The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

When Xu Qu lifted the door curtain of the study, he saw this scene: Huanhuan was sitting at his desk, writing with his favorite wolf-hair brush; Xiangyue was next to Huanhuan on the left, with her right arm on the table and hugging Huanhuan's left arm, while she pointed at a place on the paper where Huanhuan was writing with her left hand, saying, "Miss Liu Si is very fair, this color is just right, she will definitely like it."

This unexpected scene made Xu Qu stunned and he even took a step back. But he soon came to his senses, walked into the house leisurely, and said with a smile: "I was wondering why there was no one outside with the candles lit, so you are in the study, what are you doing?"

Xiangyue pulled away from Huanhuan, lifted her skirt and took two steps to quickly move to Xu Qu, reporting to him: "We want to use Shishi's rouge as a lucky charm for Miss Shen San's birthday party. We are selecting rouge in detail according to the list provided by Miss Shen San."

Xu Qu lowered his head slightly and looked at Xiangyue with a smile, while Xiangyue, who was looking up, looked like a child who was seeking credit.

Since she married into the Xu family, Huanhuan discovered that this half-sibling had never had any conflicts. They cared about each other and had a decent relationship, but upon closer inspection, they were not close. This was the first time Huanhuan had seen a scene like today, and a smile appeared on her face.

Xu Qu smiled and nodded, "Okay, don't be too tired."

Then he seemed to remember something and asked hesitantly, "Well...what activities are there? Will you and sister-in-law participate? Is it dangerous?"

"They are just little girls' games, there is no danger!" Xiangyue answered with a sweet smile and very straightforwardly.

"Yeah," Xu Qu also smiled and said, "Just don't be like your sister-in-law last time."

Hearing this, Xiangyue said, "I just heard about sister-in-law's 'feat' today from Madam Wu Shao. By the way, Madam Wu Shao also told my sister-in-law that her injury has not healed yet and she must have a good rest." Having said this, Xiangyue turned around and said to Huanhuan, "Sister-in-law, why don't we stop here today and you should rest early."

Huanhuan was propping up her chin with her right hand that was holding the pen, and looking at the siblings with a warm smile on her face. When she heard what Xiangyue said, she nodded and said, "Okay."

It didn't matter that she nodded slowly, but the ink from the brush immediately rubbed onto her face. "Ouch!" She exclaimed softly, and then she giggled as she looked at the brush in her hand, and then Xiangyue and Xu Qu also laughed.

Xu Qu walked up to Huanhuan while smiling, picked up the ink-grinding water droplet and dripped water on his hand, then rubbed the ink marks on Huanhuan's face with his fingers twice, and gently wiped it with his sleeve. Huanhuan turned his face to the side and leaned forward to get closer to Xu Qu in a very cooperative posture.

The two of them moved so smoothly and naturally that Xiangyue, who was not far away, couldn't help but open her beautiful eyes wide. The hand covering her lips couldn't hide her shy and ambiguous smile. Xiangyue said quickly, "Brother and sister-in-law, I'm tired and I'll go back first." After saying that, she turned around and ran out without waiting for a response.

He looked at Xiangyue's figure and was about to stand up, but Xu Qu held her shoulders and said in a nonchalant tone, "Let her do whatever she wants."

After saying that, Xu Qu bent down and carefully looked at the place he had just wiped, and then said, "Okay, it's clean."

Slowly, he smiled gratefully at Xu Qu, and then heard Xu Qu ask, "Your injury hasn't healed yet?"

Huanhuan said in a somewhat helpless tone: "Yes, I used to heal this kind of injury very quickly."

"Well, let me take a look." Xu Qu sat where Xiangyue had just sat, and gestured for Huanhuan to let him take a look at the wound.

He slowly lifted up his sleeves and trouser legs to check Xu Qu's injuries one by one. Xu Qu remained silent and looked like he was thinking about something, with the thumb and index finger of his right hand rubbing silently.

After slowly lowering his sleeves, Xu Qu said, "I also think you need to have a good rest. If there is nothing important in the shop, don't go there every day. It's okay to go there every other day. I'll write you a prescription. Let Xiaoyu get you three doses of medicine tomorrow to boil in water and take for nourishment."

She smiled slowly and nodded and said "OK", then she added: "I went to see Xiangyin today."

Xu Qu nodded and waited for her to continue, then slowly said with regret, "She happened to be resting, so I didn't see her. But after chatting with my second uncle and second aunt, although they looked exhausted, they said Xiangyin was fine and would be well soon. So I had to put my things down and came back, and I also brought the things that Master Shen asked me to bring."

Xu Qu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Xie Shen?"

"Yes, after all, Xiangyin spent so much time making the tonic soup for him, so it's only natural for him to come and see Xiangyin. But Master Shen is a little strange." Huanhuan answered, and told Xu Qu about what happened that day when he met Xie Shen. Xu Qu lowered his eyes and thought for a long time. Finally, he raised a smile with unknown meaning, and turned to Huanhuan and said, "In that case, let's leave it at that for now. I'll go see Xiangyin when I'm free in a few days."

He nodded slowly and asked, "Second Uncle is not here, can you handle receiving Manager Cao?"

Xu Qu let out a sigh of relief and said, "My mother is the main person now. Besides, the problem of poor communication between dialect and Mandarin is inconvenient, but it also gives me some room for maneuver."

At this point, he slowly hesitated and asked, "Is Miss Xie Jin still helping us communicate with Boss Cao?"

Xu Qu was silent for a moment, then answered simply, "Yes."

Huanhuan was trying hard to put on a smiling face just now, but her smile suddenly fell after hearing Xu Qu's answer. She swallowed her saliva and said "Oh" and asked, "The day Boss Cao and his team arrived, I saw that Miss Xie Jin was like a fish in water in this kind of occasion, and her behavior was very generous and decent. I guess in addition to interpreting, she can also help you with the specific content of the discussion."

Xu Qu noticed the gradual change in her expression. He pondered for a moment and said, "Mother has her own way of dealing with people, and she's been handling it pretty well so far."

Huanhuan couldn't tell whether these words sounded comforting or disappointing. She nodded nonchalantly, trying not to act like a narrow-minded woman who was making trouble out of nothing.

Xu Qu looked at Huan Huan with deep eyes, and could tell at a glance that she was trying hard to hide her disappointment. He said in a calm tone: "Tomorrow the governor's wife has arranged a trip, and my mother and the Cao couple will go with them, and I will also go with them."

Huanhuan listened and nodded casually, then quickly reacted and said with some concern: "There are so many people, and they are all talkative. Is it convenient for you?" Then she lowered her head and said to herself: "They will all help you."

Xu Qu looked at Huan Huan without saying anything. After a while, he said, "Why not..." He paused and said, "Madam, come with me."