He looked at it for a while, with no big expression on his face. Except for smiling more in front of his wife, Zhou Xu didn't smile often. He thought of himself when he was young, fierce and surly, and murderous.
Zhou Xu rode to Linjie.
So after Zhou Shenzhi bought the donkey meat and burned it, he didn't see his father. He stayed on horseback for a while and saw no one, thinking that his father must have gone home first.
So he moved forward and left. Not long after, he heard the familiar sound of horse hoofbeats. Zhou Shenzhi looked back and saw his father riding a horse behind him. Zhou Shenzhi stopped quickly.
"Why are you leaving?" Zhou Xu said.
"I thought, father, you had gone home first," Zhou Shenzhi replied.
"Let's go back together. This is for your grandma." Zhou Xu bought something and felt better.
"Yes, father." Zhou Shenzhi responded. He took the thing from his father's hand and found that it was a sweet red bean drink with something unknown added in it. The aroma was particularly strong.
After walking for a while, Zhou Shenzhi was carrying only one sweet drink. He remembered that there was A-mei at home, and felt something was wrong: "Father, would you like to buy another sweet drink for A-mei?"
"Just buy one, don't you want it?" Zhou Xu looked at his son.
"This red bean sweet drink is sweet. If I don't like it, my sister might like it," Zhou Shenzhi said.
"The pastries and milk tea made by your mother are also sweet. Why do you like to drink it?" Zhou Xu found that it was a good weather today. The sun came out very quickly, making people feel warm.
Zhou Shenzhi's heart tightened, and he felt like the dust had finally settled. Even though there was no questioning in his father's voice, he still felt sad.
"Because their mother made them." Unlike others, Zhou Shenzhi didn't like to argue and said in a low voice.
"Since you don't like it, don't eat it in the future." Zhou Xu wrote lightly, not paying attention to what his son just said.
Zhou Shenzhi took a breath, gritted his teeth and said, "You know that's not what I meant, I..."
"I know, you are just resenting me in your heart." There was no emotion in Zhou Xu's voice, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. He looked at his son and analyzed it calmly: "You think I'm not good to your mother. I feel like I didn’t care enough about you when you were a child.”
Zhou Shenzhi lowered his head, the bones of his hands clenched until they turned white, then suddenly raised his head violently, like a furious lion, and said word by word: "Isn't it?"
Zhou Xu was condescending and said in an indifferent tone: "What about you?"
Zhou Shenzhi's back curved suddenly, as if he couldn't bear the weight of these short four characters.
"Maybe I gave you too much preference for being confident, which is why you were so stupid." Zhou Xu said to himself, not looking at Zhou Shenzhi, who was pale and had red eyes.
"If you don't like me, what use do you have?"
Zhou Xu was extremely cruel, and his words were bloody, gouging out Zhou Shenzhi's heart.
Chapter 184 (revision)
Zhou Zhai.
Xiao Luolan rolled up a thick cloth and took out the bright yellow and translucent mushroom and chicken soup from the tray and placed it in front of everyone's dining table. Today's breakfast was very rich. Fragrant pancakes, sauced lamb, and a bowl of nutritious chicken soup for each person.
There is a small vase on each table with flowers in it.
Xiao Luolan likes to decorate her home and pays attention to the family atmosphere. After learning flower arrangement on her own, this skill has finally come into use again.
"Aniang, Aniang, it smells so good!" Xiao Qingxue smelled the aroma of chicken soup as soon as she came in. She always got up late, and now that the sun was rising, it was a suitable time to have breakfast.
"I skimmed off the foam in your bowl. It's not greasy at all. Drink more later." Xiao Luolan bent her eyes with satisfaction. Her daughter's little face was so round and round that she looked good. .
"Okay." Xiao Qingxue felt even hungrier upon hearing this.
Xiao Qinghe stood next to his cousin: "Good morning, aunt." He looked around and found that there were rich breakfast dishes on the five desks today and had not been touched. The young man asked curiously: "Aunt, uncle and cousin are here A martial arts training ground? I'll call them."
Xiao Luolan smiled and said: "They have gone to do some business and will be back later."
To be honest, Xiao Luolan still admired Zhou Zongzhu's perseverance in speaking up late at night, and Shen Zhi also didn't know what the father and son were plotting with those officials late at night.
"My father and brother are really workaholics." Xiao Qingxue said with some appreciation. She touched her belly, took Qinghe's hand and said, "Let's go to the door to greet them."
As soon as the two of them went out, Xiao Qingxue saw her father. She ran over excitedly with a bright smile: "Dad, you are finally back. I am waiting for you..." Dinner is ready!
Halfway through her words, Xiao Qingxue's voice stopped suddenly, and the smile on her face faded a little. She stood on the side of the road politely, her eyes kept looking at her father's face, her little heart skipped a beat. Being used to her father's smile and appearance, Xiao Qingxue was frightened when she saw her father's expressionless look at first sight.
Xiao Qinghe lowered his eyes and looked at his heart, holding his breath unconsciously.
"Waiting for dad to eat?" Zhou Xu stopped.
"Ah, yes, Dad." Xiao Qingxue felt the wind and snow blowing against her face, her heart was lifted, her eyes were darting around, but she didn't see her brother who often followed her father. She couldn't help asking: "Dad, what are you doing? Why didn’t you see Brother?”
"I'll probably be here soon." Zhou Xulian's voice was calm and casual, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, and he strode forward after speaking.
Xiao Qingxue closed her eyes and waited for her father to go far away, then she let out a long sigh of relief and patted her chest with one hand, with a look of shock on her face: "What happened to my father?"
"It's really scary." Xiao Qingxue was still frightened and her voice was small. In fact, her father didn't frown or glare. He just stopped smiling, but his eyes were indescribably scary.
"Cousin, are we waiting for cousin here?" Xiao Qinghe said.
"Of course, my father and brother went out together. When brother comes back, we will ask him why he is in a bad mood." Xiao Qingxue looked up at the big sun in the sky. Between her slender waist, the green palace The ribbon danced with the wind, and she turned around, planning to just wait.
Xiao Qinghe stood obediently beside his cousin and looked towards the end of the path, but an unexpected person came.
In the lobby.
Hearing the familiar footsteps coming from behind, Xiao Luolan finished placing the food on the last table. Without looking back, she said softly: "You and Shen Zhi came back just in time, hurry up after eating." Get some sleep and rest.”
She straightened up and looked at Sect Master Zhou in surprise. She looked behind her and found no sign of Shen Zhi. Even her daughter and Qing He were gone.
Xiao Luolan walked slowly to Sect Master Zhou and found that the man's eyes were dark.
"Didn't Shen Zhi come back with you?" Xiao Luolan asked doubtfully.
Zhou Xu took his wife's hand and sat at the front seat. He picked up the chicken soup and took a sip. After he finished drinking it, he said, "Don't worry about him. Let's eat first."
"Are you and Shen Zhi having another conflict?" Xiao Luolan sat next to Sect Master Zhou, her voice a little helpless. What was going on with the father and son? She wanted to say a few more words, but she stopped when she found her daughter and Qing He coming in. Questioned.
"Let's eat." Xiao Luolan was going to visit Shenzhi later.
"Mom, these are the sesame cakes and red bean sweet drink that brother bought." Xiao Qingxue put the food box on the table, and Fang Yun stepped forward and took out a portion.
One piece of roasted donkey meat and two portions of red bean sweet drink.
Xiao Luolan looked at the red bean sweet drink and asked, "Where is Shen?"
Xiao Qingxue carefully glanced at her father's calm face and said, "These are sent by my brother's friend Mr. Xie Shilang."
"Xie Langjun left after sending it off."
The meal was eaten in silence. Xiao Qingxue blinked at her mother, feeling a little uneasy. Now that she had an official position as a military advisor, she would go to work in the government office after the meal. Qinghe's cousin also Without the status to interfere in the Zhou family's family affairs, the family can only rely on my mother-in-law.
Xiao Luolan noticed her daughter's concern, her eyes were warm, and she warned: "Go to the government office as soon as possible after dinner, so as not to be late."
"I understand, Auntie." Xiao Qingxue responded.
"Jiang Da is already waiting at the door outside the mansion." Zhou Xu reminded her daughter, knowing her lazy character.
Xiao Qingxue was startled and hurriedly went out. Without even having time to say goodbye to her mother, Xiao Qinghe silently withdrew, leaving only two people in the room.
Xiao Luolan filled up a spoonful of red bean sweet drink. There were a few small dumplings in the soft and glutinous bean paste, which tasted sweet and delicious. Seeing the cold face of Sect Leader Zhou, who was intimidated and silent, she turned her wrist and filled up another small spoonful. The red bean sweet drink was put to the man's mouth.
Zhou Xu looked at his wife's smiling face, touched her temples with his hand, his cold expression softened, and he still took a spoonful.
"There is no one left. Now can you tell me what happened to you two?" Xiao Luolan said.
"The child has grown up, his wings have hardened, and he has become disobedient." Zhou Xu took the bowl of red bean sweet drink and fed it to his wife himself.
Xiao Luolan obviously didn't believe it, and frowned: "Are you talking about Shen Zhi? He has always been respectful and filial to you, how could he disobey you?"
Zhou Xu took a sip of tea, placed a long knife across his knees, and leaned his elbow on the food table holding a bowl of red bean sweet drink. With his other hand, he carefully wiped the corners of his wife's lips with a warm handkerchief and said simply One sentence.
"The kid has a grudge in his heart."
Xiao Luolan was startled.
"There is also jealousy." Zhou Xu smiled at his wife.
Xiao Luolan didn't understand it at all, but she felt that the smiling Sect Master Zhou seemed more scary than the cold-faced Sect Master Zhou just now. She swallowed the sweet red bean paste and wanted to get up, but Zhou Xu grabbed his wife's wrist. , let him sit down and tell him what happened last night and this morning.
"Shen Zhi said that when he gets married in the future, he will definitely be kind to his wife."
Zhou Xu looked playfully and sneered: "He is getting angry at his father and expressing his dissatisfaction."
Xiao Luolan hesitated and said, "Could it be that you are overthinking?"
"No." Zhou Xu approached his wife and said, "He is just blaming me for treating his mother badly, especially after the comparison."
Xiao Luolan pursed her lips, not knowing what to do.
Zhou Xu raised his wife's face and rubbed his white chin with his rough fingertips: "The better I treat my wife, the more Shen Zhi will resent me."
"Of course I will be a little jealous of Madam." Zhou Xu leaned forward and kissed the tip of Madam's white ear, feeling an insignificant tremor.
Xiao Luolan never knew that Shen Zhi was so thoughtful.
"I originally bought the red bean sweet drink for my wife, but I only bought one cup at that time." Zhou Xu played with his wife's hand and continued to talk about what happened next: "Shenzhi thought that Qingxue didn't have it, so he bought another cup later. I asked Xie Deyong to send it over."
After Xiao Luolan listened to everything, he became vaguely worried about Shen Zhi's mental state.
After all, those two words from Sect Leader Zhou were more forgiving than murder and heart-breaking. Shen Zhi also admired Rumu's father extremely, especially since he was changed once when he was a child. He was already mentally traumatized. What if the stimulation was too much?
"I'd better go check on Shen Zhi." Xiao Luolan was a little worried.
"What do you think he did?" Zhou Xuliang said coldly, "If you don't like me, what's the use of him?"
Xiao Luolan stared blankly at the courtyard outside and said softly: "Don't say that again in the future. It hurts people's hearts."
She felt sad just by listening.
If she and Shen Zhi really have a close relationship in the future, Xiao Luolan will not force it, but no matter what, Xiao Luolan hopes Shen Zhi can do well.
"We won't go to Jiangnan. I'll tell Shiliu tomorrow that it's good to stay in Langge in spring and summer." Xiao Luolan said.
"I feel bad." Zhou Xudao.
Xiao Luolan sighed softly, a little sad, like the misty spring rain.
In the evening, Shen Zhi came to Mingxin Hall for a meal.
Neither father nor son spoke.
In fact, Xiao Luolan felt that Sect Leader Zhou's temperament was even more weird and creepy, and his education to Shen Zhi was like using a knife to poke Shen Zhi's heart, not only poking it, but also breaking it into pieces.
But Shen Zhi turned into a gloomy person after only one day.
