The arrival of the Li family made the old lady very happy.
She asked her servants to inform each room that they would welcome the Li family together in the evening.
It was at this time that Si Ning met the Li family.
The Li family and the old lady all look very similar, and their trademark is the pair of inverted triangular eyes, which always make people think of words like harsh and mean.
Li Xutang is the old lady's biological niece, and her brother is the eldest son of the Li family. The old lady values it very much.
He brought his two sons over. The eldest son was several years older than Si Ning. He looked like a man of letters, holding a fan in his hand and talking with a full mouth.
The youngest son is about the same age as Lu Baohu, but he looks very fierce.
Si Ning always felt that those eyes looked at people with evil intentions, and they looked even more uncomfortable than Lu Baohu's.
Si Ning walked in. The second young master of the Li family cast his eyes over her, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
He is young, so no one will guard against him.
He rushed to Si Ning carelessly and took her arm.
"Such a beautiful sister, is this the lady of the house?"
Si Ning frowned and threw away his hand in disgust.
She gave a faint salute to the old lady opposite, "Mother."
When the old lady saw her grandnephew getting close to Si Ning, she looked unhappy and called him over.
"Lin'er, come here, come to my aunt."
Li Honglin let go of Si Ning's arm and jumped to the old lady's side.
"Auntie, why do you call this sister your mother?"
The old lady smiled and touched his hair, with uncontrollable kindness in her eyes.
She saw the shadow of his brother Tiger in Li Honglin, who was still lying on the bed.
The old lady's eyes were a little red, she adjusted her breathing, and introduced to Li Honglin.
"That's your third aunt, your third uncle's wife."
"So these are the third younger siblings."
The man sitting below the old lady spoke. It was Li Xutang's brother Li An.
He looked at Si Ning and said.
"Not bad, not bad, but she looks a little dull. A man should marry Xu Tang. You can tell he is blessed just by looking at her."
Trampling on one and supporting the other shows that there is no sense in it.
Si Ning's face darkened, and Li Xutang hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
"My brother must have had a hard time on the road. By the way, Aning, which room have you prepared for your brother and nephews? Let me send my brother's package there first."
"It's in the yard next to the second sister-in-law, the rosin garden."
The old lady nodded and ordered someone to deliver the packages belonging to the Li family and his son first.
She pulled Li An, and Li Xutang chatted with her two nephews.
Li Honglin glanced at Si Ning from time to time. Si Ning felt awkward and wanted to find an excuse to leave.
But Li Xutang stopped her, "Third brother and sister, we haven't talked together for a long time. I know you have some misunderstandings about the second sister-in-law, and the second sister-in-law also knows that she is wrong. Now Han Xiao has also woken up, and mother has let go. It’s a matter of concern, can our family live in harmony from now on?”
Because Li Xutang did not stand by Si Ning last time in the palace, but instead made her jealous, her reputation dropped a lot in an instant.
Many ladies who interacted with her on weekdays rarely stayed with her. After all, no one wanted to be with someone who treated his siblings harshly.
The Lu family's reputation has also been implicated. If it weren't for Lu Hanxiao's presence, I don't know what it would be like.
Li Xutang wanted to change his image, so he tried to please Si Ning a little more.
"What did the second sister-in-law say?"
Si Ning did not refute Li Xutang's dignity and replied with a smile.
During the meal, Lu Zhiyuan and Jiang Linrou arrived.
Jiang Linrou sat next to Si Ning and whispered in her ear.
"The child looks at you wrongly, so you have to be careful."
Si Ning also noticed that Li Honglin seemed to be restrained, and his eyes were disgusting.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms.
Li An pulled Li Xutang to talk.
"Your sister-in-law was originally going to come over, but she was delayed by some things. She asked me to bring you a message. To cut the weeds, you have to get rid of the roots. Don't be soft-hearted, you know?"
Li Xutang's eyes suddenly turned red and he reached out to hold Li An.
"How is your sister-in-law? I miss her very much."
Before getting married, Li Xutang had a very good relationship with his sister-in-law.
It can be said that she spent her entire girlhood with this sister-in-law and was influenced by her a lot.
Her sister-in-law is a powerful person and manages the backyard in an orderly manner. None of her brother's women dare to make trouble in front of her.
Li Xutang admired her very much and took her as an example.
But obviously she didn't do a good job. She didn't have the power of housekeeping, and her husband...
"My brother-in-law and that servant are unclear. Whose room does that servant belong to?"
Even Li An noticed it, and Li Xutang burst into tears.
"It's from the third brother and sister's room. She also tricked someone into Brother Hu's place before, and ended up harming Brother Hu."
"I just said it doesn't look like a good one. Don't worry, since my brother is here this time, he will definitely make the decision for you and never allow others to bully you."
Li Xutang nodded and cried harder.
Li An felt sorry for his sister and went to the old lady's room after dinner.
The aunt and nephew chatted for a long time. When Li An came out, his eyes were obviously gloomy.
He met his young son on the road and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"It's okay, just take a walk."
As a man, Li An knew his son's thoughts better, but he had no intention of stopping him.
"You have to do things cleanly and don't involve yourself. That Lu Hanxiao is not a vegetarian!"
Li Honglin originally thought that his father would object, but he didn't expect him to say this, and he immediately burst into laughter.
"Father, don't worry, your son knows."
Li An nodded, turned around and entered the yard.
…
As autumn enters, the weather becomes unusually hot.
Si Ning was too lazy to go out these days and asked Qiu Ju to prepare sour plum soup to relieve the heat.
"Put less sugar in it so it tastes more sour and refreshing."
Qiu Ju went to prepare, and Si Ning wanted Wu Qianqian to prepare some snacks to relieve the heat, but no one was there after calling for a long time.
Si Ning frowned and asked when Qiu Ju came back.
"Where's Qianqian?"
"Went to the front yard."
"Oh, went to see Butler Wu?"
There is nothing wrong with a daughter visiting her biological father, but Si Ning doesn't mean to blame him.
But Qiu Ju shook her head, "No, I went to see the second master."
Si Ning didn't understand. "Why did she go to see the second master?"
Qiu Ju put down the teapot in her hand and lowered her voice.
"Madam, Wu Qianqian seems to be with the second master..."
Si Ning frowned a little and asked again uncertainly.
"Who's with whom?"
"Wu Qianqian and Second Master, everyone in the house knows that you are busy these days, just for these few days."
Si Ning's face darkened a little more, "When they come back in a while, call them over. I have something to ask."
