The heavy rain continued to pour.
The torrential rain poured down.
The rain continued to fall.
On the cement road, the rain continued to flow. Because of the wind, the rain splashed on the carriage, causing the doors and windows of the carriage to creak.
Even though the coachman was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, he was still wet from the rain. The rain was so heavy that it affected the view in front.
Because the road was made of cement, the carriage could pass unimpeded. If it was a mud road, it would have been a deep and shallow swamp. It was impossible to pass.
However, Xu Tu didn't care about everything outside the window.
The carriage had already left Jiangyin County.
However, Xu Tu was in low spirits and couldn't lift his spirits for the time being.
Because he failed to submit.
To Xu Tu, he thought that Du Ye didn't accept him and asked him to go back and wait. That was rejecting him. Because of this, Xu Tu was quite unhappy.
No one knew what Xu Tu was thinking.
It was chaos.
In this chaos, Xu Tu had unknowingly returned to Xu Village. He got off the carriage in disappointment. When he returned to the mansion, he stood at the door and didn't enter. Xu Tu stood at the door for a long time. After adjusting his state of mind, he stepped into the mansion and went straight to the courtyard where his grandfather, Xu Yinhe, was.
Xu Tu came to the backyard and bowed to Xu Yinhe. "Grandson greets grandfather."
Xu Yinhe looked at Xu Tu.
Even though Xu Tu had adjusted his state of mind, he was still a little depressed, so his expression still showed it.
Xu Yinhe narrowed his eyes and said, "Let this old man guess. Could it be that Du Ye rejected you, so you're a little depressed after returning to the mansion?"
Xu Tu said, "Grandfather, Du Ye didn't refuse. I told him the purpose of my visit, that I represented the Xu family and was willing to submit to him. I was also willing to follow him. However, at that time, Du Ye said that he needed to think about it. He told me to wait for a day and that he would give me an answer. "
After a pause, Xu Tu continued, "In my opinion, Du Ye's words were actually a tactful refusal. The reason was simple. Du Ye and I worked together and had some friendship during this period of time. He didn't want to embarrass his grandson, so he said those words. Grandfather, grandson feels that Du Ye is looking down on people. "
Xu Yinhe stroked his beard and pondered.
He pondered in his heart.
A moment later, Xu Yinhe's brows relaxed. He already had an answer in his heart. He looked at Xu Tu and said, "Tell me, what are your thoughts? The journey back is not short. You must have your own considerations. "
Xu Tu said in a deep voice, "Reporting to Grandfather, Grandson's thoughts are very simple. It's fine if Du Ye looks down on our Xu Family. Since Du Ye was unwilling, there was no need for him to do so. Thus, your grandson arranged for someone to send a letter to the county yamen, telling Du Ye that your grandson is preparing to become an official. In this way, we can make it clear that we will no longer follow him. "
At this point, Xu Tu's face was filled with resentment.
Clearly, he was very unhappy.
Xu Tu clenched his teeth and said, "Grandfather, my Xu family is a grand clan in Jiangyin County. To put it bluntly, without our Xu family, Du Ye wouldn't have been able to establish himself in Jiangyin County. To put it bluntly, without our Xu family, Du Ye would have been caught unprepared and would have suffered a great loss. "
"It's our Xu family that helped him."
"It's our Xu family that did everything we could to help him."
"But he looks down on our Xu family."
Xu Tu's voice became more and more impassioned. The emotions in his heart were also poured out through these words. He continued, "Thus, your grandson believes that since Du Ye looks down on us, why should we continue to be friends with him? There's no need at all. He walks his path, and I cross mine. "
At this point, Xu Tu's heart felt slightly more at ease.
The emotions in his heart had been vented out.
Although Du Ye had never rejected him, in Xu Tu's eyes, Du Ye had rejected him. He just didn't want to hurt his face.
Xu Yinhe didn't speak. He quietly looked at Xu Tu and let him vent.
After a long while, Xu Yinhe said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Xu Tu said, "No!"
Xu Yinhe said, "Are you done venting your emotions?"
Xu Tu said, "I'm done venting."
Xu Yinhe said, "Since there's nothing else to say, and you've vented your emotions, then think carefully about this matter. You need to think about this matter carefully. Think about it carefully, then come back and tell this old man. "
Xu Tu was stunned when he heard this.
There was a puzzled expression on his face.
He didn't understand what Xu Yinhe meant.
Xu Tu thought carefully about Du Ye's words. He thought of his grandfather's words. He thought, could it be that Du Ye didn't reject him? But why didn't Du Ye reject him?
The matter this time wasn't complicated.
He submitted to Du Ye.
Whether Du Ye accepted him or not, that was a very simple choice.
It wasn't complicated.
Xu Tu thought carefully. He looked at Xu Yinhe and suddenly said, "Grandfather, you mean that when Du Ye said he wanted to think about it, he really did want to think about it. It wasn't to shirk responsibility, nor was it a tactful rejection."
Xu Yinhe said, "You've only considered this point."
Xu Tu replied, "Yes!"
Xu Yinhe shook his head and said, "You can be considered smart, but there's a limit to it. I told you to read more books, but you always said that reading books is enough and that reading too many books is useless. You seem to be smart, but in fact, you're just clever in small matters. You can't see through the matter when you encounter it. "
Xu Tu said, "Please explain, Grandfather."
Xu Yinhe said in a deep voice, "Du Ye needs to think about it. In my opinion, there are three meanings.
The first meaning is the literal meaning. He needs to think about it again. After all, it's related to submitting to him. Since it's the Xu Family submitting to him and you following him, it means that the entire Xu Family is attached to him. He needs to weigh the pros and cons, consider the impact of this matter on him, as well as the impact on our Xu Family.
"The second meaning is that Du Ye's background is very, very big. He's not an ordinary son of a big family. Therefore, our Jiangyin County's Xu Family seems to be powerful and seems to be a good choice to submit to him. But for Du Ye, it's just a very small matter, so he needs to weigh it. Because we might not be of much use to him.
"The third meaning is that he wants to test you again. He didn't answer immediately, but said that he needs to think about it. Perhaps he's already considered the possibility of you going back on your words midway. In fact, if I wasn't here, you would've already written a letter to Du Ye to express your attitude. In that case, everything would've been over. "
Xu Yinhe spoke frankly and with assurance. His eyes were filled with wisdom as he continued, "From what this old man can see, I'm afraid that Du Ye is indeed not a simple person after all. Grandson, if you can really rely on Du Ye and work for him this time, that's your fortune. "
Xu Tu frowned, "Grandfather, there really are so many ways."
After a pause, Xu Tu continued, "Grandson has also come into contact with Du Ye. He's a good person and doesn't seem to be very shrewd. He shouldn't have considered so much. "
Xu Yinhe said, "What can you see with your little eyesight? The current matter is more or less like that. Du Ye said that he needs to think about it, so you stay in the residence and wait for news. "
Xu Tu said, "Grandson understands."
Xu Yinhe said in a deep voice, "We've already deduced Du Ye's identity before. He's a son of a big family. Now it seems that he's far from that. Therefore, whether or not our Xu Family can walk out of Jiangyin County depends on this. Grandson, do your job well. "
Xu Tu nodded again.
There was no other way. Since his grandfather had said so, he naturally had to listen to him.
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