In late October, the first snowfall of this winter fell in Changping. It was like large tracts of goose feathers, dotting the world with white snow.
When Chen Ye came out of the school, the young boy Cui Fu standing outside immediately handed him a white cloak. While taking the book bag from his hand, he stamped his feet and said, "Master, it's snowing for the first time today.
The eldest girl and the second girl have returned to the Cao Mansion, and I want you to go back for dinner too."
"Second girl is also here?" Chen Ye paused while tying the belt of his cloak.
"Well, Miss Song is here, so she asked you to go back and have dinner with her!" Cui Fu said with a smile.
"I know, you go back home and get the book I put on the desk. It's snowing heavily today, so I'll probably take a walk in Cao's mansion and rest." Chen Ye ordered quietly.
"Why."
Since Mrs. Chen remarried, all the servants who were originally in Da'ao Village have followed to Changping. Cui Fu worked as a servant for Chen Ye, and Mrs. Cui went to Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Cui still stayed in the Su Mansion.
Cook.
When he walked out of the academy, he saw his carriage parked aside. Chen Ye walked forward and was about to board the carriage when he heard a voice behind him, which made him freeze.
"But Master Ye?"
Chen Ye turned around and pursed his lips when he saw the man wearing a navy robe. Then he saw the face behind the lifted curtain on a simple carriage parked not far behind him. He had always been unfazed and unfazed.
A crack finally appeared on his calm face.
"Master Ye, please get on the carriage and talk." The butler-like man spoke again.
"You have recognized the wrong person, Cui Fu, let's go." Chen Ye clenched his hands into fists and pretended to be calm.
"Master." The housekeeper took two steps forward to stop him, and said in a deep voice: "Master said that if you don't get in the car, you will find the Cao family."
Chen Ye's face changed, strong hatred burst out of his eyes, and he bit his lips tightly with his teeth, as if suppressing great anger.
"Master." Cui Fu saw something was wrong and couldn't help but called out with some anxiety.
Chen Ye closed his eyes slightly, took two deep breaths, and then said to Cui Fu next to him: "It's still early today, so I'm going to Chongwen Bureau to look for two books. Cui Fu, go and get my eight-part essay from home. I'm here
The teahouse in front of the bookstore is waiting for you."
Cui Fu was a little hesitant. He looked at the man who looked like a butler, then at his master, and agreed with a crisp voice.
When Chen Ye saw him walking away, he snorted coldly at the housekeeper, got into the car, and told the driver to go to Chongwen Bureau.
The housekeeper didn't mind, and knew that Chen Ye had compromised, so he immediately went to report to his master.
When Cui Fu returned to the teahouse that Chen Ye mentioned, he saw him sitting alone in front of the window, lost in thought. Cui Fu stopped and suddenly felt a little sad, because Chen Ye in front of him seemed to be abandoned by the whole world.
Children are generally lonely, lonely and sad.
I looked around again and again, but I couldn't see the uncle housekeeper I just saw. Who was he and what did he say to his master?
Chen Ye was immersed in his own thoughts. It wasn't until Cui Fu came and called softly that he came back to his senses, smiled slightly and said, "You're back so soon."
Cui Fu nodded, but stopped talking.
Chen Ye glanced at the book bag he was holding, stood up and said: "Let's go, mother and the others should be waiting." After that, he walked out of the house and said to Cui Fu: "Cui Fu, that man just came here.
Don't tell the older girls about my affairs."
Cui Fu was stunned, looked into Chen Ye's eyes, lowered his head and said, "Cui Fu knows."
Chen Ye showed a satisfied smile and said: "Let's go to Shunfuxuan. Recently, my mother likes to eat their sweet-scented osmanthus cake, so take some home."
Yes, only the place with Chen and Su Liu is his home, and everything else is nothing.
After returning to the Cao Mansion, Chen Ye immediately went to pay his respects to Mrs. Chen. Mother and son kissed each other for a long time before Mrs. Chen sent him to study in the study, waiting to call him for dinner.
The snow was still boiling underground, and the Cao Mansion's garden was already covered with a thin layer of snowflakes. It was really beautiful. He walked around the Moon Gate and walked to the rockery behind the Nuanning Pavilion. Hearing the laughter like silver bells, Chen Ye felt in his heart
I'm so happy, it's Su Xiao.
He was about to take a step forward, but when another girl's voice sounded, he stopped in his tracks and hid himself behind the rockery, listening to the two of them talking.
"Don't you believe it, I heard my mother and your mother secretly talking about each other, they are both looking for this suitable family." Song Ying said with a smile.
"If you keep talking, I'll get annoyed." Su Xiao's voice sounded both proud and angry.
"There's no one else here, it's just the two of us, why are you shy? Tell me, what are you thinking? You're already fifteen, and it's the age to get engaged." Song Ying, however, had no intention of doing so.
Let her go and ask.
Chen Ye's heart skipped a beat and he stopped breathing in a daze. His hands unconsciously clenched a stone on the rockery, and he quietly poked his head out, only to see Su Xiao and Song Ying sitting opposite each other. Perhaps because of shyness, Su Xiao
Her beautiful face is crimson.
"I have nothing to think about, and I'm not in a hurry. Now I just want to do a good job in our fragrant powder business." Su Xiao lowered his head and said.
"Can't you manage a shop after you get married?" Song Ying sneered and said, "Are you mentally prepared? I think my mother is interested in him. We will see which young master is suitable for you to look after."
"Really?" Su Xiao raised her head and frowned.
"You don't want to?" Song Ying raised her eyebrows, looked around, and lowered her voice and said, "Is there someone in your heart? Tell me, who is it?"
"There's no one out there, you're overthinking it." Su Xiao clicked her tongue.
"Okay, what kind of friendship do we have? Why don't you tell me? If you don't tell me, I'm going to scratch you." Song Ying pretended to be angry and raised her hands to Su Xiao. The two of them started laughing.
group.
"No, it's true, stop it, giggle." Su Xiao giggled and avoided it.
"He said no, huh! Let me think about it." Song Ying pursed her lips and thought for a while, then said: "I haven't seen you getting close to anyone. My third brother is definitely not possible. Who else, ah, could it be
Is it that boy Chen Ye?"
When Chen Ye heard this, he suddenly raised his head and clenched his hands without realizing it.
"What nonsense are you talking about? He is my brother." Su Xiao was really annoyed this time and pouted.
"This is not a relative, he is just an adopted brother. I usually think you two are very close. If I didn't know, I would have thought it was someone else." Song Ying curled her lips and said, "I have never seen that brother treat his sister like a brother.
I'm used to this."
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll be really annoyed!" Su Xiao said with her hands on her hips and glared.
Song Ying saw that she really didn't look like she was joking, so she quickly said: "Okay, I'm just talking. Speaking of which, Chen Ye is not bad. I think you two are very close, and he is your brother.
"
"As long as you know, of course my brother is a good one." Su Xiao snorted.
Song Ying snorted disapprovingly and said: "Look at you, no matter how good you are, you will not be someone else's husband in the future, but you will be spoiled for the rest of your life? But you can't put it nicely, no matter what, we are all siblings.
, this matter is not easy to handle either.”
Su Xiao frowned, thinking of the future scene where Chen Ye would greet another girl, and suddenly felt upset. She shook her head and said, "Let's go, don't talk about this, go try the new peach powder I made.
"
It wasn't until the two of them were completely out of sight that Chen Ye came out from behind the rockery with a lonely look on his face.
Brother, he gave a wry smile, leaned against the rockery and closed his eyes slightly.
Song Ying's words reminded him, yes, he and Su Xiao are now siblings. Regardless of whether they are blood related or not, in the eyes of the world, they are both siblings. How can this be good?
Chen Ye looked at his hands, which had not yet completed their growth. It showed that he was just a child of twelve or thirteen years old. It was really hateful. Why was he younger than her?
A punch hit the rockery, a stinging pain came out, Yin Hong gurgled out, and Chen Ye suddenly thought of that person's words in his mind.
"You are a descendant of the Chen family, and you should recognize your ancestors and return to the clan. In the past, your mother took you away, and that was it. Now that your mother is no longer here, you can return home with your father." That person said.
Yes, that man who looked like a gentle scholar but had an indifferent face was his biological father, the Qipin County Magistrate of Yunzhou, who came to look for him and let him recognize his ancestors. Before he left that home,
Five years later.
It's really ridiculous. You really think he is your son. What did you do before? Are you here to recognize him now?
"I don't have a father. My father has died a long time ago. Now I do have a foster father, but his surname is Cao. Sir, you have the wrong person." Chen Ye sneered and said to the man who claimed to be his father.
"Presumptuous." Chen Guanzhong was furious and said coldly: "A dignified young man from an official family, but you consider a mere businessman as your father. Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey, or have you lost your mind and gone crazy?"
"A mere businessman is hundreds of times better than some people who are indifferent to their parents and children." Chen Ye was not afraid of him, and said: "Come to see me at this time. Why, is your legitimate son dying, or is that the same one?
The woman is dead? Even if she is dead, you shouldn’t be looking for me, you have so many sons.”
"You..." Chen Guanzhong's face changed slightly, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "I used to be a father and I couldn't help you mother and son. Don't worry, if you go to my father's house, I will also give you your mother's ashes."
Move it to the ancestral grave."
Chen Ye was stunned for a moment, then said indifferently: "No need, I have no interest in being an official young master." After saying that, he stood up and wanted to leave.
"You have to think clearly. Now that you have passed the examination as a boy student, with your talent and your father's guidance, it will be easy for you to be a scholar in the future. Being named under the name of a rural woman will do you no harm.
Well, the son of an official is a hundred times better than the son of a white man." Chen Guanzhong said indifferently: "Besides, your adoptive mother is also pregnant now. If she gives birth to a biological child in the future, who do you think you will be?"
Chen Ye turned back and glared at him angrily: "Check me." But he felt extremely sad in his heart. This must be the reason why he came here to look for him, because he saw his potential in the future.
Chen Guanzhong stood up unhurriedly, brushed his sleeves, and said: "I will be hovering in Changping for a few days. If you think about it, come to the inn to find me."
Looking for him? Go home?
Falling down on the cold snow, Chen Ye held his head in his hands, worried about what to do.
I donated blood yesterday and went hiking today. I have a splitting headache. I feel like I’m asking for abuse. Is there anything wrong with not being able to do it?
