"Yes, yes, there are plenty of chicken legs here." Qiaozhen also gave Yunqingxi a piece, "This plate of shredded chicken used two chickens, a total of four chicken legs, just enough for one each."

"And you?" Yun Qingxi asked.

"I'll pass, I don't like this." Qiaozhen said.

Before the words were even finished, a drumstick was unceremoniously placed into Qiao Zhen's bowl.

The one who served her the dishes was none other than Xu, the housekeeper.

Yun Qing was somewhat surprised to look at Xu, the Butler.

Uncle Xu touched his nose and said seriously, "I'm getting older, I can't quite gnaw on chicken legs anymore, you might as well have it, Mrs. Qiao..."

"Elder Xu, where did you get older?" Yun Qingxi chided playfully.

Xu Guanta laughed heartily: “I’m over fifty, can’t I still get old?”

Before Yun Qingxi came, Xu Guanjia wasn't much of a talker. Back then, he wasn't the head steward here; he worked for the Ye family elsewhere, managing some properties. He didn't see Ye Ziyu often.

Later, the steward here was bought over by someone else and transferred here.

At first, he was a bit reserved. Later, he discovered that Yun Qingxi was a lively girl, and even changed Ye Ziyue's cold and aloof demeanor into someone more approachable. He then fully adapted to this place.

"Uncle Xu, if you don't say so, who would guess that you are over fifty?" Yun Qingxi said seriously.

Mr. Xu, the steward, was cultured and well-mannered. Although he was elderly, he didn't look old at all; he appeared to be in his forties. From his features, one could tell how handsome he must have been in his youth.

Although there are some gray hairs at the temples, the temperament that comes with years of life experience is something that young people cannot compare to.

And I'm far from being at the age where my teeth are bad and can't bite into chicken legs. I just said that out of politeness.

Ye Ning directly clipped another chicken leg to him: "Uncle Xu, you have to eat this. I just accompanied Xi Xi outside for roasted chicken today and really couldn't eat anymore."

This is just talk, Yun Qing doesn't remember eating grilled chicken with Ye Ning outside today.

But she didn't expose him: "Master Xu, you just don't let go, eat quickly, or it will get cold."

Xu, the butler, smiled and nodded, looking at the lively scene of everyone enjoying themselves at the table. His heart was filled with joy.

After having a lively meal together, Yunqingxi couldn't help but ask Yening, "Xu Bo is so old, where are his family members? I've never met them."

"Where are Xu Bo's family members?" Ye Ning sighed. "I heard from Ye Qiu that when Xu Bo was young, he got married once, but the woman he married cheated on him. She took his property and ran out of the country. Later, when she was found, she had a car accident. After that, Xu Bo has been alone."

Yúnqíng listened, feeling a touch of wistfulness.

From the time spent together, Uncle Xu is a very good person with many admirable qualities. He is polite and humble, and he takes good care of her as well. He doesn't act like a housekeeper, but more like a family member.

I didn't expect Xu Bo's previous marriage to be so unfortunate.

She's actually quite similar to her own mother, Qiaozhen. They both encountered the wrong people and poured their hearts out for nothing in return.

"Could it be that for all these years, Mr. Xu has never considered remarrying?" she couldn't help but ask again.

Xu Bo is outstanding both in appearance and character among his peers.

Such a handsome, good-tempered, and well-off old man is a real diamond king. It's impossible that no one would pursue him.

"It probably isn't," Ye Ning shook her head, "I'm not particularly clear either, but anyway I haven't seen Xu Bo with any women around him."

Xu Bo has no other hobbies besides fencing in his daily life. It's not common for someone of his age to still fence.

The Fencing Club also occasionally had some single noblewomen, and some of them did have their eyes on Mr. Xu, but Mr. Xu remained unmoved. Perhaps he was emotionally fastidious, or maybe he simply hadn't thought about romance or remarriage at all.

Not everyone can enter a villa like the Xu family's, so none of them could possibly keep up with Uncle Xu.

"Xixi, you couldn't possibly be..." Ye Ning looked at Yun Qingxi in astonishment, a question forming in her heart.

"I'm just asking." Yunqingxi didn't have plans to introduce a partner to Xubo, mainly because she didn't know if Xubo had any plans to get a partner.

At least for now, Xu Bo seems pretty happy. Why would she go through all this trouble?

Ye Ning sighed meaningfully, “Oh.”

Yún Qíngxī glanced at her: "Why do I feel like there's something more to what you're saying?"

"No... where would I get the words from?" Ye Ning shook her head like a wave drum, "That, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Xi Xi, go to sleep early tonight."

Yúnqíngxi knew she had been dating someone recently, so she often went out. Dìndì nodded to her and said goodbye.

Ye Ning's this "boyfriend", named Bai Haichin, is a student at Longcheng University, about the same age as Ye Ning. He is handsome and well-behaved, a typical fresh young man.

After leaving the villa, Ye Ning went straight to the place she had agreed to meet Bai Haichin.

In the distance, a car was stealthily following Ye Ning.

"Brother Qiu, how long are we going to keep following him?" The driver was none other than Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu was a bit puzzled. Ye Jiu had ordered him to follow Ye Ning in the car for several days, but he didn't know what the purpose was.

"Just follow me, don't speak." Ye Qiu said with a frown.

He always felt that there was something off between Ye Ning and Bai Haichin, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

These two lovebirds spend every day either watching movies or shopping, and they always hug each other goodbye before parting. It makes him so sour...

“Bai Haichen doesn’t have any bad habits. Besides throwing firecrackers down a sewer when he was little, there are no other blemishes on him. He doesn't seem like a love fraudster at all.” Xiao Liu couldn't help but speak up again.

Ye Qiu scoffed: "Would a love fraud write 'love fraud' on their face?"

Today's young girls are too easy to deceive. There was once a girl from the Blood Pact who was very young but skilled, but she fell for a scoundrel.

For that scumbag, I gave up everything, and in the end, I was left with nothing but heartbreak.

Later, Ye Qiu ordered someone to severely teach that scumbag a lesson, avenging the little girl. However, the wounds she suffered in her heart were impossible to heal overnight.

Ye Jiu was worried that Ye Ning, this silly girl, would also make such a blunder.

What puzzled him the most was that Bai Haiqin had never kissed Ye Ning.

After being together for so long, all we've done is hold hands and hug, not even a kiss. What kind of love is this?

After Ye Jiu told Xiao Liu his thoughts, Xiao Liu looked at him as if he were a weirdo: "No way, Ye Jiu, are you seriously considering whether or not this little couple kisses into your decision-making process? Maybe they're just being shy?"

(Editor in charge:the handmaid's tale a novel)