Every day, Liang Baotian would go from one end of the street to the other end to look at Yue Xiang. When he went, Hou Hou was always dressed neatly, with not a single strand of hair messed up, and his robes spotless, because Ah Xiang said to keep them clean, even the handkerchief on his body would be snow-white, unwilling to have any color, afraid that Ah Xiang would say that it was unclean.
Along the way, there were always people teasing him, "Ah Bao, go see your wife!"
He was very pleased with himself. He raised his head and answered loudly, "En!"
If others were to praise Ah Xiang as beautiful, he would be very happy. If that person had ill intentions, she would ask: "Ah Bao, have you slept with your wife yet?"
He just stared, his face white, and he punched at people, and even though he was stupid, he knew it was just a stupid thing to say.
When he arrived at the door, he knocked on it obediently. If no one answered, he asked loudly: "Is there anyone at home? A guest has arrived! "
Yue Xiang found it funny and sent Yue Gui to open the door. Liang Baotian was afraid of Yue Gui, so he always shrank his head when he saw her.
Seeing him act this way, Yue Lao was also annoyed. No matter how he looked at it, he was just a fool. He said, "I've taught you that when you see someone, you have to lift your head and stick your chest out. You're as timid as a thief."
Her eyebrows twitched, and Liang Baotian became even more afraid as he raised his hand to cover his head.
laurel was angry, "Put your hands down. If you don't let go, I will hit you!"
"You dare hit me, do you know who I am?" His words were short of breath, but he repeatedly said that if it was like this, Yue Gui wouldn't dare to beat him.
Yue Xiang could only come out and drag him into the house, "Is there any meaning to your words? Who taught you? "
"My mother taught me how to say that others are bullying me. Just because of this, no one dares to look down on me."
"Don't say that anymore, it's useless. Listen to A'Gui and raise your head high when you see him, if anyone else asks you who you are, you wouldn't say that you are your uncle, nor would they say that you are the young master of the Scented Oil Shop, and that you are Liang Baotian. Remember that?"
"I am Liang Baotian!" Liang Baotian repeated his sentence, and said with some doubt, "So you're saying it's done? Others would not call me a fool? "
I said you were a fool, but there was nothing I could do about it. You were indeed a little more stupid than others, but you yourself could not admit it, "Yue Xiang taught him like a child.
Liang Baotian nodded heavily, "I'll remember it." He stood up and said, "Ah Xiang, let me sweep the courtyard for you."
Every day he came to clean the courtyard, which was one of the tasks he had to do. When he first swept the place, he took a broom and it didn't even look like he was going to do it. Every now and then he drew big words, and after a few days he made progress. She did not expect him to be married and be happy, but at least Liang Baotian had to live with dignity and worth.
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Bai Qianfan was concerned about repaying Shi Yingying's kindness, so she begged Yue Guiyi to weave a red packet for her.
Shi Yingying was ecstatic when he saw her bashful smile. Bai Qianfan suddenly realised that she had done the wrong thing, could it be that she had exchanged the love object?
She wanted to come back, but she didn't know what to say. She opened her mouth, but couldn't speak, as she felt that she was even more foolish than Liang Baotian.
Seeing her silly look, Shi Yingying laughed even harder, and shyly asked: "Do you have something to tell me?"
Bai Qianfan's face flushed. "About that, don't misunderstand, I'm giving you this because you gave me my shoes … I can't take your stuff for nothing, so... You know what I mean? "
"Understood." Shi Yingying said, and bravely grabbed her hand: "Your hand is really rough, it has grinded cocoons, but," she smiled shyly, "it's still quite soft."
How could she not be gentle? She was a girl, her skin and flesh were rough, but her bones were not as hard as a man's.
She saw the chance and snatched the bag away, and quickly took off her shoes and threw it to Shi Yingying, "This is to return to you, you only wore it today, it's only a little dirty. If you dislike it, I'll compensate you with a pair, then, I, in the future, we can still …"
She was at a loss for words. This was the first time she had encountered such an awkward situation, so she was somewhat flustered.
"Do you have someone in your heart?" Shi Yingying's eyes lit up: Which girl?
"No, I'm still young, not now. Don't think about these things."
"Isn't your sister's marriage set? In the blink of an eye, it's your turn. Little thing, don't find excuses! " Shi Yingying shook her shoulders slightly, "If you don't like it, I'll just say it out loud."
"No, that …" Bai Qianfan slowly retreated. The Miss Shi was not bad, and she was also beautiful, but she would often help her out, but she could not explain the reason behind it to her.
"Alright, just you wait," Shi Yingying held back her tears, pointed at her, and said with a fierce look. "Surnamed Qian, I'm not done with you!"
Bai Qianfan was shocked by her appearance. She dared not speak further and turned to run home.
In a single breath, he ran into the courtyard where Liang Baotian was still standing. Seeing her running in while panting heavily, he asked in shock, "A Fan, is there a ghost chasing after you?"
Bai Qianfan was not in a good mood, "Hmm, a scary ghost girl!"
However, Liang Baotian was not afraid, he took the broom and went to the door to take a look, "Don't be afraid, the ghost is here, I'll cover for you, you're my brother-in-law, I have to protect you."
Although he might be stupid, he was a sincere and kind person.
Bai Qianfan pulled him in and closed the door, "There's no need for you to stop him, ghosts can't come in, just close the door and it'll be fine."
Seeing her walk into the house, Liang Baotian called out to her, "A Fan, call me brother-in-law."
Bai Qianfan had something on her mind and did not want to bother with him, so she pretended to not hear anything.
Liang Baotian came over to stop her, and said while giggling, "Just call me out, I'll give you something good."
Bai Qianfan ignored all the good things that he possessed, she went around him and wanted to leave. Liang Baotian was very stubborn, she would take a left turn, he would take a left turn, she would take a right turn, he would take a right turn, and finally Bai Qianfan had no other choice but to leave. She could only call out to him perfunctorily, "Brother-in-law."
Liang Baotian was so happy that he reached into her bosom and rummaged for a long time. Then, he took out a copper coin and placed it in her hands.
Bai Qianfan looked at the copper coin and could not help but laugh. Was this what he meant by good things? But then she thought, if money was not good stuff, then there was nothing in this world that could be called good stuff. This guy wasn't that stupid!
After entering the room, she told Yue Gui about this. The two of them covered their mouths as they laughed for a long time. Yue Gui then became playful and winked at her. "Watch me."
She ran into the courtyard and called out to Liang Baotian sweetly, "Brother-in-law."
Liang Baotian was surprised for a moment, then suddenly smiled and squinted his eyes, he took out a copper coin from his bosom.
Bai Qianfan laughed and ran over to look at the laurel. The two surrounded him and called him brother-in-law.
Liang Baotian first laughed, then panicked, "I don't have that much money on me, leave a few for me to call for more tomorrow."