Love rival

Lin Zhu slowly discovered a problem. Since Mr. Zhao came to be a passerby at home, whenever she wanted to find an excuse to whisper to her younger brother, the elder sister would come over.

It has been twice in a row.

Lin Zhu is not stupid, and she doesn't think the eldest sister is stupid. The eldest sister must have seen her curiosity about Mr. Zhao from somewhere. Perhaps, she praised Mr. Zhao too many times. The eldest sister thought she was interested in Mr. Zhao, so she saw her tightly to avoid making mistakes?

Lin Zhu really wanted to tell her elder sister to let her be relieved. Not to mention that Mr. Zhao is five years older than her, she would not like him even if she looked at Mr. Zhao’s cold face. People with cold faces are domineering. She doesn’t want to be careful to coax her husband after marriage. She wants to marry a good man who is gentle and obedient to her aunt with a gentle smile. But Lin Zhu knew that she would not believe her elder sister, so she wisely avoided the day when her younger brother learned kung fu and prepared to find another opportunity the next day.

But Aji stared at her firmly. This sister was lazy and had a lot of thoughts. She had already taught her a lesson once, so it was impossible for her to cause trouble again. Her sister was very smart and found various excuses to get rid of her. Aji didn't want to fight her head and make her suspicious, but she also had her own way. When Lin Zhu hid, she stared at her younger brother. Her younger sister couldn't go to the toilet and had to drag her younger brother to go there, right?

After all, Lin Chongjiu is a child, and he can't see the "intrigue" between his two sisters, but he has a strange feeling. It seems that as long as he is at home, except for sleeping at night, the two sisters are either not by his side or in front of him. Several times he received the wink of his second sister. Just as he was about to go out, his elder sister called him again.

On this day, Brother Zhao asked about his family again, and Lin Chongjiu said this: "The eldest sister and the second sister seem to be having a quarrel. The second sister glared at the eldest sister several times." Brother Zhao was kind to him, and he treated him as his own person.

Zhao Chen listened quietly, his lips slightly raised, as if he had seen the playfulness of the Lin sisters with his own eyes.

She could guess that it was her sister who caused the trouble, and it seemed that she was not very stupid.

After careful calculation, she hasn't seen him for nine days. He hasn't appeared in front of her for so long. Is she much more at ease?

Zhao Chen touched his lips and wanted to see her a little.

Unfortunately, it's hard to find opportunities.

May is about to end, and this morning, it is gloomy.

Liu prepared a straw raincoat for Lin Xian, and repeatedly told him when he was sending him out: "If the rain is too heavy, you can go to your brother-in-law's house for a night and don't rush to the road in the rain."

Lin Xian looked at the sky and nodded, "I know, I must have gone to my brother-in-law's house before dinner. Your mother and four of you closed the door early, so don't worry about me." After saying that, he looked at Lin Chongjiu and frowned and asked him, "Did Mr. Zhao say whether you need to go to class today?"

Lin Chongjiu scratched his head: "Brother Zhao said he didn't need to go if it rains, but it didn't rain now."

Lin Xian wanted to say something, and Liu said first: "I will accompany Xiaojiu to the riverside later. When Mr. Zhao comes, I will advise him to go back early. If he doesn't come, I will lead Xiaojiu's house. I won't let him play by the river by himself. Don't worry, go quickly, it will be difficult to leave when it rains halfway."

After his wife was considerate, Lin Xian was relieved and quickly stepped onto the donkey and set off in a hurry.

It was still a while before Lin Chongjiu went out, Aji stood under the eaves and looked at his younger brother in a daze.

After the last incident, she was worried that the person would come to the house to bother him again. The life of her younger brother to see him was the most painful time she had ever lived. He didn't move twice in a row, and Aji felt a little relieved, but today, she suddenly felt uneasy. Did that person give up or didn't have the chance to come? If it were the latter, he would definitely not miss it this time. As long as it rained, he would have an excuse to come from home to shelter from the rain.

Aji didn't really believe that she deserved such a hard work for a rich young master, but she was really afraid of that person and would rather be cautious.

Before Liu led Lin Chongjiu out, Aji chased after him, "Mom, if Mr. Zhao comes, people will not come in vain. I will definitely teach Xiaojiu for a while. If it rains and Mr. Zhao is not able to ride a horse, it is logical that Xiaojiu should ask him to come to our house to shelter from the rain. But my father is not at home, so it is not appropriate for Mr. Zhao to come. Why don't you teach me today? When you see someone later, please persuade him and let him go home first."

"I know, what else can Tiantou teach this? You don't have to say that my mother would advise him to go back, and he might not come. Okay, you go back to the house and stay. My mother will go to the river first." It's a gloomy day, and sooner or later, and Liu didn't plan to let his son learn kung fu.

Aji stood at the door, watching the two of them go away, feeling uneasy.

"Sister, you don't seem to want Mr. Zhao to come to our house?" Lin Zhu suddenly appeared behind her and hugged her arm and said.

"Do you want him to come?" Aji asked without answering, with a stern look, "Dad is not at home, there is only Xiaojiu at home. What is he a big man here to do? If he knows some gifts, he should not come over. Azhu, you are twelve years old, not young anymore. Think more before talking and doing things, don't let outsiders laugh at our parents for not teaching our daughter."

Lin Zhu didn't expect that a casual sentence would be caused by such a scolding, and said aggrievedly: "I'll just ask, sister, why are you angry?"

She looked pitiful. Aji realized her loss of composure and was hesitating how to relieve it. The tip of her nose cooled down.

Raindrops fell from the sky.

Aji hurriedly ran into the house, took two umbrellas and handed them to her sister: "Go, go and chase my mother and Xiaojiu!" My mother's temperament must go to the river to see what happened. Now the raindrops are small, and maybe it will be big at any time. Don't let that person not come, and your family will be watered for nothing.

Lin Zhu was lazy, but at least she knew she couldn't be lazy at this time, so she took the umbrella and trotted.

Aji turned around and went back to the house to close the window.

The raindrops were not dense, but Liu also walked very fast. Before Lin Zhu could catch up, she and Lin Chongjiu had already arrived by the river.

Zhao Chen and Chen Ping rode on the horse. When they saw the two, Zhao Chen quickly urged the horse to come over. When they got closer, they turned over and got off the horse. Before they could speak, Liu said first: "Why should Mr. Zhao come here like this? Hurry up, follow me back and avoid it!" He could urge people to go back when it was not raining. It was all the time. If you urge them to walk, you would definitely get wet on the road. She couldn't do that.

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "I'm afraid Xiaojiu will come over, so I happened to have something to explain to Xiaojiu, so I came over to take a look. I didn't expect to bother my aunt for a trip."

"What do Brother Zhao want to tell me?" Lin Chongjiu interrupted curiously.

Zhao Chen touched his head and explained apologetically: "I want to go to the county town and I won't be back in about half a month. I can't come here to teach you these days. Xiaojiu studied at home and came to the river to find me next month's fifteenth." A few days later, my father was coming, but he couldn't leave.

Lin Chongjiu said "ah" and could not hide his disappointment.

Liu patted him on the back of the head: "What, Mr. Zhao has to be busy with his important work, how can he teach you every day?"

Lin Chongjiu hid behind Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen smiled and advised, "It's going to rain heavily. Aunt and Xiaojiu should go back quickly, we're leaving too."

At this time, Lin Zhu turned around with an umbrella and shouted loudly. Liu looked at his daughter, looked back at Zhao Chen, and hurriedly stopped him, "It was Xiaojiu who implicated Mr. Zhao to go out on rainy days. Mr. Zhao, please follow us home to shelter from the rain, otherwise let Xiaojiu's father know that we let you go back in the rain, so we must be slow to treat the guests! Xiaojiu, sit in front of Mr. Zhao, take them back to our house first, and your second sister will hold an umbrella." As he said that, he picked up his son and sent him to the right.

Zhao Chen had to catch Lin Chongjiu, but did not set off immediately. After Lin Zhu held an umbrella to cover Liu, Zhao Chen pulled the horse rope and lowered his head and said, "I appreciate the kindness of aunt, but my uncle is not at home, so I can't come to disturb me. Last time I had a great chat with Brother Meng, so I'll go to his troubles this time. Brother Meng should welcome me, right?"

After he said this, Liu immediately smiled, "Welcome, Mr. Zhao can think of Zhongjing as a blessing for Zhongjing. Well, Xiaojiu, please lead the way. Remember to tell you that Brother Meng should not cook at noon. My mother will deliver it to you after she has finished it." The Meng family has no women, and the three men usually make do with it. Now that the distinguished guests are visiting, they are still their own guests, so of course she has to treat them well.

"Then aunt and the second girl walk slowly, we'll go first!" After saying that, Zhao Chen urged the horse to move forward, and Chen Ping followed closely.

Mrs. Liu looked at the two horses and thought of Mr. Zhao's character, so she praised Lin Zhu all the way.

Aji had been waiting at home. Seeing that only her mother and sister were back, she couldn't help but ask, "Mom, where is Xiaojiu?"

At this time, the raindrops were already very dense. Liu hung the umbrella aside and entered the room and said, "Xiao Jiu took Mr. Zhao to Zhongjing's house. Alas, Mr. Zhao is really polite and polite. It is not common among the rich young masters. It is a blessing for Xiao Jiu to get to know others."

"Have you gone to Zhongjing's house?" Aji repeated in disbelief, his face as white as paper.

Liu was in a hurry to go to the kitchen to see what dishes were at home. He didn't see the change in the expression of the eldest daughter. Lin Zhu was stunned when she heard the eldest sister say her fiancé's name. When she saw that her face was wrong, she couldn't help but come to Aji, and asked her wonder and worriedly: "What's wrong with you, eldest sister? Mr. Zhao wanted to come here. It was her mother who invited Mr. Zhao to our house. Mr. Zhao was not easy to refuse. She was worried that her father was not here, so she proposed to go to Brother Meng's house. What's wrong with me?" Could it be that the eldest sister also realized that Mr. Zhao was interested in her? However, Mr. Zhao was very considerate and happened to take shelter from the rain today. She shouldn't have a conflict with Meng Zhongjing?

Aji looked at her sister and said with a forced smile: "No, I just think our customers have gone to the Meng family, so I'm very proud..." After saying that, he lowered his head and pretended to be shy and went to the study.

Lin Zhu looked at her back in confusion, shook her head, and stayed in her room.

Aji's calmness disappeared when the moment she closed the study door.

He went to Meng Zhongjing's house on purpose, right? Do he want to tell Meng Zhongjing about the two?

What would he say, would Meng Zhongjing believe it, would he come to question her? If Meng Zhongjing asked, how would she answer?

She didn't want to lie to him, but she really didn't want Meng Zhongjing to know that she had been touched...

Aji leaned against the door, and tears rolled silently.

Meng Family.

Meng Zhongjing and his son had already welcomed Zhao Chen and his servant.

The Meng family has been farming for generations, and there are ten acres of land at home, and their lives are pretty good. After marrying the Lin family last year, the three of them built three new houses next to the old landlord, leaving them for Meng Zhongjing to marry a wife. It would not be too late for Meng Zhongda to wait for two or three years to get married, and then the old house will be renovated and Mr. Meng lives in the doorman.

Now the father and son still live in the old house.

The corners of the mat on the kang were a little broken. There were no mahogany magnificent chairs like the Lin family on the ground, and only three unpainted wooden benches.

Mr. Meng originally wanted to invite Zhao Chen to sit down, but when he saw the other party's precious silk clothes, he couldn't speak. The most majestic person he had ever seen in his life was the land tax servant, and the richest person was Lin Xian's sister-in-law. But at this moment, he looked at the handsome young man in the house, he felt that the princess and nobles mentioned in the play were just like this.

My father Meng looked at his eldest son with help from no one.

My father was embarrassed and the house here was too old. Meng Zhongjing said to Zhao Chen: "Mr. Zhao, my father has difficulty in legs and feet. I have been taking medicine these days. There is some medicine smell in the house. Why don't Mr. Zhao go with me to sit east?" He was still more comfortable calling Mr. Zhao.

Zhao Chen nodded and bowed to Mr. Meng to say goodbye, "I took the initiative to come to the door and disturb my uncle's rest. My uncle is sitting here. Brother Meng and I will go next door to talk."

Dad Meng kept saying "ah" a few times and followed him out. Meng Zhongda and Dad were with him and didn't follow him, so he felt uncomfortable.

So Meng Zhongjing invited Zhao Chen and Lin Chongjiu to the east.

Chen Ping stayed in the kitchen as a servant, and Zhao Chen and the other two entered the east room.

Compared with the old house, this new house prepared for the couple is spacious and bright, with a new kang, new mat and new cabinet, full of joy.hf();
Chapter completed!