Lin Wenhai didn't answer, scooped up a spoonful of egg custard, and before he could eat it, he frowned, "Didn't I tell you that I don't drink much." There was a bit of coquettishness in his tone.

"Don't worry, this is rice wine, it's not intoxicating, wait until you go back at night, the dew is heavy at night, don't catch a cold." This kind of conversation seems to go back to a year ago.

Lin Wenhai felt that fate was really mysterious. The relationship between people is not something that can be disconnected by saying that it is broken. "I'm going to Shangzhen, just stopping by to see you."

He's crazy, isn't he? Huicheng is here, even if it takes half a day to work quickly, he actually went around so far to see her? She didn't believe it. Xiaobai frowned slightly and said, "Don't you feel tired and panicked?" I heard that you have been running between Haixing and Haixing in Huixian County recently, and you have been busy with the group, and you have come here specially for a string of water glass. ”

"You really still care about the Lin family, right?" Lin Wenhai looked at Xiaobai, and didn't feel embarrassed because he was poked by Xiaobai.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xiaobai responded again and again, "I care about each and every one of you!" Otherwise, wouldn't I really have no conscience? Even if I don't want to know, someone will tell me! ”

"Tell me what you know?"

Xiaobai snorted lightly, she has known the Lin family for almost six years, and in the eyes of outsiders, she has long regarded her as the Lin family, although a little unpleasant happened a year ago, but in the final analysis, it is not a deep hatred, even if she no longer steps into the door of the Lin family, outsiders only think that she is playing with a child's temper, and naturally she will persuade a few words from time to time. "Uncle Huang always passed by me with the pastries made by my flawless sister, and told others to take more care of me."

"Grandmother misses you very much, and my mother often talks about Wenjuan in front of her, and she also hopes that you two girls can get back together as soon as possible."

"It's all said that there is no quarrel."

Lin Wenhai smiled and nodded, "I don't understand your girls' minds, but you are not like Wenjuan, she has always been in a bad mood this year." ”

"I know that every month Lao Feng will always nag me, saying that the eldest young master of the Lin family is going around for his sister Zhang Luo delicious and fun, just to make her happy. But shouldn't you still be worried about asking someone to send me something every month, aren't you afraid that Wen Juan will be even more angry? ”

"What nonsense, you are all my little sisters. I'm also afraid that after you see me, you will be in a worse mood, so I don't dare to come to see you. ”

"I'm in a good mood!" Xiaobai don't overdo it, "It's you, it's over, go home." Some words are hard to receive, and since the result is already like this, don't be yourself. ”

In Lin Wenhai's heart, Xiaobai is different, he has an inexplicable tolerance for Xiaobai, and it is also rare, he will say a few sincere words that even his father will not say, "If I don't speak, someone else will naturally speak, and then this position may not necessarily be me." ”

"But don't you think it's strange? So many places have been hit by disasters, why is the county king's mansion still so silent? Does he really care about the safety of the people? Xiaobai suppressed his voice, but he felt that why should he worry about Lin Wenhai? She can't really meddle in the Lin family's family affairs just because others regard her as the Lin family.

"I heard that the youngest son of the county king is seriously ill... Lin Wenhai smiled helplessly.

Xiaobai scoffed, "What kind of serious illness, Bacheng is an excuse for casual Hu Zou, speaking of which, the county king's mansion has used this reason all these years, and it is really used to being a turtle with a shrunken head." If there is no Haixing garrison, as well as you, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that the flood will flood into Huixian County before the emperor knows about it! ”

"Xiaobai!" Lin Wenhai scolded softly, and then said gently: "There is the emperor's will, and there are some things that must not be said." Lin Wenhai finished the last bite of egg custard and said with a smile: "Everyone has the bitterness of being powerless and unspeakable." ”

"Phew! Bullshit! ”

Lin Wenhai laughed, in fact, when it comes to being bold, Xiaobai is the most courageous, he understands in his heart that what happened a year ago, or even his choice, was not because of his persuasion to Lin Wenjuan, but because Xiaobai had seen through everyone's thoughts and forced everyone to let go of their embarrassment and make the decision they really wanted to make. "What you can say is naturally not bitter."

Xiaobai knew that Lin Wenhai was angry, even if there was something he didn't want to do, he would grit his teeth and do it in order to achieve his goal, but she just had a very strange feeling, she couldn't guess the matter of the county king's mansion, but the person in front of her, she sighed: "You did it right, but no merchant said that you were good, I was... I can't be angry... You don't want to be pushed out by Wang Yanlin as a scapegoat, if no one has the same heart with you, how can you... How do you fight with others? ”

Lin Wenhai suddenly laughed, got up and said, "It's come to this, let it be, don't worry, there will be no one else except me." ”

"As long as I'm talkative, I'm hearsay anyway." Xiaobai then stood up, hesitated for a moment, and still said the words in his heart: "Those things should have been done by you, for disaster relief, you took the lead in donating the Lin family's harvest in the past few years, and also let all the merchants in Huicheng refund the order of picking spirit fruits, and took out the silver to buy food in Tai'an City, but you shouldn't let them take out twice as much silver as these, after all, at this time, the business is damaged, and everyone is very difficult, especially the fact that you ordered the spirit fruit to take out 50,000 taels more than others, isn't it adding fuel to the fire?" Have you ever thought about what would happen to that shopkeeper?

But if I don't take a tough attitude, who willingly? Especially the shopkeeper, who has not taken the Chamber of Commerce seriously at all these years. Lin Wenhai looked straight at Xiaobai, he didn't understand this, he knew that at that time, the Chamber of Commerce should use funds to help these affected merchants, instead of letting the merchants who were already in trouble come up with another amount of money.

"There's already been a lot of complaints." Xiaobai sighed, finally feeling that she couldn't help in any way, "It's good that the guard is not confused, otherwise have you thought about what would happen?" For the sake of this president's position, it is not worth it. ”

"Regardless of whether Mrs. Shang opened her mouth to question the matter of guarding the roster, it is worth it."

"This damn President Wang!" Xiaobai gritted his teeth and scolded, "On weekdays, I call the county magistrate brothers, but what I think about is not their Wang family?" Why didn't he call his nephew! I want you to suffer these criticisms for no reason! ”

Lin Wenhai understands that outsiders only regard him as hard-hearted and eager for quick success, if it weren't for the fact that Mrs. Shang was involved in this commendation, those rumors that the Wang family had temporarily avoided him and could only secretly go to Haixing to do good deeds would not have spread quickly in the Chamber of Commerce, and he would not have known that the president was actually wary of him.

In fact, the idea of rejecting the order for picking spirit fruit and purchasing food instead was not proposed by him in the first place. He could even feel the president's selfishness in this matter, but who didn't have selfishness? The president did not want to offend anyone, and he needed a chance, and when he followed the president's advice in order to make a good impression of his decision, it was all counted on him.

Now the Chamber of Commerce is being rewarded, but he has been ridiculed by all the merchants in Hui County because of this.

Is he really in too much of a hurry? But there are some things that he can't compare to Xiaobai, and the love between men and women is just that, but he really can't let go of this future. He sighed softly, looked at the getting late outside, turned around and asked, "Xiaobai, are you serious, don't hate Chen Heng, and don't blame Wen Juan?" ”

Xiaobai was suddenly deflated, she shook her head, and said, "I didn't take it to heart, some things were destined early on." Just like whether it was Chen Heng who she met first or not, Chen Heng never could choose her, she also knew in her heart that such a hard-working teenager would definitely have feelings for Lin Wenjuan, and Lin Wenhai would definitely make himself a bystander who witnessed this relationship.

Lin Wenhai smiled, "I know that you have always been the most sensible." ”

"Let's go back and see Madame and Old Madame!" Xiao Bai suddenly said, "Didn't Wen Juan just come back from Xiyue City?" You haven't been back to the Lin Mansion for a long time, don't you want them? ”

Lin Wenhai was slightly stunned and asked, "How do you know that I haven't been back for a long time?" I had dinner with Wenjuan last night. ”

"Lie!" Xiaobai pursed the corners of his lips, "It's all Huang Bo who asked Geely to tell you, right?" I know you're amazing, but Haixing's matter has been settled, and it's time to hand it over to someone else. In fact, Xiaobai didn't tell the truth, she looked at this official road all day long, coming and going of these people, she couldn't recognize eighty percent, and there were sixty percent, Lin Wenhai really hadn't been back to Huicheng for a long time.

The afterglow of the setting sun passed through the window of the tea room, and crossed the shadows on the two of them, and those flower shadows made Lin Wenhai take a closer look at Xiaobai's face again, she hadn't seen her for a year, she had grown up again, and compared with Lin Wenjuan, she seemed to be more stable and open-minded.

When Lin Wenhai left, the sun had already set, and he did not go through the gate, but went out through the corner gate of the flower house. Before leaving, Xiaobai not only packed a four-layer food box. also tied a bouquet of lilies for him to bring back to Lin Wenjuan, saying that it would help him sleep at night.

The little guy named Jili was also startled when he saw the things in the young master's hand. Everyone in the Lin family knew that because of Chen Heng's incident, Xiaobai would no longer have anything to do with the Lin family. But now, does it mean that Xiaobai is not angry. He looked at his young master blankly, only to get a look that didn't have many mouths. Frightened, Ji Li put down the careful thought in his heart that he could finally eat the meal that welcomed the guests to the big four.

"Go home."

Geely replied stunned: "Didn't you go to Wang's house?" ”

"Is there anything else you can change if you don't go? Anyway, Mrs. Shang has already returned. Lin Wenhai's heart was no longer annoyed, but angry, Mrs. Shang, as President Wang's stepsister-in-law, should also solve problems for him, but President Wang did not tell others about this matter, or even did good deeds in the name of the Wang family, what was he thinking in his heart? It's just to earn a good name for his nephew, but he shouldn't have stepped on himself in exchange for this, and while saying that he belongs to himself, he paved the way for his nephew.

Geely put the food box, turned over on the horse, frowned and said: "President Wang is really not authentic, he played with such a yin hand behind his back, and asked his sister-in-law to go first with the silver, this is good, he has become a good person, and the young master seems to have some bad intentions!" It's all for this little thing, why are they doing so much! Thanks to the Lin family and the Wang family, they have been friends for many years! Young master, didn't this President Wang even think about abdicating? Instead, you want to be a county magistrate? ”

Lin Wenhai is really crying and laughing at the moment, he has always been humble in life, and even when doing business, he is used to leaving a glimmer of life for others, but he didn't expect that people are harmless and harmful.

I don't know if it's because of the shrimp egg custard, Lin Wenhai's body was hot until he went home. As soon as I entered the arch of the backyard, I saw a girl hurrying by with a bamboo basket, "Why are you going so late?" ”

It's the middle of the night, the girl didn't expect that there were still people in the garden, turned her head and saw that it was Lin Wenhai, and she was surprised for a while before saying: "This is the fresh fruit I just bought today, and the lady ordered it to be sent to the eldest lady." ”

Lin Wenhai looked at it, in addition to some honeydew melons, there were also a few green fruits and some preserved fruits, thinking of what Xiaobai said. With a decision in his heart, he took the bamboo basket and handed it to Geely, saying, "Can you give me this first?" Wenjuan, don't go there, go back and tell Mrs. that I just came back and just wanted to eat something sweet. "The girl is dumbfounded, the eldest young master has never eaten these things, what's wrong today? But the master said yes, how dare the girl say anything else? I had to bend over and respond. I saw Lin Wenhai take a food box and a bouquet of lilies from Jili and handed them to her, and said, "Send them to the eldest lady." ”

"Huh?" Geely was a little lost, but he didn't dare to speak, and chased Lin Wenhai with the fruit basket.

Lin Wenjuan slept in a daze, heard that her brother was back, sent something over, and got dressed and walked out of the dormitory. Ah Yun felt that the food box was familiar, and when he took it over, it turned out to be the food box that welcomed guests.

After sending the girl out, several people gathered around the table and talked.

"Slave maid go and put this flower up first." Ah Yun took the flowers into the bedroom, she was not interested in flowers, she just liked the fragrance of flowers, so among the three people, she was the only one who paid the most attention to dressing up.

"This, it can't be that the eldest young master went to the white girl to buy it, right?" Ah He looked at the food box that was opened layer by layer, and he couldn't understand why he was like this.

The first layer is a hundred years of good cooperation, the second layer is sweet steamed bread and siu mai, the third layer is pine nut candy, and the fourth layer is . . .

"Miss, it's a beautiful egg." Ah Yun went and returned, and asked Ah Chun to cook a bowl of longan brown sugar water.

Lin Wenjuan looked at the egg in her hand and smiled and bent her eyes. Xiaobai has always had a lot of ideas, and even boiled an egg with all kinds of tricks, not only boiling a variety of colors, but also leaving the appearance of petals and leaves. When she saw it for the first time, she said that such eggs really couldn't even compare to herself, and Xiaobai named herself a beauty.

Ah Chun said back with longan brown sugar, she didn't know what Ah Yun wanted this for, so she saw Ah Yun peel off the eggshell, put it in the sugar water bowl, and said: "Miss, you haven't eaten much for dinner today, originally the slave maid was still thinking about what to do, the white girl's food box, but it was really a charcoal in the snow, although it was quite late at this time, but Miss ate this to ensure that she could sleep peacefully until dawn." Ah Chun then remembered, because Miss ate a lot last night, she didn't digest it very much today, and only ate a bowl of bird's nest porridge for dinner. Madame also inquired about the situation, and sent to the doctor.

"As far as you're the most nervous, what can I do to make you so worried." She took a sip of warm sugar water, and her stomach suddenly warmed, and the sadness of the day disappeared all at once. "Sit down and eat together."

"Thank you, Miss." Ah Chun and Ah He didn't have any extra thoughts, thinking that they could still eat delicious food in the middle of the night, so they took the dishes and chopsticks and sat down. There was laughter in the conservatory.

And Lin Wenhai, who had just finished bathing, saw Geely come back. Then he asked, "How is Wen Juan?" ”

Ji Li replied respectfully: "I said that it was because I had a cold last night, and my appetite was not very good today, and I only ate a bowl of bird's nest porridge for dinner, but just now Ah Yun made brown sugar eggs for Miss to eat, and Miss is already asleep now." ”

Lin Wenhai sat behind his desk, took out some letters, and did not speak. The questions in Geely's heart were about to overflow his throat. Don't dare to talk too much, don't look at the young master's usual approachable appearance, in fact, only he knows, this kind of admitting death is also very scary. Lin Wenhai looked at Geely's appearance, felt funny, and said, "Just ask if you have anything." ”

"Young master, it's about the food box." Geely whispered.

"Miss Bai is much smarter than you, I just casually talked about last night, she expected that Wen Juan would definitely be uncomfortable today. That food box wasn't meant for us in the first place. Early tomorrow morning, you go to the morning market to buy some fresh fruits, and bring the bamboo basket to the white girl, so that you can naturally eat the meal that welcomes the guests. He picked up his pen and quickly wrote something on the paper, and Geely had to retreat silently.

And in the lady's room, there was another conversation, and County Magistrate Lin had an appointment not to return home tonight. Only Mrs. Lin was in the room, ready to go to bed.

After Guo'er came back and reported exactly what had happened after she met the eldest young master, Mrs. Lin thought for a moment, and then suddenly seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. smiled and said, "You really think he eats those things, maybe someone sent them." ”

"Send? That's a little bit of a thing. Guo'er has also followed Mrs. Lin for many years, and the entire Lin Mansion is harmonious, and even the subordinates are sincere and straightforward.

"Who cares how many things there are?"

"The slave didn't understand a word, and the young master. actually sent a food box to the eldest lady, and the lady saw that this thing was sent between brothers and sisters. ”

"This food box is worth a lot more than the gold and silver." Mrs. Lin glanced at her. "Let's go down."

Guo'er withdrew, Mrs. Lin lay on the bed, thinking about the past, and also sighed with emotion, it is the best thing for the children to get along with each other, not to mention, Xiaobai is the most liked by Wen Juan, she has not seen her for more than a year, but she is unhappy to see how unhappy Wen Juan is.