"Even so, aren't you willing to try and give yourself a chance?" Cheng Chi asked in a low voice.
Zhou Shaojin lowered his eyelids, silently rejecting his proposal.
Cheng Chi sighed deeply and stood up: "I know."
Prepare to say goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin grabbed Cheng Chi's sleeve in panic.
Uncle Chi knew about it, but he never agreed. Instead, he had his own opinion.
"I, I won't marry." She looked at him with a pleading look in her eyes, "You promised to let me stay at home as a lay Buddhist, I will obey you, but if I can't practice anymore, I won't be a lay Buddhist anymore."
Before becoming a monk, one must live as a layperson at home for a few years and strictly observe the precepts like a monk. Only when one has no regrets in his heart can one shave his head and become a monk.
You won't be able to regret it then.
She knew what Uncle Chi meant.
I was afraid that she didn’t know the hardship of being a monk and wouldn’t be able to persevere.
How could Cheng Chi bear to let her become a nun!
He looked at her smooth and shiny black hair, hesitated for a moment, and gently touched her head, saying softly: "I understand. Be a lay Buddhist at home first."
Zhou Shaojin laughed.
It was like the sun showing its face after the dark clouds had dispersed, smiling brightly and brilliantly, and the room seemed to be brighter.
Cheng Chi also felt happy.
Forget it, forget it.
It’s not that I can’t afford to support her.
If she wants to be a lay Buddhist at home, then she can be one, as long as she is happy.
When the day comes when she wants to get married, it won’t be too late to arrange a marriage for her.
Although young top scorers are uncommon, young Jinshi candidates do exist.
If all else fails, you can just marry a juren, who will supervise you and help you study hard for a few years so that you can pass the imperial examination and become a jinshi.
Cheng Chi sighed and smiled, then shook his head, saying, "Don't take the medicine, and don't pretend to be sick. Look how scared your stepmother is. Don't take yourself lightly like this anymore. Do you understand?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded with a smile.
I just feel that the sky is clearing up after the rain and everything is fine.
It seems that we still have to ask Uncle Chi for help with this kind of thing!
She happily saw Cheng Chi out.
Cheng Chi stood by the door and said with a smile, "Don't see me off. Nanny Li from your stepmother's side is still waiting in the yard to make medicine for you!"
Zhou Shaojin blushed.
Cheng Chi smiled and walked out of the hall briskly.
The sky was full of sunset glow, illuminating the small courtyard. The air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees, and the cheerfully blooming beauty jasmine flowers, which suddenly gave him a sense of peace and tranquility.
Cheng Chi couldn't help but look back.
Zhou Shaojin was standing at the door watching him go.
She leaned against the door frame, looking at him with tears in her eyes, her expression desperate and sad, like a dying white orchid, beautiful and mournful, but the moment she saw him, she immediately stood up straight and smiled brightly, as if telling him, I'm fine, you can go, don't worry...
Cheng Chi's heart suddenly tightened.
He thought of her fear and uneasiness when he first met her at Sanzhixuan, of her cautiousness when she put down the pen when they saw her again, of her shy smile by the side of the boat, of her cheerful figure like a bird on the Qiantang River beach, of her shameless words when she regretted her move... He felt as if he saw a flower, quietly blooming in the palm of his hand, and then quietly about to wither.
Is this the result he wants
Was this the shelter he offered her
Cheng Chi turned around and walked towards Zhou Shaojin with big strides.
The wind blew past his ears, and his blood rumbled like drums.
"Shao Jin!" He grabbed the docile girl and pressed her against the door.
The setting sun shone through the hexagonal pattern of the Korean paper fan, and the gold ornaments on her hair sparkled.
He suddenly bit her lips and stroked her young but well-proportioned body.
Zhou Shaojin was stunned.
How did Uncle Chi become like this
How could he do this to himself
Like Cheng Xu...
Tears fell like broken strings.
But it’s still different from Cheng Xu.
When Cheng Xu was beaten, she struggled desperately, kicking and hitting around.
Uncle Chi held her in his arms and she dared not move.
Even when he pried her lips, she didn't dare to bite him... And his hand was about to reach into her clothes... His palm was hot, as if it was on fire, and she could feel it through her clothes... She was so embarrassed that she wanted to faint...
How could Uncle Chi treat her like this
She sobbed and cried.
The pink lips are as delicate and fragrant as petals, soft and tender, and the slender body is as undulating as the mountains.
It was originally just a tentative action, but Cheng Chi became addicted to it and wanted more.
The fusion of lips and teeth, the soft skin, his blood was gurgling and burning like magma, boiling... He didn't wake up until he heard Zhou Shaojin's tiny sobs like a young animal.
I really got stuck in it!
Cheng Chi smiled bitterly and slowly let go of Zhou Shaojin.
Her black eyes, washed by tears, were as moist as obsidian, and her lips, which had been kissed, were slightly red and swollen, like blooming flowers.
His body started to cry out again.
Cheng Chi smiled self-deprecatingly and asked her softly, "Are you scared?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded hurriedly.
She didn't want Uncle Chi to become like this. She wanted Uncle Chi to be like before, teasing her impatiently but tolerantly, mocking her as if he was angry but forbearingly, listening to her and joking with her... She didn't want to become like this with Uncle Chi.
"But what if I like it?" Cheng Chi asked her softly, looking at her with eyes as hot as the summer sun.
She doesn't know what to do
I definitely can't treat her the same way I treat Cheng Xu.
But she didn't want him to treat her like this.
what to do
Zhou Shaojin struggled in his heart, his hands twisted together nervously.
"What a silly girl." Cheng Chi smiled, holding her face and leaning over to kiss her lips.
Zhou Shaojin's eyes widened.
Didn't she say she was scared? Why did Uncle Chi still treat her like this
Zhou Shaojin's tears fell again.
"Don't cry!" Cheng Chi's voice was gentle but firm enough not to be disobeyed.
Zhou Shaojin was so scared that he immediately stopped crying.
She was afraid of angering Cheng Chi - after all, Cheng Chi was just holding her face. If he got angry and put his hand into her clothes without caring about anything, like he did just now... she would be so embarrassed!
Cheng Chi sighed.
This silly girl, shouldn't she kick him hard or beat him to death at this time? If he didn't let her cry, she would really hold back her tears!
Cheng Chi reluctantly rested his forehead against hers and said gently, "Am I so good?"
So good that she didn't give Song Mu any chance!
It's so good that she doesn't like her childhood sweetheart Cheng Yi or the young talent Song Mu!
So good that I would rather endure his frivolity than push him away!
"What?" Zhou Shaojin murmured, not understanding what he said.
Cheng Chi's mouth curled up slowly, and he held Zhou Shaojin in his arms, tightly, tightly, as if he wanted to clamp her into his body, and whispered in her ear: "Am I so good?"
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Dusk is falling.
Cheng Chi was sitting in the hall and talking to Zhou Chujin: "… Brother Guan's hundredth birthday should be on May 22, right? When will Madam Liao arrive in the capital? When she comes, the relatives of the Liao family will definitely come to visit her. It might be inconvenient for Madam and Shaojin to live here. I think it would be better to let them move to my place. I also have a house in Chaoyangmen, I will move to Chaoyangmen. It will be more beautiful when the Liao family comes. If Madam wants to take care of you, she just needs to take care of the sedan chair coming and going every day. You are a married girl, you should win honor for your husband's family at your parents' home, and you should also win honor for your parents' family at your husband's family!"
What he meant was that the Zhou family was not a poor and small family. Even if his wife and sister came to take care of her, they would live in their own house, eat their own meals, and would not take a penny from the Liao family.
These words touched Zhou Chujin's heart.
Li and Zhou Shaojin came all the way to take care of her during the confinement period. If it were someone else's family, they would be grateful, and it was normal for Li and Zhou Shaojin to live in Yushu Hutong. But if it were the Liao family, someone would definitely laugh at their Zhou family's shallow roots, saying that they came to Beijing to take care of her during the confinement period, but they ate the Liao family's food, lived in the Liao family's house, and ordered the maids around, saying that they were just asking for trouble.
Her face flushed, and she said shyly, "Uncle Chi, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Cheng Chi's face was calm, and he said, "My eldest brother was the matchmaker for your marriage. If you say it's embarrassing, it's my eldest brother's fault. Don't say such things. I think you should choose a date in the next few days and let Madam and Shao Jin move over. I think Madam Liao will rush to the capital to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Since you have decided to move over, you can avoid running into Madam Liao."
Zhou Chujin also felt that her mother-in-law would arrive in the capital before the Dragon Boat Festival. These days, she was thinking about vacating the west wing that was used as a warehouse for her mother-in-law to live in.
"Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Chi!" She was a decisive woman. She did what she said and immediately called the maid to bring the almanac. She chose April 8th to move there.
Cheng Chi said, "April 8th is Buddha's Bathing Day. Shaojin will most likely go to burn incense to the Bodhisattva. Let's pick a day earlier."
Zhou Chujin couldn't help but laugh and said, "No wonder Shaojin likes Uncle Chi the most!"
Even someone as experienced as Cheng Chi couldn't help but feel his ears burning when he heard such words.
The two of them decided to move on April 6th.
Li is outside and wants to meet Cheng Chi.
It is true that it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
The two men invited Li to the hall to talk.
Li was still holding the prescription written by Imperial Physician Cao in her hand, and asked worriedly, "Why do you say that we don't need to boil the medicine anymore? Has something happened? Should we report to the master?"
Zhou Chujin and Cheng Chi both stood up uneasily, and one of them cleared his throat uneasily. Zhou Chujin pushed the matter onto Cheng Chi without hesitation, saying, "It was Uncle Chi's idea. He wants you to move over in the next few days..."
She told Li what Cheng Chi meant.
Although Li felt that it was a bit inconvenient to come here in a sedan chair every day, she felt that it was good to be able to live separately from her relative, Mrs. Liao, so she agreed with a smile.
Cheng Chi was thinking about the prescription in Li's hand, and said, "I forgot to tell you just now that Doctor Cao thinks Shao Jin just has excessive liver fire, and it's nothing serious. But I think medicine is three-quarters poison, if you can avoid it, it's best not to take it. I discussed with my eldest aunt to stop giving Shao Jin the medicine for a few days and see how it goes."
Li thought that what Cheng Chi, a double-professional Jinshi, said and Zhou Chujin agreed must be right, so she didn't say anything more. She just asked Li Ma to keep the prescription well so as not to lose it when needed. Then she started to discuss with Zhou Chujin about moving to Yuqian Hutong.
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Sisters and brothers, make up for yesterday’s update!
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: I have a meeting today, so the time is uncertain, so the update will be postponed to around 10pm.
※(To be continued)