Zhou Shaojin's face suddenly turned red.
Why is Uncle Chi here
Isn't he reading chess manual in the room
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly covered her feet with the hem of her skirt and did not dare to put on shoes. She walked towards Cheng Chi barefoot.
Cheng Chi was careful. Seeing the nut shells washed up by the tide on the bank of the pond, he smiled and said, "Don't come over here. There are nut shells here. Be careful not to prick your feet."
Uncle Chi must have seen her running around barefoot on the beach...
Zhou Shaojin's face turned even redder and he stood there at a loss, not knowing which way to go.
Cheng Chi didn't want to embarrass her. After thinking for a while, he walked down from the pond embankment and said, "My mother was talking to Madam Song. Madam Song talked too much. She asked this and that. I just came out for a walk. I didn't expect to walk here." He asked Zhou Shaojin, "Is it fun here?"
"Yeah!" Zhou Shaojin nodded shyly.
The two of them looked towards the distance at the same time.
The Qiantang River tide is still powerful, with white waves rolling on the river surface like naughty children swimming freely in the water. The river water surges and recedes, hitting the beach from time to time.
Jiying and Chunwan were chasing the waves on the beach, while Bitao and a few others continued to build a wall with sand and had a lot of fun.
Cheng Chi said: "The water of Qiantang River is quite turbid, not like sea water. Next time if there is a chance, I will take you to Beihai. The sand on the beach over there is white. When the sun shines on the beach, it sparkles like silver, which is very beautiful. The beach over there in Linyu is golden. When the sun shines on the beach, it sparkles like gold. The locals call it the 'Golden Bay'... Guangxi's Weizhou Island is different. The beaches there are all rocky, with cliffs and rugged rocks. From time to time, birds fly over your head and waterfowl swim by you. It is desolate, but inexplicably makes you feel a sense of vitality... The water and the sky are the same color, and the scenery is magnificent..." As he spoke, his voice gradually became smaller and his eyes became blurred, as if he was immersed in the beautiful scenery of Weizhou Island.
Zhou Shaojin was very envious, looking at Cheng Chi with wide eyes, and couldn't help but whispered: "Uncle Chi has been to many places!"
How great it would be if she could be like Uncle Chi!
Zhou Shaojin's envious voice brought Cheng Chi out of his memories.
He looked at her undisguised gaze and couldn't help but sneer, saying, "You are still young, and you will go to many places in the future. You don't have to envy me."
Zhou Shaojin said, "No matter how many places I go, I can never see as many beautiful scenery as Uncle Chi." She smiled and said contentedly, "This time I can follow the old lady to Putuo Mountain to burn incense, and follow Uncle Chi to see the tide of Qiantang River. I am satisfied with my life and have no regrets."
Her voice was very sincere, and people could feel that she was serious about what she said.
Cheng Chi suddenly felt that this little girl Zhou Shaojin was very pitiful.
Her biological mother died when she was still an infant. She lived with her stepsister in the home of her grandmother, who had no blood relationship with her. She lived silently in the fourth room like a shadow until she was twelve years old. She was accidentally met by her mother, who asked her to help copy scriptures. She hated Cheng Jiashan so much, but she still had to patiently go to Hanbi Shanfang every day. She even dared not yell at Cheng Jiashan when he was chasing her, but chased after him like a panicked deer. She would rather ask strangers for help than fear that the elders of the Cheng family would know that she was biased towards Cheng Jiashan and she would be labeled as "ignorant of her own self-respect"... How many such grievances and embarrassments did she endure in the twelve years in the Cheng family
This was the first time that Cheng Chi looked at the little girl in front of him so carefully.
In addition to an exquisite and flawless face, she also has a pair of legs that are longer than those of ordinary girls, which makes her look quite tall even though she is of medium height.
No wonder she walks so lightly.
She might be more beautiful when she grows up.
Cheng Chi smiled slightly.
If she hadn't met her mother by chance, he might never have known that there was such a little girl in the corner of the Cheng family. Although she was timid, gentle, and not smart, she was cheerful and lively, and she showed some cunning of a little girl from time to time, just like a kitten. When she looked at you, she only knew to "meow" to please you, but if she acted coquettishly, she would stretch out her claws to scratch you. If you got angry and put on a stern face, she would run away, hide behind the door and look at you. When you were no longer angry, she would carefully run over to squat in front of you, tilt her head and look at you motionlessly until you showed a smile...
He couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Shaojin thought Cheng Chi was laughing at her for being too short-sighted. She blushed and murmured, "I, I really think it's great to be able to go to Mount Putuo and the Qiantang River. Many people like me have never left Jinling City in their entire lives!"
Cheng Chi's eyes were slightly stern.
He thought of Lin Shisheng in the capital.
I heard that with the secret support of his father-in-law, he got the actual position of the chief flag of Longji Guard.
Is Zhou Shaojin related to this person
He suddenly felt uninterested.
"I'm going back first!" Cheng Chi said with a smile, "You guys should go back after playing for a while! It's getting late, and the river water is very cold at night. Be careful not to catch a cold. We will leave for Suzhou in two days, and it will be very painful if you get sick."
Zhou Shaojin nodded repeatedly and said, "Let's go back now!" But he felt a little nervous.
She didn't say anything, so why did Uncle Chi suddenly become unhappy
Should I apologize to Uncle Chi
The problem is that even if she wants to apologize, she doesn't know where she went wrong and how to apologize!
Zhou Shaojin pursed her lips, and when she looked up again, she found that Cheng Chi was already striding towards the pond embankment, more than ten feet away from her.
Let’s just forget it!
Zhou Shaojin hesitated and said that he would ask Uncle Chi next time he had the chance.
As she was thinking, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.
Zhou Shaojin was startled. He heard Jiying's voice from behind him: "Why did the Fourth Master come here? I was most afraid of him preaching. When I saw him talking to you, I pretended not to see him and didn't come over..."
"Why couldn't you call me first?" Zhou Shaojin covered his chest and said angrily, "You're scaring me to death!"
"Okay, okay, I'm wrong." Ji Ying apologized insincerely, "What did the Fourth Master say to you? I saw that he looked a little unhappy when he left."
Ji Ying also noticed that Uncle Chi was in a bad mood, which showed that it was not just her illusion.
When she said that she had no regrets in her life because she could follow Old Madam Guo to Mount Putuo to burn incense and follow him to Qiantang River to watch the tide, he laughed at herself. But when she said it for the second time, he turned hostile... Why on earth was that
Zhou Shaojin felt that her head was about to explode. But Ji Ying kept asking her unhappily, "What did the Fourth Master say? Why are you so stunned as if you saw a ghost?"
"You're the one who saw a ghost!" Zhou Shaojin retorted unhappily.
Who knew that Jiying would chuckle twice and say, "What's the difference between meeting the Fourth Master and encountering a ghost? Did I say something wrong?"
Zhou Shaojin didn't even have the strength to speak anymore. He said listlessly, "Uncle Chi asked us to go back early, saying that if we go any later the river water will be too cold and we will catch a cold. Then we will be the only ones who will get sick and suffer."
"I knew he would threaten us like this!" Ji Ying muttered, but still followed Cheng Chi's advice and called Chun Wan and a few others, "Let's go back! It's getting late."
During the Chunwan Gala, the few people put on their shoes and socks reluctantly, and returned to the Zong family's villa, all wet.
The old women were busy boiling hot water for them to wash and dress.
Zhou Shaojin and the others dressed up again and went to the upper room to pay their respects to Old Madam Guo.
Madam Guo was still talking to Madam Song, but one could tell there was an invisible perfunctory look in Madam Guo's eyes, whereas Madam Song was talking with great enthusiasm and was in high spirits.
Only then did Zhou Shaojin know why Cheng Chi went to the riverside.
She said hurriedly, "I'll go and draw some patterns for you right now. Would you like to watch from the side? If you have a pattern you really like, I can try to add it in."
Mrs. Song was very interested.
Mrs. Guo frowned slightly and was about to speak out to stop him.
However, Zhou Shaojin shook his head gently at Mrs. Guo, and with a smile, invited Mrs. Song to go to the hall.
Instead of letting Mrs. Song bother Mrs. Guo, it would be better to let her nag me.
By the time Song Min and others returned from Xiaoshan, it was already dusk. Zhou Shaojin and others had already had dinner, and Mrs. Song also received a brand new set of flowers.
Song Min naturally thanked him again and again.
Cheng Chi came out to entertain Song Min and Huang Yijun, and invited them to stay overnight: "… If you return to the city now, the gates will be closed, and the young master is exhausted. The few inns outside the city gates are mostly occupied by merchants who missed their first night or porters who are looking for cheap accommodation. The old gentleman can accommodate Madam Song, but Madam Song can't. Please don't be polite to me."
Song Min was also a generous person, and he readily agreed, saying, "When you go to the capital, remember to come find me. I will treat you to a drink at the best restaurant in the capital."
Cheng Chi laughed loudly and said, "Do you know which is the best restaurant in the capital? Where is it? How to get there?"
Song Min said very bluntly: "I don't know, does my son's driver also not know? Anyway, your wine will not be missing!"
Cheng Chi laughed again and told Qin Ziping to get the Shao Daozi: "I am not used to drinking Jinhua wine, I wonder if the old gentleman can drink it?"
Song Min smiled and said, "Lian Po is old, can he still eat?"
"Okay!" Cheng Chi said with a smile, "Let's drink Shaodaozi today."
Huang Yijun's face was slightly stiff.
Song Min simply sent him away: "Leave Wulang to his mother. He has been running around with us all day and must be tired."
Huang Yijun breathed a sigh of relief, and after Song Sen bowed to Song Min and Cheng Chi, she retreated.
Cheng Chi poured a bowl of wine for Song Min.
Song Min sniffed it, closed his eyes in ecstasy, and said, "I haven't had such good wine for many years. How did you come up with the idea of living in Master Zong's villa? If I had known this, I should have borrowed his villa. Maybe we could have met earlier."
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Then how did the old man find this place?"
Song Min was stunned.
Then the two looked at each other and smiled.
They said in unison: "Hetu Luoshu!"
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Today's update, sisters.
Tomorrow's update will be around 5pm.
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: I am still diligently begging for pink tickets during the Little New Year...
※(To be continued)