Different from the atmosphere in the ice cellar, outside, City Lord Meng did not leave. Instead, he stood outside the ice cellar, looking at the burly man at the stone door, and said with a smile, "I have yet to ask your name, Excellency?"
Guan Xilin, who was guarding the stone gate like a door god, glanced at him and said, "My last name is Guan."
"Oh, it's Brother Guan." Patriarch Meng nodded and said with a smile, "I see that Master Feng trusts you very much. Could Brother Guan be someone close to Master Feng?"
Hearing this, Guan Xilin smiled, knowing that he was trying to trick her, so he just responded: "Yes, I am sure it is someone around her who is responsible for protecting her safety."
"I see." Patriarch Meng looked at him and said, "But judging from Brother Guan's aura, he doesn't look like an ordinary guard. I think he must be someone of great importance."
"Hahaha, Master Meng, you've seen it wrong. In fact, I'm just a mercenary who's trying to make a living. I don't have much of a background." He laughed out loud and chatted with him in a random manner, just to kill time.
Meanwhile, Duan Linlin took advantage of the fact that Fengjiu and the others were not in the City Lord's Mansion and ran to Duan Yingying's courtyard. After searching everywhere, she found her elder sister who looked exactly like her in the kitchen.
So, she walked forward angrily, pulled her out, and when she got outside, she shook her away with her hand, shouting angrily: "Let me ask you, how come that young man in red lives in the same yard with you? Don't forget that you are deaf and dumb, you can't afford to mess with someone like that!"
Duan Yingying looked at her in a daze. After listening to her sister's words, she couldn't help but lower her head and stood there at a loss.
"Yes, how could I forget that you are deaf and dumb? It's a wonder you can hear me! It's such a waste of time and energy to scold you!" She snorted, glared at her, and turned away.
Duan Yingying raised her head and looked at her figure leaving angrily, lowered her eyes sadly, and turned back to the kitchen to cook.
She never wanted to compare herself with others. Living in this yard, she endured the loneliness alone. Even if she was unhappy, she would make herself smile. In this yard, she had always lived alone.
The only one who can make her happy and who she cares about in this family is her brother who can only come back once or twice a year. As for the others, she already knows that they all treat her as transparent and don’t like her existence, right
On the contrary, Fengjiu was just a passer-by, but he was so kind to her. Not only did he cure her deafness and dumbness, but he also taught her to see people clearly. Just as Brother Guan said, she was lucky, and it was because of luck that she met Fengjiu, the person who changed her life.
After noon, the stone door of the Meng family's ice cellar was finally opened from the inside. The first person to come out was Feng Jiu, dressed in red. She looked the same, but with a hint of fatigue between her brows.
"Are you done? Are you tired? If you are, go back and have a rest." Guan Xilin was the first to come forward and came to Feng Jiu's side. As soon as he got close to her, he felt the coldness from her body and frowned.
"You have a very cold body." He looked at Patriarch Meng and said, "Patriarch Meng, can you please ask someone to check if the ginger soup I asked you to boil is ready?"