The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Lin Yao greeted Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, and then sat down beside Daiyu. As soon as Lin Yao sat down, Lin Ruhai asked to set up a meal. The rules of dining in ancient times were very strict, and food was not spoken, so she finished the meal in silence.

Usually, Daiyu and Lin Yao ate in their own yards, and both of them had separate small kitchens in their yards.

Of course, there is also a time when the whole family eats in the main courtyard, most of them are on the first and fifteenth day of each month, and during the holidays, this is the first time, not on the first and fifteenth day of the new year, and it is not a festival that puts them away. He and Daiyu called to the main courtyard for dinner.

"Yao'er, we already knew about the post that the Gu family sent you. After thinking about it, it's still not suitable for you to be alone. It's even more inappropriate to ask your wife to take you there," Lin Ruhai said after a pause, " Yu'er went back to the Gu family and got along very well with the girls of the Gu family, so if you happen to go together, I will ask Manager Xu to take you there."

Hearing this, Lin Yao didn't ask too many questions. He didn't understand many ancient rules. Since Lin Ruhai arranged it like this, he thought there was something particular about it, so he just followed it.

Coming out of the main courtyard, Daiyu followed Lin Yao closely. Lin Yao glanced at her and winked at Nanny Song who was beside her. Lin Yao and Daiyu walked in front, and a group of maidservants followed far behind.

"Sister, do you have something to say to me?"

Seeing that Lin Yao dismissed the servants, Daiyu lowered her head and said, "I'm a little scared."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Go to the Gu Mansion..."

"We've all been to the Gu mansion. Mrs. Gu is very kind, and the girl from the Gu family is also very cute. Don't you like playing with the girls from the Gu family? There's nothing to be afraid of." Lin Yao rubbed Daiyu's head and sighed, "Yes Brother has tired you, originally I was the only one to go, although I don't know what the master is worried about, but since I let you go with me, brother will protect you."

Daiyu seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then fell silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "Thank you brother."

"What's there to thank for that?"

At a fork in the road, the brother and sister separated.

The next day they studied as usual, and on the third day, Lin Yao and Daiyu boarded the carriage after breakfast.

When they arrived, the master of the Gu family had already gone out to work, and the man who picked them up was the uncle of the Gu family, Gu Huan.

Gu Huan looked around twenty, polite and courteous, and led them into the main courtyard, where Mrs. Gu and Gu Zhen brothers and sisters were waiting.

Seeing them coming in, Mrs. Gu got up quickly, took Lin Yao and Daiyu's hands and said, "Mrs. Lin sent a nanny to tell me that you will all come today. I have been looking forward to your coming. Sit down, sit down, Diancui, go get the milk tea."

Mrs. Gu was very warm and considerate to them, but Lin Yao felt a little uncomfortable. Mrs. Gu was beautiful and well maintained. She didn't look like a woman in her 40s at all, but a young woman in her early thirties.

After all, Lin Yao was an adult man, so she felt somewhat embarrassed.

Fortunately, Mrs. Gu didn't keep him for long, and soon let him go out to play with Gu Zhen, but Daiyu was kept by Mrs. Gu.

Daiyu stayed with Mrs. Gu, Lin Yao was not worried about her safety, but she was a little worried that she would be afraid alone.

But he really couldn't think of any suitable reason to stay, so he could only look at Daiyu worriedly, and walked out of the main courtyard with Gu Zhen. Lin Yao grabbed him.

"Ah Zhen, there is something I want to ask you for help."

"What's the matter?" Gu Zhen looked at Lin Yao in surprise.

It is true that Gu Zhen is lively, but he is also smart. Otherwise, why would Mr. Gu force him to study instead of staring at the grown-up eldest son?It's because Gu Zhen is smarter, but his temper is too jumpy.

Last month he found that Lin Yao was too quiet, basically he brought Lin Yao around to make trouble. Lin Yao obviously didn't like this, but she never refused him. Today, suddenly asking him for help, Gu Zhen really couldn't Do not doubt.

"My younger sister is a bit timid. I'm worried that she will be afraid if she stays with Mrs. Gu, but it's not appropriate to let my younger sister follow us alone, so..." Lin Yao was picked up by Gu Zhen before she finished speaking, " So you want my sister to come out and play together?"

Gu Zhen's younger sister is about the same age as Daiyu. Of course it's not appropriate to bring only Daiyu, but if you bring both of them, there is no big problem. After all, both Daiyu and the girl from the Gu family are only five years old, and they are not yet married. When the points.

"Exactly." Lin Yao was a little surprised that Gu Zhen was so sensitive, and he understood the meaning of his words before he finished speaking.

On the surface, Gu Zhen seemed to be careless, but in reality... he was very careful.

"It's rare for you to take the initiative to speak to me. If you don't help me with such a small favor, wouldn't you make me a friend for nothing? Wait for me." After speaking, he went into the room again like a gust of wind.

Lin Yao was startled, and after a while, sighed dumbfounded.

After a short wait, Gu Zhen came out with the girl from the Gu family and Daiyu.

When she got close, Daiyu hurriedly stood next to Lin Yao.

Gu Zhen was immediately amused when he saw it, and thought, this younger sister of the Lin family is really timid, and...she is quite clingy to her brother.

Lin Yao was adopted under the name of Lin Ruhai. This Gu Zhen had heard about it early on, but he never expected that these two unrelated siblings would have such a good relationship.

But... Daiyu was able to get so close to Lin Yao, thinking that Lin Yao was really kind to Daiyu, otherwise Daiyu wouldn't be so close to him.

"Okay, let's go play in my yard." Gu Zhen said.

Lin Yao didn't thank her. After all, the girl from the Gu family and Daiyu are both here, so it's fine to say thank you in private.

"My yard is just behind the east courtyard. The east courtyard is where my elder brother and his family live. A few days ago, my elder brother and his family came back. My sister-in-law gave birth to twins. My nephew and niece are very cute, but they are still young now. , I will bring them to play together when they are older." Gu Zhen babbled on and on as he walked.

Lin Yao thought in her heart, what an out-and-out talker.

He responded from time to time, indicating that he would listen again, and would not answer another word.

"Azhen?"

Gu Zhen was talking excitedly, when he suddenly heard someone calling him, he hurriedly turned his head, and saw a young and beautiful girl standing at the door of the east courtyard.

"Sister-in-law? Why did you come out?" Gu Zhen immediately stood up and saluted solemnly.

Lin Yao also bowed her head in salute.

Seeing the two unfamiliar faces beside Gu Zhen, the elder sister-in-law of the Gu family paused, and said to Gu Zhen, "Ah Zhen, why don't you introduce me?"

"Oh," Gu Zhen seemed to be a little afraid of this sister-in-law, and hurriedly introduced the Lin Yao brothers and sisters, "They are both the son and the girl of Lord Lin's family who inspect salt and censor."

"Master Lin's son?" Li Yunling, the eldest sister-in-law of the Gu family, recalled hearing her mother-in-law talk about Master Lin's adoptive son at the beginning of the year. It seemed that this was Master Lin's adoptive son.