The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 522 Your Sister Is Calling You Home for Dinner (2)_1

Chapter 522: Chapter 522 Your Sister Is Calling You Home for Dinner (2)_1

Sun Tingyu was still enthusiastically coming over to join them in playing, wanting to do needlework with Pei Yuan and Pei Qian. Her embroidery skills were better than both Pei Yuan and Pei Qian’s.

Pei Qian snorted lightly, "Even if she comes to our house, she won’t bump into Fang Liuming! He’s in the back yard attending my elder sister’s husband’s lecture, and when he leaves, he goes through the back yard door too. She won’t be staying for dinner, I bet."

When Sun Tingyu didn’t see anyone, she came over again the next day, just when Fang Liuming was coming to look for Mo Heng.

She still didn’t see anyone.

Li Baolian was still at home. She and Li Baolian were about the same age. Since Sun Xiujin was in her confinement after childbirth, it wasn’t good for her to be alone at home either. Grandma Li, seeing her running to Pei Qin’s house every day, suggested that Sun Tingyu take Li Baolian with her to play.

Sun Tingyu was very reluctant, but being a guest, she couldn’t show too much unfriendliness, so she could only take Li Baolian with her reluctantly.

After just one visit, Li Baolian noticed that she had never seen Pei Qin nor Fang Liuming in the front yard, "Does your elder sister usually stay in the back yard and not come to the front?"

"My elder sister has many things to manage and is busy. So she usually comes to the front yard only during meals!" Pei Yuan said with a smile.

Li Baolian nodded, "Your front and back yard are connected, right? When I came last time, I saw your elder sister come directly from the back yard. How is the back yard connected to the front yard? Is it the same as the front yard?" She meant she wanted to see the back yard.

"We simply demolished the side chambers and opened a secondary gate directly at the side," Pei Yuan said, remaining seated.

Li Baolian, who would turn seventeen after the New Year, couldn’t wait any longer, as the rumors about her would only get nastier. So she smiled and said she wanted to see Pei Qin and also have a look at the back yard.

"They are all studying in the back yard, what would you do there?" Pei Qian said, unceremoniously.

"But my brother is also there!" Li Baolian said with a smiling expression. Moreover, she had heard that Pei Qin had married a particularly handsome husband, and she was curious to see him.

Pei Yuan had no choice but to take her and Sun Tingyu to the back yard.

Zhang Gengshan, limping to greet them, stood outside the wing room’s door, "Second Miss! Third Miss!"

"What’s my elder sister doing?" Pei Yuan nodded and asked him.

"The young mistress is practicing her calligraphy. This servant will go and announce your arrival," Zhang Gengshan said, and went to notify the study room.

Li Baolian had already seen the wing room’s door open and heard her brother Li Baoxiang’s voice, "Is my brother on this side?" She went over to greet him.

Before she entered the room, she heard a clear and melodious voice speaking unhurriedly. Li Baolian’s attention was immediately captured by this voice. She called out politely from outside, "Brother!"

Li Baoxiang had already heard her voice. Seeing that Mo Heng hadn’t stopped, he didn’t bother to get up. When he heard her call and saw Mo Heng pause, Li Baoxiang smiled and explained, "My sister has come to look after my inept wife and daughter since she heard I was here, probably to check up on us."

Fang Liuming lowered his gaze.

Mo Heng gave a slight nod.

Li Baoxiang then stepped outside.

Li Baolian was already standing at the doorway, peering inside. She saw Fang Liuming sitting with his back to her, and the person whose half-body was shielded by him was bowing his head, flipping through scrolls, wearing a dark robe, with a few strands of black hair obscuring his forehead. Before she could see clearly, Li Baoxiang came out. She glanced at Fang Liuming and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Liuming!"

Fang Liuming got up, smiling politely.

Mo Heng was completely blocked behind him.

Li Baolian guessed he must be Pei Qin’s husband, but since he showed no intention of getting up or greeting her, she felt somewhat disappointed and a bit uncomfortable. She was the guest and deserved the proper reception, after all!

Just as she turned her head, Pei Qian laughed and said, "I just heard you call Liuming ’brother?’ My cousin is not as old as you! If you’re going to address him, you should call him ’younger brother!’"

Li Baolian’s face flushed and then turned purplish in embarrassment, "I... I..." Her eyes turned red in an instant.