Go get it out. I want to give it to my two children."
(End of this chapter)
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