Wang Cuiyun was a little uncomfortable watching the house that had been bustling for two or three months and suddenly became deserted. "Master, do you want to pick some more? But we have already picked out the good-looking ones last time. If we pick again, we will have to pick some inferior ones."
Xu Lian shook his head. "No, I'm going on a business trip tomorrow and won't be able to go home in the short term."
Wang Cuiyun looked at Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue, not knowing why Xu Lian only left these two. She smiled and said, "You two are so lucky to have the last laugh."
Hearing that Xu Lian was going on a business trip, Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They could tell from Xu Lian's words that he would not chase anyone away anymore, so they were naturally happy.
Xu Lian thought about it and simply told them the reason why he kept them, hoping that this would increase their favorability. "I am a sentimental person. I can feel that among all people, you two have the most feelings for me, so I kept you, especially Qing Ning. I know you already like me in your heart. Yue Yue is still a little short. When I'm not at home, you must think about me more, understand."
Yu Qingning was stunned for a moment, then her eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes, and she started to cry, "So, I know Qingning's feelings. Thank you for understanding Qingning. These days, Qingning has been afraid of being kicked out, but Qingning can't leave me anymore. If I can't stay here, Qingning will be very sad."
Xu Lian reached out his hand to wipe her tears and said with a smile, "Of course I know, green lemon is the best."
This made Yu Qingning burst into laughter.
Miao Yueyue was a little panicked, "Master, I like you too."
60/100 barely passes... Xu Lian looked at her and said, "I know, but you are not happy enough. You need to be happier."
Miao Yueyue's thoughts were seen through, so she had to lower her head with a blush.
She was a little happy with Xu Lian, but not to the point where she could not live without him.
If Xu Lian drove her away and let her live in another house like the others, without having to worry about food, clothing and other expenses, then she would not be too sad.
Unexpectedly, such little thoughts could be noticed by Xu Lian.
Wang Cuiyun gave a thumbs up, "I am the master, so amazing that I know what other people are thinking. Why don't you guess what I am thinking?"
Get out of the way... Xu Lian said, "What else can you eat besides meat?"
Wang Cuiyun said, "I can't say much. I still love Xiya very much. After all, she is my flesh and blood."
Isn't this related to meat? Xu Lian was speechless and didn't want to pay attention to her.
At this time, it was already evening and the four of them had dinner together.
Although there were fewer people and it was quieter, the atmosphere was harmonious.
This made Wang Cuiyun a little dazed, as if she was back to the time when Xiya and Chan'er were around. She didn't know whether Xu Lian did it on purpose or if it was fate. Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue were really a bit like Xiya and Chan'er.
After dinner.
Xu Lian did not stay in the house, but went out.
He walked towards the house where Caixia lived.
During these three months, he has visited Caixia twice. Unfortunately, he did not see any favorability rating, which means it is lower than 50/100.
He still hoped to bring Caixia back to live with him. After all, Caixia's favorability towards him had reached 91/100, which was far higher than Yu Qingning. From this point of view, Caixia liked him so much that she even loved him.
It is conceivable how heartbroken Caixia was when he slapped her twice and kicked her out of the house.
Caixia is not the only one living in the house where she lives. She is not lonely because she has twenty-three emotionless "eaters" to keep her company.
Xu Lian opened the door and went in.
I saw Caixia and twenty-three "eaters" had just finished dinner and were cleaning up the dishes.
He paid special attention to the residue in the bowl and chopsticks. There was meat and vegetables, which meant the food was pretty good. Yang Ye did deliver the meat and vegetables on time as he instructed. Although the food here was not as good as his home, it was much better than that of ordinary people.
Seeing him coming, the twenty-three "eaters" hurriedly bowed and saluted. Although they were driven here from their homes by him, their food, clothing and other expenses were still the same. To them, there was not much difference. Moreover, they did not have to intrigue around him. They could relax and feel comfortable in this house every day.
Caixia also bowed and saluted. Her haggard face was a little pale, and her eyes were dim. She called out "Master."
"You look so pale, are you sick?"
Xu Lian stretched out his hand with a bit of heartache and placed it on her forehead. She was very tall, almost as tall as Xu Lian, and it was extremely rare for a woman to be so tall.
Caixia forced a smile on her pale face, "It's okay, thank you for your concern."
Her answer was perfunctory, and it was obvious that she still had some resentment in her heart... Xu Lian took her hand, led her out of the dining room, and took a walk in the yard.
The twenty-three "eaters" knew that Xu Lian came here mainly to visit Caixia and it had nothing to do with them, so they all consciously avoided him and did not disturb the two.
"Do you still hate me?"
Xu Lian took Caixia and sat down in the pavilion, held her in his arms, and looked at the stars in the night sky.
Caixia was a little stiff. "My father is the sky of the family. He provided me with food, clothing, and such a good environment. How could I dare to hate him? I only hated myself for being too ignorant at that time. I thought that I had everything because I was favored by my father. I could be different from other women and do whatever I wanted."
You can tell the grievance and resentment in her heart.
Xu Lian said seriously, "In my heart, you are indeed different. I gave you a little joy, but you made me happy ten times more. Moreover, you regarded everything I have as your own. You were not polite to me at all, and you did not regard yourself as an outsider at all. You treated me well without reservation."
Caixia started crying as she listened, knowing that Xu Lian still understood her.
Xu Lian said, "I know that among all these people, you are the only one who likes me the most. They all want to live a good life, and you also want to live a good life, but you can't help but like me. Therefore, you dare to be fearless and reckless, but they don't dare. This is the difference between you and them."
Caixia burst into tears and buried her head in his arms, "Since you knew, why did you send me here?"
Xu Lian sighed, "I'm sorry, I really owe you an apology. I am your only one, but you are not my only one. I can't ignore their feelings just for you."
Caixia cried louder and louder and couldn't bear to beat him.
"Cry, you'll feel better after crying."
Xu Lian had no other choice. The world was like this, and the rules of favorability were like this. It was destined that no one could be his only one, not even Sister Xiya, let alone other women.
By late night, Caixia's eyes were swollen from crying, and she was tired and fell asleep.
Xu Lian hesitated for a moment, then carried her into the carriage and took her away.
This place is only suitable for people who eat without any emotions, but not for Caixia who has passionate emotions. If Caixia continues to stay here, she might really fall ill or have mental problems.
Driving the carriage back home.
He picked up Caixia and called her softly.
Caixia woke up in a daze. Seeing this familiar house, she was surprised and happy. Tears welled up in her eyes again. "Thank you for taking me home."
"Well, this will always be your home."
Xu Lian took her directly to the main house.
No words were spoken that night.
the next day.
Looking at the favorability level, Xu Lian was really shocked.
Name: Xu Lian
Level: Ming Jin Stage Eighth Heaven
Skills: Wind-breaking Sword Technique (Volumes 123), Seven Styles of Xian Gang (Complete Edition)
Props: None (One-star long sword not worn)
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has increased from -10/100 to 93/100. You have gained two advancement points and can choose to add points to any of the rank, skills, and props.
Not only did it recover to its original 91/100, it also went up by two points!
This has already caught up with Sister Xiya.
You know, Sister Xiya is willing to stay with him through life and death, which means Caixia has also reached this point.
This made Xu Lian happy and distressed, and he silently swore that even if Caixia's ambitions grew again, he would no longer ignore Caixia like before... At most, he would just give her a beating and make her behave herself.
He had originally planned to leave Green Bamboo Town today, but considering that Caixia had just returned and her feelings for him had reached this point, he decided to stay for a few more days to accompany her.
As expected, when having breakfast, Wang Cuiyun, Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue saw Caixia, they were all stunned. They didn't expect that Xu Lian took her back.
Seeing that Caixia was a little stiff, Xu Lian knew that she was nervous, so he smiled and gave her an encouraging look.
Caixia blushed, gritted her teeth, came to Wang Cuiyun, and knelt down, "Aunt Wang, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you like that before."
Wang Cuiyun was already an old hand in this world. She knew that Xu Lian must be very happy to see Caixia back, so she said with a smile, "Get up and have dinner. What happened in the past is in the past. Let's live in harmony from now on."
Caixia stood up and bowed to apologize to Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue.
Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue did not dare to be careless. They hurriedly helped her and pulled her to sit down.
Xu Lian stayed at home for three more days. Seeing that Caixia got along well with them, he felt completely relieved.
Day 4.
Left Green Bamboo Town and went to Stone Town.
I haven't seen Xiaomei for three or four months. I spent five days with her. Although my favorability towards her didn't increase, it is very stable.
Five days later.
Xu Lian took a ferry from Shitou Town to Pingyang County. Now he had two more advancement points, but the Qi Condensation Pills were not enough, so he needed spirit stones.
Advancement points and cultivation resources are like his two legs, neither of which can be missing.