Cherry Red and Lychee Fragrance (21)
Looking along the way, Zheng Mansion was lit up with lights tonight, so a welcome banquet must have been set up.
“Zheng Yan Qing is so pitiful. No one calls him when there is a banquet at home.”
Li Ruo Shui looked at their backs, holding two gifts and muttering to herself.
She didn’t like this Zheng Yan Mu very much. His smile and words made her uncomfortable.
He also wore a mask, but Lu Zhi Yao wore it much better than him.
This man seemed to care about his younger brother, but he only asked about trivial matters. He said he felt guilty for the two of them, but he gave her the gift at the beginning and let her carry them all the way.
He talked so much, but she didn’t know what he wanted to get out of her.
In comparison, Zheng Yan Qing who only wore a mask of pain was much cuter than him.
Li Ruo Shui walked into the East Court with the things in her arms. She opened the door with her arm and instantly saw Zheng Yan Qing who was concentrating on reading the travelog.
“Why are you holding so many things?”
Zheng Yan Qing hurriedly put down his book and came forward to take those books and the brocade box.
“Your elder brother gave it to you.”
Li Ruo Shui sat on the chair, and her hands couldn’t stop trembling while pouring the tea.
She was already very tired from carrying Lu Zhi Yao, and now she had to carry things for such a long distance. She was lucky that her muscles were just trembling.
When Zheng Yan Qing heard this, his hands that were packing the books stopped, and his fingers unconsciously clasped the book cover with a sarcastic smile on his face.
“When did my elder brother come back?”
Li Ruo Shui looked at him and sighed faintly: “Just now. Your family is hosting a banquet for him.”
Zheng Yan Qing sat on the stool in a daze, staring at the carpet.
“I thought you didn’t care about your family.”
Li Ruo Shui massaged her arm and began to mourn for her sore muscles tomorrow.
“Elder brother is the only one in the family who supports me in not being an official. I only care about him in this family.”
Zheng Yan Qing looked at the books on the table in bewilderment and heaved a long sigh.
“Last time, you said that I don’t have the ability to be independent. I thought about it for a long time, and it seems that I really can’t find a way of living.”
Li Ruo Shui was shuffling aside and answered him in a somewhat vague voice.
“It’s not impossible. You can be a guide for others, and you can make money by travelling around mountains and rivers, and writing travel notes, can’t you?”
As if enlightened, Zheng Yan Qing looked at Li Ruo Shui with brightened eyes.
“Guide?”
Li Ruo Shui didn’t have the energy to pay attention to him anymore. She washed up, put down the curtain, and got into the quilt.
“As long as the brain still works, there are always more solutions than difficulties.”
She was able to stay by Lu Zhi Yao’s side till today because of this fact.
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“Mr. Lu, pay attention to the threshold and be careful not to fall.”
With a reminder, the servant led Lu Zhi Yao to the side room.
Lu Zhi Yao usually carried a walking stick. However, he didn’t take it with him when he went out with Li Ruo Shui, so he had to be more careful when walking.
There were quite a few people in the side room: Madam Zheng, Master Zheng, and a few servant girls. These people were watching Lu Zhi Yao, who came in with Li Ruo Shui.
Madam Zheng and Master Zheng looked at each other and sighed silently.
They were very satisfied with his outstanding appearance and good martial arts, not to mention he also possessed a rare gentle temperament.
However, the only point of dissatisfaction was his eyes.
How could they feel at ease if their daughter was with a blind man? They also didn’t know whether their children would also contract eye diseases in the future.
“Mr. Lu, please sit down.” Master Zheng said: “I invite you here today, mainly to thank you for helping my son, Yan Qing, a few days ago. I hope you didn’t find it abrupt.”
Lu Zhi Yao smiled unhurriedly and said in a gentle voice, “It’s just a little effort.”
Master Zheng winked at Madam Zheng, and the two exchanged thoughts this way for a moment, as Lu Zhi Yao couldn’t see.
“No more beating around the bush.” Madam Zheng cleared her throat and said with a smile, “I wonder if Mr. Lu is interested in someone?”
“No.”
Lu Zhi Yao answered without any hesitation.
Madam Zheng nodded in satisfaction, and a few fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes.
“Then, what do you think of my daughter?”
There was a smile on Lu Zhi Yao’s lips, and the warm orange candle light shone on the profile of his face, showing a bit of warmth and softness.
“Excuse me, who is your daughter?”
Madam Zheng and Master Zheng looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces gradually faded.
Could it be that their daughter’s feelings were only one-sided, and the two didn’t even know each other?
The maid standing beside her couldn’t help but silently take a step back.
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