Zhou Shaojin found that he didn't know who else to invite besides Cheng Ji, Gu Shiqigu and Zhu Zhu.
Mrs. Fan Liu gave her some advice, saying, "Since you have invited Miss Gu's 17th daughter, Miss Gu's 18th daughter who lives with Miss Gu should also send a notice. As for the Misses of the Guo family, it would be best to ask someone which of them are of similar age to you. And as for Mrs. Mian, who will Mrs. Guo invite? If Mrs. Guan is invited, Mrs. Mian will definitely be there to serve. If you don't send a notice, I'm afraid Mrs. Mian will feel a little uncomfortable. But if you send a notice to Mrs. Mian, it will be a bit bad if Miss Jia's mother, Mrs. Lu, doesn't say anything..."
Zhou Shaojin was confused by all these relationships, so she simply took the list to find Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi was sitting in front of a large desk, talking to the elegant man whom Zhou Shaojin had met in Cheng Chi's study last time. When he saw Zhou Shaojin barging in, he introduced the man to Zhou Shaojin: "This is Huo Dongting, you can just call him Mr. Huo."
Zhou Shaojin didn't know that there were other people in Cheng Chi's room. His face turned red and he knelt down to salute.
Huo Dongting was stunned for a while before he reacted. He lowered his eyes, took a few steps back and bowed.
Cheng Chi said to Huo Dongting: "We will talk about our business later. Go to the tea room to have a cup of tea and discuss it with Qin Zian."
Huo Dongting was very shocked.
He couldn't help but glance at Zhou Shaojin, then he said "yes" respectfully and walked out.
Even a fool could see that her intrusion interrupted Cheng Chi's business.
Zhou Shaojin was so embarrassed that he couldn't raise his head and was in a dilemma.
She wanted to keep Huo Dongting to continue talking to Cheng Chi. Huo Dongting was a stranger and she didn't know what his relationship was with Cheng Chi. She didn't know whether she should talk or not, for fear of saying something wrong. But if she didn't keep Huo Dongting, she would mess up Cheng Chi's business, and she felt uneasy.
But in the moment she hesitated, Huo Dongting had already closed the door for them.
Zhou Shaojin's face was burning, and he lowered his head and said, "Uncle Chi, I didn't know there was someone in your room... I will never dare to do that again!"
Seeing her head almost buried in her chest, Cheng Chi sighed helplessly and said, "It's not your fault. It's Qingfeng Langyue's fault."
"No, no." Zhou Shaojin was shocked, fearing that Cheng Chi would punish Qingfeng or Langyue, he raised his head and argued hastily, "I didn't listen to Qingfeng and Langyue and barged in..."
Cheng Chi looked at her anxiously, almost crying, and was both amused and angry. He said, "Then tell me, what's wrong?"
ah?!
Zhou Shaojin opened his eyes wide.
The pair of originally clear big eyes were now misty, dazed and confused, like a little animal that had fallen into a trap and was crying for help.
Cheng Chi's heart suddenly felt soft and fuzzy.
But he still hardened his heart and said, "You often walk around in my yard, so the maids and servants on duty will naturally not stop you. The one on duty outside the door just now was Qingfeng, and I asked him to get something for Dongting, so he is not here for the time being. The door of the study is half open. You must have seen my silhouette sitting at the desk from outside the half-open door, and without thinking too much, you pushed the door and came in, right?"
Zhou Shaojin’s eyes widened even further.
Uncle Chi is so awesome!
It was like seeing it with my own eyes.
She couldn't help but lie down in front of the desk and stare at Cheng Chi.
Even though Cheng Chi was calm, he was still an unmarried man. Being stared at by her like that, his ears couldn't help but turn red.
He coughed lightly and said, "What are you looking at?"
Zhou Shaojin asked, "How come Uncle Chi seems to have three eyes and knows everything?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Cheng Chi couldn't help but laugh and scolded her, "Am I the Erlang God?"
Erlang Shen is accompanied by a dog.
She gave him the snowball.
Thinking of Snowball spinning around Cheng Chi's feet like a spoiled child, Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "Erlang Shen is a handsome man!"
Cheng Chi was greatly embarrassed.
Is this little girl praising him for his good looks
Zhou Shaojin wished he could seal his mouth with a piece of paper.
Why is it that when I meet Uncle Chi, he starts talking without thinking
How could she comment on what he looked like in front of Uncle Chi
However, Uncle Chi is more handsome than Erlang Shen.
Erlang Shen has a third eye on his forehead, which makes him look fierce. Uncle Chi is gentle and kind, and he makes people like him.
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head in embarrassment.
For a moment, both of them seemed to be shocked by this sentence and did not speak.
The room was quiet, but the sound of the branches rustling in the wind could be heard outside.
There was also an inexplicable awkwardness and... subtlety!
Just like the last time he accidentally felt Zhou Shaojin’s soft body.
Cheng Chi suppressed all these emotions in his heart in a panic and asked hurriedly: "Why did you come to see me?"
Zhou Shaojin said "Oh" and hurriedly said, "I, let me ask Uncle Chi who I should invite for the Dragon Boat Festival?" She also hurriedly suppressed all the distracting thoughts in her mind and said awkwardly, "I find it so complicated to invite guests!"
"What's so complicated?" Cheng Chi said with a smile, "Bring the list here for me to see!"
This is just asking her to treat a guest. If she were asked to be in charge of Jiuru Lane's household affairs, wouldn't it be a mess
Zhou Shaojin handed the list with three names on it to Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi took a look and said, "Is there anything wrong?"
This little girl stays in the house all year round, either chanting or copying scriptures or embroidering and sewing. It's good enough to have three people to help her.
Zhou Shaojin murmured, "Mother Fan said that we should also invite Aunt Mian. Aunt Mian is the elder. If the old lady invites my grandmother, Aunt Mian will definitely go with her... And if we invite Aunt Mian, it will be bad not to invite Aunt Lu..."
Cheng Chi understood and said, "You are afraid that if you invite the elders, you will feel uncomfortable, and you are also afraid that if you don't invite the elders, they will receive my mother's note and feel that you don't respect them enough. Is that what you mean?"
Zhou Shaojin was very ashamed.
She couldn't even speak clearly in front of Uncle Chi, and she still asked Uncle Chi to think for himself.
Fortunately, Uncle Chi knew what he was talking about
Her fingers couldn't help but twist together.
Cheng Chi said, "Stop twisting your fingers, let go!"
Zhou Shaojin said "Oh" and immediately clasped his hands together.
Seeing that she was obedient, Cheng Chi nodded with satisfaction, and his mood improved. He said, "Do you want me to help you find out who your mother has invited?"
"No, no." How could he let Uncle Chi do such a thing? Zhou Shaojin shook his head and said, "I don't know what to do? And the Guo family, I don't know who to ask?"
Her voice got lower and lower.
If it were my sister, she would definitely not trouble Uncle Chi like this.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "I booked a private room in Qingyan Tower so that you could have a good time. I was afraid that you wouldn't have fun alone, so I asked you to invite a few people. If you only invite people you don't know and don't like, then what's the point. Just send out these three invitations according to your own wishes. If they have a lover to bring over, they will naturally send a maid to ask you, and you just need to accept it when the time comes. This will show your sincerity - if everyone gets an invitation, who would care?"
Is this even possible
Zhou Shaojin was shocked again.
In the past, when my sister was helping Madam Mian with household management, she would spend several days considering the gifts for the New Year and festivals, for fear of missing out on something and offending others or being disrespectful.
Cheng Chi was amused by her wide-open eyes and said, "Don't worry! I can't be wrong!"
Only when people reach a certain level can they do whatever they want.
The little girl may not understand this truth if you tell her so it's better to just let her understand it.
Anyway, with the Hanbi Shanfang brand as our support, others can only keep their dissatisfaction to themselves.
Zhou Shaojin thought about it and it made sense.
Since Uncle Chi said it can be done, then it must be possible.
Maybe they had already made arrangements and just asked her to take care of her own part.
She immediately became happy again.
He thanked Cheng Chi with a smile and left happily.
Cheng Chi laughed out loud.
Why is this little girl so stupid!
Whatever he said was what it was, without even asking any questions.
But his heart was like a sail blown by the wind, bulging and full, as if he had endless energy.
He called Huo Dongting in and said, "Cangzhou has always had a tough folk character. The Northern Wulin is a banner. We are going north, and I don't know how many people are watching. If they don't fall, those people will not be convinced. Instead of talking to them about reason, it is better to fight them. This time, you and Qin Zian go together and pick the largest martial arts hall to challenge. If anyone is not convinced, beat him until he is convinced. Then tell them that we don't want to compete with them for jobs, we just want to borrow a way. If they pretend not to know, we will pretend we have never been here. If someone from them talks nonsense outside, we will have to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. Who is willing to be the chicken? We don't care, but the situation in Cangzhou Prefecture is about to change."
Huo Dongting replied "yes", but he was very puzzled.
Just now he said that it was best not to attract the attention of the government, and to use courtesy before force. How come after this second cousin came in and said a few words to the fourth master, the fourth master became "those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish".
It seems that I need to find out more about this second cousin's background.
"If you have no other instructions, I will go find Zi'an." Huo Dongting bowed.
Cheng Chi hummed softly.
Huo Dongting stepped back.
But just as he stepped out of the study room with one leg and was about to lift the other foot, Cheng Chi's faint voice came from behind him: "Dongting, do your own thing and don't look around."
Huo Dongting's body stiffened, he turned around and said "yes" solemnly before leaving.
Cheng Chi sat alone for a while.
He didn't want to involve Shao Jin into his dark and bloody world.
She should be like a flower, blooming in the sunshine.
Cheng Chi gently closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.
All the people must be gathered by the end of this year. By the beginning of next spring, Cheng Jiashan's wedding date should be set. Now that Cheng Lu's fame has been taken away, he can also move around in Beijing with peace of mind.
How could the Cheng family be exterminated
A thousand-mile long dam can be destroyed by a single ant hole.
Although it happened more than ten years later, he believed that the collapse of the Cheng family was not a matter of one day or one night.
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)