Rare husband

The Ling family's mansion occupies a vast area, complete with pavilions, terraces and pavilions, showing the majestic style everywhere.

The garden of the mansion is even more beautiful. There are many precious flowers and plants, koi and peacocks. These naturally need someone to take care of them to maintain their brilliance.

Master Chu is the old gardener of the Ling family. He has served the Ling family for more than 30 years and is familiar with three generations of the Ling family.

He worked diligently and with all his heart, and led his two young apprentices to make the Ling family's garden look like a brocade, with beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery, which naturally won the praise and respect of the master.

Ling Yun, the young master of the third generation of the Ling family, is very close to Master Chu. When he was young, he often chased after Master Chu and followed him to "exploration" in the corners of the garden.

This is also the only chance for Ling Yun to relax besides the Ling family's strict education of their children, and it is also the most precious memory of his childhood.

Such a good time lasted until he entered middle school at the age of 12, and it never happened again because of his busy studies.

And the summer vacation before entering middle school was also his happiest day.

During that time, not only could he play freely in his own garden, but he also had a cute little brother, who was Master Chu's grandson, five-year-old Chu Jun.

"Brother Yun, you are amazing!"

Seeing Ling Yun standing barefoot in the pond, holding a long and fat loach in his hand, Xiao Chujun laughed and clapped his hands while jumping.

"Touch it for you, it's very slippery, it's fun!"

Ling Yun has been close to flowers and plants since he was a child, and he doesn't have the coddling air of our young master at all. He is even more resistant to beatings than children from ordinary families. Going up trees and down rivers are his strong points.

Holding the loach tightly in his hand, he handed it to Xiao Chujun. Ling Yun waited expectantly for the other party's reaction.

But seeing other people catching loach and catching it yourself are completely different things. After seeing the bearded, dark, and slippery guy in front of him wriggling in front of his eyes, little Chu Jun was so frightened that he sat down on his buttocks. On the grass, there was no excitement just now, but a cry of "wow".

Seeing his little brother crying with a lot of snot and tears, Ling Yun immediately lost the mood to play around. He hurriedly threw the loach back into the pond, landed on the shore in three steps, and then called the bodyguard standing not far away, "Quick, Go back to Xu Ma and ask her for some candy and biscuits."

But the bodyguard didn't dare to act rashly, he was afraid that after he left, the little master would wade into the water again, and ensuring Ling Yun's safety was the first priority.

Seeing the bodyguard in black sunglasses and a black suit standing on the spot like an iron tower hesitating, Ling Yun yelled angrily, "Hurry up, why are you standing still!"

After finishing speaking, regardless of his image, he rolled up his trouser legs, casually rubbed his hands on the clothes, and hurried over to coax little Chu Jun.

"Xiao Jun, don't cry. Brother Yun didn't want to scare you. If you are afraid of loaches, I will never catch them again."

While speaking, Ling Yun hugged the child who had just grown to his chest, comforting him softly.

After being stroked by the elder brother's hair along the back, little Chu Jun's mood gradually calmed down.

Although he stopped crying, he was still sobbing, his shoulders shrugged from time to time, and on his fair little face, a pair of big eyes were red from crying, and they were watery and cute.

"Brother Yun, don't catch loach from now on, it looks so ugly and has such a long beard, will it bite you?"

It turned out that it was not only because of the ugly appearance of the loach, but also because he was worried about his own safety. Ling Yun's heart suddenly became warm, and he said with a smile, "No, it doesn't bite. Don't worry, I will catch it later. Feed some of them to the peacocks, the peacocks like to eat them."

However, little Chu Jun shook his head like a rattle, "No more, although they are ugly, but it is pitiful to be eaten by peacocks."

I was so frightened that I cried, and I was thinking of pleading with the culprit. Such a kind and lovely child immediately aroused Ling Yun's pity as a big brother.

He is the youngest of the Ling family. The two older brothers and one older sister have been loved and taken care of since childhood, and they have also been disciplined a lot. Moreover, the elder brothers and sisters are much older than him. The youngest one is five years older than him. Only Ling Yun Worshiping them, I have never experienced the feeling of being looked up to by a child.

Therefore, he treated little Chu Jun with great patience and love. Although the two were almost eight years apart and their identities were very different, this did not prevent the two children from quickly establishing a pure friendship.

Under the big cherry tree in Ling's garden, two children, one big and one small, sat facing each other in the shade. On the red checked tablecloth, there were delicious snacks that children love to eat.

Little Chu Juan smiled sweetly at Ling Yun while licking the pudding, "Brother Yun, you are so kind, I want to be your friend forever!"

Ling Yun also laughed, and wove a garland of wild flowers picked casually on the lawn, and put it on Chu Jun's head.

"Okay, we've made a deal. When you grow up, don't forget me. I'm still your elder brother Yun."

Chu Jun, whose cheeks were bulging from the snacks, nodded with a pink face, "Well, when I grow up, I will marry you!"

The child was ignorant, so he said it casually, but it made the little boy blush, "Xiao Jun, you are ignorant, don't talk nonsense, we are good friends, we cannot get married."

But Xiaojun asked persistently, "Why? My grandpa said that the two of us are going to get married if we have a very good relationship. I'm young now, so I can only be friends with you. When I become an adult, I can marry you." , Brother Yun, you have to wait for me!"

Being completely amused by such Tongyan Wuji, Ling Yun knew that he couldn't explain it to him, so he could only rub the soft hair on the little baby's head with a loving face, "Okay, then I'll wait for you."

After getting an affirmative answer, Xiaojun picked up a piece of strawberry cake contentedly, held it in both hands, and swallowed it with a mouthful of cream, like a greedy little squirrel, which made Ling Yun burst out laughing again.

In the Ling family's courtyard where the trees were dancing and the fragrance of flowers was overflowing, in that summer, this kind of laughter had been heard endlessly...

But after that, after years of separation, the two met again, and it was already eight years later.

It was a cool autumn afternoon, the chairman and youngest son Ling Yun were discussing business in the study, when the butler knocked on the door and reported that the gardener, Master Chu, had completed all the formalities and would officially retire from tomorrow onwards, he wanted to see him Chairman, say goodbye.

Master Chu has worked in the Ling family all his life. When the chairman heard that he was retiring, of course he wanted to meet him in person. Moreover, he was grateful for his dedication and hard work over the years, and specially sealed a big red envelope for him.

Ling Yun's feelings for Master Chu are even more different. Although he is not a relative, he is like a relative. He spent so many beautiful and happy childhood with the company of this kind and kind old gardener.

When Master Chu entered the door, Ling Yun stepped forward first, and hugged him without any explanation.

"Old Chu!"

Master Chu was still a little nervous when he saw the chairman, but when he saw Ling Yun, he smiled until the corners of his eyes were wrinkled.

"Young master! When did you return to China?"

As Lao Chu said, he took out a handful of dried apricots from his pocket and put them into Ling Yun's hands, "Taste it, it's made from the old apricot tree in our garden. Madam made the jam, and left over It was all dried up by me."

Not at all disgusted, Ling Yun immediately took it and put it in his mouth. The dried apricots were a bit old, and it was not so easy to chew, but there was no sour taste, and there was only a hint of sweetness in his mouth, which was exactly what Ling Yun remembered from childhood .

“Still as delicious as when I was a kid!”

Ling Yun smiled and put his arms around Master Chu's shoulders, talking to him endlessly, with a look of reluctance.

Seeing his son being so affectionate, the chairman felt very comforted, and asked with a smile, "Old Chu, after you retire, will you live with your son or go back to your hometown?"

Seeing the chairman's question, Master Chu quickly straightened his face and returned, "Thanks to your concern, I plan to go back to my hometown in the country. My son's family lives in an apartment. I am used to tending flowers and plants, and I feel aggrieved living in that small house. When I go back to my hometown, there are mountains and rivers, and a few acres of fields, so I feel comfortable staying here."

The chairman smiled and said, "Oh, Lao Chu, I really envy you. When you retired, you were in such good health, and you can live the life you like in the future."

Master Chu smiled foolishly, and said, "Chairman, you are a wealthy man, and you are also a capable man. You can do many great things, so there is no need to envy us."

A few jokes made the atmosphere in the study room friendly and friendly, and the chairman also talked about gossip that had nothing to do with the company's operations after a long absence.

He turned his head to look at his son and said, "You have been abroad for the past few years, and you don't know the situation at home. Master Chu's grandson is very good. He skipped a grade and entered junior high school at a young age, and he even won national Olympic mathematics and physics competitions." I won the grand prize, and now I am studying in the school donated by the group.”

Father Ling didn't mean anything else when he said this, he just told his son as a good story.

But one sentence caused ripples in Ling Yun's heart, he immediately looked back at Master Chu, and asked uncertainly, "Did my father mean Xiao Jun?"

Master Chu was taken aback for a moment, obviously he did not expect that Ling Yun still remembered his grandson after so many years, but soon a simple and proud smile appeared on his face.

"That's right, young master, it's Xiaojun. You played together when you were young. Thanks to the chairman's blessing, not only did my family get free tuition, but Xiaojun also gets a scholarship every year."

Ling Yun's eyes were a little blank for a while, as if he was recalling the past, and then he showed a joyful smile and said, "Xiaojun was very smart when he was young, and it is not surprising that he is so good now, it's just that after so many years I don't see it, and I don't know what he has become."

Hearing this, Master Chu hurriedly said, "Master, it just so happens that he came to help me pack my luggage today. If you and the chairman are not busy, I will call him over right away and ask him to thank you in person."

Hearing that Chu Juan was in the mansion right now, Ling Yun's eyes lit up, and he looked back at his father expectantly.

The chairman was the most reasonable, waved his hand and said, "Thank you, I don't need it, let Ayun go and meet him, they have been playing together since childhood, after all, they have different feelings."

The father's words were about to hit the ground, Ling Yun had already taken Master Chu out together, and went straight to the gardener's cabin in the courtyard...