Liang Haoming’s body stiffened, and Tie Hailan stared at him for a long while, then turned her gaze to Liang Shujun. She had a deep impression of Liang Shujun and thought to herself, if Liang Haoming really was the Black Eagle, then when she had helped He Su scheme against Liang Shujun before, wouldn’t that have been — flooding the Dragon King Temple?
Tie Hailan felt distressed; the Black Eagle always wore a mask in the black market. Previously, when she saw Sister Xiao Dong’s two husbands were quite tall, she didn’t think much of it. The Liang Family Brothers were indeed abnormally tall, but the men of the Dayuan Dynasty were generally short. Of course, there were tall men too, but she found it hard to believe such an uncanny series of events could all happen to her. Yet, why did she feel so guilty?
"Third Brother Liang?" A young boy peeked around and walked towards Liang Shujun. It was Young Master Li. He glanced at Dong Huiying, who was even shorter than himself, and wondered if he had heard wrong just now. Could this little girl possibly be ’Baobao’, the fiancée Third Brother Liang often mentioned?
That couldn’t be right. The girl looked to be at most eleven or twelve years old, with an underdeveloped appearance. Had she really celebrated her coming-of-age?
In the Dayuan Dynasty, women celebrated their coming-of-age at fifteen, which also signified adulthood and made them eligible for marriage. But the little girl’s appearance was so deceitful; her physique, coupled with her small stature, made her look nothing like a woman who had come of age.
Liang Shujun introduced her with a smile, "Young Master Li, this is indeed my Baobao. Come on, hurry up and call her sister-in-law."
The corner of Young Master Li’s mouth twitched, and then he stuttered, "Sis, cough cough, sister-in-law?"
Dong Huiying thought that since someone had called her sister-in-law, and Young Master Li seemed pretty nice, maybe as a sister-in-law, she should give a welcome gift.
Unfortunately, she only had a few taels of silver pieces on her, and Young Master Li didn’t look like someone who was short of money.
After some thought, Dong Huiying figured that currently, aside from her medical skill, perhaps her cooking was the only talent she could showcase, so she extended a warm invitation.
Young Master Li nodded his head dumbly, but his little eyes kept glancing at Liang Shujun, feeling very unsettled inside.
Previously, Third Brother Liang had promised him that as long as he found the person, he would come up with a strategy for him, to help him get out of his current predicament. But now that the person had been found by himself, didn’t that mean he was no longer needed?
Sniffle sniffle, Young Master Li felt like crying but had decided to cling to Liang Shujun. He believed Third Brother Liang was much smarter than him and perhaps, if Third Brother Liang was in a good mood, he might help him without asking for anything in return.
Thus, the group walked back, but Liang Shujun suddenly turned back to look at Tie Hailan. Although he wore a hat that concealed his handsome features, Tie Hailan couldn’t help feeling as if his gaze was like two streaks of cold lightning, sharply landing on her.
Cough cough, he must be hating her because of He Su’s affair; after all, she had helped He Su abduct this man and even schemed for his fake death.
"Uh, Sister Xiao Dong, I have something else to do. Let’s meet another day!" Feeling guilty and unable to bear the pressure, Tie Hailan slinked away.
Sister Xiao Dong, with a whoosh of people, returned to the courtyard where she had been staying temporarily. The house had rice, vegetables, and lacked nothing. And because they were home, the three brothers and Young Master Li also took off their hats.
During this time, Young Master Li found everything novel, while the Liang Family Brothers lent a hand, quickly preparing a table full of delicious dishes.