When the relationship between the two families was good, they indeed joked about getting closer.
Although the young Fang Heng didn't quite understand what it means to marry a wife, he patted his chest without hesitation and promised, "I will protect my sister well."
But that was only once.
With the death of his uncle, the Fang family fell into decline, and the beautiful scene disappeared like a mirror.
"Do you need me?" Fang Heng lowered his eyelashes and said lightly, "Sister Yuyao, you have already made an engagement with my cousin Fang Yuan."
In one word, thunder struck.
Wang Yuyao seemed to have just remembered such a thing. Her beautiful eyes widened and her tears went from soft to thick to raging. She held on and refused to fall. She only shouted tremblingly, "So, Brother Heng is not willing to help anymore." Me?"
"Since you are engaged to Fang Yuan, you will naturally ask Fang Yuan for help if you have something." Fang Heng raised his head and said sincerely, "If it is a small matter, your majestic Miss Wang family will not come to me for help. If it is a big matter, I will help you." I can’t help the orphan, I’m really sorry.”
Wang Yuyao was stunned.
Fang Heng said no more to her, took Jiang Sheng's hand and walked back, "I asked you to go back early but you refused. Your lunch is almost cold. If you go back and eat it, you'll have a stomachache."
"No, no, Jiang Sheng's stomach is fine. He can eat the leftovers." The little girl stuck out her tongue, but she didn't expect that the flames of war would change so quickly.
Fang Heng glared at himself, "Just listen to me. It was the past, but now who is willing to ask you to eat leftovers?"
Jiang Sheng had no choice but to use coquettishness as his trump card, "Third brother, I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Don't be cruel."
The two siblings walked, muttering to each other, as if they were relatives.
Wang Yuyao watched helplessly, something sad sprouted in her heart and broke out again.
Return to Hairpin Flower Courtyard.
As expected, Aunt Zhang was reheating the food. When she saw them, she greeted them with a smile, "Little Jiang Sheng is back. Hurry up and eat. It's hot."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head shyly.
The third brother was right, everyone was waiting for her and they wouldn't let her eat the leftovers again.
After sitting down at the small wooden table, Aunt Zhang brought the steaming pimple soup. Jiang Sheng took a deep breath and sighed with satisfaction, "I declare that pimple soup will be my favorite soup in winter from now on."
The other brothers all chuckled, but the fierce third brother was silent.
Jiang Sheng turned around and saw his dazed expression, knowing that he might still be thinking about what happened just now.
After all, they were brothers and sisters who grew up together. How could they be indifferent if they say they are indifferent, and not help if they say they don't want to help.
Just like the nine-year-old brother Jiang Sheng met when she was five years old, even if her brother later abandoned her, in Jiang Sheng's heart, he still carried beauty and warmth that would never fade.
"Third brother, if that sister really needs help, you can consider helping." Jiang Sheng stretched out a finger, "Just help, don't hurt yourself."
Fang Heng woke up from his memories and frowned, "I have no intention of helping her."
Jiang Sheng, "..."
"I have no intention of helping her." Fang Heng paused slightly, "I have not just come to Fucheng. She has known about my existence for a long time, but she chose this time to show up. Even though I am not as smart as my eldest brother and fifth brother, I also know that something must be done here. There’s something fishy.”
What's more, does she really have no idea about what Mrs. Wang did?
Now that he appears in front of him again, what exactly is he trying to do?
Fang Heng didn't know, or to be precise, he didn't want to know. He was not a hidden ostrich, he just didn't want the dissipated cousin relationship to disintegrate into deeper hatred and hatred.
The young man lowered his head and prayed in his heart that Wang Yuyao would not appear again.
But after listening to the whole process, Chang Yan and Xu Mo both knew that she would come again.
In a blink of an eye, the new year is approaching.
The entire Anshui County was immersed in red celebrations. Jiang Sheng happily bought red lanterns and red couplets and posted them throughout the courtyard. He also bought new clothes, shoes and purses for his brothers.
Fang Heng also gave the eight servants a holiday, allowing them to go home to visit relatives, or eat, drink and hang out.
Although these things have to be experienced once a year, everyone never feels bored. The biggest reason is that the time is boring all year round. It is not until around the New Year that there are entertainment activities to make it relaxing and lively.
The aunts in the workshop also stopped working and went home one after another, carrying the New Year gifts and wages that had been prepared long ago, and all of them smiled with their gums exposed.
Jiang Sheng's mentality this year is very complicated.
She was happy to be able to have food, drink and clothing, but she was also afraid that the silly second brother would not be able to come back in time to reunite with the important members of the young family.
For this reason, the little girl almost turned into an old lady who kept thinking in vain. She would look around at the door of Hairpin Flower Courtyard all day long, "Second brother come back soon, second brother come back soon, second brother come back soon."
Xu Mo passed by and couldn't help but laugh, "Are you chanting a spell?"
"What I call it is earnest hope." Jiang Sheng began to ramble on. "It is said in the book that sincerity leads to spiritual success. If I say this sincerely, God will definitely send a wild dog to bite my second brother back."
Xu Mo held his forehead.
When it was lunch time, there were still only beaming passers-by at the end of the road, and there was no sign of the silly second brother.
Jiang Sheng withdrew his head in disappointment and was about to eat.
A figure suddenly rushed over.
She was startled, thinking it was Wang Yuyao coming again, but when she took a closer look, she saw a strange girl.
This girl neither entered the Hairpin Courtyard, nor did she get violent and hurt anyone. Instead, her legs went weak, she knelt at the door of the courtyard, and kowtowed madly towards the inside, "Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang, please meet our girl, we The girl doesn’t want to harm you, it’s the Fang family who wants to harm Mr. Fang. Our girl is here to report the news. You don’t even let the girl say a word. When the girl comes home, she can only wash her face with tears. Please let the girl see Fang. Young Master."
There was so much effective content in these words that it actually caused Jiang Sheng's little brain to shut down for a moment.
Fortunately, Xu Mo was studying not far away. When he heard the sound, he came over and protected his sister behind him. He frowned and shouted, "Fang Laosan, come here and handle the matter."
Although everyone knew that they would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, it was obviously inappropriate for Wang Yuyao to disturb the Hairpin Courtyard all the time.
She won't give up until she achieves her goal. What if she scares Jiang Sheng?
Not long after, Fang Heng appeared with Changyan Wen Zhiyun.
Seeing the maid who kept kowtowing, the brothers' faces showed coldness.
"Third brother, you've gone too far to deceive others. At this juncture, you still say that it's for your sake. Are you afraid that our brothers will be regarded as fools?" Chang Yan pursed his lips and said, "If third brother handles it, that's all. If not, brother It can only be overstepped."
Even Wen Zhiyun, who didn't care much about chores, took out a handful of paper packets from his sleeves, picked through them and said, "Third brother, do you need help?"
Fang Heng smiled bitterly, knowing that he could no longer hide from this situation.
He nodded to his two younger brothers, strode up to the maid, and said in a deep voice, "Stop kowtowing. If Wang Yuyao wants my help, I'll do it."
