Because they were too busy these days and there were not enough people, everyone in the family was taken out by Xia Yan, Lin Zhou and Jiang Ping were still in the hospital and did not come back, and Sister-in-law He stayed there to take care of them, and only Yan and Yu'er, Granny Li, and Qing'er who were forced by Xia Yan to stay at home to recuperate in the whole courtyard.

When the sun was about to set, there was a knock on the door of Xia Yan's house.

"Who?" Granny Li, who was sweeping the floor in the yard, heard the knock on the door and hurriedly asked.

"It's me." A voice that made Granny Li feel a little unfamiliar sounded, "Is the second sister-in-law at home?" ”

Listening to the voice, Granny Li couldn't recognize who this was at all, judging from his title to Mrs., this person should be Xia Xinchao, the third elder of the Xia family.

When these subordinates first arrived here, they heard about their relationship with this family from the mouths of the young lady, and told them not to open the door when the other Xia family members came, except for Xia Ling'er and the Zhao family.

"Madame is not here." Thinking of Miss's request, Granny Li hurriedly made up a lie.

There was suddenly no sound outside the door, and Granny Li breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this person had left.

But it was only a few breaths before there was another knock on the door.

"As I said, my wife went out with the young lady and was not at home." Granny Li said impatiently.

"I didn't come specifically to find my second sister-in-law." The voice sounded extremely sincere, not fake, "Isn't it almost the New Year, my daughter-in-law made a padded jacket for my second sister-in-law, and asked me to help her send it over." Since she is not at home, then please take this padded jacket and let her try it on when the second sister-in-law comes back. ”

It turned out to be a delivery, Granny Li muttered in her heart, put the broom aside, and slowly walked towards the door.

With a "squeak", Granny Li opened the door and walked out.

"Third Master." Granny Li bowed, "I'm sorry for your trouble." ”

"No trouble, no trouble, this is what I, as a brother, should do."

"Just give me your clothes." Granny Li stretched out her hand towards Xia Xinchao and said.

"Don't worry, can I go into the courtyard and have a look?" Although Xia Xinchao was holding a package in his arms, he had no intention of handing it to Granny Li.

"Third master, I'm afraid this is inconvenient. The masters are not at home, and I dare not let you in as a subordinate. ”

"It's okay, I'll just go in and have a look." Xia Xinchao's fox-like eyes narrowed, "If you don't say it, none of them know." ”

"Third master, don't be embarrassed for me. I'll take the things in for you, and if you really want to go into the yard, I'll trouble you to run again when the masters come back. ”

"Okay." Xia Xinchao didn't say anything more, and respectfully handed the package to Granny Li, "Mother-in-law, then I'll trouble you." ”

"Look at what you said, what's not troublesome, it's my business, you're welcome." Granny Li smiled, but she didn't understand Miss's decision in her heart.

The third master looks quite gentle, gentle and polite, and knows how to honor his sister-in-law, why does the young lady hate him so much, there may be some misunderstanding here.

"Third master, if it's okay, I'll go in first, old woman." Because Xia Xinchao left a good impression on Granny Li, she spoke a lot more politely than just now. ”

"You're busy, you're busy." Xia Xinchao said, bowing to Granny Li, "Since the second sister-in-law is not at home, then I will come back another day and say goodbye." ”

Granny Li nodded, turned around and walked towards the door.

But she hadn't taken a few steps before she suddenly felt the back of her head being pressed and pushed towards the bluestone wall next to the gate, and before she could react, "Touch!" With a bang, she lost consciousness.

"Phew!" Xia Xinchao kicked Granny Li who fainted on the ground a few times, "Dead old woman, it's disgusting to pretend to be a big family here." ”

Xia Xinchao glanced at her, picked up the blue package that fell on the ground, and put it on his back again.

"What's the situation in this family, my lord has figured it out in the past few days, my second sister-in-law must be at home, can you deceive me with this little ability?" Xia Xinchao sneered, "The more you don't want me to enter this courtyard, the more I want to go in to see if anyone can stop me today." ”

After speaking, Xia Xinchao swaggered in with the package on his back.

He looked around as he walked, although this house looked very good, there are few houses in Xi Village here that can build such a house, but compared with the big families in the county, it is far behind, and there is no special place, how can he guard against his own family like a thief?

Xia Xinchao felt very incomprehensible.

This is also his underestimation of people's greedy nature, he has seen the world, naturally he will not look at this kind of house, but his mother and sister-in-law are different.

Although this house is good, it is only a little stronger than their own home, and it is reasonable to say that it is not very attractive to them.

But when the owner of the house is the Yan family, the attraction has directly risen a few steps, and the original ordinary house has become a palace-like existence for them, which has aroused their strong possessiveness.

In Xia Mu's words, these broom stars don't deserve to live in such a good house, and everything they have is their own.

Just as Xia Xinchao was looking around, he heard a crisp voice sound: "Who are you?" Why are you wandering around my house, Granny Li? ”

"Girl, I am Granny Li's nephew, and I came to join my relatives." Seeing that it was a little girl dressed as a maid who was talking, and she didn't know herself, Xia Xinchao suddenly thought about it.

"Defection?" Yu'er had just taken care of her in Qing'er's room and let her drink a bowl of tranquilizer to sleep, and as soon as she came out, she saw this person sneaking around the yard.

Hearing him say this, he tilted his head and thought for a moment and said, "I haven't heard Granny Li mention it, what about her?" ”

"My aunt is helping me clean up my things, so that I can familiarize myself with the bad environment in the yard first." Xia Xinchao smiled innocently, "She said that this family has been busy in recent days, and there are not enough people, so it is not safe to leave only a few of you women at home, so let me help." My aunt said that she had already reported to Madame, but I don't seem to know what you look like, so if you don't believe it, you can go and ask Madame for verification. ”

Outsiders don't know what he said, and only the people in the family know it, so Yu'er already believed his words, but just in case, she still walked towards the main hall, and said as she walked: "I have this intention, you stand here first, don't go anywhere, and wait for me to ask Madame for confirmation before I come to settle you." ”

"Don't worry, I'm definitely not moving."

Seeing that he had agreed, Yu'er relieved herself and walked faster.

But before she could take a few steps, she heard the man shout: "Oh, bad! How did I forget what was going on? ”

"What's wrong?" Yu'er hurriedly stopped and asked.

"My aunt just told me that she put some pancakes in the kitchen for me to eat, but because I was in a hurry, the fire was a little bigger, so I quickly went to put out the fire to save the family water." Xia Xinchao looked embarrassed, "But I don't know where the kitchen is, not to mention that I've never cooked, and I don't even know how to use the stove." ”

"Then you ......"

Yu'er just wanted to say something, but saw him suddenly jump up urgently, raised his neck and sniffed everywhere, and said a few times: "Girl, you smell it, does it smell burning?" Not good! I'm afraid it's going to run out of water, where is the kitchen? Girl, take me to see it. ”

Hearing him say this, Yu'er seemed to smell a trace of mush in a trance, and hurriedly said no, turned around and ran in the direction of the kitchen.

When she passed by Xia Xinchao's side, she didn't forget to remind, "Don't be stunned here, carry the water with me." ”

"Hey, hey, here it is." Xia Xinchao sneered, followed behind Yu'er unhurriedly, took out a brick from the package she was carrying when she wasn't paying attention, and slapped it on the back of Yu'er's head with a "snap".

"You...... You ......" Yu'er was suddenly beaten like this, and the surrounding scenery became blurred, standing in place and staggering but never falling.

"Yo, it's all right." Xia Xinchao sneered and patted Yu'er on the head again.

This time, Yu'er didn't last long, and she stumbled and fell.

"Little girl." Xia Xinchao threw the brick on the ground, "I have to be a little more careful in the future, and I can't easily trust the words of strangers." ”

After speaking, Xia Xinchao wiped his hands, discerned the direction Yu Er had just walked, and said with a smile as he walked: "This maid is really easy to deceive, just a few words to set out the position of the second sister-in-law, it really saves me a lot of effort." ”

At this time, Yan was wearing a thin gauze robe, lazily nesting in the soft sofa, holding a copy of "The Domineering Prince Falls in Love with Me" that Xia Yan got from Mu Fan, flipping it gently, drinking a few sips of orange tea from time to time, and eating a few small snacks, not to mention how comfortable.

With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and Yan didn't look up, but asked softly, "Is Qing'er already asleep?" ”

"Hmm." A hoarse and shrill voice rang out.

Although this voice was a little strange, Yan only thought that Yu'er made it by chance, and didn't care, and continued: "That's good, Yu'er, you've been busy for a long time, come and rest, let's drink this afternoon tea." ”

"Hmm."

Then there was a sound of walking, and after a few breaths, a figure stood in front of Yan.

"Yu'er, you're blocking the light." Yan chuckled and raised his head, but met a pair of fox-like slender eyes.

"Three...... Third brother, you ...... How did you get in? Seeing who this person was, Yan was scared, but he still held on, "Since you're here, sit down and have some tea." Yu'er, hurry up and pour a cup of tea for the third master, Yu'er, Yu'er! ”

"Second sister-in-law, don't be busy." Xia Xinchao grinned and sat beside Yan's side, "I see that the people in your family are quite tired, so let them sleep and relieve their fatigue." As for tea, I'll just drink your cup. ”

As he spoke, Xia Xinchao picked up Yan's cup of orange tea on the table, took a sip gently, and narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, "Ah, it's so sweet." ”