The Keju competition lasted until the evening, and many guests went home after luncheon, Xu Junze also left because he had business to do, and Lin Shuran stayed until the end.

Although in the final finals, Xu Mingchen and they lost to the team led by Sun Leiyan, the second head of the Zhenguo Mansion, by one goal, but this result was also unexpected by many people, which made the impression of the Xu family in the capital change a lot.

On the field, they were opponents, but off the court, Xu Mingchen and sixteen-year-old Lei Yan had a feeling of sympathy, and both of them had an extremely deep impression of each other.

"Xu Mingchen, I heard that my uncle asked you to come to Keju Garden at any time, when you have time, let's fight again, today is short, not fun!" Lei Yan has a bold personality, at the age of sixteen, he has grown into an adult, and this year is also the last time he will officially participate in the Keju meeting, "By the way, tomorrow I will help to go to the soup kitchen outside the city, do you want to go together?" ”

Facing Lei Yan's invitation, Xu Mingchen hesitated slightly, and then replied with a smile: "I still need to ask my father and mother about this matter." ”

"Let's go, I'll go with you!" Lei Yan had long heard that Xu Mingchen was their stepson, and he must have had a hard time under the fence, so he accompanied Xu Mingchen, and Lin Shuran always wanted to sell their Lei family a face.

In the face of such a self-familiar Lei Yan, Xu Mingchen was very happy on the one hand, because he also liked Lei Yan's character very much, but on the other hand, he was also a little worried in his heart, afraid of causing trouble to Lin Shuran.

Soon, the two found Lin Shuran, who was saying goodbye to the Yang family and Lei Yingying, and before Xu Mingchen could speak, Lei Yan walked up to the three of them and saluted, then looked at Lin Shuran and asked, "Mrs. Xu, can you let your eldest son accompany me to the city to cook porridge tomorrow?" ”

"Brother Yan, you're welcome, you made friends so quickly?" Lei Yingying stepped forward and joked with Lei Yandao.

Lei Yan smiled and said without mind: "The eldest son of the Xu family is a friend worth making, I like it very much, and we have an appointment to fight again!" ”

"You kid, if you meet someone who is in love, you won't let anyone go!" Although Lei Yan is the eldest grandson of the second room, the relationship between the Lei family has always been close and harmonious, and the Yang family also treats the children of the Lei family as if they were their own relatives. ”

saved his grandson, and is his daughter's best close friend, the Yang family is very fond of Lin Shuran now, and the words are very intimate.

"Since my aunt has said so, how can I not allow it." Lin Shuran did not call Yang "Mrs.", but changed to a more intimate "aunt".

Lei Yan and Xu Mingchen both glanced at each other happily, Xu Mingchen looked at Lin Shuran again gratefully, Lin Shuran smiled back, and then said, "But since it is a good deed, my Xu family should also contribute, although there is not much that can be done, but ten porridge sheds are still no problem, Brother Chen, leave this matter to you, okay?" ”

Xu Mingchen didn't expect Lin Shuran to suddenly hand over such an important matter to him as a child, and ten porridge sheds was her meaning or her father Xu Junze's meaning? The Xu family had never done anything like this before!

The Yang family and Lei Yingying were also shocked when they heard this, although there was no shortage of silver in the General's Mansion, but generally the Xu family never participated in this kind of thing, but after thinking about it, the Xu family did not have a female master in the family before, and now with Lin Shuran, the housewife, naturally they can no longer be alone and do not ask about mundane things like before.

"I-" Xu Mingchen had a feeling of being entrusted with a heavy task, although he was not completely sure that he could do it well, but he really wanted to give it a try.

"There's nothing wrong with it, I'll help him, I did the soup kitchen in previous years, and I was younger than him at that time!" Lei Yan replied first, then looked at Xu Mingchen with a smile and said, "Don't worry, if you don't understand anything, just ask me, the two of us have accepted this matter!" ”

Although Lei Yan said this, Lin Shuran still looked at Xu Mingchen with a smile, although he was only twelve years old, but this is a completely different time and space from modern times, people here will have higher requirements for children like Xu Mingchen, and he will definitely bear more things than children of the same age, it is true that he is a modern person, but he cannot let him get out of his living environment, but to teach him to better adapt to this era.

"Mother, I'll try to do this well!" Xu Mingchen looked at Lin Shuran firmly, and at this moment he felt that he was truly an adult.

When the Yang family saw the scene of Lin Shuran and Xu Mingchen's mother and son getting along, she loved Lin Shuran even more in her heart, she did not look at Xu Mingchen because these children were not her own, on the contrary, after getting along this day, the Yang family found that the stepsons of the Xu family relied on and believed in Lin Shuran, and respected her very much.

On the way back, Xu Minghao and the others heard that the Xu family would also give porridge inside and outside the city tomorrow, and it was Xu Mingchen who came to do this, and they were all eager to participate, so they begged Lin Shuran to let them follow.

"Mother, you just let us go with the eldest brother, we have only seen other people's soup kitchens, and we haven't done it ourselves!" Xu Minghao looked at Lin Shuran very expectantly and prayed.

"If you really want to go, then go!"

Giving porridge to the poor is a good deed, and Lin Shuran didn't stop them, but he also told them to go out with the family guards, so as not to cause chaos when they get there.

Xu An wanted to talk and stopped talking along the way, since he learned that Lin Shuran promised the Lei family to also set up a porridge shed, he felt a little sad in his heart, the world is dignified, the General's Mansion must be a rich and noble place of gold and silver nests, how would he have thought that it would be an empty shell that can only maintain his own food and drink.

However, Lin Shuran has already seen the accounts and treasury in the mansion, and must know that the general's mansion is not as splendid and rich as she imagined, and naturally he also sees that this housewife is not a person who likes luxury, but it is approaching the end of the year, and the general is bound to take out a large amount of silver from the mansion, and then the silver in the mansion for the New Year will be nervous, and ten porridge sheds are not less, especially now that the price of grain is approaching the end of the year, it has risen a lot.

After getting out of the carriage, Lin Shuran glanced at the somewhat depressed housekeeper Xu An, and asked him with some puzzlement: "Steward Xu, what's wrong?" Didn't win the game, you're not happy? ”

Xu An hurriedly raised his head and quickly shook his head in some panic and replied: "Madam misunderstood, the slave is not unhappy, the slave is just-"

"I'm just worried about tomorrow's soup kitchen!" Lin Shuran smiled and guessed his worries, "Don't worry, our General's Mansion can still take out this bit of silver!" ”

Xu An smiled embarrassedly, Madame, this is not the general's "habit" years ago, he finally endured it and didn't say much.