Zhou Shaojin quickly turned his head away, but still couldn't avoid Cheng Chi's fingers.
She couldn't help but say, "How could Uncle Chi do this? It hurts."
"Really?" Cheng Chi smiled and held her face, "Let me see if it really hurts!"
His bright eyes were as clear as water, reflecting her appearance clearly.
Only then did Zhou Shaojin realize how intimate the two were behaving.
Her face suddenly turned red and she pushed Cheng Chi away.
Only by having a balance between tension and relaxation can the little girl feel at ease while facing the changes between them.
Cheng Chi smiled, let her go, poured another cup of tea for them, and said, "Come, try this tea and see how it is brewed."
Zhou Shaojin felt uncomfortable.
Uncle Chi held her face in his hands just now, his fingers were long and warm, his expression was sincere and... a little affectionate...
She thought again of what Cheng Chi said that day.
"I just couldn't help myself..."
What can't you help
Holding her face like this
Zhou Shaojin felt a burning sensation on his face, but the place where Uncle Chi had held him still had a warm feeling...
She felt very uncomfortable, drank a cup of tea in a hurry and stood up: "It's getting late, Uncle Chi has to go out tomorrow, I won't disturb you. Go to bed early!"
After saying that, she ran away as if escaping.
Cheng Chi looked at her flustered back and laughed silently.
It would be nice if there was a change!
I’m afraid she’ll be confused and unaware of anything.
The word "cannibalization" suddenly occurred to him.
It’s really vivid!
Cheng Chi put his hands behind his back and returned to the house contentedly.
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Zhou Shaojin ran all the way, and when he reached the veranda of the main house, he remembered that Huaishan was still bringing people to lay "bricks" in the inner room.
She secretly felt a little regretful.
She shouldn't have come to the main room, but should have gone to the back room and spent the night with Chunwan and the others.
The thought flashed through her mind, and she cursed herself in her heart.
Since Uncle Chi gave this house to her, it belongs to her.
Why would she leave her own house? Why would she spend a night with the Spring Festival Gala
If anyone wants to squeeze, it should be Uncle Chi!
She suddenly thought that Cheng Chi was now crowded together with the servants, and she burst out laughing at the thought, without any trace of the heartache she had felt before.
The door curtain of the main room was lifted and Chunwan walked out.
She smiled and said, "What happened to the Second Miss? You didn't come in even though you came back? I was discussing with Xiao Tan whether we should go look for you."
Have those who laid the “bricks” left
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Zhou Shaojin cursed.
Since she was hiding quietly in her room, she wouldn't tell anyone and naturally had to avoid Chunwan and the others. Isn't it normal for the servants around her not to know this
Zhou Shaojin still had some doubts in his heart. He spoke a few words to Chunwan absentmindedly and went into the inner room.
The inner room was exactly the same as when she left, the floor was neat and clean, without even a speck of dust. If Zhou Shaojin hadn't been sure that Cheng Chi had put something in, she would have thought that what she had seen before was a dream.
Chun Wan was still nagging: "Madame Shang said that Manager Xiang thought of the young lady who grew up in the south, so she specially found a few silk quilts and asked Xiao Tan and me to choose. I picked a two-jin quilt for the young lady, which is the best for this season. Manager Xiang also bought one-jin and three-jin quilts. Originally, I wanted to buy a few four-jin and five-jin quilts, but because it was spring, the store was full of stock, so I didn't buy them. I said I would go and have a look in the fall..."
Zhou Shaojin nodded randomly, washed up hastily, and went to bed.
Perhaps it was because it was April. The black lacquered bed frame inlaid with studs was covered with a gauze curtain with green ripples. The bright candlelight shone through, and the ripples seemed to come alive. She felt like she was lying in a quiet lake.
"I just can't help myself..."
Cheng Chi's voice was deep and mellow, like a fine wine aged for several years, echoing in her ears with a smile... She still clearly remembered the feeling of his hot breath hitting her neck...
Zhou Shaojin felt half of her body go numb. Then she felt inexplicably embarrassed. She buried her head in the big pillow and rolled over on the bed hugging it.
Uncle Chi said... I can't help myself!
I like her a little bit, right
Zhou Shaojin thought of his silent protection in Sanzhixuan, his quiet smile in the Buddhist temple in Hanbi Mountain House, his silent tolerance on the beach of Qiantang River... and his pampering when he played chess with her... and the way he looked at her just now... her face became hot.
Uncle Chi must like her too!
But is this the kind of liking she has
Or... I just saw that she looked good and acted on impulse.
Didn’t Uncle Chi also tell her not to take it to heart
He definitely doesn't want to talk about it anymore.
Zhou Shaojin's face turned pale and he sat up suddenly. He held the big pillow and stared blankly at the ripples on the tent, his heart in a state of confusion.
But she also likes him, what should she do
She didn't want Uncle Chi to forget about this... But if he didn't forget, what could she do
Is she still condoning Uncle Chi to do that to her again
Not to mention the generation gap between her and him, even if they were peers, would Mrs. Guo allow her to marry Uncle Chi if she knew that Cheng Xu had liked her
No, if she and Uncle Chi were of the same generation, and Cheng Xu liked her, it would be Cheng Xu’s fault, and she could naturally marry Uncle Chi... She would not have been insulted by Cheng Xu in her previous life... She could also happily marry Uncle Chi... Now that Uncle Chi knows everything about her, would Uncle Chi still want her
The more Zhou Shaojin thought about it, the sadder he felt, and the more desperate he felt, and tears began to fall.
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The next morning, when the curtains were lifted during the Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Shaojin was seen crying for almost the entire night, with eyes so swollen that he could not open them.
She was so frightened that she stood up and was about to call Mother Fan.
Zhou Shaojin grabbed her and said, "Don't make a fuss, or someone will find out. Just boil me an egg and apply it on the wound."
Chun Wan didn't dare to let anyone else in. She told Jixiang to boil eggs at the door, and she took a cold towel to apply to Zhou Shaojin's eyes, saying, "Second Miss is unhappy about something. If you can't tell me, you can tell Madam Fan! Look at you, crying like this. When you have breakfast later, you will meet Madam. What should I do if Madam asks about it?"
Fortunately, my wife is my stepmother. If it was my biological mother, I’m afraid all the servants around them would be scolded.
Zhou Shaojin cried until she felt dizzy and didn't want to say a word. She just let Chunwan chatter on.
Soon, Jixiang brought in the eggs. Chunwan applied them to her while they were still hot, but there was no effect. Then, Li sent someone to ask where the breakfast was. Chunwan became anxious. Zhou Shaokaijin simply said, "Go and tell the madam that I went to bed late last night and haven't gotten up yet."
Chun Wan couldn't think of any other good solution, so she had to return to Li's maid as instructed.
Li smiled and said, "After all, it's her own place. She didn't sleep well for several days when she first went to Baoding Mansion and got used to her bed. This is the first day she moved in, and she slept like a log. I didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night!"
Li Ma smiled and said, "The Fourth Master of the Cheng family really loves the Second Miss. Look at all the things in the house. The eldest aunt can't catch up. I heard from the maid that there is a Western clock in the main hall, ticking away. It is covered with a glass cover, and the things inside are all golden, as if they were made of gold. Things like that have not been moved away. I don't know what the Fourth Master of the Cheng family left in the main room."
Because of this, in order to avoid being in trouble, Li warned her people not to go to the main house without her order. If there was any movement over there, Zhou Shaojin's people were not allowed to go there without her permission.
She glared at Nanny Li and whispered, "You can only say this in front of me. If you do this in front of others, you'd better go back to Baoding Prefecture first!"
Mrs. Li had never said this to Nanny Li before. She was so frightened that she dared not mention it again.
After breakfast, Zhou Chujin came over.
Li was very surprised and repeatedly ordered the maidservants: "Hurry up and invite the eldest aunt and the grandmother in. She is only one month old!"
The little maid ran away. Li hurriedly straightened her clothes and asked the wet nurse to hold Zhou Youjin and go to meet them.
They live in the same city, but Zhou Chujin feels at ease when his sister is staying somewhere else.
She waited until dawn with great difficulty, and came over after a quick breakfast. After exchanging a few words with Li, Li accompanied her to the main room.
Zhou Chujin was very surprised to see Zhou Shaojin resting in the main room.
My sister is not that kind of person...
Li winked at her and whispered, "We'll talk about this later."
Seeing that Li showed no resentment, Zhou Chujin felt relieved and went into the hall with Li.
Zhou Shaojin got the news at the last minute and tried to avoid it, but was caught by Li and his sister.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Chujin took two steps at a time and went forward to hug Zhou Shaojin. He forced himself not to look at Li and said, "Let me see!"
Zhou Shaojin covered his eyes to prevent Zhou Chujin from seeing him, and said, "I don't know what happened. I was like this when I woke up this morning..."
Li was older than the other two after all, so she asked, "Could it be that there is still a smell of raw lacquer in the room?"
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly said: "Maybe! I was fine before I went to sleep!"
Zhou Chujin ordered Chunwan: "Go and tell Ma Ci to get a doctor."
Like in his previous life, Ma Ci eventually followed Zhou Chujin to the Liao family as Zhou Chujin's companion. But unlike in his previous life, Ma Ci was highly valued by Zhou Chujin before he arrived at the Liao family. After he arrived, he became Zhou Chujin's right-hand man. He not only managed Zhou Chujin's companion, but also the property given to Liao Shaotang by his parents when he got married.
What you said... What will happen when the doctor comes later
Chun Wan was secretly anxious, but dared not show it on her face, and hurried out of the hall.
Zhou Shaojin invited Li and Zhou Chujin to take the seat.
Zhou Chujin kept looking at the furnishings in the house and even went to the inner room to take a look. Only then did he feel relieved and asked her with a smile: "Who decorated this house? If you plant a jade flower at the door, it will be about 70% similar to your house in Wanxiangju."
The pomegranates planted in front of her house have all formed buds, and some have already revealed their bright red petals.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "The magnolias in the north are different from those in our south. They bloom big but are not fragrant. It's better to plant pomegranates!"
Li smiled and said, "It's good to plant pomegranate trees! Magnolia flowers wither in the wind, but pomegranate flowers bloom more and more."
It also symbolizes many children and good fortune.
But it’s not appropriate to say this in front of Zhou Shaojin, who is still unmarried.
Zhou Chujin understood, glanced at his sister and laughed.
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Sisters and brothers, today’s extra update.
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: The update is a bit late, probably around twelve o'clock, so you should get up tomorrow morning to check it out!
※(To be continued)