This boy is eight years younger than her sister. After the age of four, he was basically raised by his sister and brother-in-law. They would carry him on their backs when they went to town to buy tofu.

His sister was protecting him overtly and covertly, but when she turned around and took advantage of the situation, she would have to give him a few more blows.

Here, Xiao An winked at Yang Ruoqing gratefully, and Yang Ruoqing couldn't help laughing.

"Qingsong, you're welcome to eat vegetables." Yang Ruoqing greeted He Qingsong with a smile.

"Well, okay." He Qingsong responded with a smile.

"Xueyun, you eat too." Yang Ruoqing did not forget her follower.

Liu Xueyun nodded: "I don't need to say hello."

Luo Fengtang picked up the wine cup and gestured towards Liu Xueyun. Liu Xueyun then picked up the wine glass, and both of them raised their heads and drank it down in one gulp.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very good, everyone was chatting while eating.

Luo Fengtang also specifically asked them about the purpose of their return.

When it came to serious matters, both Xiao An and He Qingsong put down their chopsticks.

He Qingsong said: "Back to the general, I was ordered by Master Ning to go to Xiushui Town to deliver a letter to General He over there."

Xiao An said: "It's because I didn't come back a while ago. I just have a few days off right now, so I'm going with Qingsong. I plan to accompany him to Xiushui Town."

"Well, since we are sending a letter, we can't delay it for too long." Luo Fengtang said again.

He Qingsong glanced at Xiao An and said, "We will set off early tomorrow morning."

Xiao An nodded.

Luo Fengtang said 'hmm' and said nothing else.

Beside her, Mrs. Sun couldn't sit still.

"What? You have to leave early tomorrow morning? This..."

Seeing this, Yang Ruoqing hurriedly said: "Mom, they have official business, don't try to keep them here, won't they have to pass by us when they come back from doing business? Then you can keep them here for a few more days."

After the dinner, Sun took Xiao An and He Qingsong back to wash up and rest, but Yang Huazhong stayed behind and continued talking to Blacksmith Luo, with Luo Fengtang accompanying him.

When Yang Ruoqing helped Wang Cuilian clear away the dishes and returned to the front room, she found that Yang Huazhong was still there.

How could there be so many household chores to do? Yang Ruoqing wondered secretly, and noticed that Blacksmith Luo was the one talking most of the time, while Yang Huazhong just sat there smoking a dry cigarette, puff after puff, occasionally raising his head to say a few words in reply, a little absent-minded.

Could it be that Dad is stuck here and has something on his mind, and it’s hard to tell others about it?

Yang Ruoqing winked at Luo Fengtang, walked over and said crisply: "Tang Yazi, go to the backyard to urge your daughter to get ready to wash up and go to bed. I heard her playing with Teddy before when I came here."

"Well." Luo Fengtang stood up and said to Yang Huazhong and Blacksmith Luo: "Father-in-law, uncle, you guys chat first while I go to the backyard to take a look."

"Go ahead, go ahead." Blacksmith Luo waved his hand.

Yang Huazhong also raised his head and gestured to Luo Fengtang with a smile, and Luo Fengtang just turned and left.

Yang Ruoqing came to the main room and took a few sips of the tea in Luo Fengtang's tea bowl.

Yang Huazhong saw Yang Ruoqing coming and asked her, "Have you finished all the work in the kitchen?"

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "It's all set."

"Oh, that's good." Yang Huazhong held the dry tobacco pole in his hand and stood up, "It's getting late, so I'll go back."

Blacksmith Luo politely asked to stay, "Please sit for a while longer!"

Yang Huazhong: "No, it's time to go back and rest."

Blacksmith Luo then followed behind.

Yang Ruoqing stood up and said, "Uncle, you should go back and have a rest. I will take my father to the gate of the yard."

Yang Huazhong did not refuse.

Blacksmith Luo did not insist, and said polite words such as "walk slowly" and "see you tomorrow" to Yang Huazhong, and turned back to the main room.

"Dad, there is no one else here. If you have anything to say, just tell me." After standing at the door of the yard, Yang Ruoqing looked around and said to Yang Huazhong.

A wind lantern hung under the lintel overhead, illuminating Yang Huazhong's slightly troubled face.

"Qing'er, some of the things you said are a bit ridiculous. They have lost my dignity as a father, so don't say them. I'm so anxious in my heart that I can't help but think about it..."

"Dad, what is it that makes you so uneasy?" Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but ask.

Yang Huazhong looked around and said in a low voice: "Xiao An, I have never seen him so close to that friend before. Logically speaking, at his age, he should be close to the girl's family, but you see, he is so close to that Qingsong

It’s really nice, they’re so close to each other…”

As if a thunderbolt struck the top of her head, Yang Ruoqing stood there in embarrassment for a while.

Yang Huazhong continued: "That Qingsong is also very kind to our little An. If he doesn't eat the melon seeds himself, he will peel them for me."

"When we had dinner before, the two of them took care of each other without distinguishing each other. To be honest, the more I looked at it, the more uncomfortable it became. I always felt... that there was something wrong..."

"Qing'er, what do you think?"

Yang Ruoqing finally came back to her senses, and her whole body was so shocked by Yang Huazhong's words that she felt tender on the inside and burnt on the outside.

"Dad, are you really thinking too much?"

"It's nothing unusual for these men to get along with each other and behave in a close manner. It's like Tang Yazi and Brother Xu Mang. When we went to the county town, the two of them talked all night and slept in the same bed. There's nothing strange about that!"

"Tang Yazi is different from Xu Mang. They are both married and have children. Xiao An is different from Qing Song. Qing Song is still unmarried, and so is Xiao An. He doesn't even care about talking about getting married!"

"Dad, I understand Xiao An's character. He is the kind of carefree boy who falls in love with others without distinguishing between them."

"Okay, even if Xiao An is normal, what about Qingsong? I always feel that Qingsong is too kind to Xiao An..."

"Dad, Qingsong seems to be quiet and gentle at first glance. He is the eldest son in the family. His parents are old and his younger sister joined the army to provide food for the family. This shows that this child has a sense of responsibility.

, knows how to take care of others, so when he is with our little An, I think it is just like being with an older brother and a younger brother. It is normal. Don’t get it wrong."

"Is this really true?" Yang Huazhong seemed less depressed.

"It must be like this, it must be like this!" Yang Ruoqing's tone became more determined.

"Dad, there is a saying called "suspect steals an axe". It means that someone lost an axe. He suspected that the neighbor next door stole it, but it was difficult to ask him face to face, so he watched the neighbor's every move every day. The more he watched, the more he felt that he had stolen it.

Like a thief, he didn't realize he had misunderstood his neighbor until he found the long-lost ax in the corner of his house one day."

"From that day on, when he saw his neighbor again, all the previous speculations were gone."
Chapter completed!