When Liu Zhiheng and Duan Wujiu returned to the cabin, their younger brother Liu Zhisheng was already home. Even the dishes and chopsticks were set out, just waiting for his sister to come back.
Seeing Liu Zhiheng coming back, Liu Zhisheng immediately stepped forward and said flatteringly: "Sister, can you ask my cousin to take me to the academy tomorrow?"
"Why do you want your cousin to send you off? Doesn't Xie Tinglan also want to go back to the county to study? Can't you go with him? It would be great if you guys drop by and have some company."
Liu Zhiheng didn't really want Duan Wujiu to go to the county seat, and she wasn't sure why. Anyway, he just didn't want her to leave his sight...
"If I go with Xie Tinglan, how early should I have to get up... Besides, Xie Tinglan is still an outsider. My cousin is so close to us, right cousin?"
Duan Wu Jiu held the teacup, took a sip, smiled and said, "That's what my cousin said."
"Besides, when I went to Xie Tinglan's house to deliver meat, I already told him that if I didn't go to the county with him tomorrow, I would go by myself."
Liu Zhiheng could only look at Duan Wujiu, who nodded and said, "No hindrance, don't worry, I will send my cousin off and nothing will happen to him."
Is she worried about her brother?
She was worried about Duan Wujiu.
Liu Zhiheng was helpless and asked his younger brother: "What was Xie Xiucai's reaction? What did he say?"
Liu Zhisheng thought for a moment and said, "There was no reaction, so I just said oh."
Liu Zhiheng didn't know if Xie Tinglan was angry, but thinking about it, he shouldn't be angry. Xie Tinglan would be less troublesome, so he should be happy.
"That's alright, let's eat!"
Liu Zhisheng got his wish and ate meat happily.
However, Xie Tinglan was not happy at home at the moment. He looked at the bowl of braised pork on the table and suppressed the anger in his heart.
News spread throughout the village today that the cousin of the Liu family killed a wild boar with one slap and saved the grandson of the Li family, Li Dabao.
Because Liu Yigu's skills were also the best in the village and he was known to be very powerful, so although everyone admired Duan Wujiu's prowess, they were not too surprised. They just felt that the Liu family was indeed extraordinary, and some people were asking about the Liu family. Is my cousin married? I want to marry him.
But Xie Tinglan is not an ignorant villager. He knows that whether it is Liu Yigu or that Duan Xuelang, they are not ordinary people with such skills.
Why does Xie Tinglan become less and less convinced that Duan Xuelang is Liu Zhiheng's cousin?
While he was thinking about Duan Xuelang, the boy from the Liu family came with meat, and happily said that he would not have to thank Tinglan for picking him up in the future, and his cousin would take him there.
Liu Zhisheng kept saying it was his cousin. I really didn't expect that in just one day, that cousin Lao Shizi had bribed him.
Xie Tinglan looked at the bowl of braised pork on the table and found it more and more distasteful. He stood up and took the bowl to his neighbor.
…
Early the next morning, Xie Tinglan arrived at the door of Liu's house at the same time.
When she came, Liu Zhiheng hadn't gotten up yet and was reading a book alone in bed. She stood up slowly, put on her clothes and prepared to go out for a look. Unexpectedly, Duan Wu Jiu opened the door before her.
When Xie Tinglan saw that it was Duan Wujiu who opened the door, the expression on his face almost became unbearable, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart, frowned, tried his best to control his tone, and asked: "Why is it you? ?”
Duan Wu Jiu was neither humble nor arrogant. He looked at Xie Tinglan with a smile, but his eyes were full of contempt and said: "This is my home, so naturally I will open the door. Mr. Xie, if you want anything, you can tell me."
Seeing Duan Wujiu blocking the door with no intention of inviting him in, Xie Tinglan snorted coldly and said, "Let Liu Zhiheng come out. I have something to say to him."
"You can tell me."
"I'm looking for Liu Zhiheng. It's not your turn as a foreigner to take care of the Liu family's affairs, right?"
When Liu Zhiheng walked to the door with his clothes on, he saw this scene: Duan Wujiu heard Xie Tinglan say that he had a foreign surname, lowered his eyes and lowered his head, as if he had been poked in a painful spot, embarrassed and uncomfortable.
"Yes, I am indeed an outsider. I will call you Ah Heng."
Xie Tinglan was a little surprised. This man had a look of contempt just now. How could he be so honest all of a sudden?
When Liu Zhiheng saw Duan Wujiu being bullied by Xie Tinglan, he hurried over.
"cousin!"
Duan Wu Jiu turned around and saw Liu Zhiheng with a look of surprise on his face, then frowned again. "Why is Ah Heng wearing so little?"
"It's okay, I'm not cold, I just came out of the house."
"It's so easy to get sick when you're hot and cold... Anyway, I can't say a few words anyway. Mr. Xie is looking for you." After saying that, Duan Wujiu turned to look at Xie Tinglan, "Mr. Xie, what do you want to say? Tell Ah Heng, please tell me quickly."
He looked like he was going to leave immediately after saying that, so as not to freeze our A Heng.
Xie Tinglan was filled with unknown anger. He looked at Liu Zhiheng coldly and said in a stiff tone: "I'm here to take Liu Zhisheng to the county academy."
Liu Zhiheng asked in surprise: "Sheng'er hasn't gotten up yet. He told me yesterday that he had agreed with you that his cousin would send him to the academy. Why, didn't I tell you? Why did you run away in vain? trip."
There was a flash of embarrassment on Xie Tinglan's face.
"He told me..." Xie Tinglan paused and then said, "I'd better send him off. I originally wanted to go to the county school."
"Don't worry about it. Sheng'er is young and has a hard time studying in the academy. He is still asleep now." Duan Wujiu looked at Liu Zhiheng again and said softly: "He usually works very hard and rarely rests. Let him sleep more." Come on, let’s not wake him up. When he wakes up, I will send him off."
Liu Zhiheng was still a little hesitant at first, but when he thought that Sheng'er was only ten years old, he would have to "live in school" and study for so long every day. It was necessary to sleep more in this winter, so he was a little reluctant.
"Thank you, Mr. Master. I think it's better to let my cousin see Sheng'er off, so I won't bother you anymore."
Duan Wujiu curled his lips and smiled at Xie Tinglan.
Seeing Duan Wu Jiu's face, Xie Tinglan felt uncomfortable. He looked at Liu Zhiheng and said, "Come with me. I have something to tell you."
Liu Zhiheng wanted to go out with Xie Tinglan, but Duan Wujiu grabbed his hand.
Duan Wujiu looked at Xie Tinglan, "It's too cold outside. If you have anything to say, go inside and say it. I'm afraid I'll freeze Ah Heng."
Xie Tinglan glanced at Duan Wujiu's hand holding Liu Zhiheng's hand, raised his brows, and felt a sigh of relief in his chest. Liu Zhiheng wanted to pull his hand back, but Duan Wujiu held it tightly.
Xie Tinglan looked at Duan Wujiu, and the two looked at each other silently. The atmosphere suddenly became extremely strange.
Even Liu Zhiheng, a strong-willed woman, also felt something was wrong.
Are they jealous over her? It's normal for Duan Wujiu to be jealous, but what's going on with Xie Tinglan? Isn't he annoying her the most?
Xie Tinglan's expression suddenly turned cold.
"No, I won't go in," Xie Tinglan refused. He clenched his fists, looked at Liu Zhiheng, and said coldly: "There's nothing more to say."
Xie Tinglan turned around and puffed her sleeves...
Liu Zhiheng felt that Xie Tinglan's attitude was strange, but he couldn't say what was strange about it. Duan Wujiu saw Liu Zhiheng staring at Xie Tinglan's leaving figure in a daze, and quickly said: "Ah Heng, go inside quickly, don't freeze."
With that said, he immediately closed the courtyard door and pulled Liu Zhiheng back to the house quickly.
…
Xie Tinglan walked a few steps and turned around uncontrollably, only to see the closed courtyard door.
Once upon a time, Liu Zhiheng was so obsessed with him that he couldn't get rid of him. Even if he scolded her for being shameless and despised everything she did for him, she would still come to him eagerly.
But now?
Xie Tinglan only felt that something seemed out of control, as if something that originally belonged to him was missing...
It was said that he should be happy. He didn't like Liu Zhiheng, and even hated her for being shallow, vicious, mean and vulgar. He was even less willing to marry an Orion daughter who was of no help to his life.
But why did he feel like he had been punched?
