It's almost evening, and the sky is filled with sunset.
The small house on Tonghua Lane is particularly peaceful and warm against the backdrop of the sunset.
Li Xiao stood at the entrance of the alley, looking over and over from a distance.
Zheng Xuanqing waved the folding fan in his hand and pressed his arm against Li Xiao with a smile: "Don't stand here stupidly. You've been looking at it for a long time. If you really want to go, just knock on the door."
Li Xiao glanced sideways at Zheng Xuanqing: "You spoke righteously in front of the Master, saying that you would keep an eye on me and not let me enter your junior sister's house at will. Why did you change your tone now?"
Zheng Xuanqing didn't even blush: "In front of the Master, if I don't say that, what else can I do? In fact, my whole heart is towards you."
"Now you quietly climb over the wall to see your junior sister, and I pretend you didn't see it. Master, I'll cover it for you. How about it, am I loyal enough to a brother?"
Li Xiao was so angry that he sneered at Zheng Xuanqing: "What a bad idea! Get out of here!"
Zheng Xuanqing immediately felt aggrieved for himself: "I gave you an idea that day, asking Wang Wei to recognize her husband as her adoptive father and change her name. In this way, your mother could barely explain it. What did you say at that time?
Come on? Praise me for being a smart star. There is no other star in the sky or on earth. Now when you cross the river, you have to tear down the bridge, right? No, you have hurt me and you must make up for it."
Zhao Yuanming snorted in his heart and said to Wang Wei calmly: "Lunch is here, you should go back early."
After breakfast, Li Xiao sent his future father-in-law to study in the Zhao clan. Afterwards, he shamelessly sat in the last row of the school building and tried his best to listen to his master's lectures.
The two chatted and laughed for a while, then finally turned and left together.
After a pause, he smiled and said: "Now that I think about it, he was too wanton in the past. Every time he came to let the soldiers guard outside the house, he would come in and out of the small house at will. Everyone in Tonghua Lane could see it.
Don’t gossip behind your back.”
Li Xiao quickly retracted his hand, turned around with the food box in hand, and smiled so much that he showed two rows of white teeth: "Why is Master out?"
Li Xiao knew this very well.
The first time Li Xiao experienced Master's power, he didn't dare to raise his head after being trained. However, he firmly remembered Zheng Erlang's instructions and bowed his head to admit his mistake no matter what Master said: "Master said, I was wrong.
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As if there was wind under his feet, Li Xiao strode outside the school building and saw a slim and pretty girl standing under the tree, holding a four-layered food box with a smile on her face.
The Master is usually mild-tempered, but is extremely strict in class. Anyone who dares to be distracted and gets caught will be scolded and punished mercilessly. I think of the time when the Prince of Beihai and the second son of General Zheng were studying in the clan school.
Get scolded.
Wang Wei used to be a young lady who never touched the beauty of the world, but in the past two years, she has learned to cook. And her cooking skills are quite good.
The noise outside the door faded away, and inside the door, Wang Wei and Dingxiang's master and servant were also whispering.
Li Xiao responded and went to shake Wang Wei's hand out of habit.
Li Xiao laughed in a low voice and said: "How could I be annoyed? Some people care about you and treat you well, but it's too late for me to be happy."
Wang Wei responded obediently, without even raising her head to look at Li Xiao, and just turned around and left.
Men are born to be cheap. After Zhao Yuanming made things difficult for him, and finally met him, Li Xiao felt his heart surge and he was particularly happy.
Girls who have not left the boudoir should be more reserved.
Wang Wei pursed her lips and smiled: "My adoptive father sent a message to me early in the morning, asking me to make lunch and deliver it. So I made double portions. Later, you and your adoptive father will have lunch together."
Li Xiao just listened attentively, not knowing what he heard. He was immediately confused by the question.
"Now that I have a foster father to support me, it's good for him to abide by the rules."
Early the next morning, Li Xiao went to Zhaojiafang and greeted his future father-in-law attentively: "Uncle, he hasn't had breakfast yet! I went to the morning market to buy some mutton sesame cakes."
Li Xiao resisted the urge to catch up and followed Zhao Yuanming to the canteen with the food box in hand.
Zhao Yuanming glanced at Li Xiao with a smile, and the image of Xu Jing when he was showing courtesy flashed through his mind.
Li Xiao was very happy and responded with a smile.
Li Xiao touched his chin: "I'll treat you to a drink."
Suddenly, familiar footsteps came from behind.
…
Zheng Erlang really has a lot of clever ideas.
As he said that, he took the heavy food box from Wang Wei's hand and felt quite distressed: "Why is the food box so heavy?"
"General Li didn't have breakfast either!" Zhao Yuanming's expression softened a lot: "I'll ask the kitchen to make more soup, and we'll have breakfast with the hot biscuits."
"Miss," Ding Xiang whispered, "an hour ago, I heard the neighing of war horses outside the door. Why didn't General Li come in without knocking?"
It is natural for the father-in-law to make things difficult for his son-in-law. Since Li Xiao wants to marry the right matchmaker, he should abide by the rules.
The young people in the school all lowered their heads and had fun, waiting to see the excitement.
Li Xiao's heart was as hot as coals, and he walked forward quickly, his eyes greedy and eager: "I can finally see you."
Who else could it be if not Wang Wei?
If he doesn't come out, Li Xiao will offend him in broad daylight.
Even if you don’t understand, you should open your eyes and listen hard.
Zhao Yuanming occasionally glanced at Li Xiao, whose eyes were as focused as torches, and felt a little funny. He deliberately chose a very simple question to test Li Xiao on the spot.
Li Xiao was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He immediately beamed with joy and agreed again and again.
Wang Wei's heart was equally warm and she laughed softly: "My foster father supports me and makes the decision, so I won't let you come to Tonghua Lane at will. Don't be upset."
"How can one meal be enough?" Zheng Xuanqing stretched out his finger and shook it: "At least three meals!"
Sure enough, the master put on a straight face and gave Li Xiao a lesson for pretending.
Wang Wei's cheeks were slightly red, and her eyes were sparkling.
After half a day, at noon, Zhao Yuanming said to Li Xiao: "Qingdai has brought lunch. Please ask General Li to get the food box."
This is right!
Marry your daughter with your head up and your wife down. The most reserved and delicate thing about a girl’s family is this period of time, which must not be looked down upon.
Ding Xiang also knew the truth and laughed playfully: "Young lady now has her mother's family and a backer. No one will dare to bully her when she marries into the Li family."
Wang Wei's eyes flashed with a smile and she whispered: "He went to visit his adoptive father. It must have been his adoptive father who taught him a lesson."
There are a total of six dishes in the food box, all of which are exquisite and delicious stir-fries. They are accompanied by a large bowl of rice.
Zhao Yuanming also tasted Wang Wei's cooking skills for the first time. After taking a bite, he nodded and praised: "Qingdai's cooking skills are really good. Anyone who marries such a good girl as his wife will be lucky."
Li Xiao nodded desperately in agreement: "Yes, yes, this junior thinks so too. This junior has already written a letter back to his ancestral home. He just waited for his mother to nod, and immediately came to propose marriage."
Zhao Yuanming didn't say anything about it. He finished his lunch leisurely, put down his chopsticks, and said, "I'm waiting for the Li family to come to propose marriage."
