In fact, it was the same thing to ask Xu Heng to bring the book along, but after observing this day, the two people in front of him seemed to have some signs.
Lu Xinghe believed in Xu Heng's character and wanted to create more opportunities for them to get along.
Lu Yufang blinked, but did not object, "Brother Xinghe, do you want to stay here?"
Lu Xinghe nodded, "Stay here until the disaster relief is over."
Xu Heng put the letter in his bag and took Lu Yufang out, "Let's go, let's not delay Brother Lu from taking care of Miss Chu."
Lu Yufang looked at the wrist held by Xu Heng, feeling a little uncomfortable on her face.
"Brother Xu, can I not ride a horse this time when I return to the county?"
She had never ridden a horse before. On the way from the county town, she first rode fast, and then searched all the way in the mountains until she arrived here. There was already a burning pain between her legs. If she returned to the county town and rode a horse again, she might not know. Gotta break the skin.
Xu Heng looked back at Lu Yufang.
"I don't intend to let you continue riding a horse. It's your first time riding a horse. It's not easy to run so far."
When he was learning to ride a horse, he had experienced the pain of skin on his legs. Of course he could understand what Lu Yufang was feeling now.
Lu Yufang smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. She followed Xu Heng out of the inn, got on the carriage brought by the servant, and headed to the county town.
Along the way, Lu Yufang sat quietly on the carriage and did not dare to look in Xu Heng's direction.
Every time I look at it, I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my throat.
Xu Heng also noticed Lu Yufang's reaction, and hurriedly approached her and asked, "What's wrong with you? Do I have eyesores?"
Lu Yufang blushed, "No...no."
Xu Heng groaned, and the look on his face was replaced by worry, "Did you get injured while riding this morning?"
He thought Lu Yufang was uncomfortable and did not dare to tell him.
Lu Yufang shook her head hastily, "No."
After confirming that Lu Yufang was not afraid to tell him because she was feeling unwell, Xu Heng's lips suddenly curled into a smile, "Then I probably understand."
The little girl was afraid that she would be shy thinking about the horse riding in the morning.
Lu Yufang lowered her head and rubbed the board of the carriage with the toe of her shoe.
"Brother Xu, what do you know?"
Xu Heng looked at the little girl in front of him. She was pretty, simple and kind, sometimes lively, sometimes docile, quite interesting.
The key is that he is still somewhat happy about her closeness.
If the boy is unmarried and the girl is unmarried, he must take advantage of the other girl's horse riding in the morning. Of course, he must take responsibility.
"Is Yufang engaged?"
Hearing Xu Heng suddenly call her by her given name, Lu Yufang felt that her heartbeat skipped a beat. After she realized what she was doing, she hurriedly shook her head.
"Not yet...not yet."
She was full of doubts and didn't understand what Xu Heng meant by asking.
Does he have intentions for himself?
But after all, the two people's life experiences are very different...
It's one thing for Yuanwai Xu and Mrs. Xu to be easy-going, but they must be unwilling to let their son marry a peasant girl.
And all she wants is to marry an ordinary person, have three meals and four seasons, and live together.
Lu Yufang was very sober. Although she had feelings for Xu Heng, she did not lose herself in this feeling.
Thinking of this, she immediately added, "But my mother and my grandma have been keeping an eye on me, so it should be soon."
Hearing this, Xu Heng frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.
By saying this, was she rejecting him in disguise?
After thinking about it, Xu Heng asked again, "What does Yufang think of me?"
As soon as he spoke, Xu Heng regretted it again. He felt that he had the illusion that a bad uncle had lured the little girl into a trap.
Lu Yufang's eyes were filled with doubts.
"you?"
Xu Heng looked at her.
"Yes, what about me? Could it be in your eyes?"
Lu Yufang blushed from her cheeks to the tips of her ears. She turned her face away and said, "Brother Xu, don't be ridiculous. You are the son of a member of the Communist Party of China and a scholar. You will definitely be admitted to a higher position in the future. I am just an ordinary farmer." Girl, there is a gap between us."
Insurmountable class and secularity.
If she insists on having her own way, not only will she be looked down upon by others, but her parents may also be gossiped about.
So I don’t dare to gamble.
Xu Heng's eyes flashed with disappointment.
"Actually, I wasn't joking either."
Lu Yufang didn't respond to him anymore, just leaned against the carriage and fell asleep with her eyes closed.
Seeing this, Xu Heng said nothing more in order not to scare her.
His heart was filled with sourness. This was the first time in eighteen or nineteen years that he had a crush on a girl. It was also the first time that he confessed his feelings to the girl's family, but he didn't expect to be rejected so completely.
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In the evening, the carriage arrived at the county seat.
Lu Yufang said goodbye to Xu Heng and agreed to go to Wuxi Town together the next morning. Then she got into Lu Xinghe's courtyard and closed the door behind her back.
She leaned against the door, unable to calm down for a long time.
In fact, she should have had a crush on Xu Heng for a long time, but she just didn't have the guts to try.
This is her helplessness.
Xu Heng stood outside the door and stared for a while before leaving.
He went straight to the county government office, and after meeting Luo Yuanzhong, he handed Lu Xinghe's letter to him.
Luo Yuanzhong opened the letter and looked at the four handsome characters on the rice paper, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
"It seems that Dr. Chu does have some background."
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Wuxi Town.
When Lu Xinghe returned to the room, Chu Yue was already asleep.
After struggling for so long and hurting her head again, she had long been drowsy. She would calm down now. Thinking that Lu Xinghe was by her side, she slept without any worries.
Lu Xinghe came to the bed, looked at the scarred little girl, reached out and held her soft little hand in his palm.
"You're not that old, how can you be so brave? Jumping on the carriage..."
Unknown emotions flashed through his deep eyes, and then he stuffed Chu Yue's hands into the quilt, pinched the corners of her quilt, and turned around to go downstairs.
When the waiter in the inn saw Lu Xinghe coming down from upstairs, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "This young master, what are your orders?"
"You are familiar with Wuxi Town. Could you please help me buy a pen, ink, paper and inkstone?"
The guy scratched his head in embarrassment.
"this……"
"What's wrong?"
"To tell you the truth, young master, I have never even touched a book, let alone a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I am afraid that I will not be able to buy it well."
Lu Xinghe glanced upstairs with some worry.
"It doesn't matter, just buy an ordinary set." Lu Xinghe handed the two taels of silver in his hand to the waiter, "The rest will be your tip."
After saying that, he turned around and went upstairs.
Now he dare not leave Chu Yue even a step, for fear that someone in the dark will kill him again.
When the clerk heard about the tip, he was very happy. He hurriedly asked for leave from the shopkeeper and trotted to the bookstore.
