Lao Fan was dumbfounded by the sudden appearance of the young maid, just as he was about to ask Xiao Linshuang what she would like to eat later. He hadn’t even managed to say a word when the breath got stuck in his throat. This feeling was, simply put, too much!
"Qiu, Qiu Ju? You, where did you pop up from?" Lao Fan stared with his mouth agape, turning his head to look at the room nearest to her, because he hadn’t reached the door yet, so he couldn’t see clearly what was inside.
Lao Fan cautiously asked, "Has your madam also come?"
Qiu Ju’s face bloomed into a bright smile as she nodded, "Yes, the madam just heard your voice and sent me out to take a look, never expected it was really you. Old sir, please come in, the madam will definitely be overjoyed to know it’s you."
Lao Fan’s face showed resignation; the old man was not happy at all!
Because in a moment of candor, he had divulged Xia Zheng’s, that little beast’s, whereabouts to those two little brats. And now, great, Su Qiuyu, that girl, had followed, and now Princess Anle had come along too! If Xia Zheng found out, he was definitely not getting any dinner tonight!
Seeing Lao Fan’s woeful and worried expression, Qiu Ju’s thoughts turned, and she approached with a smile, whispering, "Old sir, don’t worry anymore. With the madam here, are you still afraid that the second young master will bully you? Don’t worry, the madam definitely won’t let the second young master pull on your beard."
Lao Fan’s eyes brightened, and he immediately laughed, "Yeah, with An Le, this girl here, why should he worry about Xia Zheng, that little bastard, causing trouble? Haha, wouldn’t An Le give him a spanking?"
"Let’s go, let’s go, it’s been so long since I’ve seen An Le, that girl, I actually miss her a bit." Lao Fan sniffled, motioning for Xiao Linshuang to come along, only when An Le is here, he’s not worried about going without dinner tonight.
Xiao Linshuang had been rolling her large eyes back and forth between Qiu Ju and Lao Fan since the moment Qiu Ju appeared. Another beautiful sister, she couldn’t be here to fight with her older sister over her brother-in-law, could she? No, she had to go and inform her older sister!
But before she could scamper away, her collar was already grabbed by Lao Fan, who hoisted her up like a small chick and carried her into the room.
"Ah, ah, ah, stinky old man, let me go, I have to find my older sister! Let go of me, let go of me! Stinky old man, if you don’t let go of me, I won’t give you osmanthus cake, won’t give you soup to drink! Older sister, I’m going to find my older sister! Stinky old man, you... huh?"
Under the steel grip of Lao Fan, the wildly struggling Xiao Linshuang suddenly wilted and stopped her yells dead in their tracks, her eyes rolling around the room.
Another beautiful sister, wow, and here’s another beautiful sister! She’s a bit older, but oh, her clothes are beautiful, and so is the hairpin on her head, it looks like gold, but why does it emit a purple light? So strange!
No matter, all the sisters in this room are beautiful, and also, good, good, what?
Xiao Linshuang thought hard but couldn’t come up with another adjective. Anyway, she felt they were really nice; she just liked them, that’s for sure.
"Old sir? Is it really you?" Princess Anle had been anxiously waiting, and as soon as she saw Qiu Ju had indeed brought in Lao Fan, she immediately grew uneasy and sprang out of her chair, like seeing a long-lost relative, her eyes brimming with excitement.
She had just sent Shopkeeper Liu to invite the boss over, and he was hesitant, making her think that Lao Fan, like Xia Zheng, was not around. But to her surprise, the very next moment, she heard Lao Fan’s voice. That voice was too familiar, yet too strange, as it seemed like she hadn’t heard it in two or three years.