Xu Qingmo looked at the old lady for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "Grandma, you said this when you secretly came to see me this morning!"
The atmosphere that was originally a little sad suddenly became cheerful because of Xu Qingmo's words.
The juniors sitting below knew that the old lady secretly went to see Xu Qingmo. In addition to being helpless, they felt distressed. However, they also felt that the old lady had become like a child as she got older.
He Hansheng looked at the old lady with helplessness on his face: "The same goes for my mother. She usually pretends at home that she doesn't miss Mo Yatou at all, but when she comes to the capital, she can't help it all day long and secretly goes to see her without telling us. Momo!"
"Go, what do you know? At my age, it's not enough to see you once!" Mrs. Xu hugged Xu Qingmo tightly.
As soon as these words came out, the two daughters-in-law who had been taking care of the old lady felt a little distressed. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fang, said, "If mother misses Mo Mo, we will visit her every year!"
The old lady is in charge of the house and treats the two brothers on an equal footing, never showing any favoritism. Her daughter-in-law is also a lady of the family and values filial piety, so the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is quite good.
Mrs. Wang, the second daughter-in-law, also said closely: "My mother is in good health, and we will see you in person many times in the future!"
The old lady also knew that her words hurt the junior's heart, so she said: "This person, no matter who you meet, he is a person who only meets you once and misses more! It's up to you to think more!"
Everyone naturally knew that the old lady was coaxing them juniors, and they had to agree with her on their faces.
The elders were sitting together, and most of them would talk about the family's quarrels. As they chatted, He Hansheng detoured to the topic of the burning of the Hubu Yamen. Several eldest ladies were quite discerning and walked out with a group of younger ones. A few guys who were already in the officialdom were left behind.
Xu Qingmo sat beside Mrs. Xu. It was also the first time for the two aunts to sit with Mrs. Xu, which was quite embarrassing.
In the end, I don't know who it was, but they mentioned which female celebrity teacher was particularly good at teaching, and the conversation started.
He Jiaojiao, the daughter of the uncle's family, saw Xu Qingmo sitting alone, so she came forward and greeted: "Mo Mo!"
Xu Qingmo recognized He Jiaojiao and called with a smile: "Cousin Jiaojiao!"
In fact, a few years ago, my uncle brought her family to Beijing to see her, but they were still young at that time. No matter how good they were at that time, if they meet again now, they still have to get to know each other again!
He Jiaojiao walked to Xu Qingmo and gently held her hand: "My mother said that you and my aunt look very similar!"
Xu Qingmo was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Many people say that!"
"Grandma always told us that my aunt was very beautiful. I used to think that grandma was praising herself, but now it seems that grandma is telling the truth!" He Jiaojiao said with a smile.
"Huh?" Xu Qingmo was a little confused, and then said, "Are you praising me?"
Seeing Xu Qingmo's confused look, He Jiaojiao smiled tenderly: "Mo Mo, you are so cute!"
Xu Qingmo, who was inexplicably attracted by the cuteness, was even more confused for a moment.
But He Jiaojiao didn't care. On the contrary, she felt that Xu Qingmo, who looked silly and stupid, was cute and cute. She couldn't hold it back and reached out to pinch her face.
Xu Qingmo was startled. The hand hanging by her side had already grasped the whip hidden at her waist, but the next moment, she quickly let go.
Seeing that she didn't struggle at all, He Jiaojiao smiled even more happily, and actually hugged her into her arms: "Oh, little Momo, you are so fun!"
Xu Qingmo, who was being held in his arms, raised his eyebrows slightly, and his hands that were half hanging on his waist slowly fell down.
This is a little girl, if she wants to be hugged, then hug her! Don't argue with her!
After a while, He Jiaojiao ran around the yard with Xu Qingmo. She also had younger sisters, but each of her younger sisters was more squeamish than the last. They usually looked young and mature, and it was annoying just to look at them.
This cousin, on the other hand, is beautiful and naive, and looks particularly well-behaved.
Hua Ying looked at Xu Qingmo being dragged around the yard by Miss He, and she couldn't understand. The girl in her impression was not like this!
The Xu family was originally here to pick up people, so they rushed everyone to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion before dinner!
Ningyuan Houfu is a large courtyard with eight entrances and eight exits. It was a reward from the late emperor. For the convenience of Mrs. Xu, Xu Qingmo and Xu Yanquan lived in the courtyard next door. The remaining guest courtyard was enough for the He family to live in, and it was more than enough.
He Jiaojiao liked this sister and wanted to live in Xu Qingmo's place. However, because Xu Qingmo and Xu Yanquan's yards were close to each other, it was inconvenient, so in the end she could only return to her own yard with a face full of reluctance.
After He Jiaojiao returned, Xu Qingmo lay on the bed exhausted.
When Qu Lian saw the girl looking so tired, she was a little surprised: "What's wrong with this good thing?"
"I spent an afternoon playing with the He family girl, swinging, fishing, and running all afternoon!" Hua Ying said while taking off Xu Qingmo's shoes.
Qu Lian was a little confused: "When did the girl know how to play with these daughter's toys?"
In their memory, Xu Qingmo only played with swords when he was a child, and started riding horses and archery when he was older. He never even played with rag dolls.
At this moment, he was actually accompanying the girl from the He family on the swing. Whoever told this matter had to distinguish the truth from the lies.
It was almost time to rest. Xu Qingmo turned over and sat up: "I am a guest and a little girl. It is right for me to play with the little girl!"
Hua Ying and Qu Lian just looked at Xu Qingmo.
Xu Qingmo was a little confused: "What's wrong?"
"Girl, Miss Jiaojiao was already engaged the year before last. Because the husband was in mourning, there has been no engagement! In the eyes of others, you are the little girl!" Hua Ying said with a troubled face.
"Those who like to swing are all little girls!" After Xu Qingmo finished speaking, he lay back down again with a "pop" sound.
Hua Ying and Qu Lian looked at each other, and finally couldn't hold back and started laughing.
Xu Qingmo glanced at them faintly, turned around, rolled into the quilt, and stopped paying attention to them.
With Xu Qingmo's temper, he had never played these things with a girl's family before. Now he seems to have grown up and actually knows how to play with his maternal sister.
After playing with He Jiaojiao all afternoon and having dinner, Xu Qingmo originally thought that she could have a good sleep, but he didn't expect that He Jiaojiao would actually run to her door at night with a love story book. In the yard, I must read the storybook with her.
When Hua Ying saw Xu Qingmo with a face full of despair being pulled by He Jiaojiao, holding the quilt, lighting a lamp and reading a storybook, she laughed so much that she held her stomach and screamed "ouch, ouch" several times.
Later, this matter reached the ears of Xu Yanquan, and he even sent someone to ask. After Xu Qingmo found out, he directly kicked out the inquiring Maidong.
Mrs. Xu was very satisfied. She had always felt that Xu Qingmo was not like a girl at all. He danced with guns and played with sticks all day long. Now that Jiaojiao is playing with her, it is rare that he has a bit of the squeamishness of a daughter.
