Xiao Yao slept soundly, and the next morning she awoke to her mother's room for breakfast, which included delicate side dishes, soft and sticky pastries, and a cup of mellow milk. Afterward, she went to Ninghe Hall to greet her grandparents, then happily shouldered the small schoolbag Zhihua had sewn for her.
"Ping'an didn't even ask about what happened last night." Tong Mingyu said in disbelief.
"Our young lady has grown up and is now concentrating on her studies. She has no time to care about these trivial matters." Nanny Zhang said proudly.
Tong Mingyu shook her head and disagreed with her. Just look at her eyes and you'll know how gossipy her daughter is. Even if she can hide it from others, she can't hide it from her as a mother.
"I wonder what new ideas he has!" Tong Mingyu murmured.
Tong Mingyu is indeed Xiao Yao's biological mother. The mother and daughter have the same idea without any communication.
After Xiao Yao completed the task assigned by the teacher in class, she had been thinking about how to get the content and results of the elders' conversation last night from her fourth uncle. The reason she chose Xiao Jingyan was that starting from him did not require any reason or excuse, and the answer she would get would definitely be true without any additions or subtractions.
If I asked my mother, she would definitely ask back, "Why are you asking so many questions?" "Children are not allowed to talk nonsense." I couldn't ask my grandfather and father either.
After having lunch with her grandmother in Ninghe Hall, Xiao Yao went back to her room to take a nap. Guessing that her fourth uncle would be back soon, she asked two maids to follow her and wait for him to fall into the trap on the road he would take.
"Whose little girl is this? Why is she here?" Xiao Jingyan knew that his niece would not let him go easily.
"To enjoy the flowers!" Xiao Yao answered seriously.
"So you came here to appreciate the flowers? Then shouldn't you have gone to your father's study? Did you destroy all the flowers in front of the study door?" You little bastard, let's see how long you can keep pretending.
"The flowers in front of my father's study are blooming beautifully. I want to enjoy them here today." Xiao Yao said leisurely, without any look of urgency.
"Then enjoy it. Fourth uncle is leaving first."
After passing by each other, Xiao Jingyan stopped and his little niece bent down to smell the fragrance of the flowers without looking back or making a sound.
People are like this sometimes. When others keep chasing you to ask about something, you will feel annoyed and dislike them for being nosy. But when they ignore you and show no concern, you will feel disappointed and hope that they will come and ask soon.
"Don't you have anything to ask Fourth Uncle?"
"Guess?" Xiao Yao and Xiao Jingyan stood face to face, blinking their big eyes and asking mischievously.
"Fourth uncle doesn't want to guess, and he can't guess." Xiao Jingyan tapped his niece's forehead lightly with amusement. What a naughty little girl.
"Uncle Si must have something he wants to tell me, right? Because I like him the most and care about him the most."
"Really? Then who was it that gloated over and abandoned me last night, and who waved goodbye to me with ill intentions?"
If my niece hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten about it.
"You're mistaken. I felt sorry for you last night and fanned you to prevent your tears from falling." Xiao Yao argued.
Xiao Hui turned her head away when she heard the young lady's words. Even a fool could tell the truth from the falsehood of her excuse. She accidentally bumped her forehead against the pillar next to her and cried out in pain. Xiao Fu complained that she was ruining the young lady's show while going over to help her rub her forehead. What a simple-minded girl. It would have been fine if she couldn't help the young lady, but she actually made such a fool of herself.
Xiao Yao glanced at Xiao Hui and decided not to bring this girl along when doing bad things in the future. A child who was too honest was indeed not suitable for doing such things. Xiao Fu could be taken for a try. Looking at her calm face, she still had great potential for training.
"My dear niece, your maid seems to disagree with what you said, so I will follow her advice and choose not to believe it."
"No, how about we switch? I'll help you find a solution, and you tell me what happened last night."
"Do you have an idea?" Why do I feel like I'm being tricked? It's definitely not a good idea, but I can't even think of a bad idea right now, so I can only listen.
"Elders come first, you go first." Xiao Yao found a place to sit down, and Xiao Hui quickly spread out her handkerchief and helped her sit down. Xiao Yao patted Xiao Hui's arm soothingly. "Don't be afraid, even if you ruin the plan, I, your master, can find out the news."
"Wait until I finish speaking. If you don't have a solution, then I'm at a disadvantage, right? Why don't you speak first?"
"My method needs to be modified according to the actual situation after you finish explaining it."
Just as the two were negotiating the terms and neither was willing to speak first, Xiao Lang and several of his younger brothers happened to walk to the moon gate at the corner. After Xiao Yi heard who the two people were talking to, he quickly grabbed his eldest brother who had already stepped past the door, and turned back to signal everyone to be quiet and listen to what the two people in front were saying.
"Okay, I'm the elder, so I'll speak first..." Xiao Jingyan indeed recounted the events of last night in detail, and finally concluded boastfully, "Your grandmother loves me the most. Otherwise, I might be the groom today."
"Can grandma help you for the rest of your life?"
"Your grandfather said that if I don't get married after I turn 25, he will kick me out." Xiao Yao said "huh" in disbelief. With her grandmother around, her fourth uncle would not be kicked out even if he never got married.
"Tell me your solution quickly. Don't say you haven't figured it out. I can't bear any more blows now."
"A man should be strong."
"You're not really playing a trick on me, are you? Ping'an, it would be really mean of you to do that." Xiao Jingyan thought he had been fooled again this time.
"I never lie."
"Who would believe it if I told them?" Xiao Jingyan muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Do you still want to listen to my ideas? You have to give me some time to think about what to say."
"Have you thought about what to say now?"
"Uncle, let me ask you a question first. Please think carefully before answering."
"Ask."
"What kind of person do you want to find to be my fourth aunt?"
"What does it look like..." Xiao Jingyan thought seriously, and the boys hiding nearby were also waiting for the answer curiously.
"It doesn't matter. No matter what kind of person they are, they will fall for Fourth Uncle in the end." Xiao Jingyan said narcissistically.
"Then why don't you marry Miss Yu? She is falling in love with you now!" Xiao Yao added a stab in the heart.
"Puff", a sound was heard. The two looked around and found nothing after observing for a while, so they continued with the previous topic.
Xiao Yi released his hand from covering Xiao Rui's mouth and made a gesture to silence him. The show was about to begin, so he had to make sure nothing was exposed.
"Little niece, let's get down to business. Tell me your idea." This child reacted too quickly. Can't she let her fourth uncle brag a little?
"My method is to let my grandmother and my mother write down the names of young ladies in Kyoto who are of similar age, appearance, and other conditions on pieces of paper, and then..." Xiao Yao stood up, took a few steps to the side, glanced at his fourth uncle who was waiting for the answer, and then said, "Then, draw lots." After saying that, he turned and ran.
Fourth uncle, I have given you all my ideas, you can do whatever you want!
"Haha, haha" a string of laughter rang out, startling countless flying birds.
Xiao Yao also stopped and looked back, sighing at the same time. It was over, her image of being well-behaved and obedient was completely ruined.
"Fourth Uncle, we're so sorry, we really couldn't help it." Xiao Yi said this while his hands were not idle. He quickly picked up Xiao Yao and held her in his arms. I don't know where this sister got this evil idea from.
"Ping'an, come here and tell your idea to your uncle again." Xiao Jingyan was not at home last time because he was completely unaware of the lottery incident that happened at the Xiao family. When he suddenly heard such an idea, he thought it was a good idea. If he couldn't find a suitable candidate after a year, he would do it this way.
Xiao Yao shook her head and held her second brother's hand tighter.
"This is a good idea, I like it very much." After saying this, Xiao Jingyan left happily.
"Will we be able to decide anything that our family cannot resolve by drawing lots from now on? Will this become a family tradition?" Xiao Lang said slowly, looking at the direction where Xiao Jingyan disappeared.
Who knows! But it's very possible, everyone thought at the same time.
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