Chapter 44
Misfortune and blessing lurk, but I didn't expect this catastrophe to be a blessing in disguise...... Since she was taken to the barracks from the execution ground, she has not returned home, Xian'er must be worried about death, although she has carried a letter, but after all, she has never met, and now that she is temporarily stable, it is time to go and see her, that is her little daughter-in-law who has not passed the door, thinking of Xian'er's delicate and disgusting face, bumpy figure, Li Ce's heart throbbed.
The first time you go to your father-in-law's house, you can't go empty-handed, this is the minimum etiquette, and it has been like this since ancient times. Weighing two catties of good tea, buying some snacks and candies, and pulling a good cloth, the big bags had to be hung on the horse, Li Ce rode a tall horse to visit his father-in-law.
Yu Yuanwai's house was also in the east of the city, and Li Ce found it after a little inquiry. Menzi saw that Li Ce was extraordinary, so he didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly went in to report.
Li Ce stood outside the door, thinking that for a while, the old man could greet him with a smile, what should he say to start the scene? Should I call my uncle, or should I be thick-skinned and call my father-in-law directly, haha......
He thought to himself, and Menzi came back soon, but he pulled a face, and completely lost the respect just now.
"The master said no, I don't have time today, you can go!"
"What? He doesn't have time? Li Ce didn't believe his ears.
"Our master said that I want you not to waste your efforts, and our eldest lady also said that she doesn't want to see you." Menzi said impatiently.
Li Ce saw that Menzi's expression was a little impatient, could it be that this slave was playing right and wrong behind his master's back?
"You talk nonsense! Okay, you are a bold slave, you dare to play right and wrong behind your master's back, dodge, I want to see Xian'er! Li Ce was furious, he didn't believe that Xian'er would not see him.
"This son, this is all what the master meant." Menzi stretched out his hand and blocked Li Ce's way.
"Miss can you be in the house?" Li Ce took a step back and suddenly asked.
"Miss...... The young lady went out. Menzi looked a little flustered.
Hmph, as soon as I saw your look, I knew that I was lying, presumably Xian'er didn't know that she was outside the door at the moment, otherwise she wouldn't have come to see her, thinking of this, he suddenly shouted angrily: "Xian'er, Xian'er!" ”
As soon as Menzi heard Li Ce shouting, he hurriedly pushed him out: "You are so rude, you said that Miss is not in the house, but you are still here and refuse to leave, and you are still yelling, if you don't leave, I will ask someone to let you go!" ”
"Where did you come from, the wild boy, you have to scream here without rules and distances." The two were pushing, and a young woman walked out of the door and scolded with a cold face.
Li Ce took a look at it, the young woman looked like she was in her thirties, dressed in silk and satin, wearing heavy makeup, and the high cheekbones, which made people feel an indescribable sense of discomfort when they saw it.
When Menzi saw the young woman come out, he hurriedly said, "Madam." ”
"Ma'am?" Li Ce was taken aback, could this young woman be Xian'er's mother? This...... It doesn't look like it.
"Madam, I'm Li Ce, and I'm here to visit my uncle and aunt today." Since she is the future mother-in-law, it is better to serve carefully, but Xian'er's mother is very young.
"Humph! Xian'er, this wild girl, is getting more and more disagreeable! Gotta find someone to marry her off quickly. The young woman looked disgusted.
Li Ce was greatly puzzled, Xian'er had a marriage contract with him first, and she should know about Xian'er's mother, but listen to her tone...... Don't you want to regret your marriage?
"Aunt, I have a marriage contract with Xian'er first, you know this, how can you ......" Li Ce was in a hurry, things were not what he thought at all.
"Humph! It turned out to be you" The young woman showed a look of sudden realization, she looked at Li Ce carefully, and muttered in a low voice: "A poor boy." ”
"Li Ce, Li Ce......" A familiar and pleasant voice came.
Li Ce was overjoyed, it was Xian'er who came.
Yu Xian'er had a happy face, and trotted all the way towards this.
"Li Ce, why are you here?" Yu Xian'er patted her chest, gasped and asked, her towering chest trembled and trembled, causing Li Ce to look at it twice, and she happened to be hit by Yu Xian'er, Yu Xian'er saw Li Ce's eyes, her face flushed and she snorted lightly.
The guy hurriedly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I didn't want to visit my uncle and aunt, but my aunt seems to have misunderstood me." With that, he chuckled sideways and glanced at the young woman.
"Why are you here?" Yu Xian'er suddenly turned her expression of joy and said to the young woman with a straight face.
"Humph!" The young woman's face flushed, and she snorted coldly and did not speak.
"I warn you, don't meddle in my business!" Yu Xian'er's face was frosty, and she scolded the young woman.
"Xian'er, how can you talk to your mother like this!" Li Ce saw that the contradiction between the mother and daughter was intensifying, he didn't come to see them quarrel today, Xian'er's mother was very dissatisfied with herself, and they wanted to quarrel again, and today this matter could not be handled.
"Hmph, my mother? She deserves it too! Yu Xian'er sneered, full of disdain.
"You! You wild girl, I'm also your elder anyway, how dare you speak out like this, how did your mother teach you?! The young woman's face was flushed, and the junior did not save face for herself in front of her subordinates and outsiders, which made her very annoyed.
"My mother can teach her as much as she likes, is it your turn to give advice? It's better to take care of your own son who can't hold up the wall with mud! Yu Xian'er didn't let in the slightest, and sneered at each other.
"You...... How unreasonable! Okay, I can't control you, someone can control you, I'll tell the master! The young woman looked a little afraid of Yu Xian'er, and she angrily left her words, turned and walked towards the door.
Li Ce suddenly realized, it turned out that this was not Xian'er's mother!
"Xian'er, isn't she your mother?" Li Ce couldn't cry or laugh a little, this joke was so noisy, my mother was scolded by this wicked woman just now, I knew that she was not your mother, how could Lao Tzu rely on her.
"Of course not, my mother is very kind, how can she be so mean as her, come, I'll take you to see your mother." Yu Xian'er grinned, took Li Ce's hand and walked towards the inner courtyard, after taking a few steps, she suddenly turned her head and glared at the door and said, "He will come back in the future, don't stop him!" ”。
Menzi only claims to be.
Along the way, Yu Xian'er briefly introduced the situation at home to Li Ce, and Li Ce roughly understood what was going on.
Yu Xian'er's father is named Yu Chuanyi, he has two wives, the eldest woman Liu, is Xian'er's biological mother, and the second lady Sun, that is, the young woman I saw just now, she has a son, who is thirteen years old. Sun's is tricky and mean, thinking about monopolizing the Yu family's industry all day long, and trying to squeeze Liu's mother and daughter on weekdays, because Liu only has Yu Xian'er's daughter, no son, so although she is the eldest lady, she is not favored by Yu Chuanyi, although Yu Chuanyi knows that Sun is making small moves behind his back, but he does not stop it.
"Oh, I see." Li Ce nodded.
"Well, now you know, I'm a young lady from a big family...... Hehe, will you belittle me because of this? Yu Xian'er suddenly stopped, looked up at Li Ce in a daze, and said.
Li Ce saw Yu Xian'er's biting lower lip, and for no reason his heart ached, he pretended to smile relaxedly, then curled up his index finger, gently scratched her little nose, and said: "Fool, what I like is Xian'er, not Yu Yuan's daughter, whether you are poor or rich, these don't matter, the important thing is that you are Xian'er, that's enough." ”
Yu Xian'er listened to this guy's somewhat numb words, pursed her lips and smiled, stretched out her hand to hold his arm, and felt that staying with him was indescribably sweet.
The Yu family's residence is not small, Liu's mother and daughter live alone in a small courtyard, and a small vegetable plot has been opened up in the courtyard, which is green and green, adding a lot of vitality to the courtyard.
"Mother, look who's coming." As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, Yu Xian'er shouted into the house.
As the door opened, a middle-aged woman walked out of the door, which should be Yu Xian'er's mother, Liu. Liu is in her forties this year, wearing a gray cardigan gown, dressed very plainly, although her clothes are not gorgeous, and her face is wrinkled, but it can still be seen that she must have been a big beauty when she was young.
Liu greeted Li Ce with a smile and greeted Li Ce into the door, and the three of them sat around the small round table. Dealing with people, this is not difficult for Li Ce, in his previous life, he was in the bank to get the elderly is his specialty, because the old man is old, his mind is not clear, Li Ce also knows their likes and dislikes, and can always do what he likes, for which many old people also praise him for his good service. Now that this ability is used again, this guy sighed: It seems that whether it is modern or ancient, soft power is extremely important.
A few people talked and laughed, but they didn't realize that it was almost lunch time. Liu got up and said, "Li Ce, if you don't dislike it, you can eat here today." ”
Li Ce hurriedly smiled: "How can it be, I have long heard that my aunt is very skilled, and today I finally have the opportunity to taste it." ”
Liu smiled and got up to prepare lunch. She is very happy today, Li Ce she has seen it before, and she always feels that this future life is good, and there is nothing bad about it, but it is somewhat pedantic and a little high. Because they are businessmen in their family, the rank of Shinong industry and commerce, and the merchant is ranked last, Li Ce always had a grudge against this in the past, and he minded the identity of Xian'er. But today, it seems that he is a different person, and his previous stubbornness is gone, which alone makes Liu very happy.
"When did I tell you that my mother's craft is good? You're really good at sycophants. Yu Xian'er saw that Liu was gone, and deliberately ridiculed Li Ce, she saw that her mother seemed to like Li Ce very much, and her heart was finally put back in her stomach, as long as her mother also liked Li Ce.
It didn't take long for Liu to make a meal, three or four dishes are usually home-cooked dishes, I have to say, Liu's craftsmanship is really good, green vegetables and radishes can make such a taste, you can open a restaurant.
Li Ce was not polite, he knew that liking to eat and eating hard was the greatest affirmation of the cook, and sure enough, when Liu saw him gobbling up, his eyes narrowed with a smile.
Until the end of the meal, I didn't see the shadow of my father, it seems that I don't like my father-in-law, Li Ce sighed secretly.
After the meal, Liu asked about Li Ce's current situation, and Li Ce bluntly said that he had already served in the army and was now a small commander.
As the saying goes: A good iron does not hit nails, and a good man is not a soldier, Yu Xian'er was still worried that Liu would not like Li Ce's current identity, but she didn't expect Liu to say: "Well, it's not only reading to get ahead, reading is superior to others, your father was not a down-and-out talent back then, in the end...... Alas, don't mention the past. As long as you're nice to Xian'er, that's enough. Liu Shi remembered the past and felt a little sad.
"Aunt, don't worry, I, Li Ce, swear that I will live up to Xian'er in this life!" Li Ce said with a serious expression.
Yu Xian'er's face flushed with shame on the side, "Oh, what are you all talking about." ”
Liu looked at the pair of young people in front of him and smiled with relief.
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