C44 (1/2)
The Lady Xu was trapped in an unprecedented desperate situation. Xie Cen ignored her and just went to discuss some matters with the old lady, or maybe he wanted to take a look at the Chan Er. The household's matters were all managed by the Auntie Xue, so there was nothing left for the Lady Xu to do.
If there really was anything big, she would go and discuss it with Lady Xu, but Lady Xu did not appreciate her kindness at all. She only felt that Auntie Xue was showing off to her, continuously knocking him out twice, and not even Auntie Xue came to her door.
Lady Xu thought about the Xie Jingxi who was about to be married off. Normally, with Xie Jingxi here, she would still be able to help her, but in the end, she was still a mother and daughter.
”Fourth Brother, now that your grandmother is at home, if you have nothing to do, you should go to her place to greet her. And your sister, seeing that she is about to get married, there will be less times for you two to meet each other in the future. I only have the two of you left before me, come visit your mother more often if you have nothing to do.”
Xie Jingyu stayed in the outer court to study all year round, so he did not know about the dirty things happening in the inner court. When Lady Xu said this, he also felt that it was reasonable, although she was surprised that Lady Xu, who was unwilling to get closer to him, would suddenly have a change in sex, only because his sister was going to get married, Xie Jingyu did not doubt him, and indeed, after school that day, he went to the courtyard of Old Madem.
When Xie Jingyu and Xie Jingyi were born together, they both raised up in front of the old lady. They were rather cheerful, talked a lot, and had a very good relationship with sister and grandmother, but after the past few years of being restricted by Lady Xu and Xie Cen, they had lost all of their instincts.
”Fourth Young Master, you're here.”
When the Chan Er saw Xie Jingyu bowing to Ying Ying, Xie Jingyu was surprised that the Chan Er had come to the old lady's room. He swallowed all his words when he was about to speak of it, and always remembered the lesson of not being too close to the young girl and her sister in the backyard.
”Jingyu is here, quickly come in and tell grandmother to take a look.”
Xie Jingyu respectfully stood in the distance and greeted the old lady. When the old lady saw him like that, she sighed in her heart: ”How come you have the time to come to my place, have you completed your studies?”
”In reply to Grandmother, I naturally still need to study when I return. I just haven't come to visit Grandmother and Sister for a long time, so I came to take a look first.”
”I've troubled you. Merely, your elder sister is not with me today. If you miss her, then go and see her in Jiang Xuanxuan.”
”Yes, then Jingyu will take his leave.”
Xie Jingxi had just accepted a set of pastries that Gu Yun had sent over to him along with a few snacks that she and the old lady loved to eat. Every few days, Gu Yun would send some people to bring some things over, and from the initial surprise, Xie Jingxi had already gotten used to it.
”Jingyu, it just so happened that you came at the same time as me to visit Grandmother.”
”Elder sister, I just came over from grandmother's place.”
When Xie Jingyu was with Xie Jingxi in private, he was less reserved. He looked at the dessert box and smirked at Xie Jingxi. Xie Jingxi glared at him, ”If you want to eat, take it yourself. You're still pretending with me.”
”Elder sister, it was brought here by brother-in-law again right? Brother-in-law even sent me quite a few small toys a few days ago.” Xie Jingyu grabbed a piece of chestnut cake and stuffed it into his mouth, ”However, this snack is not as delicious as the one that I gave big sister.”
”If you want to say it like that, then tell him to only send you books and books the next time around. You don't have to worry about the food here.”
”Don't, don't. It's not like I said I don't like it. Isn't this clearly a brother-in-law who values his elder sister?”
”Ming Yu, go pour Jingyu some water so he won't choke.” Xie Jingxi sat down opposite of him, and observed her expression, ”Are you really alright that you suddenly came to my place today?”
”You're going to get married in a few days. Let me see what else you have to do. It was my mother who told me that we're the only ones left, so she asked us to visit her often. Have you not been to see your mother for a long time?”
Even though Xie Jingyu was somewhat stiff, he wasn't stupid in the end, and felt that the atmosphere in the house was off as well. Xie Jingxi immediately understood the Lady Xu's intentions;
Even though you're going to end up next year and shouldn't be bringing up some messy matters of the family, I've always felt that it wasn't proper to study until you die. Even if you're going to end up in the future, you shouldn't mention it to me.
Xie Jingyu would still listen to his. Xie Jingxi was serious, he then put down the dim sum in his hand, and nodded seriously: ”I can take care of sister, mother originally did not like me being close to you, I know that too, but as a mother, I have to be careful of her face, if she does anything to hurt you and your grandmother one day, I will naturally not listen to her.”