Chapter 10: The Plum (4)
"Seventh brother?" Er Yi touched Tao Xiang with his elbow.
Tao Xiao snorted and looked at Jing Yi.
Jing Yi walked down the stairs, first looked at Qilin'er who was holding Tao Xiang's hand tightly, and smiled at him.
Qilin'er was shy and immediately hid behind Tao Xiang.
Jing Yi had no choice but to straighten up, but her eyes were still looking at Qilin'er, and then she looked at the childish and picturesque girl standing next to Tao Xiang - she could see that the eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Tao Xiang, but the face shape was different, so this girl looked more like Mrs. Tao...... She thought that this should be Tao Xiang's youngest sister - she looked at herself very generously and boldly, and said, "Seventh brother doesn't introduce ...... It's the seventh sister-in-law, right? I am the eighth child of the Tao family, Tao Eryi. Yi"
"Miss Eight." Jingyi called out softly.
Tao Eryi didn't expect Jing Yi's voice to be so soft as soon as she spoke. And she speaks in a Beijing accent, which is very different from their tone, although their family also speaks official dialect.
"Hey, the seventh sister-in-law called me Eryi." Eryi smiled. didn't stop looking at Jingyi. "The seventh sister-in-law is really a great beauty. Isn't it, Brother Seven? No wonder even my aunt said that if it was ...... There are no good-looking people in the Tao family. ζ"
Er Yi grinned, almost copying her previous words. She smiled even more happily when she saw her brother glaring slightly.
Jingyi looked at Tao Xiang, although Er Yi was praising her, but saying it so bluntly still made her feel embarrassed. But Tao Xiang didn't make a sound, as if he didn't hear what Er Yi said, and didn't see her expression, as if he was at ease, he only cared about the shy little boy Qilin'er beside her - she had to look at Qilin'er again. Qilin'er happened to be looking at her, as if she was caught by her, and she was shy to hide back, but she was grabbed by Er Yi's little hand.
"Seventh sister-in-law, this is our family's eldest grandson, Qilin'er. Lin'er, call Auntie...... Didn't you come to see Uncle Seven's daughter-in-law? This is Uncle Seven's daughter-in-law. Eryi smiled and pulled Qilin'er in front of him.
Tao Xiang let go of Qilin'er's hand and looked at him encouragingly.
Jingyi simply squatted down and asked, "Are you Qilin'er?" She held out her hand and looked at him.
"Yes." Qilin'er was pushed to the front by Tao Xiang and Er Yi, but she couldn't hide anymore, and looked at Jingyi with a red face, "...... Aunt. β
After calling, he tilted his head and looked at Tao Xiang again.
Tao Xiang said: "Come, shake hands with the little aunt, this is considered acquaintance." β
Qilin'er's little hand stretched out, as if she wanted to touch something valuable, and put it on Jingyi's hand.
The soft and warm little hand was gently rested and quickly withdrawn.
Jing Yi smiled and touched the red Yingluo on the top of Qilin'er's hat and said, "Hello Lin'er." β
"Hello little aunt." Kirin said.
"Good." Jingyi didn't know why, she called her little aunt like that, she only felt gentle and natural, Qilin'er called her like this, and she blushed unconsciously. She stretched out her hand to hold Qilin'er's hand, but Qilin'er turned around and hid behind Tao Xiang again.
Er Yi smiled and said, "Seventh sister-in-law, Lin'er is shy...... The seventh sister-in-law hasn't had lunch yet, has she? β
Jingyi shook her head and said embarrassedly, "I somehow slept until this moment before waking up." β
Er Yi smiled. She saw that Tao Xiao didn't explain, so she didn't say anything.
"Young grandma, the meal is ready." Zhang's mother only said at this time.
Jingyi stood up.
"Then I won't bother you. Sister-in-law Seven, let's eat, I'll take Lin'er back. Er Yi hurriedly said, glancing at Tao Xiang.
Tao Xiang said: "Bring chocolate to Lin'er." He remembered and looked at Ma Xingjian.
Ma Xingjian went to get two boxes of chocolate and came out.
Er Yi looked at Tao Xiang funny and said, "Seventh brother, do you want to make me scolded by my sister-in-law?" The sister-in-law will never allow the unicorn to eat these things. β
"Really?" Tao Xiang thought for a while and said to Qilin'er: "Then Lin'er will come to Uncle Seven to eat." If Uncle Seven is not here, let Aunt Seven give it to you, okay? β
Qilin'er looked at the smiling Jingyi and nodded.
"Kirin?" Er Yi shook Qilin'er's hand and reminded him.
Qilin bowed to Jingyi and Tao Xiang and said, "Seventh uncle, seventh aunt, Qilin'er is gone." β
"Walk slowly." Jingyi walked to the door and sent them out.
Er Yi waved his hand and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, can I come and play your piano?" β
Tao Xiang frowned.
Jingyi was stunned for a moment, only to know what she was talking about, and nodded.
"Seventh sister-in-law agreed, seventh brother." Er Yi glanced at Tao Xiang, who was standing behind Jing Yi, and said, "Seventh sister-in-law, you don't know, Seventh Brother is stingy." I said that I would come to play the piano often, but he said that it would be noisy and would not let me come. β
"You can come as often as you like." Jingyi said gently.
"Then I'll come here often." Er Yi said happily and pulled the unicorn down the steps.
"You have a unicorn, you are not allowed to jump." Tao Xiang said loudly.
Er Yi turned around and glared at him. Taking advantage of Jingyi's inattention, she said to Tao Xiang silently, "The seventh sister-in-law is dead."
Tao Xiang didn't see it.
"Pony, send Miss Eight and Lin'er over. When I saw the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother, I said that we would go over to say hello later. Tao Xiang said.
"Yes." Ma Xingjian went.
Er Yi smiled, picked up Qilin'er, and left happily with one big and one small......
"Lin'er is the only son of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law loves him very much, so she should be patient with him." Tao Xiang saw Jingyi standing behind him and looked at them with him, so he said.
Jingyi nodded.
In fact, she didn't need him to explain it specifically, she could also see that Qilin'er was delicate like a little girl. If it is not congenitally weak, it should be because of pampering. In comparison, Cersei is obviously more realistic...... She was thinking wildly, Tao Xiang had already walked away first, and she turned back.
Qiu Wei closed the door and came over to invite Jingyi and Tao Xiang to dinner.
Although Tao Xiang had already had lunch, he still sat down and moved two chopsticks before walking away, leaving Jingyi alone with light meals neatly placed on the dining table.
Zhang's mother said softly on the side: "I don't know the taste of the young grandmother, I asked the young master, and said that it would be good to prepare a light one." What the young grandmother wants to eat, despite the command. β
Jingyi said: "It's all right. β
She ate quietly, glancing occasionally at the closed door of the dining roomβTao Xiang paced back and forth in the living room, his figure imprinted on the frosted glass every few moments...... She originally only ate half a bowl of rice, but before she knew it, she ate a bowl.
When I found it, I already felt too full, and I couldn't help but look at the empty rice bowl dumbfounded.
Qiu Wei smiled and filled her with a bowl of soup, and whispered, "Miss hasn't eaten an Ansheng meal for a long time, so it's okay to eat more." She looked back at Mama Zhang, who was standing silently behind her, "Mama Zhang still thinks that the kitchen has less food to prepare." Mother Zhang, you see, but I said it wrong? β
Zhang's mother smiled and said, "The amount of young grandma's meal is too small." β
Jingyi put down the bowl and sat for a while before getting up.
When I came out, I saw Tao Xiang still pacing in the hall, a cigarette in his hand between his fingers, and he didn't light it.
He paced slowly, as if he was thinking about something.
Jingyi wanted to go upstairs, but Tao Xiang kept pacing with her head down, and didn't look at her, as if she didn't exist...... At this time, the phone rang, he picked it up, listened for a while, and said simply: "Send it in." Then, he glanced over and said concisely: "Don't go upstairs yet, Dunhuang has someone send your things over." β
Jingyi was stunned for a moment and asked, "All of them?" β
Tao Xiang said: "All." β
He looked at Jingyi, and her eyes were shining.
Jing Yi suddenly felt that her reaction was a little too much, maybe Tao Xiang would think that she took those things too seriously, and was silent for a long time before saying, "That's good." β
Tao Xiang glanced at her and sat down.
Jingyi didn't sit down.
Xu is really overeating, and it's all stuck there at this moment. She gently rubbed her stomach and took two steps, still feeling uncomfortable.
Qiu Wei brought two cups of tea, and she let them be placed on the coffee table.
"Seven Shao, Tiger Wing has brought people back." Ma Xingjian said.
Tao Xiang nodded.
Ma Xingjian opened the door and let Tu Huyi in.
Tao Xiang asked, "How is it?" β
Tu Huyi shook his head and said: "There are locks on the boxes, except for dust, there is no sign of opening." For fear of damaging the contents of the box, I didn't take the initiative to open the box. Just in case, let someone outside check whether there may be dangerous goods. Now it seems that everything is normal, and they are all brought in. β
Tao Xiang stood up and said, "Let's go out and have a look." β
Jingyi has always listened to them patiently, and only then did they go out together. On the platform in front of the door, her lost luggage was neatly laid outβabout twenty boxes had been brought in. Half of them are red sandalwood and half are nanmu, and there are a few suitcases with obvious scratches...... Jingyi frowned.
Jingyi and the rest of the boxes were also placed, counted, and remained silent. Qiu Wei, who was standing behind her, tugged at the placket of her clothes.
Jingyi walked over and looked at the suitcases.
It is a brand-new buffalo leather case, and the copper lock is made of the old style, which is very beautiful. When she lost it, Qiu Wei was distressed and said that the boxes were all new, not to mention, it was specially chosen by the third young grandmother to give it to the young lady...... She wanted to get closer, but Tao Xiang said, "Wait." Let someone open it and check it out. β
Jingyi immediately said, "Haven't you checked it all?" Since there are no bombs, they are all carried to the basement and put them. β
Tu Huyi said: "It's not necessarily that bombs are dangerous......" He said and looked at Tao Xiang, Tao Xiang didn't make a sound, and he didn't say not to get out of the way, but the meaning of the seventh young grandmother was obviously that she didn't want to carry out the meaning of the seventh young woman.
Ma Xingjian waved his hand and asked the soldiers who came in carrying the box to retreat, saying, "There is no need for so many people to be there." β
Jingyi pursed her lips.
Tao Xiang smoked in silence.
With the breeze, the smoke blew onto her face.
Qiu Wei put a cloak on Jingyi, looked at Jingyi's face, looked at Tao Xiang again, and said softly: "...... Although the things are not valuable, most of them are young lady's clothes, so it's not good to be so ......."
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