Chu Yue hummed.
"Ever since I married my husband, I feel that life has been sweet. As for my mother..." There was a trace of bitterness on the corner of her lips, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, after all, I have nothing to do with them now."
Zhuang Huiyun pursed her lips.
"Actually, I'm in a similar situation to you."
Chu Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, "What should I say?"
She had indeed never heard of Zhuang Huiyun's natal family, so she had to walk home for a while. The two of them chatted on the way, and it was good to be familiar with each other.
Zhuang Huiyun sighed.
"My mother died early, and my father remarried. My stepmother treated me harshly. Seeing that your family has become prosperous, originally they wanted to marry Chang Lian and me instead, but Chang Lian was arrested. They stopped thinking about the conscription, turned around, and found me an old family with a generous betrothal gift. It happened that when we were talking about marriage, my mother went to my house with the gift, and I followed her without saying a word."
Hearing this, Chu Yue's gossip thoughts were aroused.
"Did your father's nose become crooked with anger at that time?"
Zhuang Huiyun covered her mouth and smiled, "It's not crooked, but it's almost the same. He told me at that time that if I followed my mother out of that house, I would no longer be his daughter."
She snorted, with a hint of stubbornness on her face.
"I don't want to be his daughter."
"They keep saying it's for my own good, but nothing they do is really for my benefit."
Chu Yue nodded.
"I think you did the right thing. Those who really do good for you will not always talk about it. Except for asking you to marry an old man, they may be looking for the bride price."
"Isn't that right?" Zhuang Huiyun took Chu Yue's hand and looked relaxed, "I just want to leave that family now. The days to come will definitely get better and better."
Chu Yue looked at her and expressed the doubts in her heart.
"How did my cousin-in-law and cousin Changlian meet?"
She doesn't believe in love for no reason. If there is no emotional foundation between the two, Zhuang Huiyun cannot wait in vain with illusions.
Speaking of Lu Changlian, Zhuang Huiyun had a hint of shyness on his face.
"I've actually known him for a long time. I've known him since I was eight years old. I just don't know if he still remembers me."
Chu Yue was a little surprised.
"Eight years old?"
Zhuang Huiyun hummed.
"I was playful when I was young, and I slipped and fell into the pond. It was he who rescued me."
Chu Yue understood clearly, "It turns out that my cousin-in-law had a secret love for her when she was young. No wonder, no wonder."
Zhuang Huiyun pursed her lips and smiled, shook her head and said, "Actually, I didn't have much idea at first. I came here because of my family background, and I didn't want to marry him until I saw him again."
The two of them arrived home as they talked.
Since Zhuang Huiyun came back for the first time and met her family for the first time, Chu Yue introduced her to her family.
At night, she and Xiaozhu were arranged to sleep in the same room.
After arranging Zhuang Huiyun, Chu Yue came to the courtyard, sat down opposite Zhang Zheng, and pushed forward across the river with the chess piece in hand.
"Master, I'm going to the provincial capital tomorrow for a while. Can you help me take care of the medical center in the town?"
Zhang Zheng glanced in her direction.
"You girl, you're not satisfied with having a medical center? Why do you think about running out all the time?"
Chu Yue pursed her lips, "I don't want to be like my senior brother and spend my whole life guarding the examination table. It's so boring."
Zhang Zheng smiled and nodded.
"That's right. I think back then, I also traveled all over the Nanyuan Kingdom single-handedly. You are quite as aware as you were when you were a teacher."
Chu Yue raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Zheng.
"Master, don't you plan to run away now?"
Zhang Zheng shook his head and sighed, "Master, I'm old and can't run anymore."
Chu Yue raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Master, are you getting old?"
After she finished speaking, she pushed her car directly to the position corresponding to the general on the other side of the river.
Zhang Zheng pointed to the chess game and said, "Look, you have been playing chess with Master for a while, and you are even better than Master."
Chu Yue didn't think so.
She shook her head and said, "This is an endgame, and Master has no advantage. Winning against Master is just a fluke."
Zhang Zheng laughed.
"It's not in vain that I'm hurting you." He said, taking out a token slightly larger than his thumb from his bag and placing it on the table. "Take this thing. If you encounter difficulties when you go out, maybe you can It can come in handy.”
You don’t need to ask to know that this is a good thing.
"Master, you should keep such a valuable thing yourself. I'm afraid I'll lose it."
Zhang Zheng glanced in her direction.
"Just take it if I tell you. Don't you still have to support me as a teacher until you die? Anyway, it will be yours in the end."
Hearing this, Chu Yue felt a little sour in her heart.
"Master will definitely live a long life... no, a thousand years old!"
Zhang Zheng stroked his beard and smiled, "Thousand years old, I am not an old bastard. Why do you live for such a long time?"
Chu Yue whispered.
"I wish Master was just an old bastard."
"Huh? What did you say?" Zhang Zheng looked at her with raised eyebrows.
Chu Yue reacted and said with a smile, "Nothing, nothing. Thank you Master for the gift. I will go back to the house first."
After she finished speaking, she picked up the token on the table and ran back to the house.
Zhang Zheng looked at Chu Yue who was running away and shook his head helplessly.
"I'm not deaf or blind yet, but this girl is getting bolder and bolder."
Chu Yue returned to the house and turned over the bronze token in her hand, but couldn't see anything interesting.
She brought the token to Lu Xinghe.
"Ms. sir, do you know what this is?"
Lu Xinghe took it in his hand and looked at it, "Dr. Zhang gave it to you?"
Chu Yue nodded, "Yes, Master gave this to me when he learned that I was going to Yuezhou."
Lu Xinghe handed the token back to Chu Yue, "Just keep it. If I guess correctly, this thing should be some kind of token that symbolizes identity."
Chu Yue raised her eyes.
"Then Master gave it to me, will it have any impact on him?"
"With his current status, who can impersonate him?" Lu Xinghe looked at Chu Yue, "Keep it carefully. Since the old man gave you such an important thing, he must have recognized you from the bottom of his heart."
Listening to these words, Chu Yue felt no joy at all, but instead felt a bit heavier in her heart.
"I hope I won't disappoint Master."
…
The next day, the group equipped themselves and set off.
There were two carriages traveling with them. Lu Dagui was driving his family's carriage. In addition to the luggage of Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue, there was also a small amount of goods placed on the carriage. The carriage Jiang Wan was driving had more goods piled on it. There was only one seat left for Zhuang Huiyun to sit down.
On the way, Lu Xinghe looked at Chu Yue, "Yueyue, if you promised aunt to take your cousin-in-law to the provincial capital, aren't you afraid that second aunt will come too?"
"The reason why I brought my cousin-in-law with me is because I think she is suitable. It happens that I am also short of trustworthy people around me. If my second aunt wants to recommend someone, she must be suitable, otherwise I will not accept everyone." Chu Yue said, full of joy. He looked at Lu Xinghe with a look of reluctance, "My husband, I am going to the capital this time. I don't know what year or month it will be when I see you next time."
