flstandardbreds Chapter 162: Coming to Chengyang County
Chapter 162: Coming to Chengyang County
"Mom, look at what you said. I went to borrow the pattern of flowers so that I could make you a pair of shoes." Jiang immediately tried to please her.
"Hmph, why isn't your father here? Where is he?" Old Mrs. Li snorted coldly, her eyes slightly curved upwards, showing that she enjoyed Jiang's words very much.
"I don't know. I didn't see him and that woman when I had breakfast this morning." When asked to call Zhao Lanlan's mother, Jiang really couldn't do it. When there was no one around, she would just say that woman.
I asked the old woman again, and she also said that she had not seen them since she got up in the morning.
Old Mrs. Li and Mrs. Jiang looked at each other. Old Man Li's words last night rang in their ears again. It was as if they had thought of the same thing at the same time. Could it be that they had gone there secretly?
The two rushed to Zhao Lanlan's room at the same time, only to find that the room was empty and the mattress was neatly folded. They opened the closet and found that there were indeed fewer clothes inside.
"Oh my God, I don't want to live anymore. What sin have I committed to bring such a vixen into my house, which has taken away my soul." Old Mrs. Li sat on the ground and howled, with tears and snot streaming down her face. She had never felt so aggrieved in her life. A vixen came and gave her the position of a co-wife.
She didn't know what people outside were talking about her behind her back. Fortunately, she gave birth to four sons, otherwise old man Li would have kicked her out of the house. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and finally she burst into tears.
Jiang's face also looked unhappy. Zhao Lanlan was really too much. When she first came to the Li family, the whole family treated her very well. Not only was she ungrateful, but she also did such a shameless thing. Fortunately, Li Laosi was not at home, otherwise Zhao Lanlan's target would be Li Laosi.
"You damn Zhao Lanlan, you deserve a horrible death. Why doesn't the God send down a thunderbolt to kill you, you little vixen?" Old Mrs. Li howled at the top of her lungs. They had gone to find Boss Li to enjoy themselves, and left an old woman like her back home. How heartless of them!
At this time, Zhao Lanlan was sitting in a carriage, and was rushing to Chengyang County with Old Man Li. Old Man Li was just 52 years old this year. His family conditions were not good in the past, and he smoked all year round, which made him look very old, but in fact he was not old.
Besides, the members of the Li family are not ugly. Old man Li is still very good-looking. He is now wearing a navy blue brocade gown and his hair is combed neatly. He looks like a decent modern man after being dressed like this. Because Zhao Lanlan doesn't like the smell of cigarettes on him, he quit smoking directly. He really looks like a master from some family, who is out for fun with his concubine.
"Chunsheng, do you think that old woman will scold me?" Zhao Lanlan acted coquettishly towards him.
"That's her temper. Don't worry, she won't dare to bully you with me here." Old man Li's slightly rough voice sounded. He opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Lanlan in front of him. He liked her more and more.
"Fortunately, you love me. I am so lucky to meet you. If I could have met you earlier, Lanlan would not have to suffer so much grievance." Zhao Lanlan just mentioned it casually in the morning. She wanted to come to Chengyang County to see her parents. Unexpectedly, Li Chunsheng agreed. Fearing that Old Lady Li would make trouble, the two of them packed their bags and sneaked out.
"You little clever girl, don't worry, I will treat you well in the future." Old man Li smiled dotingly, with some wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes, and pinched her nose lovingly.
Zhao Lanlan smiled and hugged his arm. The moment she lowered her head, a calculating look flashed in her eyes.
The carriage continued to move forward quickly and steadily.
They arrived in Chengyang County at noon the next day. Zhao Lanlan was very familiar with Chengyang County because her home was not far from the county seat, only a quarter of an hour's walk away.
Old Zhao took Zhao Lanlan to the county government office first. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the county government office, Li Chunsheng said in a condescending manner: "I am the father of your county magistrate. Go and call him over."
Upon hearing this, the yamen runner guarding the door did not dare to delay and quickly ran in to report. After a while, Liu came out. When she saw the person standing at the door clearly, she was obviously stunned. She looked carefully for several times before she was sure that it was old man Li. But why did he look so young?
Looking at his clothes again, it really proves the saying that clothes make the man and saddles make the horse. If he stands with Li Dajiang now and says that they are brothers, I guess no one will doubt it.
"Dad, why did you come here from so far away? Come in and rest for a while." Liu suppressed the doubts in her heart and hurriedly invited him in.
"Well, Lanlan, let's go in together." Li Chunsheng glanced at her and saw that Liu's clothes were made of very gorgeous material and she had several gold hairpins on her head. It seemed that the boss was living very well here.
"Here I come." Suddenly a little girl came over from Li Chunsheng's side, smiled sweetly at Liu, and then took his arm affectionately.
What was going on? Even though Liu was a calm person, she was shocked by the words and actions of the two people in front of her.
It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he asked in confusion: "What is this?"
"Let's talk about it after we go in." Li Chunsheng looked displeased as he pulled Zhao Lanlan's hand and walked in. The backyard of the county government office was very clean, spacious and grand, with servants passing by from time to time. Zhao Lanlan was filled with joy. It would be great if she could live here for a long time. It was incomparable to the old Li family house.
After entering the room, Li Chunsheng sat directly on the main seat, pulled Zhao Lanlan to sit next to him, and diligently poured her a glass of water.
Seeing the doubt in Liu's eyes, Li Chunsheng took the initiative to speak: "She is my new second wife, and also your mother-in-law. Although she is young, you still have to respect her."
Liu was shocked by this sentence. What did she hear? The new concubine asked her to call a woman who was almost the same age as her daughter "mother-in-law". With Mrs. Li's temper, how could she agree to it?
But looking at the intimate actions of the two people in front of her, it was obvious that the matter had been completed, so Liu could only reply dryly: "Oh, okay."
Li Chunsheng didn't care about Liu's expression, and asked her again: "Where is Dajiang, what is the fourth child doing now, and Chengcai."
Hearing Li Chunsheng's question, Liu finally calmed down: "The master is handling a case and will probably be back in the afternoon. The master arranged a position for the fourth brother as a head of the yamen, in charge of all the yamen runners, which is quite busy. As for Chengcai, he has nothing to do and just hangs around every day."
"Well, that's good." Li Chunsheng nodded, as if he suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Zhao Lanlan, and his tone was gentler than Liu had ever seen: "Lanlan, are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?"
"Chunsheng, I'm not tired, just a little hungry." Zhao Lanlan ignored Liu's presence, pouted her lips, and acted coquettishly towards Li Chunsheng.
Watching the interaction between the two, Liu once again showed an expression of disbelief.