The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

Huanhuan was a little surprised when her brother said this in front of Xu Qu. She looked at Xu Qu and found that Xu Qu was also looking at her. He seemed to have known this would happen. He was neither surprised like Huanhuan nor embarrassed. His expression was calm and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

To be honest, Huanhuan was quite moved by her brother's words, but divorce was easier said than done.

Now that the father is unemployed and teaching at home, it is always embarrassing for him if his daughter divorces or is divorced.

My brother is only a juren, and he still has a long way to go on the road to fame and fortune. If he has a divorced sister at home, it might have an impact on him.

Besides, it seems that the Xu family treats her pretty well. Xu Qu has no other problems except for her ear disease. Speaking of the ear disease, Xu Qu can read lip shapes, write and talk to people, so the ear disease does not seem to affect her daily life that much.

So after thinking for a while, he slowly said, "My family members are so considerate of me, I am grateful. But let's not talk about the impact of divorce or divorce on the family. As for Xu Qu, he has no other defects except his ear disease. As the saying goes, gold is not perfect, and white jade has slight flaws. Xu Qu's ear disease has some impact on his daily life, but it is not completely unsolvable. Besides, the Xu family treats me very well now. In short, my parents and brothers don't have to feel guilty about me. Since I have married into the Xu family, I am of the same mind with Xu Qu and his wife, and I look forward to living a harmonious life in this life."

Hearing this, Master Feng and his men were silent. After a while, Master Feng said slowly, "My daughter, since you said so, we can put our minds at ease. But you must remember one thing, the Feng family is your mother's home, a place you can always come back to at any time."

Huanhuan felt very warm-hearted and answered carefully, word by word, "Yes, my daughter has remembered it."

Everyone fell silent for a while. Seeing this, Pei called Huanhuan and Xu Qu and said, "My younger sister and brother-in-law, come with me to pick out some gifts for visiting the elders tomorrow." Huanhuan and Xu Qu then followed Pei out to pick out gifts.

The next day, Huanhuan and the others went to visit the elders from their mother's family. Mr. Feng had no brothers, but a younger sister who married a local Confucian scholar. Mrs. Feng had a younger brother who ran a cloth shop in the city. After visiting these two elders, Huanhuan and the others set off directly back to Shanghuai.

Just like when they came, Xu Qu was in one carriage, and Xiao Yu and he were in another carriage. The carriage was shaking along the way, and Xu Qu leaned against the inner wall of the carriage and fell asleep soon after getting on.

Xu Qu didn't sleep, his eyes stayed quietly on Huanhuan. Today, Huanhuan wore a light green jacket, which made her look cute and lovely. Her face was delicate and fair, her eyebrows were stretched and beautiful, without any makeup, her eyelashes were thick, and the small curve from the bridge of the nose to the tip of the nose just made her nose look very small, and her lips were plump. She couldn't be called a beauty, but she was as beautiful as a flower.

This girl was the one he had chosen; this girl was considerate of her parents and brothers; this girl said she wanted to live with him in harmony after learning that he had an ear disease. From the day he married her, he knew he should treat her well, and today he knew that this girl might be someone he could trust.

Suddenly, the carriage jolted, waking Huan Huan from her sleep. Huan Huan looked inside the carriage dazedly. When she looked at Xu Qu, Xu Qu had quickly withdrawn his gaze from her.

He slowly lifted the curtain on the car window and looked out. Two or three birds were standing on the branches and chirping. Looking closely, he saw that fresh green buds were already popping out of the branches. It seemed that spring had arrived in Heyang City.

It was already nightfall when Huanhuan, Xu Qu, Xiaoyu and Youcheng returned to Xu Mansion in Shanghuai City. They first went to pay a visit to Madam Xie.

Mrs. Xie, who was waiting in Jingyuan, was actually very worried. She knew that the Feng family should be able to discover Xu Qu's ear disease after long-term close contact, but she didn't know how the Feng family would react. Judging from the current performance of Xu Qu and Huanhuan, everything seemed to be very calm, so Mrs. Xie temporarily put aside her worries and asked Huanhuan about the recent situation of his parents and elders. After sitting for about a cup of tea, Mrs. Xie sympathized with Xu Qu and others for their fatigue from the journey and asked them to go back to Xinyuan to rest.

Huanhuan and Xu Qu returned to Xin Garden. Just as they changed their clothes, they heard the head maid Qingxing invite them to the west wing for dinner. It turned out that as soon as they arrived at Jing Garden, the thoughtful Madam Xie arranged for the kitchen to prepare dinner for them.

Xu Qu discussed with Huan Huan and asked You Cheng and Xiao Yu to have dinner with them. Huan Huan had the same idea, as she and Xiao Yu grew up together and often ate at the same table, but she was worried that the Xu family had strict rules that did not allow the master and servant to eat at the same table, so she did not dare to bring it up. Now that Xu Qu brought it up, she naturally agreed happily.

So the four of them sat in the west wing and ate together quietly. Today's dinner was cabbage and tofu stewed in chicken soup, chicken and bamboo shoots in casserole, steamed eggplant puree, loofah tips with Litsea cubeba, and egg drop and fermented glutinous rice soup.

After dining together for the past few days, I slowly discovered that Xu Qu's taste was relatively light. The dishes in Xu's house were naturally cooked according to his preferences. When dining out, he rarely touched the meat or greasy dishes on the table. If there were no particularly light dishes on the table, he would often lose interest and only eat a few times before stopping.

So she asked when Xu Qu looked up, "I see that my husband has a light taste. What dishes does he like to eat?"

Xu Qu said, "Me? I don't have any favorite dishes. I can eat anything that is lightly cooked. Last time, Madam said that she is not picky about food, but I wonder if Madam has any special favorite dishes?"

Before Huanhuan could open his mouth, Xiaoyu rushed to answer, "Our young lady loves to eat big meats, such as pig's trotters, elbows, sausages, stewed beef brisket, and pork with preserved vegetables."

Xiaoyu's words made Huanhuan feel a little embarrassed, after all, most ladies would not like to eat meat as much as she did. She kicked Xiaoyu under the table, and Xiaoyu felt that she had said something wrong, so she lowered her head and started to eat the rice in the bowl.

Xu Qu and Youcheng were both stunned when they heard Xiaoyu's words, and then Youcheng burst into laughter. Xu Qu glanced at Youcheng indifferently, and Youcheng quickly stopped smiling. Xu Qu said to Youcheng, "Remember to tell the kitchen tomorrow to add a few meat dishes to each meal." The smart Youcheng agreed immediately.

The four of them quieted down again and finished their meal slowly, feeling warm inside.

The next day, Mrs. Xie, who was worried, found an opportunity to call Youcheng to Jingyuan and asked him about the Feng family's attitude towards Xu Qu's ear disease.

"Oh? You mean that the young lady took the initiative to tell her family that since she has married into the Xu family, she will live in harmony with Qu'er and his wife for the rest of her life?" Mrs. Xie asked with a little surprise.

Youcheng replied, "Yes, Xiaoyu told me so on the way back."

Mrs. Xie smiled and nodded slowly, and a stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. Perhaps, Qu'er really made the right choice as a daughter-in-law.

The following days were uneventful. Xu Qu would go to a small hill behind the Xu Mansion to practice swordplay every morning, and then have breakfast with Huanhuan after returning. In the morning, Xu Qu would read books in the study, look at the account books sent from various shops, and reply to some letters. Huanhuan would embroider, read books, and sometimes go to the garden in the mansion with Xiaoyu.

When it was almost noon, Xu Qu and Huan Huan would go to Mrs. Xie to greet her. Sometimes Mrs. Xie would invite them to have lunch and talk to Xu Qu about some business matters. When Mrs. Xie did not invite them to have lunch together, they would go back to Xinyuan to have lunch by themselves.

In the afternoon, Xu Qu usually went out to do some work, and Huan Huan would go straight into Xu Qu's study. There was a whole wall of bookshelves in the study, which were filled with books of various kinds. Huan Huan was amazed when she saw it for the first time.

Huanhuan liked reading books. Her father left her a batch of books before he left for work. She didn't have any playmates of the right age at her grandparents' house, so she kept these books as her companions. But her grandparents were businessmen and didn't have any other books. After reading the books her father left her, she couldn't read anything else. Now, she often stroked the pages of the book with great joy, feeling satisfied and feeling that she had become very rich. There were several times when she was so focused on reading that she forgot the time and had to rely on Xiaoyu to remind her that Xu Qu was back and it was time to have dinner together.

She spent more than ten days in such a leisurely manner, and gradually felt bored. She was still thinking about one thing, that is, the Qiaoji rouge that she secretly brought with her dowry. Calculating the days, she should have used up the rouge she got from Yihong Pavilion last time, and it was time for "Master Feng" to visit Yihong Pavilion again.

That morning, Huanhuan and Xiaoyu were strolling in the garden. When they slowly walked to a side yard, Huanhuan said to Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, we have to find time to go out of the house."

Xiaoyu heard this and said, "So you think so too, young lady! I thought I was the only one who was tired of visiting the courtyards of the Xu Mansion. We really should go out and have some fun, but we are not familiar with Shanghuai City. Where should we go?"

He tapped Xiaoyu's forehead slowly and said, "We're not going out to play, we're going out to discuss business."

Xiaoyu said timidly, "Miss, do you still want to go to that place or that place?"

"That's right." After a moment of contemplation, he said, "We have to find a chance to visit the rouge shop in Shanghuai first, and then go there."

Xiaoyu said bitterly, "There are so many people in the mansion now, how can we change into men's clothes and go out?"

"There is a way." He said slowly and softly.