Chapter 389: Front Edge (58)
Chapter 389: Front Edge (58)
Li Jingran glanced at him coldly and said, "Then you should explain the whole story first, and please call me Master Li. I am only familiar with Qiu Wu."
The guy didn't expect Li Jingran to humiliate him like this, especially in front of everyone. He was so embarrassed that his eyes turned red. He gasped and said, "You! You really don't like me and have always been prejudiced against me!"
Then, she reached out to hold Liu Qiuwu's hand, about to cry, "Uncle, look at him. I tried so hard to be nice to him, but he still didn't appreciate it. He doesn't even consider you a friend!"
Li Jingran's face suddenly turned cold, "Qiu Wu and I have known each other since childhood. How can you question the relationship between us?"
The boy was frightened by his dark face and shrank his neck, pouting and turning away his eyes, muttering in dissatisfaction: "It's you who shamelessly followed me."
However, the three people nearby could hear it clearly.
Especially the young man, he was watching the show with his arms crossed, his eyes wandering between Li Jingran and Liu Qiuwu were full of intriguing teasing.
"Liu Jinsheng, don't be rude." Liu Qiuwu called the boy's name unhappily, his light-colored eyes carrying a warning.
Liu Jinsheng looked hurt. "Uncle, you are so mean to me! You said you would take good care of me for my mother, but for two outsiders, you... humph!"
After saying that, he stomped his feet, turned around and ran away.
"Liu Jinsheng!"
Liu Qiuwu called out from behind, but the person who was acting like a spoiled child didn't even turn around.
All the actors in the play had left, and the young man put down his hands and turned to leave, but was stopped by Liu Qiuwu.
"Wait a minute, my dear husband."
The young man turned sideways, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Sir, why don't you go after your little nephew and still want to call him to task? I don't have the time for that. I advise you to pay more attention to your reckless little nephew, otherwise you will always fall into his foul mouth."
"no……"
Liu Qiuwu wanted to say that was not what he meant, but the young man walked away and slapped him on the back of his head.
After watching the young man leave, Li Jingran pursed his lips and said, "Qiu Wu, this person is not only like you, but also like Sister Yun."
Liu Qiuwu's eyes moved slightly, and he remained silent.
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Li."
A woman walked over slowly. It was Miss Xue Ning who smiled at the young man at Madam Wei's banquet.
"So Miss Mo is here too."
Li Jingran and Liu Qiuwu obviously knew each other and nodded slightly.
"Yeah." Mo Xue Ning responded with a smile, then turned to look at Liu Qiuwu.
"I just happened to overhear what happened, but the general's wife can't really be blamed for this. It was Young Master Liu who spoke rudely first. If the general's wife really wanted to embarrass him, it wouldn't be as simple as just saying a few words to him."
As for what Liu Jinsheng said, Mo Xue Ning did not say it directly. After all, it would be very rude to go up to others and tell them that it was your people's fault.
Liu Qiuwu sighed, "It was me who spoiled Jin Sheng." Thinking back, it was indeed inappropriate for him to question someone without clarifying the situation. And that person's appearance...
"I wonder which family that general's wife is from? Since I have misunderstood her, I will definitely go to her house and apologize someday."
Seeing that the other party was not angry, Mo Xue Ning smiled and said, "I think the general's wife is not a petty person, and she won't take it to heart. But when it comes to his identity, you should have heard a little about it."
Liu Qiuwu said "Oh", and Li Jingran immediately thought of someone and asked in surprise: "Could it be General Ling?"
Mo Xuening nodded, "That's right."
Liu Qiuwu and Li Jingran looked at each other, then thanked Mo Xuening.
Mo Xue Ning said "no need" and walked away. After all, there are differences between men and women.
The next day, the two of them went to the general's mansion to find the young man with gifts.
After hearing the report from the servant, the young man smiled and asked someone to let them in.
When Li Jingran and Liu Qiuwu arrived inside, the young man was sitting in the main seat with his legs crossed, drinking tea. When he heard the noise, he only slightly raised his eyelids and had no intention of speaking at all.
"My name is Liu Qiuwu. I misunderstood the general's wife in my haste yesterday. I came here to apologize. I hope the general's wife won't mind." Liu Qiuwu spoke sincerely, and he was not annoyed that the young man deliberately ignored them.
"Yes, the general's wife laughed at us at that time." Li Jingran agreed.
The young man took a sip, put down his teacup, and then looked at them.
"It's not a big deal. If I hold a grudge about this today and that tomorrow, I'll probably lose all my hair. It's too much of a headache."
As soon as the young man finished speaking, Li Jingran couldn't help laughing, thinking that this general's wife was quite interesting, much more likable than Liu Jinsheng who used a feather duster as a token of authority.
"The general's wife is kind-hearted."
Liu Qiuwu felt relieved for no reason. After all, Liu Jinsheng, the one who had really committed the crime, didn't come. If it were an ordinary person, he would have probably used this as an excuse to make trouble.
"I don't deserve it. I will avenge my grudges. If I don't do it now, I will settle the score later." The young man replied casually, and then said, "Guests are welcome. Please take a seat. Don't just stand there. If someone doesn't know, they would think you are standing there as punishment."
Li Jingran laughed, "Now I understand why the hard-hearted General Ling would fall for you."
As he spoke, he and Liu Qiuwu went over and sat down, and the maid brought them two cups of tea.
"Oh? Why?" the boy asked with interest, while pulling his right leg out from his left leg and laying it flat.
"You have an interesting soul." Li Jingran picked up the tea and took a sip.
The boy smiled and said, "Thank you."
"No thanks, just tell the truth..."
The two of them chatted quite happily, except that Liu Qiuwu, who was of aloof temperament, had difficulty getting a word in. He tried to speak several times but failed. Of course, there was also an element of hesitation on his part.
Ling Chuan probably knew what he wanted to ask. He was simply wondering which one of the young man and Liu Jinsheng was his biological nephew, so he wanted to find out more about the young man.
Finally, Li Jingran asked for him, but the young man was on guard against people, especially those who wanted to get information from him, so he just followed the excuses he had prepared with "himself".
He said that he had been without a father since childhood and didn't know who his father was. His mother also passed away when he was a few years old. However, there were many kind people in the village, so he grew up eating at many people's homes.
The young man spoke lightly, but the fact that he had lost his young age was enough to make the two of them feel sorry for him. They apologized repeatedly, saying that they had unintentionally mentioned his sad past.
The young man said there was nothing to apologize for, and then said he was a little tired.
Liu Qiuwu and Li Jingran understood the hidden meaning of his words and decided not to stay any longer, so they stood up and said goodbye to the young man.
Ling Chuan watched the two men leave the general's mansion, not knowing whether they really believed what the young man said.
Alas, in this life, Liu Qiuwu actually recognized a fake nephew. This really puzzled him...
For the next few days, neither of them appeared in front of the young man again.
I did meet that young man Liu Jinsheng by chance once, but he seemed to be avoiding me and turned and ran away when he saw me.
The young man didn't take it seriously.
Two days later, the young man received good news from the servants of the Xie family, saying that Liu Yingying and Zhou had arrived safely, and Liu Yu was preparing to welcome them and invited the young man to come over.
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