New Year's Eve in the first year of Tianding
Guangxi Governor's Yamen.
Zhou Chi had promised early this year that he would spend New Year's Eve with Zhou Ran, Liu Changsheng and the Liu family's parents, but at that time, he definitely didn't think much about it. During the New Year, there would be one more person, and at this moment , this extra person was following Zhou Ran in and out of the kitchen, with a flattering and festive smile on his face. He had been smiling like this all day, and Zhou Chiguang felt his cheeks sore just looking at it. It felt uncomfortable, but since he liked to laugh, Zhou Chi didn't bother to care.
Because it was New Year's Eve dinner, Liu Mu and Zhou Ran were not going to let their servants do anything. They were busy in the kitchen at this time. With the extra Lu Zhicheng, the kitchen was overcrowded and Zhou Chi couldn't squeeze in. Not too lazy to squeeze in, Liu Changsheng and I were drinking tea, playing chess, and sunbathing in the courtyard, enjoying this rare free time.
"It seems that I am going to lose again," Liu Changsheng looked at the chessboard, smiled and shook his head, "If we lose again, it will be the sixth game, but it is not embarrassing to lose to you."
Liu Changsheng was telling the truth. Zhou Chi was extremely smart. He had been smarter than his peers since he was a child. He was also quite accomplished at playing chess. Even Lu Zhishan was willing to be defeated in the past.
"Although we lost, my brother-in-law's chess skills have improved than before." Zhou Chi said with a smile, while taking a sip of Bamboo Leaf Green, the warm tea flowed down his throat, and he felt very relaxed and comfortable. This tea is still Lu Zhi Cheng had cooked it for him just now. Ever since he got along with Zhou Chi, Prince Hui, who never touched Yang Chun Shui, had improved his tea-making skills day by day. Zhou Chi was holding the tea cup and couldn't help but glance towards the kitchen.
"There is progress. You used to give me six pieces, but now you give me three pieces, but I still lose the same," Liu Changsheng said with a smile. He followed Zhou Chi and looked into the kitchen. He touched a chess piece and said softly to Zhou Chi, " Prince Hui really surprised me. He has no airs at all and is even easier to get along with than ordinary people. Yesterday, my parents told me privately that Prince Hui is really approachable. I would be intimidated by officials like them. All the ordinary people dared to hold his hand and say that the driver’s family was short-lived.”
Yesterday, Lu Zhicheng came over and knew that Father Liu and Mother Liu were also there, so he was busy going to greet the two old people. Later, the dignified Prince Hui stayed in the old man's house to have tea and chat with the old man until it got dark. When I came out, I was still holding the melon seeds and peanuts packed by Aunt Liu.
Zhou Chi curled his lips and said, "If he doesn't do any good, why would I be willing to bring him back?"
Zhou Chi's temperament has always been calm and restrained. This kind of temperament makes people feel difficult to get close to him. Naturally, he himself is also worried. However, Zhou Chi has obviously become a lot softer and outgoing during this period, and he also has a lot of fireworks that he didn't have before. , Liu Changsheng saw this and was happy for him in his heart. He took a sip of tea and asked Zhou Chi: "How many days can Prince Hui stay in Guangxi this time?"
"I can stay until the Lantern Festival," Zhou Chi said. "If I hadn't rushed back to sign a contract with Siam on February 2, I could have stayed longer."
The content of the contract has been drawn up, and the signing date was chosen by Lu Zhishan on February 2nd, a day that was extremely humiliating for Dali.
"It's been twenty days, which is not too short." Liu Changsheng looked at Zhou Chi with a smile, "Ranran has been clamoring for several years to want to go climbing as a family. In previous years, we always couldn't get enough people, but this year we are all ready. "
"Then let's go hiking as a family tomorrow," Zhou Chi said.