Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 37 Mrs. Wang’s contempt

"I've met brother Li An."

Although Rulan was so angry that her teeth were itching, under Sheng Changbai's gaze, she had to perform the Wanfu ceremony honestly.

Minglan didn't know how to call Li An, so after hearing this, she also called her brother Li An.

Sheng Changbai looked at Ru Lan with some confusion and asked, "You just said that Erlang was teasing you. What happened?"

"Second brother, do you remember that when brother Li An came to borrow a book a few days ago, he said he could calculate when it would snow? I didn't believe it at the time, but he said he could write it down and open it when it snows. Do you know what he wrote?" Ru Lan asked angrily.

"Erlang, what did you write on that note?"

Sheng Changbai was also present at the time and naturally knew about it, but he knew that Li An was teasing Ru Lan and did not ask Li An afterward.

However, seeing Ru Lan so angry, he was also a little curious about the contents of Li An's note.

"Second brother, brother Li An wrote 'It snows today'."

Before Li An opened his mouth, Rulan said it.

"Haha, you, you..."

Sheng Changbai was startled when he heard this, then quickly reacted and pointed at Li An with a smile.

Li An smiled. It was really not his fault. He felt that any normal person would open it and take a look immediately after returning home.

But judging from Ru Lan's current appearance, she might not have opened it until it snowed yesterday.

Otherwise, so many days have passed, and even if Rulan was angry at the time, it would have dissipated long ago.

Li An didn't know that Ru Lan had indeed opened it yesterday.

But she didn't react at all at the time, thinking that he was really accurate, and she felt so admired.

It wasn't until Minglan woke her up just now that she realized she had been teased by Li An, and that's why she was so angry.

Otherwise, her heartless character would have dissipated her anger overnight.

"Fifth sister, don't be angry. I was wrong. I will apologize to fifth sister." Li An said with a smile and cupped his hands.

Ru Lan rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Li An is too insincere to apologize like this. Why don't you go out with me to play? I heard that the snow scenery outside is beautiful."

"This can't be done. I have to go back to my hometown early tomorrow morning, and I have to go back and pack my things today." Li An refused.

He came to Sheng's house several times, and every time not long after Ru Lan came, Mrs. Wang would send someone over to call for someone.

Li An could sense that Mrs. Wang looked down on him.

But this is normal. Mrs. Wang comes from a famous family, and she doesn't even look down on the big house of the Sheng family, let alone a commoner like Li An who is not even considered a poor family.

Many people think that children from poor families are talking about ordinary people, but that is not the case at all.

The poor family refers to a declining aristocratic family, which has nothing to do with ordinary people.

But because he had rescued Ru Lan and was friends with Sheng Changbai, Mrs. Wang didn't say anything to him coming to borrow books.

If he takes Ru Lan out to play, given Mrs. Wang's character, she will probably be turned away next time he comes.

"Brother Li An won't go back until tomorrow. It's not even noon yet. What's the hurry?" Ru Lan pouted and said unhappy.

"Fifth sister, please don't mess around." Sheng Changbai said.

"It's really not possible today, but I promised your big brother that we will go see the lanterns together during the Lantern Festival. We can be together then." Li An said with a smile.

"Okay then." Ru Lan said a little disappointed.

"Five girls!"

At this moment, Liu's mother's voice came from outside.

After a while, Mother Liu walked in, first saluted to several people, and then said: "Fifth girl, the eldest lady asked me to come back to find you."

"It's true, mother, I've been embroidering all day yesterday and I can't even take a break." Ru Lan said unhappy.

"Fifth sister, let's go back first, otherwise the eldest lady will be angry." Minglan advised.

"Second brother, brother Li An, sixth sister and I are going back first."

Rulan and Minglan gave a blessing ceremony and left with the maid. Li An returned the greeting with a smile and watched them leave.

Mrs. Wang did this not necessarily because she was afraid that Li An and Ru Lan would develop feelings for each other. After all, Li An was only ten years old and Ru Lan was only seven years old.

She just felt that Li An's status was low and she didn't want her daughter to have more contact with Li An.

"My sister loves to play, so my mother keeps a close eye on her," Sheng Changbai explained.

Mrs. Wang did it so obviously, how could he not see it.

However, since the son didn't say anything about his parents' fault, it was hard for him to say anything.

In order not to let Li An think too much, he explained.

Li An knew Sheng Changbai's thoughts and nodded with a smile.

It was normal for Mrs. Wang to look down on him. Even in later generations, the rich looked down on the poor, and the officials looked down on the business people.

Not to mention the ancient times where class and family status were important.

Li An did not feel that his self-esteem was insulted because Mrs. Wang looked down on him, so he stopped coming to the Sheng family in order to prove that he had backbone.

That seems to have some integrity, but it's very childish and makes no sense.

Of course, if Sheng Changbai didn't regard him as a friend, he wouldn't come here for nothing.

.........

Early the next morning, the father and son loaded the New Year's goods they bought onto the donkey cart. The family of four sat on the donkey cart, and Li Nan drove the cart toward Lijia Village.

I bought this donkey cart after saving money after buying a house. His father goes to the city every day to buy pigs for pigs. It’s okay to buy less. His family consumes more than a dozen pigs for pigs every day, which adds up to several hundred kilograms. He just relies on a wheelbarrow to push it. , Not to mention the slow speed, people are also tired.

It is much more convenient to have a donkey cart.

"There are still four days until the Chinese New Year. Why are you going back so early? We can just go back on New Year's Eve." Ms. Liu complained.

Although there are fewer people on the pier because the Chinese New Year is just a few days away, I can still make a lot of money every day.

"Mom, you can't make enough money. You've been busy for a year, so it's okay to take a few days off," Li An said.

"Yeah, we haven't been home for several months." Li Nan said.

Since the business started, Li Nan has gone back to enjoy the autumn harvest.

The family has dozens of acres of farmland, and it is natural that their grandfather and uncle would not be able to handle it. Li Nan went back to send money to his grandfather to hire people.

After all, they also have their share of the fields, and the food their family eats is all brought back.

"Why don't you take a break? Have you calculated how much less you will earn after taking a few days off?" Ms. Liu rolled her eyes at Li Nan and Li An.

The father and son looked at each other, then glanced at Li Ping, who was sitting there silently, and wisely wanted to learn from him, so he stopped talking.

Mrs. Liu muttered a few words, but stopped when she saw no one was paying attention to her.

Because there was snow on the road, it was difficult to walk on it. From time to time, I had to come down and push. It took me more than half an hour to see Lijiacun.

"Mom and dad, you guys go back later and I'll go see Uncle Shi." Li An said.

"Don't forget to carry your things." Ms. Liu reminded.

When Liu came back this time, he also bought some New Year goods for Shi Lin. After all, his family's business relies on Shi Lin's secret recipe to make money, so he is very grateful to Shi Lin.

When the donkey cart arrived at the entrance of the village, Li Nan stopped the donkey cart.

Li An jumped out of the car, took what his mother handed over, and said, "Mom and dad, I'll go over first."

"Go ahead and say hello to Goudan's father for me. I'll go have a drink with him later," Li Nan said.

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