Chapter 29: The Near the Water

When Lu Qi'an's good news came, He Haoyue called Ma Ruozhu to show off as soon as possible, He Haoyue couldn't hide her excitement, and praised her proud daughter-in-law Huang Jingcan, which aroused Ma Ruozhu's envy and jealousy.

On Saturday, Lu Qi'an came to the manor to have tea with Sima Shu. Ma Ruozhu was cutting fruit in the kitchen, but he actually listened to the conversation between the two of them. Lu Qi'an said to Sima Shu angrily: "You didn't see Pang Fatzi's eyes, his face was shining, it was a naked declaration that he liked Zhou Yao." ”

Sima Shu paused in his action of drinking tea and continued to drink tea silently.

Lu Qi'an saw that he was not in a hurry or slow, and he was anxious, and said, "Hey, did you hear what I said?" Don't blame me for not reminding you, the two of them work in the same department and see each other every day. As the saying goes, if you meet three points of love, you will have love over time.

Besides, that Pang Fat Man is close to the water, and he sways in front of Zhou Yao's eyes every day. If he launches a love offensive against Zhou Yao, after a long time, there will be nothing to do with you"!

Sima Shu didn't speak, Ma Ruozhu cut a plate of fruit, brought it to Lu Qi'an and said, "Xiao Lu, eat some fruit."

"Thank you, Aunt Ruo", Lu Qi'an stood up and took the fruit plate. Ma Ruozhu said, "You're welcome" and left slowly.

Just after walking a few steps, she heard Lu Qi'an raise her voice and ask Sima Shu: "Did you hear it?

Under the table, Sima Shu's fists were clenched, but he still sat firmly and didn't say a word.

Lu Qi'an threw down a sentence, "I'm done with what I should say, it's your business whether you want to take action or not", got up and left.

After Lu Qi'an left, Ma Ruozhu turned around and turned back, and saw Sima Shu pouring tea violently. Ma Ruozhu said to Aunt Yun: "Go and change a pot of vinegar for him, I don't believe that the acid will not pour him."

Aunt Yun laughed "poof", and Sima Shu looked at Ma Ruozhu embarrassedly and said, "Mom."

"Hmph, don't call me Mom, I don't have a worthless son like you, and I can't even chase back a daughter-in-law I like."

Ma Ruozhu hugged his arms and said indignantly: "That He Haoyue has a baby daughter-in-law, so beautiful that even Tang poetry thinks it is from the Song Dynasty." ”

She snorted and said, "Sima Shu, let me tell you, Zhou Yao is my favorite daughter-in-law, I don't care if you want to save face or not, I just want her, you hurry up and chase me back, don't let other boys chase me away."

Sima Shu shouted: "Mom."

Ma Ruozhu waved his hand to stop: "Don't tell me that you are very embarrassed, I don't care, I just need Zhou Yao, I want to show off to He Haoyue and go back, I'm angry."

Sima Shu shouted again: "Mom", and then said: "Mom, Zhou Jiao's temperament is stubborn, I'm afraid that he won't give me a chance, how can I catch up?"

Ma Ruozhu pondered: "I'll figure out a way", and then said: "According to this, if you go to her, she will definitely ignore you, and she will not give you a chance to redeem her, so you have to create an opportunity to talk."

Sima Shu nodded, Ma Ruozhu raised his head, and said firmly: "In this way, Mom will lead her to the manor, and you can talk to her."

"Mom, do you have a way to lure her in?"

"Of course, tomorrow, tomorrow I'll bring her"!

On the weekend, Zhou Jin accompanied his mother to clean at home, someone knocked on the door, Zhou Jin opened the door and saw that it was the assistant who picked him up last time to go to Sima Shu's grandmother's manor.

Zhou Jin just wanted to close the door, but the assistant was quick and blocked the door, Zhou Jin was afraid of squeezing her hand, so she had to give up. However, he still didn't invite her in, and asked coldly, "What's the matter with you coming?"

The assistant smiled and said, "Doctor Zhou, our old lady misses you and wants to ask you to come over and talk."

Zhou Jin refused: "I'm busy, I won't go."

The assistant seemed to know that Zhou Yao would refuse, so he was not in a hurry, and continued to invite: "Doctor Zhou, our old lady feels that she has fallen in love with you, and has been talking about you, for the sake of the old lady being obsessed with you, you can go over."

Zhou Jiao frowned, the old man's heart is difficult to refuse, do you want to cruelly reject the old man's heart? However, she really doesn't want to have anything to do with Sima Shu anymore, the manor, she can't go!

Zhou Yao had to ask, "How did you find this place?"

"If you have a heart, you can find it, just like an old lady's heart for you," the assistant replied.

Zhou Yao's hand that wanted to close the door was put down, and the assistant observed Yu Wei, knowing that she was shaken, and she only needed a little heat to achieve her goal.

The assistant was not in a hurry to enter the house, still standing outside the door, and told Zhou Yao: "Please, Dr. Zhou, you can talk to the old lady for a while, and I will send you back."

When Zhou Jin was hesitating, Han Hongmei came out of it and asked Zhou Jin: "Who, why are you standing at the door and not coming in to talk?"

The assistant snatched back and said, "Auntie, thank you, I won't go in, I'll go back after that."

"What did you say? What were you talking about?"

"Sima Shu's grandmother likes Dr. Zhou and wants to ask Dr. Zhou to come over and talk for a while, but Dr. Zhou says she wants to accompany you and refuses to go," the assistant said.

Zhou Yao didn't dare to refute anything when she heard her assistant say this, she was afraid that her mother would see something. She folded her arms and leaned against the wall, not saying a word.

Han Hongmei said: "What are you going to do with me? I still have to go to play cards and drink tea", and then said to Zhou Jin: "Jinjiao, since it is Sima Shu's grandmother who wants to talk to you, you can go and accompany the old man to relieve his boredom." People are old, and it is rare to have someone to talk to, so go."

When her mother said this, Zhou Yao had nothing to say, so she had to agree, bid farewell to her mother, and followed the assistant.

Coming to the manor, Sima Shu's grandmother was picking cucumbers in the small vegetable garden. The old lady was very happy when she saw Zhou Jin coming, she greeted her, took Zhou Jin's hand, and said affectionately: "Child, you are here."

Then asked Zhou Yao: "Child, you haven't been here for a long time, are you very busy with work?"

"Ah, yes", Zhou Jiagan agreed.

The old lady pulled Zhou Yao to sit down and said, "I'll wash one of the cucumbers I just picked, and you can taste them."

Zhou Yao quickly stood up and said, "Grandma, I'll wash it myself." He took the cucumber from the old lady's hand and put it in a vegetable washing basin in the sink next to the small vegetable garden.

After washing the cucumber, the old lady had to let Zhou Jin eat one, and Zhou Jin had to eat it. The old lady went into the garden again and squatted on the ground to cut the grass.

Zhou Yao looked at the old lady's skillful movements, and asked her, "Do you usually take care of this vegetable garden, grandma?"

"Where can it be called care, but it is just ploughing and hoeing and watering, and the right to relieve boredom," grandma replied with a smile.

Zhou Yao said: "I would rather plant ten acres of grain than half an acre of vegetables." After the wheat is sown, it does not need to be managed in the winter, and the next year's miscanthus seeds are waiting for harvest. Growing vegetables requires weeding and watering every day, which is very troublesome. If you don't care for a day, you will dry up, and in a few days you will be buried by weeds.

Grandma, you see that there is not a single weed in your vegetable garden, and there is not a single dry land, which must be taken care of every day."

The old lady asked Zhou Yao in surprise: "Good boy, you know a lot, children of your age don't know much about this." How do you know?"