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Li Langyu looked at him with blurry eyes, still thinking about the wine glass that was taken away. Xu Shi's brain was still awake, he frowned in dissatisfaction, and reached out to grab it like a young child, Cheng Hanliang easily grabbed his wrist. He is a soldier, and his hands are very strong, and this squeeze is a bit painful. Li Langyu regained a little consciousness: "Fourth Master?"
Cheng Hanliang was not in a hurry to respond, he sat down and stared at Li Langyu with sharp eagle eyes. "Do you still want to drink?"
Li Langyu nodded innocently, and after a brief pause, shook his head again.
Cheng Hanliang filled a glass and handed it to him. Li Langyu just wanted to take it, but he deliberately took it away as if he was deliberately teasing.
"Who are you?" he asked, his voice cold.
Li Langyu was stunned for a while, and then she reported her name.
"How did you and Lanlan know each other?" Cheng Hanliang tapped the edge of the table with his index finger.
"We are both studying at Central University, Lan Lan is my senior sister." Li Langyu replied, puzzled in her dark eyes. He had told the Cheng family about these things a long time ago.
Cheng Hanliang continued to ask, "Who is Lingtang Lingzun, and where is he now?"
"My mother, Xu Guiying, made a living selling vegetables at Xijiekou."
"What about your father?"
"Father..." Li Langyu's eyes were slightly sluggish, as if remembering something from the past, he slowly took a sip of wine, his face showed sadness, "Father is dead."
Cheng Hanliang remembered that he did mention one point before, but he didn't talk about it in detail. "For what?"
Li Langyu's eyes turned red, his Adam's apple moved, but he could not make a sound with his mouth open.
Cheng Hanliang raised his eyes and stared at him. Indeed, there was a possibility, but he could not dispel his doubts. It wasn't that he didn't believe that noble sons were born from a poor family. Talent and knowledge were not the problem, just upbringing and temperament. At this point, unless...
Li Langyu didn't pay attention to the other party's thoughts, he drank to the porcelain pot on his own, and Cheng Hanliang didn't care about him.
"During your father's death, did you engage in..."
Before he finished speaking, the other party couldn't hold back his drunkenness, and fell into his arms all of a sudden, and he didn't wake up after calling a few times.
It's time to get drunk.
Cheng Hanliang frowned, and after hesitating for a while, he still carried him to the bed and pulled the quilt.
When Li Langyu was sleeping soundly, her long eyelashes were attached to her eyelids, and she looked very docile. Cheng Hanliang scrutinized his face for a while, thinking to himself, it's better to be an honest vase, otherwise I'll ruin you as well.
Walking out of the room, he called Butler Zhang: "Find a time to check Xu Guiying, and ask for a copy of Li Langyu's student file from Central University."
Butler Zhang quickly understood: "Fourth Master still worried?"
Cheng Hanliang frowned, looking at the Magnolia Magnolia outside the window, thinking back to the day he saw Li Langyu for the first time.
In the square courtyard, in the very center, under the angry magnolia tree, the stinky boy from nowhere smiled harmlessly. A piece of white petals, sipped in his mouth, a smile that can't be contained in the spring breeze.
Cheng Hanliang just glanced at it and remembered the figure.
"What's your name?" he asked at the time.
"Junior Li Langyu, the Langyu of 'You gave Jin Langgan and reported the double jade plate', see the fourth master of the process."
The voice is loud, and the person is like a jade.
Cheng Hanliang closed his eyes for a long time. "I can't take Lanlan's risks. That kid is too strange. Even if Lanlan believes him, I still don't believe it."
Cheng Lan, that is the person he must protect no matter what.
Meanwhile, General Cheng's bedroom.
Hearing the sound of the door being closed, Li Langyu, who was sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes were clear, and she didn't see the drunk state at all.
Chapter Two
In the early morning of the next day, the courtyard of Cheng Mansion was filled with sunshine, and the sky was blue and pleasant.
As soon as Li Langyu woke up, he went directly to Cheng Lan's room. As the son-in-law of the Cheng family, he had to play the role of a husband with all his heart.
Cheng Lan has got up and is dressing in the mirror at the moment. The girls helped to fetch new clothes, cleaned the new house inside and out, and when they saw Li Langyu, they respectfully shouted "Hello, Uncle". Cheng Lan heard the call and turned around to meet him.
Li Langyu came to her side with a warm smile, "Last night was really noisy. I was called by the fourth master to see a few elders. I couldn't resist and fell asleep. I'm really sorry for not being able to come to accompany you."
Cheng Lan shook her head, "Since we are married, there is no need to say sorry between you and me. If there is any difficulty, you can say it and understand each other." She spoke softly, like a lady.
Cheng Lan is not a arrogant girl. As early as when she was studying at Central University, she liked to be alone and quiet. At that time, the civil war had just broken out. Many students preached and visited everywhere in the form of progressive youth. They were passionate and talked about swords. Cheng Lan just Helping to write poems, Li Langyu remembered her saying, I envy the vigorous way of living, but I don't have the courage to conquer the world on the battlefield, and seek the world from a high place. A person's ability is limited, if there is anything I can do, I will do my best.
It was the first time he looked at this woman seriously, and even though he was close to having a purpose, he had to admit that this opinion was in line with him.
The girl helped Cheng Lan comb her hair, and then brought the traditional Chinese medicine, which Li Langyu personally fed to her. After finishing everything, the two set off to the main hall together.
On the second day of the wedding, in addition to appeasing his wife, he had to formally meet his father-in-law, Cheng Hanliang.
When passing by the side hall, Li Langyu heard the sound of mahjong rustling, and looked at the sound. The four ladies formed a table. One of them had the most beautiful makeup and looked in his early thirties, with a root in his mouth. Smoke, but looks a little restless, I want to come to today's card luck.
"The third aunt is very good." Cheng Lan first came forward to say hello, and the woman holding a cigarette became more enthusiastic when she saw them. While arranging the cards, she pretended to make fun of: "Is this the new uncle, she looks so pretty, so the bride gets up so early, so she won't rest for a while." The voice sounded like a delicate oriole.
Li Langyu made a polite introduction. He remembered that Cheng Hanliang had accepted the two concubines, but later he drove them away because Cheng Lan was wronged. The third one was Lian Man, who was introduced by Commander Qiao. Cheng Hanliang refused to refute him, so he stayed After that, I didn't care much about her on weekdays. Fortunately, the third concubine didn't make any troubles, and she liked to spend money everywhere to play. Yesterday's big wedding, Li Langyu didn't see her.
"Today's bad luck, I lost so many wives, and now I don't know what cards to play." The third wife propped her forehead in a frustrated tone.
Li Langyu took the opportunity to answer: "After fighting for so long, I must be hungry. When I look back, I will ask Xu's mother to go to the kitchen to make eight scallion pancakes, fill up my stomach and fight again. Maybe luck will come." This last sentence It was said to the third aunt.
The other party was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at Li Langyu, and smiled knowingly.
Cheng Hanliang was drinking tea in the main hall, and by chance, Li Langyu and Cheng Lan came. He first asked Cheng Lan how he slept last night, whether he took medicine on time, whether his cough has improved recently, and so on, and then warned him a little, his concern was evident.
Li Langyu listened by the side without interrupting, but it could be seen that his well-known young father-in-law did not intend to ignore him at all.
After half an hour, the atmosphere was a bit stiff, and Cheng Lan also felt embarrassed, so she said: "Lang Yu has just come, maybe he is not used to all aspects, and some things are too late to prepare, do you want to find a time to arrange it?"
Cheng Hanliang then turned his attention to him: "Then leave it to Butler Zhang, if you have anything to say."
Li Langyu looked obedient, and thanked her with narrowed eyes, "Just keep it simple, and you don't need to bother too much."
Cheng Hanliang put down the teacup in his hand and looked at him with a smile: "I like sensible people. Since that's the case, there is one more thing I want to make clear to you."
"Lanlan has always been in poor health and often coughs at night. She has been taking care of her for so many years, so for the sake of convenience, it's better for you to sleep separately for the time being. I'll have the room tidied up, and it's next to me, how about it? "
This means doubt.
Cheng Lan was stunned for a while, a little surprised, but Li Langyu responded quickly: "Okay."
As long as you come here, you will have a chance, and you can't be in a hurry if you want to gain trust. he thought so.
After leaving the door and taking Cheng Lan back to the room, Li Langyu came to the courtyard alone, walked through a small garden, and happened to meet the third concubine who was playing cards in the morning.
I'm in a good mood, and it looks like I've won money.
"Thank you for your eight scallion pancakes. After listening to the eight tubes, I figured it out." She stroked her long hair, very amorous.
Li Langyu smiled, admitting it. "I'm new here, and I may need guidance on a lot of things. The fourth master is strict, and I also ask the third concubine to help me in the future."
Lian Man is not a fool, of course she knows that the benefits are not for nothing. She looked at Li Langyu carefully, from head to toe, her eyes were frivolous, and she smiled playfully.
"It's not difficult to please the fourth master." She took a step closer and approached Li Langyu's ear with an extremely ambiguous gesture: "Actually, the fourth master prefers men to women."
The third concubine looked really frivolous, and there was wild energy in her words, and Li Langyu didn't dare to believe it. Later, he went to the kitchen again, and gave some of the newlyweds to the servants who were working, in order to win people's hearts and find out who he was. Cheng Mansion is full of people, and there are always a few eyes staring at him. He has to be the uncle for a long time.
Half a month later, the master Feng of Qinchun Garden put on a play and invited Cheng Siye and others to watch it. The recent thunderstorm made the tide go everywhere, so Cheng Hanliang was afraid that Cheng Lan would be uncomfortable staying at home, so he took her and Li Langyu there too.
Qinchun Garden is a famous theater in Peiping.