Seeing Zhou Shaojin's angry and annoyed look, Cheng Chi tried hard not to laugh and said, "I have something to talk to you about!"
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly stood up respectfully.
Since Uncle Chi knew about her rebirth and believed what she said, finding her would not be a trivial matter.
Cheng Chi whispered to her how he explained to Mrs. Guo that she knew about the competition between Huang Li and Cheng Jing for the position of Minister of Rites.
Zhou Shaojin opened his mouth in surprise, not knowing what to say.
Uncle Chi is really good at bending!
He tells lies without even thinking, just blurts out what comes out.
She had been thinking for more than two years but couldn't figure out how to make Uncle Chi believe her and inform Cheng Jing, but Uncle Chi convinced Mrs. Guo without any hesitation.
Does this count as having the talent of Su Qin and Zhang Yi
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but say: "Uncle Chi, you are really amazing! You even fooled the old lady!"
Cheng Chi's face darkened when he heard this.
Why does this little girl speak so nastily
He shouted in a low voice: "What do you mean by 'cheat'? This is 'strategy'! Do you understand 'strategy'? Do you want others to know that you have been reborn? Aren't you afraid of scaring my mother? Aren't you afraid that those ignorant people will treat you like a monster and drown you in a pond?"
Zhou Shaojin was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kept shaking his head.
But she also knew that Uncle Chi was doing this for her own good... Uncle Chi said not to tell anyone else, and he even hid it from Old Madam Guo.
She was very grateful.
Cheng Chi felt better after seeing her being taught a lesson. He said, "Be smart! If someone else talks about this, just say so. Don't show your true colors in front of my mother. Got it?"
"Got it! Got it!" Zhou Shaojin hurriedly promised, "I promised you not to tell anyone, so I won't tell anyone." After saying that, she thought for a moment and added, "I didn't tell my sister either."
Cheng Chi's face brightened slightly.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
Uncle Chi treated her very well, and she didn't want to make Uncle Chi angry.
She asked Cheng Chi softly, "Would you like to go inside for a cup of tea? There were a lot of firecrackers set off here just now, and the smell of gunpowder is everywhere, which is a bit choking!"
Cheng Chi was just about to talk to her about the adoption, so he said, "No need to drink tea. Everyone in your family is busy with your sister's marriage. Who will boil water? But I still have something to tell you. You may as well sit in the hall. The smell of gunpowder is indeed too strong here. The Liao family should be very satisfied with this marriage. The firecrackers are set off non-stop as if they were grown in their own fields. I didn't expect my eldest brother to be such a good matchmaker!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled and was about to go to the hall with Cheng Chi when Cheng Ji ran in and said, "Shaojin, why are you standing here? You disappeared in the blink of an eye. Sister Chujin's bridal sedan is about to leave Pingqiao Street, and you don't even go to take a look..." As she spoke, her voice stopped abruptly and she called out "Uncle Chi" in surprise, and stood there with her hands hanging. Her big eyes looked curiously at Zhou Shaojin, then at Cheng Chi, and finally fixed her gaze on Zhou Shaojin, with an expression on her face that said "Why is Uncle Chi here?"
"Uncle Chi came here to attend the wedding." Zhou Shaojin smiled, "We met here and exchanged a few words. Cousin Jia, did you come to me to tell me that my sister's bridal sedan is leaving? I stayed here on purpose. I was afraid that I would cry when I saw my sister's bridal sedan leaving!"
"What are you talking about?" Cheng Ji walked forward and grabbed Zhou Shaojin's hand, saying, "You will regret it if you don't read it!" After that, she smiled sweetly at Cheng Chi and said, "Uncle Chi, please stand here for a while. My second cousin and I will be back soon." Then she pulled Zhou Shaojin out without saying anything.
"Cousin Jia, cousin Jia!" Zhou Shaojin said anxiously, "I can't just leave like this, Uncle Chi is still here!"
Cheng Ji said, "Just ask the steward to come over and accompany Uncle Chi. Let's go to the gate quickly! Several ladies started crying just now."
never mind!
Even if she didn't follow Cheng Ji to watch the fun, with Cheng Ji's temper, she would never be able to talk to Uncle Chi alone.
I'll have to find a chance later to ask Uncle Chi if he has anything else to say to her!
Zhou Shaojin smiled apologetically at Cheng Chi and was dragged away by Cheng Ji, stumbling.
There was a flash of displeasure in Cheng Chi's eyes.
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Cheng Ji was one step too late after all.
By the time she dragged Zhou Shaojin to the gate, Zhou Chujin's sedan had already left, leaving only red confetti on the ground and gunpowder smoke in the air.
Cheng Ji said angrily: "Look at you, you missed it!"
Zhou Shaojin muttered thoughtfully: "Some things, if you didn't see them with your own eyes, you can pretend they didn't happen. I didn't see my sister get married, and it seemed like she just went out to visit friends and would be back in a few days..."
"I really lost to you!" Cheng Ji said helplessly, "If you want to deceive yourself like this, I can't do anything about it. But when will Sister Shaojin come back? I want to visit her then."
"One month later." Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji were talking as they walked into the hall. The maids all bowed and greeted them along the way. "You said that you wanted to stay at our house for one night. Are you going to tell me about Li Jing?"
Cheng Ji blushed and whispered, "I also want to hear what cousin Chu Jin thinks. When sister Chu Jin comes home, tell me and I'll see if I can find a chance to accompany sister Chu Jin!"
Because the two families lived far apart, the originally planned return visit was changed to one month's visit at Fang's insistence. As a result, Zhou Chujin was able to stay at home for three days before going back.
Zhou Shaojin laughed softly.
If Cheng Ji was not wavering in his heart, why would he go to so much trouble to listen to her opinion and then to his sister's opinion
Cheng Ji's face flushed, and he reached out to tickle Zhou Shaojin: "You silly girl, I'll make a fool of myself!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled, turned around, avoided Cheng Ji's hand, and walked quickly towards the hall.
The hall was deserted.
Zhou Shaojin was very disappointed and asked the maid sweeping the floor in the hall: "Where is the fourth master of the Cheng family?"
The little maid had no idea who the Fourth Master of the Cheng Family was, and said, "Second Miss, there was no one in this hall when I came!"
Maybe he went to the table.
Zhou Shaojin ordered the maid to see where Cheng Chi was sitting
The little maidservant responded and left.
Cheng Ji said, "Why do you care where he sits? Are you worried that he won't have a seat?"
"How could that be!" Zhou Shaojin said, "I told the stewards to keep an eye on Uncle Chi's whereabouts and save him a seat. I just think it's not good for us to leave Uncle Chi in the hall like this."
Cheng Ji said indifferently: "Don't treat Fourth Uncle Chi as a glass man, okay? He is so smart and capable, are you afraid that he can't find a place to eat? If he really can't find a place, his reputation as 'Fourth Master Cheng' will be wasted!"
Zhou Shaojin listened and recalled the first time she met Cheng Chi... She hesitated and asked, "Is Uncle Chi famous outside?"
"Oh, what can I say?" Cheng Ji scolded Zhou Shaojin, "You should at least go out and socialize, don't stay at home all day, and don't even know what kind of people are around you. For example, my eldest brother is one of the four young masters of Jinling. Brother Shi from the second house is the last disciple of the great painter Mr. Shuangxi. He is good at painting flowers and birds and is well-known throughout Jiangnan. Someone once paid Brother Shi a fee of 500 taels of silver to paint. Uncle Chi is a famous God of Wealth, who would have a problem with money! People in Jinling City who meet him will disrespectfully call him 'Fourth Master Cheng'! Do you think the prince of Liangguo Why is Grandpa so close to Fourth Uncle Chi? It was because of the heavy rain that year, which destroyed many houses. The Emperor ordered the Duke of Liang's Mansion to help the government maintain the law and order of Jinling City. Who knew that the Duke of Liang transferred people to the Duke of Liang's Mansion to help him repair his house, and was sued by the eunuch in charge at the time. If Uncle Chi hadn't stepped forward to help them, who knows what would have happened to the Duke of Liang's Mansion!" At this point, she gritted her teeth, "Who knew they would set their sights on marrying me? I feel sad for Ah Zhu when I think that the Duke of Liang's Mansion, although well-dressed and well-fed, has to live a precarious life..."
Zhou Shaojin listened absent-mindedly.
If Uncle Chi is really like what Cheng Ji said, what will he do now that he knows the future situation of the Cheng family
Should I ask Cheng Jing for help? Or should I start thinking of a solution quietly
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After seeing off the guests, the Zhou family's residence gradually became deserted.
Li looked at the maid cleaning up the mess and said to Zhou Shaojin with some emotion, "No wonder others are unwilling to marry off their daughters. The loneliness after the excitement is enough to make people sad."
yes!
I don’t know where Uncle Chi went.
He didn't even have a seat.
Did someone leave earlier? Or did something else happen
Zhou Shaojin exchanged a few words with Li and then went back to his room on the pretext of being too tired.
The Chunwan couple were sitting under the lamp and talking. When they saw Zhou Shaojin coming in, they all stood up with a smile. Bi Tao, who was getting bolder and bolder, said with a smile, "Second Miss, the Liao family is really generous! They gave you two silver notes of 'one hundred taels'."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "That's great! Go and ask Chunwan to withdraw five taels of silver from my account, and ask the kitchen to prepare a banquet for you."
Everyone laughed and thanked her.
Zhou Shaojin was thinking about Cheng Chi.
I don’t know what he wants to say to me
What I’m afraid of is that it’s about her rebirth. Even sending someone to ask about it won’t work!
I wonder if there was anyone to see him off when he left
Uncle Chi has always been a quiet and unnoticed person in the Cheng family. If he is still like this when he visits the Zhou family, it would be a shame to give him the two hundred taels of silver as a gift!
Zhou Shaojin felt like there was a stone in his heart and he couldn't feel at ease.
However, Chunwan and the others, thinking that Li would return to Baoding Prefecture after arranging Zhou Chujin's return gift, began to pack up the boxes.
After Li had finished arranging Zhou Chujin's wedding, she came to see that Zhou Shaojin only had a few boxes and was very surprised.
Zhou Zhen saves dowries for his two daughters every year, so it doesn't make sense for Zhou Shaojin to only have these few boxes
Zhou Shaojin explained with a smile: "I hadn't decided whether to continue staying in the Cheng family or go to Baoding Prefecture, so I didn't bring some things with me." Before she finished speaking, she couldn't stop laughing.
It’s no wonder that Uncle Chi thinks she’s stupid, she is indeed a bit stupid.
She could have asked Uncle Chi what he wanted to see her about when she went to Jiuru Lane to pack up the boxes.
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
PS: Whether I can log in to the backend of Qidian depends on luck. I finished writing at 23:00 today, but I can’t update it, and I can’t notify you… Σ( ° △ °|||)︴…
I decided to ask someone to check tomorrow if it’s a network issue. I use my laptop to access the Internet at work and it works fine…
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