readytorunbook Chapter 165 Don't Get Involved
Chapter 165 Don't Get Involved
Xiao Ran's first reaction was to refuse.
Fighting with a love rival is what men should do, that's right.
But fighting with Xu Shu is something only a fool would do.
He is a man, but not a fool.
But Xu Shu obviously didn't want to hear his refusal. He fished out the baseball bat he found yesterday from the corner and waved it in his hand: "I'll use this, what do you use?"
Xiao Ran glanced at Mu Jinghua and said with a wry smile: "Brother Xu, it's not appropriate to fight in front of Brother Mu."
Xu Shu looked at Mu Jinghua hesitantly.
Mu Jinghua immediately shook his head, indicating that it would not be inappropriate.
Xu Shu sighed, "It's really not appropriate."
Before Xiao Ran could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Xu Shu say, "Then let's change places."
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Xiao Ran sighed secretly and tried to fight for himself: "How about a horse riding competition?"
This was a good idea. Xu Shu thought about it for a moment and agreed.
Xiao Ran immediately said, "My horse is at Axi's place. How about we go to Axi's horse farm?"
Xu Shu was still very confident in his skills, not to mention that alcohol gave him courage, so he nodded without thinking: "Little Mu Jin, come with me."
Mu Jinghua's eyes lit up and he immediately ran into the house, wanting to change into new clothes, but after running two steps he remembered to tell Xu Shu.
Before I turned around, I heard Xu Shu say, "Change into nice clothes."
Mu Jinghua stopped and started running again.
Xiao then realized what had just happened and found it very strange: "Brother Xu, Mu Ge'er didn't say anything, how did you know he was going to change his clothes?"
"It just rained, so of course we need to change clothes before going out." This was the experience Xu Shu learned from his mother and Xu Hua.
Of course, the girls at that time were much more difficult to understand than the guys today.
Xu Shu sighed a little, but Xiao Ran felt uncomfortable: "No wonder you are so popular among your buddies."
Xu Shu snorted: "It's just that you are incompetent."
Xiao Ran sighed and was silent for a while. Suddenly, he asked Xu Shu, "A Xi came to talk to me last night and asked me if I really cried secretly at night. What do you think he meant by that?"
Xu Shu raised his eyebrows, happy to listen to Xiao Ran's gossip: "What's your reply?"
"Of course I don't admit it. Men don't shed tears easily, especially in front of their loved ones."
"No wonder you don't have a wife." After Xu Shu finished commenting, Jiang Da happened to come in, so he said, "Tell Qu Xiu that Xiao Mujin and I are going out today, so please ask him to take care of the things at the medicine farm."
Jiang Da nodded and said, "Brother Xu, the first batch of pottery has been fired. When can we go to see the finished product?"
"Just take a look." Pottery is not a big money maker, Xu Shu plans to give Jiang Da more opportunities to practice, "If the quality is okay... send the goods directly to Muyi Building, they are in short supply there."
Xiao Ran couldn't help but ask, "Brother Xu, you have been preparing for this Muyi Building for quite some time, right? When do you plan to open it?"
"This is all very particular." Xu Shu saw that Mu Jinghua had not come out yet, and whispered to Xiao Ran, "Of course, it's useless for someone like you to know."
"What do you mean by someone like me?" Xiao Ran couldn't help but get annoyed and said sternly, "Xu Shu, don't be too proud. Later on..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a gloomy gaze coming at him, but when he looked at Xu Shu, Xu Shu had an indifferent expression that said "go on".
If it wasn't Xu Shu glaring at him, who else could it be?
Xiao Ran looked around in surprise and saw Mu Jinghua standing among a cluster of flowers, looking at him with cold eyes.
That expression was like looking at a dead person.
Xiao Ran suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Xu Shuzheng also followed Xiao Ran's gaze and saw Mu Jinghua. The young man was standing stiffly, with tall black bamboos behind him and delicate flowers after the rain beside him. The rain had clearly stopped, but God seemed to be particularly fond of him, and rain and fog shrouded him, making him look hazy and like an illusion.
Xu Shu couldn't help but burst into poetry: "The beauty is bright and clear, the shadow is graceful, the spirit is like autumn water, and the clothes are like autumn."
Xiao Ran glanced at Xu Shu with an indescribable look and thought, a man like you deserves to have a wife.
I really don't watch any bad ones.
When Mu Jinghua heard Xu Shu's voice, her ears couldn't help but turn red. She walked slowly towards Xu Shu and pulled his sleeve and acted coquettishly.
Xiao Ran recalled Mu Jinghua's expression just now, and then looked at the man who was so shy that he couldn't even raise his head in front of Xu Shu. He even began to feel dazed. Could it be that he had seen it wrong just now?
Xu Shu didn't give him too much time to doubt, and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go."
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When they arrived at the Qin family horse farm, Qin Lianxi happened to be there. After listening to Xiao Ran's explanation of the purpose of his visit, he nodded and said to the servants, "Go and bring Yanweiqing here. Since it's a competition, how can we do it without gambling chips?"
Xu Shu still had some impression of the name Yanweiqing. It was the first horse he saw when he brought Xiao Mujin to the horse farm.
It's a good horse.
Xu Shudu was eager to try it.
But before he even touched the reins, he heard Qin Lianxi say, "After Brother Xu and Xiao Lang finish competing, how about letting me compete with Brother Mu?"
As soon as this was said, Xu Shu and Xiao Ran refuted in unison: "No."
Xu Shu had a good reason: "Little Mu Jin only learned to ride a horse for one day, and you don't have frequent experience like me. Are you really trying to bully our little Mu Jin by letting you compete with me?"
Xiao Ran also nodded. Of course, he didn't agree, but he felt that Qin Lianxi was deliberately going against Mu Jinghua. As for the reason...
Xiao Ran glanced at Xu Shu.
Xu Shu realized what he meant and rolled his eyes: "Come on, don't be so shameless."
Qin Lianxi was not giving up: "It's just a round, just treat it as a game, Brother Xu, I know there are some grudges between us, but... I have no ill intentions."
"You know, there are very few guys who can ride horses, and most men are unwilling to ride with people like us. It's rare to meet Brother Mu, and I just did it on a whim... I hope you can understand."
He looked at Mu Jinghua with a sincere expression.
Xu Shu wanted to say something, but Mu Jinghua suddenly stepped forward and said, "Okay."
"Are you sure, Xiao Mujin?" Xu Shu looked at Mu Jinghua a little uncertainly.
He was not worried about the result, but was a little worried whether Mu Jinghua could successfully run a lap.
You have to know that when he took Mu Jinghua to the horse farm, he was just taking him to ride horses. Later, he hurt his leg because he took him for too many laps.
Later on, I had no time to teach him anymore.
Until now, Mu Jinghua has only ridden the pony once by himself, which doesn't count as running.
What if something unexpected happens?
Although with Chao Lin, a surgeon, a broken leg might not kill him immediately, but there was no anesthesia in ancient times, and getting injured...
He will feel bad.
But Mu Jinghua was very persistent.
He was very sure that Xu Shu was hiding something, and he was also very sure that what Xu Shu was hiding was related to Xiao Ran.
The moment Qin Lianxi said he wanted to compete with him, he was very sure that this matter was also related to Qin Lianxi.
Does this person also covet his Xu Shu?
He thought indifferently.
Why did everyone in the world want to take his Xu Shu away?
Only his...
Xu Shu.
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Seeing Mu Jinghua nod, Qin Lianxi immediately looked at Xu Shu: "Brother Xu."
Xu Shu didn't want to force Mu Jinghua to change what he insisted on, so he just sighed softly and said to Mu Jinghua: "Be careful, I don't want you to get hurt, understand?"
Mu Jinghua nodded at him obediently.
Xu Shu still felt uneasy.
But Xiao Ran saw that the matter was done and was obviously disheartened. He urged Xu Shu listlessly to come and compete.
Seeing that he had no fighting spirit, Xu Shu patted his shoulder helplessly, and the little bit of conscience he had left finally felt a little pain: "I didn't want to do that either, you... accept my condolences."
Xiao Ran shook his head, waved the whip in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "Let's go."
Because Xiao Ran was frustrated, Xu Shu won the game easily, but he had no intention of winning and just looked at Mu Jinghua nervously.
There was no plan to ride a horse, and the clothes Mu Jinghua wore were not suitable for horse racing, but Qin Lianxi was quite understanding and asked his servants to fetch the clothes that he had just made and had not worn yet.
Xu Shu was standing outside the venue watching Mu Jinghua put on a slim red dress. The dress fit him so well that it seemed as if it was tailor-made for him. This made him even more suspicious of Qin Lianxi's ulterior motives.
But Mu Jinghua belongs to him.
No matter how worried Xu Shu was, he could only be like an old father watching his son enter the examination room. Even if he was proficient in it, he could not enter the examination room to take the exam for his son.
Qin Lianxi saw this and smiled at Mu Jinghua beside him: "You are really lucky. I used to be like you, with someone like Xu Shu..."
Mu Jinghua smiled back without showing any weakness, and mouthed back, "Then don't get involved."