Siheyuan: I have a mental illness

In this atmosphere where even the air seemed to be frozen, a soft and gentle voice suddenly sounded, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly breaking the tranquility.

"Xiao'e, is this the person you have been looking for?" The speaker was Lou Xiao'e's mother, Tan. She walked lightly to Lou Xiao'e's side, lowered her voice, and asked with concern.

At this moment, in public, being questioned so abruptly by her own mother, Lou Xiao'e felt her cheeks turn red like ripe apples, and the shyness spread quickly like a tide.

This embarrassing situation made Lou Xiao'e extremely embarrassed. She even felt that the ground under her feet became extremely hot. She wished she could dig a hole and crawl into it immediately to avoid everyone's strange looks and the suffocating awkward atmosphere at the moment.

However, Lou Xiao'e's blushing face could not be entirely blamed on Tan. After all, for the past month, Lou Xiao'e had been depressed, had a poor appetite, and was increasingly haggard. As a mother, Tan saw it all and felt pain in her heart. Now that her daughter had finally found the man she had always dreamed of, how could she suppress her joy and excitement?

As a result, Tan couldn't control his emotions and blurted out a question, which made Lou Xiao'e fall into extreme embarrassment. She wished she could disappear from the spot immediately to escape this embarrassing situation.

Hearing what Tan said, Ye Fan felt a little proud. He looked at Lou Xiao'e and said with a smile: "Have you been looking for me?"

My mother had said it all, and it would be even more embarrassing if I didn't admit it now. However, it was also very embarrassing for her, a girl, to admit that she had found a man.

So, when faced with Ye Fan's question, Lou Xiao'e didn't know how to answer.

Although Lou Xiao'e didn't know how to answer, someone knew it!

Han Yuying looked at Ye Fan and laughed sweetly, saying: "Haha, Brother Ye Fan, aren't you asking even though you already know the answer? Also, how can you ask a girl like that? How can you expect her to answer you?"

After hearing what Han Yuying said, Ye Fan thought to himself that what Han Yuying said was true. After all, girls of this era are very reserved. How should Lou Xiaoe answer if he asked this question?

Tan had been behind Lou Xiao'e and was completely unaware of the current situation. When Han Yuying opened her mouth to speak, she couldn't help but frown and cast her eyes on Han Yuying.

After seeing the tone of Han Yuying's conversation with Ye Fan, Tan's heart sank suddenly, and she thought to herself, "Oh no, the man my daughter has been thinking about day and night seems to have another woman by his side."

However, as the saying goes, old ginger is still spicy, this is indeed true.

Tan turned her gaze to Ye Fan, with a amiable smile on her face, and asked softly, "Young man, what is your name?"

Ye Fan heard the voice and immediately turned to look at Tan. Facing the elder who was about to become his mother-in-law, his attitude was particularly cordial and friendly, and he quickly responded: "Hello, Auntie, my name is Ye Fan."

Tan carefully observed Ye Fan's every word and action, and felt more and more satisfied. You know, the Lou family in the past could be regarded as a famous family, otherwise how could there be the name of Lou Bancheng. Now seeing Ye Fan so polite, she naturally liked him.

Looking at the brief but meaningful exchange between Tan and Ye Fan, although it was just a few words, no matter from which angle you look at it, it reveals a unique atmosphere like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.

After Xu Huizhen witnessed this scene, she couldn't help but feel a little angry. She shouted to Ye Fan in a stiff tone: "Ye Fan, you came to see me today, why are you still standing outside like an idiot? Do you want me to go out and invite you in person?"

Ye Fan was stunned when he heard Xu Huizhen's words. Countless question marks popped up in his mind. He thought to himself, "When did I say I was here to see you, Xu Huizhen? Why didn't I know that?"

Just when Ye Fan was full of doubts, Qin Huairu slowly walked to his side, her eyes fell on Han Yuying, a friendly smile bloomed on her face, and she said softly: "Yuying, my feet are sore from shopping, why don't we go into this pub and rest our feet!"

Then, Yu Li also moved to Han Yuying's side and agreed with a smile: "Yes, it is indeed time to take a break! We have been walking around for a while."

At the same time, Yu Haitang bent down and gently patted her legs a few times, pouting her cherry-red lips and complaining coquettishly: "Oh, I'm so tired!"

Han Yuying took in the expressions of Qin Huairu and the other three people, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, outlining a gentle smile, and responded: "In that case, why don't we go in and have a few drinks?"

After saying that, the girls completely ignored Ye Fan and walked straight into Xu Huizhen's tavern.

Seeing this, Ye Fan smiled helplessly and could only follow him in.

Lou Xiao'e watched Ye Fan walk into Xu Huizhen's tavern and was about to follow him in, but then she changed her mind and was afraid that her mother would ask or say something else.

So, Lou Xiao'e slowly turned around, looked at Tan with a firm gaze, and said softly, "Mom, you go back first! I want to shop for a while longer and will be home soon."

As an experienced person, Tan naturally understood Lou Xiao'e's subtle thoughts. However, when she saw Ye Fan surrounded by graceful and charming women like Han Yuying, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, fearing that her precious daughter had been wronged.

Just as she was about to say something, Lou Xiao'e interrupted her: "I know what you are going to say, but please don't worry, your daughter is not stupid, and I know exactly what I should do."

Tan stared at her daughter in front of her, and saw that she looked determined, with a solemn and dignified look on her face. Helplessly, Tan could only nod slightly, sighed softly, and left with slow and slightly heavy steps.

Lou Xiao'e had gone through so much hardship to find Ye Fan's whereabouts, so how could she give up so easily? No matter what the result was, she was determined to reveal her feelings to Ye Fan. Even if this confession might be useless, she would definitely not be willing if she didn't say it out loud.

After Tan left, Lou Xiao'e took a deep breath and walked into Xu Huizhen's tavern with firm steps.

There weren't many people in the pub to begin with. After all, not many people could afford to drink these days, not to mention it wasn't dinner time yet.

After Ye Fan and Han Yuying sat down one after another, Xu Huizhen took two bottles of rice wine she brewed herself and placed them on Ye Fan's table and said with a smile: "This is the rice wine we brewed ourselves. You can try it. It tastes very good."

As soon as Xu Huizhen put down the rice wine, Cai Quanwu came with a tray and put pork skin jelly and peanuts on the table.