821. Chapter 821 Xun'er in the Boudoir (1/2)

While Xiao Yan was slowly tasting the jelly, he thought of Ling Quan who had just come to trouble him, and felt helpless again.

What can I say? Xiao Yan can more or less understand that they are unhappy with him, but six or seven people combined can't even come up with a Dou Zun. How dare Ling Quan come directly to trouble himself, a late-stage Three-Star Dou Sage? I don’t know whether to call it brave or stupid.

Probably because he didn't dare to take action in the ancient clan, even so, Lingquan was very courageous. Is he really not afraid of making himself anxious?

At this moment, the previous clerk came over and looked at Xiao Yan with a guilty look on his face.

"That. This guest"

"Huh?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"I'm so sorry! I just slandered you!"

The clerk bowed his head deeply to Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan waved his hand indifferently.

"Please raise your head. This is not your fault. The fault lies with the person who made trouble for me." Xiao Yan tapped the jelly bowl with a spoon and said softly: "If he wants to make trouble for me, he can drag anyone over to slander me. It’s possible that you were just unlucky enough to be chosen by him, and besides, this was not your original intention, and you couldn’t disobey him.”

The more magnanimous Xiao Yan was, the more unhappy the clerk felt. He felt extremely uncomfortable because he had just aided the evildoer and wronged such a good person.

"This guest, I."

"If you are really sorry." Xiao Yan interrupted the clerk, picked up the empty bowl and looked at him with a smile, "Then treat me to a bowl of jelly. This jelly is really delicious."

".good."

The clerk was silent for a long time, and finally nodded gratefully, took the empty bowl and turned to prepare it. Xiao Yan looked at the clerk's leaving back, then looked away, leaning against the side of his face in a daze.

At this time, the dusk outside had gradually dissipated, and the night slowly enveloped the street scene. The streets were lit up little by little with colored lights, which looked very colorful and dazzling. Xiao Yan vaguely remembered the Xiao family's New Year's Eve.

Speaking of which, I have been busy with various things in the past few years and have forgotten about the New Year. Xiao Yan sighed in his heart and made a decision in his heart.

It’s now past the middle of the year, and after all the things at hand are taken care of, it will almost be the end of the year. Let’s have a good time by then.

But are you going back to Wutan City this New Year? Or should I take my father and the others over?

Xiao Yan was silently calculating in his heart, when an old and kind voice came to Xiao Yan's ears.

"Young man, what a coincidence."

"Um?"

Xiao Yan came back to his senses, turned around and saw that the old woman who had given him jewelry before was standing next to him with a smile. Xiao Yan stood up quickly when he saw this.

"Old man, why are you here?"

"Haha~ It's already this point. Old lady, I came here to deal with two people casually, and I happened to meet you." The old woman smiled with her hands behind her back, her wrinkled brows slightly touching, "If you don't mind, old lady, I and I Take a seat at the table."

"Of course I don't mind. Please sit down."

Xiao Yan came to the opposite side and helped the old woman pull out the chair. After the old woman sat down, Xiao Yan sat back in his seat and looked at the old woman with a smile.

"Old man, what would you like to eat? I treat you as a thank you for the jewelry you gave me earlier."

"Hey~ No, no, I can't eat much right now, old lady. I just came here to eat something to satisfy my craving."

The old woman narrowed her eyes and waved her hand. At this time, the clerk happened to be holding the jelly and placed it in front of Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan was slightly stunned when he saw it.

The bowl the waiter brought over was more than three times larger than before, and it was also full of jelly.

Xiao Yan pointed at the huge bowl of jelly and looked at the clerk in astonishment.

"this."

"This is my personal compensation, please enjoy it slowly."

The clerk said respectfully but firmly, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, and then smiled helplessly.

"Thank you then." Then Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and said to the clerk: "Can you help me get two empty bowls?"

"good."

The clerk glanced at the old woman sitting opposite Xiao Yan, nodded and turned to leave. After a while, he brought over two empty bowls. Xiao Yan thanked her and stood up, filled a bowl of jelly and placed it in front of the old woman.

"Old man, please try this first. This jelly is very delicious."

The old woman glanced at the jelly Xiao Yan handed over, her old wrinkles shrank into a ball, and she didn't say anything. She took it with a smile. Then Xiao Yan filled a bowl for himself, and the old and the young lowered their heads to eat. I got jelly.

After a while, the old woman suddenly spoke.

"Speaking of which, when I came here, old lady, I heard that a young foreigner was being troubled by those gangsters from the Black Annihilation Army. It should be you, right?"

"Ah, you heard about it too." Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly and scratched the side of his face, "It's just my first day here and I've caused trouble to everyone. I'm sorry."

"They are the ones causing trouble for you, so why are you embarrassed?"

The old woman chuckled and frowned slightly.

"Old lady, I heard from others that you are much stronger than those little bastards, right? Why don't you just teach them a lesson?"

Hearing the old woman's inquiry, Xiao Yan paused, and then explained, "After all, the boy is just an outsider. It would be troublesome if he really took action." Xiao Yan turned over the jelly with a spoon and said softly: "Although it's not my fault, I followed a few friends from the ancient tribe to come in. If they find out after I did something, do you think they should help with the marriage or the marriage?"

"If you help the right, you will offend your family. You will inevitably be gossiped about by others."

"If you help your relatives, you will offend my friend. Even if I don't care, they will be embarrassed to see me in the future, right?"

"My friends are willing to bring me to the Ancient Clan because they trust me. In this case, I must not live up to this trust. At least I must avoid adding trouble to them. If I make things bigger without thinking because I am in the right, it will put them in a dilemma. This is not what friends should do."

Xiao Yan explained slowly, and the old woman's turbid eyes revealed a faint glow.

Even though he has strong strength, he has not become arrogant because of this strength. He considers his friends' feelings and positions when speaking and doing things. This is the first time that the old woman has seen such a temper in a young man.

The old woman was very satisfied after seeing Xiao Yan's handling method before. Now after hearing why Xiao Yan had to deal with it so troublesomely, the old woman's favorability towards Xiao Yan has risen steadily.

(If he had this kind of personality, Qinghan would not feel wronged.) Thinking this way, the old woman looked at Xiao Yan with more and more satisfaction, and this undisguised look was naturally noticed by Xiao Yan, but he did not understand why, just thought that the old woman agreed with his approach, and smiled.

Not long after, Xiao Yan and the old woman finished the big bowl of jelly, and Xiao Yan looked at the old woman and asked softly.

"Old man, do you want to eat anything else?"

"No~" The old woman smiled and waved her hand lightly, "This jelly is delicious, I am satisfied."

After that, the old woman saw that the time was almost up, and she slowly stood up with the table, and Xiao Yan also quickly stood up and came to her side to support her seemingly weak body.

"Old man, where is your home? I have nothing to do right now, I'll take you home."

"Don't worry about it, young man. My granddaughter will come to pick me up soon."

The old woman pretended to refuse, and Xiao Yan didn't insist, but still helped the old woman out, and nodded to the clerk before leaving.

Just as Xiao Yan helped the old woman out of the tavern, a figure came from a distance. When he saw the old woman, he was happy at first, and then he was slightly stunned when he saw Xiao Yan who was supporting the old woman.

"Xiao Yan?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at the person who came, and was also stunned, "Qinghan?"

With a cold temperament and a handsome face, who else could it be if not Gu Qinghan? "Why are you here?" Gu Qinghan asked doubtfully, looking at the old woman, "By the way, why are you with grandma?"

"Grandma?"

Xiao Yan was stunned, and then immediately reacted. It turned out that the granddaughter who came to pick her up was Gu Qinghan?

The old woman saw the reactions of the two people, but pretended not to know, and narrowed her eyes at Gu Qinghan.

"What? Grandma, do you know this young man?"

"Yes, grandma, he is a friend of mine."

Gu Qinghan nodded and explained the relationship between himself and Xiao Yan. His words were also very frank. To put it bluntly, it was the relationship between a boss and a subordinate.

However, even though Gu Qinghan was so frank, the old woman's many years of experience still allowed her to hear the extremely deep emotions hidden in Gu Qinghan's words, and she was even happier in her heart.

She was originally very satisfied with Xiao Yan, this young man. Gu Qinghan herself had known Xiao Yan for a long time and had a secret affection for him. This marriage was just like it was decided by God.

"Grandma, I am sleepy, please take me back."

The old woman said to Gu Qinghan, and Gu Qinghan quickly responded, stepped forward to support the old woman on the other side, and then turned his eyes to Xiao Yan, and smiled before asking Xiao Yan.

"I'll go too. There's nothing to do now."

". Yeah."

Gu Qinghan paused for a while, then nodded slightly, but Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows in a strange way.

Why did he feel that Gu Qinghan's attitude towards him became strange?

After that, the two of them helped the old woman slowly leave the street. Gu Qinghan and the old woman talked about family matters along the way, and they seemed to have a very close relationship.

Perhaps because of what Gu Lie had said to her before, Gu Qinghan deliberately did not talk to Xiao Yan along the way, either embarrassed or shy, in short, she just didn't know how to face Xiao Yan.

However, no matter how she didn't know how to face it, she had to face it after all.

Finally, the two of them sent the old woman to the gate of a house. The old woman pushed open the gate and looked at the two of them slightly sideways.

"I am a little tired today, so I won't entertain you. You young people can have fun by yourselves." The old man looked at Gu Qinghan and said softly, "Girl Sun, Xiao Yan just came today and is unfamiliar with the place. You can take him around more, ok~"

"Okay."

Gu Qinghan twitched her lips slightly and replied awkwardly. The old woman laughed and slowly closed the door after entering the yard.

Without the old woman, Xiao Yan obviously felt that the atmosphere between him and Gu Qinghan became a little awkward, and Gu Qinghan remained silent. Xiao Yan had no choice but to break the silence first.

"Qinghan."

"Hmm? Ah! Here!"

Gu Qinghan was lost in thought about how to face Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's call directly brought her back to her senses. She immediately straightened her body instinctively and responded, which made Xiao Yan look at her with some amusement.

"Now that we are in the Gu clan, there is no need to act like a deputy. Relax, otherwise your brothers and sisters will cause trouble to me again."

"Ha, I know." Gu Qinghan responded awkwardly, then realized what he was doing and looked at Xiao Yan blankly, "Wait a minute? What do you mean I'm coming to trouble you again?"

Hearing Gu Qinghan's inquiry, Xiao Yan did not hide anything and told Gu Qinghan what happened before. Anyway, Lingquan itself was a black Annihilation army. The matter that caused trouble for him today would sooner or later reach Gu Qinghan's ears. There was nothing to hide. of.

As Gu Qinghan listened to Xiao Yan's narration, his face became more and more ugly, and in the end it was almost covered by black energy.

If I remember correctly, Lingquan should be a soldier under Yang Hao.

Gu Qinghan secretly wrote this down in his heart, and then looked at Xiao Yan apologetically.

"Xiao Yan, I'm sorry, my men have caused trouble for you."

"It's okay. Doesn't this prove that they respect you?"

Xiao Yan smiled and waved his hand, making Gu Qinghan stunned again.

"What does it have to do with me?"

"The guard of the ancient tribe who arranged my place before said that because you have been following me in Zhongzhou in the past few years, you have not returned for three years, and many of the younger generations of the ancient tribe have been taken care of by you, so you have taken care of me. This outsider feels very unhappy." Xiao Yan crossed his arms and nodded with deep understanding, "I can understand it. If it were me, my respected sister would be taken away by a man who didn't know where she came from and hadn't been home for three years. , I will also feel unhappy.”

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Gu Qinghan was silent, raising his hand to hold his forehead, his brows filled with speechlessness.

Of course she knew that this was just the rhetoric of the ancient clan guard. In fact, the real reason why Lingquan was in trouble with Xiao Yan was Xun'er. Maybe she had her own reasons, but it was definitely not the main reason.

Then Gu Qinghan shook his head, put the matter aside for the time being, and invited Xiao Yan.

"There is a party on the other street. If you are okay now, can I take you around? It can be considered as a courtesy to the landlord."

"OK."

Xiao Yan responded with a smile, and then followed Gu Qinghan towards another street. Xiao Yan asked casually on the way.

"Qinghan, that old man just now is your grandmother?"

"No." Gu Qinghan flatly denied it and explained, "That's an old lady I've known since childhood. Because she has always lived alone, I thought she would be lonely, so I used to go to spend time with her when I was free."

"That's it."

Xiao Yan nodded clearly, then stopped talking and continued to follow Gu Qinghan for a leisurely walk.

At this time, dusk had completely dissipated, night had fallen, the night sky was filled with stars, but the streets were brightly lit, making it seem even more lively than in the afternoon.

Not long after, Gu Qinghan brought Xiao Yan to the party venue. They saw that a bonfire had been set up here. Many men and women from the ancient tribe danced leisurely around the bonfire in pairs. Gu Qinghan also opened his mouth to explain.

"Perhaps everyone from the Ancient Clan also feels that normal life is too boring. Every once in a while, they will hold a bonfire party, which is one of the few entertainments of the Ancient Clan."

Saying this, Gu Qinghan looked at the red and fiery bonfire, and his thoughts couldn't help but fall into the blazing flames.

Gu Qinghan said so, but she had never participated before. She was either busy taking care of her younger brothers and sisters every day, or the Black Annihilation Army had a lot of things waiting for her to deal with, so there was no such free time.

It was during these two days that Gu Qinghan had a rare free time in the ancient clan, so he had the opportunity to come over and take a look.

At this time, Gu Qinghan looked at the men and women dancing around the bonfire, and his eyes were slightly startled. He unconsciously glanced at Xiao Yan's fiery red face illuminated by the bonfire, then lowered his head and clenched his fists slightly. rise.

After a while, Gu Qinghan shuddered and seemed to have made a decision. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to face Xiao Yan with an unnatural smile on his face.

"Xiao Keke!" Gu Qinghan, who felt that he was stuttering, coughed twice, and then looked at Xiao Yan with a blushing face in Xiao Yan's doubtful eyes. His eyes seemed to be a little dodgeful, and his voice was mixed with a little vibrato, "Xiao Yan , let’s have a dance too.”

Perhaps the firelight helped cover up Gu Qinghan, so that Xiao Yan did not notice Gu Qinghan's red face. Although he felt that her gaze was a bit inexplicable, he did not go into details and spoke with a smile.

"Madam, you've invited me like this. Wouldn't it be rude if you didn't accept the invitation?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yan turned around to face Gu Qinghan, bowed slightly and extended his hand to Gu Qinghan respectfully.

"This beautiful lady, would you like to dance with Xiao Yan?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's smiling and somewhat serious face, Gu Qinghan's heart beat harder than ever before, and his face turned red as if on fire.

In the end, Gu Qinghan nodded shyly, gently put his hand on Xiao Yan's hand, and responded softly.

"I do."

In the ancient clan, in Xun'er's boudoir, the maid stood outside the door and knocked lightly.

"Miss Xun'er, there is a bonfire party on the street right now. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"Don't go!"

Xun'er, who was covered in quilt, refused without hesitation. After hearing this, the maid outside the door stopped pressing and turned to leave.

Xun'er curled up in the quilt and pouted.

Brother Xiao Yan is not here, so what’s the point of going to the bonfire party alone? Then Xun'er closed her eyes slightly, and then snickered softly, as if she had fantasized about a beautiful future, and murmured in a low voice.

"Brother Xiao Yan. I do." (End of Chapter)