She lowered her head to look at the little bell carefully. When Qin Ruolan raised her head, her face was full of calculations.
"The little priceless bell has words engraved on it."
Xiaoxi noticed that Qin Ruolan looked excited and asked, "Miss Cousin, what are you doing?"
"I didn't expect the opportunity for revenge to come so soon." Qin Ruolan handed Xue'er to Xiao Xi, "Hold it tightly and don't let it run away, otherwise I will hit you twenty times more."
Xiao Xi understands Qin Ruolan's unruly temperament, and all she has to do is obey her instructions.
Qin Ruolan directed Xiao Xi and said, "Hold Xueer tightly and squat down."
Inexplicably, Xiao Xi squatted down, but Xiao Xi still obeyed the instructions and hugged the big white cat tightly and clamped its two front feet.
Qin Ruolan nodded slightly with a satisfied look. She suddenly raised her foot and stamped it down with all her strength.
"Ouch——!" The big white cat Xueer screamed miserably, and Qin Ruolan stepped hard on its long, fluffy tail.
Xue'er struggled to break free from Xiao Xi's firm grasp, but it lowered its head and bit her hand.
It hurt, it really hurt. She was bitten by Xue'er and it bled. Xiao Xi endured it but didn't dare to let go.
"Miss Cousin! It's the old lady's cat!"
"Be patient and follow me. Grandma Ruan will reward you heavily later."
Qin Ruolan was very satisfied with Xiao Xi's performance. After speaking, she turned around and walked forward.
Hearing that the old lady would give a big reward later, Xiao Xi suddenly felt that the wound on her hand didn't hurt so much anymore.
Xue'er couldn't help but let out a scream, and Xiao Xi followed Qin Ruolan's footsteps and left quickly.
As soon as they left, there was a sound of hiccups among the flowers, and after a moment of rustling, an old face with full beards was revealed.
"Girl Ruolan is full of bad ideas, but the old woman doesn't believe what I, the old man, said."
After finishing his words, the old man burped again: "Have a drink, why can't you tell the difference between south, south, north and south?"
After smiling self-deprecatingly, the old man sat down and muttered: "I use wine to drown my sorrows and make them worse. No, it's because the garden is so big that I got lost."
Ruan Mianmian felt uneasy when she left and came back. She was thinking about the big white cat, so she decided to come back and have a look.
Suddenly, he saw two feet exposed among the flowers on the side of the path, and Ruan Mianmian walked over curiously.
"Grandpa, why are you sitting here?"
"Good wine, really good wine."
"Haha." Ruan Mianmian covered her mouth and snickered, "Turns out he is a drunk grandpa."
If it were anyone else, as long as he saw the court uniform, he would know that this old man must be the owner of the Hou Mansion, that is, Ruan Mianmian's grandfather, Ruan Geng, the Marquis of Ding'an.
The original owner had never even had close contact with his grandmother in the inner house, let alone his grandfather who was often absent from the house.
Besides, Ruan Mianmian never expected that the mighty Marquis would lie drunk in the garden without even a servant to take care of him.
"San'er!" Ruan Geng's eyes lit up when he saw Ruan Mianmian, and then he flashed with sadness, "You, you are not San'er. Yes, he has grown up."
I don't know who this "San'er" is, but Ruan Mianmian saw sadness in the old grandfather's eyes.
Ruan Mianmian stepped forward and said with a smile: "Grandpa, the ground is cold, please get up quickly."
"You call me grandpa?" Ruan Geng pointed at himself blankly.
"Of course you are a grandfather, but can't you still be an old woman?"
While speaking, Ruan Mianmian tugged Ruan Geng's beard without any politeness. This was the first time she had seen such a real beard.
Ruan Geng couldn't help but smile when he met Ruan Mianmian's curious eyes: "Little guy, don't be ridiculous."
Obediently retracting her hands, Ruan Mianmian struggled to hold Ruan Geng's arm with both hands: "I'll help you up."
Ruan Geng stood up unsteadily and went to the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing to train for more than half a month. After returning to the capital, he went to the banquet without entering the Hou Mansion.
After drinking a lot of wine, Ruan Geng was in a bad mood. After returning home, he left his servants and walked alone in the garden. Unexpectedly, he fell drunk among the flowers.
After Ruan Mianmian left, it was the voices of Qin Ruolan and Xiao Xi that woke Ruan Geng up. He was dazed and woke up completely when he heard the cat's screams.
It's rare to find someone who is not afraid of himself. He is still a little girl with small breasts. Ruan Geng looked down at Ruan Mianmian.
Ruan Geng fought on the battlefield when he was young. Over the years, Ruan Geng's complexion became dark and he had a beard, which made him look majestic.
The sons were all respectful when they saw Ruan Geng, the grandchildren were like a mouse to a cat when they saw him, and even his colleagues were in awe when they saw him.
"Grandpa, sit down over there." Ruan Mianmian pointed to the big stone beside the path.
It was the first time someone pointed him around, and he was still a little baby. Ruan Geng found it quite novel, so he let Ruan Mianmian lead him over and sat on the big rock.
Ruan Mianmian let go of Ruan Geng's hand and took out the sweat towel from her arms. She walked to the lake not far away, wet it and wrung it dry, then ran back quickly.
"Grandpa, wipe your face and sober up." Ruan Mianmian handed over the sweat towel.
Taking the sweat towel and wiping his face, Ruan Geng looked at Ruan Mianmian's smiling face thoughtfully.
"Grandpa, are you here as a guest at the Hou Mansion?" Ruan Mianmian regarded Ruan Geng as a guest at the Hou Mansion.
Ruan Geng didn't answer but asked: "Little guy, what about you?"
"This is my home."
After listening to Ruan Mianmian's words, Ruan Geng was not upset at all. The Ruan family did not have such a small and cute baby, it was just childlike.
"Thank you, little one."
"You're welcome, it's just a little effort."
"Yo! Do you still know how to say 'with a little effort'?"
"Pediatrics."
"What's the meaning?"
"It just doesn't mean it's a big deal."
Seeing Ruan Mianmian's confident expression, Ruan Geng couldn't help but smile. Ruan Qi was as confident as the little guy in front of him when he was a child.
"Here, I'll give you some broken silver to buy some candies, as a thank you." Ruan Geng was about to take out the silver, but was stopped by his small hands.
"Grandpa, I can't have it. Mother will blame me if she knows."
"Is that so?" Ruan Geng looked at Ruan Mianmian's serious face and felt more and more that he looked somewhat similar to Yao'er Ruan Qi.
By the way, there are still a lot of Ruan Qi's old things in the study, as well as a few gadgets from his childhood.
"Otherwise, I'll give you some gadgets to play with."
"Knickknacks?" Ruan Mianmian's eyes were filled with anticipation. She was feeling bored with ancient toys.
"Well, it's a fun gadget, quite exquisite."
"This, this is not good."
Ruan Mianmian's tangled expression was so funny, and Ruan Geng felt that he was really smart and cute.
"There's nothing wrong with it. It's a gadget suitable for a baby. It's useless for the old man to keep it. It's just right for you." Ruan Geng took Ruan Mianmian's little hand and said, "Come on, come with me."
The kindness was hard to refuse, so Ruan Mianmian had no choice but to follow Ruan Geng. She thought to herself that if she accepted it, her mother would not be angry if it was a worthless little toy.
An old man and a young man walked forward slowly, holding small hands. They didn't realize it was a big deal, but in the eyes of others, it was a big deal.
The news spread quickly, some were happy and some were sad, and the servants all speculated that the third room was about to turn over.