Chapter 205: She didn't deserve me not to get married
After bowing and getting up, the two looked up at the old lady, and also at the clan relatives, and then Yuan Bo said, "Now please serve incense and tea." β
The housekeeper brought long incense and a red gold incense burner, and the two stepped forward to burn incense.
Changxiang has already dizzed away the curling smoke, and it is impossible to tell what day and night in heaven and earth, Yuan Bo's loud and calm male voice shouted, "Young Master Rong and Miss Mansheng are incenseββ! β
The two of them bowed again and put Changxiang into the nine-legged red ding of the mahogany carved table.
"The incense is over." With another shout, Yuan Bo continued to take the next step, "Young Master Rong and Miss Mansheng make tea!" β
The two long incense sticks were still burning in the red ding, and there was silence around them, and everyone was silent, making the already magnificent tea hall even more solemn.
The housekeeper sent a wooden plate, and on the dark red tray, there were two teacups with red gold dragon patterns on a vermilion background, and Yuan Bo personally poured tea for them, and then sent each cup to the two of them.
"Miss Mansheng, please be ready." Yuanbo kindly reminded.
Mansheng smiled at him and nodded, carefully serving the teacup. When I took it in my hand, I found that the teacup was really heavy, and the texture was extremely delicate when I touched it with my fingertips.
Both of them had already held the teacups, and Uncle Yuan shouted again, "Young Master Rong and Miss Mansheng toast tea to the old lady!" β
"Old lady, please use tea." Wei Rong and Mansheng had already arrived in front of the old lady, and the two of them lowered their heads and raised their glasses in front of the old man.
The old lady first took the cup in Wei Rong's hand, tasted it lightly and put it down, and the butler held the mahogany plate and caught it on the side.
After that, the old lady took the cup of tea in Mansheng's hand again, and put it down after tasting it.
"Old lady rewards ββ!" Yuan Bo continued to shout, and immediately a servant took out a golden bowl and golden spoon made of pure gold and sent it to Mansheng.
At a glance, he also knew that this was the kindness of the elders to the juniors, "Thank you, old lady!" β
Finally, the first cup of tea on the old lady's side has been served.
Mansheng waited silently, she originally thought that the incense tea ceremony had been completed, but who knew that the next thing was not over, Yuan Bofu spoke again, "Young Master Rong and Miss Mansheng toast tea to the second uncleββ! β
As soon as Mansheng heard this, she realized that not only did she have to offer tea to the old lady at the moment, but all the clan elders sitting in front of her at this moment had to offer tea one by one.
"Young Master Rong and Miss Mansheng offer tea to the third uncle-"
"Young Master Rong and Miss Mansheng offer tea to their cousin-"
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So I don't know how many times it was repeated, and in the end, Mansheng has already understood the series of actions of "serving tea and greeting tea", but at the same time, all the clan relatives also appreciated the blessings in turn, and the format utensils made of gold were lined up in a row one after another, until the last clan elder finished the tea ceremony, and the rules of tea to the elders were not considered complete.
After that, Yuan Bo shouted, "Now Miss Mansheng offers tea to Young Master Rong." β
The housekeeper brought the last cup of tea, and Mansheng also picked up the cup of tea that he finally wanted to pay tribute to Wei Rong today.
They stood facing each other, and for a moment she saw him smiling at her, and she handed the teacup over, "Master, please drink tea." β
Wei Rong took the teacup and took a sip and put it down, and the housekeeper finally retreated.
In the middle of looking at each other, I heard Yuan Bo say, "Etiquette! From today on, Miss Mansheng is the apprentice accepted by Young Master Rong, and she is also the apprentice unanimously recognized by the Wei familyββ! β
It seems that after waiting for a long time, after climbing mountains and wading through water, he finally waited for a result, and he couldn't help but raise his lips and smile.
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In the back, relatives and friends began to applaud them and wish them all the best for their master-apprentice relationship!
It's just that among the group, there are also people who look at it coldly, although Wang Zijin is smiling, but her beautiful eyes are cold.
"Zijin." Wei Zuozheng called out to her, but Wang Zijin still didn't come back to his senses.
It wasn't until a big hand gently covered her that Wang Zijin came to his senses, "What's wrong?" β
"We also go to bless the second brother and the overborn them." Wei Zuo was calling, and Wang Zijin smiled at him, "Okay." β
Wang Zijin pushed the wheelchair and stepped forward with Wei Zuo, "Second brother, Mansheng, we will all be a family in the future, you have to take Mansheng with you more." β
"Definitely." Wei Rong smiled.
Wang Zijin said, "Mansheng, we don't have anything to give you, we have prepared a set of tea utensils, but it is far inferior to what my uncle rewarded." However, it is also our heart, and we hope you enjoy it. β
"Thank you, sister-in-law, you and my eldest brother gave it to me, I like it very much." Mansheng replied sincerely.
Relatives and friends came to the rear, also to congratulate, "Big brother and sister-in-law, you guys come in and take the lead!" Second brother, and Sister Mansheng, congratulations! β
In the face of so many people's congratulations, Mansheng was almost overwhelmed, and could only smile and say thank you repeatedly.
Not far away, there are relatives and friends who have never stepped forward to congratulate, and the girls always have a lot of verbal disputes, "Look at the old lady and the clan uncles, treat her really well, so many golden bowls and spoons made of gold, how many years will it take her to turn into gold water?" β
"How is it possible for gold to melt? Unless, she doesn't like the style herself, and she has to build a new one! The tall young woman said with a smile.
"Isn't it just to recognize the master, why is it like a marriage to worship the church, and to make such a teacher and move the people! When the eldest brother and sister-in-law got married, it was a little more grand than now! β
"That's it!"
Several girls were talking, and suddenly one of them looked up and caught a glimpse of the other, and immediately closed his voice in embarrassment, "Brother Yanhui......"
Several other people also looked back at the same time, and the person standing in front of them was Wang Yanhui, the eldest young man of the Wang family, and he also had another identity, that is, the elder brother of the grandmother of the Wei family!
What's bad is that they just compared the grand occasion of the marriage of the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother with today!
"Brother Yanhui, in fact, the marriage scene of the eldest brother and sister-in-law is much more magnificent than now! Today is nothing at all! A few of the girls immediately changed their tune.
Wang Yan smiled back at them, "When you get married, you must let the old lady and uncles put on a more grand scene." β
"I'm sorry, we didn't mean that......" Several girls hurriedly apologized, but found that it was too late.
Wang Yanhui smiled back and said, "No need to apologize, every year is different, there are always more and more rules, so they are all normal." When the time comes, I will definitely give you a great gift. β
The girls didn't seem to be angry when they saw Wang Yanhui, and they asked curiously, "Brother Yanhui, do you have a good relationship with that Miss Lin?" β
"Ordinary friends." Wang Yan responded.
Since they are ordinary friends, there is nothing to worry about, and several people boldly asked, "We heard that she is actually a married woman?" β
Wang Yan raised her eyes and glanced at the heroine who had been smiling all the time surrounded by everyone, and the too happy smile on her beautiful face made her eyes streak, "Hearsay is not good, if you want to know the answer, it is better to ask her directly." β
When a few young ladies thought about it, they also felt that it made sense, because they were already displeased!
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"Thank you, thank you......" Mansheng was almost surrounded, even when Wei Rong left for a moment to entertain relatives and friends, she was surrounded by herself alone.
When the apprenticeship was over, Mansheng and Wei Rong were dispersed by the people who came to congratulate them, and surrounded by everyone, Mansheng raised his eyes and looked around, and found that Wei Rong was also smiling at everyone not far away.
Just when he retracted his gaze, Mansheng suddenly saw several other glamorous and beautiful girls appear in front of him, and the young girls who can enter and leave today's family gathering are all daughters of the family, so they are all beautiful.
"Sister Mansheng, everyone really wants to get to know you, but there are too many people here, can you accompany us outside?" The girl warmly invited, and it was not easy to refuse, "Okay, then let's go." β
Mansheng left with these people, and when she walked out of the tearoom, her eyes intersected with Wei Rong, and she silently signaled: I'll go outside with them to talk.
Wei Rong watched Lin Mansheng walk out of the tearoom with his hands in hand, his smiling eyes condensed slightly. He was just about to say goodbye and leave to follow, but he was called back, and when he looked back, he was the oldest and highest ranking person in the clan, and he admonished, "Second uncle, you go slowly." β
In this way, Wei Rong's pace also stopped.
Outside the tea hall is a cloister, which is bypassed to the side courtyard. The villas in the Summer Palace are surrounded by ornate arches that lead to the garden from anywhere. While watching, the vine was led to a courtyard by an enthusiastic girl.
There are a few other girls in front, and there are also young boys to accompany them, and it is too dazzling at a glance under the warm sun, and it is really a picture of a young girl who is too beautiful.
"Sister Mansheng, sit here." The girl who came with the vine smiled and asked her to sit down.
There was a place left in front of this round table, as if it was specially reserved for Mansheng, and after Mansheng walked in front of this group, he noticed a trace of strangeness for a moment.
That kind of scrutiny with a slight suspicion in her eyes, Mansheng once felt that when she first entered Jinyue's position, all the high-level executives at that time were like this!
"Everybody wants to get to know me?" Mansheng smiled and sat down, and when he was ready, he was no longer flustered.
The boys and girls were sitting and standing, and one of them, the oldest and most beautiful-looking girl, suddenly said, "Actually, we really want to know you!" β
"Why?" Creeping was also a little curious.
"Before we met you, we all thought that you must be very remarkable, and you must be very capable, and you must be very beautiful, you must know everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, right? Your family background is probably not bad, and your talents are certainly second to none! The girl glanced up and down and said.
Mansheng smiled, "But after I arrived today, I seem to be a little disappointed." β
The boys and girls were stunned, and the girl at the head said, "You seem to be very self-aware." β
In fact, in terms of appearance, Lin Mansheng in front of him is indeed not the most outstanding, because there are girls who are better than her among the girls sitting around now. It's just that after she took a closer look, she was very comfortable, especially when she smiled, she had a kind of smart and flawless beauty. Still, she's not the best.
Or is she actually something else?
"I'm not very proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I only know a few skins, if you want to ask my master how much difference there is between me and me, then I can only be far behind. He's pretty much omnipotent, but I'm not. As for my family background and talents, I'm certainly not second to none. Mansheng said with a smile again.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but question: Such an apprentice is not worthy of Captain Rong at all!
"But what to do." Mansheng sighed a little, "My master, he still likes me like this." β
Is it self-confidence, or is it narcissism?
Everyone couldn't tell the difference now, and the girl in charge suddenly asked, "Actually, you are the girlfriend of the second brother!" β
Although today it is openly apprenticed to the apprentice, and there is no special explanation of the relationship between them, it seems that this is already well known.
Mansheng responded directly, "You are so curious about the love stories of adults at such a young age? β
That's the answer, she's admitted!
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"But Sister Mansheng, you seem to have been married, right?" The girl in front of her had a pair of Danfeng eyes raised, particularly sharp, and really had the edge of a rich daughter, "A divorced girl, do you think you are worthy of the second brother?" Our Wei family has never lacked rich daughters, and many girls want to marry into the Wei family, why do you think you can be qualified for the title of young grandmother in the second position of the Wei family? β
Mansheng has already estimated the age of this group, the youngest is eighteen or nineteen years old, and the oldest is just twenty years old, but once they ask questions, they all look solemn and imposing!
Only those who grew up in a big family can question others so boldly at such a young age, and even criticize and question with lessons!
In the face of the questioning of this group, Mansheng did not have that shock, and she was shocked many times so she was immune, she did not hesitate to speak, and first admitted, "Indeed, I have been married, and now I am divorced and single. But I don't think anyone said that after divorce, you can't have a new start and find another person you like. β
"Do you have a favorite boy or girl? It's ...... to have a good feeling," Mansheng said, looking at their faces, it was really the heart-pounding emotions of his youth in the bud, "It's like meeting someone, but no one knows that after this time, in fact, they will meet another person." β
"So, you divorced your ex-husband in order to meet your second brother?" Some people asked, but they didn't seem to understand.
Mansheng smiled, "I didn't divorce just to meet him, I chose to start over for myself." It's like taking an exam paper, and if you don't do well in the first exam, you want to take the next exam again. Remember, it's not about retaking the exam, it's about taking the next one. β
"I don't understand!" Others expressed incomprehension.
And the girl with a pair of Danfeng eyes said, "Whether you retake the exam or take the exam again, you have already failed the exam the first time, you are a poor student, you are not good enough or good, why do you think you can now?" β
"It's not me who has the final say, but your second brother who has the final say." Mansheng smiled and said, "Also, I'm just in a relationship with him now, and love is not the same as marriage." I didn't become his girlfriend just to marry into the Wei family. As for me as a student, it's true that I'm not good enough or good enough, but when it comes to exams, isn't there a chance for the next one? β
"Even if there is no chance for the exam, there is still a chance in life." Mansheng looked at them and said, "This time is over, and there will be another time." β
The young master's daughters were all a little dazed at this moment, and at this moment someone shouted, "It's the second brother who is here!" β
"Second brother!"
"Brother Wei Rong!"
Wei Rong came to Mansheng's side and asked them, "What are you talking about?" β
"I just really want to get to know Sister Mansheng, so we're chatting with her." The girl at the head immediately sat upright, and at the same time, she found that when Wei Rong appeared, this group of young and frivolous young masters and daughters showed strange enthusiasm and respect.
"Now I'm going to borrow her and come back to you later, okay?" Wei Rong asked with a smile.
"Good ββ!" The crowd said in unison.
"Let's go." Wei Rong whispered, taking Mangsheng's hand and leaving.
In the corner of the villa, Wang Yan witnessed this scene, he held the teacup and put it down gently, but he seemed to have lost interest.
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"You borrowed me, where are you going to take me? Which elder are you going to entertain this time, or who are you going to chat with? Mansheng followed him quietly, let him shuttle through the villa with him, and only after walking for a while did he ask softly.
Wei Rong smiled back and said, "There is no entertainment, and I don't need you to talk to each other." β
So where are you going to take her? Creep was a little confused.
Surprised, he had led her through the corridors, around the spiral staircase, and by the time he had stopped, the two of them were already standing in the doorway of a room with two doors closed.
Wei Rong pushed the door open, led her in, and took a closer look, and found that this was a huge library pavilion!
With a dazzling array of books and a neat and orderly book gallery, it's like a library!
Wei Rong likes to read, he can often read quietly alone, and asks with a smile, "Take me here to read?" β
"You're here to read." Wei Rong said, picked her up directly, and Mansheng did not struggle, let him carry himself to the quiet chair behind the cloister.
After sitting down, Mansheng looked at him and said, "Actually, there was nothing just now. β
Wei Rong said, "The children of the Wei family, I know what kind of questions they will ask." β
In fact, Mansheng was also a little stunned just now, she didn't think that when she came to Wei's house this time, she would inevitably be asked about her marriage. It's just that the person who Mansheng imagined asking might be the old lady, or Uncle Yuan, or any elder, but he didn't expect it to be the young master's daughter.
"Adults let their children speak for them?" Mansheng thought for a moment and asked.
Even if they are extremely curious, they probably can't ask in person, so most of them want to ask some results privately through their children. Although he is young and ignorant, it is because of this ignorance that he can pass the test better.
Wei Rong smiled, "It's good that you understand." β
"And you're trying to let me hide here now?" She quipped.
Wei Rong looked at her and said, "Your feet are just right, you can't move all the time, it's been a long time since you just served fragrant tea, you need to rest, just sit here for a while." β
Mansheng was indeed a little tired, and his feet were a little uncomfortable, but he was still patient just now, "Then there are so many guests, wouldn't it be strange that I suddenly disappeared?" β
"It's because there are so many people that it's not surprising." Wei Rong responded.
Mansheng thought about it, the apprenticeship link had passed, and even if they were curious about her, they would not look for themselves in every way. After all, it's a family gathering, and they always have to greet each other.
"I'll take care of the rest." Wei Rong said and picked a book for her to put down, "You sit here, rest enough and come down." β
"Okay." Mansheng agreed to this arrangement, and sat in the library and watched him leave with a smile.
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In the courtyard of the side courtyard, the group of young masters' daughters were still there, and when they saw Wei Rong coming again, they beckoned to him, "Second brother! Why is it so slow! β
"Huh? Where did Sister Mansheng go? Others noticed that he was coming alone.
Wei Rong sat down, it was the chair where Lin Mansheng was sitting, looking at this group of younger brothers and sisters, he smiled and said, "There are so many relatives and friends in the family today, you want to know her, and others also want to, you can't just let you occupy her." β
"We're going to protest!"
"In this case, if you want to talk to her, just talk to me directly, and I will replace her."
"We still have questions for her!"
"Then you can ask me directly."
"Any question?"
"Yes." Wei Rong responded, his smile was still the same, but on his handsome face like a warm spring breeze, he whispered, which would make people feel absolutely oppressed, "However, only now will I answer, if I still have questions when I go back, I won't take it as an example." β
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After Wei Rong left in the library pavilion, Mansheng sat quietly and rested for a moment, and then she got up and wanted to put the book back in its place.
But at this moment, the door of this library was suddenly opened!
Surprised, wondering who it could be? Is it a servant of the Wei family, or a guest? She wanted to take a look, but after walking a few steps, she heard two female voices circling upβ
"Tell me, what kind of ability does she have to make Wei Rong recognize her as an apprentice?"
"Who knows, maybe there are good skills! The apprentice is fake, but the girlfriend is real! I wondered, how could the old lady and his uncles agree that he should be with his apprentice? According to the rules, you should be punished, isn't this a big rebellion in the past? β
"You don't understand this, there is really no article in the clan rules that says that the master is not allowed to be with his apprentice, so the old lady and they can't deal with it! It's just that if something happens in the future, there is no escape! Wei Rong is really, there are so many younger brothers and sisters in his own family, which one of them does not stand out, he has to choose a wild girl who doesn't know where he came from! β
"It's not, I actually entered the Wei family like this, like what! However, I think Wei Rong and he is estimated to be fresh, recognize an apprentice today, and recognize another one tomorrow! It's a girlfriend today, and it won't be tomorrow! β
"It's hard to say, this girl won't try her best to marry into our Wei family, a divorced woman really has the means!"
"Don't be stupid, Wei Rong is now Poly's family, how could he marry such a girl and enter the door? Even if other girls don't know shame, he won't let the family be ashamed! β
"That's right! Help me see if my makeup is done? β
Before he had time to see the other party's appearance clearly, and he didn't have time to greet him, Mansheng only heard this conversation, and then heard the sound of high heels stepping on the floor and leaving, and the door was opened and closed!
Mansheng stood in the book gallery, but she was not too surprised, it seemed that she had long looked down on everything the two of them said, maybe because she had been despised and ridiculed too much in the early years, she had also experienced too much, so this was nothing at all.
It's just that she has long known that in the hearts of others and in the eyes of all the relatives and friends of the Wei family: she is not worthy!
Finding the vacant spot on the shelf, Mansheng put the book back in its place, and she slowly walked out.
After leaving the library pavilion, Mansheng wanted to return to the meeting hall the same way, but only then did he find that some people could not find their way back.
Which one is this?
Mansheng was just taken by Wei Rong all the way to turn left and right, and now he is really a little confused, and he can't remember the original way he came. When you walk out of the door, you can still look out at the same mountain villa, as if you can see the same scenery from every angle, it really looks like a natural labyrinth!
She looked around, and if a servant passed by, she could ask for directions.
It's just that it's so quiet here, why isn't there anyone?
"I'm sorry, I'll go get ...... now" Suddenly I heard a woman's voice, and I looked over, and saw a maid running under the stairs.
Overjoyed, I can finally ask for directions!
Descending the stairs and walking through the corridor, through a sunlit archway, she went in the direction where the maid had run, and a crystal bead fell in front of a room, and when the beads were removed, there was a slightly darkened room inside.
Mansheng hesitated, but when he looked closely, he saw that in the poorly lit room, a little boy was painting with his back to him.
The child stood in front of the easel, with a tall posture, although he was far less tall than the adult, but his body was also long. The clothes he was wearing, which Mansheng recognized, were the cute little suit he had seen before.
He is the son of Wei Zuozheng and Wang Zijin, the little young master of the Wei family - the young master of the nickname Xiaobao!
Mansheng spoke out for a while, only to see the child holding a pen and drawing, but the drawing board was surprisingly large, occupying a whole area in front of him.
The brush dyes the colors on the drawing board, messy and unorganized, but strangely arrogant, he splashes all the colors on the paper, and those colors are extremely complex, and they are dyed jet black when they are fused together!
Mansheng didn't understand, why would a child's painting be like this?
The child is innocent by nature, he should be lively and cheerful, and his painting should be full of bright colors!
"Give me blue paint!" Young Master Bao opened his mouth suddenly, and the child's voice came.
Creeping subconsciously walked forward, found the blue paint, picked it up and handed it to him, "The blue ...... you want"
But before he could stop completely, and before he could even smile, he heard the child ask, "Who are you?" Who allowed you in? β
"I'm sorry......" Mansheng was only afraid that he would disturb him, so he immediately apologized, "Did I forget to say hello to you and scare you?" Shall I apologize to you? β
"If an apology works, then everyone will continue to make mistakes!" Young Master Bao's words were amazing, and Mansheng was speechless by him, and he ordered again, "Please go out!" β
She knew she shouldn't bother, but the paint was still in her hand, and she handed it to him again, "The blue paint you wanted." β
"I ask you out! Throw the paint away and get out now! Young Master Bao began to shout, and Mansheng was even more startled, she hurriedly turned around and put the paint back into the paint box.
It's just that before she left, someone walked in, and Mansheng looked up and greeted Zheng Ma with Wang Zijin!
"What's going on?" Wang Zijin asked aloud.
Mother Zheng hurriedly ran to Young Master Bao's side, and Mansheng replied, "I'm sorry, I'm lost here, so I wanted to come and ask for directions, but I accidentally walked here, the child was painting, and I disturbed him." β
"Mama Zheng, take Xiaobao back to the room." When Wang Zijin heard this, he opened his mouth and instructed Zheng's mother.
"Yes, Grandma." Mother Zheng immediately took Young Master Bao out of the other door directly, "Young Master Bao, walk slower and look at the steps......
Wang Zijin looked at Lin Mansheng again and said, "I'm sorry, Xiaobao doesn't like outsiders to disturb when he paints." β
"It's okay, sister-in-law, it's me who didn't ...... just now" Mansheng was really a little annoyed, she really didn't expect this.
"It's too big in the villa, and if the servants in the house are new, they will get lost at first, so I'll show you the way." Wang Zijin said with a smile again, and Mansheng stepped forward and walked side by side with her.
After walking out of this building, he passed through one corridor after another, and Mansheng walked with Wang Zijin, Wang Zijin said, "The second brother seemed to have been called to his side by the old lady just now, and I will take you over." β
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Thanks.
Wang Zijin smiled again, "Mansheng, you recognized Wei Rong as your master today, and you will be regarded as a member of our Wei family in the future." The Wei family has many rules, which may restrain you, and I hope you understand. β
"Wherever it is, I will comply." Mansheng looked at Wang Zijin's side face and found that this young grandmother was really dignified, and she was always a housewife, which was really admirable.
It's just that now he is being led forward by Wang Zijin, and he is silently writing down every road. After bypassing a door, I finally saw Yuan Bo in front of me, and saw them coming and shouting, "Grandma Da Shao, Miss Mansheng." β
"Yuanbo." Overgrowth is also a shout.
Wang Zijin said, "Uncle Yuan, the second brother is accompanying the old lady inside?" β
Yuan Bo looked at her and replied, "Grandma Da Shao, the old lady and Young Master Rong are inside, but please don't make a noise after you go in, because they are playing chess." β
Wang Zijin nodded, and Mansheng also kept it in mind: Don't make a sound.
In this way, even the pace of entering has become extremely cautious and slight, and at a glance, this is probably the courtyard where the old lady usually lives, so it is retro and elegant, and the furnishings are all decades ago. Each arch has draping curtains, and there are screens to block the wind and silence.
Mansheng followed Wang Zijin in, and the two of them never made a sound, just standing on the side of a screen, waiting for the two to finish the chess game.
Vaguely, his voice could be heard, "Grandpa, it's your turn." β
Occasionally, the sound of the old lady falling and some sporadic homely conversation came at intervals. Until the old lady's old but regaining male voice sounded, "Wei Rong, are you planning to marry this Miss Lin?" β
Sprawled and condensed, perhaps because he mentioned himself......
Wang Zijin stood aside, her eyes lowered quietly.
Suddenly, the next second I heard his answer, only a screen separated, and his voice came clearly-
Behind the screen, Wang Zijin suddenly raised his lips faintly.
It was indeed what he said, and it was very clear that he could hear it, "I don't plan to get married, and I don't plan to have children." β