The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Li Taohua had just returned home and had not even had time to catch her breath when the housekeeper handed her the invitation for her to review.

"Is the old lady of the Imperial Censor's residence celebrating her birthday?"

"That's right," the butler said. "The Imperial Censor is our master's superior. If the gift is too generous, it will seem like flattery. If it is too insignificant, it will seem like a lack of respect."

"No rush, there are still five days left, so I can take my time choosing." Li Taohua put down the teacup in her hand. "How is everything at home during the half month I've been away?"

"The young masters are doing just as usual, nothing special. It's just that the master is always out, and the money spent from the accounting office has been increasing recently, so the servants don't want to ask about it."

"Alright, I get it." Li Taohua said, "Back off!"

After the housekeeper left, the maidservant next to him, Runiang, said, "Madam, would you like me to go to the accounting office and get the account book?"

"If the master comes back, send someone to tell me. I'm going to rest for a while. I don't need to look at the account books." Li Taohua pressed her eyebrows. "The trouble with the Zhu family hasn't been resolved yet, so I can't take care of anything else."

Tang Dafu returned home in the evening. When he stepped into the Tang residence, he immediately noticed something was different.

"Is the lady back?" Tang Dafu asked the doorman.

"Yes, sir."

Tang Dafu straightened his clothes, touched his hair, and trotted in after he was done.

"lady……"

Pushing the door open, I saw Li Taohua lying on her side on the soft couch, her long legs as white as jade faintly visible under the gauze. As the wind blew, the gauze fluttered, and the bells on her ankles made a crisp sound.

She heard Tang Dafu's voice, opened her eyes slightly, and turned her eyes slightly: "Finally, you decided to come back. It's so fun outside, I don't even want to step out of the house."

Tang Dafu swallowed and blushed.

"Madam, I was really bored when you were not around, so I went out for a walk. I swear, I'm very well-behaved." Tang Dafu stroked Li Taohua's jade feet, his eyes full of obsession.

Li Taohua lifted her foot slightly, and lifted Tang Dafu's chin with her pretty toes, her eyes seductive: "Is there any man in this world who is content with what he has? Tell me, how did you become content with what you have?"

Tang Dafu's breathing became heavier, and he pounced on her like a wolf: "Madam, I will prove it in any way you want..."

The maid was standing outside with bird's nest porridge. When she heard the noise inside, she quickly sent the other servants out.

I was worried that the master would take advantage of Madam's absence to make trouble, but now it seems that this thought was unnecessary. This master can't escape Madam's control at all. If she wants him to escape, she can just move her fingers.

At night, Xia Ruwan invited Qin Huiyin over for dinner. Tang Luwu and her little follower went out to the night market. Qin Huiyin left a message for Li Taohua and went to the opposite door with two maids.

Xia Ruwan was cooking a hot pot in the yard.

Qin Huiyin tilted her head to look at Xia Ruwan's cheek, reached out and touched the place where she was originally injured, and said in surprise: "It really worked. It has faded a lot. Now there is only a thin line left."

Xia Ruwan touched her cheek, a look of joy flashing in her eyes: "Yes! It's only been half a month, and the effect is really good."

"I'm starving. I'm starving." A figure flipped over the wall.

The man strode over, sat next to Xia Ruwan, picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up the mutton slices in the pot.

"How could you come here uninvited?" Xia Ruwan glared at him.

"Auntie, I've been ordered around by you all day, and you couldn't even give me some food?" Li Congxiao said with a bitter face, looking aggrieved.

Xia Ruwan: “…”

Her cheeks flushed and she turned her head away awkwardly.

Qin Huiyin's eyes wandered between the two of them: "A lot seems to have happened in the past half month when I was away. Can anyone tell me about it?"

"It's nothing serious, really. There's a spy at the military factory. These past few days, while trying to identify him, President Rong and I nearly died from his schemes," Li Congxiao said, lifting his sleeve to reveal the wound on his arm. "That spy was sent by the enemy. If we hadn't been alert and detected his presence, the secrets of our military factory would have been exposed."

"Why are you so careless?" Xia Ruwan frowned.

"The previous steward was sent by President Rong. I've replaced him with my own people, and things like this won't happen again. Rong still refuses to accept this, but this time, it was his fault, and he doesn't have the nerve to object. Now that we have the power in our hands, we don't have to worry about Rong making any moves behind the scenes, and it will be much easier to get things done in the future."

"I mean, you... why are you so careless? Aren't you so self-righteous? A little spy left you with such a long wound. Your ability isn't as good as you say!"

"She's worried about you and wants you to be careful in the future and not get hurt again." Qin Huiyin said in a low voice beside her.

"I can hear you." Xia Ruwan stepped on her foot.

"Hiss...Okay, okay, I was wrong. If you don't worry about him, he'll get hurt even more next time..."

Before Qin Huiyin could finish her words, Xia Ruwan had already covered her mouth.

Li Congxiao looked at Xia Ruwan with a smile.

Xia Ruwan's face flushed red as she stirred the ingredients in the pot, saying, "Why don't you have time to talk nonsense? Hurry up and eat what's in the pot. It's almost burnt."

Qin Huiyin said to Zhilan beside her: "Am I very white today?"

Zhilan didn't understand what Qin Huiyin meant, so she said honestly, "Miss is very white every day, like white jade."

"No, I'm extra white today." Qin Huiyin gestured at herself. "Because I'm extra bright today, it's a bit redundant."

"Yinyin..." Xia Ruwan said coquettishly.

Li Congxiao saw that Qin Huiyin was teasing him too much, but he didn't dare to let her tease him anymore, so he changed the subject very firmly.

He mentioned the military factory and that Rong Wenxuan went to Beijing to look for her, but she ended up staying in a temple for half a month. He thought he would look for her in the next few days.

Li Congxiao was really tired, so he went back after having a hot pot with the two sisters, leaving the space to the two sisters.

Qin Huiyin then asked Xia Ruwan about her thoughts: "I think you and Master Li are almost together. Since you are in love and I am willing, why not take it a step further? At your age, you can also consider your lifelong affairs."

"This kind of thing is not something I should consider. If he, a man, doesn't ask, do I really want him to take the initiative and throw himself at me?" Xia Ruwan said, "I don't care. It doesn't matter whether I get married or not."

Qin Huiyin understood.

Xia Ruwan's feelings for Li Congxiao were unquestionable; all that was missing was for Li Congxiao to take the initiative. But Li Congxiao was usually quite forthright, so why was he dragging his feet on this matter?

"Miss, the eldest master is back, but he is drunk and sitting under the eaves and refusing to go in. No one can persuade him. The master and the mistress... have already gone to bed, so it's not good to disturb them." said the butler.

Xia Ruwan burst out laughing and said, "This eldest brother of yours is really interesting."

Qin Huiyin was helpless: "Another idiot who loves to play. I'll go and take a look."