Cao Hanmei's eyebrows raised uncontrollably, and she praised as if she was casual, "Miss Chen is really a filial person, and General Wu must be very happy to have a righteous daughter like you." ”

Rui Xue smiled and shook her head, "Miss Chen praised it falsely, I just did my duty as a daughter, my father-in-law is old, and I want my brother-in-law to start a family as soon as possible, but it's a pity that my brother-in-law is too selective, and it has been delayed until now, there is no way, I, as a daughter-in-law, have to coax the old man to rejoice." ”

"Well, Miss Chen..."Cao Hanmei's fair face was a little red, obviously wanting to ask something, but it was difficult to speak.

Rui Xue put down the teacup, smiled lightly, and said, "Miss Cao, I want to ask, why didn't I marry my brother-in-law?" ”

Cao Hanmei is a standard lady, she has been taught since she was a child that she can't easily tell the length of a person, today for the person she likes, in order to be able to marry with peace of mind, she wants to break the rules, but she is still a little unaccustomed, her face is even redder, and she said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Miss Chen..."

Rui Xue waved her hand, she liked this polite woman very much, so she said, "Don't hide it from Miss Chen, because of some things that day, I had a high fever that didn't go away, and I hurt my brain, and I forgot all about the previous things. ”

"Can't remember? You have forgotten all about the matter with Brother Wu? Cao Hanmei asked in surprise, and as soon as the words came out, she felt a little Meng Lang, and hurriedly remedied, "Miss Chen, I'm not... It's not..."

Rui Xue thought about it, then leaned over and grabbed her hands, and said sincerely, "Miss Cao, can I say a few words of sincerity?" ”

Cao Hanmei was a little uncomfortable with Rui Xue's sudden closeness, and subconsciously wanted to take her hand back, but she didn't want Rui Xue to pull it very tightly, and after holding it for a while, the temperature of the palms of the two overlapped, and gradually there was a sense of warmth, and she couldn't help but respond, "Okay, you say." ”

"Although Miss Cao didn't say it explicitly, but we never knew each other, you suddenly invited me to the door, and treated each other so warmly, presumably... It's for my brother's sake. ”

"No, I..." Cao Hanmei was exposed, and she was so anxious to refute it, but she didn't know how to hide it for a while.

Rui Xue continued, "A few months ago, when my righteous brother found me in Spirit Wind City, he also talked about the past, but I don't remember anything in my mind, and I am already married, and I am even a mother of two children, I have a hard-earned family business, and I have seen a home built brick by brick, but everything a woman wants, I have already gotten it."

So, ask for nothing more.

For my brother-in-law, I respect him as an elder brother and hope that he will find a good woman as soon as possible, forget the past, and live as happily as I am.

Miss Cao, I don't know if you want to be that good woman, but I want to say that I will never hinder my brother's happiness. ”

Cao Hanmei Ying's lips were slightly open, I don't know if she got the answer she wanted, she was too excited, or she was surprised by Rui Xue's directness, Rui Xue let go of her hand, took a sip of tea slowly, and said with a smile, "Miss Cao, if you feel at ease, can you let my maid bring the two children here, maybe there will be a chance to become a family in the future, let them meet the 'elders' in advance." ”

Cao Hanmei's face was as red as a burning cloud, and she hurriedly ordered Lu Rui to pick up people, and soon the old mother and Qin Xin came in with two children, Rui Xue took Brother Xiao and sent it to Cao Hanmei, and said with a smile, "Look, how cute my brother Xiao is." ”

The two children are not yet 100 days old, they are very well cared for on weekdays, they are white and fat, and they are not afraid of people, and they are looking around with their eyes wide open at this moment, spitting bubbles in their little mouths, and they are very happy to take care of themselves.

Cao Hanmei's heart softened, and the maternal instinct in her nature attacked, so she said, "Miss Chen... No, Mrs. Zhao, can you let me hug me? ”

"Okay," Rui Xue readily agreed, handed her son over carefully, and taught Cao Hanmei how to hold her head and buttocks, Cao Hanmei was afraid of hurting the child, so her arms were stiff, but seeing that Brother Xiao'er was wrinkled and sniffed around like a puppy because of the change of arms, looking for the familiar smell of motherhood, she couldn't help laughing, "Mrs. Zhao, look, look, how white and clean he looks, what a beautiful child." ”

Someone praised her son, Rui Xue was naturally happy, and quipped, "Miss Cao loves children so much, so she quickly got married and gave birth to one herself, a woman, only when she becomes a mother, her life is complete." ”

Cao Hanmei is still the eldest daughter of Huanghua, she was so embarrassed when she heard this, she almost buried her head in Brother Xiao'er's small quilt, Rui Xue smiled even more happily, and felt more and more that it was interesting to tease everyone's girlfriends.

Yiran was in Qin's arms, and when she heard that her brother was very loved, she was jealous, and she made a fuss, Rui Xue quickly took her over and came to her brother, and the two brothers and sisters seemed to have some telepathy, and giggled at the same time.

Cao Hanmei was overjoyed, and shouted Lu Rui one after another, "Go and bring the pair of jade pendants in my makeup box, I want to give the child a gift." ”

Lu Ruifei ran to get it, Cao Hanmei personally put it on the neck of the two children, for fear of cooling them, and carefully tucked it outside the padded jacket, Rui Xue didn't shirk, just smiled and thanked him.

The two hugged the child and teased for a while, and then there was a maid outside the door to report that the ladies of several families had arrived, and Mrs. Cao asked her daughter to entertain guests.

Ruixue stood up and smiled, "Let's just go over together, it's just that the two children are too young, and they have to borrow their sister's room and use it for a while." ”

"Mrs. Zhao is polite, I still wish that my two children would live here every day." Cao Hanmei really likes two children, and she is sincere in saying so.

Rui Xue said angrily, "I'm not reluctant, I've just grown from the size of a palm to be able to hold my hands, so I'll lend it to you later." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard her words, Hanmei excused herself to change her clothes, and asked a maid to take Ruixue first, and when she saw their figures out of the yard, she hurriedly opened the door of the inner room, and the two maids helped a kind old lady to walk out.

Cao Hanmei remembered those words just now, blushed a little, stepped forward and saluted and said, "Grandmother, granddaughter just Meng Lang." ”

The old lady shook her head with a smile, "Silly granddaughter, you are too restrained by your mother on weekdays, and you have not lost your words today, what is there about Meng Lang?" ”

When Cao Hanmei heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and asked again, "Grandmother, can you hear what Mrs. Zhao said, is there anything untrue?" ”

The old lady took her granddaughter's hand and sat down, and said, "This woman is a smart woman, she must have guessed three points before she came to the door, and when she saw you so shy, she was even more determined." However, she is also a cheerful person, and she doesn't want to rap with you, so she simply talks thoroughly. I don't seem to have any inaccuracies, what do you think, Mei'er? ”

"Grandmother, when my granddaughter went north, I saw this Mrs. Zhao, and I heard people on the dock that she was a diligent and virtuous woman, but at that time, I didn't expect her husband to be the missing eldest son of the Zhao family, and her life experience was related to... Brother Wu is a little implicated, see you today, after chatting for so long, I feel closer, my granddaughter doesn't know many people, but I still feel that this Mrs. Zhao is not lying. ”

The old lady laughed, took her granddaughter's hand, and patted her lovingly, "Since you don't mind anymore, then I'll let someone tell your father that you should go to the general's mansion." In the future, walk around with this woman more, and make a good impression on the samurai first. ”

"Yes, grandmother." After the grandfather and grandson had discussed it, they hurried out and ran all the way to the garden.

In the cold winter, there is only one kind of flower that is proud of the frost, that is, plum blossoms, Master Cao is a person who likes elegance, Cao Mansion will naturally not lack this beautiful scenery, the southeast corner of the garden specially planted with plum blossoms, just did the place for today's banquet.

In the middle of the garden, surrounded by a cluster of plum blossoms, a high platform with a circle of three zhang and a height of one zhang was built, and a small square table and chairs were placed on the high platform, which must have been props for the people who sang the opera.

Directly opposite the high platform is a two-story small building, the hall on the first floor is very large, and there is a pair of one zhang long, three feet wide large longevity character diagram hanging in the middle of the wall, and there are two high-backed chairs under the picture. Ten large round tables were placed in the hall, and at this time there were already eighty percent of the guests sitting at the table, all gossiping with each other and waiting for the old birthday star to appear.

Rui Xue followed the Cao family maid to the front of the building, thinking that she was going to walk through the crowd, she frowned slightly, but she didn't want the maid to lead her to the side of the building, she found that there was a wooden staircase there, because it was painted in the same color as the wall, and she really couldn't find it if she didn't look carefully.

The maid smiled and invited her to the second floor, pushed the door around the screen, and saw that this was a small cubicle, several little maids were sitting and laughing, and when they saw the guests coming up, there was a person in green who hurried over to greet her, the maid whispered a few words, and then bowed and retired, Rui Xue followed the green-clothed maid through a small aisle, and entered a room that looked like a flower hall, and the room was facing several carved wooden windows, and three tables of eight immortals were placed, and five or six women sat at each table, including young women, and unmarried ladies and young women, Of course, each of them is dressed up luxuriously and elegantly.

When everyone heard someone coming in, they also turned around and looked, thinking that if they knew each other, they would say hello, but they didn't want to look at it, but they found that no one knew them.

Rui Xue smiled and nodded, and followed the maid to the first table, sat on the chair pulled by the maid, and Jian Wu also stood two steps behind her.

Everyone watched Rui Xue sit down calmly, took the hot tea served by the maid, and drank it slowly, always with a modest and polite smile on her face, which made people can't help but feel good at first sight.

Although everyone is here to participate in the birthday banquet of the old lady of Cao Mansion today, the picture is a lively picture, but on such an occasion, how can it be inferior, the first table is the first seat, in addition to a few ladies with deep family backgrounds, it is the two young ladies of the Cao family, and this woman who can only be regarded as middle-to-middle, but has an extremely solemn and gentle temperament, what is the origin of it, and actually sat directly on the head seat?

Of course, there is no one among these curious women, that is the eldest lady of the Wu family, Wu Xiangyun, she was holding back her anger just now, and was about to come in to find trouble with Ruixue, but she had to wait upstairs and wait, but there was no one to see.

Just when she thought that Rui Xue had gotten the news and said goodbye to her in advance, Rui Xue came in again, and sat directly at the same table with her, with no panic on her face, as if she was sitting in her own courtyard drinking tea, comfortable and peaceful.