It was not until a young man dressed as a scholar in the cabin came out that Li Ling breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to let Li Moyun and his two back, because the young man was Yang Qinghou, the leader of the Cao Gang!

At this time, the other party also realized that his approaching was a little abrupt, and smiled: "Mr. Li has been on the southern rivers, why don't you say hello to us?"

"What the leader of Gang Yang said is that I was a little careless." Li Ling also bowed to the other party slightly, "By the way, Qingxiao is also on the boat, please come over and talk."

"It's easy to say." Yang Qinghou laughed, then brought two subordinates over the pedal. It was not until this time that Li Ling discovered that the speedboat he was riding was at the same speed as his passenger ship. The two ships advanced side by side, without any order, which shows that these Cao Gang ship masters were so powerful.

After he came over, Li Ling introduced Yang Qinghou's identity to Wan Shenji, and then led him to the rear hall to sit. The people on the boat prepared refreshments for them, while the two of them were chatting.

A moment later, Yang Qingxiao, who had just gotten up, also rushed over when she heard the news. When she saw her brother, her pretty face became slightly hot, but she still smiled and said, "Brother, why did you suddenly find him?"

"Why, you have been in the capital before and haven't left, but now you've suddenly gone south. My brother is so worried that I am, so I'm going to come and see." Yang Qinghou's words made his sister's face even more red. He secretly looked at Li Ling and said coquettishly: "Brother..."

"Haha, don't I care about you? Lord Li..." Yang Qinghou looked at Li Ling again, but was quickly interrupted by the latter: "Brother Yang, didn't you agree to not be so distant before? Just call me Dalang or Wen Zhong."

"Okay, Wen Zhong, I have been spoiled by me since I was a child. I have been with you for a long time recently, so I haven't troubled you?" Yang Qinghou said with a smile again.

"How could it be? Qingxiao is very sensible. Whether it is business or daily life, it is helpful to me and my sister. Before, when I went to the southwest, I could only leave Yue'er in the capital, thanks to her taking care of her." Li Ling quickly said good things for Yang Qingxiao, which made the girl feel sweet, but then she lowered her head and did not dare to contact her brother's eyes.

Seeing this, Yang Qinghou smiled again: "Haha, is that so rare. In the past, you were not so virtuous at home, and you could even take care of others."

"Don't I take care of you often?" Faced with the doubts, Yang Qingxiao immediately expressed dissatisfaction, "There were several times when you were drunk and you couldn't walk steadily when you went home. Or did I guard you overnight, why did you forget?"

"Is there any?" Yang Qinghou muttered, and then said, "Even so, it means that you have finally grown up and become sensible this time. Xiao'er, let me ask you, are you interested in Li... Wen Zhong and want to marry into his Li family?"

"Brother..." Yang Qingxiao was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the floor to get into it. How could she ask the other person so directly?

Not only her, but Li Ling was also a little surprised. After opening her mouth, she didn't know what to say. Didn't it mean that the ancients talked about marriage and had to go around N circles to get to the point? My future brother-in-law was too direct, is this the legendary person who dared to love and hate? Yang Qinghou coughed softly again: "Wen Zhong, why don't you say, do you mean something about my sister? As I said before, my brother and sister grew up together, and I know too much about what kind of personality she is. If you want her to fight with certain enemies, Xiao'er will naturally not frown, but letting her always accompany and take care of others is really too forced to do her. But in the past year, she has been with you and your sister. This patience is my brother-in-law who is jealous of me.

"Obviously, my sister has completely taken a fancy to you. We are children from the world, and we don't have a high-end parents, so we don't want to go around, so we just asked you. Have you ever thought about marrying her, or..." Although the second half of the sentence has not been expressed, the meaning is already very clear.

After these words, Yang Qingxiao's face turned redder, and her face was almost burning. At the same time, the embarrassment in her heart made her unable to speak for a while, so she could only lower her head and dared not even have any contact with the two men. However, her ears were raised high, looking forward to Li Ling's answer.

Although he made a promise more than a year ago, and after returning to the capital, the relationship between the two made a significant breakthrough and was closer than before, the layer of window paper was not completely broken. Now, the brother's question made Yang Qingxiao a little nervous and worried about gains and losses.

Li Ling was also stunned for a moment, then smiled at Yang Qinghou, and looked at Yang Qingxiao affectionately: "I can naturally feel Qingxiao's feelings for me. To be honest, Brother Yang, I also have a deep affection for him, and I really want to spend this life with her..."

After saying this, Li Ling felt calm in her heart and finally said everything in her heart. Yang Qingxiao was shocked, and then her heart was filled with joy and sweetness. She smiled with a smile on her lips and smiled secretly. She knew...

Yang Qinghou also smiled: "Is that true?" But then he said seriously, "But you have thought about it. After all, our Yang family is from the Jianghu family. My sister is the sister of the leader of the Cao Gang. This may have a great impact on your future career."

His statement is quite realistic. Perhaps Li Ling can't feel that anyone marrying him will have no impact on his future official position. But in fact, the officialdom and the martial arts world are two worlds after all. Moreover, as a martial arts person who violates the ban on martial arts, large organizations like the Cao Gang will inevitably be jealous of the court, and it is difficult to guarantee that no problems will fall on him in the future.

Faced with such a question, Li Ling looked back at Yang Qinghou without any hesitation: "I have always felt that life is life and errands are errands. These two things have nothing to do with each other. I am an official of the court and I married the sister of the leader of the Cao Gang. There is no conflict between these two things. I want to marry Qingxiao because I have feelings for her and she also has the intention to me, which is enough. As for the future, I believe that with my ability, I can deal with all the possible troubles."

After a pause, he looked up at Yang Qingxiao, who had already looked up at him, and smiled gently, "What's more, in fact, over the years, I have received too much help from Qingxiao and your Cao Gang. Even this time I went south safely, it was up to your strength. So if there was really that day, I would not regret it, and I would only do my best to resolve your problems.

"Also, I don't hide it from Brother Yang. Actually, this time I went south, I really intended to visit you, just to talk to you about my marriage with Qingxiao. But I didn't expect that you came to me and you personally before I came to propose marriage. It really made me feel ashamed."

Yang Qinghou looked at Li Ling's eyes and felt that his words were sincere, without any slight embarrassment. This made him feel satisfied and the smile on his face became even stronger.

As two brothers and sisters whose parents both died and depended on each other for life, Yang Qinghou naturally cared about his sister's lifelong affairs. Especially when he learned that Yang Qingxiao actually fell in love with Li Ling, he was even more concerned and worried.

However, he did not do the same thing as some arbitrary father and brother who directly brought his sister back to him. He also knew that few people in the gang had this ability. He was just waiting for a suitable opportunity to come. Until today, Li Ling and the others went south and then came directly to the door and asked clearly.

Now the answer given by Li Ling is enough to satisfy him. He has experienced Li Ling's ability and character, and knows that he is very similar to ordinary people. If his sister really marrys him, he can rest assured.

So after a moment, Yang Qinghou laughed again: "If you really do what you said, I will feel at ease. From now on, we will be a family. I dare not say anything else. If you have any difficulties in the world, just talk, my brothers from Caobang will do their best to help you."

"Brother Yang is actually wrong. We are a family long time ago. You forgot that you had already led me to worship in the gang at the Taiping Ferry..."

"Yes, haha, I really forgot this, but you said it wrong, so today I'll call me Brother Yang?"

"Uh...Brother." Li Ling quickly changed his words, called Yang Qingxiao and called him, which made Yang Qinghou laugh again.

After hesitating for a while, Li Ling said, "But brother, I still have to say one thing. At least in the short term, I will not be able to marry Qingxiao."

"Hmm? Why is this?" Yang Qinghou raised his eyebrows. He really wanted to mention this matter. After all, he could get married quickly so that he could completely let go of his worries.

"Because I will inevitably encounter many obstacles and crises when I go south to Huating County Magistrate, I must not be distracted at this time. Only when I completely resolve the troubles in Jiangnan can I marry Qingxiao with peace of mind. I hope you, brother, Qingxiao, you understand."

Yang Qinghou frowned, looked at his sister again, and nodded when he saw her, he knew that she knew how many difficulties Li Ling would encounter in Jiangnan. He sighed: "Since that's the case, I won't force you, but I have to give you a time limit, right?"

"In two years, within two years, I think everything has been resolved and I will naturally come to propose marriage." Li Ling hurriedly gave a deadline.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you for two years! Even if you haven't gotten married yet, you are the son-in-law of my Cao Gang. If you have any difficulties in Jiangnan, just look for us brothers!"

"Of course." Li Ling nodded quickly. With such a support, he naturally had more confidence in his heart, and he also thought that his safety in Jiangnan was more secure.

Both sides were happy, and they even agreed to their lifelong affairs in just one meeting. If others knew about this, they would definitely feel incredible...
Chapter completed!