Hearing Mrs. Fan Liu say that they were returning to Baoding Prefecture, Zhou Shaojin stopped crying and sat up.
Mrs. Fan Liu was delighted when she saw this, but she stopped calling out "Second Miss" abruptly.
Zhou Shaojin wiped his tears and sat there upright with a solemn expression. Although his eyes were still as gentle, there was a sense of resolute calmness between his brows, as if he was a person who had made a great ambition and would not hesitate to overcome any difficulties and obstacles.
Such a Zhou Shaojin suddenly made Fan Liushi think of Zhuangshi.
When Zhuang was alive, she often sat in the small accounting office and gave instructions to the servants in the house.
At that time, she had never thought about whether what Zhuang said was right or not. She just thought that this woman was really steady. Everything was easy in her hands and she arranged everything perfectly. She just had to do as she was told. Even if anything happened, the tall Zhuang would take care of it.
It only took a few words for Zhou Shaojin to change.
Suddenly, there was a faint shadow of Zhuang on his body.
Mrs. Fan Liu was in a trance for a moment.
Zhou Shaojin said nothing, but loudly told Xiao Tan to come in and help her wash her face.
Fan Liushi felt a little worried. She whispered, "Second Miss, what I said..."
Zhou Shaojin laughed and said, "Don't say such things. It will be troublesome if someone hears them. I am young and a junior. Others will just think that the Fourth Master has ulterior motives... If the Fourth Master bears this reputation, he will never be able to live as a human being again!"
In her previous life, she had suffered this way.
In this life, how could she bear to let Cheng Chi suffer the same pain she had suffered.
I can't help myself... If a person doesn't care about her own reputation, why should she doubt whether others are attracted to her color or her personality
So what if I like her color
This was the first time in Zhou Shaojin's life that he felt so calm.
She continued to advise Fan Liu: "No matter what Uncle Chi thinks, you can't turn a blind eye to his kindness to us! If it weren't for Uncle Chi, how could I escape from Cheng Xu's hands? Just for this reason, I will be grateful to him for the rest of my life. Didn't you just say it? I will be a marriageable girl at the end of the year, and it's time for me to get married. Uncle Chi is just a relative of our family. I can call him 'uncle' because of my sister. I am with my father now. Can he still control my marriage? Don't worry about this matter. I know what I am doing."
Fan Liushi had no way of denying how good Cheng Chi was to them.
Even though his own nephew was beaten up by Zhou Shaojin like that, he said nothing and went to the master's house in person to apologize.
She believed her eyes.
Before they went to Baoding Prefecture, the Fourth Master had absolutely no improper thoughts about the Second Miss.
Otherwise, Mrs. Guo would definitely know.
She thought about what she had just seen.
Skin as white as fresh snow, a face as delicate as a flower, a slender waist, and a perky butt. From the back, it looks like a jade-carved pipa... These were just this year, and she couldn't help sighing when she saw them.
The fourth master is also a man!
Maybe I was just possessed by a ghost for a moment...
Fan Liu thought.
No matter what, he has to consider his reputation, right
What's more, he is from the eldest branch of the Jiuru Lane. If she really shouts it out, it will only offend the eldest branch. If she gets mad, the master will probably be in trouble.
From now on, as long as she keeps a closer eye on the Second Miss, will the Fourth Master still dare to force her
Fan Liushi made up her mind and felt relieved. She said to Zhou Shaojin, "Don't worry, Second Miss. I won't say anything nonsense."
Zhou Shaojin nodded and smiled, "You are my wet nurse, I know you are doing this for my own good. In the past, I was still young, so I couldn't be blamed for any problems. But now it's different. We live in Yuqian Hutong, just like we have our own family. We have to be more careful about some things. If the wife knows, it will just make people laugh. If my sister knows, she will only be secretly worried. As for Daddy, you can't let him ruin his own future because of my affairs, right?"
Mrs. Fan Liu nodded hurriedly, feeling somewhat guilty.
Zhou Shaojin looked relieved and continued to criticize her: "No one has such an embarrassing moment? Uncle Chi can pretend that nothing happened, so let's not make things complicated. You have also stayed in Jiuru Lane. If you want to know everything about a wealthy family, then why do we still need to meet? If this kind of thing gets out, will I still be glorious?"
"I know." Fan Liu said hurriedly, "Second Miss, don't worry, I know what to do."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and nodded, and his brows returned to their previous gentleness.
Fan Liu looked on in amazement.
Xiao Tan has brought a maid in to help Zhou Shaojin comb his hair.
Zhou Shaojin sat in front of the mirror, looking at her pretty face, and discussed with Xiao Tan: "… Just a bun? Wouldn't that be too simple? Should I do a different bun?"
There are very few hairstyles available for unmarried girls!
Xiao Tan asked curiously, "Second Miss, are you going out today? How do you want to style your hair? Second Miss has a small face, so if you don't want to style your hair in a bun, you can style it in twin buns. It will be a good opportunity to wear the pair of ginkgo leaf pearl flowers that your eldest aunt gave you two days ago."
Why do she always have to wear her hair in double buns
By the end of the year she will be 15 years old and a big girl!
Zhou Shaojin hummed twice in his heart and said, "Isn't it possible to have a double ring bun or a double spiral bun?"
Anyway, all the hair was combed by little girls.
Xiao Tan smiled and said, "So what kind of hair do you want to style?"
Zhou Shaojin was disappointed and said, "Then I'll just wear a double bun."
This hairstyle suits her better.
Xiao Tan smiled, combed her hair, and pinned the pair of ginkgo bead flowers that Zhou Chujin gave her.
Zhou Shaojin picked out a lilac-colored plain bodice and a pink twelve-piece Xiang skirt inlaid with precious flowers, sprinkled some rose water on them, and then called Jixiang in and asked, "Go and see if the fourth master has woken up?"
Before, when she was taking a bath, Chunwan asked Jixiang to tell her that Cheng Chi already knew that she had woken up and went back to the room to sleep.
Jixiang left immediately.
Zhou Shaojin looked again and again in front of the dressing table, picked out a pair of delicate gold bracelets carved with peony flowers from the box and put them on. Only then did she feel that she was dressed neatly. She took a round fan made of white silk and painted with orchids and went to the kitchen.
There is old soup in the kitchen.
Zhou Shaojin ordered a winter melon soup to be stewed.
The kitchen soon became busy.
After a while, Jixiang came back and said, "The fourth master has already gotten up."
I only slept for a while!
Zhou Shaojin asked: "Didn't the Fourth Master say what he was going to do?"
Jixiang shook his head with a bitter face.
How dare she, a lowly little maid, ask about the whereabouts of the Fourth Master!
Zhou Shaojin was a little anxious.
If Uncle Chi had to go out for something later, wouldn't it be too late for her to go? She felt like a sail was raised in her heart, and she was restless, just wanting to take a look at Uncle Chi.
Just take a look.
She was fanning herself in the kitchen.
The sun is shining brightly outside.
If only Uncle Chi didn't go out... it would be nice if they could have lunch together!
Fortunately, the winter melon soup doesn’t take long to cook.
She went to Cheng Chi with the winter melon soup.
When Cheng Chi saw Zhou Shaojin start to sweat in the morning, he knew that she was fine.
Zhou Shaojin, who didn't want to stay in the inner room until he woke up, became alert and came back early.
But after I came back, even though I knew she was fine, I still felt uncomfortable as if I had lost something.
This old house is on fire!
When I had decided to marry her off properly, I was able to suppress some of my emotions, but now that I had decided to keep her by my side, I became more and more demanding, with all kinds of thoughts running wild like a horse that had broken free from its reins.
When the Spring Festival Gala came, he forced himself to sleep for a while and woke up around noon.
When I woke up, I was still thinking about that little girl.
I don’t know if you’re feeling better now
If I go to see her, will she be happy yet nervous
He wanted her to be happy, not to make her feel uneasy and anxious about gains and losses...
The habit developed over the years still made Cheng Chi get up after sleeping for only a short while.
Just as we were about to eat, Zhou Shaojin rushed in.
Her little face was rosy and her eyes were shining like refined gems, and happiness overflowed from the bottom of her heart.
Cheng Chi smiled and asked, "What are you so happy about?"
Zhou Shaojin looked at him and smiled, glancing at him playfully and somewhat willfully, "I won't tell you!"
Cheng Chi smiled gently and said, "Have you eaten yet? Do you want to add some to my meal?"
"Okay! Okay!" the little girl said, sitting opposite him without any courtesy, and waved to her maid, "Just put the things on the kang table."
Only then did Cheng Chi notice that there was a stew pot on the maid's tray.
He laughed and said, "What is this?"
"Winter melon soup." Zhou Shaojin said with a smile, "It can relieve internal heat."
Jixiang placed the tray on the coffee table tremblingly and quickly retreated.
Cheng Chi was unhappy.
The maidservant around Shaojin is too ignorant.
This little thing can't be done well.
He glanced at the stew pot and smiled, "For me?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded with a smile and said, "You took care of me all night yesterday, so I asked the kitchen to stew some winter melon soup. It's light and nourishing, perfect for people who stay up late."
The little girl also knows how to take care of people!
Cheng Chi smiled and opened the lid of the pot.
Zhou Shaojin pointed at the winter melon with the skin on and said, "I read in a book that only winter melon with the skin has a moisturizing effect, but I've eaten it, and the skin is really not tasty. You should just drink the soup."
Cheng Chi smiled and rubbed her head, then just drank the soup.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and took a towel to clean his hands, saying, "We were in a hurry today. Fortunately, the soup is the old soup hanging in the kitchen, so this winter melon soup is barely edible. Next time I will make you winter melon, barley and pork ribs soup. Barley can remove moisture, soak it overnight and stew it until it is soft and delicious."
When she said this, her chin slightly raised, with a kind of pure and beautiful joy.
As if this could make her happy.
Cheng Chi liked to see her happy like this.
It is a kind of carefree happiness, the happiness of being pampered.
He also wanted to make her happy like this forever.
Cheng Chi continued the topic with her and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you could cook!"
Zhou Shaojin said proudly: "Of course!"
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Can I order some food?"
Zhou Shaojin's eyes lit up immediately and he said, "What do you like to eat? I'll make it for you!"
Cheng Chi asked: "Can we order some water chestnut cake?"
Her favorite food must be cooked well.
Zhou Shaojin was quite surprised and asked, "Do you like to eat that too?"
“It tastes good when the weather is hot.”
"Yes, yes!" Zhou Shaojin immediately seemed to have found a soulmate, and laughed excitedly, "It would taste better if it were put into the well to calm down..."
Cheng Chi looked at her quietly, listening to her chatter with a smile, his heart was peaceful and satisfied, but he was also secretly wondering, Shao Jin, seemed to have become a little different!
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Sisters and brothers, let me make up for yesterday’s update.
Today's update will be around five o'clock in the evening.
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※(To be continued)