A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 120 Uncle Zhuo Yanzheng

Three days later, Butler Fang and Ange brought back a large batch of dyes from southern Xinjiang. At the same time, the renovated dyeing workshop was finally completed. In the minds of the Jiangnan Mingli's employees, this was a day of double happiness. Only Li Xingyuan, the shopkeeper Yuan and Butler Fang beside him knew that this batch of dyes was bought back at a high price like cutting meat, but they had to smile in front of others.

After two days of recuperation in Mo City, Li Yunye was more energetic. He wanted to go around Mo City, but Mu Liang asked Lao Zhou and Anyun to escort him back to Liangdu immediately. Although Li Yunye was very unhappy to be sent away in such a hurry, he calmed down and understood that Brother Mu Liang was thinking about his safety. Besides, it was still a long way from Mo City to Liangdu, and it would take some time.

"Brother Mu Liang, when will you return to Liangdu?" A carriage stopped in front of the cloth shop of the famous Jiangnan Li family. After Li Yunye was helped onto the carriage by Mu Liang himself, Mu Liang turned around and asked with concern.

It is undeniable that Jiang Siyao now regards her sworn brother Mu Liang as her most dependent relative in this space. Unlike the emotionally unstable and cowardly Mrs. Li, Mu Liang is like the warm sunshine shining into her cold heart.

"I will be back soon after I go to Qile City. You must be careful on the way. Don't run around after you return to Liangdu. If there is any emergency, go find Madam Zhuo." Mu Liang's black star-like eyebrows curved slightly, and he patted his brother Li Yunye's shoulder and instructed him in a gentle voice.

Mu Liang also realized that his brother Yunye became more dependent on him after his experience, as if he had returned to the time before he left the Li Mansion and went to Liangdu. When he was a child, Li Yunye liked to follow him around every day, and even slept with him to grab the same quilt with him. The relationship between the two was like that of brothers. Until he went to Liangdu, this brother began to become estranged from him. Now this long-lost trust has touched the softest part of his heart again.

"Okay, I'll wait for you in Liangdu!" Li Yunye nodded firmly and smiled at Mu Liang. This kind of smile from the heart was rare for both Jiang Siyao and Li Yunye.

"I didn't expect that the young master went to Xiyue Country this time for dyes. Although he returned empty-handed, it is rare for him to have such a heart. The young master has really grown up!" After watching Li Yunye's carriage leave, Shopkeeper Feng suddenly smiled with relief.

Mu Liang just smiled slightly and said nothing. He couldn't tell whether he had grown up or his temperament had changed. In any case, compared with Li Yunye in the past five years, there was indeed a big change.

Three years after breaking the contract and selling himself to Mu Liang, Lao Zhou regretted it so much that he was depressed and drove the car listlessly. Even Li Yunye was talking to him incoherently. It was all Huang Liu's fault. He was drunk and didn't see clearly before signing the contract. He must quit!

The journey back to Liangdu was uneventful. Since he no longer had to rush, he could enjoy the scenery while strolling around the city. But Lao Zhou, who was always worried, didn't want Master Li to stay on the road any longer. If something went wrong again, he would be a slave for life.

Under Lao Zhou's urging, the three of them finally returned to Liangdu City a few days later. The bumpy journey made Li Yunye exhausted. After returning to his house, he quickly washed up and fell asleep on the bed. He slept until noon.

After a leisurely lunch, Li Yunye, who was finally able to relax, was planning to spend some time in the courtyard, but An Yun handed him an invitation. Seeing that it was from the Zhuo family, he remembered his brother's request, and hurriedly went back to the house to dress up, and asked An Yun to take the gift that Brother Mu Liang bought in Mo City and go to the Zhuo Mansion together.

In the Zhuo Mansion, due to Madam Zhuo's advance instructions, all the servants including the housekeeper knew when they saw Li Yunye that he was the young master of a famous family in Jiangnan named Li, and the nephew of the old lady. Naturally, they were very respectful to him and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

Li Yunye followed the housekeeper in the garden of Zhuo Mansion but felt uneasy in his heart. At this moment, he was thinking about how to start the conversation when he met his aunt and uncle, so he had no intention of appreciating the fragrant garden.

But when he saw the kind-hearted and amiable Mrs. Zhuo, Li Yunye's nervous heart suddenly relaxed:

"Yun Ye has met my aunt and grandmother. May my aunt and grandmother be well."

Old Madam Zhuo waited with tears in her eyes until Li Yunye finished paying his respects, then she excitedly pulled him in front of her and looked at him carefully for a long time before she said excitedly with trembling lips: "Well, he has delicate features and looks good... He looks like your mother!"

"Aunt grandmother, please...please don't cry..." Seeing old lady Zhuo in tears in front of him, Li Yunye was a little at a loss, and hurriedly and nervously tried to comfort her.

"No, my great-aunt is happy, very happy!" Knowing that she had frightened the child, Old Lady Zhuo lowered her head and wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief, then smiled.

Afterwards, Old Madam Zhuo pulled Li Yunye aside and asked him a few questions about the family situation. Facing such a sincere and kind old lady, Li Yunye did not want to lie, so he answered truthfully one by one. Hearing that her niece was not happy in the Li Mansion, Old Madam Zhuo felt distressed and her eyes turned red again. She finally understood why Dai'er had not written to her in recent years.

Li Yunye chatted with Old Madam Zhuo for most of the afternoon at Zhuo's house. After all, the old lady was old, and her emotions had fluctuated too much today, so she could no longer keep up. Seeing this, he asked for her leave.

"Go ahead. I'm tired too. Come back tomorrow when you're free." Old Madam Zhuo didn't try to keep her and smiled kindly.

Li Yunye responded respectfully and turned to walk out of the courtyard. Under the guidance of the Zhuo family servant, he found that it was not the way he came in just now. An Yun, who was following him, also noticed it and hurried forward to ask.

"Don't panic, Mr. Li. The master asked you to go to the study to see him." The servant turned around and smiled at Li Yunye.

After hearing what the servant said, Li Yunye became nervous again. Didn't this cousin want to avoid suspicion with businessmen? Although he himself was not a serious businessman, he was at least the young master of the famous Li family in Jiangnan, right?

Arriving at the door of the study, the servant stopped An Yun and let only Li Yunye in. Li Yunye entered the study with a nervous heart, and saw a tall middle-aged man standing at the table with a pen copying the calligraphy in front of him. He was wearing a tight blue shirt, elegant and bookish, with many traces of time on his masculine and tough face. There were a few white hairs in his hair tied up with a jade hairpin. He was less than 40 years old, and he must have been overworked.

"Why? Your mother never taught you how to greet your cousin?"

Just as Li Yunye was struggling with how to address the other party, a deep voice sounded faintly.

"Oh, Yunye meets my cousin, I hope my cousin is well!" Upon hearing this, Li Yunye hurriedly stepped forward and solemnly bowed to Zhuo Yanzheng and greeted him.

Seeing someone approaching him, Zhuo Yanzheng raised his eyes and was shocked to see that the person in front of him looked so much like his cousin. He was dazed for a moment, and only came to his senses when the ink dripped onto the paper and smudged it. He quickly lowered his head and whispered, "You look very much like your uncle."

Uncle? Li Yunye asked, Uncle who has been missing for many years?

Li Yunye also lowered his head, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

The study was silent and dull. Li Yunye waited awkwardly on the side, not knowing what to say to this serious and taciturn cousin. Zhuo Yanzheng took a long time to ask a question, and after Li Yunye answered, there was silence again.

Fortunately, the two of them only chatted for half an incense stick of time before the housekeeper suddenly came in. Seeing that his cousin had something to do, Li Yunye took his leave.