The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

After returning home, Xu Qu and Huan Huan both immersed themselves in their own affairs. For several days in a row, Huan Huan went out very early, when Xu Qu had already gone out to practice swordplay; Xu Qu came back very late every day, when Huan Huan had already gone to bed to stay energetic for the next day. The young couple did not say a word from morning to night.

This morning, Huanhuan had finished his meal and deliberately went out late to wait for Xu Qu. When Xu Qu came back with his sword in hand and pushed the door of the wing room, he saw Huanhuan looking at him with a smile. That smile was like the morning sun, shining into Xu Qu's heart with the gentle breeze and the crisp bird song. Xu Qu couldn't help but smile and asked, "Why are you so happy?"

She slowly placed the bowl of porridge she had just served in front of Xu Qu's seat and said with a smile: "Yesterday Li Wan brought a lady named Wan to the shop. Guess what happened?"

Xu Qu sat down and smiled quietly, slowly keeping the secret, and asked, "How is it?"

She smiled slowly and said, "That Madam Wan was one of the people who attended the party with Commander Su's wife that day. She said that she didn't like red makeup before, but this time she kept her promise and only used rouge for more than ten days. Her husband praised her for her beauty several times and asked her to use it more often in the future. That's why she asked Li Wan to bring her to the shop. Madam Wan was very generous and bought a lot of things at once. She also said that she would come back when she ran out of things."

"Oh? That's really good news." Xu Qu raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Isn't it?" She smiled slowly and complacently, "Look, our rouge can also enhance the relationship between husband and wife!"

Xu Qu smiled faintly, looked at Huan Huan, and asked: "You went out a little late today, is it because you want to tell me this?"

"Exactly!" Huanhuan smiled mischievously and said, "The business of the shop has improved. I'll report it to you, the big shopkeeper behind the scenes."

Xu Qu took a sip of the porridge, smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Manager Huanhuan, you did a good job."

He smiled slowly and looked at Xu Qu for a while, then asked, "How about you? You've been so busy lately, is everything going well?"

Xu Qu was silent for a moment, then said, "My second uncle hasn't gone back yet. He said that my sister Xiangyin is sick and he is taking care of her. My mother wants to introduce a kind of Xiangyun yarn produced in Lingnan to Yongshengfang and is currently busy with this matter. I am in charge of other matters, and I have just started many things. Sometimes I really wish there were two of us."

Slowly and quietly, he sat down in the seat next to Xu Qu, leaning his elbows on the table and supporting his head with his palms. After a moment of silence, he said, "I really hope I can help you."

Xu Qu smiled and said, "Just run the rouge shop well first, and you will be able to help in the future. Also, don't worry, your second uncle will be back in two days."

"Yeah," he nodded slowly and silently.

"By the way, if you have time, go and see Sister Xiangyin. Second uncle didn't mention it, and we don't know what disease she has. The maid and second aunt can't take care of her, and second uncle needs to stay by her side." Xu Qu instructed again.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll go today." She agreed slowly and happily. Then she looked at Xu Qu silently, and felt that he seemed to have lost some weight. Suddenly, she felt distressed and wanted to hug him. The emotion in her heart finally turned into a sentence that she blurted out: "You have lost weight!"

"Huanhuan, you've lost weight!" Xu Qu also said this at the same time.

This tacit understanding made both of them stunned, and then Huanhuan's cheeks turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but lower her head. Xu Qu smiled meaningfully, and then said: "This is not good, Huanhuan, you should eat more."

She slowly raised her head, like a flower in the spring sunshine and breeze, she smiled warmly, nodded and replied, "Okay."

The young couple then remained silent and ate their meal in silence, but there was a thousand kinds of love and tacit understanding flowing between them.

After a while, he said slowly: "Take your time to eat and eat more. I'll go to the shop first." After saying that, he left with a heavy heart.

He walked around the shop first and saw that everything was normal. Thinking of Xiangyin, he bought some of Xiangyin's favorite food and went to his second uncle's house.

When Second Uncle and Second Aunt heard that Huan Huan had arrived, they all came to the hall to greet her cheerfully. Huan Huan bowed respectfully first, and after sitting down, she asked, "Second Uncle and Second Aunt, I heard from my husband that Sister Xiang Yin was ill, so I came to see her. I wonder how she is doing?"

Uncle and Aunt's smiles turned awkward when they heard this. They looked at each other and Uncle said, "Qu'er and Huanhuan are so thoughtful. Xiangyin is not seriously ill. She just caught a cold. She was disobedient and didn't rest well before she recovered. The cold got worse again."

He said slowly and caringly: "I brought some food that my sister likes to eat. I'll go see my sister."

Second Aunt smiled and said, "We didn't dare to open the window in her room because we were afraid she would catch a cold. It was very stuffy in the room. She didn't have any serious problem. She just took medicine and lay down to recuperate."

Second Uncle also sighed and said, "Xiang Yin is a stubborn child who refuses to listen. Your Second Aunt can't control her, so I stay at home to watch over her. I can go back in a couple of days when she feels better. Qu'er must be exhausted from being alone these days."

She said quickly, "I'm glad nothing serious happened to me, my sister. My husband is fine, but it's more important for me to get better soon. In this case, I won't bother my uncle and aunt and will go back first. I'll come back to see you in a few days." After that, she bowed and said goodbye.

The second uncle and the second aunt saw Huan Huan out with a smile on their faces. When Huan Huan had walked away, the second aunt said to the second uncle, "Are you here to urge me? What should I do?"

The second uncle helplessly put his hands behind his back and said, "What else can we do? It's no use dragging it on like this. Let's go and persuade them again."

After saying that, the two of them held each other's arms and walked towards Xiangyin's boudoir.

As soon as she entered the room, Xiangyin was sitting in front of the desk, with her embroidery support and colorful embroidery threads in a mess, and her books arranged in a disorderly manner. When she saw her second uncle and second aunt coming in, Xiangyin still sat there with a cold face, neither speaking nor greeting.

The second uncle said, "Xiang Yin, over the past few days, your mother and I have said everything we need to say. Do you understand our painstaking efforts?"

Xiang Yin didn't even look at her second uncle and still had a stern face.

Second Aunt said, "Xiang Yin, you are too willful. Your father is talking to you, why don't you answer?"

Xiang Yin glanced at her uncle and aunt, and sparingly uttered a few words: "Let me out."

The second uncle said, "Of course there is no problem in letting you go, as long as you promise, ah, promise not to have any contact with that bastard, you can go wherever you want, we can send you there."

Xiang Yin turned her head away and said, "Brother Xie Shen has a real name, not 'that bastard'!"

The second uncle said angrily: "No matter what you call it, as long as you promise..."

Xiang Yin interrupted and said, "I won't promise. I'm going to go find Brother Xie Shen. I like being with Brother Xie Shen."

"Nonsense!" Second Uncle was so angry that he slammed the table, and then pointed at Xiangyin with a trembling finger. He said to Second Aunt angrily: "Listen to me, listen to me, a girl is talking like this, what kind of words do you have? Do you have any shame? How did you teach her?!"

Second Aunt was also very embarrassed, so she swallowed her anger and advised: "Xiang Yin, look, when did your father say such harsh words to your mother? It shows that he is really angry. We have said all the good and bad things to you these days, but why don't you listen!"

Xiang Yin turned around and frowned, saying, "I have made it very clear these days that Brother Xie Shen is a kind and righteous man. Why can't you listen to me?"

The second uncle said with great sorrow: "He is so much older than you, but he seduced you. How can he be a good person?"

Xiang Yin was so angry that her chest heaved. She said, "What do you mean by seduction? Brother Xie Shen and I were in love but polite. We just expressed our love to each other and didn't even hold hands. How can I use the word seduction? Brother Xie Shen saved my life. He's a good man! A good man!"

The second uncle was also very angry. He beat his chest and said, "Why don't you understand? Why don't you understand our feelings as parents? There are many good people. What's the point of him being good? No matter how good he is, he is just a bastard! You are still young, you don't understand!"

Xiang Yin said confidently: "What's wrong with being a bastard? Why does father look down on bastards? Father himself is a bastard!"