After settling down Yi Lian'er, Xu Anping returned to the Deng family's mansion the next morning, ready to talk to Deng Xiaoke about his future plans. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard where the family lived, he saw the maid Huan'er twisting her hands in a hurry, and the bun on her head was still lying together, so he asked, "Huan'er, why are you here?" Where is the eldest lady? I'm looking for her for something. ”

Huan'er saw that Xu Anping finally appeared, her eyes lit up and she didn't speak, she directly trotted over and pulled his sleeve and walked to the backyard, her mouth still urging: "Deng Jiu, hurry up, the eldest lady has something to do with you." I've been waiting for you for two days, and if you don't come back, the eldest lady will have to kill me. ”

Xu Anping also quickened his pace a little, but still asked, "Huan'er, what's the urgency of the eldest lady looking for me?" ”

"Oh, you don't know yet! The old lady wants to find a husband for the eldest lady, but the eldest lady is unwilling to live or die, and is angry. Deng Jiu, how can you say that there is a girl who does not marry, how good it is to have someone to take care of, and you can also have money to buy snacks to eat. As she spoke, her little head began to fall off the line, and her mind was full of all kinds of osmanthus cakes, sugar gourds, and maltose......

When Xu Anping heard this, he chuckled in his heart, but he still said casually: "Oh, women should marry, but they still have to be cautious." After all, marrying a chicken and marrying a dog is a matter of happiness in the second half of your life, and you can't be careless. ”

Huan'er's snack fantasy was interrupted, and the boss in her heart was unhappy, and said with some annoyance: "The old lady has been picking for a long time, how can she be careless." Okay, I won't tell you, you can go and see the eldest lady. ”

When Xu Anping saw Deng Xiaoke, he found that she was in a state of anxiety and fidgeting in the boudoir. He stood at the door, waiting for Huan'er to go in to make a statement, and heard a scolding voice from inside the house: "Let you call someone, you see if you have been looking for a few days, where are you lazy again?" Huan'er replied aggrievedly: "Miss, the slave is not lazy, Deng Jiu just came back today." Deng Xiaoke's voice froze for a moment, and he said strongly: "Do you dare to talk back? Go to the stove room and ask the cook to make me a bowl of chilled sour plum soup, and you stare at it. If something goes wrong, see how I clean you up. "Oh~"

When Huan'er walked away, Deng Xiaoke slightly pulled his waist-length hair in front of the bronze mirror, took a deep breath before walking to the door and talking to Xu Anping: "Deng Jiu, why did you only come today?" ”

Xu Anping bowed down and replied respectfully: "Eldest Lady, there are many affairs in the villain's house, so I didn't return until today." ”

Deng Xiaoke didn't mean to get to the bottom of it, but said directly: "Deng Jiu, I know that it was you who saved me in the alley of Anlufu that day. She saw that Xu Anping wanted to open her mouth to explain, and said in a more determined tone: "Don't quibble, I know it's you." That night you entered the Yuelai Inn and talked to someone, and it happened that I lived next door. ”

Xu Anping also knew that there was no need to explain anymore after hearing this, so he sighed and said, "Miss, the masked man in Anlu Mansion that day was indeed me. ”

Deng Xiaoke's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and his heart was slightly relieved. "Then why did you come to my house?"

"Miss, don't ask. I have a last resort, and I really don't want to deceive you. Xu An's face was entangled, thinking that he had stolen the deed of Deng Ji Silk Village because of the threat of the assassins of the Blood Hand Alliance, and almost killed Deng Yongming because of a thought, he really didn't know how to speak.

Deng Xiaoke nodded considerately, and didn't ask any more questions, but the joy on his face was even stronger. She has taken it for granted that the reason why Xu Anping infiltrated the Deng family is that because she likes herself, she deliberately bends down to become a family member to approach herself and protect herself, just like what is written in some romance books. At this time, she remembered that Daddy and Auntie had chosen a husband for herself, and her face became shy again. Even if she is very arrogant on weekdays, when it comes to happiness and dependent people in the future, she still feels very shy, and she is also a little afraid of the unknown. "Deng Jiu, do you know that Daddy and Auntie want to recruit people, right?"

After listening to Deng Xiaoke's narration, Xu Anping knew what was going on, and said with some bitterness in his heart: "The old lady is also the happiness consideration of the eldest lady. ”

Deng Xiaoke stomped his feet and said angrily: "You ......" At this time, Huan'er, who was supposed to be watching the iced sour plum soup in the stove room, ran over with a shout, "Miss, Miss, the old lady called you over." Hearing Huan'er's shout, Deng Xiaoke retracted his voice, stomped on his foot again, and turned to leave. When she arrived at Daddy and Auntie's courtyard, she saw the two elders gathering together and looking at a piece of red paper and talking happily.

When Jing Niang saw her daughter coming, she waved her hand again and again and said with a smile: "Ke'er, come and see the future husband that your father and mother have chosen for you, but it took a lot of effort." She pulled Deng Xiaoke's little finger and pointed at the red paper and continued: "Ke'er, look at the first one, eight feet tall, majestic, and thoughtful facial features, he is really a rare good man." I think my mother is a good match for you. Well, it's just that the family is a little poorer, but our family is not lacking in this. Do you like it or not? Seeing her daughter's expressionless face, she was obviously not satisfied, and said, "Ke'er, haven't you always had a good impression of readers!" This second one is good, it happens to be a reader. The age is not too old, only twenty and eight, a child in Qingping County. Well, it's the early death of the lady with her young son. It would be great if our Deng family could be a little more civil, and we could teach your brother Wenzhao, maybe one day we will become a talented man......"

Deng Xiaoke's eyes were blank, and when he heard Ah Niang pointing to the red paper and talking about something, Ah Dad kept nodding his head next to him. She suddenly felt a little tired, a little depressed, a little dazed, and a little overwhelmed, and wanted to go back to talk to Deng Jiu. When she came back to her senses, the thoughts that had sprung up in her heart before became even stronger. So, she took the red paper in A-Niang's hand and said in a low voice: "A-Niang, my daughter wants to go back and think about it carefully, after all, this is also my life's event." ”

Jing Niang thought that her daughter was thin-skinned, so she patted her daughter's hand with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, you go back and think about it, and tell your mother directly which one you are satisfied with." Your father and mother want to find you a good husband. ”

Deng Xiaoke walked out of his parents' courtyard and drove away the fart ring, and returned to the boudoir alone in a low mood, seeing that Xu Anping was still staying in place, his heart couldn't help but warm, and the strength in his heart suddenly became cowardly. "Deng Jiu, Daddy and Auntie have picked a few suitable candidates for me, let me see for myself. What do you think I'm going to do? Tears flowed uncontrollably as he spoke, and he said while sobbing: "Take me away, I don't want to marry someone I don't know." ”

Xu Anping saw Deng Xiaoke crying sadly, and his heart ached, and he really wanted to agree desperately. He raised his hand to gently wipe away the tears on Deng Xiaoke's face, and said gently: "Ke'er, if you are with me, your future life may not be as comfortable as it is now." Moreover, I am going to go to the capital to join Lord Yushi of the Right Lady to fight for a future, and I can't take you away now. ”

Deng Xiaoke opened his tearful eyes and felt a rough palm rubbing his little face, very affectionate. "I can also go to the capital, I'm not afraid of hardship."