Xiao Man originally planned not to see that Zhang Ling'er, his eldest aunt came with a stomachache, and he didn't have any energy, and he drank some wine yesterday, this time the eldest aunt was a little fierce when she came, and she didn't bother to open her eyelids.

When he came in to report on Friday, Xiaoman was really a little irritable, "Let's go...... Let her go, I don't have time to see her ....... ”

Zhang Ling'er didn't expect that not only did she not even see Zhou Duchan's face today, but what was even more annoying was that Xiaoman avoided herself.

Keeping her face tight, the maid beside her has been with Miss since she was a child, so she knows very well what their Miss is like, just like now their Miss must be angry in her heart.

"Miss...... You must not be angry, it is not worth it for such a businesswoman, and besides, what is good about that Lord Zhou, that is, he has a good skin, he doesn't want Miss That's his loss, and it's not easy to find a two-legged man. ”

When Zhang Ling'er heard this, she snorted and laughed, "Huan'er didn't expect your mouth to be able to say like this, but you don't usually find it in the house." ”

Huan'er was embarrassed, lowered her head and couldn't raise her head shyly, "Miss, don't cancel me, what I said is serious, besides, Miss expressed her mind in front of so many people yesterday, but that person was not moved at all, I think that person really likes which Xiaoman girl...... ”

The smile on Zhang Ling'er's face slowly dissipated, "I know, but I believe that sincerity is not the golden stone, as long as I insist, I think one day he will definitely see my good." ”

Huan'er listened to Miss's words and talked in the bottom of her heart, Miss really didn't hit the south head and didn't look back, looking at the behavior of the adult, except for the little girl, she must not pity other women, Miss will definitely be very hurt at that time, she grew up with Miss since she was a child, a few years older than Miss has always regarded her as her own sister, and secretly made up her mind in her heart that Miss must not be hurt, especially this love hurt, she will not be happy for the rest of her life.

The more everyone said that she was impossible with Zhou Duchan, the more she refused to admit defeat, the more she wanted to get him, especially when she thought that all the people at the banquet were holding Xiaoman, and she could only stand in the corner and be unwelcome, especially since that day she became a joke in everyone's eyes, she has never been a person who admits defeat, especially a woman's jealousy of another woman.

Although his father didn't say much else, his disappointment in himself was needless to say, Zhang Linger could see it.

Zhang Mansion is sad and lost, not only Zhang Ling'er but also Zhang Xianzong, his sister was used to curry favor with Zhou Duchan, and he was ruined by his daughter on the pole, and his own dignified son was almost sent out by his father, he was undoubtedly a great shame for him, not to mention showing up in front of a few good brothers, Zhang Xianzong didn't have the courage to go out, he even felt that the people in the house were pointing fingers at him.

Zhang Xianzong pushed all the entertainment, and he didn't want to go out and wander around the yard, but he met the person he didn't want to meet the most, but the two were already very close, and there was no way to avoid it.

"Daddy......."

"Uh-huh......."

The two of them shouted and answered, and nothing else was said.

Zhang Xianzong has been waiting for his father to leave, but his father is still standing in front of him, his eyes are looking into the distance, but he still has no intention of leaving.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xianzong bent down and saluted, ready to retire.

"Zong'er come with me for a walk." didn't expect his father to suddenly speak, Zhang Xianzong could only suppress the words that came to his lips.

The father and son went one after the other, and the subordinates hid far away with great eyes.

Zhang Xianzong rarely spent time alone with his father, because every time they met was an unpleasant memory, so Zhang Xianzong was far away along the way and did not take the initiative to speak.

"Are you still complaining about me because of yesterday's events?"

Zhang Xianzong's face froze, recalling yesterday's events, and it took a long time before he spoke: "My son doesn't dare to ......." ”

"Don't dare? I think you're already hating me to death. ”

Zhang Xianzong raised his head and looked into his father's eyes, "Yes...... I hate, but more often than not, I don't understand, why, why did my father want me and Ling'er to do something like that in front of so many people, I want to know what my sister and I are in your eyes? Is it something that can be exchanged casually with someone? ”

The two looked at each other, and Zhang Xian always saw sadness in Zhang Xianliang's eyes, which he had never seen before.

In his heart, his father was the first man to stand up to the sky, and there was an incident in his memory, when he was a child, when Kongming Mountain near Luoshui Town, bandits were rampant, and the people around him were miserable, and no one took care of them when he sued the Yamen.

It was my father who took the adult men of the town and captured the leader of the bandits, and then sent him to the yamen.

To this day, he still remembers the scene when his father came to the door of the house to thank his father, and it was also that time when his father was seriously injured and was bedridden for half a year.

But that half a year was indeed the happiest half year in Zhang Xianzong's memory, because he had to go to greet his father every day, unlike before, when his father was not there every time, or he was busy, sometimes it was rare to see his father several times a month, but in that half a year, he could see his father every day, and sometimes his father would ask about his homework, he went crazy and generally read, just in order to get his father's praise, he slept less than a few hours a day, and he was willing at that time.

Zhang Xianliang also remembered the past, when his son was taller than himself, when he was so indifferent to himself, and even the father and son had a gap.

"Zong'er, do you know that my father is old and useless, and the Zhang family is almost unable to support it, it's not that I want to covet glory and wealth, but that I need to be responsible for so many people."

"Father, you don't need to be so tired, the silver you have earned over the years is enough for our family to live well."

Zhang Xianliang shook his head at his son, "You don't know that there are thousands of people who rely on our Zhang family to live, and it's not that you can ignore it." ”

Zhang Xianzong knew that he wanted to speak, and his father must not like to be hungry, but when he came to see today, he might not have the opportunity to tell his father about this later.

"Father, do you think you can protect them for the rest of your life?"