Chapter 8: The Suitor
Of the three sisters and brothers, Xu Wenrou gave Liang Xingwen a roll of his eyes unabashedly, while Xu Changhong nodded lightly, Xu Changting was the calmest person.
looked at the silver thread on Liang Xingwen's cuffs, and said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Liang has been promoted?" ”
Liang Xingwen involuntarily glanced at Xu Changhong quickly, and said to Xu Changting: "Gongzi smiled, from the city of Jiupin is not an official." ”
Liang Xingwen's attitude towards the Xu family's sisters and brothers is very modest, as a city prince, he may not be an official in Danfeng City, but in several markets in Danfeng City, they are in charge of trading, prohibiting adultery, judging market affairs, leveling prices, and inspecting measurements, and they still have a certain authority for businessmen.
"Brother Liang is here on business?" Xu Changting asked with a smile, and then glanced at Li Chengxin next to him, intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Chengxin didn't say anything, which also made Xu Changting feel at ease, since they didn't come here to make it difficult for them, then there was no need for him to worry about it.
"Where the duty is, just go around." Liang Xingwen replied.
While talking to Xu Changting, Liang Xingwen looked at Xu Changhong unconsciously several times.
Looking at Xu Changhong, who had a flat expression and looked away, he was a little nervous, and he wanted to say a few words to the eldest lady of the Xu family, but he didn't know how to speak.
Xu Wenrou has never liked Liang Xingwen, the only son of the housekeeper Liang in the house, especially after Liang Xingwen decided not to stay by Xu Changting's side, Xu Wenrou classified Liang Xingwen into the ranks of white-eyed wolves, and never gave a good look.
As for Xu Changhong, although he will not show his likes and dislikes like Xu Wenrou, every time he sees Liang Xingwen, he has a tepid and cold attitude.
Liang Xingwen was able to enter the Municipal Decree Office as an errand boy, naturally because of Xu Zhongli's recommendation at the beginning, and even Liang Xingwen's name was given by Liang Steward Xu Zhongli for him.
After the four of them left, Liang Xingwen kept looking at the backs of the four of them, and his eyes stayed on Xu Changhong's body almost from beginning to end. Sighing slightly, looking at the few people who were getting farther and farther away, the loss on Liang Xingwen's face became stronger and stronger.
"I know why Liang Xingwen was reluctant to be my follower in the first place." After walking out of Lanting Cloth for a long time, Xu Changting suddenly looked at his eldest sister Xu Changhong and said.
And after Xu Changhong heard Xu Changting's words, his first reaction was to learn from Xu Wenrou to pinch Xu Changting's ears, but after realizing that he was still on the street, Xu Changhong glanced at him lightly without speaking.
Xu Wenrou on the other side came over curiously: "Do you know why the white-eyed wolf is unwilling to stay by your side?" ”
"The eldest sister also knows." Xu Changting looked at Xu Changhong with a smile and said.
Xu Changhong said lightly: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person." ”
Xu Wenrou was even more curious, poked Xu Changting and continued to ask, "Tell the second sister, why?" ”
"Second sister, why are you so stupid, didn't you see it just now? Brother Liang's eyes have been looking at the eldest sister? I didn't even look at the two of us in the eye. Xu Changting said.
Xu Wenrou was a little unconvinced, and looked back at the Lanting Buxing behind him, which was no longer visible at this time, and then looked sideways at Xu Changhong on the other side.
Xu Changhong's expression was still calm, as if what Xu Changting said just now had nothing to do with her.
"Really?" Xu Wenrou seemed to have reacted a little, but she still didn't believe it.
Liang Xingwen was unwilling to follow the Xu family to Xining Prefecture, in addition to his hidden ambitions, he was in love with Xu Changhong.
Liang Xingwen knew very well that if he followed the Xu family to Xining Prefecture and followed Xu Changting like a subordinate, then for him, he might be able to rely on the Xu family one day. But in this way, he will be farther and farther away from Xu Changhong, the eldest lady of the Xu family whom he admires.
He hopes that he can get ahead and make a difference, and then he can match Xu Changhong, the eldest lady of the Xu family, in terms of identity and status.
Just like Xu Zhongli, although he was born in Hanshi, through his years of hard work, he finally has the identity and status that people look up to today.
For Liang Xingwen, Xu Zhongli's time to go to Xining Prefecture to serve as the assassin was four years, and he hoped that through these four years, he would achieve some achievements in Danfeng City, and then impress everyone and be worthy of Xu Changhong.
But it backfired, four years passed in the blink of an eye, and without Xu Zhongli's support, he just changed from a no-grade city official to a nine-grade city official, which was 108,000 miles away from his original ideal.
In the carriage, Xu Wenrou looked at Xu Changting in disbelief, and then asked Xu Changhong, "Do you know that white-eyed wolf likes you?" ”
Xu Changhong glanced at Xu Changting again, then took a deep breath, looked at Xu Changting and asked, "Do you remember a time when you were bullied?" ”
Xu Changting was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "I was bullied too many times when I was a child, okay, which time do you mean, eldest sister?" ”
Xu Changhong looked at the displeasure on Xu Changting's face, and laughed happily, then touched Xu Changting's head comfortingly, and said with a smile: "It's the eldest sister who is wrong, and she shouldn't mention the past." ”
"I don't care, I'm so good now, no one wants to bully me. Of course, I can't bully my father and mother, my eldest sister, and my second sister, otherwise I will fight with them. Xu Changting seemed to enjoy Xu Changhong touching his head.
And every time Xu gently touched his head, it would always attract Xu Changting's protests.
So seeing such harmony between sisters and brothers at this moment, Xu Wenrou couldn't help but snort and muttered: Little white-eyed wolf.
Xu Changhong's memories of his childhood may be a little blurry, but when it comes to Xu Changting's childhood, Xu Changhong can do it all and remember it very clearly.
And the bad impression of Liang Xingwen came from when Xu Changting was seven years old.
Xu Changting once again took advantage of his family's unpreparedness and ran out with a smirk on his face.
Not surprisingly, Xu Changting was once again blocked in the corner of the alley by other peers, the only difference was that several of the children who bullied Xu Changting this time were already thirteen or fourteen years old.
When Xu Changhong found Xu Changting, Xu Changting was still foaming with snot and smirking at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys, lying on the ground and barking at the dogs, and the teenagers burst into laughter in an instant.
Xu Changhong was only ten years old at the time, but he still resolutely rushed over to save his younger brother, but this time, in the process of saving Xu Changting, Xu Changhong happened to see Liang Xingwen who was about to go home.
And when Liang Xingwen saw the scene of his sister and brother being bullied, he instinctively wanted to rush over to rescue, but when faced with the threat of a few teenagers who were about the same age as him, Liang Xingwen retreated, and then walked around with his head down.
In the end, Xu Wenrou, who came all the way from the back door, carried the wooden stick again, and joined forces with Xu Changhong with a fierce look and claws, and only then did he rescue Xu Changting.
"Speaking of which, it's not as good as Feng Zidu, although that guy runs fast when he gets into trouble, he comes back quickly. Didn't Liang Xingwen come back? Xu Changting asked.
Xu Changhong still stroked the top of Xu Changting's head with one hand, shook his head calmly, and said, "When I pulled you back with your second sister, Liang Xingwen was eating calmly." ”
"Then why didn't you tell me at the time, I remember I even sandwiched a piece of meat for him." Xu Wenrou blamed Xu Changhong.
"Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang are also there, what do you say? What's more, at that time, his father and mother also loved him very much, and they almost regarded him as their own. Although many years have passed, there is still a hint of resentment in Xu Changhong's tone.
Xu Wenrou's face turned blue with anger at this time, and he snorted: "Even if he is afraid of the many people in the family, he can tell Uncle Liang about them...... It's all you, a little rabbit cub, I don't know how much trouble I caused at that time, and I and your eldest sister were worried every day. ”
Originally, his eyes were spinning, and he was enjoying this kind of snot bubble from his family's mouth, from his family's care and care, and was poked on his forehead by Xu Wenrou.
"Second sister, how can you blame me, I was ignorant at that time...... Besides, ....... Xu Changting said with a look of grievance.
Fortunately, Xu Wenrou had just poked his forehead, and before he could withdraw his arm, he was slapped on the back of his hand by the brother protector demon Xu Changhong, which was regarded as helping Xu Changting avenge on the spot.
"You have been protecting him like this, twelve hours a day, you hold him when you eat and sleep, and when people get married, I will see what you do." Xu Gentle glared at Xu Changhong dissatisfiedly, and then quickly rubbed the back of his reddish hand.
"I'd love to!" Xu Changhong raised his head and said.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Xu Mansion, and this time the three sisters and brothers went out to buy fabrics to make new clothes, all in preparation for the gathering by the Tianwang Lake outside the city a few days later.
As soon as a few people were about to enter the mansion, they suddenly saw a figure flashing out from behind the stone lion in front of the Xu family, and looked at the three sisters and brothers with a surprised face: "Weiyang......." ”
"Feng Zidu?" Xu Changting was a little surprised: "Why are you here?" ”
I just mentioned this guy in the carriage, but I didn't expect to see it so soon.
And this guy is almost the only friend Xu Changting has made in Danfeng City for many years.
"I heard from my father two days ago that you were back, and I came to look for you yesterday, but you are out of town." Feng Zidu said to Xu Changting, but his eyes glanced at Xu Wenrou next to him from time to time.
If Liang Xingwen is the suitor of the eldest sister Xu Changhong, then Feng Zidu, who is one year older than Xu Changting, is one of the suitors of the second sister Xu Wenwen.
So sometimes Xu Changting has to wonder if Feng Zidu wants to be friends with him, or does he take this opportunity to get close to the second sister?
But soon Xu Changting understood that the second sister would not like Feng Zidu at all, because when this guy encounters something, he runs faster than a rabbit, but after the matter is over, this guy will often be the first to appear next to you again and ask you for warmth.
As if what happened just now had nothing to do with him, Xu Changting was very impressed by his thick skin.
And such a guy doesn't know if there has been any change in the past few years, whether he is still like a rabbit and runs away quickly when he encounters something.