My wife is number one in the world

When Liu Mingzhi heard Qinglian's words, a faint smile appeared on his face.

He wholeheartedly agreed with Qinglian's statement that Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, Liu Chengzhi, Liu Yaoyao, and Liu Chengqian, his siblings, were all capable of handling things on their own.

Moreover, it wasn't just recognition; he was also extremely proud of it.

Whenever he thinks of his children, Yiyi, Chengfeng, Yaoyao, Chengqian, and his siblings, he can't help but feel happy.

However, just as Young Master Liu was feeling a little happy, he heard what the beauty said next.

When he finished listening to Qinglian's next words, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"breathe!"

"breathe!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Liu Mingzhi deliberately slowed his pace and turned slightly to look at the beautiful woman walking beside him with a slightly wistful expression.

"Lian'er, tell me the truth, do you resent me for arranging for Chengfeng to go to the frontier to guard the border?"

When Qinglian saw that Young Master Liu had suddenly slowed down, she subconsciously slowed down her pace as well, turning her jade-like neck slightly with a puzzled expression to look at her husband.

Then, she heard her husband asking her a question.

Then, she saw the look of disappointment on her husband's face.

When Qinglian saw her husband's wistful expression, her heart tightened instantly, and she immediately shook her head a few times at Young Master Liu without hesitation.

"My lord, no, I have no complaints at all. I don't blame you at all."

Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips twice and raised his other hand to gently comb the slightly disheveled, jet-black hair of the beauty before him, which had been blown about by the breeze.

"My dear Lian'er, are you really not resentful of your husband?"

Upon hearing this, Qinglian nodded vigorously without even thinking.

"Mmm, my husband, I really don't blame you."

"What I said to you just now had no other meaning than that I was simply expressing some feelings."

Liu Mingzhi smiled faintly and nodded, then gently kissed the beauty's fair and smooth forehead.

"It's good that you don't complain, it's good that you don't complain!"

"My dear Lian'er, there are some things I cannot tell you right now. When the time is right, you will naturally understand what is going on."

Qinglian smiled and nodded her head a few times, her fair and delicate hand holding her husband's hand tightening slightly.

"Yes, yes, I understand."

Husband, let's not talk about these things anymore. Let's hurry to Lanya's room.

At this hour, Lanya might not have gone to bed yet!
However, if we continue to delay any longer, things might get complicated.

Upon hearing Qinglian's words, Liu Mingzhi immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, Lian'er, you're right. We can't delay any longer."

It's late at night, and Lanya could be lying down to rest at any moment.

"Good Lian'er, there's no time to lose, let's go quickly."

As soon as Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he subconsciously turned his head and continued walking forward.

Qinglian smiled gently, her lips curving slightly upward. She released her delicate, fair hand from Liu Dashao's, and followed her husband's footsteps with light, graceful steps.

After taking three or four steps with great strides, Liu Mingzhi seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, he turned to look at Qinglian with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

Seeing her husband suddenly stop walking, Qinglian also hurriedly stopped.

Immediately, the beautiful woman looked at Young Master Liu with a puzzled expression and asked softly, "Husband, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?"

Upon hearing the beautiful woman's questioning tone, Liu Mingzhi glanced around the courtyard with a disgruntled expression. "Good Lian'er, I was so focused on talking to you that I forgot I didn't even know which courtyard Lan Ya lived in."

As I walked along, it suddenly dawned on me that it shouldn't be me leading the way, but rather Lian'er, you should be leading the way for me!

If I walk in front and you follow behind, aren't we just wandering around aimlessly?
"Lian'er, which courtyard is Lan Ya's room in?"

Hearing her husband's belatedly realized words, Qinglian smiled and gently gestured with her luscious red lips toward the archway in front of her.

"My lord, Lan Ya's room is in the middle courtyard!"

"I saw you heading straight for the archway leading to the central courtyard, which is the direction to Lanya's room, so I silently followed you."

Upon hearing Qinglian's reply, Liu Mingzhi immediately understood and nodded.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you kept following me forward, Lian'er. It turns out that Lan Ya lives in the middle courtyard!"

"I thought you, Lian'er, were just like me, so engrossed in talking that you forgot we were going to visit Lan Ya!"

Seeing her husband's sudden realization, Qinglian gave Young Master Liu a big eye roll with a coquettish expression.

"My husband, am I really that stupid?"

Hearing the woman's reproachful and coquettish words, Liu Mingzhi immediately replied cheerfully in a soft voice, "Haha, good Lian'er, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was your husband who didn't quite catch on."

"Lian'er, my dear wife, let's not talk about this anymore, let's not talk about this anymore, let's keep going."

Qinglian smiled and nodded twice. She raised her fair hand to brush aside a strand of hair that had been blown across her nose by the breeze, and then lifted her lotus feet to continue walking toward the archway in front of her.

"My lord, let's go, I will lead the way for you."

Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded in acknowledgment before following the beauty's footsteps at a leisurely pace.

After about five or six breaths, Young Master Liu and his wife Qinglian passed through the archway leading to the central courtyard, one after the other.

As soon as Liu Mingzhi and Qinglian arrived in the central courtyard, they heard the sound of rushing water coming from the small flower bed to their right.

Judging from the volume of the running water, it seems that someone is pouring water into the basin!
Upon hearing the sound of flowing water coming from the flower bed to the right, Liu Mingzhi and Qinglian immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

Immediately, the couple spotted a graceful figure by the flower bed ahead, pouring water into a basin with a ladle!
When Liu Mingzhi and Qinglian instinctively looked towards the flower bed in front of them, they did not stop walking.

As the couple got closer to the flower bed, they could finally see the face of the beautiful figure beside it.

When Young Master Liu and Qinglian finally saw the face of the figure in front of them, both of them couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Hmm? Lan Ya, little girl?"

"Oh! Sister Lanya?"

Night had fallen, and the courtyard was quiet.

In such a quiet environment, the sound of Gu Molan pouring water into the basin could be heard exceptionally clearly.

Similarly, the voices of Liu Mingzhi and Qinglian, who suddenly spoke, sounded exceptionally clear.

Therefore, the moment Liu Dashao and Qinglian's surprised voices suddenly rang out in the courtyard, Gu Molan Ya, who was pouring water into the basin, was startled.

Then, purely out of her physical instincts, she subconsciously turned to look in the direction of the sound.

When Gu Molan saw Young Master Liu and Qinglian walking towards her, her pretty face froze for a moment.

"Sister...Sister...Brother-in-law? Sister Lian'er?"

The courtyard was illuminated by several large red lanterns under the eaves, and the bright moon in the night sky was casting its silvery light.

Therefore, when Gu Molanya looked at Young Master Liu and Qinglian, the stunned expression on her beautiful face was clearly seen by the couple.

Qinglian looked at Ren Qingrui, who was staring blankly at her and her husband, and a barely perceptible look of surprise flashed in the depths of her beautiful, watery eyes.

She never expected that at this hour, Gu Molanya would still be out pouring water into a basin in the courtyard outside her room!
As for why Gu Molanya would pour water into the basin at this time, she had no idea. (End of Chapter)