It is the golden autumn, the temple is full of incense, the chrysanthemums in the courtyard are blooming brilliantly, the green trees complement each other, and the scenery is pleasant.
Qi Surong placed the snacks he bought on the road on the stone table one by one, then took out a handkerchief to wipe Subao's hands and said, "Eat less, I won't be able to eat when I go back later."
"Yeah." Subao nodded heavily, put a piece of pastry into his mouth, and asked inarticulately, "Where's the roast duck?"
"You want to eat roast duck in the temple?" Qi Surong flicked his forehead gently and teased, "When did you become so greedy?"
Su Bao pouted and lowered his head in embarrassment. During this period of time, the family has been eating only light meals, and Su Bao, who is used to eating delicacies from all over the world, is naturally not used to it. But he didn't make trouble unreasonably, and always acted well-behaved and sensible, which made people feel distressed.
Qi Surong looked at Subao with a smile for a moment, and then said to Ping'er, "You stay here and look after the young master. I'll come back as soon as I can."
"What are you going to do, miss?"
Qi Surong made a vague and convenient gesture, and Ping'er understood immediately and asked no more questions.
"Su Bao, you eat here first and don't run around." Su Rong touched his forehead, warned him and left.
Su Bao looked at Qi Su Rong's back and felt a crisp feeling in his heart, just like the autumn sunshine, which was full of warmth on his body. His sister had never been so gentle to him before. In his eyes, his sister was noble and elegant, but not easy to get close to. When talking to him, he was always serious and respectful. I have never wiped his hands, never touched his head, and it is even more impossible to take him outside to eat freely.
Subao felt that he liked his current sister more.
"Kid, the snacks look good, can you give me a try?" At this moment, a man in his thirties slowly walked over and looked at Subao with a smile.
Su Bao followed the sound and saw that the man was wearing simple clothes and had an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were deep and full of energy, which instantly gave him a unique aura.
Su Bao rolled his eyes and asked, "This is my thing, why should I let you taste it?"
"It's better to have fun alone than to have fun together." The man stood with his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "Isn't it a pleasure to share delicious food with others?"
"As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine is too little to drink with a close friend, and half a sentence is too much to talk about nothing." Subao replied like an adult, "Share with others, but also to see whether they are close friends and good friends. Is your friend my best friend, or is your friend the best friend?" Where are your good friends?"
"Hahaha..." The man laughed and said, "Okay, kid, would you like me, Xu Chen, to be your close friend?"
"Xu Chen?" Su Bao glanced at him in surprise and asked, "Is your honor the same as the top scorer in Jinke who won three yuan eight years ago?"
"Oh? Do you recognize me?" This time it was the man's turn to be surprised.
"Well, I heard my sister talking about you." Subao made a "please sit down" gesture.
"What did your sister say about me?" Xu Chen lifted his clothes and sat down, asking with interest.
"She said that you are extremely smart, knowledgeable and memorized, free and easy-going, and eclectic in your actions. You can't be a courtier, but you can be a good teacher."
"Good teacher?" Xu Chen raised his eyebrows, "Why do you see him?" He didn't expect that after several years, there would still be people in the capital who knew him so well.
Su Bao thought for a while and said, "Sister, I feel that a person with such a temperament will not stick to stereotypes and does not care about his family background. He knows how to teach students according to their aptitude and is flexible."
"Hahaha..." Xu Chen laughed again, feeling particularly happy.
"My child, which family are you from? Who is your sister?" he asked.
Subao replied succinctly: "My surname is Qi and my first name is Subao."
After saying that, he looked straight at the man in front of him to observe his reaction.
"Qi Subao?" Xu Chen suddenly asked, "Could he be General Qi's son?"
"My father is no longer a general."
"No." Xu Chen shook his head and said seriously, "The title of general is earned through years of fighting and killing, and will not be obliterated because of the ban on official positions. Even without the imperial title, Nai's father is still a well-deserved general. .”
Su Bao smiled and his favorable impression of this person doubled.
"Su Bao, if I were my teacher, would you like to be my student?" He had no other plans when he returned to Beijing this time, but now that he met this child and heard such remarks, he couldn't help but be moved. Qi Surong probably never would have imagined that the reason why Xu Chen accepted a disciple in this life was actually inspired by her and Su Bao.
On the other side, Qi Surong was walking back. She didn't notice that in the pavilion not far away, two people were looking at her eagerly.
"Is it her?" Luo Yanyi said fiercely, "What a coincidence. I was just thinking about how to deal with her, and she came to my door automatically!"
Saying that, he stood up quickly and was about to block the person.
"Wait a minute." Liu Qian'er stopped her, "Buddhism is a quiet place. You want to cause trouble here? If word spreads, it will not be good for your reputation."
"Then what should we do? Should we just watch her leave?" Luo Yanyi said angrily, "These days, she has been hiding at home, and we have no chance to teach her a lesson. Now that we encounter her so easily, we can't let it go easily. "
"You just want to see her embarrassed." Liu Qian'er took a sip of tea and said calmly, "It's not appropriate for us to appear in public, but it's okay to tease her a little."
"How to tease?" Luo Yanyi asked hurriedly.
Liu Qian'er chuckled lightly, summoned a servant, and gave such instructions.
The servant took the order and hurriedly ran in the direction of Qi Surong.
At this time, Xu Chen was asking Su Bao if he was willing to be his student. Su Bao said, "I want to ask my sister what she wants first."
"As it should be." Xu Chen smiled.
"She's back." Su Bao raised his head and saw Qi Surong's figure from a distance. She was walking along the lake towards this side.
Su Bao stood up and said excitedly: "Let's go to meet her and take a tour of the lake."
Xu Chen naturally agreed, and he also wanted to immediately meet this "confidant" who knew him well.
"Sister." Subao ran a few steps quickly to meet her.
When Qi Surong saw him, she stopped and waited for him to approach. Unexpectedly, a figure suddenly appeared next to her, quickly brushed past her shoulder and bumped into Su Bao.
Subao, a child, could not withstand the impact of an adult. He tilted his body and fell into the lake.
"Su Bao!" Qi Su Rong reached out to grab it, but only caught a corner of the sleeve. With a hiss, the sleeve was torn, and Su Bao fell into the water, causing waves.
Qi Surong's expression changed greatly. He squatted down and stretched out his arms, trying to pull Subao up.
Su Bao struggled in the water and could not reach her arm.
At this time, Xu Chen also rushed over.
Everything happened so fast. The gangster who hit him disappeared in the blink of an eye. He only had time to see the badge hanging on his waist flash by.
"What happened, Miss Qi?" A somewhat surprised voice came from behind.
Qi Surong looked back and saw with surprise that it was Liu Qian'er's brother Liu Muhan.
"Mr. Liu, can you save my brother?" she begged anxiously.
"I... I can't swim." Then he quickly added, "I'll call someone right away."
"No need, I'll go by myself." Qi Surong didn't care much, and resolutely took off the ribbon from his waist, tied one end to the tree, took the other end, and jumped down.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she made a diving move, an arm was wrapped around her waist, and then she was pulled away from the lake. Then she saw someone throwing a noose, and it accurately wrapped one of Subao's arms. , pulled him up forcefully.
"Ahem." Subao collapsed on the ground, coughing violently, tears falling down, obviously frightened.
"Subao." Qi Surong hugged him and patted his back to comfort him, "It's okay, it's okay."
"Woo... Wu... Sister..." Su Bao's whole body was trembling.
Su Rong hugged him tighter and couldn't help but tears welling up in her eyes when she heard him cry.
"Find the doctor." A cold, low voice suddenly came from the side.
Qi Surong looked around and saw a tall man standing beside her, holding a rope in his hand.
Gu Jinyun! Qi Surong looked slightly stunned, then quickly recovered and ordered Ping'er who hurried over: "Ask the groom to prepare, we will go to the hospital immediately."
Gu Jinyun put away the rope and picked up Su Bao without saying a word: "Let's go."
Qi Surong opened her mouth, but didn't say anything more.
Only then did she notice Xu Chen beside her. When she asked, the latter took the initiative to give his name: "My name is Xu Chen. I have met Miss Qi."
Xu Chen? I didn't expect to actually meet him, but it was a pity that the timing was not right.
Qi Surong said politely: "Mr., I am laughing at you. The incident happened so suddenly that I really have no time to talk to you. I will only ask for advice next time. Please don't blame me."
"Miss, there is no need to be like this. Your brother's safety is important."
Qi Surong bowed and followed Gu Jinyun outside the temple without even looking at Liu Muhan.
Liu Muhan silently looked at her retreating back, then took off the ribbon she left on the tree with a thoughtful expression. For the sake of his younger brother, Qi Surong, who has always paid attention to etiquette and reputation, would actually give up in public? Is she really the arrogant eldest daughter of the Qi family? Or is it that everything I knew about her in the past was wrong
Xu Chen on the other side touched his chin and murmured: "Sure enough, the rumors are not credible. How can this Miss Qi be arrogant and noble? The gangster just now seemed to have planned to knock Miss Qi into the lake. He The token around my waist..."
Gu Jinyun carried Su Bao and walked out of the temple. When passing the pavilion, he glanced coldly at the people in the pavilion and wrote them down. Qi Surong didn't pay attention, he was all focused on Subao, and didn't even bother to take care of his soaked front.
Several people got on the carriage, and Gu Jinyun sat with the driver.
When we rushed to the hospital, the doctor checked carefully and determined that there was nothing serious. He just choked on a few mouthfuls of water and was a little frightened. Just drink a few doses of medicine later to prevent catching wind and cold.
Qi Surong felt relieved and had time to thank Gu Jinyun.
"Thank you for your help, sir." Qi Surong had to force herself to remain calm and pretended not to recognize her former pillow.
"No need." Gu Jinyun got a cloak from somewhere, handed it to her and said, "Put it on."
Qi Surong realized how embarrassed she was and quickly wrapped herself up tightly.
"Don't be brave when things happen in the future. With so many people around, there will always be people who can swim. You are too hasty." Gu Jinyun said.
Qi Surong was silent for a long time before saying: "Care leads to chaos."
"Well, let's go." Gu Jinyun picked up Su Bao again and walked out slowly.
"Go? Where?"
"go home."