Chapter 196 Old House (2)
Chapter 196 Old House (2)
Lu Qi didn't recognize the road leading to the old house. After looking around, he could hardly see any cars on the road. It turned out to be a high-class courtyard at the foot of the imperial city.
The red walls and black tiles were so quiet that even the birds could not be heard. I suddenly remembered a passage from Dream of the Red Chamber. The magnificent Jia Mansion was probably like this.
But Lu Qi doesn't like such solemnity and still prefers freedom.
The car stopped outside the wall, followed closely by a Prado. Returning to the old house, it is always very low-key.
In the driver's seat of the Prado, a tall and handsome figure was still leaning on the backrest, sending messages with one hand and dealing with matters in the open sea with a frown.
It is said that things have been a bit unsettled in Malacca recently, the situation on the sea is tense, and there might even be a war, which has affected his shipping business.
Lu Qi knocked on the half-open car window.
Upon hearing this, Pei Yao's brows relaxed instantly and he smiled and said, "I'm coming." He never showed his irritability in front of her unless she ran away.
Lu Qi leaned against the window and smiled: "Yeah!"
The Prado turned off the engine, Pei Yao opened the door and got out, then took Lu Qi's hand and walked inside.
What I'm wearing today matches well with Lu Qi, also in British style, and it looks like a couple's outfit.
As soon as I arrived at the door, the legendary old man came to greet me. He looked to be in his sixties.
Pei Yao said that Grandpa started working as his recorder when he was just 20 years old, and more than 40 years have passed since then.
From this perspective, it seems that the Pei family members all have an attachment to their old friends in their blood.
The old man was very friendly. When he saw the two people enter, he nodded slightly and said, "Young Master, Young Madam."
Lu Qi was startled by the call. It was the first time he heard such a name. He turned around and saw the old man smiling kindly.
Suddenly she remembered that, indeed, although they hadn't had a wedding yet, she and Pei Yao had been married for a year.
Unaccustomed to it, Pei Yao smiled, put his arm around her shoulders, gestured with his chin, and introduced her to someone else, calling him "Aung."
Lu Qi bowed slightly. Perhaps it was the first time he formally met his family, so he was not so open-minded and was a little reserved: "Aunt."
A Weng returned the gift. Knowing that the young mistress was shy about her first visit, he didn't socialize much and said to Pei Yao, "The chief won't arrive for another half an hour. Ms. Ji's plane just landed, so she'll be there for a while."
"The young lady has returned and is playing with the dog in the backyard. The others are in the main room. Why don't you let the young mistress play with the young lady for a while and have some snacks?"
Because the two of them were going to have a wedding, and because her grandmother, whom no one had ever seen, was coming back, Pei Mingzhu also took a leave from the team and came back.
Pei Yao was quite disgusted by this: "If Pei Zhenzhen can't be a good soldier, don't be one. She keeps running home every few days. Is she going to military training?"
Aong smiled and didn't respond. No one else can control the young lady, only Pei Yao can.
Now that I think about it, I heard that Lu Qi and Pei Mingzhu got along pretty well before, so that's a good suggestion.
Why should Lu Qi sit with the people from the second and third rooms and be so reserved with each other?
Accepting Aweng's kindness, Pei Yao nodded: "Then let's go to the backyard and take a look."
Without letting Aong follow him, Pei Yao pulled Lu Qi around the corridor. Lu Qi couldn't help but admire the scenery of the old house.
The rockery and green plants are full of majesty everywhere.
Although it wasn't a scene she liked, this was where Pei Yao grew up. Curious, she pointed at the steps and asked, "Have you ever fallen here?"
Pei Yao smiled. When a person loves someone, he will want to know his past.
He also wanted to know about Lu Qi's past and wanted to visit the place where she was born, but unfortunately Lu Qi did not go there, so Pei Yao accepted his fate.
He smiled and pointed to the pond next to the rockery: "I fell there and almost drowned. Grandpa wouldn't let anyone rescue me and insisted that I swim out by myself."
Hearing what he said, Lu Qi walked to the edge of the pond and squinted his eyes: "It's only a one-meter pond. How did you drown?"
"I was only three years old at that time." Pei Yao said seriously without changing his expression.
Lu Qi didn't believe it: "He's not even one meter tall at the age of three?" With a height of 1.9 meters, he should be taller than other children at the age of three.
Pei Yao remained serious, pretending to be serious while talking nonsense: "I grew up slowly when I was a child, and I was the shortest in my class."
Well, whatever this guy says is what it is.
As they chatted, they walked to the backyard, where there were two independent small buildings. The first floor belonged to Pei Yao and the second floor belonged to Pei Mingzhu. The layout of the two buildings was similar, with a study, bedroom suite, and a yard in the middle.
At this time, a small, well-behaved mixed breed dog in the yard, washed clean and fed to be plump and white, was playing with Pei Mingzhu.
It's rare that such a wealthy family has a dog, and they actually have a Chuan Chuan.
Pei Mingzhu was very excited to see Lu Qi coming. She stopped playing with the dog and chased after her: "Sister-in-law!"
Seeing Lu Qi is happier than seeing Pei Yao.
Lu Qi glanced at Pei Yao, who whispered, "I probably told her you lost your memory. Feel free to talk."
Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, put on a smile, and greeted Pei Mingzhu. After a few chats, they became familiar with each other again.
Pei Yao let the two of them play and went to the main room first.
Over here, Lu Qi petted the dog for a while and listened to Pei Mingzhu talk about her love affair with Captain Jin, until Pei Mingzhu whispered in her ear, "I'm ready to make it a done deal."
Lu Qi stopped petting the dog and widened his eyes: "Are you crazy?"
Pei Mingzhu squatted beside Lu Qi, resting her chin on her hand.
"I have no choice. Otherwise, I will never get past Grandpa. I don't know what my brother said to Grandpa, but he agreed with you two and didn't agree with me and him."
Lu Qi glanced at her and said, "How can you talk like that? Am I a bad person?"
Pei Mingzhu smiled and apologized, taking Lu Qi's arm. "No, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant is that my sister-in-law is so beautiful. She is really a demon concubine who brings trouble to my brother. The whole family disagrees, and even grandfather agrees. So why can't Jin Feng agree?"
"Maybe it's because you're my granddaughter, so I have to be more loving and afraid that you'll suffer."
Lu Qi could still understand the old man's state of mind. It didn't matter who his son married, but he would have to think carefully about who his daughter married.
Although they heard that Jin Feng was a very good person, the rank of captain, which could never be promoted, stopped the two of them.
"What's Captain Jin's attitude recently?" Lu Qi asked. He had heard Pei Yao talk about how Jin Feng had been hiding from Pei Mingzhu for two years, but couldn't hide anymore, so Pei Mingzhu chased him.
Pei Mingzhu was quite proud: "I slept with him."
Lu Qi: “…” Good job.
Unable to persuade him, Lu Qi had to ask, "So how is your rice?"
"I'm worried because there has been no movement." Pei Mingzhu looked up at the sky, looking quite melancholy.
Then, she said with a melancholy look, "So I'm going to make a fake pregnancy report and send it home. You can't tell my brother."
Lu Qi blinked her eyes. She was dragged into this by Pei Mingzhu for no apparent reason. Were they such a good sister-in-law before?
Such an important secret can be told to her!
Moreover, Pei Mingzhu was quite shameless. Seeing that Lu Qi was speechless, she started to taunt her.
"So, I told my sister-in-law this secret. In exchange, you have to tell me one too. This way, we can each have our own secrets, and we won't be afraid of anyone telling my brother about it."
Lu Qi pursed her lips. Pei Mingzhu didn't seem to have inherited the Pei family's intelligence.
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