In June, the weather in Jincheng is very dry.

The car drove all the way into the Overseer's Palace, and out of the car stepped a heroic and tall figure.

"Ninth Master." When the servants on the side saw him, they immediately saluted.

"Hmm." Xiao Hechuan responded lightly and walked towards Dongyuan.

"Brother Jiu."

A female voice sounded softly, calling him from under the porch.

Xiao Hechuan followed the sound and saw a woman in her early twenties wearing a light cyan dress, looking at him with a smile.

"Tingting is here." Xiao Hechuan nodded, which was regarded as a greeting.

"It's nothing to do in the past two days, I'll accompany Aunt Xiao." Shen Lanting smiled slightly, looking at Xiao Hechuan's eyes full of shyness and joy of his daughter's family.

"I'm sorry for you." Xiao Hechuan spit out a few words lightly and walked straight towards the house.

"Brother Jiu......" Shen Lanting looked at his back, and called him again, her fingers gently grasped the corners of her clothes, and looked at him with some expectation, "Director Li's house has a dance party in the evening, can you accompany me?" ”

"Okay." Xiao Hechuan agreed.

Shen Lanting was overjoyed, "Brother Jiu, did you agree?" ”

"Hmm."

Shen Lanting was very happy, and a faint blush appeared on his fair face, "Then I'll go back and prepare first, and wait for Brother Jiu to pick me up in the evening." ”

Xiao Hechuan bowed, and Shen Lanting left the East Garden happily.

He stood for a while and went into his mother's room.

"Mother." Xiao Hechuan walked to his mother's side, Mrs. Xiao was sitting on the soft couch with a magnifying glass and looking at the newspaper, when she saw her son come in, the old lady put down the magnifying glass in her hand and said to Xiao Hechuan, "Did you see Tingting just now?" ”

"Well, I see." Xiao Hechuan walked to his mother and sat down, and saw some fruits on the small table, so he took an apple, peeled it with a knife, and cut it into small pieces and sent it to his mother.

"Mother just heard that she wants you to accompany her to the dance party at night, right?" Old Mrs. Xiao looked at her son's face and asked softly.

"Your old ears are very smart," Xiao Hechuan smiled, "Yes, I agreed, and I will pick her up in the evening." ”

Old Mrs. Xiao forked a piece of apple with a silver fork, and stopped talking a little, "Old Nine......"

"I know what you want to say," Xiao Hechuan looked at his mother, his facial features were still heroic and free, and the experience on the battlefield over the years had added a bit of courage and fortitude to him, he sat there, Zhou was full of the unique handsomeness of a young general, and the majesty of a person who was often in a high position.

"I'm almost twenty-eight, if you don't want to ask for a wife again, you don't want to die of worry."

"So, what do you think of this kid Tingting?" Seeing that Xiao Hechuan took the initiative to mention the marriage, Mrs. Xiao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and considered speaking.

"yes, I think it's good." Xiao Hechuan responded simply.

Mrs. Xiao seemed to be a little incredulous, she had not dared to mention her son's marriage in the past few years, but seeing that Xiao Hechuan's age was getting older and older year by year, his marriage was like a thorn, piercing deeper and deeper in her heart.

Xiao Hechuan glanced at his mother, his mother is seventy years old this year, and she has obviously aged a lot in the past two years, but she is still worried about his lifelong events, Xiao Hechuan feels that she is really unfilial every time she thinks about it.

"Mother, you and your sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law will look at it, and when the day comes, I will rush back." Xiao Hechuan spoke.

Old Mrs. Xiao's eyes lit up, and even tears rose, and when she heard Xiao Hechuan say this, she also showed a relieved smile on her face.

Looking at the water in his mother's eyes, Xiao Hechuan couldn't bear it, he held Mrs. Xiao's hand, and said in a low voice, "I was dizzy before, and I worried you for so long, mother, I'm sorry." ”

"If you can think like this, my mother will be relieved." Old Mrs. Xiao sighed.

"It will be young, there will always be times when you are not sober, you can rest assured, never again." Xiao Hechuan spoke in a deep voice.

"Okay." Mrs. Xiao stretched out her hand to caress Xiao Hechuan's face, Xiao Hechuan has been busy with the war over the years, not only to hold Songyang Pass, but even to lay down the two cities of Xinping and Yuping, and from the hands of the Helian family to seize the right to two railways, the Helian family in the town no longer dares to act rashly, even the northwest Yanzhou, Dong'an, Yuxin three cities are also included in the Xiao family's military territory, today's Xiao family no longer has to be sandwiched between Beijiang and Nanchi, compared to four years ago, it is not the same.

Old Mrs. Xiao thought of the foundation laid by Xiao Hechuan over the years, and couldn't help but feel distressed, her voice was gentle, and she slowly spoke, "Seeing that there is a person around you who knows cold and hot, my mother will be satisfied." ”

Xiao Hechuan didn't say anything, he accompanied his mother for a while before returning to Dongyuan, changed his clothes, went to pick up Shen Lanting, and attended the dance with her.

By the time the dance was over, it was getting late.

"Ninth Brother ......"

Shen Lanting was wearing a very beautiful dress tonight, and although it was summer now, the wind at night still carried a cool feeling on his body.

Before Shen Lanting could speak, she sneezed, she couldn't help but surround herself and look at Xiao Hechuan, with a faint expectation in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Hechuan stopped and glanced at her.

"I, I'm a little cold." Seeing that Xiao Hechuan didn't understand his hints, Shen Lanting's face was slightly red, and he spoke softly.

She thought, Xiao Hechuan is either fighting outside on weekdays, or staying with those big men in the barracks, where can he understand the girl's thoughts, he doesn't understand it, it's nothing, she took the initiative to say it.

"Let's go back early." Xiao Hechuan didn't mean to take off his military uniform and put it on her, he took a puff of cigarette and spit out a sentence.

"Brother Nine?" Shen Lanting was a little anxious, it was easy to have a chance to get along with Xiao Hechuan, she didn't want to go back so early.

As soon as her words fell, she saw Li Changfa hurriedly running over and leaning on Xiao Hechuan's ear and saying something.

Xiao Hechuan frowned, he glanced at Shen Lanting and ordered, "I will ask the driver to send you back." ”

Xiao Hechuan didn't linger anymore, and left quickly with Li Changfa, looking at his back, Shen Lanting was a little lost, as early as four years ago, when she just graduated from high school, she had heard her sister say that Mrs. Xiao was willing to give her to Xiao Hechuan, although the matter between him and the little niece was well known at that time, but she was still willing to marry him.

She had seen him, knew him, and liked him as a child.

She had been waiting for him for four years, should she continue to wait?