Chapter 249

When they returned to the mansion, those who went to the mountain to dig wild vegetables had not come back yet. When Baozi saw the fish in the bucket, he asked Xu Ran to cook fish for him.

Xu Ran picked up Baozi and let him touch his face and said, “Baozi, touch Dad’s face first. My face is so badly hurt, then do you still want to eat fish?”

Being blown by the cold wind, Xu Ran’s face was flushed. There were also some small wounds scratched by the wind. He didn’t feel it when he was outside, but as soon as he was inside the room and warmed up, he felt itchy, painful and uncomfortable.

Being held  by Xu Ran, Baozi saw the wounds on Xu Ran’s face clearly. Touching Xu Ran’s face carefully, Baozi asked,” Dad, does it hurt? Baozi will blow it for you.”

As he said this, he started blowing and asked Xu Ran quietly if it hurt. He was afraid to touch Xu Ran’s face. After blowing for a long time, Baozi saw Xu Ran’s face was still as red as before, he became worried and was about to cry.

Xu Ran was just trying to tease Baozi, but when he saw his son’s red eyes, he hugged Baozi tightly and comforted him, “Baozi, don’t cry! Dad feels no pain. I was just blown by the wind outside and it isn’t painful. If Baozi cries, Dad’s heart will hurt.”

Xu Ran reached out to cover his chest as if his heart began to ache.

Baozi was frightened by Xu Ran’s action at first, then he quickly understood. Looking at Xu Ran with a serious expression, he said, “Dad, stop acting. You’ve been lying to me since I was young. It’s useless and I know your face must hurt.”

Xu Ran was embarrassed. Sure enough, he couldn’t fool the kid and such tricks didn’t work for him now.

However, Baozi stopped crying and Xu Ran didn’t mention it anymore. He took Baozi to read books and pointed at the bucket to ask him, “Which fish do you want to eat? How about making hot pot fish for you tonight?”

Hearing the hot pot fish, Baozi licked his lips. Although he wanted to eat it, he still complained, “Dad, I haven’t eaten it for a long time. You must cook more today, or it won’t be enough for me.”

Seeing that Baozi’s attention had been diverted, Xu Ran began to think about how to eat the fish at night.

When Liu Tong returned to the mansion, he went straight to Xiao Qingyun. Seeing him rushing over in a hurry, Xiao Qingyun thought something must had happened and asked quickly, “Tongtong, what’s wrong? Ah! Why is your face so red?”

Liu Tong shook his head and replied, “No, I’m just here to ask if there is any medicine in the mansion. Our faces were blown by the wind when we were out.”

They were not used to the weather of the Yanzhou Residence. As soon as they went out, their faces were hurt by the wind. Because these cuts were on their faces, so Liu Tong came to find Xiao Qingyun as soon as he came back.

Knowing why Liu Tong’s face was so red, Xiao Qingyun said, “Yes, yes, master often gets injured by the wind, so I’ve been preparing the ointment. Its prescription is given by Lu Qi and it is made with medicinal herbs. Wait a moment, I’ll get it for you.”

Xiao Qingyun went to get ointment for Liu Tong. While Liu Tong waited, he rubbed his face to make it look less red. Seeing this, Xiao Qingyun stopped him immediately and said, “Don’t rub it. You didn’t wash your hands and there are cuts on your face. Sit down. I’ll ask someone to bring some water over and then wipe the medicine on your face.”

Liu Tong shook his head and said, “I’m fine. Ran ,Tangtang and Guoguo’s faces also hurt. I’ll take the medicine to them first.”

Holding Liu Tong back from going, Xiao Qingyun said,”Your face is hurt ,too. You only think about others, never care about yourself.”

He pulled Liu Tong down on the stool and asked the servant to get water.

Seeing this, Liu Tong stopped talking. He sat down obediently and waited for Xiao Qingyun to wipe him medicine, but he still refuted, “They are not other people. Ran is my husband and Tangtang and Guoguo are my babies.”

Pressing him to keep him from getting up,  Xiao Qingyun agreed, “Well, well, they are your husband and your babies, but you can’t ignore yourself. You are already here, and putting some medicine on your face won’t delay giving it to them. Seeing your face, they will worry about you. But Xu Ran won’t say anything if he sees you’ve wiped the medicine on your face.”

Liu Tong thought what Xiao Qingyun said was reasonable, he stopped talking and waited for the servants to deliver the water.

Soon the water came and it was warm. Xiao Qingyun wiped his face with a handkerchief, then gently applied ointment on his face with his fingers. He was so carefully that Liu Tong didn’t feel any pain.

It took some time to apply his whole face. Liu Tong didn’t open his eyes until Xiao Qingyun said it was over.

Opening her eyes, she saw Xiao Qingyun smiling at him and handed him the ointment. “Alright, take the ointment to them now.”

Liu Tong stood up and wanted to thank him. But after calling him brother, he suddenly stopped, looking at Xiao Qingyun awkwardly, couldn’t go on.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingyun understood it immediately, and then said gently, “You can just call me Qingyun. There aren’t so many rules in our family. I also feel embarrassed to call you brother-in-law.”

Liu Tong blushed and nodded, “Qingyun, thank you.”

Pulling Liu Tong’s shoulder to make him face the door, Xiao Qingyun said,”Alright, I’ve already said that we’re family. You don’t have to thank me, go ahead.Their wounds need to be cured as soon as possible.”

Gripping the porcelain bottle with ointment inside,  Liu Tong nodded, then he opened the door and walked out.

When Liu Tong arrived at the ante-room, he found that only Tangtang and Guoguo were talking with King Yan, but Xu Ran was not there.

Thinking about King Yan hadn’t seen Xiao Qingyun since he came back, Liu Tong walked over and said, “Bro, Qingyun is looking for you. You’d better come to see him.”

Being called brother by Liu Tong, King Yan felt his heart softened. Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, he nodded hurriedly, “Okay, I’ll go and see him now.”

Then he got up and left. After King Yan left, Liu Tong sent someone to fetch hot water and apply the ointment on Tangtang and Guoguo’s faces.

Liu Tong asked when he finished dosing them, “Where are your Dad and Baozi?”

Tangtang said, “Baozi said that he wanted to eat fish and hotpot at night, so he asked Dad to bring the fish to the kitchen.”

Liu Tong nodded and walked to the kitchen.

He hadn’t gone a few steps when he heard Guoguo calling behind him, “Daddy.”

Liu Tong turned to look at him.

Guoguo asked him with a smile, “Daddy, is what you just said to uncle true?”

Liu Tong didn’t expect Guoguo to ask him this question, shaking his head, he answered honestly, “No, but if he’s here, I can’t apply medicine for you. So I made an excuse for him to leave. But he hasn’t seen your uncle since he came back, so I’m right to let him do that!”

Liu Tong laughed to himself when he finished. He didn’t know why he had this idea, but it definitely had something to do with Xu Ran. The first thing Xu Ran did when he went home was to find him. Even if he didn’t say anything, they could look at each other and know that he was safe.

It had become a habit imperceptibly. Seeing that  King Yan didn’t visit Xiao Qingyun when he came back, Liu Tong didn’t feel quite used to it. He wanted to change the situation for some reason.

He didn’t know if he was right. After all, King Yan’s identity was still different from them.

After answering Guoguo’s question, Liu Tong strode away. And the two children looked at each other after he left.

Guoguo said, “Brother, do you find out that Dad’s influence on Daddy is too great? Daddy has acquired many habits imperceptibly over the years.”

Tangtang took him to sit down and said, “That’s good. Because what Dad did was for Daddy’s own good.”

Guoguo shook his head and continued, “No, I’m just thinking that Dad has done so well. How can we treat our spouses better than Dad did in the future?”

Tangtang said with a wider smile, “How old are you to start thinking about this, and you’re not ashamed.”

Guoguo retorted disapprovingly, “I’m the same age as you. Besides, why should I feel shy? Do you know Brother Hu? When he was as old as us, Wu Mei and Daddy started trying to get him married.”

Tangtang said, “Then, how about telling Dad and Daddy and asking them to get you married?”

Guoguo shook his head immediately, “No. I will find the one I like best, just like Dad, who will treat Daddy well for a lifetime. No, I must do better than Dad.”

After he finished speaking, he asked Tangtang, “Brother, what kind of person do you like? Tell me about it. I want to know if the persons we like are the same.”

Patting his head, Tangtang said, “Why do you think about these things at such a young age? If you mention it again, I’ll tell Dad and he’s bound to scold you.”

Guoguo snorted discontentedly, “Dad won’t scold me. Dad said that if I meet someone I like, I should chase him, no matter what his identity and background is.”

In this aspect, Tangtang was more rational than Guoguo. He said, ” Dad’s just saying that. It’s not as we want. We’re still young now, so we should focus on studying martial arts! These things will have to be thought of in the future. Dad also said if the fate comes, that person will naturally appear.”

Guoguo was still dissatisfied. Looking at the serious face, which looked exactly like his own, he said, “You look so old, and you are not lively at all.”

Hearing Guoguo’s words, Tangtang rolled up his sleeves and was about to hit him, but Guoguo ran away quickly, and then Tangtang chased after him.

As soon as they ran out, they encountered Yan Hao and Yan Lan, who were going to find Baozi. Seeing the two kids chasing, they thought that they were just playing, they joined them first and then some servants also joined in. As a result, the mansion became a mess.

But the funny thing was, they didn’t know the real reason.

Last night, I was on Weibo till midnight . As for the reason, I think you all know! ()/817817.