The weather looked gloomy last night and I thought it would rain today, but I didn’t expect it to be a sunny day after noon. The sun was high in the sky and the temperature was rising again.
After lunch, Zhu Ping'an went into the study, sat at the desk, stretched himself, and casually scattered a handful of bait in the fish pond built by the window. Soon, he saw several koi carps in the pond wagging their tails to grab food.
Not far from the window is the rockery in the yard. On the rockery are climbing green and swaying vines, covering the rockery with lush greenery. At the foot of the rockery are planted flowers, plants and trees, with a few red or blue flowers, which add a wild touch to the view outside the window and also bring some shade to the study.
After a while, Li Shu came in with a few maids. The little maids were holding ice basins and snacks and fruits in their hands.
Li Shu asked the maid to add six ice basins in the study and place them in the four corners and the middle of the study. This would reduce the temperature without catching a cold.
A faint fragrance wafted over.
Li Shu personally placed a cup of iced sour plum soup in front of Zhu Ping'an, then sat opposite Zhu Ping'an, blinking her watery eyes and looking at him.
There is nothing better than having a cup of iced sour plum soup in summer, which can refresh the mind and quench thirst.
"Why don't you drink it? Sour plum soup is the best drink for summer." Zhu Ping'an picked up the cup and was about to take a sip, but found that Li Shu had no sour plum soup in her hand. Without thinking, he handed the cup of sour plum soup in his hand to Li Shu.
Li Shu looked at Zhu Ping'an shyly and angrily with her watery eyes, shook her head, and her pretty face blushed slightly.
"Don't you like sour plum soup?" Zhu Ping'an asked again with a confused look on his face. He quickly shook his head after asking, "No, that's not right. I saw you drinking it last time?"
Li Shu's pretty face turned even redder, as if water was about to drip out.
Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an had a lot of question marks on his head. He kept his good habit of asking when he didn't understand and asked again.
"I'm here, I can't drink cold drinks..." Li Shu glared at Zhu Ping'an in embarrassment and anger, her pretty face turning red.
Ahem...
Zhu Ping'an was stunned at first, then coughed awkwardly. When the girl said "which one is coming", even if Zhu Ping'an was dumb, he knew what it meant. Girls are not allowed to touch cold things during their menstrual period, and there are many taboos.
"Let Hua'er accompany you tonight. It's not convenient for me." Li Shu placed the sour plum soup in front of Zhu Ping'an with her slender hands. She said as if nothing had happened, but her dark eyes secretly glanced at Zhu Ping'an's expression.
The chubby little maidservant beside her had a round face that suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head in shame, almost burying it in her big breasts.
"What? I'm not a child. I don't need someone to accompany me to sleep." Zhu Ping'an was speechless when he heard this. "Besides, it's fine if we don't do either of them. It won't affect our sleep."
The little maidservant beside him lowered her head, and when she heard the words, she glanced at the tiptoes of her son-in-law with resentment...
"Idiot..."
Li Shu rolled her eyes at Zhu Ping'an and said something coquettishly, but her cherry lips curved into a charming arc.
At this time, a little maid came into the study and reported to Li Shu, "Miss, the second young lady is here."
"My second sister is here. I'll go see her."
Upon hearing this, Li Shu stood up, said something to Zhu Ping'an, and went out to greet them with Baozi, the little maid, and others.
In ancient times, it was emphasized that men and women should not touch each other, and the second young lady came to Li Shu to have a private conversation, so Zhu Ping'an did not go and ask for trouble, and stayed in the study.
Soon, Zhu Ping'an heard the voices of Li Shu and the second young lady of Linhuai Marquis's Mansion, and also heard the voices of the naughty kid and the little loli Niuniu. It was obvious that the two of them came with the second young lady.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier, second sister? You've made me neglect you. Qin'er, go make some tea. Hua'er, go to the small kitchen and ask Liu Mommy to make some cold drinks to cool you down and quench your thirst, as well as some iced fruits." Li Shu saw the second lady as she walked out the door. She smiled and said something coquettishly, then told Qin'er and Hua'er to make some tea and serve some fruits.
Hua'er and Qin'er stepped forward to pay their respects to the Second Young Lady, and then went to make tea and go to the kitchenette as instructed by Li Shu.
The second young lady of the Linhuai Marquis's Mansion stepped forward, took Li Shu's hand and said with a smile: "Fifth sister still treats me as a guest. There is no need to neglect me. We are sisters, so there is no need to be so polite. I haven't seen you for several days since my eldest sister left. Today, I have nothing to do and I feel bored in my room, so I thought of coming to talk to you. On the way here, I met Rui Ge'er and Niuniu. They heard from somewhere that my brother-in-law was back, and they pestered me to come with them. I had no choice but to bring them along as well."
"Hello, Fifth Sister."
As soon as she finished speaking, two short legs came out from behind the second young lady and greeted Li Shu obediently. They were the naughty boy Li Yangong and the little loli Niuniu.
Although this naughty kid usually looks arrogant, when he sees Li Shu, he becomes very well-behaved, just like a husky seeing a tiger.
These are the painful lessons the naughty kid learned after dozens of struggles. Don't be fooled by the beautiful and smiling Fifth Sister, she is even more cruel and ruthless than the country bumpkin Fifth Brother-in-law. No wonder the teacher always said that only women and villains are difficult to raise.
After a naughty kid suffers a few losses, it's hard for him not to learn his lesson.
Little Loli Niuniu is as well-behaved as ever, and looks so cute and tender. She is much more likable than other naughty kids.
"Rui Ge'er and Niuniu are so well behaved." Li Shu smiled and touched the head of the naughty kid and the little loli and praised them.
"Country bumpkin... No, where is my brother-in-law? My sister Niuniu and I want to go play with him." The naughty kid almost blurted out the word "country bumpkin brother-in-law" again.
This bear kid...
"Haha, go ahead, your brother-in-law is in the study." Li Shu looked at the naughty child, touched his head again, and smiled more gently.
A-choo
The naughty child sneezed for no reason, touched his head, and said to himself, "Who missed me?" Then he happily took the hand of little Loli Niuniu and ran to the study.
Li Shu went to the bedroom with the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion to have a private conversation.
"Brother-in-law, Niuniu misses you."
Little Loli Niuniu entered the study, broke free from the naughty kid's hand, stepped on her short legs, stretched out her arms, and ran towards Zhu Ping'an like a fat duck taking off.
“Sister, slow down…” the naughty kid followed closely behind.
Zhu Ping'an squatted down, stretched out his arms and picked up the little Loli Niuniu who was running towards him. The little Loli twisted her butt in Zhu Ping'an's arms and found a comfortable position.
The naughty kid was screaming in anger.
The naughty kid didn't shift his attention until the maid brought three servings of milk, fruit and ice bowls. The naughty kid, who was as fat as a bulldog, was as agile as a fat monkey at this moment. He roared and grabbed the bowl that looked the biggest and tastiest, like a vicious dog pouncing on its food, which scared the little girl who brought the ice bowl.
"Sister Niuniu, this bowl is the best. I'll give it to you." After the naughty kid got it, he handed the ice bowl in his hand to the little Loli like offering a treasure.
"Thank you, Brother Rui." The little girl took the bowl of ice and said thank you sweetly to the naughty kid.
"You're welcome, Sister Niu Niu." The naughty kid received the little Lolita's thanks, as if he had received the highest honor in the world. He proudly squinted his eyes and looked at Zhu Ping'an, and those little eyes seemed to be saying, can you do it
But the next second, the naughty kid just stood there in a daze, as if his computer was stuck.
"Brother-in-law, eat." Little Loli Niuniu took the ice bowl and turned around to hand it to Zhu Pingan.
"Niuniu is so good. Hmm, it's so sweet and delicious." Zhu Ping'an took a bite, looked at the naughty child, and hummed exaggeratedly, praising her.
Bear kid...
Have you ever heard the sound of a broken heart