Jingyi was stunned for a while, and took Eryi's fan. She watched Wen Pei come back with a group of children with a white horn dog, and put the horn dog down from afar. The dog was extremely fat, and in front of a group of children chasing him, his little short legs did not have time to toss...... Running halfway through, squatting down and panting, looking very naïve.

Seeing that it was blindly squatting still, Wen Pei hurried it over and said, "Bell, make a ...... it! ”

The fat dog named Bell really got up and waved at Jingyi and Er Yi. The fat round body, after finishing the work, still looked at Wen Pei with blank eyes.

Wen Pei had jerky in his hand and fed it to the bell.

Jingyi reached over, and the bell waved at her again.

Jing Yi looked at the bell who was a little timid in the eyes of a group of children, and only stuck out her tongue when it was hot, and said, "Wen Pei, let someone take it back." ”

Wen Pei picked up the bell, looked at Jing Yi's expression, frowned and asked, "Seventh cousin-in-law doesn't like bells?" ”

"It's not." Jingyi stretched out her hand, and Wen Pei gave her the bell. The bell was very heavy, but it was also honest, it was picked up by Jingyi, motionless, only after a while, it opened its mouth to gasp, like a living thing. "It's hot, it's hot."

"Little aunt!" Qilin'er called Jingyi on the side.

When Jingyi turned her head to look, it was the nurse who grabbed Qilin'er's hand and came out, and Fu Lizhen followed.

Fu Lizhen saw Jingyi holding the bell, her two eyebrows were almost furrowed, and she whispered, "Seventh sister, you are really ...... Don't dislike. Da"

Jingyi smiled, touched the bell's hair, and placed it on the ground. The unicorn wanted to touch the bell, but she stopped it.

Wen Pei personally squatted down and tied a rope to the bell. Jing Yi saw that Wen Pei's face was a little unhappy, so she said, "Wen Pei, quickly bring the bell back, give it water, it's too hot." ”

"Hmm." Wen Pei twisted his neck and left, without even saying hello to Fu Lizhen.

Jingyi looked at Eryi. Er Yi understood and chased Wen Pei. A group of half-grown children dispersed in a hurry, and suddenly cleared up.

Jingyi saw that Qilin's face was a little disappointed, and bent over to say to him, "Lin'er went back to the house and came to play with the white lion in the little aunt's courtyard...... The little aunt asked Zhang Ma Yue'er to wash the white lion, and Lin'er will come again, okay? ”

"Good!" Qilin smiled at Jing Yi and turned his head to look at Fu Lizhen.

Seeing Jingyi say this, Fu Shi only smiled faintly and said, "Seventh sister can really play with children." ”

Qilin'er pulled Fu Shi with one hand and Jingyi with the other, tilting his head and talking to Jingyi. He was a little vague when he spoke quickly, but fortunately Jingyi was patient. He was just talking about the gifts he had received.

Jingyi smiled and said softly: "Children are simple-minded. ”

"Mother, grandma......" Qilin'er suddenly let go of her hand and pointed to the distance.

Jingyi looked up.

A waitress from the Locke family ushered the guests in. Under the parasol, it was Mrs. Fu who walked ahead. A skinny woman behind her, looking this way, recognized them, and nodded slightly.

"It's my sister-in-law." Fu Lizhen said.

Jingyi hadn't seen the young Mrs. Fu, so she saw them coming over and walked forward with Fu Lizhen. Seeing Mrs. Fu and her daughter-in-law approaching.

"Mrs. Fu." Jingyi smiled.

"Seventh young grandmother, it's been a long time since I saw it." Mrs. Fu was very polite and greeted Jingyi.

Jing Yi exchanged a few words with her, and also nodded with Sister-in-law Fu.

Sister-in-law Fu's appearance is shrewd, and her face is slightly fierce. Jing Yi saw that they were mother and daughter-in-law, and she was an outsider on the side, so she made an excuse to avoid it, but Sister-in-law Fu treated her very warmly, and kept saying good things about her.

Jingyi was a little unaccustomed, and when she saw that Mrs. Fu's face was also a little embarrassed, she couldn't avoid it immediately, so she had to listen to Sister-in-law Fu's flattery.

"Mizhen still doesn't want to come?" Fu asked her mother.

Mrs. Fu said: "The weather is hot, and her body is weak, so it's better not to come." Besides, I'll be gone in a few days...... Shuyuan, let's go inside. Seventh young grandmother, we went to see Mrs. Luo first. ”

"Please." Jing Yi hurriedly said.

Sister-in-law Fu said goodbye to her and the Fu family.

Before Jingyi could say anything, Fu Shi said: "Our sister-in-law is the most striving for the top." The difference is that I don't read much, and people are a little left-handed, and sometimes I don't know how to look at people's faces, don't be surprised by the seventh sister. ”

Jingyi said, "No. In my opinion, the sister-in-law, the maiden sister-in-law, is very straightforward. ”

Fu Lizhen smiled and said, "Really...... Mizhen and I have suffered a little bit from her. No, Mizhen's body is better, and she has to go back to Tianshui. In fact, it is suitable for her to recuperate. ”

When Jingyi saw Mrs. Fu, she couldn't help but think of Fu Mizhen, and when she heard Fu Lizhen mention her sister, she said: "At this time, it's okay for her to stay away." ”

Fu Lizhen's steps slowed a little.

Jing Yi looked at her dark skirt and spun it in an elegant arc...... She looked up and looked into Fu Lizhen's eyes.

Fu Lizhen looked at Jing Yi's smiling eyes and smiled.

"I heard that the seventh sister is going to hold a dance party for the eighth sister?" Fu Lizhen walked and asked.

"Yes. The mother agreed. I have also consulted with the shepherd. Is my brother and sister-in-law free? Eighth sister said that she would post to invite you. Jingyi said with a smile.

"I don't know how to dance at all, it's impossible to dance, so let's not join in the fun." Fu Lizhen was smiling, and her eyes almost turned cold when she looked at Jing Yi.

Jingyi was stunned and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not ......"

"Seventh sister, don't panic, I know you didn't mean that." Fu Shi smiled. Stretched out his hand and grabbed Jing Yi's hand, and when they walked into the door together, they moved closer to Jing Yi, "Seventh sister take care of her own body more, don't worry too much." You know, both grandma and mother have high hopes for you......"

She glanced at Jingyi's very tight hand, chuckled, let go of the first step, and pulled her son back to his seat.

Jing Yi pressed the arm she had just grabbed and clenched her teeth.

"Jingyi, come here!" Tao Shengchun saw them come in and greeted Jingyi, "This is Doctor Ren." Are you old classmates? ”

Jingyi came over and saw Mrs. Fu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sitting on a delicate-looking woman, it was Ren Xiufang. Seeing her, Ren Xiufang stood up and said, "Mrs. Tao." ”

"Doctor Ren. It's been a long time. Jingyi smiled at her.

Tao Shengchun looked at Jingyi and said, "It turns out that I told Dr. Ren that my niece and daughter-in-law are also students at that university. Dr. Ren said that she happened to meet an alumnus in her local area, and when she talked about it, she knew it was you. Dr. Ren's medical skills are excellent, and our old lady can't live without Dr. Ren now. ”

Ren Xiufang smiled, and Jingyi invited her to sit down.

They all sat down, Jingyi listened to them, and knew that not only Ren Xiufang, but also Hu Shaobo, was also the personal doctor of the Locke family. It's just that Ren Xiufang specializes in taking care of the Luo family's daughters, especially Mrs. Luo. Jingyi saw that Mrs. Luo admired and trusted Ren Xiufang very much.

When going out to eat, Tao Shengchun specially arranged Ren Xiufang at the table of Jingyi and Fu, and asked Jingyi to greet her. Although Ren Xiufang hadn't seen Jingyi for a long time, the two had alumni friendship, and they both had gentle and polite personalities, so they sat together this time and had more to say. said that it was speculative, and Ren Xiufang asked Jingyi if she was interested in supporting the nursery built by several of their female doctors. She explained to Jingyi the ins and outs of this nursery. It was initiated by the church, and she and several female doctors in the same hospital took turns volunteering as volunteers to take care of abandoned babies in the nursery and also help homeless women.

Jingyi listened carefully, and even Fu Lizhen, Tao Eryi, and several other wives on the side also listened, interjecting from time to time to ask.

Ren Xiufang was encouraged, saying, "We also want to help set up a learning center...... Teach them something to make a living. At present, donations are accepted for the operation of the nursery and the preparation of the workshop, but what is more needed is manpower. Especially those like you, who are influential and willing to help us, will make more people pay attention to us, trust us, and support us. So I would like to ask you to know more about what we are doing, and I hope to have your support. ”

"Is it near the church in the west of the city?" Fu Lizhen asked.

"Yes. Did you know? Ren Xiufang looked at Fu Lizhen with a smile.

Fu Lizhen nodded and said, "I've heard of it." Doctor Ren is warm, and so is our seventh young grandmother. ”

Ren Xiufang smiled, looked at Jingyi, and said to Fu Lizhen: "This is a great thing, please also ask the young grandmother to care more." We always welcome you to visit the Nursery. ”

Jingyi whispered, "I'll contact Doctor Ren in the future." ”

Ren Xiufang was very happy to get her words.

"Doctor Ren, can I take my classmates there?" Er Yi said enthusiastically.

"Yes, Miss Tao. You are always welcome. Ren Xiufang said.

"My sisters-in-law have a lot of things to do, so it may be inconvenient for them to go in and out of the nursery. When the time comes, I'll do more for them. Er Yi said with a smile.

"How can we see that we are inaccessible?" Fu Lizhen listened to Er Yi's words and asked with a smile.

Er Yi turned his face to look at the young ladies he knew beside him, and said with a smile: "Alas, if you want to tell me, all the wives are playing mahjong, visiting department stores, donating sesame oil money to the temple, and paying homage to Guanyin. ”

"As soon as Miss Eight said it, we all became rice worms. No, Dr. Ren, this time we must visit, and if we don't let go of some donations, we will let Miss Eight look at it. A lady sitting next to Eryi said with a smile.

"Listen to Miss Eight's mouth, it's really amazing. We can't let Miss Eight say it right! ”

Jingyi looked at Eryi, and Eryi smiled at her.

Ren Xiufang thanked them and patiently answered their questions.

Er Yi came over, climbed Jingyi, and said, "Seventh sister-in-law, how meaningful it is for you to see what the doctor is doing...... Seventh sister-in-law, can I invite Dr. Ren to the ball? Her voice was low, only for Jing Yi and Fu to hear.

Fu looked at Eryi and said, "You don't want to make more trouble at this ball." ”

Eryi turned back to her and said, "Just one or two more, it's okay." Grandma also said that it should be a cool party, and she would also have fun with us young people. ”

Fu smiled, and Jingyi said, "Go and invite." Don't be too ostentatious. ”

"Yes. I'm going to ask her to bring her own dance partner. Otherwise, there are more women than men, and girls will not sit on the cold bench? Er Yi left Jingyi with a smile and went to talk to Ren Xiufang by himself.

Jing Yi smiled and said, "Eighth sister is really simple. ”

"Seeing that the marriage is about to be discussed, it's still like this." Fu Lizhen also smiled. She looked at Eryi, took the porcelain bowl in her hand, and fed Qilin'er.

Jingyi watched Fu carefully spoon the tender tofu into a suitable size little by little, and then send it to Qilin's mouth, so that he would not have any trouble eating it...... Such a rare kind of care can indeed be done by Fu's mother.

Fu Shi turned around, looked at her and looked at herself in a daze, and said, "I should let Lin'er eat by herself...... It's just that I always think of him as a toddler, and I can't bear to let go so early. ”

Jingyi smiled, and she asked herself if she was an inexperienced person about Fu's parenting experience, so she didn't express her opinion. What's more, Fu is quite moody, even if she has opinions, it is better not to open her mouth.

Ren Xiufang had to go back to the hospital on duty, so she left after lunch.

Jingyi was entrusted by Tao Shengchun to entertain Ren Xiufang and personally sent her out.

Ren Xiufang repeatedly excused herself, but Jingyi still sent her out of the inner courtyard.

"Mrs. Tao is so polite." Ren Xiufang smiled.

"Doctor Ren, you still call me Jingyi." Jingyi said.

"How about calling Catherine?" Ren Xiufang asked.

"It's been a long time since anyone called me that." Jingyi said, nodding.

has arrived at the gate of the inner courtyard, the female guests are all in the inner courtyard, and when they cross this door, they may meet male guests who come to pay their respects at any time. Ren Xiufang knew the rules of these deep house ladies to meet guests, and then asked Jingyi to stay, and said, "Just ask the receptionist to send me out." I often come to the Locke family and know each other. It's hot, and I don't think you're in very good health, so don't send it anymore. ”

Jingyi saw that she insisted on this, so she said, "Then you go slowly." Our eighth sister said to invite you to her graduation ball, I wonder if you agreed? ”

"Ah, it's hard for me to bring my own dance partner...... I'll come though. Ren Xiufang smiled heartily, "I only have an elderly aunt who has relatives here, and I have very few friends. I'd love to get to know you. ”

Jingyi said: "Then set a time, please come." Goodbye. ”

She smiled and said goodbye to Ren Xiufang. didn't return immediately, but watched Ren Xiufang go farther.

Ren Xiufang was led out by the receptionist of the Luo family, and after walking far, she met up with her companion there - it was Hu Shaobo. He stood at a distance, with others beside him. Jing Yi was stunned and recognized it as Tao Xiang.

Hu Shaobo took off his top hat and greeted her.

Jing Yi was busy returning the courtesy. She couldn't see their appearance clearly, but she felt that Tao Xiang was a little surprised to see her come out.

Tao Xiang waited for Ren Xiufang and Hu Shaobo to leave, turned his head, and walked towards Jingyi.

He hadn't taken two steps before someone called him behind him.

When he saw it, it was his father's adjutant Shi Quan. He stopped for a while and heard Shi Quanyi say that his father was looking for him and was going to take him with him to pay homage to Mrs. Luo.

He said to Shi Quan, "I'm waiting in the inner courtyard." ”

He turned around to see that Jingyi was still there.

She stood alone in the shade inside the door. The pale yellow bright gauze skirt looks like a fairy.

"My uncle is going to accompany my father in to pay my birthday to the old lady." Tao Xiang saw that Jingyi was a little puzzled and said.

"Hmm." Jingyi nodded.

Tao Xiang didn't have any extra words.

Jingyi wanted to go in, but Tao Xiang looked at her, and she stood up again.

Another butterfly flew over and circled around the two of them, yellow and black, chasing and flashing...... Jingyi watched the butterfly go out of her mind.

The butterfly flew up to her, and she ducked. As soon as Tao Xiang stretched out his hand, he caught the yellow butterfly.

"Hey!" Jing Yi slapped the back of Tao Xiang's hand without thinking.

Tao Xiang held a hand, and the yellow butterfly stood in his palm, crooked, and fell down.

Jing Yi thought that the butterfly had been pinched to death by him, and was about to be annoyed, when the butterfly spun around in Tao Xiang's palm and slowed down, flapped its wings twice, and flew away...... She let out a sigh of relief, and said, "It's okay, it's okay...... How are you like the eighth sister? It could have flown so well......"

She said, her voice lowered. Hearing a sound of footsteps mixed with laughter, she ducked to Tao Xiang's side, expecting that her uncle and father-in-law had come in. At first glance, it turned out to be exactly that. It seemed that there were still people following, and she couldn't tell who they were.

"There are no outsiders, no need to shy away." Tao Xiang saw her blushing, knowing that she wanted to avoid it, but she didn't want to hide from her father.

Jingyi nodded.

Tao Shengchuan entered the inner courtyard accompanied by his brother-in-law Luo Wenzheng, and when he saw that his son and daughter-in-law were here, he stopped first and looked at it for a while--the daughter-in-law was shy and quiet, and her face was red before she spoke, although the son standing beside her was no different from before, at this time, it seemed that it might be because of the complementarity of each other, and his face and eyes were a little gentle--he nodded and said, "Come in." ”

Jingyi walked behind Tao Xiang and followed in.

Mrs. Luo, accompanied by Tao Shengchun, came out to meet guests, and there were no outsiders.

Tao Shengchuan solemnly took his son to Mrs. Luo's birthday, and Mrs. Luo couldn't close her mouth happily. I had prepared red envelopes for them. Although it was just a meaning, Tao Shengchuan also looked happy at the scene. The joy of the class made Mrs. Luo even happier.

Tao Xiang took the red envelope and handed it to Jingyi.

Jingyi pinched the red envelope, and when it was time to send them out, she came back and saw that her fingers were printed with red ......

……

The Locke family's birthday banquet is from morning to night, and there is a hall drama at night.

Mrs. Tao had been out for a whole day, thinking about her mother-in-law's body, and left early with Fu Lizhen's mother and son. The Tao Inze sisters came late, and Jingyi and Er Yi stayed behind to accompany their aunts and grandmothers to listen to the church drama before leaving Luo's house with them.

After getting into the car, Jingyi felt tired.

Eryi is still very energetic, and he talks to her about this and that.

“…… Father and Seventh Brother have drunk a lot of wine today. The seventh brother is better, and the father must be drunk...... Every year my father will come if he has time. If he doesn't come, let Seventh Brother come. Any idea why? "Eryi leans on Jingyi.

Jing Yizheng was a little confused, and said dimly: "It's a good thing for relatives to walk around and work harder." ”

She thought about it carefully, there are several high-ranking families here, the Tao family, the Luo family, the Tong family, the Shui family, and even the Fu family...... The connections between them can be described as intricate. If you use a sword or a gun in the front, you must have a solid foundation in the rear...... In previous years, Tao Shengchuan did not come, and this year he must arrive anyway. What's more, it's the only sister's in-law's family.

"Yes and no." Er Yi whispered, "Seventh brother's mother, and the Luo family." The first time her father saw her was at Locke's house...... Shhhh ”

Jingyi's sleepy insect was suddenly caught, and although she didn't make a sound, she could feel the cold hairs on her arms stand up.

She could only hear Tao Xiang's biological mother from a few words...... What kind of woman is that?

Keryi didn't go on.

At this time, the car was passing through the Tongshi Hutong, and Er Yi said: "Seventh sister-in-law, are you tired?" Let's go to Mansion No. 7 to have a look? ”

Jingyi wanted to say no, but the driver slowed down and saw that he was about to reach the alley. Jingyi thought that it was all out anyway, and it was not too late, so it was okay to stop by and take a look. So he commanded to go to the seventh.

The driver honked his horn twice to alert the cars in front and behind, and then turned in from the alley.

The housekeeper Cong Dongsheng got the news from the door, and hurriedly came out to pick them up, saying, "The Seventh Young Master has just come back...... Young grandma and eight young lady inside please. Let's sit down and have a cup of tea...... The young master explained that the young grandmother would come over. ”

"We also thought on a whim, we might as well take a look and settle down on the place." Jingyi said.

Steward Cong hurriedly agreed. According to Jingyi's request, he recommended three places first. Jingyi and Eryi walked in from the outside, and first rejected the main hall of the house. I looked at it again, and I rejected two more. Steward Cong smiled and said, "There is another place, please invite the young grandmother and the eighth lady to come with me." ”

They had already walked through most of the house, Er Yi was fine, Jing Yi felt that her feet were weak. As soon as Steward Cong said, Jing Yi said, "Then take us over to have a look." Where is it? ”

"In the garden." Steward Cong said, leading them to the gate of the back garden.

Bypassing the two winding paths, waiting for Steward Cong to take them to the back garden, and seeing the big flower hall, Jingyi and Er Yi said in unison: "That's it!" ”

"The Seventh Young Master said the same thing. I thought that the young grandmother might have a different opinion, so I didn't say it first. Steward Cong said with a smile.

Jingyi entered the flower hall and looked up at the glass roof of the flower hall.

Through the huge glass roof, you can see the dark blue night sky.

There were all kinds of flowers and plants in the flower hall, and there was even a swing - Er Yi came in and sat down, patted the seat next to him, and let Jing Yi go over to sit - Jing Yi shook her head.

She measured the open space in the center of the flower hall with her footsteps, calculating what and how much she needed.

While calculating, she talked to Steward Cong, and occasionally asked Er Yi's opinion, but after a quarter of an hour's work, she also had a score in her heart.

Er Yi was visiting outside the flower hall at this time-Jing Yi and Steward Cong discussed, asking him to write down important matters, and saw Er Yi sitting on the stone bench by the water, reminding her to be careful.

"Lotus pond, moonlight, good day, beautiful scenery...... Seventh sister-in-law, it's really nice here. Eryi waited for Jingyi to come to her side and whispered.

Jingyi watched her close her eyes, sniffing the breath of the lotus pond at night, and couldn't help but close her eyes too.

There are insects chirping and frogs chirping...... There is no wind, and the faint lotus fragrance is refreshing.

"Seventh brother." Eryi shouted softly.

Jing Yi opened her eyes, looked far and near, and did not see Tao Xiang. When he turned around, he saw that Tao Xiang was already a few steps behind him.

"Brother Seven, can you make a noise in the aisle? Scared the hell out of me. Eryi patted his chest.

"A call came from home saying that you two were missing halfway through. I asked the guards to make sure you were here. Tao Xiang said.

"It's all in this alley, where else can I go?" Eryi frowned.

"You still say!" Tao Xiang glared at her.

"I'm going to shake the phone to my mother...... Brother Seven, where is the latrine? Er Yi went over, crossed his feet, and his eyes were also staring at the boss, not afraid of Tao Xiang at all.

Tao Xiang pointed to the northwest corner of the garden and said, "There is one in the house." ”

"Got it!" Er Yi ran away with a smile, stopped halfway, and said, "Seventh brother, that swing in the flower hall is wonderful...... I went, I went! ”

Her shoes rattled, and in a few moments she was gone.

Jing Yi saw that Tao Xiang was still a little unhappy, and said softly: "I wanted to take a look and leave...... I'll talk to my mother when I go back. ”

"Settled?" Tao Xiang asked.

"Hmm...... This is it. Jingyi looked around, and her eyes fell on the flower hall. The lights were on in the garden, and the flower hall was like a huge crystal. She turned her face, looked at Tao Xiang and asked, "Are you going to rest?" My eighth sister and I will go back ......."