Ding Lili's raised face was as vibrant as a sunflower.
Yu Sui thought for a moment and opened the door wide: "Come in and talk."
"No, I just wanted to tell you something. We... Don't take what I said before to heart. I'm married now. Xia Linsheng is not suitable for me. I should stay in the city, a bigger city."
Ding Lili's eyes were full of light and anticipation.
Yu Sui: "You'd better come in and tell me. Since it's such a good thing, I'll give you something."
"Oh, you have something else for me?"
"Well, a facial scrub. It'll make your skin look as good as mine. Do you want one?"
"……want!"
Ding Lili came in immediately after hearing this.
But thinking about what happened before, I still felt a little embarrassed. I stood outside looking around, feeling very uneasy.
Yu Sui pulled her and said, "Come into the inner room. It's cold outside. Here, this face wipe is for you. It's different from the ones for the soldiers. It's just for us girls. It's good for our skin."
Ding Lili took the things and went into the inner room with Yu Sui. She sat on the kang and continued to look around. "Thank you. You are so nice. You are more suitable for Xia Linsheng than me. Look at how clean this room is."
Yu Sui looked at her innocent smile and felt very conflicted.
After all, Ding Lili looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, and her mind was extremely simple. If Guan Weiqing really had some unspeakable problems, this girl would probably be in pain for the rest of her life.
Should I help her?
Yu Sui sat down next to her: "After you return to the capital, you won't come here again, right? Will your parents be relieved?"
Ding Lili blushed. "I won't be coming anytime soon. Guan Weiqing said we should get married in the capital."
"Getting married after only knowing each other for a few days? Are you sure you like him enough to marry him?"
"Hey, how can I put it like this? If I have to say I like someone like Xia Linsheng..." Ding Lili said with a smile in her eyes, and then waved her hand at Yu Sui who was glaring at her:
"No, no, no, don't look at me like that. Just listen to me. There aren't many people in this family compound that I can get along with, but you and I hit it off right away. I quite like you. I won't compete with you, absolutely not. I used to really like Xia Linsheng. How should I put it? He's different from the men in our northern region. He has thin eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he looks very gentle.
Besides, he saved me before, so I... Well, it was mainly because other people always made a fuss, saying that Xia Linsheng pulled me out of the river and held me, so I was his. Well, anyway, it’s not the case now. Guan Weiqing knows more than him. I like Guan Weiqing now. He said he would take me to the capital to see the Grand Palace and watch the flag-raising ceremony!
By the way, I told my dad that Xia Linsheng was the man who saved me, and that from now on, I must take good care of him, and you as well. Then, like yesterday, I heard Director Xiao and my dad complain about dormitory management issues, saying that you'd been staying there longer than usual. As soon as Director Xiao left, I spoke up for you. I said, "Xia Linsheng's family even delivered ointment to the soldiers. Did his logistics department do that?" Hahaha, was I right?
She pulled Yu Sui's hand in a flattering manner.
Yu Sui suddenly felt like she was looking at a little girl next door.
Forget it, it’s better to remind such a silly and cute girl. If she still wants to marry after being reminded, then there’s nothing we can do.
Yu Sui smiled and nodded: "Yeah, you said it very well, thank you for speaking up for me. Hey, I have some dragon beard candy that I made myself, it's delicious. Please sit down and listen to the radio first, I'll get it for you."
She turned on an old radio, placed it on the table, and went out into the outer room.
Taking advantage of the fact that Ding Lili was inside and would not come out for a while, Yu Sui immediately entered the space and bought a new, smallest tape recorder.
She had already sold the last one in her retreat space. After all, these things were relatively rare and could not be used normally, so she had to sell them.
But she kept the tape recording the quarrel between Guan Changqing and Guan Weiqing separately.
Yu Sui put the tape into the small tape recorder, then placed the dragon beard candy on a larger plate to block the tape recorder below, and walked into the inner room.
"Come, try this candy. If you like it, I'll bring you some more."
Ding Lili looked at the small amount of dragon beard candy on the large porcelain plate and laughed, "Oh, is this how you southerners entertain guests? Such a small amount of candy, and you put it on such a big plate?"
"But it looks good, doesn't it? Why don't you try it first?"
While she was covering her mouth with her hands while laughing, Yu Sui quickly put the recorder under the disc behind her and pressed the play button.
The dragon beard candy is very small. After picking it up, you have to tilt your head back to put the candy into your mouth.
Ding Lili had just taken a sip and was about to give Yu Sui a thumbs-up when she heard Guan Changqing's shrill quarreling voice from inside the room: "...Guan Weiqing, stop lecturing me. You sound so noble, but are you really that good? If our uncle hadn't been promoted to a high official, would Ding Lili have fallen for you? Really..."
Ding Lili was startled and jumped off the kang: "Sister-in-law Guan!"
Yu Sui calmly reached behind her and pressed the pause button on the recorder, looking at Ding Lili in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Who are you calling?"
There was no Guan Changqing in the room at all.
Ding Lili looked around and could only ask Yu Sui in confusion: "Hey, did you hear anyone talking just now?"
Yu Sui: "Someone's talking? It's you and me. Didn't I ask you to have some candy?"
"No, it's... Guan Changqing who's talking to me."
"..." Yu Sui had a look on her face that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" "How is that possible? Hey, are you going to marry Guan Weiqing soon? You love him so much that you're obsessed with Guan Changqing too, hahaha!"
Yu Sui laughed exaggeratedly, and watched Ding Lili sit down again with an awkward smile. Yu Sui put her hands behind her back and pressed the recorder again.
So, Ding Lili, who had just thought she was hallucinating, heard Guan Weiqing's voice again:
"Sister, let's talk about your business. Why are you... Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore. Can't I just leave? It was you who said we wouldn't come to see you for a few days, so Mom and Dad let me come. Now that I'm here, you arranged a blind date for me. I can't afford to give the girl face, right? Now you say this again..."
The recorder paused again.
Ding Lili was completely frightened.
She turned her head and looked around, but found that Yu Sui had a calm expression. She opened her mouth several times but didn't dare to say anything for a while.
Yu Sui still smiled and asked her, "Hey, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so restless? Are you really that worried about your Guan Weiqing?"
Ding Lili was about to say something when Guan Changqing's voice suddenly rose loudly in the room:
"...Guan Weiqing, you really don't know how to appreciate my kindness. If you weren't my brother, would I have introduced a match to a bastard like you? If I hadn't introduced you, how could your father have deceived such a naive person? You still dare to argue with me? Do you believe that I will reveal the fact that you are a bastard? Cough cough cough, cough cough cough, get out, get out!"
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