Be in low spirits

"It's not impossible, it's just that Yaoer's grandfather..." Yang Lin held Yaoer's hand. After all, she has a grandfather at home.

"It's okay. I've got Aunt Liu. I'll ask her to visit often." She sat down and drank tea.

"Have you thought about it from the beginning?" Ye Fan sat next to her and held her hand. It was soft and boneless, smooth and delicate. He couldn't help but pinch it.

"Hey, stop touching me." She pulled her hand away, wondering if this man was so dishonest because he had too many girls around him.

The old man was both surprised and happy that Yang Lin volunteered to go to Shengze. This kid finally did something serious.

"Why, now that the marriage is settled, are you also settled?" The old man seemed calm on the surface, but his hand holding the teacup was shaking slightly.

"Dad, it's been a long time since I graduated from military school. It's time to do something serious."

"Yeah, that's right. Let your uncle Ye know tomorrow." After drinking the tea, Mr. Yang was very pleased.

Ye Fan also went to his uncle, the secretary-general, to ask for someone, saying that he wanted to bring an adjutant with him and recommended Yang Lin. Ye Liangyun felt strange, "Boy, do you think that Ji Huai will have to accompany Miss Gu these days, so you want to bring him to Shengze?"

"These are all military matters. I can't handle them all by myself."

Ye Liangyun sighed. He was right. If he went alone, he would be too busy, especially on someone else's territory. "It's not impossible. Have you asked Ji Huai about this?"

"If you agree, he won't dare not go." As long as this uncle is willing to give in, there will be hope.

"Okay, let's notify him." Ye Liangyun waved his hand, indicating his agreement.

Yaoer packed her luggage at home and told her grandfather a lot of things. Gu Jinluo was lying on the bed with Ye Fan's handkerchief on the dressing table, wondering if it was right or wrong for her to go to Shengze.

"Auntie Liu, come here, I have something to tell you." Auntie Liu stood at the door, waiting for the young lady's instructions.

She sat up, pulled Aunt Liu into the room, gave her an address, and said, "Aunt Liu, while I'm in Shengze, please help me take care of a grandfather here."

"Miss, this..." Aunt Liu hasn't received any notification from the master and the young master, so why are they going to Shengze?

"Don't worry, my brother and father know about it. They will return to Anjiang in two days. I will go to Shengze with General Yang. What's more, there is a maid with us. It's very safe. You don't have to worry." She saw Liu Ma's worry and comforted her.

"But..." Aunt Liu was still worried because she didn't answer the call.

Seeing that she still didn't believe it, Gu Jinluo walked out of the room and called Lin'an Mansion. Only when Aunt Liu heard what Young Master Gu Lang said did she feel relieved.

"Miss, who is this grandfather?" Aunt Liu took the address and wanted to ask about his origins.

"He's just a grandfather, you just need to take good care of him."

"Do you need help packing your luggage?"

"No, I'll clean it up myself."

She wrote down the itinerary with rice paper and a fountain pen. She and Yao'er will take the train to Shengze the day after tomorrow, and Yang Lin and Ye Fan will leave by car tomorrow.

Shengze has mountains and water, rippling blue waves, overlapping green peaks and beautiful scenery.

Ye Fan called and wanted to hear her voice. Aunt Liu asked her to answer the phone.

"Luoluo, Ji Huai and I will leave tomorrow. Are you really okay on your own?" The voice on the other end of the phone was gentle and worried.

"Okay, isn't there Yao'er? What could happen on the train?" She yawned.

"I'm still a little worried. How about you come with us tomorrow?" He wanted to see her, wanted to see her all the time.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't we agree on this? Why are you changing your mind again?" She couldn't understand why Ye Fan suddenly became so affectionate.

"But I want to see you." When he thought about the fact that she was still married to Yang Lin and they had to meet in secret, he felt very cowardly.

"I should go to bed now. I don't want to talk to you anymore." She didn't want to hear any more nonsense from him. She just wanted to sleep.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Fan didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since he saw her, he always thought about her. He had never lacked women around him, but why was he so obsessed with her? He wanted to marry her the first time he saw her. Was it because of her identity?

"How close are you and Yao'er?" Ye Fan raised his red wine glass and began to envy Yang Lin and Su Yao'er.

Yang Lin knew from the look of lust in his eyes that he was thinking about Gu Jinluo, even though he had just hung up the phone.

"Why, are you thinking of the one from the Gu family?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me. She's all on my mind, and I always want to see her." He drank the wine in the glass.

"This is normal. Don't I always want to see Yaoer? I miss her when I see her, and I also miss her when I don't." After hearing what he said, Yang Lin also thought of Su Yaoer.

"Yes, when I see her, I just want to hold her in my arms. When I haven't seen her, I just wish I could see her." As the night fell, he felt even more lonely.

The next day, they set off for Shengze with two guards.

Gu Jinluo took Liu Ma to find Su Yaoer. As soon as Liu Ma arrived at Su's house, she started to get busy, washing clothes, cleaning, and asking about the nearby vegetable shops. Yaoer felt embarrassed to go buy vegetables.

Aunt Liu said, "Miss Su, you're welcome. I raised my daughter since she was a child. After she came back from studying abroad, she didn't have many friends. I'm happy that she has become more cheerful in Jinghua."

"Luoluo doesn't have any friends?" Su Yaoer was sitting in the yard picking vegetables with Liu Ma, while Gu Jinluo was reading a picture book on the second floor.

"The master and Young Master Lang have always been worried about her safety, so they keep a close eye on her." Speaking of her own young lady, Aunt Liu felt a little distressed.

"No wonder she doesn't seem to fit in. When I first met her, I thought young ladies from aristocratic families were always so aloof and arrogant, with their eyes pointed up to the sky."

"Miss, you are just cold on the outside but warm on the inside. You are very simple-minded. Please don't be offended, Miss Su."

"Don't blame me, don't blame me. She has helped me so much, how could I blame her? I just didn't expect that she was like this before."

"When the young lady was in school, if she had a good relationship with a classmate, the master would call the principal's office the next day. The young lady didn't understand when she was young, and always felt that the master didn't care about her. In fact, he cared too much. The maids and followers who served the young lady since she was a child were carefully selected."

"Then why did she come to Jinghua with only you, the butler?"

"The master said that after all, she has been studying abroad alone for many years. It will be difficult for her to return to Anjiang after going to Beijing, so she should not have too many concerns. The old servants who have served the young lady at home have been dismissed by the master. Before coming to Beijing, the master asked me to teach her to be independent and not to be too willful."

"Why is it so difficult to return to Anjiang?" Yao'er felt that since she could go to Shengze, returning to Anjiang should not be a difficult task. What's more, didn't Mr. Gu and the others also come to Jinghua?

"We sent the young lady to Beijing to find a good husband for her. Once she is settled, the master will feel relieved." Aunt Liu realized that she had talked too much, so she just spoke briefly.

"Miss Su, you can't say these things to my young lady. If she finds out, I will be beaten." Seeing that Su Yaoer didn't ask any more questions, Aunt Liu added a few more words.

"Yeah." Yaoer nodded to put her mind at ease.

"Yao'er, do you have any more picture books?" Gu Jinluo read all the picture books in the room, but still felt unsatisfied, so he called out to Yao'er.

"Miss, it's time to wash your hands and eat." Aunt Liu knew this young lady. She didn't notice the passage of time when she was reading operas and picture books.

"Coming." I had finished reading the book and had no choice but to go downstairs to eat with them.

The next day, General Yang sent two guards to help them carry their luggage, drove to the train station, and escorted them all the way to Shengze. Yang Lin received the news and was also waiting at the train station to pick them up early.

After returning to the general's mansion, Gu Jinluo found everything new and looked around.

"It's our first day here, Yang Lin, shall we go out for dinner? Also, there are a lot of things to buy. Do you know where we can find comic books? I read a lot of them at Yao'er's house last time. Will there be some here too? Also, where do we live? You have to arrange two considerate maids for me. Is there anything delicious here? I heard that Shengze has beautiful mountains and clear waters, just like a landscape painting. Take us to have a look. Where is Ye Xingzhi? Why don't you come out to greet him?" She walked in front of the two of them and asked a lot of questions.

"Xingzhi is still in the army and has a lot of things to do. He will be back in the evening. I have asked the servants in the mansion to prepare dinner. I am afraid that going out to eat can only be arranged tomorrow." Yang Lin replied to the general's wife like an adjutant.

"Then arrange refreshments, and let us know when the rooms and luggage are ready."