Those eyes, always full of bright light, gently swept over everyone present, and finally landed on Li Changan.
"Master Li..." Yan Qingshi bowed and saluted, with a hint of lightness and surprise in her eyes. Although she was saluting, her eyes did not leave at all.
"Miss Yan." Li Changan returned the greeting.
There was a hint of joking in Annan's expression. There was obviously something between the petite Yan girl in front of her and Li Changan.
There seemed to be a hook in Li Changan's eyes.
After Li Changan finished the ceremony, he was ready to leave.
There were very few opportunities for the two of them to meet, and they would only bump into each other once or twice on the road. Besides the most basic greetings, they didn't have much to say after meeting.
"Master Li, why are you here...?" Yan Qingshi asked timidly, a little cautious for fear of being rude.
"I wrote a painting at home, so I bought some framing materials." Li Changan explained with a smile.
Only then did Yan Qingshi seem to notice Annan next to Li Changan, nodded to Annan and saluted, and continued to look at Li Changan,
"Can you please help me choose a set, sir?"
Li Changan's face froze, and he motioned to Liu Zhiyin at the door to wait a moment, "Miss Yan, do you want to frame the calligraphy and painting?"
Yan Qingshi seemed a little embarrassed and said softly, "I excerpted two lines from Mr. Taibai's poem a few days ago..."
Li Changan looked strange, as did Annan beside him.
What a fate.
The calligraphy and paintings the three wanted to frame were all related to Li Changan.
At this time, the clerk in the store laughed and said, "In recent times, two lines of poems by Mr. Taibai have been spread all over the streets."
"Some scribes who sell calligraphy have made a lot of money from these two lines of poetry."
"Many girls come to the store to buy something to frame after asking for a letter."
Annan poked Li Changan's waist with a faint smile, "Brother Li, this is a good business."
Li Changan said angrily, "Yes, I heard that there are still people who have obtained Taibai's authentic work, which makes others envious."
Annan nodded matter-of-factly, "That's true. I heard it's the only authentic work in the world. It's worth noting a thousand dollars."
That is to say, it is not convenient now, otherwise Li Changan really wants to give Annan a break.
Li Changan helped Yan Qingshi choose a fairly good set of framing objects and took the initiative to pay for it.
"Master Li..." Yan Qingshi raised her head and looked at Li Changan, with a trace of stubbornness in her eyes.
She was unwilling to accept Li Changan's gift of money because it would make her find it difficult to stand purely in front of Li Changan.
"Miss Yan, don't worry about the small amount of money. There is no need to be so hostile between friends." Li Changan waved his hand.
After bidding farewell to Yan Qingshi, Li Changan and the four walked for a while. Annan stopped in front of Baiweiju and said with a smile, "I'll try Brother Li's craftsmanship next time I have the chance."
"Aren't you going to eat at my place?"
"I have to go to the academy in the afternoon, so I don't have much time." Annan raised his eyebrows at Li Changan, "I won't delay Brother Li's good day today."
Li Changan showed an expression of "You are very sensible", took the framed object from Annan's hand, and walked home with Liu Zhiyin and Liu Linglong.
on the way home,
"Erlang, that Mr. An..." Liu Zhiyin couldn't help but asked softly.
"Man." Li Changan knew what Liu Zhiyin was going to ask.
"But I always feel it's a bit different, and..." Liu Zhiyin carefully recalled the scene when he saw Annan, and shook his head.
"And what?"
"And the way he looks at you is wrong. It's a bit similar to the way that Miss Yan looks at you." Liu Zhiyin turned his head and looked at Li Changan's profile.
Li Changan couldn't catch his breath and suddenly coughed violently, "Sister-in-law, it must be an illusion...Brother An is undoubtedly a real man. Our friendship belongs to classmates."
Liu Zhiyin did not refute, but the woman's intuition told her that there must be something wrong here.
As a man, Li Changan couldn't notice many things, but she could clearly feel the fleeting color in Annan's eyes.
At this time, Liu Linglong on the side spoke, "That Miss Yan likes her brother very much."
Li Changan's head jumped, and he recalled in his mind the last time they met, Yan Qingshi said that he wanted to see his poetry, his face froze slightly, "What do you know about movies, little girl?"
"I am no longer a little girl." Liu Linglong said dissatisfied, "My sister and I can see what Miss Yan is thinking."
Liu Zhiyin smiled softly, holding Li Changan's hand with a little force, "Erlang, Miss Yan is a famous pipa player here."
Li Changan held Liu Zhiyin's hand and explained gently, "Miss Yan and I have only met a few times."
Liu Zhiyin glanced at Li Changan with smiling eyes, saw Li Changan's nervousness, and whispered softly,
"My second husband is handsome and talented. It is normal for him to be admired by women. I will not stop him."
Li Changan squeezed Liu Zhiyin's hand, "No matter what, my sister-in-law and Linglong are the most cherished people in my life..."
After returning home, Li Changan cooked in person, making Linglong's favorite sweet and sour pork loin and braised pork ribs, as well as his sister-in-law's favorite Kung Pao Chicken and Vinegar Lotus Root Slices.
The three of them had a total of five dishes and one soup. Linglong's mouth was full of oil as she ate, "My brother's cooking is really good."
"Do you dislike your sister?" Liu Zhiyin tapped Liu Linglong's little head, pretending to be angry.
Liu Linglong immediately put on a flattering smile, "Sister does well, but brother doesn't do it often..."
After dinner, it was already afternoon. Li Changan and Liu Zhiyin framed "Shangxie·Gift to Zhiyin" together. Liu Linglong couldn't stay idle and ran out for a walk again.
Wait until it gets dark,
Li Changan made longevity noodles. After eating, he took Liu Zhiyin and Liu Linglong early and climbed up to the roof platform of the study room in the east room, saying that they wanted to watch the stars in the sky together.
But there were only sparse stars twinkling above the head, and there was no such beautiful scenery as he mentioned.
"Brother, you lied to me. There are still clouds in the sky. Where did the stars come from?" Liu Linglong hugged Li Changan's arm and said coquettishly as she wanted to get into Li Changan's arms.
"Just wait, the stars will come out soon." Li Changan said, holding Liu Zhiyin's hand in his palm with his other hand and pulling it slightly closer.
Liu Zhiyin obediently rested her head on Li Changan's shoulder, raised her head, and looked at the sky with Li Changan.
"Erlang, are you hiding something from us?"
"Absolutely not!" Li Changan immediately denied it.
"Really?" Liu Zhiyin turned his head and breathed into Li Changan's ear, showing a rare hint of playfulness.
Li Changan's ears immediately turned red, as if he'd had an electric shock. He smiled and turned his head, "It's really not itchy..."
"Hmph." Liu Zhiyin hummed without the slightest hint of threat, leaning on Li Changan's shoulder again, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Time passed bit by bit, and Li Changan became anxious.
Finally, a prayer light rose in the sky nearby. Like a signal, prayer lights rushed up to the sky from all directions.
"Wow, brother, there are so many praying lights!" Liu Linglong raised her head in surprise, jumped out of Li Changan's arms, pointed to the sky and shouted happily.
Liu Zhiyin stood up suddenly and stared at Li Changan with a pair of crescent-moon eyes.
Li Changan turned his head, a little embarrassed to be seen, and touched his nose, "What's wrong?"
"Erlang, is that you?" Liu Zhiyin's eyes flickered softly, biting his lower lip, and the hand holding Li Changan was trembling slightly.
"What is not me?" Li Changan asked knowingly.
Liu Zhiyin wrinkled her nose, grabbed Li Changan's palm with her slender hand, and murmured softly, "Is it you?"
Li Changan shook his head.
Liu Zhiyin grabbed Li Changan's hand, reluctant to use force, bit it lightly, and asked eagerly, "Is it you?"
Li Changan couldn't pretend any longer and looked at Liu Zhiyin, "Do you like it?"
Big tears of surprise suddenly burst from Liu Zhiyin's eyes.
Li Changan hurriedly wiped it with his hands, but found that there were more and more tears and he couldn't stop them at all.
Liu Zhiyin fell into Li Changan's arms, sobbing constantly, but always raised his head, trying to see clearly every prayer light floating in the night sky.
The prayer lights are still rising into the sky continuously, one hundred, two hundred...it seems there is no end.
More and more exclamations sounded from all over the county.
"Oh my gosh, there are so many prayer lights!"
"Is today a special day?"
"Who is so generous?"
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Hooking the railing, Yan Qingshi raised her bright head and looked at the increasing number of prayer lanterns in the sky, her eyes full of envy.
"Who is the one?"
Although she was looking at the prayer lamp, the figure of Li Changan and the two women she met in Mobao Pavilion flashed before her eyes unconsciously.
"That should be the sister-in-law and little sister he talks about..."
"What a perfect match."
"Taller than me, better looking than me, and always by his side..."
Yan Qingshi tried hard to raise the corners of her mouth, but her face was full of sadness.
Jiaofangsi, Lingxiyuan,
Annan was attracted by the low voice of the maid outside, walked outside the door, and saw the prayer lamp occupying half of the sky.
Caiyi covered her mouth and couldn't help but widen her eyes, staring at the sky in a daze.
Annan froze slightly, then smiled and shook his head and said, "As expected of him!"
Not long after, Zhou Ziyu also walked into Lingxi Courtyard, "Brother An, is this Brother Li?"
"Who else could it be?" Annan looked at the prayer lamp in the sky, unwilling to look away.
"Haha...Brother Li is really..." Zhou Ziyu clapped her hands and laughed, "I put all my effort into making a beautiful girl smile."
"I wonder which girl is so lucky!"
Hearing this, Cai Yi opened her mouth in surprise, "This...this movement was caused by Mr. Li last time?"
Annan put his arms around Caiyi's slender waist, sat on a chair in the courtyard, and said with emotion, "Yes, today is the birthday of the woman he loves."
Caiyi's heart couldn't calm down for a long time. Even just watching, she felt that she couldn't calm down and was extremely excited.
A little into the woman's psychology, Cai Yi felt that she had been surrounded by unimaginable satisfaction and surprise.
Who can resist such affection?
"This is just a small part." How could Annan not know Caiyi's thoughts?
"He also wrote a poem for the woman. I'm afraid it will be known to the whole world soon!"
"Everyone knows?"
"Everyone knows it! The sentiment of that poem is irresistible, and the earth cannot be leveled..."
Zhou Ziyu was sitting on the stone pillar of the pavilion, and asked the maid to bring him some good wine. He drank half the bottle in one breath, and then said loudly, ""Shangxie·Gift to a bosom friend"."
"Shangxie! I want to know you and live a long life."
Annan then spoke, with a faint meaning in his voice,
"Mountains have no edges, rivers are exhausted, winter thunders tremble, summer rains and snows..."
"If heaven and earth are united, I dare to be with you!"
Zhou Ziyu finally finished and drank the other half of the bottle of wine, "Happy!"
"Brother Li is the only one in the world who can write about the love between men and women to this extent!"
Caiyi's heart couldn't help but beat wildly. The emotion in this poem was too... too strong!
It's like falling into a jar full of fine wine, making people feel intoxicated just by listening to it.
"That girl...named Zhiyin?"
"Well, Liu Zhiyin!"
Annan narrowed his willow-leaf eyes and looked at the prayer lights that had filled the sky. The smile at the corner of his mouth could no longer be maintained.