Rebirth of the scholarly lady

Chapter 8 Head-to-head contest
The afternoon sun is slowly returning to the horizon.

The sunlight shining on the green leaves is shining, and the sunlight reflecting the entire courtyard is gradually skewed, and the shadow of the tiled roof extending from the west side gradually draws out a slender shape.

Summer is slowly coming to an end.

Nan Surou took Yunrong and swaggered towards the main hall of the Nanfu. As soon as she arrived at the main hall, she happened to see a young man talking to her father, Nan Wenyun.

In Nan Surou's impression, the young man who was talking to his father was Nan Kangdong, the second son of his uncle, who was also the prodigal son that Nan Wenyun said earlier to borrow money.

Seeing Nan Surou, Nan Wenyun showed a kind smile on his face, and Nan Kangdong who was beside him also turned around and looked over.

Even though he has been extremely restrained, Nan Kangdong's innate dandyism cannot be concealed at all. He is holding a folding fan in his hand and has not spread it out. Presumably it is just an ornament. He has a white face and no beard, a slender figure, and is dressed in brocade clothes In fact, after many times of rinsing, the fabric style should be out of breath. He has a submissive expression on his face, but he can't hide the constant tension and vigilance in his eyes...

In just a split second, Nan Surou saw Nan Kangdong thoroughly from the inside out, and quickly averted her gaze before Nan Kangdong noticed it, studying the skills of body language, which was her previous life talk of experience.

"Rou'er, haven't you just gotten better recently? The sun is scorching outside right now, what should I do if I get burned?" As soon as he saw Nan Surou, Nan Wenyun left Nan Kangdong aside and hurried out of the main hall.

"Father, if you're bored in the house and don't come out for a walk, your health will be bad. Besides, I leaned against the shade of trees all the way here, so how could I get sunburned?" Nan Surou smiled softly, how could she not come?Since she didn't have Kanehu's help as originally planned, she had to come and see this cruel and daring cousin Nan Kangdong for herself.

Knowing oneself, knowing the enemy, and winning every battle, without knowing the situation in Nankangdong, Nan Surou did not dare to formulate a strategy casually. For such a purpose, she naturally wanted to come and see for herself.

Nan Wenyun looked at his daughter with puzzled eyes: "Rou'er, why do you want to come to the main hall to look for daddy today?"

With a slight smile on her face, Nan Surou said innocently: "I heard from the people below that my cousin is here, so I came to pay a special visit." She said, looking at Yun Rong behind her.

Yun Rong understood, and handed over the food box that was in her hand from the beginning.

Nan Surou took the food box and said with a smile: "Father, this is the cold lotus root slices I asked Yancui and the others to prepare. My daughter tasted it before and it was good. It tastes delicious and refreshing. It's so hot today. Eating this is refreshing and appetizing, and my daughter wants you and your cousin to taste it."

Nan Surou seldom goes out on weekdays, and she is young, which happens to be a naughty age. Now, she heard that there are guests visiting at home, and she came out curiously to have a look. This is also a normal behavior.

Seeing that his daughter brought this food box over to please him, Nan Wenyun didn't doubt him, and couldn't laugh or cry: "You~ come here, come here to greet your cousin." After speaking, he said to Nan Kangdong kindly : "Kang Dong, this is the little girl Surou."

"Hello, cousin." Nan Kangdong was a little cautious, with a forced smile on his face.

"I greet my cousin." Nan Surou turned her eyes to Nan Kangdong.

This seemingly plain gaze made Nan Kangdong shudder.

Nan Surou looked at Nan Kangdong again without any trace.

At this time, Nan Kangdong's ankles are interlocked, and his hands are tightly holding the handle of the folding fan, as if he wants to break it. This posture is an effort to control and suppress negativity, negation, tension, fear, or anxiety. According to Nan Surou's experience, this posture shows that Nan Kangdong is trying to restrain and suppress some emotions in his mind.

"Father, let's go in." Without waiting for their reaction, Nan Surou made up her own mind, and she also told Yun Rong to wait outside, and she went into the main hall by herself.

Nan Surou took out the cold lotus root slices from the food box, put them on the table in the main hall, and prepared clean bowls and chopsticks.

Nan Wenyun was chatting with Nan Kangdong about the business, but was disturbed by Nan Surou. At first, Nan Wenyun wanted to continue talking to Nan Kangdong, but he saw Nan Surou from the food box The dishes that were taken out of the box were hooked decisively.

The cold lotus root slices were specially made by Nan Surou in the kitchen. The fresh lotus root was peeled, washed and cut into thin slices, soaked in ice water, then mixed with seasonings, topped with chopped green onion, shredded ginger, sliced ​​garlic, and There is a red oil sauce accompanied by bright red peppers. It looks bright in color and smells fragrant, which is really mouth-watering.

Just looking at and smelling this dish is enough to make people want to stop. Nan Wenyun didn't doubt Nan Surou's intentions at first, but now his mind is all about eating, so there is no time to talk about serious things with Nan Kangdong. Don't talk about anything until you're full.

Nan Wenyun took the bowl and chopsticks handed over by Nan Surou graciously, and immediately ate without regard to etiquette, entertaining Nan Kangdong who was still standing stupidly while eating. "Kang Dong, sit down, this sliced ​​lotus root is delicious, come over and try it too."

Nan Kangdong was stunned, a little at a loss, he was still talking about business just now, why did the little uncle start eating in less than a quarter of an hour?
"That's right, cousin, come and try it too. You'll have dinner in just one hour after you eat it. Use this first, and you'll be sure to eat it later." Nan Surou urged with a smile on the side, watching Nan Kangdong's darkened face couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Boy, fight with me, you are still far behind.

Nan Surou didn't underestimate Nan Kangdong too much. In fact, she gathered together because of all the experiences in her past life and present life. She knew her father better than Nan Kangdong. She knew very well that her father came from a great family, but due to various reasons, She is a very low-level person in her heart. Her father thinks he is noble and noble, but the things he often does are low-end and vulgar. Just like now, her father will not hide his gluttony at all, and he has no regard for etiquette. It's all brainless.

Nan Wenyun probably felt that the people present were all from his own family, so there was no need to be restrained at all, right?But it seemed that Nan Kangdong was quite frightened.

Although Nan Wenyun was born in a family, he was raised by his brother and sister-in-law who was 20 years older than himself. Nan Surou’s eldest aunt Hong Shi can also be regarded as her father Nan Wenyun’s adoptive mother, because she was afraid that Nan Wenyun would grow up. He coveted a huge family property and gave Nan Wenyun various low-end education since he was a child, which is why he is in this predicament.

And Nan Kangdong is the second son of the Hong family, and this time he came here to cheat money, Nan Surou will not have any kindness towards him.

Hearing Nan Surou's reminder, Nan Kangdong rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, then Kang Dong might as well obey orders rather than be respectful."

Nan Kangdong joined the ranks of shameless foodies very easy-going, and began to eat with Nan Wenyun, and then praised Nan Surouhui for her quality and ingenuity with Nan Wenyun.

Such a result is not what Nan Surou wants.

Nan Surou had a happy smile on her face, and followed them with nonsensical words, but her heart was gloomy. In her previous life, Nan Kangdong was able to successfully deceive so many relatives, and it was not as useless as the rumors said. , at least the skill of rhetoric is indispensable, and he is also good at seizing opportunities.

If someone who is not smart enough meets Nan Wenyun, who is clearly talking about business, but suddenly eats halfway, he will definitely become angry and leave, but Nan Kangdong is not only not annoyed, he decides to stay after thinking for a while They ate together, and never talked about business at the dinner table, which instead made Nan Wenyun get closer to him.

Nan Surou originally thought that she could delay for a few days, that is what she wanted when she finished fighting with Kane and dealing with Nan Kangdong in the best possible situation, but looking at the current situation , I'm afraid it will not be so easy to dismiss Nankangdong today.

Nan Surou smiled and accompanied her father to taste lotus root slices, but her heart was constantly cloudy and rainy, but no matter how much she worried and cursed, the most depressing thing happened to her.

Nan Kangdong tasted delicious food with Nan Wenyun, and chatted about the family life, which made Nan Wenyun completely let go of his guard. Now that the meal was almost finished, Nan Wenyun casually said: "Oh, it seems a bit late, judging by the weather. Kang Dong, do you want to stay for dinner?"

This was a polite remark, and Nan Wenyun probably realized that he was wrong at this moment.

Originally, Nan Kangdong came to talk to him about money, but as a result of Nan Surou's disturbance, more than half of the time passed, and it was almost time for dinner. Nan Kangdong originally had more important things, but it turned out that time It's all wasted on food.

When he realized this, Nan Wenyun was so embarrassed that he wanted to save face, so he asked such words casually to cover up his embarrassment.

However, Nan Kangdong had clearly seen the essence of Nan Wenyun. Since Nan Wenyun had no scruples in front of him, what did he care about?

Nan Kangdong responded very honestly: "Uncle, the lotus root slices made by Rou'er today are really delicious. I think it must be very delicate for dinner. My nephew is looking forward to it. Uncle, you are really lucky."

Even Nan Surou couldn't help secretly praising her in her heart. Her cousin's ability to speak sweet words is obvious. She didn't respond to express her willingness to spend money here, but flattered her loudly from the inside out, boasting Nan Surou, praised Nan Wenyun.

In this way, once Nan Wenyun's vanity comes up, even if Nan Kangdong expresses his intention to quit, Nan Wenyun's blood will surge and he insists on keeping him for dinner, right?

Sure enough, Nan Wenyun's face turned red, and he immediately entered the scene. He hurriedly dragged Nan Kangdong to the small courtyard, and smiled and asked Nan Surou to go back to make dinner.

Nan Surou agreed on the face, and watched them leave calmly. She knew that her father felt guilty because of what happened just now, and he was afraid that he was going to drag Nan Kangdong to the study to discuss business. Her father is tired of it, but even if Nan Kangdong succeeds this time, she will have a way to deal with it. She will come to deliver lotus root slices in the afternoon, just to see what kind of role Nan Kangdong is, and she is ready to accept it. Down countermeasures.

Nan Surou maintained a faint smile and watched the two men leave. Nan Wenyun naturally didn't notice anything unusual, but before leaving, Nan Kangdong casually looked back and glanced at Nan with his expression unchanged. Su Rou, and then immediately shifted her gaze.

Just such a subtle movement made Nan Surou's heart tremble. Nan Kangdong's behavior just now was the most she encountered in her previous life. He glanced at her and then immediately turned his eyes away. Inadvertently, it reveals Nan Kangdong's state of mind at this time. He has a strong interest in Nan Surou.

Instinctively thinking of this conclusion, Nan Surou felt a big headache, but then she calmed down again: Hmph, the days are still long, we'll see.

Yun Rong at the side was good at observing words and expressions. When she saw Nan Surou's complexion, she was immediately puzzled and couldn't help asking: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

After just a moment, Nan Surou immediately returned to her normal state, and said softly: "It's nothing, Sister Yunrong, let's go back to the house."

(End of this chapter)