Before fleeing famine, marry a playboy!

For fear of being recognized, Xie Shi took Yun Zhuo on a road with fewer people.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the gate of Xie's house in the south of the city. The gatekeeper saw Xie Shi leading the horse and opened the gate, calling out, "Sanlangjun."

"Well, is Grandpa home?"

"The old man hasn't gone out these days."

"Go and inform grandpa and father that an old friend will come to visit later." The servant trotted inside. Xie Shi turned around and said, "Brother Yun, come in and have a cup of tea?"

Yun Zhuo now understood that the Third Young Master Xie mentioned by Feng Qian was the humble young master in front of him, and chuckled, "Young Master Xie is really patient. I will not go in, and Madam Li will be handed over to you. See you later."

"See you later."

Li Yuening put on her veil again and half leaned her upper body on Xiaosui'er. He didn't know if it was Xie Shi's illusion, but he felt that Li Yuening was pretending to be weak.

There were hurried steps, with an old man with half white hair leading the way, followed by a middle-aged man, who kept saying, "Dad, slow down."

"Where is the person?" Xie Lin received the news of the death of his savior Li Kuida a few days ago. He was depressed for two days and was preparing to go to Jiangning to pick him up, but he didn't expect that the person had already arrived.

After the old friend, Xie Ling didn't do what he thought was this person.

"Grandpa, father." Xie Shi saluted with his arms crossed.

Xie Lin walked around him and looked at Li Yuening who was wearing a veil. "But Sister Ning?"

Li Yuening propped herself up and saluted with her hands crossed, saying in a soft voice, "Yes, Yuening meets Grandpa Xie."

She took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Xie Lin. The cover had turned yellow and was a bit old. "My father met with misfortune a few months ago. Yue Ning had no choice but to come to his house. Please ask Grandpa Xie to find a place for Yue Ning to stay. Yue Ning will be very grateful."

Li Yuening knew what Xie Lin would do but she still pretended to show that she had no intention of marrying into the Xie family.

Xie Lin was filled with emotion as he looked at the token. He did not expect that his nephew Li would pass away before him at such a young age. The young lady in front of him was thin and looked sick. The death of her father must have been a big blow to her.

He immediately said, "Let's go home first. Although your father is gone, you still have your grandfather. The Xie family will be your home in the future." Xie Lin pointed at Xiao Sui'er and said, "Help your wife go in."

Xiaosui nodded quickly.

In the reception room, Feng and the second wife were all there, and even Xie Zhan was in the mansion today. When they saw Mr. Xie coming in with a young lady, those who knew the situation understood something.

Feng had been looking at Li Yuening since she entered the room, her brows furrowed more and more tightly. She knew that with her small frame and body, it would be difficult for her to give birth. Even if she had a pretty face, without her parents' help, how could her son Zhan be supported in the future? Feng had something in mind and glanced at the second house.

Mrs. Lu lowered her head, her husband and son surrounded her. Mrs. Feng was jealous and sour. Although Xie Er was a fool, he obeyed Mrs. Lu in everything.

On the other hand, Feng Shi's face turned pale and blue. Xie An had several concubines besides her as his wife, and even had illegitimate children.

Xie Lin introduced Li Yuening's identity to everyone. The younger generations had different thoughts. Xie Zhan felt nervous. Now he was a juren and had a sweetheart. He had been delayed for so many years because of a marriage contract, but fortunately he finally met the person he loved. If the news of his fiancée coming to visit was heard by his sweetheart, it would be very bad.

Mrs. Lu looked up at Li Yuening. At first glance, she felt, like Mrs. Feng, that Li Yuening was weak. No matter which son married her, she would not be the ideal daughter-in-law in Mrs. Lu's mind.

The Xie Fan brothers looked at each other without saying a word. The youngest, Xie Yi, looked at Xie Shi: "Third brother has been away for many days, and today he came in with the lady from the Li family. Did they come back together?"

The atmosphere in the Xie family was strangely silent for a moment.

Li Yuening took off her veil, revealing her beautiful, sickly, pale face. She was about to step forward to pay her respects to the elders, but was stopped by Xie Lin, "We are all family, there is no need to be so polite. You are weak, go sit aside and rest."

Li Yuening did as she was told.

Xie Lin nodded in satisfaction and said to everyone, "Sister Ning must be tired after the long journey, so we won't reminisce about the past. It's time for everyone to go home."

Xie Shi moved to the corner. His presence was already low, and now no one paid any attention to him.

Li Yuening glanced at Xie Shi and then calmly looked away. This man was really not welcome in the Xie family.

"The eldest daughter-in-law, clean up Luozhiyuan and let Sister Ning live there later. Then assign a few maids and old women to serve her."

Feng's heart skipped a beat. Was Luozhiyuan prepared for the lady from the Li family? Not for her sister Rong?

"Be sure to prepare everything." Xie Ling said solemnly.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law will go right away." Feng suppressed her anger. It seemed that this girl meant a lot to the old man, more than she thought.

"Thank you so much, Grandpa." Li Yuening thanked him obediently.

Xie Lin waved his hand, "No thanks, no thanks, we are all family from now on."

Li Yuening blushed at the right time, "It's all up to Grandpa Xie."

Seeing her shy look, Xie Lin smiled and stroked his beard, "Well, you have to be satisfied with yourself. My grandchildren are all good-looking, but they all have their own personalities. If I were to say who is the most outstanding..."

"Ahem, Dad, it's too early to talk about this. Madam Li has been traveling all the way, so let her rest first. It won't be too late to make other plans after she gets familiar with the place, Dad." Xie An interrupted the old man hastily. Xie Zhan was his only outstanding son, and he couldn't let the old man repay him so easily.

Li Yuening also echoed, "What Uncle Xie said is right. Yuening is still in mourning, so it is not appropriate to talk about this. Besides, any of the men in the Xie family are outstanding, so Yuening is marrying up."

"Humph, I've already said that whoever marries Yue Ning will be the future head of the Xie family. This is my decision, an old man. If you have any objections, just speak up." Xie Lin was not stupid, so how could he not see that his boss was trying to evade responsibility.

"Dad, calm down. I say this because I'm worried that my niece from the Li family will suffer. Don't get angry." Xie An's tone softened instantly, and even the way he addressed her changed from Mrs. Li to my niece from Li's family.

Xie Ling's face looked better now.

Li Yuening understood why her original self chose Xie Zhan in the previous life. In the eyes of Xie family father and son, Xie Zhan was the most promising child. Xie Lin believed that it was the best outcome for his most promising grandson to marry the daughter of his benefactor. If he were alive, maybe it would really be a good outcome. Unfortunately, fate played tricks on him.

Feng was very efficient. She came over in person to lead Li Yuening to Luozhi Garden in just one hour. On the way, Feng began to get close to her, "Auntie will call you Sister Ning. Did you have a smooth journey to Jinling?"

"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. Yue Ning met many kind people along the way and was able to reach Jinling safely."

"I saw my third son earlier, ah, the boy who came in with you. Did you come all the way back?"

Li Yuening seemed to think for a moment and said, "Are you talking about Xie Jian? Well, he was with me. We were supposed to separate at the city gate, but I didn't expect it to be the young master of your house."

"You... don't know who he is?" Feng didn't believe it.

Li Yuening shook her head in confusion. "I'm also surprised. He doesn't look like he needs money, but he became my bodyguard for 30 taels of silver. Aunt, you said he is the third child. Could he be your third son?"

Feng: A lowly creature born of a concubine is not worthy of being her son. She smiled and said, "His name is Xie Shi, he is the old man's favorite third grandson, he is handsome and is loved by the young ladies."

Feng Shi was trying to create hatred for Xie Shi as soon as she spoke. What was Xie Shi's favorite grandson? He was favoring others just because of his good looks?

If you don't know the inside story, you would really think it is as Feng said.

Li Yuening pretended not to understand and nodded shyly, whispering, "He is indeed the most handsome man I have ever seen."