Xiang Nan formally visited Mrs. Li on the second day, accompanied by Xiang Jiuding and a dozen servants carrying gifts of various sizes.
Mrs. Li sat and waited with a smile. Li Fengchang, Li Fengjing and his wife were waiting on the left and right. The four young masters of the Li family greeted each other. The ladies, two sisters-in-law and two little girls who had just walked stood in the hall and looked at the maids and servants in the courtyard.
Under the corridor, the sounds of warblers and swallows are heard, as if the whole family is gathering together during the Chinese New Year, except for Li Minglou.
Li Minglou declined whether Mrs. Li would come out to meet the guests, and thanked Mrs. Zuo and quietly asked to bring Xiang Nan here to talk. Whatever she said, Mrs. Li and Mr. Zuo stopped forcing it.
People also prefer that Li Minglou and Xiang Nan not meet now.
This is the first time Li Minglou and Xiang Nan have met.
"It hurts my face. It's a pity to meet like this. Let's wait a little longer." Mrs. Li leaned on the pillow and looked around. She looked at her grandson-in-law and granddaughters, who are all enjoying their happy years. "You are all dressed up beautifully, sisters."
They are all so good-looking, so she is naturally pretty too.”
Every woman doesn’t like to dress up beautifully, especially when meeting guests. The granddaughter-in-law and granddaughters all smile and respond.
"The girls are also cheering up." Mrs. Li became more and more interested.
This is also the first time that the Li family has seen Xiang Nan.
Mrs. Li looked at the handsome young man in front of her. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She couldn't help crying: "It's a pity that your father-in-law didn't meet you."
Li Minglou's marriage was decided just before Li Fengan died. He had never had such thoughts in the past, and naturally he had never seen a son of the right age in the Xiang family.
Xiang Nan said: "When the governor was buried, my sixth uncle burned my portrait and showed it to him."
With a click, a girl's laughter came from the hall, and was hastily covered up the next moment.
Mrs. Li glared at Li Mingqi, who covered her mouth with her hand and turned her head to lie on Li Minghua's shoulder.
Xiang Nan looked away without any dissatisfaction or embarrassment on his face. Mrs. Li looked at him and couldn't help but let out a puff.
This young man's answer was really serious and weird.
Zuo said: "Mother, today is a happy day."
Mrs. Li took a deep breath following her words and looked at Xiang Nan with loving eyes: "Your father-in-law is watching in the sky. If you two are doing well, he will be happy too."
Xiang Nan leaned over and saluted and responded to what the old lady said.
Ms. Lin corrected with a smile: "Call me grandma."
The marriage between Xiang Nan and Li Minglou has been finalized, so it is natural to call them grandmother.
Xiang Nan called her grandmother. Madam Li smiled and pulled Xiang Nan to sit next to her, pointing at Mrs. Lin: "This is your fourth aunt."
Xiang Nan stood up and saluted Mrs. Lin. Mrs. Lin smiled and took the gift that the girl had prepared. She began to introduce her elders and peers, cousins, cousins and nieces one by one in the room. They received gifts and gave gifts to each other. The girls served tea.
Water-pouring flowers and butterflies shuttled around, laughing and chattering happily.
Almost everyone gathered around the old lady's courtyard. Those who were qualified to enter were busy inside, while those who were not qualified were joking outside. Li Minglou was the most curious person in the Li family, and naturally Xiang Nan, Li Minglou's fiancé, was also.
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"I can see that the posture of dismounting in front of the door is the same as the old man when he was young. He will definitely be extraordinary in the future."
"Mrs. Liu, when the eldest man was young, you and your family were burning charcoal in the village in the mountains. How could you see the eldest man?"
"Oh, the eldest man went to Zhuangzi last time."
"Why did the great master go to the village in the mountains? Don't talk nonsense."
"How could I be talking nonsense? I'm also surprised. The eldest man was still young at that time. Suddenly, he came to our place to do what he was doing. He seemed to be looking for someone."
There were only two women left at the back door. They didn't dare to go to the old lady's place to join in the fun. They secretly drank two bowls of water and wine while no one was paying attention, and their chatter and laughter were interrupted.
"Hey, open the door."
The two women got up in a panic and knocked over the wine bowl on the small table. They looked at the young man who had come over at an unknown time and the carriage behind him, and saluted uneasily: "Uncle Fang."
Fang Er ignored the overturned wine bowl and the diffuse smell of alcohol: "Open the door."
The two women breathed a sigh of relief. The eldest man's people didn't listen to the orders of the family. At the same time, they didn't care about the people and things in the family. They just wanted to respect the family. The two women opened the door quickly and Fang Er drove out in his car.
The carriage was very ordinary and familiar. Li Minglou often took this carriage out these days. The two women stood by the door and watched, and were stunned at the thought.
So this is Li Minglou going out?
"Now?" The two women looked at each other with surprised expressions, and then looked inside. There was a banquet in the old lady's yard, and the sounds carried by the wind were even more lively.
Mr. Xiang Nan, who came for his fiancée, was a guest at home, but his fiancée Li Minglou went out alone?
"It must be an empty car." A woman guessed with an idea, "Didn't the people from Jiannan Road come and live in a courtyard outside the city? The old lady, the master and the second wife brought back many things from there yesterday, and Uncle Fang also went to do it.
Something."
This guess was reasonable. The two women looked at each other and closed the door with a smile.
After crossing the alley and coming to the street, Yuanji was already waiting.
"Are you leaving in such a hurry?" Li Minglou asked in the car.
"Ji Liang said there is nothing to take care of. He has no relatives here and does not need to say goodbye or entrust him with anything." Yuan Ji said, "Miss, there is no need to come to see him off. I will make arrangements."
Li Minglou knew that he was worried about his health, and her health had nothing to do with how much rest she had, so he thanked Yuan Ji for his kindness: "I still want to send him off."
Seeing Li Minglou's carriage arriving, Ji Liang was already waiting impatiently and thought it was unnecessary: "Will Miss Li still disagree? She invited me to go."
Fang Er held an umbrella, and Li Minglou walked down and responded: "I'm here to see Mr. Ji off."
Ji Liang saluted and thanked him, then stood up and said, "I've given it away, can you go?" He turned back to Xiaowan, "Go and pack your things quickly."
"I can't finish cleaning up today." Xiaowan said in a muffled voice.
Li Minglou looked behind Ji Liang, with the wound cloth removed from his head, and his hair looked like a small bowl of a boy that had been gnawed by a dog, his head lowered.
Leaving your homeland is very difficult and sad.
Ji Liang stood there and paced impatiently, "I won't wait for you until I finish cleaning up. You can clean up later slowly, and I'll leave first."
Li Minglou said: "Let's help clean up the small bowl."
Ji Liang nodded and said yes repeatedly, but Yuanji suspected that he didn't hear clearly what Li Minglou said at all, and Xiaowan was just silent.
"I'll wait in the car first." Ji Liang put away his impatience and assumed a calm posture, "If I think about it for too long, I might not regret it."
Li Minglou smiled: "Okay."
Ji Liang immediately walked towards the car parked on the other side.
"Sir, wait a moment." Li Minglou said hurriedly.
Ji Liang just wanted to pretend not to hear and get in the car, but Yuanji stood in front of the car and blocked the road.
"Sir, do you want to go to Jiannan Road voluntarily?" Li Minglou looked at him and asked.
Ji Liang frowned: "Of course."
"Is your health okay, sir?" Li Minglou asked.
She had many patients, Ji Liang endured: "Of course."
Li Minglou nodded and seemed a little lost. Ji Liang took the opportunity to climb onto the carriage.
"Miss, do you have any explanation?" Yuanji asked.
Li Minglou looked at the carriage, and Ji Liang closed the curtain. She couldn't help but laugh. Her eyes fell on Yuan Ji and she thought for a moment: "You arrange for someone to take care of Mr. Ji..."
Yuanji nodded: "I know how to do it."
Just like the young lady arranges for someone to take care of her, the young lady cares about Ji Liang's body, which is treating Ji Liang as one of her own.