Cheng Chi sneered.
Qin Ziping said hurriedly: "Then I will go find the second master."
The second master refers to Cheng Chi’s second brother Cheng Wei.
This is still a sentence.
Cheng Chi nodded.
Qin Ziping retreated.
Cheng Chi sat alone in the study, leaning back on the armchair with his eyes closed, thinking about something.
Throughout his life, the second brother followed his uncle's example and gave up his position to the eldest brother. Even when he gave up his only son to his younger brother, he only taught him to study and learn. He was kind and honest, and was afraid of any dispute with Jiashan, which would make others laugh at the eldest son's family. But the eldest brother was too upright, and sometimes, it was precisely because of being too upright that one could easily break.
But is it really enough for a family to thrive just by relying on one person
If there are many talented people, will they definitely be suspected and feared by the royal family
But even though the Cheng family was so low-key, didn't they all get executed in the end
A bold idea popped up in Cheng Chi's mind.
But before he could think about it, Zhou Shaojin came over.
He asked Nanny Shang to invite Zhou Shaojin to the banquet room, and he turned around to get a jar of big red envelopes before going to the banquet room.
Zhou Shaojin was sitting on the Luohan bed, flipping through the chess manual he had placed on the coffee table. Her apricot-red bodice set off her delicate face like white jade. Her lotus-seed-sized South pearl earrings shone faintly, making her elegant and graceful, with a hint of tranquility and indescribable beauty.
He gave her the earrings...
Cheng Chi's breathing was a little difficult, and he felt an indescribable subtlety in his heart.
Zhou Shaojin, who sensed the movement, turned around with a smile and shouted happily, "Uncle Chi", his curved eyebrows and eyes as bright as a crescent moon.
Cheng Chi calmly raised the tea can in his hand and said, "Let's make Da Hong Pao."
Zhou Shaojin jumped off the Luohan bed and said excitedly, "I'll boil some water."
Cheng Chi couldn't help laughing and teased her, "That's all you have."
Zhou Shaojin disagreed and said with a smile: "Uncle Chi's requirements are so high. The water I boiled can satisfy you, which shows that my cooking skills are not bad."
Cheng Chi was amused by her shameless words and laughed again.
Lang Yue was very considerate in helping Zhou Shaojin make tea. Zhou Shaojin was not pretentious. He knelt on the mat and fanned the fire while talking to Cheng Chi with a smile: "I was at the seventeenth lady's house today. I never thought that the Gu family was so big and had no place to live. But the seventeenth lady said that the place she lived in was pretty good, facing south and north. Her nineteenth and twentieth sisters lived in the opposite wing, facing east and west. It was okay in winter, and the worst thing was to wear more clothes. But in summer, it was so hot that people got rashes, so they gave up the main room to the nineteenth and twentieth ladies..."
Cheng Chi answered her absentmindedly while flipping through the chess manual: "So many big families look very prosperous on the surface, but in fact their lives are not much better than those of ordinary people. Some families make their own clothes, shoes and socks all year round, and never hire needlework people. They tell outsiders that they are close-fitting items, fearing that they will be seen by outsiders. In fact, every penny saved is a penny earned."
Zhou Shaojin knew.
This is how many fallen families of merit in the capital city live.
"After all, we need our descendants to be successful," she said. "If we just sit back and do nothing, we will end up with nothing. Otherwise, we should forget about our reputation and keep a low profile. Then we will save what we can."
Cheng Chi quite agrees with this point.
When Zhou Shaojin saw the water was boiling, he carefully carried the kettle with hot water in a handkerchief and walked over, asking for something to talk about: "Uncle Chi, what are you looking at?"
An unknown fragrance lingered faintly at the tip of his nose.
Cheng Chi smiled slightly, and suddenly felt very happy. He said with a smile: "It's the one you just flipped over, Liu Fuzhi's Lishan Xianmu Bureau."
Zhou Shaojin just smiled.
She just took a look and didn't understand it at all. She just felt that there was a large area next to it, so she could open up a new area and fight again.
Cheng Chi didn't expect her to understand, so he took the teapot from her hand and said, "Be careful not to burn yourself, let me do it!"
"No, no." Zhou Shaojin smiled, "I'll help you wash the cups."
Cheng Chi glanced at her and said, "Can you?"
"Of course I can!" Zhou Shaojin glared at Cheng Chi and said, "It's just that my tea art is not as good as yours!"
Cheng Chi said nothing.
Act as if you know it.
Zhou Shaojin smiled awkwardly and handed the iron kettle to Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi washed the dishes and scalded the teapot with skillful movements.
Zhou Shaojin just sat aside and watched.
As soon as the water poured into the teapot, the fragrance of tea wafted out.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "It smells really good."
Cheng Chi smiled and poured the tea into the small teacup.
The two of them smelled the fragrance of tea and drank the tea quietly. He then started to make the second cup of tea and asked, "Who did Cheng Ji marry in her previous life?"
Zhou Shaojin said: "Li Jing!"
But his eyes were fixed on Cheng Chi's hand.
Cheng Chi's hands are white and slender, and his movements are light and flexible. Against the backdrop of the light-colored Ge kiln teacup, they look like they are carved from mutton-fat jade and are full of vitality.
She couldn't help but look at her hand holding the teacup.
The slender, white, pink nails are like petals sticking to the fingertips.
It’s also very beautiful.
Zhou Shaojin nodded in satisfaction, and then heard Cheng Chi ask, "Then why are you crying?"
Her face flushed, and she said, "I really thought of my sister, why did Uncle Chi still ask?"
Zhou Shaojin herself didn't even notice that she pouted when she said this. Her sweet and sticky voice sounded both coquettish and begging for mercy.
I just know that this little girl is a scoundrel.
Knowing that he couldn't hide from him, he simply clenched his teeth and didn't say a word.
If Ruyixuan couldn't find out anything, would he still need to interrogate her here
Cheng Chi snorted in his heart and said, "Does Li Jing treat Cheng Jia badly?"
"Very good!" Zhou Shaojin was afraid that Uncle Chi would interfere in the affairs of Li Jing and Cheng Ji.
Without the events of the previous life, it would be very difficult for Li Jing to marry Cheng Ji. If Uncle Chi intervened, they would definitely not be able to be together!
She hurriedly told Cheng Chi about her past life.
Cheng Chi listened and felt as if his chest was torn apart.
How could this little girl be so heartless
With Cheng Ji's personality, if he wasn't overwhelmed with guilt, how could he not dare to see her, and how could he die of depression at such a young age!
She, on the other hand, had no grudges at all when she spoke of it.
This also confirmed his guess - it was obvious that Cheng Xu in his previous life could not have simply been rude, he must have done something even more excessive!
As Cheng Chi thought about it, a burning pain surged in his heart.
The little girl was like a flower blooming on a branch in early spring, so tender and delicate that she was not stained with a speck of dust. Cheng Xu, how could he do this? How could he have the heart to do this
He closed his eyes and forced himself not to reach out to touch Zhou Shaojin's hair - since he had made up his mind to stay away from the growing girl, he should have the self-control.
Seeing Cheng Chi's face was not very good, Zhou Shaojin felt a little uneasy and whispered, "Uncle Chi, do you think there is something wrong with Li Jing?"
In her previous life, Li Jing's people sent Cui Huan to find her, and then Cui Huan returned to Luoyang, and she never heard from Li Jing again. Of course, if she wanted to find out, she would definitely be able to find out, but she didn't want to find out, and didn't want to know.
Her feelings towards Cheng Ji were very complicated, including sisterly love but also deep pain. The only thing she could do was not to think about this person or this matter.
After her rebirth, she realized that because of her escape, she didn't know many things at all, and they were not what she imagined. She became more and more afraid to act based on what happened in her previous life.
Cheng Chi saw her pair of clear eyes with distinct black and white looking at her without blinking, her eyes were full of unquestionable trust, and his heart suddenly seemed to collapse, soft, and he couldn't help but reveal a warm smile: "We don't know what his plan is yet! But, according to what you said, Li Jing is probably in love with Cheng Ji. But no matter how the situation develops, it is the business of the third house and has nothing to do with us. You should stay out of their business in the future. When the truth comes out, Mrs. Lu may be so angry that she will vent her anger on you, saying that you are the matchmaker between them."
Given Jiang's character, this is certain.
Zhou Shaojin really enjoys chatting with Uncle Chi.
She nodded obediently and said, "Then I'll make autumn clothes for the old lady in the house - I've already cut two pieces of clothes, but I haven't had time to make them."
Cheng Chi was very satisfied and said with a smile: "You don't have to be so strict. Needlework hurts your eyes. If you can give some work to people around you, give it to them. If there is no suitable one, I will assign two maids who are good at needlework to you."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but curl up his lips, and smiled sweetly: "How can I let others make things for the old lady? Besides, it's only late spring now, and it's still a long way from autumn!"
"Then you can do it yourself!" Cheng Chi felt that sometimes it was useless to say more. Only when he knew the severity of the situation would he change. So he changed the subject and said, "You just said that when you were at Gu's house, Miss Seventeen entertained you. Do you have a good relationship with Miss Seventeen of the Gu family?"
Zhou Shaojin thought of what Gu Shiqi had asked him to do, and said hurriedly, "Gu Shiqi is a very nice person. Her father is the fifth master of the Gu family, and she is not very prominent among the masters. But she is cheerful and lively, and she is peaceful and straightforward. I like her very much."
Cheng Chi nodded, without commenting, and talked about the Guo family: "… My uncle is a casual person, and my mother is also straightforward. During the holidays, if the three of us brothers are at home, we will go to deliver the gifts. If we are not at home, we will send a steward. This year I want to go to the Guo family with my mother, and you can come with us!"
Zhou Shaojin was like a child being forced by adults to go out for social events. He lowered his head and said submissively, "Can I not go?"
"Why?" Cheng Chi asked, his brows showing a gentle look.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief and said a little embarrassedly: "The young ladies of the Guo family are all very reserved. I don't know what to say to them if I go there..."
Moreover, from the tone of Mrs. Guo that day, maybe one of the young ladies in the Guo family would become her aunt, and she... she didn't want to go.
In other words, the little girl doesn't get along with the people in the Guo family.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Alright! Then I'll go alone to deliver the festival gifts to the Guo family. I'm a little worried about my mother going alone without anyone by her side."
Doesn’t Uncle Chi go into the inner courtyard of the Guo family
Zhou Shaojin felt a little happy.
She quietly tugged at Cheng Chi's sleeve and said, "Uncle Chi, can I make you a autumn dress as well?"
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)