Liu Tong scolded and returned to the back hall, the steaming breakfast was placed on the table, but the wife and son and daughter looked lacking in appetite, and no one moved their chopsticks.

Liu Peng was angry because he had just been innocently reprimanded, staring at his breakfast luck and wanting his mother to coax him.

But Mrs. Liu knew her son's temper, so she didn't coax him, as long as others moved their chopsticks, he would definitely follow the meal, so she focused on her daughter, who was in a bad state and secretly wiped her tears.

Liu Xue'er has been crying since she heard Xiaomei say that Xiao Feng passed the door with Qiaoqiao and did not enter, and her originally bright eyes have been swollen from crying, which makes Mrs. Liu distressed and angry.

"Xue'er is good, listen to my mother, eat first, Xiao Feng is not an unruly child, he will definitely come back."

"Mother, don't comfort me, this is twenty-nine, tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year's Eve, if he doesn't come today, how can he come."

He didn't have anything at home before, and he brought gifts to take a look at it every year, not to mention that he is doing so well now.

complained about his father, he just had a bad voice before, and Brother Xiao didn't care about it. But this year, he caught Qiaoqiao and forced Brother Xiao to sell the house!

Brother Xiao must have been really angry this time, so he refused to come! ”

Mrs. Liu was speechless by what her daughter said, and knowing that what her daughter said was true, she turned her anger to Liu Tong, who had just sat on the edge of the table and picked up chopsticks.

"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat! You eat all this table, starve us to death! ”

Seeing that his mother ignored him, Liu Peng hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

"Mother, it's three, three mothers!"

As a result, he was ruthlessly kicked out of the small group of enemies by his sister.

"Pull it, daddy's chopsticks haven't been held steady yet, and half of your steamed buns are going in." You men don't have a good thing! ”

Liu Tong held back the fire in his belly and didn't dare to lie to his wife, but he still had to refute his daughter's remarks.

"Presumptuous! Is this the attitude of talking to a father? For the sake of a Xiao Feng, look at your appearance, what kind of system will it become?

Could it be that my dignified young lady of Liu Mansion still has to marry him Xiao Feng? Since he is ruthless and unjust, don't blame me for not being emotional!

I hereby declare that whoever in the family dares to mention the word Xiao Feng in the future, don't blame my family law for serving! ”

Liu Peng blinked suspiciously, he had never heard of a family law at home, only knew that there was a family rule: the people take food as the sky.

"Dad, are you going to kill us?"

Liu Tong was stunned for a moment, and then became angry: "Don't talk nonsense, in short, if anyone dares to mention the word Xiao Feng again......"

The housekeeper hurriedly ran over from the front hall: "Master, Xiao Feng asks to see!" ”

The scene was silent, Liu Xue'er jumped up in surprise, Liu Peng stuffed half a steamed bun in his mouth, eager to express his opinion, but as a result, Ula Ula couldn't say anything clearly.

However, Mrs. Liu's temperament was the most calm, she glanced at her stunned husband and gave a decisive order.

"Let the people hang up the curtains, open the door, and the lord will go out to greet him!"

The housekeeper glanced at Liu Tong, Liu Tong snorted and acquiesced, and the housekeeper hurriedly ran down. A moment later, I heard the sound of the door creaking open outside.

It's not that the quality of Liu Tong's door is not good, but that the gate is really rarely open these days, and the general way is to go through a small door.

Only when a very respectable person comes to the house, such as a superior official to pay a visit, or if there is a great event in the family, will the door be opened as a sign of respect.

Xiao Feng was also startled when he saw the door open. In his memory, in the past, he couldn't even enter the small door, and the gifts were sent in by the porter.

Then after a while, the porter would lead Xiaomei, who was like a thief, out and secretly stuffed a handkerchief bag to Xiao Feng, and whispered to him.

"Young Master Xiao, inside is a return gift from the young lady and the lady, go quickly, don't let the master and the housekeeper see it."

Today, this door is open, which makes Qiaoqiao also open his eyes.

"Wow, sir, it turns out that the gate can be opened, I thought the gate was fixed."

Xiao Feng smiled and touched Qiaoqiao's head. No wonder Qiaoqiao thinks so, since Qiaoqiao came to the Xiao family, the Xiao family has never had the opportunity to open the door to welcome guests.

And Qiaoqiao came to Liu's Mansion, naturally he had never seen Liu's Mansion open the gate, and with Qiaoqiao's cognition, he thought that the gate was a kind of goods, but in fact, it couldn't be opened.

The butler was already waiting on both sides of the gate with a few servants, bent to the standard sixty-five degrees, proudly displaying his qualities as the leading big brother of the servant class.

"Xiao Gongzi, wait a minute, my master is changing clothes, and he will come to greet Gongzi soon."

Xiao Feng waved his hand: "No need, I'm just here to give gifts, just send it in on behalf of the concierge, don't be so troublesome." ”

The housekeeper grinned, and said in his heart that this kid is really enough to hold grudges, and he still remembers the fact that he is not allowed to enter the door every year.

Liu Tong came out with square steps at this time, although he had a straight face, he was not very angry in his heart.

Ever since he heard that Xiao Feng was still here, he suddenly became less angry in his heart.

Didn't you want to see this little bastard? Why do you feel so relieved?

Anyway, the door is open, and everyone outside is watching, Liu Tong must take care of the etiquette.

He chose Xiao Feng's identity, and finally decided not to call according to the rules of officialdom.

"The nephew came to visit, and if you missed the distance, please come into the hall to serve tea."

After Xiao Feng saluted as a junior, he led Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao carried the gift box, and walked into the middle hall together.

Between the middle hall and the back hall, a bead curtain has been hung, which is the standard configuration for the ladies of large families to meet guests.

Qiaoqiao lifted the four-color salute above her head and placed it on the table. Liu Tong has been in officialdom for many years, so he is naturally knowledgeable, and this gift box is only afraid that it will cost at least five taels of silver to make a foundation.

Thinking that Xiao Feng was almost driven out of the capital by himself for ten taels of silver, Liu Tong's face was hot, and he hurriedly took a sip of tea to suppress his shock.

"My uncle was promoted to the middle of the household, and the little nephew should have come to congratulate him, but at that time, the uncle was busy with things, and the little nephew was also busy, so he didn't come to the door to bother, which was really rude."

Xiao Feng smiled sincerely, and did not mention that Liu Tong was afraid of the strict party at that time, and asked the whole family not to have contact with Xiao Feng's family.

Liu Tong was very embarrassed and quickly took another sip of tea.

"A few days ago, I went to Xiyuan Road and met Pan Shangshu of the household department and exchanged a few words.

Pan Shangshu said that he had asked his uncle to greet me, and asked me if my uncle had mentioned it when we met. ”

Liu Tong was taken aback, Pan Huang did say this at that time, and he said it deliberately after he broke the siege for himself.

Let him explain to Xiao Feng on his behalf that it was not Pan Huang's idea for the household department to investigate Zhang Tianci's glutinous rice.

But he didn't want to meet Xiao Feng at all for a while, and it was impossible for him to go to the door to say these words, and he forgot about it when he came and went.

Liu Tong has been in officialdom for a long time and knows the unspoken rules of officialdom. What Shangguan said to you solemnly, maybe he himself thought it was a fart, and then he pulled it in.

But what Shangguan said to you lightly may be something he really cares about, and he must not take it lightly!

Thinking about it now, although Pan Huang said it lightly at the time, this matter involves the question of whether he will have a grudge against Xiao Feng, this is not a public matter, it is a private matter! The sir's private affairs are as big as the sky!

Liu Tong couldn't wait to slap himself twice at this time, he was still thinking about working hard to improve, but now it seems that this Lang Zhong is estimated to be at the end.

"I listened to it at the time, and I thought that my uncle was busy forgetting, so I said to Pan Shangshu that my uncle had specially approached me and mentioned it.

Everyone is doing things for Banzai, doing business, and they are friends in private. Pan Shangshu is very happy, and he praised my uncle for his ability to do things, and talents are rare. ”

This...... Liu Tong's face was really red, he lowered his head, took another sip of tea, and then found that his tea had been drunk.

He hesitated for a while, if he carried the pot to refill the water, but Xiao Feng's teacup was not touched, he would inevitably be suspected of sending off guests; But at this time, there are no servants around, so you can't let Xiao Feng pour tea.

While he was in distress, there was the sound of footsteps behind the curtain, and then the happy voice of the lady.

"Xiao Feng, I haven't seen you for a few days, you look a lot stronger!"

Liu Tong almost dropped the teacup on the ground: Madam, do you seem to be the words of the wife of a big family, what kind of system do you become.