The matter of Qian Yuanwai matching his own daughter and Jiang Li started from last night.
After Jiang Feihua's matter was dealt with last night, although Yuanwai Qian and Mrs. Qian returned to their room, they did not feel sleepy at all.
In the past few days, they have been worried every day and can't sleep all night, deeply afraid that Jiang Feihua will come to the door and take their daughter away. Qian Yuanwai ordered his servants to take turns guarding the door day and night, and Mrs. Qian even stayed directly in Qian Qingqing's room.
They also thought about taking their daughter and leaving here quickly, but they were afraid of being intercepted by Jiang Feihua halfway, which would be even more dangerous. Now that the matter has been resolved, although I still can't sleep, it is no longer because of worry, but because of happiness.
The husband and wife chattered for a long time, boasting Jiang Li and Xuan Qing to the sky, and lamented that their family had accumulated blessings in the previous life, and they only had such two noble people to help them in this life.
While chatting, Mrs. Qian suddenly mentioned that Jiang Li is not only good-looking, but also has a good heart. I don't know which girl is so lucky. If her daughter can choose such an outstanding husband-in-law in the future, she will be relieved.
When Qian Yuanwai heard it, he felt that what she said was reasonable, thought for a while and guessed that Jiang Li might not be married yet, if his daughter was interested, he would have the cheek to ask Jiang Li tomorrow.
Mrs. Qian thinks it is feasible. They have a big family and a big business. They don’t need a son-in-law to be the icing on the cake. They only need him to be good-natured and treat their daughter well. Jiang Li meets all the conditions. He is indeed the first choice and should not be missed. .
So the next morning, Madam Qian went to check on Qian Qingqing. When Qian Qingqing heard her mention Jiang Li, her face blushed, so Madam Qian naturally understood her intentions.
Jiang Li is a good-looking person, and she is her lifesaver. It is normal for her to be interested in Jiang Li. As someone who has experienced it, Madam Qian understands it very well.
So there was a scene where Yuan Qian asked about Jiang Li's home during lunch.
Qian Yuanwai heard that Jiang Li didn't marry a wife, so he laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, so he immediately matched him with his own daughter, but just after Jiang Li finished speaking, Xuan Qing broke the chopsticks .
Four pairs of eyes on the table focused on Xuan Qing, Xuan Qing calmly put the half of the chopsticks in his hand on the table, and said calmly: "Hand shaking."
Jiang Li: "..." She was shaking a little bit.
Hearing Xuan Qing's words, Qian Yuanwai hurriedly called his servants over: "Hurry up and bring a pair of chopsticks to Master Xuan Qing."
"No, I'm full." Xuan Qing stood up from the stool and said to Jiang Li, "Let's go."
After he finished speaking, he left the table first, walked a few steps and found that Jiang Li hadn't followed, looked back, and saw Jiang Li was still sitting on the stool, putting a piece of fried fish ball into his mouth, his face was full of disapproval. Food satisfies.
Xuan Qing: "..."
Jiang Li swallowed the fish balls in his mouth, saw Xuan Qing looking at him with a black face, so he said innocently: "Why are you looking at me? You are full, I am not full yet."
The implication is that if you want to go, you go first, and I won't go.
Xuan Qing: "..."
Yuan Qian saw that the atmosphere between the two seemed a bit sharp, not as harmonious as yesterday, although he felt strange, but he didn't feel comfortable asking, so he stood up and said to Xuan Qing: "Master Xuan Qing, it's still early, why don't you come back again?" Sit for a while? I'll have someone make you a cup of tea."
Xuan Qing saw Jiang Li sitting at the dining table with a calm and composed look, talking to Qian Qingqing while eating, feeling as if he was suffocated for some reason, feeling uncomfortable all over, worse than hearing Yuan Wai Qian said just now. It would be even more uncomfortable to promise Qian Qingqing to Jiang Li.
It was the first time in his life that he experienced this feeling, and he couldn't figure out why, he just felt that the anger in his heart was getting bigger and bigger, which made him want to leave immediately, but he couldn't move his feet even a little bit.
Seeing him standing still, Yuan Qian felt a little embarrassed, looked around, not knowing what to do for a moment, looked at Xuan Qing: "Master Xuan Qing..."
Xuan Qing's face turned cold, she shook her sleeves and turned around to leave, when she heard Jiang Li's voice from behind: "By the way, Mr. Qian, what did you tell me just now?"
"Oh." Qian Yuanwai saw that he had brought it up, so he continued, "That's right, my Qingqing..."
As soon as he started talking, Xuan Qing, who said he was going to leave, suddenly turned around and walked back. He sat down in the seat just now, and couldn't help being stunned: "Master Xuan Qing, you are..."
Xuan Qing didn't answer, just looked down at the chopsticks that were broken in two, the meaning was self-evident.
Qian Yuanwai reacted quickly, although he didn't know why he left and returned suddenly, and his face was a little worse than before, he hurriedly asked someone to prepare chopsticks for him again.
As for Jiang Li, who was sitting next to him, the corner of his lips raised a slight arc, but it disappeared quickly, and no one noticed.
Only the system that was bound to him, sensed the change in his mood, and asked aloud: "Master host, are you in a better mood?"
"It's okay." Jiang Li smiled from the bottom of his heart, took a bite of the braised lion's head in front of him, and found that the taste was a bit better than the one he ate just now.
There was an accident that Xuanqing wanted to leave the meeting halfway, and the atmosphere that followed was not as happy as it was at the beginning, but a little more awkward.
Qian Yuanwai couldn't tell what was wrong, but he always felt uncomfortable after eating this meal, as if his neck was cold.
After the meal, Mrs. Qian and Qian Qingqing went back to the room, Mr. Qian had someone make tea, and then brought up the matter just now, and asked Jiang Liyi how he was doing.
Jiang Li declined his kindness, saying that he has no intention of starting a family at the moment, and just wants to go back to his hometown to manage the inn for his father, and ignore other things for the time being.
Seeing his resolute words, Qian Yuanwai felt sorry for him, but he didn't force him, only saying that his daughter was not blessed.
"Miss Qian is gentle, pleasant, and considerate. It's because I'm unlucky." Jiang Li said with a smile.
Qian Yuanwai shook his head with a smile, and ordered the housekeeper to bring over the banknotes he had prepared early in the morning, and handed them to Jiang Li with both hands: "You and Master Xuanqing need to use silver taels for food and clothing along the way, and this is Qian's money." Just be considerate, don't give up."
What he said was so true, Jiang Li didn't refuse, after accepting the bank note and thanking him, he stood up and said: "There is no banquet in the world that never ends, except Qian Yuan, I will take my leave."
Qian Yuanwai also stood up and cupped his hands: "Sir, go slowly."
After saying goodbye to Yuanwai Qian, Jiang Li and Xuan Qing left Qian's Mansion and went back to the inn to pick up their luggage.
When he arrived at the room, Jiang Li was not in a hurry to get things, but split the bank note given by Qian Yuanwai into two, and handed one of the larger ones to Xuan Qing.
Xuan Qing was packing her clothes with her head down, she stopped what she was doing, and looked up at him: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Li said: "This is a thank you gift from Yuanwai Qian. The arrest of Jiang Feihua last night is mainly due to your credit. These should be yours."
"I don't need it." Xuan Qing frowned slightly, a little displeased with his behavior that seemed to make a clear calculation between the two of them. When Mingming mentioned the matter of taking money from the cottage yesterday, Jiang Li also said that the money would let him go There, anyway, two people eat and live together, and it doesn't matter who gets it.
Jiang Li directly put the banknotes into his luggage, and said, "That's not okay, you need to spend money for food, lodging and transportation on the way, you can't do without it."
"What do you mean?" Xuan Qing heard the meaning in his words, and did not plan to go together.
Jiang Li smiled, and said in a relaxed tone: "I was robbed by bandits back then, thanks to Master Xuan Qing who saved my life, Jiang Li will remember it in my heart, and I have been following you with a shameless face these days. It's already done, so I won't trouble you."
Xuan Qing found that he had even changed his address from the intimate "Little Master" to the polite "Master Xuan Qing", and it was obvious that he wanted to part ways with her.
Listening to what he said, as well as the smile that didn't reach his eyes, and his pretended relaxed tone, Xuan Qing pursed her lips and said, "I didn't think so."
"Really? That's really an honor." Jiang Li nodded, and didn't waste any more time on this topic, but put another bank note in his hand into his bag.
Xuan Qing asked: "What's the meaning of this?"
Jiang Li explained: "You saved my life, so I naturally want to repay you. But I don't have anything, I only have what I earned yesterday, and now I give it all to you, I hope you don't dislike it. "
Before that, the repayment Jiang Li said was to bring Xuanqing back to Qingshui Town, take him to visit mountains and rivers, and cook him the vegetarian food he is good at. Now what he said in Xuanqing's ears, he wanted Two clear meaning.
Xuan Qing's complexion sank, she stared fixedly at the bank note in front of her, and unconsciously clenched her hands in her sleeves into fists.
He only felt that there seemed to be a sudden anger in his heart, like water droplets gathered from all directions, and instantly condensed into a raging river.
It was a mood swing he had never experienced before.
Jiang Li saw him pursing his lips without making a sound, recalling his indifference and ruthlessness when he closed his eyes last night, as if his heart had been pricked by a needle, a dense pain spread, causing his chest to rise and fall sharply, that The anger that wanted to ask him why he had to forget himself every time suddenly swept through his heart, squeezing the air in his chest into a ball, with nowhere to vent.
But he couldn't open his mouth. The person in front of him was his lover, but he was also a young monk who sat down with the Buddha to eat fast and chant Buddha. He didn't understand feelings, he didn't understand the world.
So who can I blame? After all, he is just a lonely soul from another world.
He closed his eyes weakly, Jiang Li forcefully suppressed those overwhelming emotions, took a deep look at Xuan Qing, said "Take care", then turned around, picked up his baggage, and walked towards the door.
He walked extremely slowly, as if he was praying with every step, but every step he took, the hope in his heart seemed to be crushed, and when his hands touched the door, they were almost crushed by him. Stamped out.
Jiang Li took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to push open the door, and lifted his foot across the threshold.
However, at the moment when the soles of his feet landed, Xuan Qing's voice came from behind: "I'll go back with you."
—I'll go back with you.
The simple five words, so light, but it seems that the heart that can cool people down is warmed up again, bringing together those shattered hopes just now.
Jiang Li heard the footsteps coming from behind, and for a moment, he even had the urge to cry.
That person followed from behind, stopped beside him, and whispered, "I'll go back to Qingshui Town with you."
After a long silence between the two, Jiang Li finally raised the corners of his lips and replied in a low voice, "Okay."
Xuan Qing stared at the faint smile on his lips for a long time, he didn't know why he made this decision, but looking at the person in front of him, he felt that this was the right choice.
After the two packed up, they left the inn.
This time they did not walk, but hired a carriage.
In the carriage, Xuan Qing sat on one side, folded his hands, and chanted scriptures every day; Jiang Li, on the other hand, leaned on the small tea table, seemingly closing his eyes and resting his mind, but he was actually chatting with the system.
"Master host, if the male lead didn't make a sound just now, do you really want to go alone?" the system asked.
"Let's go, why don't you go?" Jiang Li asked back, "Are you still waiting for him to keep me for dinner?"
"But aren't you afraid? If he is really indifferent."
"I'm afraid, how can I not be afraid." Jiang Li said with a smile, "But I want to gamble once, I don't believe he will forget me so completely, it turns out that I won the bet."
If Xuanqing didn't make a sound at that time, he would indeed leave, but he would come back, not for the strategy, but for his own heart and the promise to his lover. He believes that if their identities are reversed, the lover will also chase him from life to life.
"Indeed, congratulations, Master Host." The system happily said, "Then do you want to continue the strategy?"
"Well, it can be said to continue to attack, or it can be said not to attack."
System: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Li explained to it a little bit: "Sometimes retreat is the best way to advance. His current status is too special. The education he has received since childhood is different from ordinary people. The relationship between men and women is in our eyes. It's a very normal thing, but it's different for monks. It's something they can't touch. I'm competing with the Buddha now. I can't press every step of the way like before. It will only backfire like last night. .”
The system understood: "Does that mean letting nature take its course?"
"Really smart." Jiang Li boasted.
While they were chatting, the driver outside suddenly let out a "wow", and the carriage stopped.
Xuan Qing and Jiang Li opened their eyes at the same time, Xuan Qing was close to the door curtain, he leaned forward, stretched out his hand to lift the door curtain and looked out.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Li leaned over, wanting to see what happened, but Xuan Qing lowered the door curtain and said, "It's all right. Coachman, let's go."
However, just as he finished speaking, a female voice came from outside the door curtain: "Mr. Jiang, are you in the car?"
It was Qian Qingqing's voice, Jiang Li recognized it immediately, he turned his head to look at Xuan Qing, only to find that he closed his eyes again, with a look of "it has nothing to do with me, I don't know anything".
Jiang Li: "..."
What if the monks agreed not to lie?