Twenty-Seven is not a fool who doesn't understand romance. On the contrary, he is actually quite romantic.
But the problem with Twenty-Seven now is that he is not sure.
If it were in his original time and space, Ruan Qing's behavior would clearly be an attempt to keep him company. Ershiqi naturally accepted the invitation with pleasure.
But there is a huge generation gap between this time and space and him.
In this time and space, women can show their arms and thighs, their chests and backs, their belly buttons and their slim waists.
But the problem is that no matter how they dress, what they wear, or how they stay in the same room with men, it is their freedom. If you think that this is seducing you, you are totally wrong.
If you make a wrong judgment, you can do whatever you want to them, a light punishment is "okay", a heavier punishment is "punishment".
—The above is taught by Ruan Qing.
So I hesitated for twenty-seven days.
But Ruan Qing had evil thoughts about him, and was determined to take advantage of the time and place to close the distance between the two of them by one step, or a few steps, or even directly to the base.
I held my breath.
Now we need to actively find a way to sleep in the same room.
"Wait a minute." Ruan Qing took out a small bottle from his backpack and handed it to him, "Mouthwash. I didn't bring a toothbrush or toothpaste either, so just make do with what you have."
Ruan Qing's heart, which was originally eager to try, suddenly calmed down.
Twenty-seven said, "It's not cold."
"The water in the jar has been sitting there all night, so it's clean now. Although it's not drinkable, it's fine to use for washing. So I washed myself." Twenty-Seven said, "I thought that now that I have a Taoist temple, I don't have to pretend to be a caveman anymore. Although we don't have shampoo or shower gel, we didn't have soap or ointment at that time, so we could use soap beans. The simplest thing is wood ash. You may not have used this thing, but it really cleans things."
Tenderness and passion can exist at the same time.
But the first thing he said was: "What should I do?"
Given the current conditions, Ruan Qing really had no intention of going to home base, seriously.
I was playing a game on my phone, and after I had passed some level, the door rang. Ruan Qing turned around and asked, "Why did it take so long..."
Twenty-Seven thought to himself that Zaojiao was a man of integrity and would not harbor any evil spirits. The walls of the Taoist temple were well maintained so that even wolves could not get in, and he had driven away rats, snakes and insects with medicinal powder.
Ruan Qing was brave enough to attack.
When Erqi went out, Ruan Qing fell down laughing.
There was no other option at the hotel at that time, so we could only sleep in one room.
Well, the current conditions are not very satisfactory, so let's just take one or two steps at a time and try it out.
She raised her eyes and saw Twenty-Seven looking down at her.
Ruan Qing said confidently: "You sleep in this room together."
Special emphasis is placed on "cleanliness".
Modern people are too utilitarian.
If you want something, no matter if it is a person, a thing or an object, if you don't actively strive for it, it will never fall on your head like a pie in the sky.
The flames flickered.
Ruan Qing felt the man's hot body temperature in her palm and murmured, "Really."
Twenty-Seven came over, wiping her hair: "I took a shower."
It's just her personality. She never misses any opportunity and will make progress wherever she can.
Coincidentally, Ershiqi is also such a person.
On such a cold night in the mountains, Twenty-Seven was shirtless.
She pointed with her thumb and said, "The kang is so big, it's not like there's no room for us to sleep on. We both sleep in the same room in the hotel."
Twenty-Seven seemed to be completely unaware of the hand pressing on his chest, and smiled, "As a martial artist, what's there to be afraid of? I've bathed in the river in winter, and I don't get sick that easily."
His hair was also loose, as if he had just washed it. He was now using the Taoist robe he was wearing to dry his hair.
It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, so he decided to obey. He immediately said, "Then I'll go wash up."
The man's eyes also flickered, like flames and also like pools of water.
It turns out that in addition to the right time and place, there is also the right people.
It's so cold on the mountain! She was really scared. What if she got caught cold
She wanted to get out of bed, but she had just been lying on the kang without shoes on, so she had to find her shoes now.
The next moment, Ruan Qing jumped up and asked in surprise: "Why are you not wearing any clothes!"
"I can't sleep here alone, it's too scary." How could a pervert's face say "I'm a pervert"? Ruan Qing looked innocent, "There's a grave ahead, and there are wolves in the mountains. There might even be rats and snakes."
Her voice stopped abruptly.
"I haven't used it, but I know it." Ruan Qing said as he put on his shoes. "I also know how to make soap with wood ash and animal organs. Don't catch a cold."
Accustomed to self-defense, fast pace, dry wood and fierce fire, each taking what they need. Although it is strong and enjoyable for a while, the tide recedes quickly, leaving no trace on the beach.
"Huh?" Ruan Qing was even more surprised, "What did you use to wash? No, why are you taking a shower?"
"Not cold? I'm freezing! Hurry up, can you still wear your wet clothes? Otherwise, put on your raincoat first, don't get cold..." She put on her shoes and went downstairs, touching Twenty-Seven's chest, "Hey? Hey? You're really not cold?"
He had his head slightly lowered, so his face couldn't be seen. When he entered the room, Ruan Qing could only see his shoulders, chest, waist and abdomen.
When a person calms down, he will feel tired and boring.
Judging from the current situation, neither she nor Ershiqi were innocent boys and girls. They both knew in their hearts that the flames and the waves in the air were surging.
What will happen to him
If it is a modern man, as long as he is not too unromantic, most mature men will bend down and kiss you at this moment. Everything will happen naturally.
But what would the ancients do
Ruan Qing looked at Twenty-Seven's beautiful lips and suddenly wanted to know.
Her gaze moved from Twenty-Seven's lips upwards to meet his eyes.
Twenty-Seven's face suddenly lowered, and he put his hands around her waist.
It's coming.
Ruan Qing half closed her eyes, waiting for his kiss to fall.
"Ruan Qing." Twenty-Seven just leaned closer to her, but did not kiss her. He said in a low voice, "I have something to confess."
A bit unexpected.
Ruan Qing raised his eyelids: "Hmm?"
"On the second night after I arrived at your house, you came out in the middle of the night to get some water." Twenty-Seven said, "You went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of water. I actually hadn't fallen asleep that day."
"?" Ruan Qing, "Well, then?"
Twenty-Seven said, "I happened to look up at you when you opened the refrigerator."
Ruan Qing: "So the point is...?"
"I didn't mean to peek." Twenty-Seven lowered her voice and confessed, "But when I shone the light in the refrigerator, your skirt was transparent."
Ruan Qing pondered the meaning of this sentence.
What does she wear when she sleeps? Underwear, a super soft and comfortable suspender nightgown, very thin. If it is backlit and right in front of the light…
Ruan Qing understood: "So, you saw everything?"
Twenty-Seven stared at her intently, afraid that she would be angry. Fortunately, she didn't seem angry, but was more surprised, shocked and even amused.
Twenty-Seven felt more at ease. He nodded and admitted, "Yes."
"Then tell me this now..." Ruan Qing's palm slid across his collarbone and stroked the back of his neck.
The muscles of a young body are firm and elastic.
But the skin is not smooth.
Those old scars scratched across the palms of my hands, feeling rough and tingling with electricity.
Ruan Qing raised his eyelids, "What do you want to do?"
In the 1920s, there was no word for sexiness. To describe a woman who strongly attracted a man, one would at most describe her as charming, seductive, or alluring.
But none of these words fit Ruan Qing.
A mature woman knows what she wants, what she can want, and what she should want.
The curve of the lips, the glint of the eyes, the rising ending of the voice, and the slightly nasal tone made Twenty-Seven feel as if a fire was lit inside his body.
He applied a little more force to the hand that was holding Ruan Qing's lower back, and Ruan Qing's body pressed against his.
"Ruan Qing," he said, "I want to marry you."
Ruan Qing: “…”
Ruan Qing's mood took a sharp turn for the worse!
Her hand left Twenty-Seven's neck and rubbed her forehead. She wanted to say something but couldn't organize the words.
"?" Twenty-seven, "Ruan Qing?"
Finally, Ruan Qing raised a finger, a symbolic one. "Twenty-seven," she shook her finger, helplessly saying, "At this time, when you and I are in front of each other, you suddenly mention marriage, do you know what will happen next?"
Down!
Twenty-Seven couldn't understand: "Why?"
Only if you make a promise and form an alliance at this time, everything will go smoothly afterwards.
When Ruan Qing raised his hand, he touched Erqi's hair.
Although his body was warm, his half-dried hair was cold. Ruan Qing was shocked: "Come over here and warm yourself by the fire to dry your hair!"
Twenty-seven also said, "It's okay."
"Don't give me that!" Ruan Qing said, "No matter how healthy you are, if you don't take a break now, you will have migraines when you get old! My mother has terrible migraines! Hurry up!"
Twenty-Seven let her go and let her pull him to the brazier.
He twisted his robe, wiped his hair, and then dried it in the heat of the brazier.
Ruan Qing took the robe, spread it out and helped him dry it.
"Ruan Qing," Twenty-Seven hadn't finished talking yet, "Why just now?"
Everything was apparently fine just now, and it seemed like he and she were about to take a big step forward, but suddenly the atmosphere came to a halt. What happened
Is it wrong for a man to promise to marry someone
"You still have the old feudal ideas," Ruan Qing said, "but you have only been here for a dozen days, and you have accepted so many things. It's already remarkable."
"The main reason is that you have been staying at home all this time. You have not interacted with anyone other than me. In fact, you have not entered our society."
"Now, it's different from when you were there."
Ruan Qing shook his robe, turned it over, and raised his eyes: "I flirted with you today, do you understand in your heart?"
There was a smile in Twenty-Seven's eyes.
Adult men and women, of course, understand this.
He and she lived under the same roof, and they couldn't hide the gazes that lingered on each other's necks and waists. They couldn't hide the subtle heat in the air either.
Everyone is just being polite and restrained for their own reasons.
But as a man and a woman, their mutual attraction to each other is objectively present.
He really understood.
Ruan Qing said, "But this has nothing to do with marriage or anything like that. Of course, it's not just a casual affair. In your time, casual affairs correspond to what we call hookups here, right? It's short, efficient, and when both parties get what they want, they just say goodbye."
Twenty-seven said, "Almost the same, but mostly men."
There is no way around the limitations of the times.
In most of the ancient times, only men could have affairs, and then walk away without any consequences. As for women, they either committed adultery or had affairs with women.
Therefore, in Ershiqi's value system, committed marriage is the right way to go, which shows that he is not just playing around but is serious about it.
"I am serious, and I don't want to just do it for fun." Ruan Qing said, "But it's different now. It's not like your era, where you have to wear white silk and get your wedding dress cleaned on the first day of marriage, and you can't see each other before marriage. If you get rejected, it will affect your reputation. It's different now. Men and women are equal."
"When I say serious, I mean being serious about love. Of course, if two people are in love and naturally get married and have children, it is still a correct and happy life recognized by the mainstream society. But it is definitely not the only or necessary goal of love."
"If I'm with you, I'm serious about it, but that doesn't mean I'm aiming for marriage. What's important is the present moment when we're together."
"Okay, if it goes well, of course we can get married," she said. "If it doesn't go well and it's not suitable, you know how my previous experiences ended."
Twenty-Seven nodded: "I know, you always do things decisively."
When Ruan Qing thought that a relationship could no longer continue, she would end it without hesitation.
"So, you know me well in just a short time, which means we are a good match." Ruan Qing said, "That's great. So far, I feel comfortable with you. I also want to take the next step with you. I think it's not bad to be a couple."
"But there's really no need to discuss marriage right now. Twenty-Seven, can you understand?"
Twenty-seven said, "Yes."
That's great. Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is that acceptable?"
Twenty-seven said, "Yes."
Ruan Qing was even happier.
She complained, "Really? You should have stopped talking about that. You ruined the atmosphere."
Twenty-Seven said, "I still have to mention it. I have been thinking about this for a long time and have been wanting to find a time to tell you."
He said, "You don't like others to lie to you, so I have to confess this to you. I can't hide it from you."
Ruan Qing raised his eyes.
Twenty-Seven lifted her hair and smiled: "I am now penniless. I want to marry you, but I can't even afford the betrothal gift. If you don't even have sincerity, what's the point of talking about marriage?"
"You don't like people lying to you, so I will never lie to you. I will tell you whatever I think in the future."
"I won't use despicable means to force you to do something you don't want."
"It's my job to find a way to make myself what you want."
(End of this chapter)