Volume 1 Chapter 39: Apology in Hanyang

  The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Lu Xuan got up. After busy with household chores for a while, seeing that the outside light was bright, she picked up her book and read it carefully.

  She is so diligent, not just because she likes to read books, but more importantly, she has a strong desire to change her fate. And in this era, the only thing that can change one's fate is books. Of course, for a woman, there may also be the way of marrying into a good family. Unfortunately, Lu Xue has a strong personality and really doesn't want to entrust her fate to a man's favor.

  Sister.

  Upon hearing Lu Yun's voice, Lu Xuan turned her head around and smiled: "A'yun woke up?"

  Lu Yun's gaze fell on the book in her hand, and a hint of shame flashed across his eyes. After hastily washing up, he also picked up a book to flip through.

  Gradually, the sunlight began to envelop the earth, and from the courtyards all around, the sounds of human voices, barking dogs, footsteps, and bird calls started to blend together.

  Lu Yun saw that it was getting late, put away his books, ate the breakfast his sister had prepared early, and headed to school.

  Just as he reached the gate, Lu Yun's vigilant voice came loudly, "What are you doing here?"

  Lu Xuan was taken aback, and as she put down the bamboo slips and stood up, she heard Ping Yin's voice laced with a hint of grievance and a hint of discontent that he couldn't hide, "I want to see your sister!"

  "Ayun, what's up?"

  Lu Xuan walked slowly behind Lu Yun and looked at Ping Yin.

  To the refreshed and clear-minded Lu Xuan, she bit her lip and lowered her head, muttering: "A Xuan, don't blame me."

  Ping Yin, who was biting her lip and on the verge of tears, was asked by Lu Xuan in a light tone: "You came all this way just to say that?"

  Does she think she's willing?

  She swallowed her anger and tears flowed down her pale face, she choked: "En, those maids last night were too impudent, disturbing A Xuan, I...I came to apologize."

  He bit his lip tightly and bowed towards Lu Xue, saying: "Please don't be angry with me again, Ah Xue."

  It seems she was forced to apologize.

  Lu Xuan took two steps forward, she came to Lu Yun's front, carefully looked at her calm face, and saw the hidden hatred under her trembling eyelashes. Lu Xuan thought coldly: Can they just run away and be fine?

  She lowered her eyes and said lightly: "Ain doesn't have to be like this." After a pause, she continued: "You go back, I'm not angry with you anymore."

  "Thank you, Ah Yuan."

  Ping Yin, having heard Lu Xuan's words, almost immediately turned around and left. Looking at Ping Yin being supported by two maids, Lu Xuan couldn't help but raise his voice and ask: "Ah Yin was clearly unwilling, yet what reason made you willing to come and apologize to this broken-down household?"

  Ping Yin bit her lip, and after a while, she stiffly replied: "Who said I didn't want to?" She also didn't want to talk to Lu Yue more, so she hastily left with two maids.

  Looking at their backs, Lu Xuan furrowed his brow.

  What Lu Yun didn't expect was that just after Lu Yun had gone to school, there was another knock at the door.

  As soon as Lu Xuan opened the gate, he was shocked to find that standing outside was Zhao Guan Shi, the fat manager of Ping Fu. Behind Zhao Guan Shi were seven or eight servants, and on the ground was a pile of boxes filled with silk fabrics.

  Like yesterday, the side gates of the other two houses were also open at this time, and there were several heads squeezed in to watch the excitement.

  Lü Yu stared at himself, and Zhao's plump face squeezed out a silly smile. He exclaimed happily: "A Yu, A Yun has gone to school?" Without waiting for Lü Yu's response, he smiled and commanded: "Come on, bring all these things in."

  "Yes."

  Several maidservants were about to move when Lu Xuan shouted, "Wait!" She measured Zhao Guan Shi with a glance, slightly furrowed her brow, and asked very directly, "What brings you here, Zhao Guan Shi?"

  Zhao Guanshi laughed very kindly, "This, Ah Yue, you see standing here talking..."

  He looks like he's going to barge in.

  But Lu Yue really didn't want to let him in today, once he entered the door, they had to accept these gifts whether they wanted to or not. Before things were clear, Lu Yue really didn't want to have any connection with the Ping family.

  So she still stood at the door without moving, with a faint smile on her face and an unusually firm tone, "Zhao Guan Shi, if you have something to say, just say it."

  "Shall we go inside and talk?"

  "It's okay, it's convenient to say here."

  Seeing Lu Xuan so determined, Zhao Guan Shi secretly sighed and cleared his throat, smiling kindly: "Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that after knowing about last night's matter, your maternal grandfather was very angry. He scolded Wu Gu at the time. By the way, did Wu Gu come over just now?"

  Zhao's tone became more sincere as he spoke, and the smile on his face grew more benevolent. "Ah-yueh, you know what they say: 'A family doesn't hold grudges overnight.' Yesterday was Ai-in's fault, but she came to apologize in person. Look, your great-uncle is afraid of offending you, so he had us bring all these things over...". He glanced around at the growing crowd of neighbors, then turned back to Lu Yue with a smile and said: "Child, it's not right to stand at the door talking like this - why don't we go inside and chat?"

  Lu Yuan's eyebrows furrowed even deeper at Zhao Guan's smiling face: things seemed to be going wrong.

  She pursed her lips and said faintly, "People can go in, but things don't have to." As soon as she spoke, she saw Zhao Guan Shi stunned. He remembered that the little girl in front of him had always been a bit greedy for money. Otherwise, he wouldn't even cheat on his fiancée's dowry when breaking off an engagement.

  Lu Xuan's expression was unusually firm, she took a step back and smiled lightly: "Zhao Guan Shi, please."

  Zhao Guanshi thought for a moment, chuckled and stepped into Lu Xuan's courtyard.

  As soon as he entered, Lu Yuan gently closed the courtyard door. Not completely shut, but in a gesture that clearly indicated refusal to let others follow him inside.

  Director Zhao's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he quickly broke into a silly grin. As he looked around the narrow and old house, Director Zhao sighed and said, "Poor kid, living in something like this is really tough on you."

  Lu Xuan's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself: The wooden house I used to live in was pointed out by the Ping family. That house is much shorter and older than it is now! Why didn't you sigh at that time?

  However, her confusion only deepened. What was the reason that made Zhao Guan Shi, a powerful figure, come to her place to curry favor?

  Zhao Guanshi was still sizing up the house. He let out a sigh and said, "Kid, I've really wronged you all these years."

  “……”

  "Think about it, you siblings have had a tough life. Your parents died young. Alas, it's all because your paternal grandfather was too busy and didn't notice you."

  “……”

  "After all, family is family. Ah Yu, your maternal grandfather misses you, why don't you choose a day to go visit the old man?"

  “……”

  Zhao Guanshi sighed and said a few words with mixed emotions. Seeing Lu Yue remaining silent, he finally turned his head back.

  This time, he turned back to face his little sister who was quietly staring at him. This little sister stood there quietly, staring at him quietly, expressionless, with no ripples in her eyes. Wasn't there any emotion on that face? Did all his words just now go unheard and his expressions go unseen?

  Suddenly, Zhao felt a wave of dizziness.

  Just then, Lu Xuan hooked her lips and asked Zhao Guan Shi sideways: "Zhao Guan Shi hasn't said yet, what brings you here... or rather, what reason should Guan Shi tell A Xuan that makes Guan Shi and your grandfather's attitude towards me change greatly? Not even humbling yourself to come and show goodwill?"