Chapter 3 Old Man
The young woman was angry and happy, and continued to ask, "How did the gentleman find you to visit the house?"
This tone probably means that Mr. should find someone else's home visit, not Su Ling.
"I gave halva to everyone," the little kid's tone was quite hateful, "where do you think of it, that kid Li Qi was so scared by his father's whip that he recruited everything." ā
The young woman was amused by the little child's words, "Why don't you stutter now?"
"I... I don't know," begged the little boy, glancing up at the young woman, "snow... Aunt Xue, don't you fight... Hit me, I promise, promise to... Never again... Mistakes were made. ā
"Hmph, now you know you're scared?" the young woman shook her face, "When you usually rub on your sisters, you are so neat and tidy, and now you are so scared that you stutter?"
"I... Iā" The little kid blushed.
"Okay, you think I can't see it, since you were three years old, I can see your sneaky behavior, I just don't want to say it. The young woman laughed quite smugly, "Just your little ninety-nine, can you escape my fiery eyes?"
"Two... Two years old. The little kid whispered.
"What?"
"No... It's nothing. ā
"Okay, I won't say anything, prepare a gift tomorrow, I'll take you to apologize to Mr., I hope Mr. can forgive you. The young woman looked at the little boy in front of her and sighed.
Su Ling buried his head low, not knowing what he was thinking.
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The next day, the weather was clear and the wind was smooth.
Probably because the children are greedy for fun, so all the private schools in the Star Empire will have a day off every three days, a day seems to be a bit short, but it is this short day of vacation that makes the children's childhood shine.
Today is the day of the private school holiday, and the little kid Su Ling can go out comfortably to play all day today, but because of his own death, he now has to eat the bitter fruit of playfulness. With his head down, he followed Aunt Xue to Mr.'s house, silent and sullen along the way.
Mr. lives on a street next to the White Emperor's Palace in the imperial capital, and most of the people living in this area are the veterans of the major families, in this kind of area, money is secondary, and the people who live here are all noble people. The first time the little kid came to this kind of place, in addition to being a little uncomfortable suppressed by the quiet environment around him, he actually felt that there were many people secretly watching him, and he couldn't help but get nervous, and reached out and pulled Aunt Xue's sleeve.
Aunt Xue turned her head to look at the little kid, showing a puzzled look, "What are you doing?"
"Aunt Xue, I, I always feel like someone is watching us. ā
"Why don't I feel it?" Aunt Xue said, "Don't think about it, honestly go and apologize to Mr. with me, Mr. is magnanimous, he will definitely forgive you, what are you nervous about?"
"Yes", Su Ling bowed his head and responded, but the feeling of being peeped at in his heart became heavier and heavier.
I finally got to Mr.'s house, the door of Mr.'s house is about three meters high and about four meters wide, and the door is painted with red lacquer, and there are bursts of fragrance coming from the gate. Aunt Xue stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door, and the door actually opened by itself, and then came the familiar gentle voice of the gentleman, "Come in." ā
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a large courtyard, the flowers and plants in the yard grew neatly, and the fragrance of flowers permeated the whole yard, and the whole yard was extremely comfortable. Across the yard is Mr.'s house, two-storey, different from ordinary houses, Mr.'s house is wooden, but with Su Ling's knowledge, I don't know what kind of wood this is, I feel that the wood is filled with fragrance, and the smell makes people feel comfortable.
Along the way, Su Ling was already deeply attracted by this house at a young age, and he couldn't wait to move in himself. Aunt Xue walked calmly, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
As soon as the two entered the hall, they saw Mr. sitting on a wooden chair in the hall, drinking tea with a teacup, and when they saw Su Ling, they said with a smile, "Sit down, you're welcome." ā
Su Ling trembled, where did he dare to sit down, Aunt Xue looked at the smiling old gentleman, and was embarrassed to sit down, and said, "Sir, yesterday my Su Ling was ignorant and offended Mr., today I specially brought him to make amends, I hope that Mr. has a lot, don't worry about him, this is our apology to Mr." ā
Aunt Xue put the small cardboard box she was carrying on the table and stood there as if she had made a mistake.
Mr. took another sip of tea, turned his head to look at the cardboard box on the table, and said with a smile, "Why bother, children should naturally make some mistakes, but in the thirty years I have been teaching in the imperial capital, even the most stubborn students have seen it, but it is Su Ling, the child, who has given me more knowledge." ā
"My family Su Ling is not sensible, Mr. forgiveness. ā
"Sit down, you don't have to be restrained when you get here," Mr. looked up at Aunt Xue, "As for forgiveness, it is too much, where in the world is there a person who does not make mistakes, let alone a four-year-old child." ā
"Yes, yes, Mr. is generous, and the little woman admires. Aunt Xue sat down in another chair and continued her husband's words.
Su Ling stood all the time, not daring to move, coupled with psychological pressure, he felt numb in his legs at this time, watched Aunt Xue sit down, and hurriedly pulled a chair next to Aunt Xue and sat down.
"Su Ling, I didn't let you sit, you stood for me. The gentleman poured a cup of tea for Aunt Xue, and then looked at Su Ling with a smile.
Aunt Xue pulled Su Ling up from the chair, Su Ling looked at the tea on the table and the chair on the ground, and felt a deep sense of regret in her heart, but she lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.
"Okay, let's just get over this matter, the head of the Tenderness Pavilion has a heart," Mr. no longer paid attention to Su Ling, turned his eyes to look at Aunt Xue, and said, "As for this small gift, I won't accept it, I have been teaching for decades and have never received any gifts, and a reader should have the spirit of a scholar." ā
"It's the little girl who is abrupt," Aunt Xue stood up, bowed slightly to Mr., and lifted the cardboard box on the table with her right hand, "In that case, the little woman thanked Mr., and Su Ling and I stopped chattering with Mr. ā
After Aunt Xue finished speaking, she took Su Ling's hand and was about to turn around and leave.
"Slow," Mr.'s voice sounded lazily, "The girl can go, but this Su Ling, I have something to talk to him about, I hope the girl will leave Su Ling here for the night, and I will bring him back to the Tender Pavilion tomorrow, how about it?"
Aunt Xue turned her back to Mr., and when she heard this, her steps paused and her brows furrowed, but when she turned to look at Mr., her face had already changed to a smile, "Naturally, you can, but I don't know what Mr. left Su Ling here for?"
"Hehe, that's naturally a good thing, but you don't have to know," Mr. looked at Aunt Xue with a smile and said, "If the girl is not at ease, you can release the news that Su Ling is staying overnight with me, I believe that with the girl's ability, the entire emperor will naturally know the news." ā
Aunt Xue smiled even more on her face and said. "Sir said with a smile, with Mr.'s reputation, why should the little woman not be at ease? In this case, then I will leave Su Ling here tonight, thank you Sir for taking care of you. ā
"Hehe, the girl walks slowly, I'm old and my legs are not good, so I won't send the girl. The old gentleman looked at Aunt Xue and said with a smile.
Aunt Xue turned to leave, but did not go in the direction of the Tenderness Pavilion, but continued along the street, while frowning, her eyes looked straight ahead, and at the end of the street, there was the majestic White Emperor Palace.