Chapter 9: Peter Falls in Love
Mai Ke and Peter were invited to go inside, a small reception room, and sit opposite the sisters.
Originally, the eldest brother was also invited to sit together, but he flatly refused, and added, in front of the young lady, I still stand more comfortable. He just stood at a distance.
However, the other three younger brothers sent the two brothers in and went out, otherwise they were all poked here, and it was inevitably a little too crowded.
After Mai Ke sat down, he waited leisurely for the other party to speak, but Peter looked cramped and uneasy. Because the woman in red opposite kept looking at him with two watery eyes wide.
Just look at it, there is a faint smile on the corner of the good-looking mouth. It made Peter feel like he was being looked at under a microscope, and his flaws were at a glance.
Seeing her sister's curious look, the woman in white smiled helplessly and said to Mai Ke, "Do you want to introduce yourself, two gentlemen who came unexpectedly?"
Before Mai Ke could answer, Uncle Lu, or Brother Lu, on the side, hurriedly shouted: "Answer Miss, what are you doing?" He was tolerant of Peter, and he never had a good impression of the handsome boy. Although Mai Ke can be called a tough guy image, he is still classified as a handsome young student.
Seeing Peter's eyes wide with anger, Mai Ke also frowned slightly, and the woman in red said, "Uncle Lu, you better go down first." It's okay here, there's me. ”
As soon as this discordant factor left, the atmosphere was very different. The woman in white mentioned yì and said, anyway, it's okay on the road, let's talk casually.
Mai Ke felt that he would not delay the journey left and right, and he would just chat. He knew, regardless of the fighting, or talking, the ship had never stopped, and by this time it had already left the port and entered the main channel.
Now they don't sit still either. The little maid opened the window in front of her, and the four of them chatted endlessly while leaning on the railing. Of course, rambling is only a superficial phenomenon, but in fact, it has its own ghosts.
Mai Ke knows that such a merchant ship, such a bodyguard guard, and a girl who seems to be pampered, knowledgeable, and cheerful are all extraordinary.
As for Peter, although he had a special feeling for the girl in red that he had never experienced before, as soon as he entered the route, the scenery on both sides of the river came into view, and the original shyness was immediately replaced by his military thinking, and he focused his main attention on the observation of the terrain and landforms.
What the two guys didn't know was that from the moment they yelled to stop the boat, what they did was in full view of the two girls. Even the zipline ferryman, who is invisible to ordinary people, did not miss it.
Due to the personalities of the two, the more quiet girl in white pays more attention to the handsome and dashing Mai Ke, and the more bold girl with red makeup prefers the rugged and thick Peter.
Women's intuition has always been stronger than men's, and many times they are led by their intuition. No, now the four of them have been divided into two groups, Mai Ke and the girl in white occupy the north window, and Peter and the girl in red crowd the south window.
Peter's chunk, apparently needed more space. And the one who is squeezed out of the space seems to be willing, contrary to the usual pungency.
It's too early to say that it's love at first sight, but mutual affection makes their conversation less wary of scheming. It didn't take much effort for Mai Ke and Peter to know their basic situation, as well as the purpose and destination of their trip.
The woman in white is surnamed Ning, and her name is Jingrui, and she comes from the largest and richest heirloom family in the southwest. The head of the family, Ning Yuanzhi, is her grandfather, and Jingrui is his favorite and most important pearl in the palm of his hand.
Jingrui was born in a long house, and if she was a man, she would naturally be the future head of the family. But her grandfather's weight on her has not been reduced.
This time, she was actually ordered to go to Gwangju and take over the family business from her second grandfather.
As a big family that started in the hinterland, Ning Yuanzhi has been in step with the times very early. Not only did he transfer his family's products to various ports through the Guò River, a water transportation artery, but he also carried out maritime trade at the ports of Gwangju.
Therefore, the economy of the Ning family is not a closed agricultural unitary, and the people of the Ning family do not only know how to stick to their ancestral business.
The woman in red and Ning Jingrui are close friends in the boudoir, but their backgrounds are very different. Her surname is Meng, her name is Ruofei, because of her flamboyant personality, she was nicknamed "Meng Zhang Fei" by Ning Ningrui, and she gladly accepted it.
Her father was the leader of the Xijiang Boat Gang, and his sphere of influence covered the entire main stream and all tributaries of the Xijiang River, and in recent years, he has also expanded to the outer sea to the port of Gwangju, especially the business of the Ning family, which has always been a supporting escort, whether it is the inland river or the open sea.
It is also for this reason that this time Tranquility Rui traveled far away, and the escort task was as always, and the boat gang was in charge. Meng Ruofei was not in the plan, I don't know who revealed the news, and she knew about it, and then she had to come.
The Ning family and the Meng gang leader finally combined, and the benefits really outweighed the disadvantages, so they acquiesced. However, she also set a restriction on everything, that is, she must obey Jingrui's command in everything and not act arbitrarily.
Although these two women were much better in personality and knowledge than other women of their time, they were not comparable to Mai Ke and Peter.
As a result, these two guys, who were already outstanding in eloquence, were speechless for a while, and their tongues were full of lotus flowers, and they were soon confused and dizzy.
After a short time, the details of his own background were clearly understood by the two, and for the two of them, except for knowing their names and going to Gwangju, nothing else was known.
However, through the chat, the intuitions of the two seem to be clearer, and they are already quite sure that these two are not bad people, but good people. Although it also reveals the bad guy traits that make people itch from time to time.
With the gradual deepening of acquaintance, several people are like old friends, and there are no taboos. A hundred years of repairing the same boat or something, from time to time appeared in the thoughts of Tranquility.
At this time, Peter and Ruofei stopped chatting and changed their way of communication, and the two of them compared martial arts.
It turned out that she saw that Peter's level of fighting across the river was good, and she didn't feel itchy, so she had to practice with Peter.
At first, Peter felt that he was embarrassed to lose by doing it with girls, and he was very reluctant to win. couldn't stand the latter's desperate pursuit of pleading and threatening, and finally gave in.
With the participation of Mai Ke and Jingrui, it was determined that the two games would be won or lost, a literary fight, and a martial arts fight. There is no need for referees, and when winning or losing is clear to these people at a glance, there is no one to rely on.
"Ladies first. "Peter was humble and gentlemanly.
Meng Ruofei was also not polite. A popular minor tune in the southwest region "Hui Lover", sung like a yellow oriole singing, tactful and lingering, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The singing stopped, and the two men applauded enthusiastically and cheered loudly. Jingrui also praised: "This Nizi's singing voice today is particularly beautiful, and it is really extraordinary." ”
It's Peter's turn. He sang "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water", a famous song that everyone is familiar with in a certain space and at a certain time.
Mai Ke liked the majesty of the song, so he taught his American brethren. Peter is convinced of Mai Ke to the point of almost blind Cheng dù, whatever Mai Ke likes, he must also like it, not to mention that he really thinks that this song has not many places to beat around the bush for his temper, and he can straighten his throat and roar loudly.
However, Peter is not short of emotions and improvisation. When he reported the title of the song he was going to sing, Mai Ke was also surprised, and even said that it was "Rolling Stream Jiangdong Passing Water", and he also joked that this was his temporary creation and dedicated to two beauties. Could it be that this elm pimple has opened its mind today?
Rolling Creek Jiangdong Passing Water / The waves sweep away the heroes / Success or failure turns empty / The green mountains are still there / The sunset is red several times
White-haired fisherman on the river/Accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze/A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet/How many things are in ancient and modern times/All pay in laughter
With the overlapping sentence at the end, "All are laughing and talking", the two women fell into a deep shock. Even Mai Ke felt that this was the case, and Peter's singing even surpassed the original singing and the popular singing on the Internet.
The point is that Peter's voice is too thick, like a large ship with thousands of horses galloping forward, accompanied by breaking the waves, majestic and unstoppable. Very battlefield generals charge through the enemy's indomitable spirit.
Since this kind of momentum is obvious even to Mai Ke, the two girls are greatly affected, and they can't help but have a sense of respect.
In addition to this and Mai Ke's same direction, the two also deeply admired his literary skills, this kind of immediacy is too rare.
didn't know that he was just copying someone else's, and his biggest contribution was just to change a word to make it fit the situation.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from downstairs, and there was a chaotic sound of pounding on the board of the weapon. It turned out that these bodyguards and crew members were also infected.
They could hear Peter's loud singing like a loudspeaker, and it was more exciting than ever, and they couldn't help but express their love when they heard it.
"Okay, I don't need to comment on this, I just admit defeat. Meng Ruofei was also very simple, and directly admitted defeat without nonsense. Her singing voice was not echoed by the audience below, and this alone made her invincible.
"How about I come up with an idea for the second fight?" Ruofei asked Peter.
"No problem, all listen to the lady. Peter promised happily, but muttered in his heart, "The first scene is also your idea." ”
In the end, it was determined that the test item was a hidden weapon, and the scope of the fight was the appearance of the ship, including the top, mast, deck, and side of the ship, but it was forbidden to enter the cabin.
After making sure, Ruofei asked Peter, "What kind of secret weapon do you use?" He'd searched his gear bag again, and as he remembered, there was nothing in it to throw around as a hidden weapon.
"You can use this. Ruofei took out a flower bag from her bag and gave it to Peter. Peter felt that the color of this bag was too feminine and was unwilling to accept it, and was glared at by Ruofei, and immediately became honest, obediently letting her tie it around his waist for him.
"This girl is abnormal. She'd never pretended to be a man to anything. Jing Rui looked at Ruofei, who had patiently prepared for Peter, and commented softly to Mai Ke. "It seems that your brother may not be able to escape her love. She won't give up until she achieves her goal. ”
"I'm afraid this is not easy. "Although Mai Ke is here, his heart has gone to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to revolt. "Maybe these people can be my help?"