The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

The May Day holiday was over, and Lin Yun and Yan Jin went back to study.

Originally, Lin Manqing should also go back, but the Li family has just been taken back, the Li family in the capital has just started to improve, and there are many things going on. People are so sophisticated and things are going on. After all, Hou Qigui was just the housekeeper, and Li Muchen was often absent, and was not good at socializing, so she, the "mistress" from a noble family, was needed to stay and support the scene.

With Lin Manqing and Hou Qigui around, Li Muchen felt much more relaxed.

After returning to Li's house, he told Li Asi that if anyone called him and said that Fairy Moon was back, he would inform him immediately.

Li Axi didn't know who Fairy Yue was, so he agreed without asking much.

Hou Qigui prepared a birthday gift for Mr. Qin, which was his bracelet and a small hand scroll in cursive script written by Wen Zhengming.

Li Muchen looked at the gold and jade bracelet and said with a smile: "Why, so many collections in our Li family's treasure house are not as good as your bracelet?"

Hou Qigui explained: "I don't know yet whether Master Qin's birthday banquet is the Hongmen Banquet. But I think that even if the young master and Master Qin are not enemies, it is difficult to become friends, so there is no need to give anything too expensive. But in general Mr. Qin doesn't like this thing, and it can't show your identity. After thinking about it, this bracelet is suitable. "

Li Muchen said: "But this is your thing."

Hou Qigui smiled and said: "Master Li, you still treat me as an outsider. After I entered Li's house, I will be entrusted to you for the rest of my life. There is nothing else that belongs to you or mine. Originally, I wanted to get this bracelet. I gave it to Madam, but she confiscated it. Then I thought about it, it was really inappropriate for Madam to keep such a ghost thing. But Mr. Qin, nicknamed Sky Eyes and Ghost Hands, complements each other perfectly."

Li Muchen laughed.

He could tell that Hou Qigui truly regarded himself as a member of the Li family.

Hou Qigui added: "This bracelet is valuable because it is rare, and it also has the yin energy of the underground palace. Mr. Qin will definitely like it. This is called following suit. It's just that the gold and jade look too tacky. So I added a painting of Wen Zhengming's The hand scroll was made by Wen Zhengming in his later years, to amuse himself with his old age, and it is suitable for the scene of celebrating his birthday. This gold and one book, one vulgar and one elegant, should be considered worthy."

"Well, Lao Hou, you are interested."

Li Muchen didn't expect that Hou Qigui would take this matter seriously. In fact, he didn't care much about Master Qin's birthday banquet. Even if Hou Qigui asked him to carry half a bag of oranges, he would think it was nothing.

"This is what I should do." Hou Qigui said.

They were talking in the room when Li Asi knocked on the door and came in to report: "Steward Hou, Wang Baishun is here."

"Master Xi?" Hou Qigui was surprised.

Li Axi said embarrassedly: "Just call me Axi."

Hou Qigui was stunned and glared at him: "Who called you? I'm talking about Mr. Wang Xi!"

Li Muchen laughed.

Only then did Li Asi realize that Wang Baishun was also traveling to the west like him, but he was Mr. Xi and he was Asi.

He touched his head and laughed twice.

"Where is Mr. Xi?" Hou Qigui asked.

"Waiting outside the gate, I didn't let him in." Li Axi said.

"Hey, you idiot, how could you neglect this distinguished guest!" Hou Qigui cursed and said to Li Muchen, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will go to greet you first. You will see the opportunity and come out later."

After that, he went out to greet him personally.

Li Asi looked unconvinced and muttered: "Didn't you ask me to hold the door so that no one can let in easily..."

Li Muchen smiled and shook his head. He knew that it would be impossible for Li Asi to learn to be as talented as Hou Qigui in this life.

What he values ​​​​is Li Axi's honesty, loyalty and responsibility. If he really becomes a human spirit, he will not need this person anymore.

Hou Qigui must also understand this, so he doesn't really blame Li Axi.

Li Muchen patted Li Asi on the shoulder, said nothing, only gave him an encouraging look, and then left with a smile.

Leaving Li Axi behind, he scratched his head for a long time before he remembered that he shouldn't be standing here, and hurriedly walked along the wind and rain corridor to stand guard at the gate.

"Hey, Mr. Xi, what brought you here? You didn't even say hello in advance when you came. I was ready."

Hou Qigui respectfully welcomed Wang Baishun into Li's house.

Wang Baishun said with a smile: "I have wanted to come here for a long time. I ate the food cooked by Master Rong when I came back. It made me miss it. Everything I eat when I go back is tasteless. But during the May Day holiday, all the alleys in the capital were occupied by foreign tourists, and the cars were all over the place." I can't drive in. I'm afraid that people coming in and out will disturb the feng shui of Li's house."

Hou Qigui said: "That's not true. There were so many people the past few days that I didn't even dare to open the door. Fortunately, you didn't come. Mr. Li went out a few days ago and just came back."

"Hey, I'm in luck!" Wang Baishun said.

Hou Qigui said to himself, you will know whether it is a coincidence or not. Ever since Li's house was reorganized, there have been countless pairs of eyes staring at the entrance of the alley. Every move Li Zhai makes is in the eyes of these wealthy and aristocratic families in the capital.

"It means that Mr. Xi is very lucky. You don't have to rush. You can go wherever you want," he said.

Wang Baishun pointed at Hou Qigui's head with the folding fan in his hand: "I just love to hear you talk, your mouth is sweeter than the little girl in the club!"

The two chatted and laughed and entered the yard.

Wang Baishun pointed to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and said, "Look at this tree. When I was a child, I peed under the tree. If it grows so tall, I have a share of the credit!"

Hou Qigui said: "That's right, you deserve a lot of credit! From now on, when the Wang and Li families fully cooperate, we will use this tree as a tree of peace. I will hang a sign on the tree and write 'Bai Shun Evergreen'. Mr. Xi, please See if that works?"

"Okay, that's great!" Wang Baishun shook his fan happily, "Why don't you say that Mr. Hou, you are a talent!"

Wang Baishun was not being polite, but he really felt that Hou Qigui was a talent. Baishun and evergreen, this Western word not only fits the situation, but also has a profound meaning. The key is to flatter him, Wang Baishun, and make him feel that he is a person.

This flattery made him feel so comfortable.

But Wang Baishun knew that it might not be that easy to hang the word "West" on this tree. It's not that the Li family refuses to give up, but whether the Wang family and the Li family can reconcile is not his, Wang Baishun's, who has the final say.

Since the last incident in Panjiayuan, Wang Baishun immediately returned to the Wang family and gave a detailed report to his eldest brother, Wang Baichuan, the current head of the Wang family.

After Wang Baichuan listened, he did not express his position, but asked Wang Baishun for his opinion.

Of course Wang Baishun suggested living in peace with the Li family and trying not to cause conflicts. With the rise of the Li family, the sky in the capital will definitely change. That family has already retreated. If the Wang family takes the lead, it will only give other wealthy families an advantage.

Wang Baichuan asked: "Then let's look at the Li family to replace us and be the number one in the capital?"

This sentence choked Wang Baishun back.

"What does eldest brother mean..." Wang Baishun was worried, "Is he going to fight with the Li family?"