Sure enough, Xiao Ruotong sat on the sofa and drank a cup of tea brewed by Zhao Ruxi, and it felt different.

"Hey, why do I feel more comfortable here than I feel in my warm pavilion?" She sighed with emotion and looked at the furnishings in the house, "No, I'll also decorate the hall in my courtyard like this when I go back." Anyway, the guests who come to my yard are sisters or friends of the same age, and everyone is very casual. It couldn't be more comfortable to furnish the room like this. ”

She pointed to the sofa she was sitting on: "Your chair is comfortable to sit on, not so high, and the back is not so tiring." Who did you ask to do it? When the time comes, lend me the carpenter for two days. ”

"Done. You'll be fine with him later. Anyway, it's cold, and our family doesn't do any carpentry work now. ”

This sofa was made by the carpenter of Suiping Bofu.

The aristocracy of the family is like that. Whether you can use it or not, all kinds of technical jobs have to be raised. For example, carpenters, gardeners, masons, embroiderers, cooks, and so on.

Nesting on the sofa and drinking two cups of tea, Xiao Ruotong put down the teacup and looked at Zhao Ruxi opposite: "There are some things that I don't plan to say in my life." But today, your words have inspired me a lot, and my mood has suddenly brightened. I want to tell you these things. ”

Zhao Ruxi was eating a piece of pastry, and when he heard this, he quickly put down the pastry, and his expression became serious.

"I ...... I have a crush on your third senior brother. Xiao Ruotong said.

Zhao Ruxi: "......"

She was glad she had just put the pastry down, otherwise she would have choked.

Her eyes widened, she looked at Xiao Ruotong in disbelief, and immediately felt not surprised.

She has never liked gossip, and she feels that the senior brothers and her are just a simple friendship between brothers and sisters, and everyone's affection and relationship are more dependent on the master to maintain, and the others should not be involved too much. Therefore, she never asked anyone about the family affairs of her brothers.

Except for the sister-in-law of Kang Yannian's family, she has never seen the other three sisters-in-law. The three senior brothers never mentioned family matters in front of her.

It wasn't until the last time she was at Master's place that she listened to Master and Wu Zong's chat, and she knew that although Wu Zong was married to Cen Song's cousin, Cen Song's cousin died of illness as early as five years ago. When Zhao Ruxi apprenticed, he was a widower with a twelve-year-old daughter under his knees, and he had no intention of marrying again.

Even if his daughter was twelve years old, he was only thirty years old at the time. Two years have passed, and now Senior Brother Wu's daughter is fourteen years old, and she has reached the age of talking about marriage. On that day, Kang Shilin cared about Wu Zong's daughter's family affairs, and Zhao Ruxi knew the widower status of Wu Zong's senior brother.

Wu Zong's appearance is extremely handsome, and the man has thirty-one flowers. At the age of thirty-two, he is young in appearance and very mature in his actions. Judging from his appearance, he is a good match for Xiao Ruotong. In terms of personality, Wu Zong is a person with strong ability and a strong sense of responsibility, and he is an excellent person.

There are not many foreign men of comparable age that Xiao Ruotong can contact, and Wu Zong is so good and so good, it is not surprising that Xiao Ruotong will fall in love with Wu Zong when he is forced to marry by his family.

However, Wu Zong has a fourteen-year-old daughter, although his family is also a family, and the family background is okay, but it seems to be a big family, and there is no separation. The family has a large population. He is also seven or eight years older than Xiao Ruotong. With such conditions, it is estimated that Princess Zhennan will not be able to look at it.

Princess Zhennan has always been haunted by the betrayal of her daughter by the British prince Wei Zheng. If Xiao Ruotong married someone far from Wei Zheng, she would definitely be unwilling.

"Does my brother know? What did the princess say? Zhao Ruxi asked.

Xiao Ruotong shook his head: "None of them know, I never mentioned it to anyone." It's Mama Yun beside me, and she doesn't know my thoughts. ”

Zhao Ruxi blinked and didn't speak for a while.

"I know I'm not worthy of your brother. Your senior brother's conditions, it is not a problem to marry a young lady from any family. If he had a son, I would like someone to ask about it. But he doesn't have a son, and I can't open my mouth for this family business. Xiao Ruotong said.

"If I hadn't been influenced by your calligraphy today, I would have buried this in my heart for the rest of my life. But now, I want to fight for it. ”

She lowered her head and sighed: "My mother is urging my family affairs again." ”

"What about you...... Do you want me to help you ask your brother? Zhao Ruxi asked.

Xiao Ruotong nodded: "If you have a chance to meet him, please help me ask." If he doesn't want to, I'll give up. It's not good to talk to anyone about it. Only you can help me. ”

"Okay, when I go to Master's house in two days, I'll help you ask." Zhao Ruxi said.

She still hopes to make it happen. Wu Zong is very good, and Xiao Ruotong is also very good. The two are really a good match. If you get married, you will be very happy.

Now their brothers and sisters have their own things to do, so they don't run to Bac Ninh. Kang Shilin is old, he went to Bac Ninh for a long time, it is still winter, there is snow on the road is not safe, at the request of Kang Yannian, Kang Shilin resigned as a gentleman of Bac Ninh Girls' College before Zhao Ruxi took the township examination.

Knowing that Master loves to be active and not quiet, the four of them made an appointment to go to Master's house once in ten days. The Northern Painting School also engaged in some activities in the capital from time to time, and Kang Shilin was not too boring.

Two days later, it was the day of their brother and sister's meeting at the Kang family. Zhao Ruxi decided to find an opportunity to mention this matter to Wu Zong at that time.

"When did you fall in love with my brother?" Zhao Ruxi asked gossipsily, "Was it when you were studying sketching in Beining?" ”

Only at that time did Xiao Ruotong and Wu Zong intersect. Otherwise, they don't even see each other.

Xiao Ruotong nodded, her face a little red.

"I don't talk to him much. I think he is very good to you, he worries about you in everything, and I think he is a very good person. ”

Zhao Ruxi: "......"

Should she be glad that Xiao Ruotong didn't think crookedly, and she could see Wu Zong's goodness?

"Not really. My master asked him to help me, and he was very enthusiastic to help me build a Zhuangzi and lend me his house to run a training class. My brother is a good man. She did not hesitate to send Wu Zong a good person card.

After saying this, she pushed the dim sum plate in front of Xiao Ruotong: "Come, try another one." This is a new dim sum developed by my chef and me, and it tastes very good. If you like, take some back with you later. ”

She didn't want to continue the topic with Xiao Ruotong. Because she didn't know what Wu Zong thought about Xiao Ruotong, it was not appropriate to say anything now.

If it were in modern times, she would encourage Xiao Ruotong to chase boldly with confidence. But in this era when one person's actions can affect the reputation of the entire family, she didn't dare to say such things at all. Of course, it is impossible for her to splash Xiao Ruotong's cold water. So let's stop talking about it.

The only thing she could do was to help Xiao Ruotong convey her heart two days later.