The numbskull and Aunt Chen came out and, upon seeing Li Hengyi, quickly kneeled, silent yet filled with respect.
"…"
Xie Zhinuan felt as if she were both in the midst of it all and yet somehow detached.
She pursed her lips, stepped forward to the doorway, and called out softly, "Young Master Li!"
Even if she deliberately ignored it, she couldn't avoid it now.
But to kneel down...
She truly couldn't bring herself to do it.
Li Hengyi responded indifferently and looked at the three kneeling people, "Rise, there is no need to kneel in the future; besides, you are now Xie Zhinuan's servants!"
Grandma Chen, Aunt Chen, and the numbskull were all momentarily stunned.
Yet they quickly got to their feet.
Xie Zhinuan, seeing Li Hengyi like this, felt it improper not to invite him in to sit, but under the shed outside, feared he might refuse.
"So, Young Master Li, would you care to come inside for a seat? I've made some orange candy!" Xie Zhinuan mentioned it casually.
