Chapter 37: The Dumb but Handsome Guy

  Ignoring Xue Lengyu's stiff and straight body, Shu Li slightly turned her face to the side, avoiding her disheveled black hair in the wind. With a flick of the whip, she galloped off in the direction Xue Lengyu had pointed.

  It's tiring to always keep one's head down, let alone on a galloping horse. Xue Lengyu had never ridden such a fast horse before, and the constant jolting was very uncomfortable. Before long, she involuntarily straightened up, fortunately, there was a certain height difference between her and Shu Lei, so even if she stood up straight, she wouldn't block his line of sight. Realizing this, Xue Lengyu let out a soft sigh and puffed out her chest.

  Shu Li remained silent, and Xue Leng Yu also quietly looked ahead. To be honest, the horse was running very fast, and the unfamiliar speed made Xue Leng Yu's heart somewhat afraid. However, knowing that the person behind her wasn't someone she was familiar with, she endured it and sat up straight. Her hands tightly grasped the saddle to maintain her balance, not wanting to touch Shu Li at all.

  Xue's family Xue Lengyu has been there twice, the road is familiar. Turning left and right, guiding Shu Li to move forward.

  As they left the main street, the road became increasingly desolate and bumpy. Xue Lengyu tried her best to maintain her balance, but she couldn't help colliding with Shu Li occasionally. However, knowing that Shu Li didn't mean to, Xue Lengyu didn't mind anymore. She put aside her jumbled thoughts and focused on wondering what kind of accident had happened at the Xue residence.

  He turned another corner and Xue Lengyu pointed at a house in front of him, saying: "It's that place up ahead."

  "So you used to live in Shimomen Village." Shuri said.

  "Ah." Xue Lengyu really didn't know what his place of residence was called, and could only respond. Shimo Village, this name is quite striking.

  Entering the village, arriving at the Xue family's gate, only to see a chaotic scene inside the courtyard. It was as if it were a world in turmoil, with all sorts of objects scattered all over the ground. Shu Li dismounted his horse and didn't wait for him to offer his hand to help her down. She herself used both hands and feet to get off the horse, stumbled once, and then quickly ran into the house.

  Xu Li stopped for a moment, tied his horse to the fence and followed him up.

  Xue Lengyu's home is really poor. The phrase "bare walls and empty rooms" is truly apt to describe it.

  "Father, mother..." Xue Lengyu rushed into the house in one breath, almost colliding with someone. Shu Li followed closely behind and hastily stretched out his hand to pull her back, barely avoiding a collision.

  Xue Lengyu almost collided with a tall young man. The light in the room was dim, and he couldn't see very clearly, but he was sure it wasn't someone he knew.

  Hearing Xue Lengyu's voice, Mrs. Xue hurried out of the house.

  "Mother." Xue Lengyu hastily turned away from the young man and went forward to grab his mother's hand, examining it up and down: "Are you alright?"

  "It's nothing, Mother." Xue Mu forced a smile: "Leng Yu, how did you come back?"

  "Where's Father?" Xue Lengyu hastily asked: "Is he injured?"

  Xue's mother sighed: "It's nothing serious. But I had a dispute with someone and lost my temper, so I hit them."

  "Are you hurt anywhere?" Xue Lengyu asked, peeking her head into the inner room.

  "It's okay, just a scratch on the head and a twisted leg." Mrs. Xue said: "The doctor has already seen you, your father just fell asleep."

  Xue Lengyu suddenly felt at ease, but couldn't help frowning: "Why did he get into an argument with someone." Would Xue's father, such a honest person, also argue with others?

  Xue Mu's expression flickered for a moment, clearly unaccustomed to lying, and covered it up by saying: "Nothing, just some trivial matters."

  "I don't believe it." Xue Lengyu said: "Dad is such an honest person, how could he have a dispute with someone? Mom, don't deceive me, what's the reason?"

  Xue Mu somewhat awkwardly changed the subject: "By the way, Leng Yu, who is this young man?"

  Shu Li stood in the Xue family's house, but he was completely out of place with this bleak environment. Although he was just a servant in the Wang mansion and didn't pay attention to his attire, the clothes on his body were not bad at all. His slightly cold demeanor made this somewhat disordered place even more desolate.

  Xue Lengyu turned his head to look at the extraordinary and elegant Shuli, and suddenly felt a hint of sadness in his heart. One was the favored concubine of the king, while the other was a poor and humble commoner. The gap between them was indeed too great.

  Xue Lengyu also forced a smile: "I'm currently working at Wangye's Fengyuan, and Shu Daren is the general manager of Fengyuan. Knowing that our family had an accident, he sympathized with his subordinates, so he specially came with me to take a look."

  Xue's mother was suddenly flustered, her hands and feet didn't know where to put them, she bent down and was about to kneel: "So it's the master of the Wang mansion, I pay my respects."

  Xue's mother was a rural woman who had never seen the world and had never been out of her village. She was weak by nature, and when she heard that someone from the Wang family was coming, even if it was just a steward, she thought he was a high-ranking official.

  Xu Li did not want to accept Xu Mu's kneeling and bowing, he was not used to it. He blurted out: "No need."

  Xu Liang hadn't even spoken yet, but Xue Lengyu had already pulled his mother back: "Mother, you don't have to do this. Lord Shu is easy-going and won't mind so much."

  Xue Lengyu was not used to seeing people kneel, and sometimes it was inevitable to follow the times, so she endured. At this time, Xue Mu, who seemed like a parent to her, was even more unwilling to see her kneel to others. Moreover, it was an extraordinary occasion, and in her heart, she felt uncomfortable.

  Xue Lengyu's slightly raised eyebrows were speechless, and the low-eyebrowed and obedient appearance in the mansion was actually maintained for his own parents.

  Xue's mother hastily got up and nervously said: "Shu gentleman, if you don't mind, please come in and sit down. I'll pour water for you."

  Xue Lengyu grasped her mother's hand and sighed: "Mother, our family's water may be too cold for Shu to drink."

  At home, not every teacup is necessarily intact, let alone a joke about being separated. Also to avoid embarrassing him, seeing that although Shu Li doesn't deliberately pay attention to his clothes, they are all clean and spotless. It seems he's someone who likes cleanliness.

  "Who says I'm not used to drinking?" Shu Li suddenly spoke up, walked straight to the table, and poured himself a glass of water.

  Xue Lengyu was taken aback for a moment and said he was easy-going, and indeed he was.

  Xu Li sat down, and the cold air around her body instantly dissipated a lot. Mrs. Xue also seemed less tense than before, poured herself a cup of water and walked outside.

  In the courtyard, the young man who had just almost collided with Xue Lengyu was tidying up, picking up the fallen shelves and gathering the scattered items.

  Xue Lengyu hastily said to Shuli, "You sit down, I'll go out for a bit."

  Without waiting for a response, Xue Lengyu followed closely behind her mother as they left the house. After just a few steps, the young man heard the footsteps and looked up to see Xue's mother bringing out water with a smile: "Auntie Xue, no need to bother, I can take care of myself."

  Xue Lengyu's heart suddenly tightened.

  This man, although wearing coarse cloth clothes and rolling up his sleeves, is obviously a laborer from the lower rungs of society. His physique aside, perhaps years of physical labor have also honed him into a robust figure, but that face, with its sharp angles, high nose bridge, and thin lips, is surprisingly flawless without a single defect.

  Just now, the look in the house was not clear, but just now under the sunlight, that faint smile, Xue Lengyu suddenly had the four words "overturning the country and the city" in his heart. Compared to this, although he was dressed in simple and humble clothes, Li Mu and Shu Li couldn't surpass this man.

  Xue Lengyu was stunned for a moment, and her mother hurriedly pushed her: "Lengyu."

  Xue Lengyu came back to her senses and hastily smiled as well.

  The man took the water from Mrs. Xue's hand, tilted his head back and gulped it down in one breath. Then he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and grinned: "Thanks, Auntie Xue."

  Xue Lengyu never thought that such a handsome face could have a so harmonious and silly smile, with a hint of shyness. He looks like an honest and simple countryman at first glance.

  Xue Dama smiled and said: "Leng Yu, this is Xiao Zhan from next door. We owe him a favor today."

  Next door's Xiao Zhan? Xue Lengyu was taken aback, wasn't that the son of that vegetable seller, Uncle Zhan? Oh my god, is there no justice in this world? The son of their family could be so handsome to this extent? Such a handsome young man selling vegetables, what a waste!

  The young man smiled at Xue Lengyu again: "My name is Zhan Fengsong. The 'feng' in scenery, the 'song' in praise."