Troubled Times

"Grandfather... why is aunt here? If there is something to do, let the servants come over, why don't you run away?" Mrs. Cao looked at the old lady who was standing by the corridor not far from the entrance of the courtyard. It's strange why she came to me so late at night

"It's okay, it's just that Yingying is getting married soon, think about it for so many years, I combed your hair back then, now you are going to comb Yingying's hair, and I have gray hair, so I want to go out for a walk Look at the plants and trees here again." Madam Cao stood there with a dragon head inlaid with gold beads and a thick cloak, looking at the plants and trees in the yard.

"Ma'am, I don't know, the old ancestor was sad in the house for a long time. I was afraid that I would have another heart attack, so I suggested that the old ancestor come out for a walk." Hua Ling said beside him

"That's right! You should have informed me earlier, and I'll go to be a companion for my aunt too." Mrs. Cao hurriedly invited the old lady into the house

"I'm not going, it's time to go back after wandering around for a long time, you should also take a break, Xiao Lin probably won't come back, after all it's so late" Mrs. Cao walked back led by Hua Ling after finishing speaking

"Why do I feel like I haven't seen Xueling for several days?" Mrs. Cao asked casually after thinking for a while that she really hadn't seen Xueling recently.

"That girl, her mother is sick, so I'll let her go back to live for a while," Mrs. Cao said regretfully

"Oh, is that so, then I'll send someone to send her some money, it's not been easy for her all these years."

"No need, I already gave it to her when she left, so don't worry about it, the most urgent thing is to prepare something for Yingying to get married." Hua Ling held the old lady's hand tightly, but the old lady said slowly. Turning to Cao Hongying, the two said a few more words, the old lady left, and Madam Cao was also helped back to the house by the girl beside her.

"I haven't figured it out all these years. You can say she's smart but she's easy to deceive. You can say she's stupid but sometimes she's very perceptive."

"This child, although simple but very sensitive"

"My dad looked for you when I was studying abroad. The last time it was too messy, I forgot to ask you." Fang Chengbai walked to the door and asked Pang Defu suddenly. Pang Defu was asked for a moment, and finally said, "Yes, My father-in-law taught me a lesson and asked me to take Southwest as...for...as a dowry and take good care of you. I looked at him at that time and it seemed that he was not in good health. I swore to him that he would be in this life I'm good to you." Pang Defu's awkward look made Fang Chengbai laugh inwardly, but he didn't show it at all on his face.

"So, I'm the only one who doesn't know all this?" Fang Chengbai smiled self-deprecatingly

"No, my father-in-law once said that you are not suitable for living in Fang's family, so he hopes that he can cut off your last thoughts about Fang's family and live the life you want."

Pang Defu hugged Fang Chengbai's waist from behind, leaned his head on his shoulder and said softly, "And I hope you only have me in your eyes."

"Hehe, kneel down for the abacus, I won't pursue this matter after kneeling." Fang Chengbai knocked Pang Defu's hand off and walked into the room

"That should save me some face, this person comes and goes." Pang Defu scratched his head, knelt for a whole night, and he probably would be useless

"Don't worry, this is the end of the corridor and no one will come if it's not the stairs. Could it be that you want to sleep on the sofa on the first floor?" Although Pang Defu wanted to nod, he still shook his head firmly

"Kneel for an hour"

"Can that..."

"two hours"

"Don't, don't, just an hour." Pang Defu knew that Fang Chengbai was angry, so he let him vent it. After all, he felt more distressed when he was angry.

"Old ancestor, be careful on the steps, and lift your feet a little bit, yes..." Hua Ling carefully helped Mrs. Cao back to the house

"Do you think I can finish it before I go blind?" Mrs. Cao sighed and sat on the chair in the room

"What did the old ancestor say? Don't worry, the doctor will cure you." Hua Ling quickly comforted you, but the old lady waved her hand and took off the jade bracelet on her hand. "This will be your dowry, after all You have served me for so many years, after a hundred years, you will leave the house and find someone you like to marry."

"Old Ancestor, Hua Ling doesn't want to leave you." Hua Ling knelt at Madam Cao's feet, put her hand on Madam Cao's knee lightly, and there was a choking sound in her voice

"What are you talking about? I haven't been there for a few years. I went to find a lover. You owe neither me nor the Cao family, so there is no need to do anything." Mrs. Cao stroked the hair of the person next to her.

"Don't live your whole life in a muddle like I did. When you were young, you lived for your family, and when you are old, you still have to live for your promise to that person. I am really tired." Madam Cao sighed. Say I agree." After the old lady finished speaking, she closed her eyes tiredly, and sometimes she felt regretful in a single thought.

"The ancestors don't have to force themselves," Hua Ling said hastily

"It's not forced. In fact, I have regretted it a long time ago. In this life, I have been sorry for him. I used to do it for his own good. Now that he is gone, what else can I refuse?" The corners of Mrs. Cao's eyes were a little moist, and Hua Ling walked out the door. The wind chime came in and helped the old lady to bed to rest

"Let the master give me the key to the warehouse tomorrow." When Hualing closed the door, the old lady's voice suddenly came from the door

"Yes"

"This time there are not only major warlords but also leaders of some small places, so you have to be careful not to be tricked when you go out." Ling Yan above the dining table took away what Mr. Hu made with the majesty of the head of his family. The last piece of roasted pork in honey sauce, and then ordered

"Oh, maybe we can meet a lot of good acquaintances." Elder Qi next to him could only drink another glass of peach blossom dew bitterly.

"I think it's more like an old enemy." Pang Defu, who knelt for an hour and counted, started to die again, but Fang Chengbai's eyes successfully silenced him

"I think it's better for us to go out with a mask alone, no one will recognize it." Jiang Ying joked beside him, seemingly casually put a soup bag for Fang Han and put it in a bowl. Fang Han was startled, and lowered his head to eat No, I didn't see the corner of Jiang Ying's mouth curled up

"Well, I think it's okay. I'm going to find out if the Guan Gong face mask I bought is still there." Pang Feng wanted to find out after finishing speaking.

"Stop, just like you, no one knows who you are with or without this mask." Pang Defu laughed at his son from behind, and Pang Feng was so angry that he wanted to go back to the southwest to find his grandfather and beat him up

"Oh, look at Xiaofeng, how about uncle being your father, how unreliable is your father?" Fang Lingyan leaned on the back of the chair and tapped his palm with a fan

"Can you?" Pang Feng happily ran to Fang Lingyan's side

"Hey, hey, you have to remember that you have a son, stop abducting other people's children." Pang Defu knew that he was serious when he saw Pang Feng's appearance

"Ah, more children are more blessings? I'd like to abduct a few more sons and bring them back."

"Chengbai, my dear, if you don't speak, you will be born again... woo woo woo" Fang Chengbai quickly stuffed the steamed buns on the table into Pang Defu's mouth

"I won't be angry to death, but you will." Fang Chengbai took Pang Defu's unfinished words, smiled at him, but made Pang Defu feel that his life was not long, and he almost said bald when he was excited. It's not an hour tonight, Pang Defu thought sadly while biting the steamed bun in his mouth