Cheng Chi couldn't help laughing as he looked at Zhou Shaojin's snow-white face buried in the furry hood of the royal blue silk cloak with four-petal Ruyi pattern.
After not seeing her for a few days, the little girl's eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and she looked more gentle and graceful than a woman.
He exchanged a few polite words with Zhou Zhen, and then asked Zhou Shaojin, "How come you want to go to worship Buddha when it's snowing so heavily?"
Zhou Shaojin stammered and couldn't answer.
It was like a naughty child who got into trouble and was caught by an adult.
Cheng Chi's smile became even wider, and he turned around and said to Zhou Zhen, "That's basically what happened. Lord Zhou is broad-minded, and Zichuan admires him and feels ashamed. When I go back, I will definitely teach Jiashan well and live up to Lord Zhou's generosity. But I still have things to do, and it may be inconvenient to live in the government office, so I won't bother Lord Zhou."
Zhou Zhen did not keep him and said, "In that case, I will send Zichuan out."
Zhou Shaojin stood there dumbfounded.
When Uncle Chi comes to her house, won’t he stay overnight at their house
Why didn't his father try to keep him
Also, she met Xiao Zhenhai in the temple...
Zhou Shaojin's hands and feet were one step faster than his brain. He grabbed Zhou Chi's collar and said, "Uncle Chi, didn't you promise to come visit me? You're leaving right after I got back... Why don't you stay at my house for a few days?"
Moreover, in this way, Xiao Zhenhai would not be able to find Uncle Chi. To put it another way, even if Xiao Zhenhai knew where Uncle Chi was, he would not dare to break into the prefectural government office.
She looked at her father again and said, "Dad, can you please keep Uncle Chi here? I'm in Jiuru Lane, and I'm grateful to Uncle Chi for taking care of me."
Cheng Chi couldn't help but shake his head helplessly in his heart.
This little girl just said that we thought she had grown up, but in the blink of an eye, she revealed her true colors.
Is there such a way to retain guests
He wiped out the Xiao family, and Xiao Zhenhai led several escaped elders from the clan to seek revenge on him! If he stayed here and was discovered by Xiao Zhenhai, it would be troublesome if he targeted the Zhou family.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "I have something else to do. I'll come see you another day."
Zhou Zhen felt a headache when he saw this.
Cheng Chi came to apologize to Cheng Xu on behalf of Jiuru Lane. He saw that his two daughters grew up in Jiuru Lane, and the Cheng family handled it properly. Zhou Shaojin's reputation and life were not harmed, so he did not bother with the Cheng family. Cheng Zichuan should be able to feel his kindness. But he kept calling him Brother Zichuan, while Cheng Zichuan kept calling him Lord Zhou. His gentle smile revealed a bit of alienation and indifference from the bottom of his heart.
Zhou Dacheng is not the kind of shameless person.
Next time we meet, just be polite to each other.
He had no intention of letting Cheng Zichuan stay at his home for a while.
Can't Shaojin hear it
But when he saw the pleading expression in Zhou Shaojin's eyes, his heart softened again, and he had to say, "Zichuan, look, even Shaojin is so sincere in wanting you to stay, why don't you stay for a few days? Otherwise, when I return to Jinling City, how can I meet Guan Lao'an? How can I meet Madam Guo?"
Zhou Shaojin looked towards Cheng Chi.
A pair of beautiful eyes are black and moist, like a little animal still crying for food.
Cheng Chi was defeated.
Originally, he wanted to subdue Xiao Zhenhai to restrain the Xiao family.
In that case, Xiao Zhenhai let it go.
He smiled and said to Zhou Zhen: "It is better to obey than to be respectful."
A hint of surprise flashed across Zhou Zhen's eyes.
Cheng Zichuan really likes Shao Jin...!
There was warmth in that smile.
But that's a good thing.
This shows that Shaojin is living very well in Jiuru Lane.
Forget it, for the sake of his daughter, he will not bother with Cheng Zichuan about this.
Zhou Zhen called Li Changgui with a smile and told him to prepare a guest room for Cheng Zichuan. He said, "Tell my wife to go to Yichunlou and order a table. I want to have a few drinks with Zichuan today."
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly said: "Uncle Chi doesn't eat fish."
Li Changgui responded respectfully and retreated with a smile.
Zhou Zhen was a little depressed.
Cheng Zichuan doesn't eat fish, but he likes to eat it!
He invited Cheng Zichuan to his study for tea.
Before Cheng Chi opened his mouth, Zhou Shaojin said coquettishly, "Dad, you too, Uncle Chi just came and talked to you for a long time. Why don't you let him go back earlier? Anyway, Uncle Chi will stay at our house for a few days. If you want to drink tea with him, there is plenty of time. Let Uncle Chi go to the guest room to rest today. He will have to accompany you for a drink later!"
She also has to tell Uncle Chi about Xiao Zhenhai!
Zhou Shaojin ignored what Zhou Zhen would say and pulled Cheng Chi out, saying, "Uncle Chi, I'll accompany you to the guest room. I know where it is!"
Very enthusiastic.
Cheng Chi couldn't help but laugh.
The little girl is much more lively than when she was in Hanbi Mountain Villa, which shows that Zhou Zhen and Li treat her very well. Sending her back is a very correct decision.
But the smile was still in his eyes, and Cheng Chi's expression was slightly serious.
He saw Zhou Zhen's brows frowned almost imperceptibly.
Zhou Dacheng may not like Shao Jin treating him like this.
If he were Zhou Zhen, he probably wouldn't like it either.
Cheng Chi stood there steadily and Zhou Shaojin couldn't pull him at all.
Zhou Shaojin looked at Cheng Chi in confusion.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Shao Jin, you just came back from the temple, you must be very tired, go back to your room and rest early, a maid will take me to the guest room."
"How can that be possible?" Zhou Shaojin said with a smile, "Uncle Chi is visiting our house for the first time, how can we let you go to the guest room alone!" After saying that, he tried to pull him again.
Zhou Zhen was very unhappy.
Although Shao Jin was taken care of by the eldest son in Jiuru Lane, and Cheng Zichuan helped Shao Jin out when Cheng Xu got into trouble, he still didn't appreciate Shao Jin's enthusiasm...
He snorted in his heart, but remained calm on the surface, and smiled: "Zichuan, Shaojin is right. Just treat this place as your home. If you want to eat or drink anything, just tell Shaojin."
Cheng Chi naturally wouldn't insist any longer.
If he continues to insist, it will only make Shao Jin lose face.
Cheng Chi thanked him with a smile and followed Zhou Shaojin out.
A few people from the Chunwan Gala followed, not too far away.
Cheng Chi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked Zhou Shaojin, "Why didn't you see Nanny Shang?"
Zhou Shaojin winked at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi didn't ask any more questions and followed Zhou Shaojin to the guest room.
Guests who could stay in the prefectural yamen were either rich or noble, so the guest rooms were naturally decorated gorgeously and elegantly.
But these did not make Cheng Chi take a second look.
He asked Zhou Shaojin: "Where did Nanny Shang go?"
He arranged for Nanny Shang to protect Zhou Shaojin, so before Nanny Shang left, he changed his usual behavior and repeatedly reminded her not to let Zhou Shaojin out of her sight under any circumstances. However, she let Zhou Shaojin go home alone.
Zhou Shaojin was just about to tell him about this matter, and upon hearing it, he told Cheng Chi the whole story.
Cheng Chi stared at Zhou Shaojin intently and didn't say anything for a long time.
He understood what was going on with Cheng Xu at a glance.
But if the matter was investigated seriously, the ancestor of the second house would come forward and solve the matter by saying, "The children are ignorant and it was just a joke between brothers."
So it is not convenient for him to come forward.
It is up to Cheng Xu to explain the grudge between them.
If Cheng Xu couldn't solve the problem, it would mean that Cheng Xu was not qualified to be the eldest son of the Cheng family. Even if he reluctantly did, he would be like the eldest master of the Liao family, who could not convince the public and caused the Cheng family to fall apart. In addition, he had other plans, so the matter was delayed.
But Shaojin can't delay any longer.
He had almost finished his work, and the first thing he did was to go to Zhou Zhen in person to explain the matter to him.
Zhou Zhen is a gentle and generous person. He not only understands the situation of the eldest son, but also generously forgives Cheng Xu. Of course, this has a lot to do with Zhou Shaojin's escape and Zhou Zhen not wanting Zhou Shaojin to be criticized.
I never expected to meet Zhou Shaojin when I went out...
Or maybe, he also wanted to see with his own eyes whether Shao Jin was living well.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have talked to Zhou Zhen for such a long time.
Now that I see that she is living a good life, I feel half relieved and half sad.
Shao Jin is no longer the little girl living in the Cheng family. She has her own family, her own life and her own friends. Jiuru Lane will eventually become only a memory for her, and even become a bad memory for her thanks to Cheng Xu.
He asked Zhou Shaojin: "The eldest daughter of the Duke of Liang's mansion has also married here. Have you met her?"
Zhu Zhu's wedding was postponed for a month because of some troubles at the Ministry of Rites.
If Shao Jin had a good friend like Zhu Zhu who came and went in Baoding Prefecture and could talk about personal matters, his life would definitely not be boring.
Zhou Shaojin was so anxious that he jumped up and down, saying unhappily, "Uncle Chi, we are talking about Xiao Zhenhai, how can you change the subject again?"
It looked like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
Cheng Chi laughed and said, "Why did I change the subject? What happened to Xiao Zhenhai? He is just a stray dog now, why should I worry about him? But why didn't you go to visit Miss Zhu?"
Is it true that we don’t need to worry about Xiao Zhenhai
But at Jiangbei Bridge, Uncle Chi seemed to be quite tolerant of Xiao Zhenhai...
Zhou Shaojin looked at Cheng Chi suspiciously, trying to find some flaws on his face.
Cheng Chi said: "Would I lie to you?"
"Of course you won't lie to me?" Zhou Shaojin whispered, "You won't tell me."
That’s true!
Cheng Chi couldn't help laughing again.
He didn't tell Zhou Shaojin about his affairs, but he didn't avoid her either. She knew something vaguely, and he knew it too. But she knew it but she could bear it and never asked him. She also helped him hide it from others intentionally or unintentionally and quietly passed on the news to him, which surprised him a little.
He looked at her with a gentler look and said, "Don't worry about Xiao Zhenhai's matter. I will take care of it soon. If you don't believe me, just ask Nanny Shang when she comes back."
Zhou Shaojin muttered: "It's not that I don't believe it..."
But she just couldn't help but worry!
Zhou Shaojin looked a little disappointed, but he soon smiled and said, "Then Uncle Chi, why don't you stay at our house for a few more days? Can you wait until you finish Xiao Zhenhai's business before leaving?"
The little girl wants me to take advantage of Zhou Zhen's power, right
Looking at her figure, which was as slender as a willow and seemed like it would be blown away by the wind, Cheng Chi's heart suddenly became very complicated.
This was the first time someone wanted to protect him since he took charge of the Cheng family's affairs.
And she is just a weak little girl who is powerless.
Is he that weak
Or in other words, is he so important in her heart
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The internet connection was down, and I couldn't figure out the reason, so I proofread this chapter several times. I thought there were no typos, but I don't know if there really are no typos...
PS: A friend left me a message saying that there was a problem with Zhou Youjin's age and Zhou Chujin's due date in the article. I went back and looked at the outline carefully, and it was indeed my mistake. Zhou Youjin should be one year and ten months old, and Zhou Chujin's due date should be February next year. It has been corrected in the article.
Thank you friends for your corrections. If there are any problems in the future, please continue to remind me so that Jinlingchun can have fewer mistakes and be better written.
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※(To be continued)