The night in Zhouzhuang was quiet and peaceful, although it was winter, his arms were warm and powerful, and he couldn't feel a trace of wind.

But Su Qingwan still felt that she was cold.

She raised her hand and pushed Gu Shaoting away slightly, her smile was very faint, "It's not early, let's go back." Gu Shaoting slowly let go of her, his eyes were slightly dark, and his feelings were unknown. Su Qingwan didn't look up, and was about to walk past him sideways.

"Su Qingwan. Gu Shaoting quickly grabbed her wrist and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I said to give you time, if you think you just ......" Su Qingwan shook his head, his voice was calm, "Second master, Qingwan understands." ”

She said and tried to break free of his hand, but Gu Shaoting didn't let go, but grabbed it tighter. His voice was low and calm, and his brows were slightly furrowed, "I can apologize." ”

Su Qingwan was silent for a long time and finally raised her head, but there was a smile on her face, she looked at him quietly and said, "You don't need to apologize." Gu Shaoting looked at her for a moment before slowly letting go of her hand.

When Su Qingwan returned to the room, Chunsheng had already fallen asleep. She closed the door, raised her hand and turned off the light, and the room was immediately plunged into darkness, like her sinking heart.

Although most of the days in Shanghai are cloudy, but on the second day of Zhouzhuang, the weather is rare and good, and the sun shines on the body to feel warm, so just after breakfast, Chunsheng pulled her to the yard for a walk.

I happened to see Uncle Zhou pruning flowers and trees, one branch at a time, and the cutting was extremely meticulous. Su Qingwan walked forward slowly and asked softly, "Uncle Zhou, it's winter, do you still need to prune?" Uncle Zhou turned his head when he heard the sound, and when he saw that it was her, he replied with a smile, "These are all flowers and trees that bloom on the branches, and they need to be re-pruned in winter, so that next spring, they can germinate more shoots, bloom more, and bear more fruits." ”

Su Qingwan smiled and nodded, Uncle Zhou turned around and carefully cut two scissors, and did not forget to talk to Su Qinghuan with a smile, "Listening to the accent, Miss Qingwan doesn't look like a Shanghainese......"

"We came from Peking to visit relatives. Chunsheng replied with a smile as he walked over and looked at the flowers. Su Qingwan also added with a smile, "Chunsheng and I grew up in Beiping and only came to Shanghai at the beginning of the year. Uncle Zhou's hand holding the scissors paused, as if he was trying to recall something, and muttered to himself, "Beiping ......"

Chunsheng walked two steps around the flower pots all over the ground, and suddenly pointed to a pot of orange and yellow flowers and asked, "Uncle Zhou, what kind of flower is this, it is so beautiful in winter." ”

Uncle Zhou immediately leaned over and took a look, "This flower is called Longevity Flower." He looked at the pot of flowers and smiled very happily, "This is a new variety that Miss Fengqing just sent a few days ago. ”

Su Qingwan was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had misheard, so she turned her head and asked hesitantly, "Miss Li?"

Uncle Zhou turned around and said in a surprised tone, "Miss Qingwan knows her?" After asking, he seemed to understand in an instant, "Yes, she and the second master have been close since childhood, so you must have met in Shanghai." ”

Su Qingwan didn't speak, only smiled faintly.

Chunsheng couldn't look past it, and said slowly, "She's going to get engaged in a few days, and she still has time to come here......"

"Engaged?" Uncle Zhou didn't seem to know, and he didn't believe it, "Miss Fengqing?" Chunsheng nodded affirmatively, "It's her." ”

Uncle Zhou shook his head, still looking disbelieving, and his tone was even more determined, "Miss Fengqing will only marry the second master, how can she marry someone else." Chunsheng looked at the silent Su Qingwan, and suddenly felt a little angry, she stepped forward and asked Uncle Zhou, "Why is it that the one who marries the second master must be Miss Fengqing." ”

Uncle Zhou realized that something was wrong, he looked at Su Qingwan, with an embarrassed look on his face, and tried to explain, "This is just the meaning of the eldest lady when she was alive......"

"But the second master ......" Chunsheng was about to refute, but Su Qingwan suddenly spoke, "The Li family and the Gu family are well-to-do, and they have been friends for generations. The Li family has a big business, and it can make the Gu family's position in Shanghai more stable, so Miss Li is the best candidate for the second young grandmother of the Gu family. She looked up at Uncle Zhou, who was stunned, and smiled softly, "The eldest lady must have considered it like this." Uncle Zhou came back to his senses and nodded hurriedly, but his eyes seemed to be deeper when he looked at Su Qingwan.

The midday sun faded and the temperature cooled a bit. Su Qingwan and Chunsheng were pacing slowly in the courtyard, Xu was busy in the kitchen at noon, and the huge courtyard seemed empty.

Chunsheng turned his head more than once and secretly looked at Su Qingwan, his expression was hesitant, and finally he couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Miss, you have always refused to accept the second master, is this the reason?" After asking, he said to Su Qingwan a little easily, "But Miss Li is about to get married." ”

There was a wind blowing in your face, mixed with a hint of winter chill. Su Qingwan reached out and tightened the collar of the cloak, and said calmly, "Chunsheng, it doesn't have to be Miss Li. She slowly tied her hand down, and then continued to walk forward with her feet raised, her voice very soft, "It's just that it won't be me." ”

Unexpectedly, after just walking a few steps, he felt a slight coolness on his face, and Su Qingwan raised his head slightly. Small, pure white snowflakes are falling from the sky one by one, slowly getting denser and denser, more and more.

"Miss!" Chunsheng ran over excitedly, holding her hands out, and looked at her with a smile, "It's snowing!" Su Qingwan also stretched out a hand, watching the snowflakes fall in the palm of her hand, and then quickly dissolve, she raised her head and smiled softly.

It turns out that it will really snow.

Behind the window on the second floor stood a man with a panoramic view of the scene in the courtyard. He stared straight at Su Qingwan in the courtyard with a pure smile on his face. Even if they weren't close, he could still feel that the smile on her face was the kind of smile that was really happy, and it was a smile that had never been shown in front of him.

Gu Shaoting took a deep puff of his cigarette, his eyes were dark, and he never looked away. He remembered what she had said to him with a shallow smile last night.

You don't need to apologize.

Gu Shaoting looked at Su Qingwan in the courtyard, and his hand holding the cigarette tightened slightly. Since it wasn't unintentional for him, what was the reason why she kept pushing him away.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and soon a thin layer had accumulated on the ground. Chunsheng ran around in the snow, very happy. Su Qingwan looked at her and smiled contentedly. The snowflakes fell on the hair, and the soaked forehead hair was a little wet, Su Qingwan raised his hand and stroked his forehead, and his hand was cold.

Gu Shaoting couldn't help frowning when he saw it, he turned around and pinched his cigarette, walked to the door, reached out and took his coat and put it on, and buttoned it. He reached out and took a thick cloak and put it on his arm, and turned to go out.

Zhou Yong suddenly pushed open the door with an eager face and broke in.

"Second master, an urgent report from southern Anhui. ”