The impact of what happened in the previous life on this life is immeasurable.
Zhou Shaojin had immense trust in Madam Guo, just as she believed that Cheng Chi must not be a simple person since he could escape when the Cheng family was in ruins. She believed in Madam Guo's character, and even more so that she would not tell her these secrets of the aristocratic family for no reason. It was just that she was stupid and could not figure out Madam Guo's intention at first. After a long time, she carefully experienced it and naturally understood it.
She just listened carefully and memorized all these things in her heart.
The boat slowly got closer and closer to Zhenjiang.
After Cheng Chi finished solving a problem, he remembered that he seemed to have not seen Zhou Shaojin for a few days.
Isn't she always hanging around in front of me every day
Could something have happened
He asked Mrs. Shang.
Mrs. Shang smiled and said, "My second cousin has been accompanying the old lady these days! Every day she is either listening to the old lady talking, doing needlework, or playing with Young Master Song. Just like before, she rarely leaves the cabin."
Cheng Chi was puzzled. Why did she keep looking for him these days
Unfortunately, he was too busy at that time and had no time to take care of other things.
Cheng Chi felt vaguely that he seemed to have missed something.
He went to Mrs. Guo's room.
Old Madam Guo was sitting on the Luohan bed, listening to Madam Song and Zhou Shaojin talking, "… You are really good! I didn't notice anything when I watched you doing needlework a few days ago. But last night, I saw that the strap of Brother Sen's bellyband was a little loose, so I thought it was just two stitches, and I could just help sew it. But when I took the needle and thread, I found that the boat was shaking violently. I finally put the needle through, but when I was sewing the strap, I felt dizzy. It turns out that you didn't look at the fabric carefully at all, and just sewed it based on your feeling! I have seen great embroiderers with this skill, but I have never seen any young lady from the Qian family who can do it." After saying that, she felt that she had said something wrong, and hurriedly added, "I'm not saying that the second cousin is like an embroiderer, I'm saying that few of those young ladies are so diligent in learning needlework..." This sentence didn't seem right either, so she added, "Some people can't be as good as the second cousin even if they study as seriously as the second cousin!"
Zhou Shaojin had been traveling with her for this long and had gotten to know her quite well. He did not take it as an offense, but smiled and said, "I just like needlework. If I like something, I will usually do it better than others."
"That's true." Mrs. Song talked about herself again, "I used to love reading, so even though I never went to school or had a teacher, I knew a few words."
Zhou Shaojin was about to respond when Biyu came in with a smile and said, "The fourth master is here."
Mrs. Guo was naturally overjoyed and was helped out of the inner room by Zhou Shaojin.
Cheng Chi hurried forward and saluted.
Mrs. Guo smiled and looked her son up and down. Seeing that he looked very healthy, she smiled even more happily and asked, "Are you done with your work?"
"It's not like we're done yet." Cheng Chi smiled and walked forward, holding his mother's other side, saying, "It's just that Mr. Song and I have different opinions. We decided to go out for a walk, get some fresh air, sort out our thoughts, and then get together tomorrow afternoon."
Zhou Shaojin immediately showed a worried expression when he heard this. Madam Guo asked directly: "Why, is there a rift between you two?"
"It's not really a gap." Cheng Chi helped his mother sit down on the Arhat bed, then he sat down below her and smiled gently, "It's just that everyone has different opinions. He can't convince me, and I can't convince him, so let's go our separate ways for a while. However, river engineering is different from other things. If it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't. It's not that whoever has the loudest voice is right. So you don't have to worry. When I calculate the relevant numbers, Mr. Song will naturally be convinced. Similarly, if the numbers he calculates are correct, I will also be convinced."
Madam Guo and Zhou Shaojin didn't understand this, but Madam Guo still said with a smile according to her own understanding: "In other words, your fight is about words, not physical fight. It's like watching the stars and saying it will rain today. If it rains, then you win, and if it doesn't rain, you lose. No matter if you are the king of heaven, you can't say the truth is false."
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "If it's the Lord of Heaven, he would still have a way to make the truth appear false. If he said it would rain tomorrow, would Lord Dragon dare not let it rain tomorrow? If you bet with him, you will definitely lose."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help laughing.
Madam Guo also laughed and said, "Child, you just like to make me happy."
Cheng Chi laughed and said, "Every time I tell you the truth, you say I'm teasing you. Every time I tease you, you take it seriously. This really puts me in a dilemma!"
Zhou Shaojin and Mrs. Guo laughed so hard that they fell forward and backward.
Cheng Chi glanced at Zhou Shaojin, exchanged a few words with his mother, then stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin and Mrs. Guo accompanied him all the way to the cabin door before turning back.
Cheng Chi calmly set up the chess records in the room.
But Zhou Shaojin did not show up until the sand ship docked.
What is going on here
If Zhou Shaojin wanted to talk to him about something, he had already said that he was free in the afternoon. Judging from the way he had just tested Zhou Shaojin, Zhou Shaojin had no grudge against him and should have found an opportunity to see him. Why was there no movement
Cheng Chi frowned, put down the chess record, and went to have dinner with Mrs. Guo.
Zhou Shaojin is not here.
Cheng Chi was stunned and asked, "Why didn't the second girl accompany you?"
"Mrs. Song asked him to draw some patterns." Old Man Guo handed a piece of wild duck to Cheng Chi and said, "Eat more. I see you've lost weight these past few days. Aren't we going to go our separate ways with the Song family after we arrive in Zhenjiang? Mrs. Song saw that Shaojin was good at sewing, and thinking that their eldest daughter would be coming of age at the end of the year, she asked Shaojin to draw some patterns for her eldest daughter, as a gift from her as a stepmother."
This Mrs. Song is really nosy.
He didn't agree to go with the Song family at first because he thought Mrs. Song didn't seem like someone who could read people's expressions.
Cheng Chi said "Oh" and stopped asking questions. He accompanied his mother for a meal and talked for a while before returning to the cabin.
Zhou Shaojin was invited to stay for dinner by Mrs. Song, and then he helped Mrs. Song paint two simple patterns before returning to his room.
Chunwan told her: "The fourth master needs to rest for two days, Qingfeng and Langyue have nothing to do either, so Langyue will come to play with us this afternoon. I decided to give Langyue two packs of Mingqian Longjing tea that Madam Guo gave you a few days ago."
"Well done!" Zhou Shaojin hoped that his people could get closer to the people serving Uncle Chi, so that he could find out more about Uncle Chi. "If you encounter something like this again in the future, just help me make a decision."
Chun Wan nodded with a smile, and while helping Zhou Shaojin change her clothes, she said softly, "Second Miss, the Fourth Master has nothing to do these two days. Do you want to go and apologize to the Fourth Master again?"
Zhou Shaojin thought of the scene when he met Cheng Chi this morning, smiled and shook his head, and said: "I think let it go! I said before that Uncle Chi is broad-minded. Since he is not angry with me anymore, why should I apologize to him!"
Uncle Chi has forgotten about this matter anyway.
Chun Wan was still a little worried and asked, "Is everything really going to be alright?"
"I think it should be fine now." Zhou Shaojin smiled nonchalantly, "If Uncle Chi brings up the old grudge someday, it won't be too late for me to apologize to him. Now that he doesn't mention it, should I take the initiative to remind him?"
Chunwan covered her mouth and laughed.
Their ship arrived in Zhenjiang in just two days.
Cheng Chi never waited for Zhou Shaojin.
Maybe I misunderstood
Cheng Chi was suspicious, but when he saw Zhou Shaojin hiding behind the window curtains of the boat, wearing a pink Hangzhou silk quilted jacket, he was immediately relieved.
That little girl is very straightforward. She will definitely come to him again and again if there is anything. How could she be so quiet
Cheng Chi put the matter behind him and went to visit Lord Shen.
It happened that Lord Shen caught a cold a few days ago, and his family wouldn't let him go out, so he stayed at home today and was bumped into by Cheng Chi and Mr. Song.
One was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination twice, and the other was the father of the current cabinet minister. Lord Shen entertained them warmly. When the two of them talked about their purpose and the strategy for flood control in Lord Shen's study, looking at the map that Lord Shen had secretly copied from the Ministry of Works before he retired, Lord Shen's face lit up and he insisted on keeping Cheng Chi and Mr. Song at his home for a few days.
Cheng Chi didn't expect that Lord Shen was such a straightforward person.
He promised to settle his mother and niece before bothering Lord Shen again.
Lord Shen urged him to go and come back quickly, and was afraid that Cheng Chi would be distracted by this matter, so he sent his staff who had helped him with the river repair work in the past to help him.
Cheng Chi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He returned to the boat and asked his mother if she was willing to stay in the Cheng family's villa for a while. He said, "Mr. Song and I may have to stay at Mr. Shen's house for three or four days."
Seeing that they would soon reach Jinling City, Madam Guo was eager to return home. She didn't want to delay any longer with trivial matters such as packing boxes and boxes, so she said, "We will just stay on the boat. When you come back from Lord Shen, we can set off for Jinling immediately."
Cheng Chi understood what his mother meant, thought for a moment, and said, "Why don't you go back to Jinling City first? I'll be back in a few days anyway!"
"How can that be possible?" Old Madam Guo shook her head like a rattle and said, "We came out to play together, so there's no reason for us to go back separately. Just go and do your own thing, and don't worry about us. I've already written an invitation to Madam Gao. If you stay at Lord Shen's house for a while, it will make room for us."
Cheng Chi smiled and asked someone to pack up simply, then went to the Shen family with Mr. Song.
Huang Yijun was busy hiring a boat and preparing to go to the capital.
Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Li came together.
Seeing that the wife of the current cabinet minister Song Jingran was actually on the same boat with Madam Guo and they were so intimate, although they were secretly surprised, they both remained calm and socialized with Madam Song.
Old Madam Guo hosted a banquet for them, and Madam Gao and Madam Li invited Madam Guo and others in return, and also accompanied Madam Guo and others to visit Jinshan Temple. Not to mention for now, a few days later, the Liao family got the news that Old Madam Guo was passing by Zhenjiang, and hurriedly sent a nanny to deliver the invitation.
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