The old mayor, Su Qing, smiled and bowed to the young master invited by the Fang family. "Such a dignified and dignified man, it turns out that he is the son of the Lin family in the county. No wonder."
Where is your arrogance... Xu Lian couldn't help but look at the old mayor Su Qing a few more times. He had to get to know him again. He was not like this just now.
The nobleman Lin Chengyu simply bowed slightly as a return gesture. He was neither enthusiastic nor too cold towards the mayor of Lvzhu Town. Perhaps this was the upbringing of a young master from a county family.
Ever since arriving at the mine, Fang Shaoze, the young master of the Fang family, had always kept his eyes on Pei Zhaoxi. After greeting the two elders, the old town mayor Su Qing and the head of the Pei family Pei Jifeng, he took Lin Chengyu and walked quickly towards the circle of Pei Heng, Pei Zhaoxi, Han Du and Xu Lian.
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"So Hee!"
Fang Shaoze waved and greeted Pei Zhaoxi with a bright smile on his face.
It can be seen that he is a sunny boy with a cheerful personality. In addition, he is handsome and has the background of being the eldest son of the Fang family. It is easy for him to attract the hearts of girls. No wonder Pei Zhaoxi once had some girlish feelings for him.
Fang Shaoze was about fifteen years old, about the same age as Pei Zhaoxi. They were both young teenagers and looked very well matched, like a perfect pair of golden boy and jade girl.
"Yes, Brother Fang."
Pei Zhaoxi's face looked a little unnatural, and she responded absentmindedly. Fang Shaoze was still the boy he used to be, but she was no longer the girl she used to be. She had been with Xu Lian many times, and was getting more and more crazy.
She glanced at Xu Lian beside her out of the corner of her eye. If she had to use a metaphor to describe it, Fang Shaoze's sunny boy shadow once cast on the wall of her girlish heart, then Xu Lian was like a robber who broke into the room, broke in directly, occupied her girlish heart, and completely messed up the layout of the room, changing the layout to make it suitable for Xu Lian to live in.
The result was that the shadow of the sunny boy reflected on the wall suddenly became blurred and was about to disappear.
Therefore, she had complicated feelings towards Fang Shaoze. She felt a little guilty, a little indifferent, a little like a stranger, and even a little hateful. She hated this sunny young boy who worked so hard to guard the garden, but was picked the flowers by the robber boy Xu Lian, and even the future fruits would belong to Xu Lian.
"So Hee, what's wrong with you?"
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Fang Shaoze noticed Pei Zhaoxi's indifferent attitude.
The Fang family and the Pei family are old friends. The two have been engaged since childhood. Although they are not childhood sweethearts, they are childhood sweethearts and are very familiar with each other. Pei Zhaoxi's slight abnormality made him notice it and felt that something was wrong.
"You're feeling down. Are you sick?"
He reached out and touched Pei Zhaoxi's forehead to see if she had a cold or a fever.
Pei Zhaoxi subconsciously dodged, moved a step to the side, and bumped into Xu Lian's shoulder.
Just this small action... people's reactions were different.
Fang Shaoze's hand froze in mid-air, and the sunny smile on his face also froze. He was engaged to Zhao Xi, so why did he react so strongly to such a simple contact
Pei Heng was stunned and a little bit puzzled. They had a good relationship before, and they were somewhat like a couple. They didn't care much about the contact when they were playing. Why did Zhao Xi instinctively treat Fang Shaoze as a stranger now
Han Du didn't react much. In his opinion, Pei Zhaoxi was just eccentric and it was not surprising for him to have any abnormal behavior.
Xu Lian felt a little guilty. Just now he almost instinctively reached out and slapped Fang Shaoze's hand away. Then he remembered that he was the one who was engaged to Pei Zhaoxi.
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Lin Chengyu, a nobleman from a county town family, had the physique of a warrior and the sharpest perception. His pupils shrank as he noticed a very subtle detail. Pei Zhaoxi instinctively avoided not his brother Pei Heng, who was closest to him, but another young mine manager named Xu Lian.
You know, like humans and animals, when frightened, they will instinctively hide towards familiar places. Why did Pei Zhaoxi hide towards this young steward named Xu Lian
Moreover, there is another very important detail. When Fang Shaoze reached out to touch Pei Zhaoxi, Xu Lian's palm obviously moved. He instinctively wanted to stop him, but he held back. Why did this happen
Thinking of this, Lin Chengyu looked at Xu Lian meaningfully, his eyes carrying a hint of intriguing meaning.
Xu Lian was also a warrior with a keen sense. He noticed Lin Chengyu's gaze and nodded slightly in response.
Lin Chengyu was slightly surprised. Seeing Xu Lian's sharp perception, he realized that Xu Lian was also a warrior.
"So Hee, what's wrong with you?"
Fang Shaoze didn't bother to think too much and looked at Pei Zhaoxi with concern.
Pei Zhaoxi shook his head, "Nothing, I just felt a little unwell these days."
Pregnant... Xu Lian had a thought, but then he felt it was impossible. Pei Zhaoxi obviously said this to appease Fang Shaoze. Even if she was pregnant, it would definitely be Sister Xiya who was pregnant first. After all, the soil was fertile, and Pei Zhaoxi was still far from it. Moreover, he himself was not mature enough.
Fang Shaoze took this casual remark seriously, "Have you seen the doctor? Otherwise, I'll take you back to Peijiazhuang."
"No, I'm fine."
Pei Zhaoxi said lightly.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Xu Lian felt a little complicated. He could see how good Fang Shaoze was to Pei Zhaoxi, and he felt more or less guilty towards Fang Shaoze. However, he could not be blamed entirely for this. If Pei Zhaoxi had not shot an arrow to kill him, he would not have "shot an arrow" at Pei Zhaoxi, and he did not know in advance that Pei Zhaoxi was engaged. The main responsibility for this matter still lay with Pei Zhaoxi himself, and he was only secondary responsible.
Of course, the fact that he feels a little guilty doesn't mean he will let go. He is now a little obsessed with Pei Zhaoxi, this little hot pepper.
Unlike Xiya's obedience and Chan'er's good behavior, Pei Zhaoxi has never shown any affection for him, which makes him even more expectant.
Once the engagement is cancelled, Pei Zhaoxi will marry him and become his woman completely. Will her favorability experience a big explosion
Pei Zhaoxi's calm attitude made Fang Shaoze a little at a loss. He didn't know what to say, so he could only force a smile and said, "Then when we go hunting in the mountains later, take it easy and don't exert too much effort, otherwise you will get tired."
"Um."
Pei Zhaoxi responded slightly, and when her eyes inadvertently swept across Xu Lian's face, they looked at each other. Not knowing what she remembered, she turned her gaze away with a slight blush, looking elsewhere.
Elsewhere, the old town mayor, that is, the circle of Su Qing, the head of the Su family, the head of the Pei family, and the head of the Fang family, the three heads of the family were chatting and laughing, and they had no idea what was happening in the circle of the younger generation.
Further away, there were the young boys and girls from the three major illegitimate families. Illegitimate sons and daughters had no status in the family, and of course had no sense of existence outside. They stood stiffly at the edge of the mountain field, not daring to speak loudly in the presence of the heads of the families and the legitimate sons and daughters.
The collective hunting of the three major families is called hunting, but in fact it is just a gathering.
Hunting is only secondary. The more important thing is to get together so as to avoid long periods of no contact, which may cause suspicion between each other and unnecessary conflicts.
Carrying their bows and arrows, they went up the mountain chatting and laughing.
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