In the past life, the eldest and second branches didn't seem to be so confrontational... Maybe they were, but I didn't notice it.
Zhou Shaojin smiled slightly. He didn't know why, but he was in a good mood. When he saw Jiying the next day, he took the initiative to greet her and asked her, "Have you had breakfast? Our kitchen made crystal cake and assorted tofu soup today. Both are my favorites. Do you want to add some?"
"Okay!" Ji Ying said, "Just give me two crystal cakes and half a bowl of assorted tofu soup. I've already eaten." She complained again, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have had breakfast at Xiaoshan Congguiyuan." As she spoke, she pointed to the paper box in her hand and said, "This is the cloud cake and crispy candy from Jingzhou Prefecture. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
Shi Xiang took it with a smile and went to serve Ji Ying the crystal cake and assorted tofu dumplings.
Jiying took out the socks she made.
It was just a few more stitches than yesterday, and the stitches were all so messed up that it wasn’t a cross stitch at all.
In his previous life, Zhou Shaojin had taught the little girls in the village how to use needles and thread. Some of the little girls were not good at it and it took a long time to teach them. Some of them were not good at it no matter how hard they were taught. But these little girls were very good at other things.
Maybe Jiying is also such a person.
Jiying is so smart. If he knew that I am such a person, he would definitely be very sad, right
Zhou Shaojin couldn't bear to scold her, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I will teach you again, you learn slowly, and you will be able to learn it in no time."
Jiying nodded.
Zhou Shaojin carefully untied what she had sewed previously, taught her again step by step, and watched her sew a few stitches.
Jiying said, "I always feel that you sew better than me. Come with me and sew a few stitches!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled at her kindly, picked up the cut socks, and told Jiying how many stitches to sew.
Jiying looked very carefully.
Zhou Shaojin thought that since the thread had already been threaded, he might as well finish sewing the money.
She sewed quickly and finished sewing the sole of the foot in no time.
Jiying did as she said and sewed slowly.
Shi Xiang brought in crystal cake and assorted tofu dishes.
Zhou Shaojin invited Jiying to eat.
Jiying was not polite and thanked him with a smile, then sat down to eat.
Zhou Shaojin had nothing to do, so he just finished sewing the sock.
Ji Ying dropped the bowl and said, "Oh, I ate too much. I need to digest it."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and started embroidering the forehead scarf.
Jiying walked around the house to help digest his food.
Chun Wan ran in and said, "Second Miss, Miss Jia is here."
Cheng Ji came here every other day, and Zhou Shaojin had long been accustomed to her uninvited visits. He said to Chun Wan, "Please ask her to come in!"
The Spring Festival Gala went away as expected.
Ji Ying raised her eyebrows and asked Zhou Shaojin, "Miss Jia from the third room?"
"Yes!" Zhou Shaojin smiled, "Do you know her?"
"I don't know him!" Ji Ying said bluntly, "But I've heard of this person." He looked very disdainful.
Zhou Shaojin didn't say anything, thinking about the scene when Ji Ying first saw him.
Does Ji Ying look down on most people or does he look down on Cheng Ji just because he is from the third house
But Cheng Ji was shocked when he saw Ji Ying, and asked hurriedly: "Who is this? Why is she so beautiful?"
Ji Ying's face darkened slightly and he raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly introduced Jiying to Cheng Ji.
Ji Ying nodded towards Cheng Ji with some pride.
Cheng Ji didn't take it as an offense at all.
She looked Ji Ying up and down, and as she looked at him, she said, "So you are from Uncle Chi's house. How come I have never seen you before? How come you are learning needlework from Shao Jin? The bracelet on your hand is so beautiful. Is it made of agate? Agate bracelets of such good quality are rare!"
Is it possible to speak so casually to someone when we first meet
Zhou Shaojin wanted to cover Cheng Ji's mouth and asked hurriedly, "What do you want from me?"
Cheng Ji exclaimed, pulled Zhou Shaojin to sit on the armchair beside him, and said, "My mother wants me to go to Jing'an Zhai for classes after the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. I want to ask what you think?"
There are only two female students in Jing'an Zhai now, her and Zhou Shaojin. If Zhou Shaojin doesn't go, what's the point of her going alone
Zhou Shaojin said: "I need to discuss this matter with my grandmother and my aunt."
Cheng Ji nodded and sighed, "I really want to get married, so that I don't have to be controlled by my mother every day."
What is this nonsense.
Zhou Shaojin glared at her.
Cheng Ji disagreed. She casually flipped through the things on Zhou Shaojin's desk and said, "Who are you making these socks for? Why did you make so many?" As she spoke, she picked up the pair of socks Zhou Shaojin had just made and took a look at it.
Zhou Shaojin's heart skipped a beat and he covered his chest and took a few deep breaths.
Cheng Ji asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine." Zhou Shaojin said, "Jiying brought some cloud cakes and crispy candies from Jingzhou Prefecture. Do you want to try some?"
"Forget it, I just had a bowl of lotus seed soup." Cheng Ji said, "I'll talk about it when I'm hungry."
Zhou Shaojin didn't force it.
Chunwan brought in some tea and snacks. Seeing that Cheng Ji still had some needlework to do, she drank the tea, said a few words, and then stood up to say goodbye.
Ji Ying sat down and did needlework with Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin fell silent.
She silently finished making another sock, put it together with the other five socks, and said to Jiying: "There is another pair of socks. You can make it slowly by yourself."
Jiying looked at her, his eyes twinkling.
Zhou Shaojin took out the forehead scarf she made for Old Madam Guo, lowered her head, and quietly embroidered the flowers.
Ji Ying bit her lip and looked at Zhou Shaojin for a long time. Seeing that Zhou Shaojin never looked up, she began to sew socks according to what Zhou Shaojin taught her.
The room was quiet, with only the sound of Zhou Shaojin's needle threading silk cloth being heard, which made the room seem even quieter and more silent, and also made people feel a little depressing.
Ji Ying threw the socks in her hand onto the table with a "pop" sound, and said irritably: "I admit that I was wrong about this matter, and I apologize to you. I made a bet with Nan Ping that as long as I can make four pairs of socks for your uncle Chi, she will never give me orders again. I wanted to speak frankly to you, but I know that the rules of the Cheng family are strict. You are a young girl who is still in the boudoir, and you actually made socks for a man. Even if it is your uncle, I think you may not agree, so I resorted to this desperate measure..."
"You don't have to explain to me." Zhou Shaojin still lowered her head. Jiying couldn't see her expression, but she could hear her voice was muffled, as if she had been crying. "This is a matter between you and Miss Nanping. But I hate it most when others lie to me. Please leave now and never come to Wanxiangju again!"
Ji Ying was very embarrassed, and murmured to apologize to her, and asked anxiously: "You, are you crying?"
"I didn't!" Zhou Shaojin raised his head. Although his eyes were red, he didn't cry. "People like you are not worth my tears."
Ji Ying's face turned red and white, and she murmured, "I, I really didn't mean it. I just wanted to beat Nan Ping..."
"No matter what, it's true that you wanted to deceive me." Zhou Shaojin stood up and looked at her coldly, "Go away! I don't have a friend like you."
"Friend?" Ji Ying looked at Zhou Shaojin in shock.
Zhou Shaojin turned around and called Shi Xiang in, saying, "Send Miss Jiying away from Wanxiangju." After saying that, he walked into the inner room without looking back, bolted the door, and threw himself on the bed.
Why is she so stupid
Did you believe Jiying so easily
Zhou Shaojin felt a pain in his heart.
Is she also, in Uncle Chi's eyes, a fool who can be fooled by just a few words
Otherwise, why would the maidservant around him treat her like this
When this thought came to his mind, Zhou Shaojin felt a little ashamed again.
It was Jiying who lied to her, what did it have to do with Uncle Chi? She couldn't vent her anger on Uncle Chi just because she believed Jiying.
Ji Ying looked so cool and graceful, who would have known that she would do such a thing? You can't judge a person by his appearance.
Zhou Shaojin felt extremely aggrieved.
"Second Miss, Second Miss," Ji Ying knocked on her door, "I was wrong about this matter, I apologize to you. Please don't be angry with me. Otherwise, you can just hit me a couple of times... Or whatever you think can make you calm down, I'll let you do whatever you want... Second Miss, Second Miss..."
Zhou Shaojin's head ached because of her noise. She shouted to the outside of the door: "Don't ever show up in front of me again, and I'll calm down."
The knocking on the door suddenly stopped.
Zhou Shaojin fell weakly on the bed.
After a while, Shi Xiang whispered outside the door: "Second Miss, Miss Jiying is gone."
"Oh!" Zhou Shaojin lay on the bed, feeling as if all the bones in her body were loose. She didn't want to get up until Shi Xiang called her to get up for lunch. She then quickly washed up and went to Jiashu Hall.
But when she came back from Hanbi Mountain Villa, she found that Jiying did not take away the three pairs of socks she made for Cheng Chi.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the snow-white socks, leaving colorful colors.
She slowly sat down in front of the clothing table, put on her thimble, and finished making the remaining six pairs of socks. Then she rubbed her sore eyes and told Shi Xiang, "You can help Miss Jiying deliver them tomorrow. Tell her that I am not angry with her anymore, but please pretend that she doesn't know me in the future."
Shi Xiang nodded dejectedly.
Zhou Shaojin went to bed early.
But when she woke up the next morning, Shi Xiang told her anxiously, "Miss Jiying is here!"
Zhou Shaojin was a little confused.
Shi Xiang said carefully, "Before I could deliver the socks, Miss Jiying came over first. She brought a lot of food and said she wanted to apologize to you. No matter what I said, she wouldn't leave, and I couldn't stop her... She was sitting in the hall waiting for you to get up!"
Zhou Shaojin was extremely angry.
Did she know that she was easy to talk to and easy to bully? So she used a soft knife to rub people!
Zhou Shaojin rushed out angrily, and when he looked up he saw Jiying sitting at the table and a table full of snacks.
"Second Miss," Ji Ying stood up immediately and said, "I was wrong about what happened yesterday. I thought about it all night and decided to ask for your forgiveness..."
"I forgive you!" Zhou Shaojin interrupted Jiying and said, "You can go now!"
"Second Miss..." Ji Ying frowned, looking somewhat unhappy, with a hint of intimidating coldness.
Zhou Shaojin's heart skipped a beat.
How could she forget that Ji Ying was not even afraid of Cheng Xu, so how could he be afraid of her
But to her surprise, Ji Ying lowered his eyelids, said "sorry" to her, and left obediently.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
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