Huanhuan's reaction satisfied the eldest aunt. She looked at Huanhuan with a contemptuous smile, then turned around and chatted with Madam Xie: "By the way, Doctor Shi said he would come to see you in three days, why didn't he come?"

Mrs. Xie felt a little distressed when she saw Huanhuan's lost look, but she couldn't say anything at this time, so she just sighed silently. When she heard her aunt's question, she didn't know the story, so she answered easily: "Oh, I feel that I am getting better very quickly, so I asked someone to inform Doctor Shi that he doesn't need to make another trip. You see, I am recovering well. Sister, you have been tired of me during these days of illness."

The eldest aunt said politely, "No, no, I just found out the situation and you're fine. It's not a burden."

Huanhuan realized that her aunt's question was probably just an excuse to criticize her indirectly, but now she woke up from her trance. She said nothing, did nothing, had no expression, and just sat in her seat calmly.

Xie Jin quickly brewed the tea. She put the tea leaves on the tea tray one by one, then left her seat and presented the tea to Mrs. Xie, her aunt, and Huan Huan. While watching them tasting the tea, she said, "This year, there has been plenty of rain, so the overall quality of the tea is very good."

Mrs. Xie and the eldest aunt drank the tea and praised it repeatedly, but she could not taste the flavor they were talking about. Instead, she felt a hint of bitterness in her mouth.

After sitting for a while, he found an excuse to leave.

On the way back, Xiaoyu said excitedly, "Miss, I heard it all outside the main hall. The eldest aunt said you didn't understand, and you hit her back with so much knowledge about tea. You are really amazing. I have followed you since I was a child, and I didn't know when you learned so much about tea."

She answered slowly and calmly, "Do you remember when my aunt first came back, Xiangyue and I were in Jingyuan Hall, and I was embarrassed because I didn't know much about tea? After that, I went to my husband's study and asked him for a lot of books about tea. I also listened to him tell me a lot about tea, so I know."

Xiaoyu said, "Oh, so that's it! You're really awesome! Anyway, that was a great punch. Let's see if she dares to bully you again in the future!"

He looked at Xiaoyu silently and said, "Didn't you hear that she immediately provoked me with the dowry?"

"This... I really didn't hear that." Xiaoyu pouted and said, "She was definitely furious. Don't worry, Miss, you are already the young lady of the Xu family. As long as the lady and the master don't mind your small dowry, she is a married lady for many years and can be regarded as an outsider to the Xu family. What can happen?"

Huanhuan listened to Xiaoyu's words and said nothing, just walked forward silently. Was she embarrassed because of the small dowry Xiaoyu mentioned? Only she knew that the words "father's love" hit the hidden corner of her heart, and the idea that she had been deliberately ignoring and unwilling to admit was gradually becoming clear at this moment.

Back at Xinyuan, Huanhuan and Xiaoyu were surprised to find Youcheng running through the yard in a panic. Xiaoyu shouted at Youcheng, "Youcheng, why are you back so soon? Why are you running?"

Youcheng paused and replied anxiously, "Don't mention it. It's all because I've been too busy lately! Today I forgot to bring the notebook that Master repeatedly told me to bring. We were already here, but we had to turn back. The key is that I don't remember where I put the notebook, and I'm looking for it in every room."

Huanhuan said to Youcheng: "Tell us what kind it is? We will help you find it."

Youcheng replied, "It is a small bundle wrapped in a navy blue silk cloth."

So Huanhuan took Xiaoyu to search the house again, but couldn't find it anywhere. Finally, Huanhuan found a book wrapped in brown silk cloth on the windowsill of Xu Qu's study. When he opened it, he saw that it was indeed written by Xu Qu.

So he slowly took out the cloth bag and asked Youcheng, "Youcheng, here is a book wrapped in brown silk cloth, take a look."

Youcheng took it and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Yes, yes, that's it!" Then he said embarrassedly: "It must be because we have been too tired recently, so I even remembered the color of the silk cloth wrong, no wonder I couldn't find it anywhere!"

Looking at Youcheng slowly, he thought: Even Youcheng, who is usually full of energy, is so tired just by helping out, Xu Qu must be even more tired.

Youcheng got the account book but was in no hurry to leave. He hesitated and seemed to have something to say. Seeing him like this, she slowly asked, "What's wrong, Youcheng? Isn't it your husband who is in a hurry to get it? Why aren't you leaving?"

Youcheng frowned and said, "Madam, can you come with me to the door? The young master is waiting for me in the carriage at the door. When I got off the carriage, he seemed very impatient and angry. You don't know that when the young master gets angry, he is very fierce. Please follow me and help me to say something good."

Hearing this, she thought about it slowly. She seemed to have never seen Xu Qu angry before. Looking at Youcheng's begging eyes, he seemed to be really afraid of Xu Qu. She also wanted to tell Xu Qu not to work too hard, so she agreed to Youcheng's request.

He slowly brought Xiaoyu and Youcheng to the gate of Xu's house, and saw Xu Qu, dressed in jade-white clothes, standing next to the carriage from afar. Although his face was normal and his expression did not fluctuate, his body was filled with an unquestionable strong aura.

Youcheng walked up quickly and carefully handed the account book to Xu Qu. Xu Qu's stern look scared him so much that his hand trembled and the book fell to the ground. He laughed awkwardly twice, hurriedly bent down to pick up the book, and handed it respectfully to Xu Qu.

Xu Qu walked forward slowly, his attitude softened, and he asked, "Madam, why are you here?"

She said slowly, "Husband, don't blame Youcheng. He was too tired these days, so he made some mistakes. Also, husband, you should be careful not to overwork yourself."

Xu Qu nodded after hearing this. Before he could say anything, a hesitant female voice rang out, "Qu, Brother Qu!"

Huanhuan, Youcheng, and Xiaoyu all turned their heads to follow the sound. Xu Qu looked at them and followed their gaze. Not far from the gate of Xu's house was Xie Jin standing. She looked like she had just come out of the house.

Xie Jin hesitated for several times and seemed to want to move closer, but in the end she did not take those two steps. She just stood there and called out "Brother Qu" within Xu Qu's sight.

He slowly turned his head to look at Xu Qu. He was standing there in a daze, without any expression. His beautiful eyes were narrowed, as if he didn't see Xie Jin's lip shape clearly.

"Brother Qu, I am Bihua." Xie Jin mustered up the courage to speak again.

Huanhuan felt a little unhappy when she heard Xie Jin calling Xu Qu by his nickname. She stared at Xu Qu closely, trying to read his attitude from his expression. However, Xu Qu returned to his normal state and stopped squinting, and there was no change in his emotions.

He slowly turned his head to look at Xie Jin. She was standing there silently. In addition to her usual reserved look, there was also a hint of obvious uneasiness.

Huanhuan just watched Xu Qu and Xie Jin staring at each other silently. A gust of wind blew by, gently lifting the hair of the three of them, and blowing Huanhuan's heart cold.

"Are you here to see your mother?" Xu Qu asked, and slowly felt fortunate that he didn't hear him call Xie Jin Zuobihua.

"Yes, Brother Qu." Xie Jin replied.

Then, there was another period of panicking silence...

Soon, Youcheng, who had been frowning, came forward. Although Xu Qu's anger still frightened him, he said to Xu Qu without hesitation: "Sir, we have important things to do. It's already late."

Xu Qu took a look and decided it was okay, then got on the carriage.

At this moment, Huanhuan had been silently watching Xu Qu. He paused for a moment after lifting the curtain, but finally entered the carriage without looking back and quickly lowered the curtain. Youcheng also got on the carriage quickly, and then urged the driver to set off quickly. The driver whipped the carriage and drove away.

Huanhuan watched the carriage going away until it gradually disappeared from her sight and did not leave for a long time. Xiaoyu, who was standing by, saw something and said to Huanhuan: "Miss, usually when the son-in-law enters the carriage, he will lift the curtain, smile at you, and say something like 'Madam, please go back soon'. This time he just lowered the curtain and said nothing."

Huanhuan listened but did not answer Xiaoyu. She couldn't tell what she felt at the moment, but there was a thought that kept appearing in her mind - is there a secret corner in her husband's heart?

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