Huo Xuewen didn't leave, and it looked like he had no plans to leave.
It can be seen that the so-called urgent and important instructions are just more important than Sister Ning.
Xia Mian sneered in her heart, but did not say anything more. After all, this was Ning Shaoyun's own private matter, and she had to make her own decision.
The others also stood up. When they came out, Aunt Wei sighed to Xia Mian, "Xia Mian, you did a great job. Zhou Qianqian teamed up with the old lady of the Huo family to bully our Xiaoyun countless times. Today I feel so relieved."
Xia Mian said, "Is the old lady of the Huo family really that fond of Zhou Qianqian?" Is she blind?
Aunt Wei obviously couldn't understand. "I don't know what the old lady of the Huo family is doing. She can't enjoy her good life, but she has to drive the young couple apart to be happy."
"How can Zhou Qianqian compare to our Xiaoyun?"
Xia Mian confirmed, "Boss Huo really doesn't know anything?"
Aunt Wei sighed, speechless but also very sure, "I don't know. Our son-in-law was taught by Mr. Huo to be very strict. He doesn't have any clever ideas, and he's not very bright. All he thinks about all day is the company and the project."
"But the old lady acted like a bullied young wife in front of him and the old man, and then she bullied Xiaoyun behind his back. I don't know how much injustice Xiaoyun has suffered."
She can't explain the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but her husband is not understanding?
Xia Mian curled her lips, "In the final analysis, it's because I don't pay enough attention to it, I don't care about it, and I don't know how to cherish it."
Ning Shaobai glanced at her and was speechless. She was just a sixteen-year-old girl, and she hadn't figured it out yet, but she had a lot of ideas.
Seeing her eyes rolling around, Ning Shaobai tapped the brim of her hat with his finger and said, "What the hell are you thinking of?"
Xia Mian covered her head and accused him, "Your sister was bullied, why didn't you stand up for her? You are not a good enough brother."
Ning Shaobai said, "How do you know I didn't make a name for myself?"
"Where did it come from? Why didn't I see it?" Xia Mian was dissatisfied. "I still like to see immediate results."
Ning Shaobai was quite interested. "What do you think?"
"Give someone a taste of their own medicine," Xia Mian said. "Mr. Huo isn't smart, and neither is Sister Ning. He's busy with work, and so is Sister Ning. Let's see who can't live without the other."
"I think Sister Ning needs a career," Xia Mian hummed, her eyes sparkling. "Sister Ning is a painter, so why not open a gallery? Then find a few more handsome male models and do nude sketches every day..."
Ning Shaobai laughed, "My sister paints traditional Chinese paintings, not human figures."
"Come to think of it, you also know how to sketch the human body."
Xia Mian said proudly, "I know a lot of things."
"If I open a gallery, I'll be able to meet like-minded friends, many of whom are handsome, rich, and handsome."
Ning Shaobai knocked on the brim of her hat and could only say that this was indeed a very aestivating approach.
Xia Mian said, "Why are you laughing? I'm not wrong. If flowers bloom, butterflies will come."
"Sister Ning is so beautiful, she should try her best to exude her charm. When the time comes, whoever has the ability will fight for it, and those who don't will be eliminated."
Aunt Wei laughed. It was indeed a child's talk. "It's not that easy for them to separate."
Xia Mian had no say, so he didn't say anything. He just said, "It's okay to come out and work, right?"
Aunt Wei shook her head. "Xiaoyun's mother-in-law would definitely not agree. She only wants Xiaoyun to stay at home to take care of her husband and children."
Xia Mian was shocked. "What era is this? The slogan 'Women hold up half the sky' has been shouted for years, why is it no longer effective? She wants to lock Sister Ning up at home and bully her."
Aunt Wei's expression was hard to describe. "Mrs. Huo is very particular about rules," she sighed. "Plus, Mr. Huo has been away recuperating for the past year, so the rules of the Huo family have become even more…"
Xia Mian couldn't imagine it, "The rule is that women can't work?"
She clapped her hands and said, "In the final analysis, it's because Sister Ning doesn't have a career. The economic base determines the superstructure. That old lady has the audacity to make such demands on Sister Ning. Isn't it because she thinks that the money is earned by her son, and that Sister Ning has no say in who spends the money?"
"If Sister Ruoning's painting can be auctioned for one million to eight hundred thousand, let's see if she has anything to say. Let's see if she regrets giving the painting to a small director!"
Aunt Wei was stunned when she heard this. Ning Shaobai smiled and said, "Although this girl seems to be reckless, she is quite smart."
"But..." Xia Mian frowned again, "Is it difficult for Sister Ning to get a divorce?"
Aunt Wei said, "Their marriage was arranged by the two old men. Even if Mr. Huo doesn't say anything, I'm afraid Mr. Ning won't agree to it."
Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaobai. What was going on with the old man of the Ning family?
Ning Shaobai said lightly, "It's not difficult. As long as she wants, she can do it anytime."
Oh, it turned out to be the big boss who spoke. So, Ning Shaobai was just waiting for Ning Shaoyun to think it through?
Xia Mian felt relieved knowing that Ning Shaoyun had a way out.
"By the way," Xia Mian asked hurriedly when she saw Ning Shaobai was about to leave, "Are you going back next door?"
Ning Shaobai asked warily, "What are you going to do?"
Seeing him like that, Xia Mian couldn't help but want to tease him, "Isn't it lively next door? Of course I went there to find someone to play with."
Ning Shaobai rolled his eyes and was about to leave.
Xia Mian said hurriedly, "No, no, no, I really have something to talk to you about. Please wait a moment."
He ran into the house, saying as he ran, "Don't go, there's something wrong!"
She ran so fast that she left Xiao Feng behind.
Ning Shaobai and the little guy stared at each other, and then Xiaofeng slowly reached out and held Ning Shaobai's big hand.
Ning Shaobai paused, squeezed his little hand and said, "Are you worried that I'll run away?"
Xiao Feng's grape-like eyes moved left and right, and she shook her head gently and whispered, "I'm worried that Xiao Feng will get lost."
Ning Shaobai stroked his guilty frizzle and said, "You're going to learn bad things from your aunt."
Xiao Feng frowned and said firmly, "Auntie is not bad!"
Ning Shaobai patted his head soothingly, "Well, I was wrong. Your aunt is the best."
Xiao Feng nodded, and Ning Shaobai laughed.
After a while, Xia Mian came out mysteriously holding a black leather clip, "Come on, come on, I'll show you something good!"
After saying that, he took the lead and walked forward. Xiao Feng consciously took Ning Shaobai's hand and followed. After a while, the three of them stood at the door of the next yard.
Xia Mian looked at the magnificent gate and praised it, "It's well built. It must be even more beautiful inside."
Ning Shaobai folded his arms and looked at her, "If there is something you can't say over there, why do you have to come all the way here?"
Xia Mian chuckled and said, "Looks like you're already here. It's not good to just stand at the door and talk."
Ning Shaobai nodded at her vaguely, pushed open the door and warned, "You'd better not play tricks on me."
"I don't have any tricks." Xia Mian walked into the house excitedly, holding Xiao Feng's hand.
"Wow~ It's so big~" Xia Mian's eyes lit up as he looked at the yard in front of him, "So this is what a three-story courtyard looks like."
Xiao Feng didn't understand what was going on. Seeing Xia Mian exclaiming in surprise, he also opened his eyes wide and looked around.
Ning Shaobai was speechless. He didn't know what was in this girl's head. She looked indifferent when seeing the mobile phones that everyone was rushing to buy. However, a yard made her look like Granny Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden.
That's not right. Granny Liu at least didn't dare to dream of the Grand View Garden. Granny Xia asked enthusiastically, "How much does a courtyard like this cost? Are there many around here?"
Ning Shaobai pressed down the brim of her hat and said bluntly, "The yard is actually not expensive, only about 70,000 or 80,000."
"But renovations aren't cheap, with plumbing, wiring, and all that stuff. It'll cost me over half a million dollars in total."
Xia Mian pushed up the brim of his hat, revealing a face full of joy, with a clear expression in his eyes: "So cheap?!!"
Ning Shaobai smiled. He now understood that although this girl looked lively and frivolous, she was actually very organized and measured in doing things. It seemed that she was really rich.
"But there aren't many intact courtyards left. Many have become slums."
It seems that the Huo family is the most suitable one.
When Ning Shaobai saw the two stamps with a red stamped text "One Yuan with small characters" on the black leather armor and a red stamp of China's mountains and rivers, his first reaction was, "This is what Zhang Qiming lost."
"This originally belonged to my sister." Xia Mian shrugged. "She started collecting stamps in junior high school and collected them for ten years. Later, that beast tricked them away from my mother..."
Ning Shaobai remembered the day when Zhang Qiming was taken away by Huo Changsong. Xia Mian opened her mouth at Zhang Qiming, and Zhang Qiming suddenly collapsed like a madman.
He chuckled, thinking of the pervert who couldn't let it go until his death, and then looked at the little girl in front of him with admiration.
Xia Mian didn't notice his gaze, she was only thinking about the courtyard house, "How about this, is this money enough to buy a few courtyard houses of the Huo family?"
Ning Shaobai was immediately happy, "I now believe that your luck is your strength."
Xia Mian tilted his head and thought for a while. Why did he feel that these were not good words?
Ning Shaobai said, "Do you know why Zhou Qianqian was so arrogant just now?"
"Didn't you say that Mrs. Huo was backing me up? What's wrong?" Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaobai's expression in surprise and asked, "Could it be that Mrs. Huo would come to trouble me because of her?"
"Yes." Ning Shaobai said, "And very soon."
Xia Mian was really stunned. "No, not to mention that I'm just a small shrimp, I even saved her grandson's life. She actually came to trouble me for such a trivial matter? Zhou Qianqian is more important than her grandson?"
"No." Xia Mian thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid she's not looking for trouble with me, but with Sister Ning..."
"Is the old lady crazy?" She really couldn't understand. "Anyone can see that Zhou Qianqian is a world away from Sister Ning. And yet the old lady actually wants to drive Sister Ning away and let Zhou Qianqian take her place."
"Or did Zhou Qianqian give her some kind of magic potion?"
"It's not some kind of magic potion," Ning Shaobai's face showed a complicated expression that was difficult to understand. "Do you know why that old lady is so strict?"
"Why?"
"That old lady was the wife Huo Pengyi married when he was sent to a farm for forced labor. When the Huo family was rehabilitated, she caused quite a few jokes."
Ning Shaobai would not laugh at the other person just because she was a country woman. In that era, many people married country women, but it was the old lady of the Huo family who kept making a fool of herself.
This means that he is a person who likes to seek a sense of existence. Such a person...
"She has extremely low self-esteem, so the more she lacks something, the harder she tries to show it off." Xia Mian smacked her lips. "So she becomes more and more particular about rules to cover up her own limited background?"
Ning Shaobai showed an admiring expression of "this child is teachable".
Xia Mian was puzzled, "What does this have to do with Sister Ning?"
Ning Shaobai said, "You know what it means to copy a cat?"
"Oh, she's a latecomer, so she feels inferior to Sister Ning?" Xia Mian was speechless. "And then she found someone equally weird, or even worse than her?"
"No wonder I saw Zhou Qianqian imitating someone so well yesterday. It turns out they really get along well."
Xia Mian really didn't know what to say, "Because my daughter-in-law is too outstanding, I have to change her and replace her with someone who can make me feel superior."
"That logic is correct. Then why didn't you just marry her? I think Zhou Qianqian is not young anymore."
"Zhou Qianqian and Huo Xuewen are the same age." When Ning Shaobai said this, his expression was very strange, like mockery, but also like pity. It was unclear who he was pitying. "She has no say in Huo Xuewen's marriage."
"And then you use underhanded tactics after they're married?" Xia Mian laughed. "There are so many weirdos in this world. I've only heard of men cheating on their spouses, but this is the first time I've heard of a mother trying to find a mistress for her son."
"So, the old lady truly loves Zhou Qianqian as her daughter-in-law, and sees Sister Ning as a thorn in her side?" Xia Mian analyzed, "Once Zhou Qianqian finishes complaining, the old lady will definitely come and cause trouble for us, using the excuse of dealing with me to slap Sister Ning in the face, right?"
"What does this have to do with my luck?"
Ning Shaobai laughed, "The old lady of the Huo family is keen on various 'elegant' hobbies. She likes whatever Mr. Huo likes. Mr. Huo has been obsessed with stamp collecting in recent years."
Xia Mian also laughed, "Are you encouraging me to bully the old lady?"
Ning Shaobai said, "Didn't someone boast yesterday that he would take over that courtyard first?"
"Ah?" Xia Mian said, "I did that specifically to piss off Zhou Qianqian. It's not that easy."
Ning Shaobai smiled and said, "What if I say it's easy?"
"Are you trying to cheat me?" Xia Mian got the advantage and acted cute, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of Ning Shaobai."
Ning Shaobai raised his hand and pushed down the brim of her hat. "Then you must remember to hold back and don't bully the elderly."
"Of course, this fairy respects the old and loves the young." Xia Mian said, "Unless she comes to trouble me."
If you bully her during her hibernation, you will have to pay the price. This is her code of conduct.
After Xia Mian pretended to accuse Ning Shaobai, the other party handed his face over to be hit. It was really not her fault.
Looking at the middle-aged man standing at the door, Xia Mian had to admit that although Ning Shaobai was a bit mean, he also had the ability to predict things.
At that time, she had just returned from tricking Ning Shaobai.
I visited the three-courtyard quadrangle as I wished. Xia Mian was amazed all the way. Ning Shaobai had very good taste. He took into account the convenience of life and the ancient charm of the appearance. It felt very artistic.
Xia Mian decided that if she bought a yard, she would decorate it in the same way.
"If you change your mean and venomous nature, you will be my perfect sister." Xia Mian gave serious advice, "Really." Then she ran away.
Ning Shaobai could only grit his teeth and stare at her back, "I'm so sorry, don't you still need to buy water guns for the kids? Turn left and it's at the entrance of the alley. Let's go."
"Are you trying to chase me away?" Xia Mian was very dissatisfied with his attitude. She rolled her eyes and recalled the explanations given by people in her previous life about the supernatural events in the Forbidden City. "Do you know why there are so many people in the old house?"
Ning Shaobai's expression changed, and he took two quick steps to turn her shoulder towards the door. "I don't want to know. Please get back to your business."
Xia Mian said quickly, "You will regret it even more if you don't know. In fact, ghosts can be explained by science. After the scientific explanation, you know the principle and you won't be afraid anymore."
Ning Shaobai believed her lies, but regretted that the yard was too big and he couldn't push her to the door.
Her little mouth chattered non-stop, "Really! The paint on the exterior of these old houses contains minerals, and minerals have their own magnetic fields. These magnetic fields will record images over the long years just like our video recorders."
When Xia Mian said this, his voice suddenly lowered and he said in a sinister tone, "On certain occasions, such as full moon nights or windy nights, the playback mode will be turned on. If you don't believe me, come out and take a look. The yard will definitely be crowded with people."
"Of course, this is a scientific explanation. If it's not scientific..."
Ning Shaobai's face darkened as he gritted his teeth and interrupted her, "Don't force me to take off your hat, okay?"
Xia Mian quickly held down his hat with one hand, picked up Xiao Feng with the other, and trotted a few steps, saying quickly, "Ask him when you see him tonight. Once you've figured it out, tell him and explain it to me."
Ning Shaobai slammed the door shut.
Xia Mian hugged Xiao Feng and laughed arrogantly, "Actually, it's also broadcast during the day, but the light is too good for you to see clearly."
The vermilion door opened again, and Ning Shaobai chased out with an expressionless face. Xia Mian hugged Xiao Feng and ran back quickly.
Then I met a very impressive middle-aged man at the door.
Even though it was the end of summer and the heat in Yan City had not yet dissipated, the visitor was wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie.
He was obviously dressed like a butler of wealthy Western tycoons, but his arrogance with his protruding belly, raised chin and squinting eyes reminded Xia Mian of some eunuchs in film and television works who were arrogant at first but respectful later.
The eunuch was seen standing at the door with his chin raised, and the driver behind him came forward and knocked on the door.
Aunt Wei opened the door and saw the other person was stunned for a moment, then she put on a smile and greeted, "Isn't this Housekeeper Fu? What brings you here?"
The housekeeper Fu said with his hands behind his back, "I heard that the young mistress and the young master have returned from Ming City? Our old lady missed her grandson and sent me to pick them up."
Xia Mian couldn't help but look around. The telephone poles and the convenience store were still there, and he could even see the occasional bicycle passing by. Well, he hadn't traveled through time, he was still in the modern era.
Ning Shaobai had a look on his face that said, "I've learned this lesson," and whispered, "This is a relative of the old lady Huo's from her hometown."
"The Empress Dowager's direct line of descent."
Xia Mian shook off the goose bumps on her body. When it comes to family background, the Huo family is still a little bit inferior to the Ning family, and she has never seen the Ning family act so arrogantly.
Could it be that the old lady learned all this from TV dramas?
When Xia Mian and Ning Shaobai went in, Huo Xuewen had already heard the noise and came out from the main room, "Uncle Fu, why are you here?"
Uncle Fu said, "The old lady saw that you hadn't taken the young mistress and the young master back home yet, so she sent me here."
Huo Xuewen frowned and said, "I've already called home and will be back early tomorrow morning."
Uncle Fu said, "I haven't heard of that. Before I left, I only listened to the old lady's instructions, asking me to take the young mistress and the young master back."
"By the way," Uncle Fu said, "Why didn't you go to work? Miss Zhou said you had an emergency meeting early in the morning."
He looked at Ning Shaoyun, as if Ning Shaoyun was the evil concubine who had seduced the king to stop attending court in the morning.
Xia Mian now believes that Huo Xuewen may really not be aware of Zhou Qianqian's violation of the rules. After all, the Huo family's weird rules are inherited.
Fortunately, Huo Xuewen was a normal person, so no one had reminded him before. But Xia Mian's scolding this morning made him realize some problems.
At this moment, he said, "There is nothing important today. I am not going to work. This is not something you should be concerned about, Uncle Fu."
"Xiaoyun and Chenchen just came back yesterday. They need to rest today. I will take them back to see mother tomorrow."
Uncle Fu frowned and looked directly at Ning Shaoyun, "Is this what the young lady meant?"
"I'm not saying anything, but how can the young mistress not go home after returning from Ming City with the young master? If outsiders knew about this, they would say our family is ignorant of etiquette."
Xia Mian was stunned. A housekeeper actually started scolding the hostess of the house.
Ning Shaoyun said calmly, "Uncle Fu, since we are talking about etiquette, please pay attention to your identity. You are just a housekeeper."
"You scolded your young master and me in front of outsiders. If someone doesn't know you, they might think you are the master of our Huo family. You have already made the Huo family a laughing stock."
Uncle Fu didn't expect that Ning Shaoyun, who was usually quiet at home, would directly refute him. He was stunned for a moment, then noticed the gazes of the people in the yard.
Especially the little girl in the hat, she looked incredulous, as if she was laughing at his ignorance.
Ning Shaobai sneered, his eyes gleaming with disdain, "We've really learned a lesson from the Huo family's etiquette."
Uncle Fu could turn a farmer like himself into such a weird appearance. Naturally, he was just like the old lady, very concerned about etiquette.
Especially since the Ning family was of higher status than the Huo family, when Ning Shaobai mentioned this, his face immediately turned red, and he finally said angrily, "Young Master Ning, I'm just delivering a message for the old lady."
He glanced at Xia Wenyue, her mother, and her two children, finally finding a sense of superiority in their simple demeanor. "I heard that the girl who saved our young master is here too. The old lady said she wanted to meet her. After all, she saved the eldest grandson of our Huo family, so she can't be treated unfairly."
Xia Mian rolled her eyes. With this alms-giving look, did she have to thank God for his grace?
Huo Xuewen obviously felt that it was not appropriate, although at the beginning he had the same mentality as the old lady, thinking that the other party was an orphan in a small county town, inviting him to dinner and giving him some money was the most practical reward.
But after meeting her, I found that Xia Mian was not the orphan I had imagined. Not to mention Xiao Yun, even a cold and indifferent person like Ning Shaobai was extremely close to her.
This is clearly not a person to be treated casually, and making such an arrangement again would be an insult.
Huo Xuewen looked at Xia Mian apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Xia Mian, my mother may not know much about your situation. I will go back and tell my mother about this in person."
Uncle Fu frowned when he saw Huo Xuewen being so polite to Xia Mian, "Master, the old lady has already made arrangements."
After he finished speaking, he looked behind him, and the driver behind him immediately came up with two bags and handed them to Xia Mian.
"This is just a small token of my appreciation. The old lady is hosting a banquet for Miss Xia the day after tomorrow. Please be sure to come."
Huo Xuewen and Ning Shaoyun's expressions changed at the same time.
"you……"
"Uncle Fu!"
However, Xia Mian quickly took the bag. "Okay!" She said with a smile, "The old lady means so well, how can I refuse?"
Ning Shaobai looked carefully at the expression on Xia Mian's face and stopped his hand that was about to dial the phone.
It seems that the plan has to be postponed for two days. At least let this girl vent her anger first and don't let her feel hurt.
Huo Xuewen always felt that Xia Mian's smile was strange, but since his family was rude first, he couldn't say anything and just frowned.
Uncle Fu nodded in satisfaction, with a flash of contempt in his eyes. He was indeed an ignorant country bumpkin, and he still wanted to get close to the Huo family. Haha.
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