Late summer is hot and dry, and insects are chirping.

Xie Roujia watched the three little girls running around the yard with rabbit lanterns.

"Second Miss, Second Miss, isn't it fun?" They asked with a giggle.

There were also two little girls running in from outside, holding a tube made of rolling paper, and the inside was fluorescent.

"Second Miss, Second Miss, catch fireflies and play with you." They said happily.

Xie Roujia sighed, looked at it with no interest, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

"Second Miss, Second Miss." Jiang Ling shouted, followed by a large group of girls such as Mu Xiang and the nurse, carrying the baggage box and rushing in.

Xie Roujia got up from the recliner with some surprise.

"Why are you here?" She asked.

"Second Miss, the eldest lady kicked us out of ......," Jiang Ling shouted.

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped by Mu Xiang and went aside.

"Second Miss, the old lady said to let you live here, so let's arrange it." She whispered softly.

Xie Roujia sighed in understanding.

The sound alarmed the grandfather who was dozing off in the recliner on the other side.

"Uh-huh." He sat up and looked at the people in the courtyard in a trance.

"The old lady said to let the second lady live in the blue yarn cupboard." The big girl standing on the side hurriedly reminded her.

Mu Xiang and the nurse took the girls to give gifts to their grandfather.

Grandfather remembered, nodded, waved his hand, ignored it, and turned his head to look at Xie Roujia.

"Are you hungry or thirsty?" He asked.

Where are you hungry after eating, Xie Roujia shook her head.

"I'm not hungry, Sister Caiju just poured me water to drink." She said, while stopping the nurses who were about to enter the house to clean up, "Grandfather, I'd better go back to live." ”

Muxiang Niang and the others were stunned, and my grandfather was also stunned.

"Go back? You're not afraid that your mother will beat you? He asked.

Xie Roujia shook her head.

"My mother beat me for my own good." She said.

This is the child and the parents, a thousand scolding is also a parent, and everyone else has to be behind, the grandfather laughed.

"Go tell your grandmother." He said.

Xie Roujia responded with a smile, got up and ran towards the house, Jiang Ling was busy following, and was pulled by Mu Xiang and glared.

There were only four lamps lit in the room, and when Xie Roujia came in, the two girls were busy giving gifts.

"Second Miss, the old lady is asleep." They whispered.

Xie Roujia smelled the strong smell of wine, and couldn't help sighing in her heart, her grandmother was not asleep, she was drunk.

She ignored the two girls and walked them into the room.

In the dim and dark room, Mrs. Xie was lying crookedly on the Luohan bed, without untying her sideburns or changing her clothes, she was snoring slightly, and there was a wine jug poured next to the bed, which was obviously empty.

It seems that it is useless to only grab the wine jug during the meal, and my grandmother's alcohol addiction has been lost to many years, and she will definitely not be able to quit because of her words or two.

Xie Roujia ran over and stood in front of the bed looking at her sleeping grandmother.

In the night, the old woman's face was covered with a layer of gray, and her scattered gray hair was pillowed behind her head.

Grandmother is fifty-three years old this year, but she looks ten years older than her actual age, and looking at her face, Xie Roujia can't even see the outline of her youth.

The Dan lord of the Xie family is very good-looking, especially the grandmother, who wore red clothes and rode a black horse in Pengshui City when she was young, which was the most eye-catching scenery, and even some people deliberately jumped in front of the horse, risking being kicked by the horse's hooves to take a closer look at her, and if she could be whipped by her grandmother with a horsewhip, it would be even more joyful.

And now my grandmother is an old woman with a strange temper that everyone is afraid to avoid.

Xie Roujia stretched out her hand and hugged her grandmother's neck, pressing it against her dry face.

"Grandmother, grandmother." She shouted as she shook.

The girls who followed were all startled, the old lady had a very bad temper, and no one dared to quarrel with her.

"Second Miss, Second Miss." They shouted in a trembling voice to dissuade them, but Old Madam Xie had already been shaken awake.

was about to get angry, but the smooth and tender skin that was clinging to her face, and the soft shouting in her ears made Old Madam Xie a little trance.

It's been a long time since anyone has been close to her like this, as if Ayuan had been like this when she was a child, but it didn't take long for Ayuan to get involved with her after she was sensible, and she always looked at her with a questioning look at her at a young age, which was really bad for people.

Xie Roujia saw Mrs. Xie open her eyes and happily hugged her grandmother's arm.

"Grandmother, I'm here to tell you that it's time for me to go back." She said.

Old Madam Xie sighed.

"What are you going back for? Beaten by your mother? She said with a little drunkenness, and while she was about to sit up, the two girls were busy and carefully supporting her.

"My grandmother is here, and my mother doesn't dare to beat me." Xie Roujia said.

Old Madam Xie smiled.

"Then you're not hiding from me." She said, "Grandmother can't be with you every day with your mother. ”

"As long as my grandmother is there, no matter where I am, no one will dare to bully me." Xie Roujia said, reaching out to hug her grandmother and resting her head on her shoulder.

Old Madam Xie laughed.

"Go, go, go." She said, "If you're not afraid, why should I be nosy." ”

The hula footsteps in the courtyard were gone, and it was quiet again.

Old lady Xie walked into the house and looked at the old lady who seemed to be asleep again sitting on the pillow.

"It's still with my mother, I can't beat or scold or leave." He said, sitting down on the sidelines, "In the end, you will be the villain." ”

Old Madam Xie snorted.

"I'm not doing it for them." She said, "Whoever I protect and scold, I am happy, I can do whatever I am happy, and whoever cares if they appreciate me or hate me." ”

Old lady Xie nodded.

"Yes, yes, that's right." He said, "That's how you Xie family. ”

Old Madam Xie raised her eyebrows and glared at him.

"Aren't you the Xie family?" She said.

Old lady Xie laughed dryly.

"You know, you white-eyed wolves who can't be raised." Old Madam Xie sneered.

Old lady Xie's face was a little unbearable.

"You're too ugly." He said.

"If you don't like to listen to it, who let you listen." Old Madam Xie said.

Old Lady Xie exhaled indignantly, got up and threw off her sleeves and left.

The room was quiet again, the night was dim, and the lights were even more dim and unclear, making the figure of the old woman sitting on the Luohan's bed more and more slumped.

With a chaotic sound of footsteps, Xie Rouhui, who had finished her homework with her mother, walked into the yard, and the two girls standing in front of the door were busy giving gifts.

Xie Rouhui stopped and looked to the left.

A fence was erected on the left, and a lantern hung from the tree cast a shadow over the two lying peacocks, who raised their heads with some vigilance when they heard the movement.

"It's not going to run around and scare people, it's already locked up." The two little girls said diligently.

Xie Rouhui frowned.

"Jiajia likes peacocks, you go and send them to your grandmother." She said.

The two little girls glanced at each other, and in response, they were busy calling the mother-in-law who was waiting for the peacock, and the yard became lively.

Xie Rouhui had already walked under the porch and looked back at the courtyard.

"There are fewer people, and no matter how lively it is, it seems deserted." She muttered.

Konoha sighed when he heard it.

"Don't be sad about the eldest lady, when the lady is discouraged, she will take the second lady back." She said.

The corners of Xie Rouhui's mouth curled, and she turned around and entered the house without speaking.

The lights in the house were bright, the pearl curtains on both sides were shining, and although she was still a child, the place where Xie Rouhui lived was also extremely luxurious.

Because she is the eldest lady of the Xie family, it is because of her that she is like this.

Xie Rouhui took the herbal tea brought by the little girl and took a sip.

"The water is ready, so let's wash up." Konoha said, opening the curtain of the clean room.

Except for the sleeping room, the other two sisters are shared, said to be a clean room, larger than the living room, in which a pool was dug, which was already full of water, sprinkled with some dried flower petals, and filled the room with fragrance.

There are no water stains everywhere, no messy hangers, kicked shoes, thrown clothes, and the eyes sweep over, full of cleanliness and coolness.

Xie Rouhui stretched out her hand, let the little girl undress and stepped into the pool, her long black hair spread out on the water, and her red, black and white skin reflected each other.

Xie Rouhui washed for a lot longer than usual.

"Is Miss going straight to sleep?" Konoha asked as she thinly dried her hair.

Xie Rouhui looked at the night outside, and the wind came in through the screen window, not only bringing coolness, but also the sound of insects.

It's really pure like she's never been, and she couldn't help but smile.

"I'll read a little longer." She said.

"The eldest lady is really hardworking." Konoha said with a smile and a little emotion, while busy arranging.

"If you have any melons and fruits, bring some for supper." Xie Rouhui said.

The girls in the room responded and were busy with ease and cheerfulness.

Two lamps were placed in front of a few cases, and the cut melons and fruits were placed over with a plum blossom plate, Xie Rouhui picked up a piece and put it in her mouth with a little ease, only to lower her head and turn over a page of the book, and she heard that the originally quiet courtyard suddenly became noisy.

"Sister Muxiang!"

"Why did you get back?"

"Did you forget something you didn't take?"

The girls looked at the people pouring in and asked in surprise.

"Second Miss is coming back to live." Jiang Ling said loudly, with a little smugness.

"Second Miss is back? Did Madame let her come back? Konoha couldn't help but walk out and stood under the porch and asked in surprise.

"No, it's the second lady who wants to come back by herself?" Mu Xiang said with a smile.

"That's where the lady," Konoha frowned worriedly.

"Sister, don't worry, the second lady has already gone to apologize to Madame." Jiang Ling said with a grin.

Konoha was even more surprised.

"Second Miss, you're getting bolder." She said.

Previously, Mrs. lost her temper, she didn't admit her mistake, and she intensified her efforts to prevent Shao Mingqing from entering the door, but at this time, Mrs. didn't let her come back, but she came back with a swagger.

It's the old lady.

The old lady has a tough temper, but is the eldest lady soft-tempered? The eldest lady of the Xie family has no idea of her own.

Konoha's brow furrowed.

Over there, the nurse has already led someone to rearrange the taken bed, makeup box and other things, and there is a little girl asking for incense, and a little girl asking for bath water, in and out of talking, laughing, and jingling lively.

Xie Rouhui looked at the book in her hand, and then looked at the fruit plate on the side, and Mu Xiang followed Mu Ye in.

"The eldest lady is still reading." Mu Xiang sighed.

Xie Rouhui smiled.

"Prepare some fresh fruit." She said to the girl, and then advised, "I'll send it when my sister comes back." ”

Stand up when you say this.

"I'll pick up my sister from my mother."

Mu Xiang and Konoha breathed a sigh of relief happily, Madame and Second Miss listened to the words of the eldest Miss, with her present, Madame and Second Miss would not get stiff, and the two of them helped Xie Rouhui pull her hair and add a coat.

"I'll go over by myself, and you guys will clean up at home." Xie Rouhui refused to follow the two.

The ladies and ladies spoke, and they just made a fuss, and they all had to avoid it, Mu Xiang and Mu Ye nodded, and only let the little girls watch carefully by the door, and Xie Rouhui walked through the door by herself.

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