Sangsang put on a new winter coat and spent two taels of silver. Xia Shang wanted to buy her something better, but this girl refused to live or die. Winter clothes of two taels of silver are already very expensive for Sangsang. She said that she had seen the cloak her sister-in-law was wearing and said it was very beautiful, but a little girl like her couldn't wear it.

The words were full of sourness, and Xia Shang felt a little congested and felt very guilty when he heard it.

But Sangsang was very happy, this dress was much better than before, and the meaning was different.

Sending Sang Sang to the door of the backyard of the Sai family again, Xia Shang explained his intention, hoping that Qin Lan could come out to see him.

Sang Sang's face was full of joy, she thought that Brother Xia was coming specifically for herself, but she didn't expect this dress to be just by the way, she was very depressed, and nodded and went home.

This is the most sensitive period, and it is inconvenient for Xia Shang to go back to the Saijia, let alone let people see him and Qin Lan meeting alone, so he has to spread the word through Sangsang. Now things can only be made clear in person.

……

The snow was still falling, and the back garden of the Saijia family was silvery white, only the small pond was still flowing. Qin Lan sat in the small pavilion, and the three screens treated the wind and snow tightly, leaving only one side as far as her eye could see for her to enjoy the scenery. Wearing the same fluffy cloak as Li Luo, the velvet hat holds his face in front of him, his face is red, and his complexion is much better. There are all kinds of candied fruits on the small stone table next to her, but she loves dried soy sauce and dates.

The dates had no seeds, Qin Lan ate quickly, and the two maids behind him did not leave an inch, one holding the lotus seed soup, and the other standing straight at the tuyere.

Sang Sang came and said that Xia Shang was outside to see her.

Qin Lan's willow eyebrows were connected, and before she looked back, the new maid standing straight behind her spoke: "Young lady, the eldest lady said that you can't walk around, your current body is expensive." ”

Qin Lan turned her head and glared at the maid: "Let you speak?" ”

The maid shut up.

Sang Sang didn't look at Qin Lan, he seemed to be still thinking about Xia Shang, pulling the corners of his clothes and not knowing what he was thinking.

Qin Lan was thinking, the two new maids looked at each other, and the other maid holding the lotus seed soup said again: "Young lady, you are not suitable to meet that person now." There are a lot of rumors outside, not to mention that for the sake of the eldest lady, even for the sake of the young lady, you shouldn't go to see it yourself, why do you have to provoke right and wrong again in such a good day now? ”

Qin Lan didn't answer, and after hesitating repeatedly, she finally said a word to Sang Sang: "Go." ”

Qin Lan made a decision, and the two maids were so anxious that they hurriedly chased after them: "Young lady, if you leave, we can't afford to blame the eldest lady!" ”

Qin Lan glanced back at the two of them: "Either go and complain, or keep it secret, you choose." ”

……

The alley facing the backyard of Saijia is a typical compound old street alley, and there are many tea stalls in the intricate aisles. Xia Shang chose one of them, ordered a pot of hot tea, and hid under the grass hut to enjoy the falling snowflakes.

Xia Shang was a little hesitant, not knowing what would happen next, but fortunately, the two old men on his side were playing against each other, so he was a little distracted.

There are many chess watchers, and they are all old people, and Xia Shang is both inconspicuous and a little abrupt among them. And everyone around was attracted by the chess game and didn't notice the young spectators around them.

In the chess game, the black and white sides have already been tense, and the "crackling" sound of the chessboard is quite like the sound of thunder and drums before the war.

Xia Shang knows chess, because his family pays attention to tradition, he studied it in junior high school, and was once a junior Go champion in the city. But he hasn't touched it since high school, and his homework and increasingly heavy cooking practice take up a lot of his time, occasionally watching videos on the Internet, or going to Yicheng to watch the game. The atmosphere of modern Go is very poor, and it is rare to see a chessboard on the street with a large number of spectators around.

Xia Shang had some itchy skills, because he found that the two old chess players were too bad, and they seemed to be crackling, but the black and white situation was just pulling the bow but not letting go, the thunder and rain were falling, and the two armies were not seen fighting for a long time.

This made Xia Shang anxious, and he really wanted to help.

But everyone knew that watching chess was silent, no one around him intervened, and Xia Shang was only in a hurry.

At this time, Qin Lan came, and Xia Shang returned to his table.

Qin Lan was wrapped tightly, no one noticed her, Xia Shang sat opposite, looked at the same cloak as Li Luo on her body, and then looked at her pretty face under the velvet hat, which looked a little strange, and all the things that had been inexplicably blurred.

"Coming?" Xia Shang smiled awkwardly.

Qin Lan was even more indifferent: "What's the matter?" ”

The opening remarks are a bit scenic, and it feels colder than snow.

There is always something to foreshadow, Xia Shang asked a very childish question: "How are you doing lately?" ”

Qin Lan nodded: "It's okay." ”

Xia Shang began to rub his nose, unable to think of what to say for a while.

The atmosphere became more and more awkward, and Xia Shang began to realize the changes in Qin Lan. This made Xia Shang a little incomprehensible, thinking that if something really happened to the two, they wouldn't have such a cold tone, right? The key is that I didn't know it at the time, and I didn't force her, so I didn't hate it, but why did it become like this?

"It's not right for me to see each other now, if there's nothing else to do, I'll go first." Qin Lan made a movement to get up.

"Wait!" Xia Shang grabbed the corner of Qin Lan's clothes, "You have to tell me why the two of us shouldn't meet, right?" ”

"Since you are looking for me, you must have heard something, why it is not appropriate to meet, you should know very well."

Xia Shang frowned, and his words became low: "Okay, in this case, why don't you tell me if the rumors are true or false?" ”

"Really! You and I used to have feelings, but after I had a child in my womb, this affection is gone, as the rumors say, we are blessed with a shallow relationship. ”

Xia Shang didn't believe it, he didn't believe that this was what Qin Lan said, he felt that Qin Lan before and now were completely two people.

Xia Shang didn't let go, and his voice was very small: "Others think it's true, can it be that they can hide it from me?" You told me what happened that night, Saikang didn't do anything to you, whose child is it?! ”

"The child is mine."

"Qin Lan, let's make it clear, why did I sleep in your bed that day in the Sai family?"

Qin Lan's face changed, and she struggled to shake Xia Shang away: "Don't think nonsense!" The child in the womb is the only seedling of the Sai family, and he will inherit the Sai family's family business in the future. He has nothing to do with you, if you really want the good of the child, then don't be entangled. ”

"Whether you admit it or not, as long as it is my child, he can only be surnamed Xia after he is born!"

"Xia Shang! Why are you so stupid? Can being your child be better than being a young master of the Saijia? I don't want my children to have a hard time, what is your little shop? A few cart vendors can compare with Saijia Cloth Village? Do you know how many stores Saijia Buzhuang has in Datang? I finally have a good life today, so don't interfere, okay? ”

"You covet the Sai family's property and look down on me?"

After a sentence, both sides were speechless.

Suddenly, the chess game around me became lively, as if the game just now had a result, and everyone was chanting words such as "wonderful" and "good chess".

These words were very harsh, which made Xia Shang very annoyed, so he snorted coldly: "What a fart, if I play black, white chess will have lost by seventy-eight moves." ”