Song Mu sat quietly for a while, then saw Zhou Shaojin walk in accompanied by a maid.
He stood up with a smile.
He has a calm demeanor and an elegant bearing.
Chunwan couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
Song Mu was very keenly aware of the difference of the Spring Festival Gala.
Could it be that the second young lady of the Zhou family went out to see them? Otherwise, why would the personal maid who hadn't even glanced at him just now look at him like this!
I just don’t know what the second young lady of the Zhou family means
His heart was in his throat, and suddenly he was afraid to look at Zhou Shaojin. Instead, he looked at the Spring Festival Gala instead.
Chun Wan respectfully followed Zhou Shaojin in saluting him and gave him a kind smile.
Song Mu secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that things seemed to be in his favor. He felt relieved and looked at Zhou Shaojin with a smile.
Zhou Shaojin's face was still a little pale, but his expression had returned to normal.
She thought of the lack of waiters in the courtyard, and told Chun Wan, "Make another pot of tea for the young master."
Chunwan replied "yes" with a smile and turned to go to the tea room.
The corners of Song Mu's mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Zhou Shaojin looked at it and sighed quietly in his heart. After thinking about it, he walked to the fish tank.
Song Mu gave her his seat.
"No need." Zhou Shaojin smiled, "I just have a few words to say to Mr. Song."
It's not very convenient to have the corridor between us.
Song Mu obviously thought of it, and said with a slightly embarrassed look: "Second Miss, please speak."
Zhou Shaojin thought for a moment and said carefully: "Sir, do you know what the elders mean?"
Song Mu's face suddenly turned red as if blood could drip out, and he nodded.
"I didn't know before I came." Zhou Shaojin said slowly, "If I had known, I would definitely not have come..."
Song Mu was stunned, and the redness on his face slowly faded away.
Zhou Shaojin was very sorry, but he had to say: "I know that children's marriage should be decided by their parents and matchmakers. But there is someone in my heart... I am not afraid only when I am with him... You are a good person... modest, polite, reserved and serious, so I can't lie to you... If our relationship doesn't work out, you can find someone who is truly good to you and respects you from the bottom of his heart in the future..."
Song Mu seemed to be struck by lightning.
There is someone in my heart... Only when I am with him, I am not afraid...
These two sentences kept repeating in his mind, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"So that's how it is!" He murmured, feeling mixed emotions in his heart, at a loss as to what to say or do.
Zhou Shaojin felt very uncomfortable watching this.
Anyone who came to see a woman with such sincerity but was rejected like this would feel humiliated!
But she couldn't let the situation continue like this.
Unless she wanted to marry Song Mu, she would be vague at this time. Once the two families officially discussed the marriage, if she went back on her word, it would not only hurt Song Mu, but also the Zhou and Song families and Cheng Chi who was wholeheartedly planning for her.
But why didn't he tell her
Does he really want her to get married
When Zhou Shaojin thought of this, he felt his heart broken.
She shouldn't like Cheng Chi.
But couldn't he let her stay at home for two more years because she was still young
He was stabbing her in the chest.
Zhou Shaojin's eyes were a little red.
She whispered, "Mr. Song, I know I am sorry for you. You can treat me however you want. I will apologize to the old man and the lady. I hope you won't be so angry. I didn't mean to embarrass you. If I don't explain it to you clearly now, will I lie to you for the rest of my life..."
You are so sure that I will fall in love with you!
Song Mu was furious and wanted to ridicule Zhou Shaojin with a sneer, but when he looked up, he saw her tearful face, pale and beautiful, yet full of despair and pain.
He was stunned for a moment.
Song Mu had never seen such an expression on anyone's face in his life.
It seemed as if I would die hopelessly in the next breath.
He couldn't help but stammer, "If you don't like it, then you don't like it. You, you don't have to be like this..."
Zhou Shaojin tried hard to hold back his tears.
Kind people are always easy to be hurt, but also easy to forgive others!
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Zhou Shaojin kept saying, "This is all my fault..."
"It's okay, it's okay." No woman had ever apologized to him like this before, and he said awkwardly, "We just need to talk it out..."
Light footsteps were heard on the corridor.
Chunwan came over with a smile on her face, holding a teacup.
Zhou Shaojin quickly turned around and wiped the corners of his eyes.
Song Mu didn't say anything.
Chunwan helped Song Mu rearrange the tea and snacks quietly. Thinking that it would only take a cup of tea for the Second Miss and Young Master Song to stand together watching the fish, she retreated with difficulty hiding her joy.
Song Mu suddenly realized that even the maidservant around Zhou Shaojin didn't know that she had rejected him.
Who is that person
Do you also like the second young lady of the Zhou family
If that's the case, why come to ask for marriage
Could it be that the man was a playboy and the second daughter of the Zhou family was deceived
Or maybe there is a rift between the man’s family and the Zhou family, and the Zhou family does not agree to marry their daughter to him
But no matter what, this is the business of the second lady of the Zhou family and has nothing to do with him!
Since the second young lady of the Zhou family has done such a thing, she should bear the corresponding consequences.
Actually, it was Uncle Chi who proposed this marriage. Their Song family suffered such humiliation for no reason. With his father's temper, let alone helping Uncle Chi to get a position, he would definitely distance himself from Uncle Chi in the future.
Song Mu's heart gradually grew cold.
He stood up and said, "Second Miss, I'll go see if Grandfather and Uncle Chi have finished their conversation."
Zhou Shaojin was too embarrassed to say anything, so he stood up respectfully and bowed.
Song Mu strode into the hall.
But I couldn't help looking back.
The spring sunshine shone on the girl who was as slender as a willow. Against the light, he couldn't see her expression clearly, but her posture was straight, which reminded him of the birch trees he saw on the winter snow field when he traveled with his father. They were silent but tough.
How would she explain it to the Cheng family
After all, she is just an unrelated granddaughter of the fourth branch of the Cheng family!
How will the Cheng family punish her
I heard that the clans in Jiangnan usually put girls like her in a pig cage...
Does she know what kind of situation she will face
Song Mu's legs felt like they were filled with lead and he could hardly lift them.
He turned and walked towards Zhou Shaojin.
He said to himself: He didn't want to help her, he just wanted to know who the man was that could make her love him so recklessly and like a moth to a flame... Such love usually doesn't have any good results... He just didn't want to see a girl younger than his sister being deceived!
Zhou Shaojin opened her eyes wide and looked at Song Mu in surprise as he was getting closer and closer to her.
Her eyes, distinct black and white, were so clear and transparent that she seemed to be able to see his shadow.
Song Mu turned his head away and said in a deep voice: "How are you going to explain this to the elders at home?"
"Huh?!" Zhou Shaojin's eyes widened even more.
Song Mu became a little irritated and asked, "Are you going to tell the elders at home that you have someone in your heart and that's why you don't like me? Or are you going to say that I have this or that flaw, so you don't want to get married?"
"No! No!" Zhou Shaojin understood and said, "I won't involve you. I will say it's my fault and it has nothing to do with you!"
He's not asking that.
Song Mu's face was a little ugly, and he said, "Then what are you going to say?"
Zhou Shaojin was a little embarrassed.
She was going to cheat on Cheng Chi.
Song Mu's face darkened as he looked at her, and he said, "You haven't thought about how to tell the elders at all, have you?"
Zhou Shaojin was embarrassed.
Song Mu felt that he was being too sentimental. Why did he feel that she was quiet and strong
His anger was evident.
Zhou Shaojin had no choice but to think quickly and said, "I haven't had time to think about this. But it's not completely impossible - I'm from the south of the Yangtze River, and I'm not used to the weather in the north. I don't want to marry far away, which is one reason. My father is only a prefect of the fourth rank, and your father is a cabinet minister. The two families are not well matched, so I don't want to marry up, which is one reason. I am naturally gentle, but the young master is the eldest son and grandson, and I am unable to be a clan wife, which is also a reason..."
It turns out that they have thought it through!
He is really meddling in other people's business!
Song Mu felt a little stupid.
He said sullenly, "Then I'm leaving!"
Zhou Shaojin could sense his kindness, and thanked him earnestly, saying in a gentle voice, "My lord, you are so kind, I will never forget it. If you need me in the future, just tell me, and I will do my best to help you."
Song Mu couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "Who is that person?"
"What?" Zhou Shaojin didn't understand for a moment.
Song Mu had no choice but to ask, "Who is the person in your heart? Since you can reject me, why don't you try to be with him? You will get married eventually. You can use this excuse once, twice, can you use it three or four times?"
"Be together!" Zhou Shaojin murmured sadly, feeling extremely heartbroken, "It is impossible for us to be together... It's just my wishful thinking..."
Song Mu was surprised.
After thinking about it carefully, I think this is reasonable.
The second young lady of the Zhou family should not like a playboy, nor should she be deceived by someone.
It should be a family feud, right
Song Mu didn't dare to continue asking, for fear of asking something he shouldn't.
He was silent for a moment, then whispered, "So what are you going to do in the future?"
"Will you become a nun?" Zhou Shaojin originally just wanted to be a lay Buddhist at home, but after this incident, she had a vague idea about her future. "I definitely can't go to an ordinary Zen temple, and I can't go either... It would be best to donate money to build a family temple and have the protection of my family..." Just like in her previous life.
But in her previous life, it was the Lin family's farm. She felt dead in her heart, and watched over it with green lamps and ancient Buddhas in hopeless attempt to make her sister feel at ease.
In this life, she has a person in her heart. As long as she thinks of that person, as long as she thinks of him being well, and of his virtuous wife and filial children, she will feel happy, and will feel that this life has hope and expectation.
She survived it in her previous life, let alone this life!
Zhou Shaojin smiled slightly, with tears gleaming in the corners of his eyes.
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Thank you Gemini Tainiu for the reward of Langyuan Xianpa.
PS: My sisters and brothers who are reading, I really have something to complain about today. I was not feeling well, so I wrote and stopped, and my speed was very slow. Then I was afraid that I did not write well, so I read it again and revised it over again, which delayed me for a long time.
Sorry! Sorry!
Update everyone should get up tomorrow morning to watch...
※(To be continued)