Su Jinyan put away the dishes and chopsticks, tidied up the kitchen as quickly as possible, wiped the water on her hands and returned to the woodshed, where she sat in front of Tang Ronzhi and looked at him expectantly.
Seeing her well-behaved look, Tang Rongzhi took the bowl she handed and took a sip of water.
"If you want Song Qingyang to like you, you must first change your current appearance. There is no man in the world who is not good at beauty. If you act like this all day long, what man would want to look at you more often?"
"But I..." Su Jinyan touched her cheek. "Appearance is what you are born with and I can't change it."
"Appearance is something you are born with. You are not ugly either, but you just don't like to dress yourself up. Women want your appearance to please you, and you are not even willing to pay for it. Why do you want others to like you?"
"You make sense." Su Jinyan stood up, "You have a good rest, I'm going out."
Tang Rongzhi saw her dig out a box, took out a piece of broken silver from the box, and then went out.
An hour passed by this time.
When Su Jinyan's footsteps appeared outside the door, Tang Rongzhi had just woken up, so he slowly sat up and watched Su Jinyan open the door and walk in.
The woman who came in was wearing a blue skirt and a white coat.
Her hairstyle also changed. Today I wore a simple bun with a hanging cloud and applied rouge. It looked like a blooming orchid, a bit shy and uneasy.
"is this okay?"
Tang Rongzhi looked into those eyes and felt that the blooming spring flowers were nothing more than that.
She makes rouge and gouache all the year round, and her body has a light fragrance.
Today's dress suits her very well. The most important thing is that she is not as delicate as a teenage girl, but a ripe peach, with a strong fragrance exuding from her whole body.
She usually wears coarse linen clothes, which are very loose and baggy. Today's body is just right, and that figure is naturally revealed.
Tang Rongzhi said nothing, and Su Jinyan became less and less confident. Her head lowered lower and lower, the anxiety on her face turned dark, and her eyes began to turn red again.
"I knew...I couldn't..." Su Jinyan's voice was small, like a mosquito buzzing.
If Tang Rongzhi hadn't had good hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.
"Qingyang is seven years younger than me. He is so young, so good-looking, and the number one scholar in the new science. All the women in the capital regard him as their wishful husband. It will be great if I can stay by his side and be his sister. I still have delusions...why should I have delusions?"
"Have you said enough?" Tang Rongzhi waited for her to stop before asking her. "You denied yourself before I even spoke. Are you stupid?"
"Then what do you think of me?" Su Jinyan looked at him expectantly.
"If you change your clothes and you can make Song Qingyang fall in love with you, there are so many beauties out there, why not someone else?"
Su Jinyan's face fell again.
"The first step is a good change. Let's see later! What are you going to eat tonight?"
"I..." Su Jinyan said, hearing voices outside, she made a gesture of silence to Tang Ronzhi, and then went out to take a look.
In the courtyard, Song Qingyang was talking to several colleagues.
Those colleagues were laughing and playing around, pestering Song Qingyang and talking about something.
"It's really not interesting to hide it so deep and not let us see it, Mr. Song."
"You rejected the daughter of the Minister of Household Affairs for her, which shows that my sister-in-law must be an extraordinary woman. You are here today, so please let us say hello. If you meet your sister-in-law outside in the future, you won't be able to recognize her. "
"No."
Song Qingyang said: "She is thin-skinned and will be nervous and uneasy when meeting her husband. Sir, please don't embarrass her."
Creak! The door opens. Su Jinyan walked out of the woodshed and said to Song Qingyang: "Qingyang, you are back. These are..."
Song Qingyang frowned when he heard Su Jinyan's voice.
He looked over, and when he saw Su Jinyan, there was a look of shock in his eyes.
The other three officials also saw Su Jinyan and were equally surprised.
"This is..."
Song Qingyang came back to his senses and said, "Yes, she is my wife."
Su Jinyan saluted several adults: "I have met all of you."
"Brothers and sisters, please forgive me."
"We met Mr. Song outside. Thinking that Mr. Song lives nearby, we had to come and say hello. Brother and sister, I didn't scare you, did I?"
Su Jinyan blushed and said shyly, "No. Sirs, please take a seat inside and I will make tea for you."
Song Qingyang stared blankly at Su Jinyan's figure.
He had never seen her dressed up so well.
In fact, Su Jinyan's appearance is indeed not bad. When she was in the countryside, the bachelors in the village always stared at her. However, he was the only scholar in the whole village, and he was very talented. Those people only dared to peek at her and did not dare to cause trouble for her.
He just didn't expect that she would be like this after dressing up carefully...
"Master Song, I finally understand why you are unwilling to abandon your wife."
"Master Song has such a lovely wife in his arms and can study hard for ten years. His perseverance is stronger than ours."
Su Jinyan made tea for them.
Tea is expensive and their family cannot afford it. Fortunately, someone gave her tea when he returned to his hometown to pick her up, and the tea was quite good, and it came in handy today.
Su Jinyan made tea.
After making tea, Su Jinyan knew it was inconvenient to stay there, so she pretended to clean the room and went to the kitchen.
Song Qingyang entered the kitchen.
"What other dishes are there at home?"
Su Jinyan heard his voice and turned around: "Only the carrots are left."
"You go buy some meat and see what dishes are available. Then buy some dishes and come back. They want to stay for dinner."
Su Jinyan responded: "I understand."
"You're...different today." Song Qingyang said awkwardly, "That's good."
Su Jinyan smiled shyly, her cheeks were as pink and tender as petals, and her eyes were full of shyness.
Song Qingyang was a little embarrassed, so he said "Go back quickly" and went to receive the guests.
Su Jinyan returned to the woodshed first.
Seeing Tang Rongzhi's eyes closed, she thought he was asleep.
She hesitated for a moment, then tugged on his sleeve.
Tang Rongzhi opened his eyes and looked at her impatiently.
"He said I was doing well today..." Su Jinyan's smile widened, like a flower in full bloom. "Thanks to you."
Tang Rongzhi: "...You woke me up just to talk about this?"
"You don't understand." Su Jinyan said with a happy smile on her face. "He complimented me for the first time. By the way, I'm going to buy groceries. I'll prepare them and bring them to your room later. But it will be a little late, so don't worry."
"I know, don't bother me." Tang Rongzhi said impatiently.
"Oh..." Su Jinyan murmured. "You are so cruel. Our Qingyang has a better temper."
Tang Rongzhi: "..."
Of course he has a good temper. After all, there is an old lady taking care of him every day, so he doesn't have to worry about anything.
