"Alright, alright... Bottleneck, you can come down now, dinner is ready. What are you still doing in your big brother's arms?" No matter how Old Cow tried to persuade Little Bottleneck, he just kept shaking his head and refused to come down, clinging to Zhang Feng's embrace from the doorway even after dinner was ready.

  "It's okay, Grandpa, I'll just hold him and feed him." Zhang Feng said with a smile.

  "By the way, have your several grandsons not come back to see you yet, Old Master Niu?" Zhang Feng put the small bottle on her own thigh and let herself eat, looking around at the unchanged room and couldn't help but ask.

  "Eh... they did come back, and the second one even threw us a lot of wealth, but what's the use? They're all gone now... If it weren't for this little bottle that can still keep us company, our lives would be dull and flavorless." Old Man Niu said slowly as he stroked the bottle's head.

  He hopes that his children and grandchildren will make a name for themselves in their careers, but at the same time, he also wishes someone would come to keep them company often. Every time he sees other families with four generations living together harmoniously, Old Man Niu feels very lonely. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so fond of Xiao Ping's visits and treat her like a granddaughter.

  "Old man, stop sighing while eating. We have a small bottle to accompany us two old folks, what's the point of muttering to yourself!?" Just then, Niu Nai Nai walked over with a plate of dishes.

  Grandpa Niu smiled wryly and didn't dare to speak, while Zhang Feng hurriedly lowered his head to eat. Although Grandma Niu usually looked gentle and kind, she was actually the one in charge of speaking at home. When she got angry, even Grandpa Niu didn't dare to make a sound.

  "Grandma! This dish is delicious!" At the critical moment, it was still Xiao Ping who saved the day. Her sweet voice instantly changed Nai Nai's expression to a kind one.

  "Since you like eating, have some more. You've been a bit thin these past two days. Next time grandma will make it for you again!"

  Hearing this, Zhang Feng couldn't help but secretly swallow his saliva. When he picked up the small bottle just now, he almost didn't hold it tight enough, and pinched her chubby little face, which was thinner than when he left Beiping City, but still plumper by more than a fold...

  "This child is so lovely, obedient and sensible. She always looks out at the alley entrance, and when we ask her what she's doing, she says she's waiting for you to come back." Nai Nai looked at Zhang Feng and said slowly, "You won't leave this time, will you? You know Xiao Ping has been waiting for you for four months now."

  "This... I don't know yet, this time I came back just to take advantage of the rest time, after the army is dismissed, I may not leave." Zhang Feng was also uncertain about what would happen next. According to reason, these guards should return to their camp after returning to Beiping, but Commander-in-Chief didn't say anything, Xu Da's side didn't let go, and Yan Wang Zhu Di didn't even mention it, no one knows what they are up to.

  "Huh? Old man, why didn't that little girl come today!" Niu Nai suddenly thought of something and asked out loud.

  "You didn't mention it and I had forgotten, yes, normally she should be back around this time every day. Today she's probably been delayed by something, after all, just one look at her and you can tell she's from a noble family, she can't always be running over to our place."

  Zhang Feng heard that the situation was unclear, and there was still a little girl coming back. Listening to this, it seemed like she used to come every day before.

  "Who is this girl?" Zhang Feng asked in puzzlement.

  "It's Xi Jie! She told me yesterday that her father is coming back today, so she won't be coming." Xiao Ping suddenly interrupted while eating.

  "There is a little girl named Xu Xi, since you left, she almost comes every day to see Ping'er, each time bringing all kinds of delicious food and fun things, Ping'er and her relationship are very good." Old Man Niu explained "I saw that the little girl was dressed in luxurious clothes, not from an ordinary commoner's family, nor from a wealthy merchant's family, absolutely from a official's family... Ah! And there is also a young man who comes with her every now and then, seems to be his older brother..."

  Zhang Feng was still puzzled by Xiao Ping's words, what Xue sister, after listening to Niu Ye's explanation, he finally understood that this so-called Xue sister turned out to be Xu Xi, and the brother should be Xu Zengshou who claimed to be the first handsome man in Ying Tian Fu, but didn't know how they found Xier here.

  This was unknown to Zhang Feng, but after he followed the army northward, Xu Xi found out one day when she was strolling with her fourth brother that the small bottle brought by Niu Ye had been taken out. It wasn't until then that she remembered the little girl who had accompanied Zhang Feng to Chunfeng Pavilion that day. Driven by curiosity, Xu Xi discovered where the small bottle lived.

  After that, she came to find Bottleneck almost every day. At first, she was still a serious enemy of Bottleneck, but later under Xu Xi's coercion and temptation, Xu Zengshou reluctantly took out his wallet, and under the ruthless bombing of sugar-coated shells, Xu Xi also changed from being indifferent to becoming "Sister Xi" in Little Bottleneck's mouth.

  As for why Xu Xi was so enthusiastic about flattering Xiao Ping'er, only she herself knew...

  At this moment, in the Yanwang Mansion, Xu Xue was dressing up. She didn't want Xu Da to know that she always disguised herself as a man to go out and have fun, even though she got recognized every time.

  "Miss! Miss! Are you ready? Master Gong is almost at the main gate of the Wang Mansion!" Xu Xi's only personal maid, Ruyi, urged anxiously from outside.

  "What's going on? Xier hasn't recovered yet, why don't you go in and help her?" At this time, Princess Yan Wang Xu hurried over and said.

  "Xi'er! Hurry up and come out with sister to wait at the main gate."

  "Here I am!" Xu Xi finally walked out of her room after being urged repeatedly.

  Only a girl with skin as smooth as jade, skin as delicate as cream, and eyebrows like a crescent moon appeared before my eyes. Her elegant dress couldn't hide the liveliness in her eyes, and she bounced over to Xu's side with a skip and a jump.

  "You! A decent girl like you, why do you have to dress up like this? Just look at how you're dressed, I don't know how many young men will be smitten with you. Why must you always wear men's clothes?" Madam Xu stretched out a finger and poked it at Xu Xue's forehead.

  "Oh, come on, sister! Don't be like those old ladies at home who always lecture us. Let's just go in through the front door and wait. If we're late, brother-in-law will get anxious." Xu Xi playfully stuck out her tongue and pulled Xu Shi towards the front door.

  Xu's mother shook her head helplessly, thinking that this younger sister of hers was really spoiled to the extreme. Unlike other people's daughters who stayed indoors and learned needlework and embroidery, she ran out every day and couldn't be stopped. In the future, when she got married, wouldn't she bring shame to her husband's family?

  It's all because of that little fourth brother, always taking her out to play and have fun. Looks like I need to discipline Xu Zengshou that kid well, let him be a good role model as an older brother.

  Poor Little Xu Zi would definitely cry out in grievance if he knew what was on Xu Shi's mind, but it was always Xu Xi who took the initiative to drag him out to play...

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