Shangguan Haonan, who was lying in the gap of the attic, turned around and said, "Has the leader learned facial recognition?"
You Guanyue: "Look at the book the leader just held, it seems to be "Ma Yi Shen Xiang"."
"..." Shangguan Haonan said, "So the leader is a current one."
The bookstore owner said in a leisurely tone: "Young master is depressed. Could it be that he can't stay with his sweetheart forever?"
"...Yes, and no." Zhou Yuqi sighed, "I, I have a cousin. The situation at home is not very good. Her father and brother are stupid and her stepmother is vicious, so she came to my house when she was very young. We have lived together since childhood, and there is no place for her. We are not compatible, and the adults in our family often joke that we want to be husband and wife when we grow up, and my cousin and I also think so."
"Did something happen later?"
"An accident? Yes. When I was twelve years old, my father suddenly arranged a marriage for me, and then my grandmother moved my cousin out of my yard, and we were no longer allowed to have close contact with her."
"Young Master is not happy with this marriage?"
Zhou Yuqi's heart was like a mess, and he sat blankly for a long time before saying: "I don't know either. The person we are getting engaged to is a family friend of the same family as mine, and my future father-in-law and mother-in-law are all very kind and understanding people."
The bookstore owner laughed again, "Since everything else is going well, and the young master is still in such a difficult situation, it means the engaged girl is not good."
"No, no, no, Zhao... no." Zhou Yuqi exclaimed, "The girl I am engaged to is very good, very, very good. She is smart, laughs, bright and courageous, and the elders all like her."
The bookstore owner seemed to have noticed something, "The elders like it, but don't the young master like it?"
"I, I don't know." Zhou Yuqi was at a loss, "She is more beautiful than my cousin, smarter than my cousin, and her skills are far better than my cousin's, um, better than mine."
"Then what else does the young master lack?"
"……I have no idea."
Shangguan Haonan carefully loosened his stiff arms, "The boy named Zhou is too stubborn, and he can't explain clearly as he goes around and around. Alas, the leader is really a very human being, able to tempt his patience, and patiently go around with this boy. .”
"Actually, I think the leader is also very irritable." You Guanyue whispered, "You see, he has taken off the same stack of books and put them back three times. If this kid can't get around it again, I think the leader will take action."
The bookstore owner took down the stack of books for the fourth time and pretended to dust them off, "Does the young master not like his future wife being more capable than him?"
Zhou Yuqi: "I don't care whether the husband is weak and the wife is strong in the future."
"But does anyone care?"
"…Yes, someone cares, my grandmother."
Zhou Yuqi held her knees and lowered her head, "Grandma is very happy with the marriage arranged by my father. Not only will I have a protective family, but my future wife will be outstanding and can help me secure my position as the head of the family. If I change my cousin, then Not necessarily.”
He looked at the bookstore owner for help, "My mother has always wanted my cousin to marry me. For this, my grandmother has severely punished my mother many times, threatened to divorce her, and even drove my cousin home several times. But how can my cousin go back to that home? It will kill her if she goes back!"
The bookstore owner finally became interested and continued to sort out the books while suppressing his impatience. "Actually, the young master can find a good marriage for his cousin. Wouldn't this get the best of both worlds?"
Zhou Yuqi's eyes were wet: "Grandma said the same thing, and she also wanted to give my cousin a thick dowry. But over the years, I have known my cousin's feelings for me inside and out, so how can she marry someone else well?"
"Bah! What about 'cousin's feelings for me'? This kid has picked it all off. He is obviously not careful and avoids it." You Guanyue rolled her eyes, "The spy reported clearly, Min Xinrou is so soft. Feng Han couldn't drink the medicine, so this boy sat on the bedside with a bowl and fed her mouth to mouth; Min Xinrou got a skin injury while practicing swordsmanship, so he gave her the medicine himself..."
Shangguan Haonan sneered: "Did you blow it after applying the medicine?"
"Oh, you really hit the mark. Apply a little medicine and take three breaths."
Zhou Yuqi said with tears: "After this trip, my grandmother repeatedly told me to treat my fiancée well, otherwise I would drive my cousin away immediately. Now my cousin cries every day and is pointed at and ridiculed by others. I feel very sad, but there is nothing I can do about it." .”
Finally reaching the critical point, the bookstore owner pretended to be leisurely and walked over slowly, "Master, would you like to listen to my words?"
Zhou Yuqi quickly said yes.
Bookstore owner: "In the heart of the young master, does it matter if you firmly hold the position of head of the family?"
Zhou Yuqi didn't even think about it: "I don't care whether I am the head of the family or not. I would rather live a leisurely life and enjoy life in the world."
Bookstore owner: "In the young master's heart, which one is more inseparable from the young master, the cousin or the engaged girl?"
Zhou Yuqi immediately said: "The girl I am engaged to is smart, good-looking, and capable. Without me, she can find a better marriage at any time. But if my cousin loses me, she will have no way to survive."
Bookstore owner: "The young master's grandmother and mother have opposing attitudes. What about the young master's grandfather and father?"
Zhou Yuqi: "My grandfather died young, and my father was a kind man. He always taught me to follow my heart. He originally engaged me because of my friendship with an old friend, and it was not that he looked down on my cousin. It's just that he was very busy, and he still doesn't know my relationship with my cousin. point."
"Isn't this the end?"
The bookstore owner stroked his beard and smiled, "The two elders of the young master are in favor and the other is against it. The father of the young master hopes that the young master will make his own decision. If the young master wants to go east, then that is the east; if the young master wants to go to the west, then that is the east. It's the West - now the future marriage of the three of them and the happiness of the rest of their lives will only depend on the wishes of the young master."
Zhou Yuqi felt as if he was enlightened, and his heart suddenly became enlightened - did he find that his marriage, which he had always thought had no future, was all in his own hands?
When he stood up and planned to leave, the bookstore owner kindly advised him to eat two pieces of mung bean cake, "Young Master's breath is weak, it seems that he hasn't eaten for a long time, so he might as well have some snacks."
Zhou Yuqi was indeed hungry. He took two or three pieces of mung bean cake, bent down and thanked the bookstore owner and left.
Before going out, the bookstore owner stopped him again and warned him repeatedly: "Sir, don't blame me for relying on my old age. Marriage is a matter of one wrong step. A little hesitation in youth may lead to I will regret it for the rest of my life. Short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, and short-term pain is worse than long-term pain. Remember this."
Zhou Yuqi thanked him and left.
Shangguan Haonan squinted and said, "What's in the mung bean cake?"
You Guanyue replied: "A little bit of medicinal powder. Slightly sweet and soluble in water."
"Nonsense, of course I know you must have been drugged. What kind of drug is it?"
"This medicine is called 'cowardly'." You Guanyue stood up slowly and contentedly, "The person who takes it will suddenly have a surge of blood and energy, and they can't wait to have a fight right away - our Mr. Zhou, the owner of the village, is currently It takes some courage.”
Shangguan Haonan clicked his tongue repeatedly: "The leader has really good intentions. Hey, where are you going?"
"The leader ordered us to send the Buddha to the West, but there is still one last stage left."
…
The mung bean cake was sweet, smooth, soft and delicious. Zhou Yuqi ate all three pieces of mung bean cake in one go. The more he ate, the more motivated and courageous he felt. He wished that his grandmother was right in front of him so that he could speak eloquently and refute her on the spot.
He repeatedly chanted in his mind, "Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, and long-term pain is worse than short-term pain." When passing by a quiet alley, he suddenly saw a boy and girl whispering in the corner.
The boy kept comforting her softly, and the girl cried softly.
"Please, go try and tell me. Your parents are open-minded people and they won't blame you. If you don't tell me, you will really marry Sister Zhang! Please, For the sake of our future, let’s try this once for me!”
The young man seemed to be moved, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll tell you! But who should I talk to first? My father or my mother?"
The girl said: "Of course, we should go to Sister Zhang first. It was your father who proposed the finger-tip marriage back then. If your father regrets the marriage first, it would be very difficult for him. Sister Zhang understands the righteousness and magnanimity of the people, so you first Tell her that as long as she forgives us, it will be done!"
"Yes, yes, let Sister Zhang know my feelings first. As long as she refuses to marry me, this engagement will naturally be broken..."
Zhou Yuqi punched his palm and suddenly realized
——Indeed, if you talk to Cai Zhao first, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Okay, let’s find her first!
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Chapter 100
When the lanterns came on, Fan Xing's family scratched the back of their itchy hands and knocked on Cai Zhao's door.
"Fifth Senior Brother?" Cai Zhaogang climbed out of the tub and sat by the window to dry his hair. "Have you found Brother Yuqi?"
Fan Xingjia said: "Didn't some disciples from Taichu Guan say that they had found Mr. Zhou in the afternoon? It's just that there is a huge parade of floats across the street and it's difficult to come over, so we just go shopping separately first."
"Then why aren't you back when it gets dark?" Cai Zhao frowned, lowering his head and wiping his wet hair.
Fan Xingjia felt that his face was beginning to itch, and he said irritably: "Oh, don't worry about him for now. Do you have any anti-itching oil for mosquito bites? I've used up all of it."
Cai Zhao looked up at the tiny red and swollen faces of Fan Xingjia and said with a smile: "Fifth Senior Brother was bitten again? How come the mosquitoes didn't bite Fourth Senior Brother at all, but only surrounded Fifth Senior Brother!"
"Have you done it?" Fan Xingjia stared.
Cai Zhao hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it's in the small medicine box on the shelf in the compartment. Fifth senior brother, go get it yourself."
Fan Xing's family walked around the tables and chairs in the living room and turned into the small and exquisite study room. He said, "Junior sister, the room on the second floor is really well decorated. The study room, living room, inner bedroom, and clean room are all in one place even though they are small. Everything is complete...oh, is it this black lacquered wooden box with many mother-of-pearls embedded in it?"
"That's it. Open the first layer. It's the big sapphire bottle with the word 'anti-itch' written on it. Senior brother, do you want some incense to prevent mosquitoes? Did you see the grass-green oil paper package in the second layer? I wrapped it. There's a big piece of insect repellent spice inside, so I'll cut it in half with a small silver knife on the side."
"Thank you so much, junior sister." Fan Xingjia said with joy, "When we get back to the sect, I will give you a large bottle of Tianchi Snow Ginseng Nourishing Pill prepared by Master Lei!"
Cai Zhao smiled and said, "That's good."
Just as he was talking, the door was suddenly knocked again, and the knocking sound was click, click, click, click—both dull and impatient.
Cai Zhao responded, and the person who opened the door and walked in was Zhou Yuqi, whom he hadn't seen for half a day.
"Brother Yuqi is back." Cai Zhao was surprised and happy. He pulled a hair tie to tie his hair and stood up to greet him.
Fan Xing's family in the back room was about to come out, but after thinking about it, he stopped and planned to wait for the young couple to get close to each other for a few words before he came out to joke.
Zhou Yuqi looked lost, his hair was messy, the bottom of his clothes was covered in dust, and his two long sleeves were wet with dew.
Cai Zhao helped him sit down with a gentle and virtuous expression, "Brother Yuqi is tired, please sit down and have a rest. There are really too many people in Wu'an City today. Everyone is so crowded that they are dizzy. One of Brother Fan's shoes was squeezed out. It’s over.”
The Fan Xing family in the next room scolded Cai Zhao for being unreasonable. In order to comfort his fiancé, he even told the story of his senior brother's embarrassment.
Cai Zhao greeted him with greetings, but Zhou Yuqi's face became paler. When he heard Cai Zhao say, "Wait until Uncle Zhou arrives," his forehead felt hot, and he knelt down in front of Cai Zhao with a bang, and directly separated Cai Zhao from the compartment. The Fan Xing family was frightened half to death.
"Brother Yuqi, what's wrong with you?" Cai Zhao quickly reached out to help him.
Zhou Yuqi said in a panic, "Sister Zhaozhao, I have something to tell you! I, I, I'm sorry for you..."
"Ah. I'm sorry?" Cai Zhao laughed, "Did Brother Yuqi accidentally enter a brothel this afternoon? He was molested by a flower girl. Have you lost your virginity? Brother Yuqi, tell me which one it is, and I will go to seek justice for you tomorrow. …”
"No, it's not." Zhou Yuqi felt as if a fire was burning in his heart, as if all his courage had been burned out for half his life, "Sister Zhaozhao, I, I have something serious to say——"
He set his heart aside and knelt down in front of Cai Zhao seriously, "I want to break off the engagement with you!"
The room fell silent for a moment.
Fan Xing's family simply retreated into the cubicle shelf, making up their mind not to come out.
Cai Zhao was stunned for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he was furious.
She grabbed Zhou Yuqi's lapel and gritted her teeth and said, "Did you get stepped on by a cow's hoof this afternoon?! Why are you sick at night? If you are sick, just take medicine. Why are you so crazy with me!"
Zhou Yuqi looked at death with a look on his face: "I have nothing wrong with me, and I am not crazy. This idea has been in my mind for many years! Sister Zhaozhao, your appearance is extraordinary and rare in the world. My talent is mediocre and I really am not worthy of you. Our marriage must be broken off. Okay!"
Cai Zhao's sweet smile turned ferocious: "Just say what you mean, don't fool me with your obedient words! What is worthy or not? Do you think I will believe this?!"
Zhou Yuqi grabbed the tight collar and said firmly: "I, I want to marry a gentle and virtuous wife..."
Cai Zhao was angry from the bottom of his heart and shook Zhou Yuqi's collar vigorously, "There is nothing about me that is not gentle or virtuous! Tell me one by one, I can also be gentle and virtuous!"
