"Li Li, you've come."
When Li Yi walked into the small courtyard in Willow Lane, Xiao Cui lowered her head and spoke. She looked listless.
Li Yi looked at her and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine." Xiao Cui looked at him and opened her mouth. In the end, she still shook her head mechanically.
Li Yi looked at her and asked, "Do you have something to say to me?"
"Miss doesn't allow me to say it." Xiao Cui lowered her head and said, then quickly ran away.
Li Yi stood where he was and shook his head. He roughly knew what she wanted to say. Crossing the courtyard, he saw that the door to the art studio was open and walked in.
That familiar figure was painting inside. More accurately, she was designing clothes. These things had originally been done by a few people, but in a certain aspect, she was actually quite similar to Wan Ruoqing. They were the kind of people who could not stay idle.
There was a stove in the room, but if one's hand was left outside for a long time, it would still be a little cold. When Li Yi walked in, she put down her brush and put her two hands by her mouth to breathe. When she saw Li Yi walk in, a trace of panic appeared on her face.
Li Yi walked over and wrapped her hands in his. He said, "It's such a cold day. Don't paint anymore. If your hands get frozen, it won't be easy in the future."
Being held by him like this, it was very warm and also very comforting. She struggled a few times but could not break free, so she did not resist anymore. She lowered her head and said in a small voice, "I went to your house today. I didn't tell you in advance. I'm sorry. I just thought I should go and see, I didn't think …"
"I know." Li Yi nodded and said, "Ruyi told me everything."
She raised her head slightly and said, "I, I didn't want to cause you any trouble."
"I know." Li Yi nodded and asked, "At that time, before I went to the Qi Kingdom, did Ruyi come to look for you?"
Zeng Zuimo's body trembled imperceptibly. She then nodded and said, "She came here once. She's your wife and asked about the shop. Mrs. Li is very nice …"
"That's all?"
She nodded and said, "That's all."
"She told me that too." Li Yi let go of her hand, took a deep breath, held her in his arms, and whispered, "I'm sorry, that sentence should have been said by me."
The delicate body in his arms trembled. Her eyes were filled with tears, but her face was full of smiles. "It's nothing, don't blame her. Anyway, I didn't take it seriously. It's nothing, really nothing …"
"Last time doesn't count." Li Yi let go of her, held her shoulders, and looked into her eyes. She hurriedly wiped her face and lowered her head.
"Now I'll ask again," Li Yi looked at her and asked, "Are you … willing to marry into the Li family?"
Although her heart was beating wildly, she still raised her head, sniffed, and said, "No."
"If you don't want to, then I'll ask again," Li Yi held her face and asked again, "Miss Zeng, are you willing to marry into the Li family?"
"No."
"Luo Shui Goddess, are you willing to marry into the Li family?"
"No …"
"Nannan, are you willing to marry into the Li family?"
"Yes!"
Xiao Cui stood at the door, clenched her fists, and said anxiously, "Miss, say you are willing!"
…
Xiao Cui was slapped on the butt and left. Zeng Zuimo sat on the bed, shook her head, and said, "I'm fine here. Why would I go to the Li family? Do you want to raise me like a canary? Besides, if I leave, what about Sister Ruoqing? If we leave, she and Xiao Zhu will be the only ones left here … "
In fact, Li Yi had already thought about this problem before he came. This matter still depended on her choice. For now, this method should be the most suitable.
One step at a time. She had already experienced too many setbacks and tribulations to reach this step. She must not be impatient …
Xiao Cui poked her head out from the door and said, "Li Li, Miss, I know how to solve this matter …"
Li Yi glanced over there and said, "Xiao Cui, close the door. Don't eavesdrop."
The little maid pursed her lips and closed the door in a sullen mood.
Zeng Zuimo looked at him and suddenly said, "In two days, I want you to accompany me to the Zeng family."
Li Yi frowned. "Why are we going to the Zeng Family?"
"Never mind …" Zeng Zuimo shook her head again and said, "Let's wait for a few days."
"No need to wait. We'll go in two days." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Since it is Nannan's matter, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of flames, I have to go. Even if the Zeng family is a dragon's den, I have to go …"
"Don't be serious." Zeng Zuimo rolled her eyes at him and said, "What mountain of swords and sea of flames? I just want to take over my parents' memorial tablets. Last time, I went with Sister Ruoqing …"
She stopped abruptly at this point.
Li Yi frowned and asked, "You two went before. Didn't the Zeng family give it to you?"
Zeng Zuimo nodded and said, "That was at the beginning of the year …"
Li Yi patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, Master Zeng is a sensible person. He will give it to you."
"Not because of him …" Zeng Zuimo shook her head and said, "Let's talk about this in a few days."
Li Yi nodded and thought of something. He suddenly asked, "Let me ask you a question. If Master Zeng and I fell into the water at the same time and you could only save one, who would you save?"
Zeng Zuimo shook her head and said, "I don't know how to swim, so …"
She thought for a moment and seemed to have thought of something. She looked at Li Yi and asked, "If it was me and Madam Li who fell into the water, who would you save?"
Li Yi's expression froze.
Don't talk too much, don't talk too much!
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. This was an unchanging truth.
Seeing the eyes of the Luo Shui goddess, Li Yi thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Ruyi will save you. Her martial arts are very high and she can fly by stepping on water. She said this morning that she likes you, so she won't leave you in the lurch …"
…
In the carriage, Old Fang couldn't help but ask, "Son-in-law, was what you said this morning true?" Old Fang couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Li Yi glanced at him and asked, "What is it? Do you have any thoughts?"
"No, no." Fang shook his head and said, "What thoughts can I have …"
They didn't speak along the way. When Fang returned home and sat at the table, he saw his wife coming out of the kitchen with a tray.
He shook his head and sighed. "I already said that our family doesn't lack money. We can just hire a few maids to do the cooking and cleaning …"
The reason for hiring maids wasn't just to clean. They had been eating plain food for decades. Even if they had to change it every two days …
"So what if you have money? You can do whatever you want just because you have money. You might have forgotten the hard times you had in the past, but I haven't. You even hired maids …" Mrs. Fang reprimanded him a few times. Then, as if she had thought of something, her brows immediately furrowed. "Hired maids? You even hired a few? Tell me, did you have some devious thoughts again …"
"Okay, no more, no more …" Seeing that his wife was about to lose her temper again, Fang quickly changed the topic and asked, "What do you want to eat today?"
Fang's wife glared at him and said, "Wild vegetable porridge."
Fang's face immediately turned bitter. "Ah, wild vegetable porridge again …"
"What's wrong with wild vegetable porridge? I specially went outside the city to pick these wild vegetables to let you know that the hard days before have only passed a few years ago …"
"But didn't I just eat it the day before yesterday …" Fang's face was bitter. He said, "I've eaten it all my life. Can't I change it to something else? For example, the white fungus and lotus seed porridge I had a few days ago …"
"That's the leftover wild vegetables from the day before yesterday. Wait … If you don't want to eat it after eating it all your life, then I've been with you all my life. Are you tired of it …" Fang's wife put down the bowl and chopsticks, picked up a broom and pointed at him. "Tell me, who made the white fungus and lotus seed porridge for you? Do you have someone outside … Well, I've long heard that when you were outside, you always went to the Jade Courtyard. Do you have someone outside …"
Fang's face turned red. He pointed at her and stammered, "You, you're slandering me!"
"I'm slandering you. Tell me, tell me, who made the white fungus and lotus seed porridge for you!"
"You, can't you learn more from Miss Fang …"
"Well, well, you've grown up. You even mentioned Miss Fang … If you don't tell me the truth today, you won't be able to live on!"
…
After a while, the man who ran out of the house alone stood on the street, rubbed his butt that was hit by the broom, sighed deeply, and said to the sky, "There's no justice …"
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