This was the first day at Chu's house, and the dinner was quite sumptuous.
When she was in the living room before, Shen Ruo saw the housekeeper bending down and Mrs. Chu whispered a few words in his ear. It should be the old lady's order.
The Chu family had never been neglected before, and Chu Xiao and the old lady took good care of them. Shen Ruo's anxious calculations were relieved.
Summer nights come late. After dinner, it's not completely dark yet.
The flowers that can be seen outside the main building are blown, the orange sunset is reflected slanting on the windows, and the wind slowly blows in from the outside with the coolness of early summer, which is very pleasant and comfortable.
Mrs. Chu was older and would need to rest soon, so she asked Chu Xiao to take Shen Ruo around for a while, and then take them to the room. She was tired after coming all the way from Cross Planet.
After the old lady left, Shen Ruo glanced at Chu Xiao. For a moment, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He tried to calm down and pursed his lips slightly, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this, Shen Ping brought Shen Ruo over this time because he wanted to ask the Chu family what they wanted. Seeing that Chu Xiao was here, he thought about it and decided to let Xiaoruo and Chu Xiao live together, and he wouldn't stay here. suitable.
So Shen Ping said that he was a little tired. Chu Xiao naturally wanted to take him to the room, but Shen Ping refused with a slight embarrassment.
The housekeeper was very discerning, spoke at the right time, and took him to the room that had been arranged.
Before leaving, Shen Ping looked at Shen Ruo and showed an unattractive smile. He was uneasy and embarrassed, with obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
The meaning of that smile was obvious, she wanted him to get along well with Chu Xiao.
After Shen Ruo saw it, she lowered her head slightly, and her slightly longer bangs covered her eyes. She seemed reluctant, but she couldn't refuse, so she could only respond in silence.
Chu Xiao had a clear view of the two people's movements and expressions, but did not show any emotions, pretending he didn't know.
He asked Shen Ruo with a smile: "After dinner, you can go for a walk in the garden outside. It's also good for your health."
Ciyin was smiling, and Shen Ruo subconsciously looked up and saw Chu Xiao looking at him, waiting patiently for an answer.
That handsome and unparalleled face was full of gentle smiles and a very patient look. Chu Xiao was very gentlemanly when we were getting along just now. He seemed to have a good temper, and it seemed that he would not be unhappy if he was rejected.
But Shen Ruo didn't do that. He nodded slightly and agreed.
Perhaps because he was looking at Chu Xiao, Shen Ruo obviously noticed that the smile on his face seemed to be bigger than before, and he seemed to be very happy.
The two people's eyes only met for a short time, but Shen Ruo knew that he was not wrong.
Chu Xiao, who was wearing a suit and looked tall and thin, walked out beside him.
Because Chu Xiao's obviously changed smile just now made Shen Ruo feel a little different in his heart for no reason, Chu Xiao seemed to be a very nice person.
Others had been radiating kindness to him, and Shen Ruo naturally noticed it. When he realized it, he seemed to have been silent and not smiling.
Will this make Chu Xiao think that he is showing off
Thinking of this, Shen Ruo, who followed Chu Xiao to the garden, paused slightly and suddenly felt at a loss. He didn't want to be like this.
He looked up anxiously at Chu Xiao, who was two or three centimeters taller than him. Although he was two months younger than him, Chu Xiao was taller than him.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Shen Ruo suddenly stop, Chu Xiao also stopped and asked him with a smile.
"It's nothing." Shen Ruo shook his head and his voice was relatively low. He was just thinking randomly. Chu Xiao probably didn't look at him like that and misunderstood him.
"Dinner was good, thank you."
Seeing that Chu Xiao was still a little confused, Shen Ruo had to find a reason, but this was what he was thinking.
As he spoke, he curved the corners of his lips, his eyes unconsciously curved slightly, and smiled cautiously at Chu Xiao.
The breeze blew by, blowing Shen Ruo's long bangs to the side, revealing a bit of smooth white forehead, but what caught Chu Xiao's attention the most were those eyes.
His eyes were clean and clear, slightly curved with a slight smile, and there seemed to be broken stars hidden in his eyes, with a little bit of light.
A very beautiful pair of eyes, the ends of the eyes are slightly lowered, without the dazzling beauty of being raised upwards.
Shen Ruo's facial features and face shape are actually not aggressive at all. He is very good-looking, delicate and pretty, and he looks soft and well-behaved when he smiles.
"As long as you like it, there will be something better tomorrow."
Chu Xiao also smiled, and the slightly lower magnetic sound was very pleasant to the ears.
After taking Shen Ruo for a short walk on the path in the garden, Chu Xiao sent him back to his room very considerately.
Before leaving, Chu Xiao also told Shen Ruo that if there was something in the room that he didn't use, he could directly ask the voice-controlled optical brain in the room, or he could also find him.
It was also through this topic that Chu Xiao thought that they had not exchanged optical brain communications. He turned his head slightly and looked at Shen Ruo with a questioning look. He was very good-looking, and his actions were unexpectedly handsome.
Shen Ruo quickly looked away, but still lowered his head, obediently turned on the optical brain on his wrist, and exchanged communications with Chu Xiao.
After Chu Xiao left, Shen Ruo watched the handsome and tall figure leave and gently closed the door.
Shen Ruo was indeed a little tired. After entering the bathroom, he fumbled and tried it. The ceiling of the bathroom sprinkled soft hot water.
After almost figuring it out, Shen Ruo took a bath and put on clean pajamas and came out.
Even the guest room was much larger than his room, and everything inside looked brand new, clean and tidy.
After taking a rough look at the layout, Shen Ruo got on the bed.
My hair had already been dried in the bathroom. The hot air blew down from the wall and ceiling at the same time. Not only my hair but also the water droplets on my body were dried. I didn't even need to use a bath towel to wipe it.
Lying on the bed, Shen Ruo turned off the big light, leaving only the small bedside lamp, and the light in the room dimmed.
Looking at the ceiling, Shen Ruo blinked slowly, and his long bangs parted to both sides as he lay down, revealing his fair forehead again.
In fact, before coming here, his second aunt bought him new clothes, but he didn't wear them.
The second uncle's family did not let him do the work on the farm this year, and the second uncle smiled at him so awkwardly and uneasily. Shen Ruo knew that the second uncle was feeling guilty. He felt guilty for sending him here in such a hurry because there was no one at home. Money.
Shen Yi has just recovered from a serious illness. Although she has subsidies, medical treatment still costs a lot. She has to take care of her second aunt when she is sick, so there is one less person to work in the family. Life has been a bit difficult in the first half of the year.
Moreover, this year's harvest was not good, and the Airo cattle they raised were infected with the disease, which infected the entire herd. It cost a lot of money to cure them.
They originally pointed to the red rice harvest to make up for it, but a thunderstorm made all their efforts in the first half of the year in vain. They could only harvest as much as they could after the thunderstorm.
In the second half of the year, Shen Yi and Shen Hong still had to pay their tuition fees, which was also a sum of money. Shen Yi was in poor health and could not afford to lose nutrition. All factors combined, Shen Ping and his wife finally thought of Chu who was far away in the Emperor Star. Home.
Shen Ruo knew the plans of his second uncle's family. When he was ten years old, not only Grandpa Chu left, but his parents were also gone. His second uncle's family raised him. Although sometimes they were not so concerned about Shen Hong and Shen Yi, they should Some of them were provided with food, drink, clothing and shelter, and they did not treat him badly.
Shen Hong and Shen Yi, brothers and sisters, also had a good relationship with Shen Ruo. They grew up together, so no matter how sad they were and how grudged they were about the second uncle sending him away, Shen Ruo didn't say anything in the end.
But Shen Ruo also has a temper. After living in Cross Planet for so many years, he is a little reluctant to leave, and for this reason, he needs money.
In fact, Shen Ruo had never thought about Chu Xiao that Grandpa Chu was talking about back then, but for eight years, the Chu family had not contacted them. When Shen Ruo grew up, he would naturally wonder whether the Chu family did not have this at all. idea.
Intellectually, Shen Ruo could understand what his second uncle did, but he was sad after all. But the only resistance an eighteen-year-old, newly-adult little Asian could make was not to put on the new clothes his second aunt bought for him. Here comes the usual clothes.
When he was leaving the farm, he got into the car and saw his second aunt covering her mouth in the rearview mirror as if she was crying. But the car was driving very fast. After turning the corner, the figures of his second aunt and Shen Hong were no longer visible. can not see.
Shen Ruo turned off the small lamp on the bedside, and the room fell into darkness. He turned over gently, curled up under the quilt, found a position that made him more comfortable, and told himself that it was time to sleep.
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After staying at Chu's house for two days, Mrs. Chu was kind and kind, and Chu Xiao was also very gentlemanly and patient. However, he was still in school and would not graduate in another month.
However, after returning from school, Shen Ruo and Shen Ping would always have dinner together, as well as Mrs. Chu.
The rest of the Chu family is not here. According to Madam Chu, Chu Xiao's father and mother just went to the frontline military headquarters and will not come back for another two months.
Shen Ping became even more uneasy when he heard what she said, so after dinner the next day, Chu Xiao took Shen Ruo to the back of the Duke's Mansion, and he went to find Mrs. Chu.
Knowing that the Shen family's situation was a bit difficult, Madam Chu sighed, but she couldn't make the decision. What's more, since last year, the Chu family had already started preparing for Chu Xiao's marriage, but they didn't put it openly. Just saying.
She couldn't say this to Shen Ping, so she could only call the housekeeper and transfer a large amount of credit points to Shen Ping. She couldn't make the decision in the marriage, but in terms of money, she had a lot to use, which was enough to solve the problems of the Shen family. current dilemma.
As for Shen Ruo, Mrs. Chu hesitated and discussed with Shen Ping that if Shen Ruo and Chu Xiao were both willing, they might be able to get married.
After thinking about it, he took such a large sum of money from the Chu family. Although the money was nothing to Mrs. Chu, Shen Ping was uneasy after all, and finally left Shen Ruo with the Chu family.
If Xiaoruo and Chu Xiao get along for a while, and both of them are willing, with the original verbal contract from Duke Chu, maybe it will be like what the old lady said.
On the morning of the third day, Shen Ping was about to leave, and there was still work to do at home.
"Xiao Ruo, the second uncle is gone." Shen Ping didn't have the nerve to look into Shen Ruo's eyes. His face was full of apologies. He hesitated, but he still said in a low voice: "If you don't like Chu Xiao and want to go home, then Send a message to your second uncle and he will come to pick you up."
Shen Ping felt guilty, and his wrinkled face looked older.
"I understand, second uncle, you should pay attention to safety on the road."
Shen Ruo was silent for a while before speaking. He looked at Shen Ping and said. His eyes were light green and his face looked a little tired. It seemed that he had not slept well last night.
"Second uncle knows, please go back, Xiaoruo, remember not to treat yourself badly."
The more Shen Ping talked, the more guilty he felt, and his eyes became sore. After he finished speaking to Shen Ruo, he got into the car that the Chu family gave him.
The hover car drove away, getting further and further away. Shen Ping saw Shen Ruo's figure in the rearview mirror, standing there motionless for a long time.
Shen Ruo was on the thin side and stood alone on the roadside, looking a little lonely.
Shen Ping couldn't hold it back, lowered his head and rubbed his eyes.