Chapter 857: 393 Spring Stirrings (First Update) Chapter 857: 393 Spring Stirrings (First Update) Gu Jiao didn’t think much about it, such as why Xiao Liulang hadn’t initially sat on the side where the sun was coming from the west, or why he didn’t just switch seats with her.
She wasn’t complicated in this respect, and besides, in her impression, Xiao Liulang wasn’t that good at flirting with girls.
This year’s sumr seed long, and the weather at the end of July was still unbearably hot, with their body heat transmitting their breath through the thin layers of clothing.
Because he was holding a little bundle in his arms, constantly suppressing soone’s reasoning, Xiao Liulang refrained from making any improper moves for the ti being.
Suddenly, the carriage wheel seed to have run over sothing, shaking violently, and both of them swayed.
Xiao Liulang stretched out his hand in ti, grasping her shoulder, “Are you alright?”
Liao Quan said, “Ah, are you two okay? It seems we hit a rock just now, it’s my fault for not watching the road clearly.”
“It’s alright, Uncle Liao,” Gu Jiao replied to him.
Liao Quan was relieved.
Xiao Liulang gazed at her steadily, his eyes deep and profound, like a secluded pool under the moonlit night.
Gu Jiao felt like she had accidentally fallen into it, although she could swim, in his secluded pool, she seed unable to.
Xiao Liulang’s Adam’s apple moved slightly as he discreetly shifted his gaze back to the curtain in front of the carriage, “It’s good that you’re fine.”
He paused, then asked again, “Are you sleepy?”
“Hm?” Gu Jiao blinked, not understanding why he would ask. She wasn’t sleepy at all! She was very alert!
“You got up early today, so I thought you might be sleepy, I was considering…” he stopped midway and his gaze seemingly serendipitously swept over their shoulders touching each other.
Following his gaze, Gu Jiao noticed his broad shoulder.
Was he about to offer his shoulder for her to lean on?
“I suddenly feel sleepy!” she said, resting her little head on his shoulder and closing her eyes, “So sleepy, very sleepy!”
The corners of Xiao Liulang’s lips curved imperceptibly, and the arm around her didn’t retract.
By the ti the carriage arrived at the alley, both the small child and she were asleep, leaning on Xiao Liulang, who initially intended to harshly wake the little one in his arms and have him get down by himself, and then to carry Gu Jiao out of the carriage.
But it seed that the little one, Chengkong, had used up all his primordial strength in playing with children and was so exhausted that not even thunder could awaken him.
Instead, it was Gu Jiao who was awakened by the noise.
Gu Jiao rubbed her eyes, “Have we arrived ho?”
Xiao Liulang could only reply, “Yeah, we have.”
Gu Jiao took the sleeping Chengkong into her arms and hopped off the carriage.
Xiao Liulang watched her retreating figure, his eyes darkening.
In truth, he wanted to say that he was strong enough to carry him, but she was just worried about straining his leg.
For the first ti, Xiao Liulang felt annoyed with his legs, why couldn’t he walk properly? Why did he always limp?
It was only when the pair entered the Courtyard did they realize that guests had arrived, more precisely unbidden visitors—Gu Jinyu and a mother-daughter pair.
The mother and daughter were the He Family and Yao Xin, whom Gu Jiao had t earlier in the year at the Yao Family’s place.
Xiao Liulang had never t the two before, and they sat with Gu Jinyu and the Yao Family, as if there was an unspeakable relation among them.
The expression on the face of the Yao Family was sowhat awkward; since the beginning of the year when she had taken Jiaojiao, Gu Yan, and Chengkong to visit her maternal ho, she had almost cut off all contact with her family.
She hadn’t expected them to find their way here today.
Nor did she know if it would anger Jiaojiao and her son-in-law.
“Sister, brother-in-law, I’m sorry… it was who brought aunt and cousin Xin here,” Gu Jinyu stood up, speaking apologetically.
“Ah… he, he is… the nephew-in-law…” the He Family mber was taken aback.
Nobody told her that the nephew-in-law was so handso!
They said he was a poor country boy… who hadn’t been in society much… and even had a leg disability, right?
The He Family mber noticed Xiao Liulang’s limp when he entered, but his face was excessively handso, making her brain turn to mush and preventing her from connecting him with the only son-in-law with a crippled leg in the family.
Yao Xin, standing by, blushed furiously.
It was her first ti seeing such an exiled-immortal like young man, who, in contrast to ordinary young n full of youthful air, carried a mature and restrained aura of a grown man.
Gu Jiao didn’t address this aunt, nor did she acknowledge Yao Xin as her cousin.
Naturally, Xiao Liulang didn’t either.
This situation was different from Gu Jiao not calling the Yao Family mother; she had accepted the Yao Family in her heart but sohow the title felt unfamiliar.
Gu Jiao’s look towards the He Family and Yao Xin was cold.
Xiao Liulang greeted the Yao Family, “Mother, we’re back.”
This address of ‘mother’ helped the Yao Family’s heart settle back into place, and she sighed in relief, smiling, “It’s good you’re back, you must be exhausted from the heat, go and change your clothes first.”
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