The carriage stopped in front of the welcoming pavilion, Gong Zhuoliang jumped down neatly first, then helped Qiao Yingze off, and then walked out of the carriage holding hands with two little dolls in green clothes, or it should be said that the older brother held her hand. His younger brother's hand led him out, and then Gong Zhuoliang carried the smaller Gong Jinxian to Qiao Yingze first, and he picked up the chubby eldest son Qiao Minyan himself, and the people in the welcoming booth over there had also passed away. Surrounded up.
Needless to say, Qiao Yingxuan, Gong Zhuoxiang and Lu Zijian, even Nangong Xin, who had been in Bocheng for a while, also came. There was also a young man with a baby face. The first impression is very amiable.
"Cousin, Brother Lu, Brother Nangong, this is..."
It was inconvenient for Qiao Yingze to salute with the child in his arms, so he could only nod to the people who came. After everyone returned the salute, he looked at the young man inquiringly.
"My sister-in-law, Zhang Lin, has met my eldest brother and sister-in-law."
Seeing this, Zhang Lin hurriedly raised his hand to salute the two, and called Gong Zhuoliang's sister-in-law very naturally. When he smiled, the two dimples on his cheeks were very obvious, and he looked more sincere.
If it weren't for his mature figure, he really doesn't look like a twenty-two-year-old adult, but more like a minor.
"Second brother's family letters always praise you as brother-in-law, but seeing him now is really discerning. Congratulations to you and your eldest sister for having a son."
Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang hurriedly responded with smiles, quite satisfied with this sister-in-law. Qiao Yingxuan's family letter mentioned Zhang Lin a lot before, saying that he had been promoted to be the head of the sixth grade of the Ministry of Industry because of his good construction, although the Ministry of Industry is not a government office with real power , but because Zhang Linsi is in charge of the urban construction of the capital, the filial piety of the relevant yamen or merchants in various places is quite sufficient, so now his family is already in a good position, but he has never taken concubines to take over the house, and he still has two duties with Qiao Yuanyin Day, this is very valuable, and the son Zhang Lu is already half a year old, the family is very happy.
"Brother's reputation is too high..."
Zhang Lin responded with a shy smile. He knew his own family affairs, and there were no distinguished relatives in the family. He could fill the gap in the engineering department because it was a lucrative idle job. Now he can enter the industry. It is all because of being taken care of by the eldest son of the palace family, and they will take care of such a small family like them. Naturally, it is the face of the uncle and sister-in-law. Zhang Lin is a kind and polite person. She is very affectionate, so she is sincerely close to relatives of her wife's family.
"Brother, you haven't seen it, but the eyebrows and eyes of Xiaolu from the elder sister's house look like yours, and his face is round like your brother-in-law's, with two small dimples, so handsome and rare."
Before these people could finish their courtesies, Qiao Yingxuan had already happily interjected, and his eyes were fixed on Qiao Minyan who was in Gong Zhuoliang's arms. The little guy who was over two and a half years old was not afraid of life. He grabbed Gong Zhuoliang's skirt with his small hand and twisted his body to the left. Twisting to the right, looking at whoever speaks, calling them whatever they want, very lively. But Gong Jinxian, who was one and a half years old over there, seemed much quieter, dozing off in Qiao Yingze's arms with his arms around his neck, obviously not interested in "uncles".
"How is little Min Ren? He said he was sick in the last letter, but now he's all right?"
Qiao Minyan, who was in his arms, called his second uncle, Gong Zhuoliang handed him to Qiao Yingxuan to hold him, and then he took Gong Jinxian from Qiao Yingze's arms, and the little guy finally felt better after being hugged by him. Smiling, Nunuo called Daddy.
Yang Yingmo gave birth to a pair of twins in September last year. The elder sister Yi Yuejin was healthy and healthy, and the boy Min Ren was about to become thinner, but there was nothing serious about it. September 18th was the first birthday of the two siblings. Zhuo Liang's family happened to be able to catch up with their Zhou Catch Ceremony.
"It's ready, but weaned and cried for a few days. Xiao Xian'er is so beautiful, like a doll."
Qiao Yingxuan's gaze fixed on Gong Zhuoliang's face, but soon moved to Gong Jinxian's face, and he smiled and praised.
"No, this beautiful little beauty."
Lu Zijian over there also came over with a smile, and reached out to touch Gong Jinxian's little face, but the little guy was obviously not very happy with his move, his face twisted and buried in Gong Zhuoliang's neck, and arched Taking the small PP to Lu Zijian, he expressed his displeasure to let him touch it, which made everyone laugh.
"Okay, everyone has something to say when you go back and talk slowly, don't blow the cold wind here."
Gong Zhuoxiang couldn't help but look at Gong Jinxian more, and felt that the little guy really looked like Gong Zhuoliang when he was a child. Because he knew the little guy's real life experience, Gong Zhuoxiang didn't have any worries about his existence. On the contrary, Ai Wu and Wu felt a little more sympathy.
After hearing the rumors, everyone said yes, Gong Zhuoliang asked Shi Kang to take the others directly to the new house to resettle, and only the carriage they rode, together with Gong Zhuoxiang and others, went to the famous restaurant in Beijing.
Because everyone here is in the officialdom, and they are all young talents of the practical group, they don't like those arty topics, so they gradually changed from the scenery of the imperial capital to the current affairs of the officialdom. In the past, Qiao Yingze was confined to study at home. , I don’t have any social circles, so I am very interested in hearing what everyone said today. In addition, there is someone like Lu Zijian who is good at invigorating the atmosphere, and the people at the table can have a good conversation. They all looked like they were smiling, and Lu Zijian drank a lot of wine.
Gong Zhuoliang didn't have much interest in their topic, and besides Nangong Xin, an outsider, and his sister-in-law Zhang Lin also met for the first time, what Gong Zhuoliang said consciously gave Qiao Yingze face, and sat beside him honestly to feed the children. He was holding the small one in his arms, and the big one was sitting on a raised chair beside him, looking like a successful dad.
"Little Daddy, eat."
Qiao Minyan sat in a chair and ate with a small spoon. He tilted his head and saw that Gong Zhuoliang was feeding his younger brother porridge. Gong Zhuoliang called him in a childish voice.
"Min Yan, be good, eat by yourself."
Gong Zhuoliang ate his food with a chuckle, and seeing the little guy put back the spoon with a smile, he couldn't help but lowered his head to kiss his tender little face, and then turned his gaze to Gong Zhuoxiang and Lu Zijian.
Speaking of which, ever since Lu Zijian returned to Bocheng last year, Gong Zhuoliang felt that there was something wrong between the two, and then asked Qiao Yingxuan's family letter twice, but Qiao Yingxuan was really slow in some aspects. After thinking about it, I didn't think too much about it, Gong Zhuoliang and the others didn't want to gossip too clearly, and then they gradually let it go, but now that they are face to face, at first glance, the relationship between the two seems to be quite good. Ordinary, let's talk about doubts... Does it count if the two people's eyes didn't meet
"What are you thinking? You should eat more yourself, how about I hug you for a while?"
There was a little Min Yan between Gong Zhuoxiang and Gong Zhuoliang, seeing that Gong Jinxian didn't move his chopsticks after feeding him, so he asked him softly.
Speaking of which, the two of them haven't seen each other for more than a year, and now that Gong Zhuoxiang is almost as tall as his cousin, Gong Zhuoxiang really feels a little emotional, thinking that when he first met Gong Zhuoliang, he was not as tall as himself. The chest is high, but now it is so big...
"Uh... Xian'er, can I let my uncle hug me for a while? Come on, call me Uncle."
Gong Zhuoliang just said don't bother, but from the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Zijian quickly glanced this way, he couldn't help but change his words, hugged Gong Jinxian in his arms, and coaxed him to ask One sentence.
The little ancestor of his family is too respectful of people. Except for him and Qiao Yingze, other people want to hug each other depending on the little guy's mood. When they are happy, they can lie in other people's arms and look at him at most, and when they are unhappy, they will directly encourage him. He made a small face, twisted and twisted just to refuse to be hugged, it really annoyed him, then everyone has to be careful about their ears, this child is so loud when he cries.
Of course, this other person does not include his little brother Qiao Minyan. I think it is because Qiao Minyan likes to put all the good things around him, so Gong Jinxian usually gives his little brother face and allows He pulled his little hands and kissed his little face or simply hugged into a ball—these kind of intimacy imitated their fathers.
"Uncle..."
Gong Jinxian looked in the direction pointed by his father, and saw Gong Zhuoxiang looking at him with a smile, the little guy looked at him and then at his father, and finally stretched out his little hand towards Gong Zhuoxiang, with a loud voice in his mouth. Uncle called that sweet soft ah.
"As expected of my cousin, my little Xianer is not allowed to be touched by ordinary people."
Gong Zhuoliang handed Gong Jinxian over, and looked at Lu Zijian deliberately jokingly, and Lu Zijian finally looked in the direction of the two of them openly, a little unwilling to admit defeat, moved the chair and sat next to Gong Zhuoxiang, coaxing Gong Jinxian to Hugging, but in exchange for the other's little PP. Seeing this, Gong Zhuoxiang smiled and hugged Gong Jinxian without moving, and looked at Lu Zijian playing tricks with a calm face, but that gaze seemed special...gentle.
Sure enough, there is a problem...
Gong Zhuoliang squinted his eyes and looked at the two people in the interaction playfully. He felt that the atmosphere was so ambiguous. At this time, a piece of meat with chopsticks was caught in his bowl. Gong Zhuoliang followed the chopsticks and looked at the person on his left. Qiao Yingze, seeing that he was also looking at him with a smile on his face, Gong Zhuoliang couldn't help but smirked back at him.
After drinking and eating, everyone sent Qiao Yingze and the others back to the new house, and made appointments for various banquets, and then they dispersed, leaving only Qiao Yingxuan to accompany the two of them to get acquainted with the new home.
Ever since Gong Zhuoliang agreed to let Qiao Yingze take the imperial examination, in order to save him more contacts and familiarize himself with the climate of Kyoto, he decided to move to Beijing earlier. It happened that the house next door to Qiao Yingxuan and the others was about to be sold, so Gong Zhuoliang decided to Asked Qiao Yingxuan to look at it, and said that the house was a bit small, only about eight acres of land, but if he spent a little more time and bought all the small houses next to him, it would have fifteen or six acres, which is more than Qiao Yingxuan's house is much bigger.
At first, Qiao Yingze and the others didn't want to live too close to Qiao Yingxuan, nor did they want to build such a high-profile house. After all, they separated at the beginning. Although the genealogy is still in the same place, it's not good to be so close, especially Qiao Yingxuan. Bian is the serious head of the family, and he will inevitably be compared by others in the future. It is not good to see who is higher or lower among relatives.
But Qiao Yingxuan insisted that the family should not be divided like that, and said that they were not a big family in the first place, but now that they have failed like this, what is the difference between the family and the non-family, and even if there are relatives, they are all distant relatives several generations away , it can be seen that they helped a little when my family was in trouble? Why bother to alienate my brother's affection because of these white-eyed wolves' gossips, besides, people in the capital are more proud of face, those who have no money have to borrow debts to show their appearance, our family does not lack this, no need Because of the simplicity of the house, people look down upon it.
For this matter, Qiao Yingxuan even made a special trip back to Bocheng on horseback. He looked red-eyed in front of his elder brother like a wronged child. Qiao Yingze and the others couldn't hold him back, so they finally agreed.
Afterwards, Gong Zhuoliang asked the steward of Jingzhong Bookstore to negotiate, because the steward was a local who knew the market and was quite capable, but he settled all the houses, so Gong Zhuoliang bought all these houses and made peace. Xi redesigned it according to the area of the new house, and specially invited southern craftsmen to build it. They hurriedly finished the work in June this year, and then they moved to the capital when the weather was cooler.
"My brother really admires Zhuo Liang for designing such an elegant house."
Qiao Yingxuan walked in front of the two and led the way, and when she faced Gong Zhuoliang in private, she couldn't yell that "sister-in-law" voice. There was both nostalgia for the deceased and some unspeakable embarrassment for herself. Fortunately, both of them agreed. Qiao Yingxuan didn't show any attitude of minding, so Qiao Yingxuan called them in a chaotic manner for the time being.
"It's just that I read more miscellaneous books."
Gong Zhuoliang said a few polite words on the surface, but he was very satisfied with the house in his heart. Although the place was only a quarter of the size of the mansion he originally wanted, it also showed the exquisite and elegant layout. Besides, a smaller house would require fewer servants, and it would save a lot of burden and trouble. Gong Zhuoliang was not willing to raise some moths in vain just to support the show.
"Brother, you rest for a while, and I will call you later when the elder sister and the others come over."
After taking the two of them to get acquainted with the house briefly, Qiao Yingxuan said goodbye and went back to his own house next door. He will hold a family banquet at his place tonight and invite Qiao Yuanyin and his wife over. He also wants to go home and make some preparations.
"He's getting more and more stable."
Looking at Qiao Yingxuan's leaving back, Qiao Yingze sighed with emotion, but his expression was not entirely relieved, but also a little helpless.
"Anyway, let's pay more attention. If there is anything inappropriate, we will buy them a bigger room in the name of grandma, and then find a way to bring grandma back to Beijing to enjoy the blessings. Xingcheng is still cold. some."
From the correspondence in the bookstore, Gong Zhuoliang also knew that Qiao Yingxuan was quite estranged from his father-in-law's family, and they were dissatisfied with Qiao Yingxuan's approach of getting close to the Gong family without distinguishing between 'far and near'. Losing the prestige of the family, Qiao Yingxuan's words are almost useless, which is really annoying.
"That's the only way to go first..."
Qiao Yingze nodded when he heard the words, and stopped talking about these boring topics. The family of four all went to catch up on sleep. After traveling for so many days, they finally could sleep peacefully. But starting tomorrow, they will visit relatives. Still can't be free in a short time.
When Qiao Yingxuan came to call them in person, it was almost time for dinner, so Hanlu and Hanxia followed behind with their two children in their arms. Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang went to Qiao Yingxuan's house next door. In the suite hall, the middle is separated by a layer of screens, a layer of powder gauze, and double-layered beaded curtains. The female relatives are in the small hall inside, and the men are in the outer hall. Although Gong Zhuoliang now bears the title of "sister-in-law" , but naturally he couldn't really be assigned to the women's side, so he stayed in the outer hall very calmly.
After the family met each other, they divided into two groups and started talking about the daily life. As young people who have already become parents and mothers, the best topic to draw distance from each other is naturally the topic of each family. The little buns.
First of all, Qiao Minyan, the eldest of the Qiao family's younger generation, is undoubtedly the most cheerful and lovable child among the five existing little buns, especially the talent for pleasing the elders is unparalleled.
As for the second eldest Gong Jinxian, he was the most beautiful and delicate among the buns, especially when the little guy rolled his eyes and smiled, it was already foreseeable what kind of disaster he would be when he grew up.
Although Qiao Yingxuan's twin siblings looked pretty good, they looked ordinary compared to their two elder brothers. The elder sister was a crying and fussy brother, while the younger brother was a little weak and thin. Quite rare.
If you want to say the cutest among the children, Zhang Lu from Qiao Yuanyin's family is the little one. He has handsome eyebrows and eyes similar to his mother and uncle, but there are two small dimples on his tender face, which can be said to be perfect It combines the advantages of parents, and it is sweet when they smile, and it hurts people's hearts when they see it...
The five little buns lined up in a row were given a rare meal by everyone, and they were not sent to their mothers until before dinner. Compared with the men in the outer hall who talked happily, the men sitting next to each other in the inner hall Between Yang Yingmo and Qiao Yuanyin, the atmosphere became slightly dull.
Qiao Yuanyin herself has a quite quiet personality, and she is not very familiar with Yang Yingmo, the second sister-in-law, so she just concentrates on teasing her son, and is secretly happy because her eldest brother's family has come to Beijing, while Yang Yingmo's sitting on the side The mood is quite complicated at the moment...