Zhou Shaojin was so frightened that his hands and feet turned cold when he heard this.
She had heard in her previous life that someone who invested in maritime trade lost everything when his ship capsized.
Zhou Shaojin crawled out of the quilt without thinking and said anxiously: "No, nothing will happen, right?"
She looked at him nervously, her big eyes filled with worry.
Cheng Chi felt warm in his heart, and he gently touched her hair and said with a smile: "The investment is not much, so I can afford to support you."
Zhou Shaojin's face darkened when he heard this.
Since he still had the leisure to scare her, it was clear that the matter was not very serious.
I worried about him for nothing, and I was almost scared by him into forgiving him.
She snorted softly, sat far away in the corner of the bed, and piled the quilt between herself and Cheng Chi, as if she had built a fortress, as if she had never wanted to have any contact with him again.
Cheng Chi couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zhou Shaojin pursed his lips and stared at him with wide eyes.
Cheng Chi stopped smiling and said gently, "I've been really busy these past few days. If you don't believe me, you'll know when you go to Yuqian Hutong. I don't even have time to help you clean up the house. It's still the same as before. I was counting on you to come over and help me redecorate the house."
She doesn't care about him!
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head and said nothing, twisting the corner of the quilt.
Cheng Chi said: "… It is spring now, everything is growing, it is a good season to plant flowers and grass. Every flower farmer in Fengtai has released new products. When you go there, you can go to Fengtai to take a look and plant a few flowers and trees in front of and behind the houses in Yuqian Hutong. By the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yuqian Hutong will definitely be brand new."
There is no need to wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival. Flowers like hosta, morning glory, and vinca rosea can bloom in summer if they are sown this season. If he dared to let her plant them randomly, she would plant these flowers in every corner of Yuqian Hutong.
Zhou Shaojin thought of the solemnity and vastness of Hanbi Mountain House, and then thought of the most common flowers and plants such as vinca roseus, snapdragon, and golden lotus, which bloomed all over the yard in colorful colors like the alleys of Yuqian Hutong... This must have made Uncle Chi, who was using Ruwowowen incense, look as pale as the bottom of a pot... She almost couldn't help laughing at the thought.
But that smile still couldn't help but stain the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
He knew that even if Shao Jin was angry with him, he would quickly forgive him.
Cheng Chi watched, and his heart softened, like a pond filled with water, so full that it seemed about to overflow.
His voice became even softer and lower: "Then you can hang your oriole under the eaves, and Snowball will have a place to play - puppies like to run around in the garden. Now you have children at home, so you have no choice but to leave Snowball in Baoding Mansion!
"One day, ask Madam Shang to accompany you to Goldfish Lane again, buy a few goldfish and raise them in a big vat. When you practice calligraphy in the study, you can open the window and see the scenery of the whole yard. How wonderful! In autumn, when the osmanthus flowers bloom, you can make osmanthus wine. You can also give it to relatives and friends to taste..."
Zhou Shaojin is so excited!
what to do
She bit her lip.
Cheng Chi looked at her with a smile in his eyes, and even his voice became a little lighter: "Ji Ying has returned to Cangzhou. I am going to ask Qin Ziping to marry her. She may come to the capital by then, and she should live nearby. If you get bored of staying at home, you can still go and play with her..."
This is really a bolt from the blue.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't sit still any longer and asked hurriedly, "Uncle Chi, why would Jiying marry Qin Ziping?"
Qin Ziping is a family servant, and Jiying is a good girl. This, this is simply not acceptable!
Her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't help but move towards the direction where Cheng Chi was sitting.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? Although the Qin family helped the Cheng family, they never signed a contract to sell themselves. They called themselves 'little people' because they respected my ancestors who saved the lives of their Qin family. How can they not be worthy of Jiying?"
Zhou Shaojin's mind was in a mess, and he said, "But Jiying seems to be indifferent to Qin Ziping... She doesn't seem to like Qin Ziping..."
"Whether she likes Qin Ziping or not, you can find out by asking her yourself," Cheng Chi said. He stood up and walked a few steps, then stopped at a distance not too far from Zhou Shaojin and said, "She will be back in the capital in two days. She will definitely come to visit you after she settles down."
"Really!" Zhou Shaojin's eyes lit up. Cheng Chi kept a certain distance from her, which made her tense mood relax a lot.
Still a child after all!
Treat children using child-friendly methods.
Cheng Chi smiled slightly and stood there waiting for Zhou Shaojin to get out of bed.
Zhou Shaojin hesitated for a long time, twisting his fingers.
Cheng Chi smiled patiently and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Shaojin felt that some things were better made clear.
Her face was so red that it seemed like blood could drip out. She murmured with her eyelids drooping, "You, you have to promise me that you won't treat me like you did that day..."
Cheng Chi looked at her delicate and shy body, so soft that it seemed like it would melt in his mouth. His heart was beating fast and he wanted to tease her. But the thought flashed through his mind and he remembered her stiff body when he hugged her. He swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue and pretended to be uncomfortable and said, "Shao Jin, I couldn't help myself at the moment and couldn't control myself... I've tried not to mention it. Can you just pretend that it didn't happen? We will still be the same as before..."
"Ah?!" Zhou Shaojin felt his face burning and he wished he could disappear from Cheng Chi's sight.
She really is... too tactless... No wonder her elder sister in her previous life often told her that "When water is too clear, there will be no fish; when people are too clear, there will be no friends." You should be confused about some things at the right time... For example, when the maids in the kitchen took a few pieces of meat home for a little extra pee, you should turn a blind eye to it sometimes... Uncle Chi was so good to her, and he only made this one mistake. It was too embarrassing to mention it, but she just kept harping on it...
“I, I, I…” Zhou Shaojin stammered and was unable to speak.
Cheng Chi tried to walk up to her.
Zhou Shaojin did not dodge, but looked at him with embarrassment and pitifulness on his face, like a cat eager to please him.
Cheng Chi's heart ached when he saw this. He really wanted to hold this little thing in his arms and caress her, but his hands behind his back clenched and unclenched, and finally he just stroked her head gently and said, "Okay, okay, I'm not angry anymore. Go change your clothes quickly, everyone is waiting for you!"
Zhou Shaojin nodded hurriedly, looking embarrassed.
As they got closer, Cheng Chi realized that not only her face was red, but her ears were also red, and even her neck turned pink... He couldn't help but think of the delicate and smooth skin he touched when he reached into her clothes that day...
I wonder if it has turned pink too
His fingertips seemed to still have the memory of that day, burning like fire...
Cheng Chi couldn't help but lean forward.
He smelled a faint fragrance from Zhou Shaojin.
Warm, my daughter's scent.
He was startled and finally stopped approaching her. Instead, he whispered in her ear, "Shaojin, on the Buddha's Bathing Festival, can I accompany you to visit the Daxiangguo Temple?"
Zhou Shaojin's mind was a mess and he was still immersed in guilt towards Cheng Chi, so naturally he agreed with whatever Cheng Chi said.
Cheng Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
He originally wanted to spend the Ghost Festival with her.
Three months should be enough for Shao Jin to let down his guard against him.
But just now I couldn't help it for some reason.
He felt a little regretful as soon as he said it, fearing that he would ruin the situation that he had finally turned around and make things go back to the old ways.
Fortunately, Shao Jin liked him more than she thought.
Realizing this, Cheng Chi was filled with joy.
He didn't want to have any unpleasantness with Zhou Shaojin even more.
Cheng Chi stood up and walked back to the distance that made Zhou Shaojin feel at ease. He gently scolded her as usual: "Hurry up and get up. I have a lunch appointment with the people from Thirteenth Line."
"Oh!" Zhou Shaojin hurriedly climbed down from the bed and clumsily adjusted her clothes, like a child who had just learned to dress and walk, very childish.
Cheng Chi didn't dare to look any longer, so he turned around and left the inner room.
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Zhou Chujin stretched her neck to stand guard at the gate, and saw Cheng Chi walking out in high spirits. She was sure in her heart, and secretly chanted "Amitabha", and went to greet him.
Cheng Chi didn't waste time talking to her and said, "We can set off after Shaojin has packed up."
Zhou Chujin bowed to Cheng Chi gratefully, and quickly entered the inner room with the maid who served Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin's face was still red, but he no longer had the stubbornness he had before.
Zhou Chujin smiled and said, "Uncle Chi still has a solution!"
Zhou Shaojin didn't dare to look at her sister and whispered to Chunwan to help her change her clothes.
Zhou Chujin was very curious and asked her, "What did Uncle Chi tell you?"
Of course Zhou Shaojin didn't dare to tell the truth to his sister, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "That's right, he just scolded me."
"You deserve it!" Zhou Chujin tapped her forehead and said, "Let's see if you dare to be so willful in the future."
"I won't dare anymore, I won't dare anymore!" Zhou Shaojin assured repeatedly.
Zhou Chujin helped her fix her hairpin herself, and while doing so, she kept reminding her: "Be careful when you go to Uncle Chi's place. Listen to Uncle Chi and don't make him angry. Don't think you can run around without supervision. If anything happens, tell your sister right away. I walked back from Yuqian Hutong on purpose that day. Uncle Chi's house is only two incense sticks away from here, very close. Be careful with candles when you sleep at night. It's best to let Mother Fan be on duty in your room. She is old and has a light sleep. She will be easily awakened by any noise..."
Zhou Shaojin nodded absentmindedly, but in his heart he was thinking about what Cheng Chi had just said.
Marrying Jiying to Qin Ziping... She feels so weird!
Qin Zian is the older brother. If Ji Ying wants to marry into the Qin family, shouldn’t she marry Qin Zian
When Jiying comes, she will definitely ask Jiying carefully.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel lucky that Cheng Chi let her move to Yuqian Hutong. Otherwise, given Jiying's carefree behavior, her sister would definitely not let her interact with Jiying frequently. But given Jiying's personality, she would definitely drag her around when the time comes, just like when she went to Beijiang Bridge to watch the boats on New Year's Eve.
She would not have discovered Uncle Chi’s secret.
I wonder what happened to Xiao Zhenhai
Uncle Chi said that the reason he treated her like that that day was because he couldn't help himself... Uncle Chi, is this love for her
Zhou Shaojin opened his mouth, his mind blank.
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Sisters and brothers, extra updates for the weekend.
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PS: Please check out the update tomorrow morning...
※(To be continued)