Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

The next day, Ran Qianxi was awakened by the sound of Ran Qiongxi practicing sword. She got up sleepily and saw Cheng Mo a few steps out of the yard.

"Amo..."

Cheng Mo walked over slowly, yesterday's events were still vivid in his mind, and his heartbeat had not yet returned to its normal speed.

"Yesterday..."

Ran Qianxi smiled and pulled him up.

"Come on, aren't you taking me to your house to pick out a kitten? Now is the perfect time."

Cheng Mo smiled.

"Yep."

The two walked out of the gate of the Ran Mansion, and the so-called audience was talking and mumbling in a low voice.

"Why did you change another one..."

"She is the daughter of Hanlinyuan, so what's wrong with changing a few men?"

"There are so many this month. The world is really going downhill..."

Cheng Mo was worried that Ran Qianxi would be affected by the rumors, but unexpectedly she raised her right hand and fought back hard.

"This lady has the ability, I just like to change one every day!"

Seeing her go crazy, passers-by stayed away from her.

"Hey, let's go!"

The audience left, and Ran Qianxi was very happy. Cheng Mo wanted to pull his hand away, but she held it very tightly.

"Miss Ran is very courageous and doesn't worry about anything. She looks like she has a heart as hard as a rock."

"Tsk, I am just like that. If I dare to do it, I dare to admit it. Let them talk."

Ran Qianxi held Cheng Mo's hand all the way and did not let go. Cheng Mo's face was full of joy. From time to time, he glanced at the two hands tightly held together, feeling very content.

When I got home, my mother seemed to have gone out to wash clothes again.

"Aunt isn't at home?"

"I think he's out doing laundry again. He goes out early and comes back late every day."

Hearing this, Ran Qianxi felt a tightness in her heart for some reason, as if she was feeling sympathy and helplessness at the same time.

Every piece of clothing must be carefully washed and tidied to make sure there is not a single wrinkle. Sometimes it takes more than an hour to do this, but only earns a few coins.

Ran Qianxi sighed lightly and took out a few banknotes.

With one move, Cheng Mo earned several hundred taels of silver, which was more than what his mother could earn even if she washed clothes for half her lifetime.

"Don't let your aunt go out to work anymore. Spend this money first."

Cheng Mo looked at the banknotes and had no intention of accepting them. He could not accept the money that he had earned without any effort for the second time.

Once people have tasted the sweetness of this, they will probably be confined to it for half their lives.

"Miss Ran is kind-hearted, but I have already received your kindness once, and I cannot allow it to happen again. If I am destined to pass the imperial examination, I will definitely repay Miss Ran for her help that day."

"Alas, this is all ill-gotten gains from the Queen Mother. Just spend it. I'll spend it on wine and women anyway. Otherwise, consider it as money to buy the little raccoon slave."

Cheng Mo looked at her indifferently and would not accept anything this time.

"I'm the one giving it to you, little Li Nu. Besides, Dean Ran has taken so much care of me, I really can't take it."

Ran Qianxi looked at him helplessly and thought of another crooked way.

"Anyway, there are often precedents of scholars being supported by nobles with rich daughters. How about this, you let me kiss you every day, and this will be your reward."

Cheng Mo was stunned. This kind of thing was no different from selling one's body to prostitutes in a brothel, so he could not agree to it.

"That's even more impossible."

Ran Qianxi was disappointed and took back the banknote.

"Well, then, how about letting your mother come to work in my house? I'll pay her better."

Cheng Mo smiled faintly. The two of them were very different in both their backgrounds and thoughts.

She was moved with compassion and took out a few hundred taels of silver as a joke, but she and her mother had only relied on the charity she gave them that day to feed themselves until now.

"My mother and I appreciate Miss Ran's kindness, but my mother is in poor health and can't do heavy work, so we won't bother you anymore."

Ran Qianxi was dejected. It was the first time that someone rejected her kindness several times.

"Why do you reject my offer?"

Seeing her lost, Cheng Mo became panic-stricken and didn't want to live on her charity forever.

"It's not like that. I just don't want to owe you too much. You and I are worlds apart. If you keep feeling sorry for me, I really don't know how I can ever be worthy of you."

Ran Qianxi put away the banknote and glanced at him. Was he conflicted, hypocritical, cowardly, or a man of high moral character who endured humiliation?

"Well, take me to see the little raccoon slave."

Cheng Mo smiled, thinking that she understood his feelings.

He felt that the woman he liked should be someone who shared the same ideals as him, rather than a savior-like figure.

"okay."

The two of them came to the utility room and pushed open the wooden door. The kittens came out one after another, crying for food with their little mouths open.

"Wow, so many? So cute!"

The mother cat is tricolor, so the kittens she gave birth to also have pure fur color. Among the litter of tabby kittens, there is a little orange cat wearing a white glove.

"Oh my god! This is so cute!"

Ran Qianxi pursed her lips, and the little orange cat ran to her feet happily, opened its little mouth and cried, making a whimpering sound.

“It likes me.”

She held the little orange cat in her arms and couldn't let it go. She seemed to be assimilated by the cat and started to meow like the cat.

“Ah, meow~ meow~ meow~ meow~”

Cheng Mo was standing beside him with a smile on his face.

"Well, it really likes you, take it home."

Ran Qianxi looked up and smiled happily, and the subtle atmosphere was ignited again.

"Okay, this is it."

The two of them carried the cat all the way back home and happened to meet Ran Qiongxi entering the palace for the examination. Seeing Ran Qiongxi holding the cat in her arms, she came over and became furious.

"Whose cat slave did you kidnap again? Your enthusiasm will be enough to feed it in less than half a month, so send it back."

Ran Qianxi hugged Li Nu tightly in her arms with a firm look on her face.

"I will definitely take good care of you this time! You are about to take an exam, and you still have the mood to catch me and lecture me. Were we enemies in our previous life?"

Ran Qiongxi glanced at her and left.

"Humph, there's no way I can serve you anymore!"

As a daughter, Ran Qianxi was doted on by her family and was spoiled by Xiahou Jin to the point of being unruly. When she was little, she was bought whatever she wanted, even dresses of the same style in all colors.

When she was young, she liked puppies, so her family raised a dog named Dahuang for her. One time, Dahuang ran to the mountain to play, and Ran Qianxi went out to look for it. She was trapped in the mountain for a day and a night and met Xie Ying.

Ran Yuelian was afraid that the same thing would happen again, so he sent Dahuang to his cousin's house. Ran Qianxi cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to hang herself, so they adopted another cat for her to raise.

But cats like to climb walls and trees. In order to catch it, Ran Qianxi fell from a two-meter-high wall. Fortunately, she was lucky enough not to die. Ran Yuelian was worried that his daughter would fall off the wall again, so he sent the cat to another cousin's house that lived far away.

There was nothing wrong at first, but later on, when she saw kittens, she liked to bring them home. Her brothers and parents couldn't stop her, so they allowed her to keep cats again and again. However, as she grew older, she became more and more short-lived in her enthusiasm, and was only satisfied with keeping cats and dogs for a few days. Afterwards, it was Ran Qiongxi who helped take care of them. Now her hometown is no different from a zoo.

Cheng Mo looked at her with a faint smile. This woman in front of him who looked like she had experienced many battles was actually so childish.

"It's okay. If you've had enough, send it back. I'll take care of it for you. Come and see it when you miss it."

"Humph, I can definitely keep this cat for life."

Cheng Mo smiled. She became so interesting and attractive to him again.