Boya Book School, a group of primary school children skipped towards the gate.
"Huo Nian, Huo Nian!"
"Ah?" Huo Nian turned around and looked at his classmate Fang Qi.
"Aren't your parents and sister back yet?" Fang Qi likes Huo Nian very much. Others call him little fat man, but Huo Nian calls him by his first name and doesn't laugh at him for eating too much at noon.
Huo Nian shook his head.
"Then do you want to go to my house to play? We have a break tomorrow and you can stay at my house. My house has a big garden and a lake. We can row boats, pick lotus flowers, and fish!"
Huo Nian was a little moved.
There is a garden, a lake where you can row boats and pick lotus flowers, it must be fun. He has never been to other people's houses.
"Go, go. My parents, grandparents, and grandparents like me, and they will also like you." It was rare to meet a friend he liked, and Fang Qi wanted him to play at his house.
Huo Nian said to his little hand: "I want to ask my uncle."
"Okay, then let's ask your uncle." The two of them ran to the gate hand in hand.
"Look, my servant is here to pick me up. We'll go there in a carriage later!" He pulled, but nothing happened.
Fang Qi turned to look at Huo Nian and saw that he had come to his senses, broke away from his hand and ran away.
"Dad, mother, sister!"
Ah, Huo Nian's parents and sisters are back?
"Hey, my mother, Nian'er. I miss you so much!" Yang hurriedly ran towards Huo Nian.
"Mom, Nian'er misses you so much! You've been gone for half a month, and I'm counting every day. It's been so long." Huo Nian was picked up by Yang, hugged her neck tightly, and complained softly.
Huo Erhuai also walked over and touched his little head with a smile. He called him daddy sweetly, making Huo Erhuai smile dotingly.
Huo Xi watched him acting coquettishly with Yang and Huo Erhuai, and felt that this little boy was getting more and more coquettish.
Without looking, she turned around and saw a little fat man looking over here a few steps away. Seeing her looking at him, she even walked towards him.
"Are you Huo Nian's sister?"
Ouch, this little fat guy is so cute. His face is so round that his eyes are so crowded that he can’t even see it.
He leaned forward slightly: "Why not brother?"
"Huo Nian said he has no brother."
This little fat man is quite smart. Just as he was about to tease him, he asked: "Can I invite Huo Nian to my house? We will have a rest tomorrow."
Well……
Huo Nian has friends whom he can invite to his home?
Huo Xi felt happy in her heart.
I was thinking about how many friends my brother had, and just as he was about to speak, Huo Nian raised his voice and said, "No. My parents are back, and I want to accompany them. I'll be a guest at your house next time."
Yang put Huo Nian down, and Huo Nian ran to Fang Qi and said it again.
The little fat man was a little disappointed after hearing this.
A maid who looked like a wet nurse came over, smiled at Huo Xi and others, and coaxed to the little fat man: "Then let's invite your classmates to our house next time, okay?"
"Okay. Then it's agreed. Next time Xiu Mu, you can come to my house to play."
"good."
The two little classmates agreed happily and waved goodbye. Not long after, all the students at the door of the school were picked up.
Huo Nian was very happy to see her parents and sisters, and kept chattering about the fun things that happened these days.
They couldn't help complaining that they took too long to go out this time, and pouted: "Next time you go out for so long, I will ignore you."
"Okay, Mom, I promise it won't be this long next time. If you go out for so long, Mom, will you take me with you?"
"Humph. Mom said it herself."
"Well, mother said, let's pull the hook."
Huo Xi saw that he had not only pulled Yang's hook, but also wanted Huo Erhuai and her to hook up with him. She couldn't help but give him a blank look. Pi Xiaozi was not afraid and glared at her with a pout.
After pulling the hook, he happily pulled Huo Erhuai and Yang from side to side. He thought of something and asked: "Hey, dad, where is our boat? Who is guarding it?"
"Don't worry, dad is guarded by someone. This time, dad has brought you a lot of good things. Let's go home and see them later."
"Okay. I like daddy the most!"
Huo Erhuai and Yang looked at him happily, as if they couldn't get enough.
After receiving Huo Nian, the family decided to have dinner in the city before going back.
"Today, Mom will take us Nian'er to find a delicious restaurant for dinner. After we finish eating, Mom will take Nian'er to take a flower boat ride in Mochou Lake. Let's take a nice tour of the lake as a family, okay?"
Huo Nian's eyes widened, he clapped his little hands and jumped happily: "Okay, I like my mother the most!"
Huo Xi glared at him helplessly.
Soon Yang Fu came too, and the family found a pretty good restaurant by Mochou Lake to have dinner.
Sitting in the lobby on the first floor, Huo Nian wants to eat this or that. Relying on his parents doting on him, everyone will fulfill his wish today, which is quite unscrupulous.
We had a good meal at the restaurant, and everyone was a little stuffed, so they walked to the lake and found a flower boat to sit on.
We hired a gorgeously decorated flower boat and the family got on it.
Huo Nian curiously looked here and there, unable to sit still. He pulled the gauze on the flower boat and said he wanted to put it on his own boat, saying it looked good. If Huo Xi hadn't pulled her, Yang would have agreed on the spot.
The family was sitting on the boat, drinking tea, eating snacks, blowing the lake breeze, and admiring the beautiful scenery by the lake. It was very comfortable.
Mu Yan had noticed them a long time ago. The two ships were quite close just now, but they did not notice him.
I heard that boy dragging the little liar to tell him that their two-story flower boat is beautiful, and that when he saves enough money, he wants to take a ride on a flower boat with such a high height.
Mu Yan raised the corner of his mouth and looked back.
"By the way, Mu Bin, have you decided which yamen you should go to to handle the matter?"
The Imperial College was about to graduate, and several classmates who had been friends with each other met at Mochou Lake to inquire about their respective whereabouts.
"Maybe go to the Ministry of Rites." Mu Yan said calmly.
"Ministry of Rites? Do you want to go to the Ministry of Rites?"
Xu Sanbao and others were very surprised, "You are talented in literature and martial arts. Among the six ministries, three departments and two academies, which one can't you go to? How about you go to the Ministry of Rites?"
Mu Yan was silent and did not explain.
Chen Yan glanced at Mu Yan, saw Xu Sanbao chattering incessantly, and secretly gave him a hand.
"Why are you dragging me along? In terms of academic performance, Mu Bin is better than the rest of us. There are so many departments in Beijing, why do you have to choose the gift department, a leisurely pension department?"
Xu Sanbao couldn't understand Chen Yan's hint, so he kept talking to himself, trying to persuade Mu Yan to change his mind.
Chen Yan expressed that he was tired and did not want to talk to him. He was aware of Mu Yan's situation, but Xu Sanbao, a man who was admired by many stars, did not understand.
Mu Yan did not reply to him, but smiled: "What about you, what are your plans?"
Xu Sanbao said: "My father wants me to go to the Ministry of Finance."
Chen Yan said: "I might go to the Ministry of Personnel." Chen Xi said that he wanted to go to the Ministry of War. Among the people present, only Mu Yan wanted to go to the Ministry of Rites.
Everyone knows that the Ministry of Etiquette is an embarrassing department. It presides over affairs such as sacrifices, ceremonies, education, and reception of foreign guests... It seems to be quite high-ranking, but it rarely involves important government affairs such as personnel, military, and economy.
Its status is not low, but it is far away from the core of power. It is a relatively marginalized department and its actual administrative power is also limited.
Some people understand Mu Yan's choice, and some don't.
After the meal, they returned to the house. Li Yi and Kan Er asked with some confusion: "Master, we don't have to go to the Ministry of Etiquette, right?"
Mu Yan sarcastically said: "I would like to go to the Ministry of War. Do you think the higher-ups will allow me to go? The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, and even the Ministry of Punishment will probably be dismissed. However, if your young master wants to go to the Ministry of Works, I'm afraid that
I can go."
Li Yi and Kan Er's eyes darkened after hearing this, and they looked at the young master with distress.