Liu Yueqin did not expect that Huang Hongxuan would agree to stay in Beijing to study. Since that was the case, she agreed to send him to Beijing to enroll when the autumn school started. Huang Hongye was nervous, and he had not seen Xu Youli do anything until he returned to Hangzhou. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huang Tingcheng and Liu Yunqin and his wife returned to Hangzhou. Xu Changxian went to the government every day, and Xu Youli brothers also performed their own duties. The Xu family seemed to have returned to their former peace.

Summer went and autumn came. Although Yuan Shikai's death caused some changes in the current situation, Xu Changxian still sat in his seat and there was no change in the Xu family.

Huang Hongxuan entered Beijing from Hangzhou as scheduled and entered the church school where Xu Youchong was studying. Because he was approaching the girls' school of Xu Qingtong and Lin Qingqing, the drivers of the Xu family would always pick them up and down to the school together.

After school that day, Huang Hongxuan and Xu Youchong walked out of the school gate and saw Xu Sutong sitting in the car on the side of the road waving to them. Xu Youchong did not respond at all, but Huang Hongxuan waved to her and walked happily towards the car.

After getting in the car, he couldn't see Lin Qingqing. Huang Hongxuan hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Yi Tong, why are you the only one?"

Xu Xiangtong said: "When the school rehearsed the show, Qingqing wants to play with her partner, so she will go home later."

Huang Hongxuan said: "She went home alone? Why didn't you wait for her to go with her? Oh, I mean, don't you act?"

Xu Xiangtong said: "Of course we will act, but we will use foreign language this time. Although Qingqing practices repeatedly, she has no basic foundation. There was something wrong during the rehearsal today, so I stayed and asked her partner to rehearse again... Her partner said she would send her home."

"Oh..." Huang Hongxuan agreed.

Xu Xiangtong said excitedly: "We are scheduling Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream", I play Hermiya, and Qingqing plays Helina, and they all have many lines..."

Huang Hongxuan said curiously: "How can you girls' school arrange "Midsummer Night's Dream"? Could it be that some classmates want to dress up as men?"

Xu Xiangtong smiled: "What do you want girls to dress up as men? It's your male classmates who come to play with us."

Huang Hongxuan looked confused and said, "Our school? Why haven't I heard of this?" He took a photo of Xu Youchong who was sitting in the front row and asked, "Yuchong, have you heard of it?"

Xu Youchong turned his head and said, "Well, this was decided long ago, you haven't come yet."

Huang Hongxuan nodded silently and looked out the window.

The autumn night came earlier, and even after the meal was just over, it was already dark. The red lantern at the door of Xu's mansion had already lit up, illuminating the pair of stone lions that were always silent in front of the door.

As soon as Lin Qingqing raised her foot and stepped into the gate, she heard a voice coming from the side: "Qingqing, why are you back so late? Everyone has already had a meal."

Lin Qingqing recognized this voice and looked up and saw that it was Huang Hongxuan coming towards him. Lin Qingqing smiled: "I'm rehearsing the program in the school, I'm a little late to come back... I'm not hungry..."

"A guest came to my house, and Su Tong was called by his aunt to accompany him." Huang Hongxuan said.

"Oh, thank you for telling me, Young Master Hongxuan." Lin Qingqing's bright eyes always flashed when she spoke with a smile.

Huang Hongxuan did not dare to look her in the eyes and said, "Xi Tong told someone to leave you a night dinner, you can go to the kitchen to have something."

Lin Qingqing said: "Well, I understand... Master Hongxuan, did you ask you to wait for me here?"

Huang Hongxuan felt a little embarrassed and said, "I, I just came out for a walk and ran into you..."

Before Lin Qingqing could answer, she saw Xiangfeng, a maid who served Gong, walking towards her, and said as she walked: "Qingqing, the old lady is thinking about you, let me come to the door to wait for you."

Seeing Huang Hongxuan, Xiangfeng was stunned and asked quickly. Huang Hongxuan nodded and turned around and left. Looking at Huang Hongxuan's back disappearing from the porch, Xiangfeng asked, "Qingqing, why is Young Master Hongxuan here? What did he tell you?"

Lin Qingqing smiled and said, "I happened to meet him, and he told me that Liu Tong was accompanying his wife to meet the guests."

"Oh..." Xiangfeng responded and followed Lin Qingqing inside.

Beijing is particularly charming in the golden autumn. This is the first time Lin Qingqing has truly appreciated its beauty. Xu Qingtong knew that she wanted to see the red leaves on the roadside, so she sent the driver away. The two decided to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way and walk home. Not long after walking, they saw the car turn around and jumped out of the car. Huang Hongxuan pulled Xu Youchong and just said that he wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery with them.

Huang Hongxuan jumped up and grabbed two red leaves and handed them to Xu Qingtong and Lin Qingqing. Then he ran to the hawkers selling along the street to buy a few strings of candied haws. When he saw the big bowl of teahouse, he pulled them in to taste tea, and obviously felt very comfortable. Even Xu Youchong, who rarely speaks on weekdays, showed a rare smile.

The street lights were lit one by one, and the pedestrians on the street gradually decreased. Only then did the four of them speed up their pace of going home without any satisfaction.

The butler Liu Caihou, who was waiting, saw them approaching, jogged over and said, "Young master, ladies, you are back. The wife is about to die of anxiety."

Xu Xiangtong replied loudly: "It's just a little later, what's there to be anxious about?"

Liu Caihou said: "Mrs. Huang and Miss Huang Er are here, waiting for you to have dinner."

"Ah, my mother and second sister are here." Huang Hongxuan walked in quickly when he heard that his mother was coming.

It turned out that although Huang Hongxuan had been away from home for less than a month, Liu Yunqin was already worried about her. While the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, she took Huang Fanghui to Beijing to visit her.

Xu Changxian left Beijing for inspection. Gong was eating lightly and he usually didn't want to eat in the restaurant. At this time, Liu Yueqin sat in the upper seat in the restaurant. Next to her was Liu Yunqin, and Huang Fanghui was separated by a seat. It was obvious that the middle seat was reserved for Huang Hongxuan. Zhang Younian sat opposite Liu Yunqin, and there were two seats left by her.

Huang Hongxuan and others entered the restaurant, asked the two elders, and then sat down in several empty seats. Lin Qingqing did not enter with them. She always adhered to her identity. Even though Xu Xiangtong had invited her many times, she always smiled and refused.

"Where are you guys? Why are you back so late today? Let your aunt wait for a long time." Liu Yueqin asked first.

Xu Xiangtong said: "We don't know that our aunt and sister Fanghui are here today... It's rare and good weather, so we just want to walk around. Besides, the eldest and fourth brothers have not come back either. Why are you always staring at us?"

Liu Yueqin said: "Your eldest brother has something to do in the yamen. Your fourth brother went to Tianjin Wei with a few friends this morning..."

Before Liu Yueqin could finish speaking, Xu Xiangtong muttered, "Yes, they all make sense, but we don't!"

Liu Yueqin smiled and glared at her. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Liu Yunqin smile and said, "Sister, Liu Tong is right, the children don't know we are coming. The autumn is bright and the air is cool, so it's comfortable to walk around."

Liu Yueqin said: "You are just pampering her... When you go to your house in the future, you still don't know what you spoiled her!"

Liu Yunqin was unwilling to answer the conversation, so she pursed her lips and smiled, but grabbed Huang Hongxuan's hand and said, "Do you miss your mother?"

Huang Hongxuan nodded and said, "Mother, why don't you notify me of your second sister? I'll go to the station to pick you up."

"Mother wants to give you a surprise, so I won't let my aunt tell you." Huang Fanghui said with a smile.

Liu Yueqin refused to give in and said, "Why did I hear the driver say it was to accompany Qingqing to see the scenery? Qingqing is too ignorant, how could she take you together to walk home with her!"

"No, yes..." Xu Qingtong was about to explain, but Huang Hongxuan took the conversation: "Auntie, the driver probably heard it wrong. It's me. I think autumn in Beijing is beautiful, so I want them to stroll with me."

Xu Xitong had a few gratitude in her eyes and also interrupted: "Mother, Brother Hongxuan bought us candied haws today and invited us to have a big bowl of tea..."

After hearing their words, Liu Yueqin stopped caring about it. Everyone talked and laughed, and chatted about family matters while eating. After putting down the bowls and chopsticks, the maids brought the fruit in. When they saw that it was red grapefruit, Xu Qingtong shouted: "Auntie, is this what you brought from Hangzhou? It's rare to eat in Beijing."

Liu Yunqin said: "I'm eating grapefruit this season. Thinking of your mother's joyful eating, I brought some here."

Xu Xiangtong took a bite and said, "Well, it's so delicious, so sweet!" Suddenly, his big watery eyes stared at Hongyou and stopped the fork in his hand.

Zhang Younian, who was standing beside him, felt strange and asked, "Liu Mei, what's wrong? Didn't you say sweet just now?"

"Well, it's sweet... but I remember Qingqing likes to eat grapefruit, so I want to leave some for her."
Chapter completed!