After the initial surprise and excitement passed, Lin Ajiao slowly calmed down. She immediately discovered that the clothes Zhou Ming was wearing were in tatters and had dried blood. All signs indicated that Zhou Ming must have encountered a very big person last night. danger, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a mess.
After all, his martial arts skills were on par with his own, and he couldn't be harmed at all by ordinary thieves.
"Ms. sir, why are your clothes like this? There are so many blood stains on them. What did you do last night? Did you encounter any danger?" Lin Ajiao asked worriedly, although Yi Ming was now He was standing in front of her alive, but she was still not sure whether he was seriously injured.
At this time, the passers-by who were watching all looked like they were watching a good show. They did not know the identities of Zhou Yiming and Lin Ajiao, but in broad daylight, such a scene suddenly happened on the street. To them, it was indeed A rare show.
When passers-by saw Zhou Yiming and Lin Gillian hugging each other, they began to express their sincere feelings to each other. Out of curiosity, they slowly approached the two people, wanting to hear clearly what secrets they were talking about.
Seeing Lin Ajiao caring about him so much, Zhou Yiming was deeply moved. He was about to tell what he had experienced last night when he suddenly noticed the crowd gradually approaching around him, so he immediately changed his words and said: "Madam, there are many people here with mixed opinions, no A place to talk. In my opinion, we should go home first. After we get home, I will tell you everything that happened, and I promise to hide nothing."
After Lin Ajiao asked that question just now, she felt a little regretful, because she also noticed those people approaching with malicious intentions. She was about to stop Zhou Ming from answering her question, but she didn't expect that Zhou Ming's reaction was more clever. You don’t need to remind yourself, you have already discovered the problem and just change the topic.
Lin Ajiao smiled and nodded: "It's all up to you. Let's go back now. Otherwise, if we delay for too long, our parents will definitely be anxious."
The two people looked at each other and smiled, holding each other's hands. Under the astonished eyes of the onlookers, they slowly walked out of the crowd and walked into the distance.
In the south of the city, in the Zhou Mansion, in the study.
Mrs. Zhou sat on the chair dejectedly, with several empty bowls on the table next to her.
Zhou Ruhai paced back and forth in the study. Every few steps he took, he glanced at the door of the study, but what he saw always disappointed him.
As time passed, Zhou Ruhai's face was filled with anxiety.
"It's almost dark. Ming'er went out to look for her daughter-in-law. Why hasn't she come back yet? Isn't it going to kill me every day?" Ever since Zhou Ming disappeared once, Mrs. Zhou has been frightened. , seeing that Yi Ming had not come back after being out for such a long time, the fear from last night suddenly enveloped Mrs. Zhou's heart again.
Zhou Ruhai was also very anxious, but he was a man after all, so he never showed his inner emotions. When he saw his wife complaining, he could no longer control his emotions and said angrily to Mrs. Zhou: " If you are anxious, am I not anxious? But is there any use in being anxious? Our Ming'er and daughter-in-law have their own destiny, so nothing will happen to them."
Mrs. Zhou was feeling aggrieved. She said a few words of complaint to relieve the depression in her heart. However, she was robbed by Zhou Ruhai. This made her both sad and angry, so she angrily said: "You will also be aggressive with me." ! Since I married you, after so many years, I have never had a quiet day. I am either worried or afraid.
Ming'er's body and bones recovered easily. Instead of letting him take good care of himself at home, you supported him to go on an errand. Now it's better, he's either fighting or killing people every three days, or he can't see anyone.
At my age now, he is the only debt collector. If he has any shortcomings, I will not live. "
After Zhou Yiming went out to look for Lin Ajiao, most of the Zhou family's servants gradually returned. Originally, they did not dare to come back easily if they had not found the young master, for fear of being punished by the master, but after noon, These people were all hungry and exhausted. Seeing that there was no hope of finding the young master, most of them gave up.
They all knew in their hearts that if they returned empty-handed, they would definitely be criticized by their masters, but they were willing to risk it. After all, instead of continuing to search and be exhausted, it would be better to go back and be scolded, at least their lives could be saved. .
When they came back in fear, instead of scolding them, the host told them the good news that the young master had just returned home.
After hearing the good news, the servants all breathed a sigh of relief, and all the hunger and fatigue on their bodies disappeared. No one chose to rest, but immediately devoted themselves to their own work.
At that time, Zhou Ruhai thought that Yi Ming would be back soon, so he was in a good mood. He announced in public that he would give one or two pieces of silver to every servant in the family as a reward.
After hearing this great news, the servants were naturally overjoyed. After all, most of them earned only two cents of silver per month.
After Zhou Ruhai rewarded the people, he immediately ordered the kitchen to carefully prepare a good banquet. When the young master and young mistress come back, the whole family will help them clean up their dust.
After receiving a generous reward, the servants naturally worked more energetically. In less than half an hour, a sumptuous banquet was placed in the study.
After everything was ready, Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou sat in the study, guarding a table of wine and food, waiting patiently for Zhou Ming and his wife.
At first, both of them were smiling, thinking that Zhou Yiming and Lin Ajiao would go home soon. However, seeing that the food was getting cold and they were still nowhere to be seen, the old couple began to feel anxious. .
While waiting, Zhou Ruhai also planned to send a few servants out to look for it, but he soon gave up the idea. After all, these servants in the family are all fools who do menial work. If they are really smart enough, Son, I might have found Zhou Ming a long time ago.
During the endless waiting, the atmosphere in the study became more and more solemn. Huan'er and other servants, who were standing nearby to serve Mrs. Zhou, were so frightened that they did not dare to express their anger, because they knew in their hearts that at this time, Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou were feeling They are all very irritable, and if they make the slightest mistake, they will definitely hit their guns and be scolded.
Zhou Ruhai understands that he is the head of the family and the backbone of the family. No matter how confused he is, he cannot show it, because if he gets messed up, the family will become a mess.
During the entire waiting process, Zhou Ruhai rarely spoke. He could only distract himself by pacing back and forth, while praying in his heart, hoping that his son would come back soon.
Mrs. Zhou was originally a lady of the family and was very well-educated. Although she was extremely anxious while waiting, she did not dare to complain when she saw that her husband remained silent. It was not until she saw that it was getting dark just now that she Finally I couldn't help but complain a few words.
Zhou Ruhai also felt that his words were too serious just now. In front of so many servants, he did not save face for his wife at all, so when Mrs. Zhou got angry at him, he remained silent.
When Mrs. Zhou saw that her master ignored her, she felt even more aggrieved and shed tears unknowingly: "My son, you must not scare your mother anymore. If you don't come back, what will happen to your mother?" His life is gone!”
Although Huan'er and other servants had been in the study all the time, they did not dare to get involved in the dispute between Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou just now, so they could only stand aside and say nothing.
But when he saw Mrs. Zhou crying heartbrokenly, Huan'er immediately ran to her and comforted her in a soft voice: "Mom, please stop crying. The young master is fine. You believe me! Even if it happens, The young master is delayed because of something outside and cannot come back for a long time. Don't you still have me? You are my biological mother, and I will definitely be filial to you on behalf of the young master!"
The other servants had just come back from outside and didn't know that Mrs. Zhou recognized their daughter just now, so when they heard Huan'er call Mrs. Zhou's wife, they were all shocked and asked each other with their eyes, what on earth was going on?
Zhou Ruhai was stunned when he heard these words. He walked to Mrs. Zhou and asked patiently: "Madam, what's going on? Why did Huan'er call you mother? Since ancient times, there has been an order of honor and inferiority. I, Zhou, Although the family is in a state of decline, these rules cannot be messed with."
Huan'er had just been busy trying to persuade Mrs. Zhou, so she didn't pay attention for a moment and told her about recognizing her daughter.
At this time, he saw other servants casting unkind glances at him, while Mr. Zhou asked Mrs. Zhou seriously, which frightened Huan'er.
She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhou Ruhai: "You deserve to die. I just wanted to show mercy to the old lady and temporarily messed up my dignity. Please forgive me."
Mrs. Zhou was originally angry with Zhou Ruhai. When she saw that he had frightened Huan'er like this, she immediately said reluctantly: "What kind of inferiority? What rules? I will accept Huan'er as my daughter. You don't care." Not!
My only son has been left in limbo by you. If I don’t recognize a daughter, who can I expect in the future? Counting on you? You wish you could piss me off to death earlier! "
"Oh, I know you are angry, but this must not be done." Zhou Ruhai sighed and said helplessly.
When Zhou Yiming brought Chunni'er back, he asked Chunni to recognize the couple as her godfather and godmother. Although Mrs. Zhou had no objection at that time, Zhou Ruhai was absolutely unwilling. After all, the origin of this little girl was unknown. , from a humble background.
But for Yi Ming's sake, Zhou Ruhai did not object fiercely in the end, but pretended to be happy on the surface.
But the situation is different now.
