Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 71 Little Pony

Mrs. Zhu has the simplicity of a woman in the village. She likes two little girls, Chu Ying and Chu Xiang. The Lu family and the Chu family are relatives. It happened that it was almost time for dinner, so Mrs. Zhu invited the four of them to go with them. Yipinzhai, eat at the same table.

Sister Chu Ying looked back at her brothers with anticipation in their eyes.

Lu Mingyu was startled by her grandmother's enthusiasm. She wanted to say something, but when she realized that Chu Sui was looking over, she immediately turned around, pretending to look at the wood carving on one side, and clenched her little hands in her sleeves, hoping that Chu Sui and the others would reject her grandmother, but she felt uneasy .When the two first met in the previous life, it was probably because of her face that Chu Sui showed a difference to her at that time. Dogs can’t change eating shit. In this life, Chu Sui will probably still like her. Since he likes her, Chu Sui will refuse to approach her. Chance?
"The old lady invites you kindly, I'd rather be respectful than obedient." Scanning Lu Mingyu who was standing behind Mrs. Zhu, Chu Sui responded with a smile.

This Lu Si, a few years ago gave him gifts for a while and treated him fiercely for a while. At that time, Chu Sui regarded her as a child and thought it was strange, but he was not really angry. Now that the little girl has grown into a beautiful girl, Chu Sui is even more lazy Besides worrying about those old grievances, he just wanted to find an opportunity to get acquainted with Lu Mingyu more, and asked her why she didn't like him in the first place, called her brother, cousin, and uncle so sweetly, and immediately gave him a bad face when she turned around, and also wanted to ask her about that year. In Yueyang, why did Lu Mingyu faint.

Too much confusion, Chu Sui stared at Lu Mingyu's skirt, and suddenly realized that he had been remembering her all these years.

At the same time, Chu Xing looked at Lu Mingyu for the second time today, seeing Lu Mingyu's ugly side face and tightly pursed lips, guessing that Lu Mingyu was still resenting his cousin in his heart, Chu Xing frowned imperceptibly.The cousin has a heart for Lu Mingyu, if Lu Mingyu is willing to give the cousin a chance, Chu Xing is happy to see it succeed, but at this moment, he can't do anything that he knows that the girl doesn't welcome the cousin and brazenly indulges the cousin to bother her.

After a brief hesitation, Chu Xing took a step forward and thanked Mrs. Zhu: "Old Madam, I will accept it, but Mr. Lu seldom has time to go out with his family. Shi Jin is really embarrassed to spoil Mr. Lu's elegance. It's better not to bother me today. If the old lady doesn't dislike it, I would like to send my two younger sisters to the house in a few days, and laugh with you."

After a refusal, the words were reasonable, respectful and polite, which made people feel comfortable after listening to them.

Lu Mingyu was the most comfortable person, and she didn't have to get close to Chu Sui anymore. Lu Mingyu was so happy that she couldn't help but secretly glanced at the person who had no intention of helping her out.It was because of her that Chu Xing said these words, and he raised his eyelids after he finished speaking, wanting to observe the little girl's expression, but when he raised his eyes unexpectedly, the eyes of the two met.

His eyes were narrow and deep, and even a casual glance was as sharp as a falcon. Lu Mingyu panicked, quickly lowered her head, and lightly pursed her lower lip. The face that was originally pale because she was worried about being at the same table with Chu now also surfaced. Blush like a cloud, like a beautiful white peony when drunk, beautiful and charming.

Chu Xing understood this sudden beauty as joy.

It seems that Lu Mingyu's prejudice against his cousin is really deep.

Chu Xing withdrew his gaze and saw his cousin looking at him unexpectedly from the corner of the eye. Chu Xing was not guilty, only helpless.The cousin caused the trouble by himself, let him solve it by himself. If he has the heart, he should ask Lu Mingyu for forgiveness before starting the pursuit. Otherwise, before that, as long as Lu Mingyu doesn't want to see him, Chu Xing will not be able to help.

"Madam take a stroll, I'll leave first." Having said all that needed to be said, Chu Xing saluted Mrs. Zhu, signaling Chu Sui and the others to go out with him.

Chu Sui was a little dissatisfied with his brother's dismantling his platform, cutting off the possibility of him talking to Lu Mingyu today, but his brother's refusal was very reasonable, so he could only hide his regret in his heart, and he was too embarrassed to ask.

The brothers and sisters of the Chu family left, and Lu Huaiyu continued to pick out her wood carvings. Lu Mingyu had already picked out the gift, so he took his grandmother's arm and accompanied her to choose the Buddha statue, and said quietly: "Grandma, Chu Sui bullied me before, I don't like it He, from now on, you can treat Xiangxiang and Yingying well, don't invite Chu Sui again."

Surprised, Mrs. Zhu looked at her granddaughter and asked, "Did Chu Sui bully you? How did you bully me?"

Lu Mingyu's face was broken, and she lowered her head to pretend to be pitiful, "When I was young, he said my father was blind..."

Zhu's face suddenly changed, isn't the granddaughter's father her son who has lived hard for more than ten years?
Mrs. Zhu is kind, but like all mothers in the world, she protects her weaknesses. Knowing that Chu Sui is so rude, Mrs. Zhu no longer has any affection for Chu Sui. She patted her granddaughter's little hand and said, "Okay, Ah Nuan, don't be angry. Grandma remembers, and from now on, grandma will ignore him."

Lu Mingyu laughed.

Back in the Meiyuan in the afternoon, Lu Mingyu carefully sorted out the good things I bought today, the gifts from relatives will be given away when they leave relatives during the Chinese New Year, the woodcarvings for Chu Xing...

Lu Mingyu found a gift box and packed the woodcarvings. After a while, she took the wooden box and went to the front yard to meet her mother.

Mrs. Xiao was sitting on the warm couch checking the gift list. Brother Nian and Brother Heng had gone somewhere to play, and they were not here.Lu Mingyu knelt down opposite her mother, looked at the stack of gift lists on the low red sandalwood table, and asked curiously: "Mother, when will our family give the New Year's gift?" Every family has to be busy with giving gifts during the New Year and holidays.

"Twenty." Xiao took a break from her busy schedule and glanced at her daughter, "What is Ah Nuan holding in her arms?"

Lu Mingyu opened the box to show her mother, and explained in a low voice.

Seeing the cute little pony, Mrs. Xiao was amused by her daughter, "What a fool, what kind of gift is this? It's almost like giving it to Fu."

Lu Mingyu pouted, closed the lid, put the box on the table, and hummed: "I don't care, anyway, when mother arranges the Chu family's annual gift, she will add my share." She couldn't give it away in person.

Xiao didn't take it seriously, and agreed with a smile. When it was time to give the gift, she asked someone to fetch a set of the Four Treasures of the Study from the storeroom, and put it together with her daughter's small wooden box. After a while.The steward took the order and left, and it didn't take long before he sent the things to the Duke of Chu's mansion.

At this time, the officials were already on vacation and began to visit relatives and friends. Chu Xing didn't like the excitement, so he didn't go if he could, and hid in Dingfengtang to enjoy leisure.When someone gave a gift, Director Zeng of the Duke’s Mansion brought the gift list in person, and asked Chu Xing to have a look. Chu Xing was not interested in the ritual gifts that had been given every year, so he asked Director Zeng to send the list directly to the second room.

His mother died early, and Mrs. Tai was old, so the match cards in the inner courtyard of the Duke's Mansion were handed over to Chu Sui's mother, the second Mrs. Chu.

The Second Madam Chu read the gift list, and she was not surprised to see that one was given to Chu Xing alone, so she ordered someone to send that to Dingfengtang, and then she took the gift list to find Mrs. Tai. If there is one that Mrs. Tai likes , then take it out and use it, or put it all in the warehouse and save it for others in the future.

Annual rites and annual ceremonies, isn't it the same thing, the same thing, there may be several companies.

Dingfengtang.

Fan Yi walked to the study with a flat red sandalwood gift box in his arms, and said loudly, "Master Lu, I have prepared a gift for you alone."

Chu Xing was wearing a dark homely robe, and was sitting at the desk reading a book. Hearing this, he raised his head and let him in.

Fan Yi put the red sandalwood gift box in front of him and took two steps back.

Chu Xing opened the lid of the box and saw a set of top-notch Four Treasures of the Study and a small box.Chu Xing was stunned. The style of the Four Treasures gift box of the study is basically fixed. This small box is so out of place, it must have been put in later...

Feeling strange, Chu Xing picked up the small box and opened it again.

Fan Yi was also curious about what was inside, so he poked his head around secretly. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Duke took off the cover, he immediately closed it again with lightning speed. Fan Yi only saw a smear of gold and smelled a familiar scent. camphor wood fragrance.He suddenly realized, and said strangely: "Here, the warehouse manager of the Chu family forgot to take out the camphor ball?"

Chu Xing was expressionless, and said lightly: "Go down."

Fan Yi looked at him, took a few steps back, turned and left.

Seeing Fan Yi stepping out of the door, Chu Xing lowered his head and looked at the small box in his hand. He unconsciously stroked the lines on the box with his index finger. On the lap, with the table blocking it, even if someone came in suddenly, they would not be able to find the contents of the box. Slowly, with the other hand, he took off the lid again.

Inside the box is a lifelike and childish little pony.

Chu Xing looked at the pony, but the coincidence that day in Linglongfang appeared in front of his eyes.He followed his sisters to the outside of the woodcarving shop, and the first thing he saw was Lu Mingyu inside. She was wearing a begonia red beggar, and her white hands were raised in front of her eyes, holding a pony of the same color between her fingertips.The little pony swayed gently, blocking her eyes, and Chu Xing only saw her peach-like cheeks with a smile on her lips.

After that day, Chu Xing would occasionally think of the glimpse in the woodcarving shop, but he didn't expect that Lu Mingyu was picking out gifts for him at that time.

Chu Xing smiled unconsciously, pinched the lacquered gold copper chain on the horse's back, raised his hand slightly, and the pony really shook.

How could she give him such a gift?He is not a six or seven-year-old naughty boy...

By the way, he is a horse.

Chu Xing put the little pony in the palm of his hand, and his eyes slowly changed.

She actually knew his age?To choose a horse specially, this gift, although too naive, is also deliberate.

Smelling the unique fragrance of camphor wood, and thinking of Lu Mingyu holding the pony and laughing, Chu Xing suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.Except for his two younger sisters, apart from his grandmother and second aunt, he had never received any gifts from other women. In his past and present lives, and in his two lifetimes combined, Lu Mingyu was the first girl who gave him a gift.

Chu Xing knew that Lu Mingyu gave the gift to express his gratitude to him, but this feeling was quite comfortable.

But, how should he dispose of this gift?
Lu Mingyu, his younger brother and sister in his previous life, and his cousin in this life obviously also noticed her.

The faint joy in Chu Xing's heart disappeared, and this gift, for him, was not suitable on the surface.

Standing up with the wooden carving in his hands, Chu Xing glanced around and fixed his eyes on the innermost row of bookshelves.He walked over, walked around the bookshelves, and finally put the little pony behind a thick ancient book.After putting it away, Chu Xing looked around and made sure that as long as the ancient book was not moved, the little pony would not be found, so he left with confidence.

Sitting down again, picking up the scroll, Chu Xing couldn't read it anymore.

Reciprocity is a gift, Lu Mingyu gave him a gift, shouldn't he prepare a gift in return?
(End of this chapter)