Chapter 109: A dilemma
The principle of saponification reaction is very complicated, and it is impossible for people without a chemical foundation to understand it, and Zhou Zhong also knows this, so he didn't expect the craftsmen of the Xie family to understand the principle, but just told them the process of making soap, as well as the places that need to be paid attention to in each step, as long as they follow it step by step.
The whole process is not complicated in Zhou Chong's opinion, but in the actual teaching process, he found that several craftsmen are very difficult to master, mainly because they do not understand the principle, everything can only rely on rote memorization, especially some things that need attention are always wrong, one of the craftsmen was accidentally burned by alkaline water, although it was rinsed with cold water several times in time, but after the most difficult still burned off a layer of skin, which also made those craftsmen afraid of alkaline water.
It took nearly a day for Zhou Zhong to get the craftsmen to master the entire soap-making process, and although they still made occasional mistakes when making soap alone, they were at least able to make a soap base. With the soap base, it is equivalent to making most of the soap, and then the soap base is melted and then some spices and other additives are added, and the solidification and molding are completed.
In the evening, Xie Lingyun accompanied Zhou Chong to dinner, the two were in love, although they were tired of the day today, they didn't have any sleepiness, and they were still tired of being together. Although they already have a husband and wife, and they also live together when they are on the island, they are not really married after all, so after leaving the desert island, in order to avoid the truth, they can only sleep separately, which makes them very uncomfortable, and they try their best to stay a little longer at night.
But just when Zhou Zhong was chatting happily with Xie Lingyun, suddenly the abacus broke in from outside. With a panicked face, he said, "Miss." The lord is here. People are already outside the door! ”
Hearing the news, Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun both stood up, but they were not too surprised, because as soon as they arrived on the island today, they knew that the other party was coming.
Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun didn't wait long, and soon saw a middle-aged man walking into the hall accompanied by Aunt Shui, Xie Lingyun immediately showed joy when he saw this middle-aged man, and quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Daughter to meet father!" ”
Sheeda saw her daughter standing in front of her intact. is also excited, but he has always been very strict with Xie Lingyun, and rarely expresses his feelings to his daughter directly, so after looking Xie Lingyun up and down, he said in a cold tone: "Well, don't be polite, I've worked hard for you this time!" ”
Xie Lingyun seemed to have long been accustomed to her father's coldness, and stood up in response, but at this time, she looked at Zhou Zhong a little nervously, and was about to introduce them. But Zhou Chong took the initiative to step forward and salute: "Senior Zhou Chong, I've seen Uncle Xie!" ”
Speaking of which, Xie Lingyun deceived Zhou Chong. The main thing is that he was instructed by his father Xie Da, so Zhou Zhong was able to take the initiative to come forward and salute at this time, which was already regarded as taking the initiative to reconcile in Xie Lingyun's face, as long as Xie Da greeted him with a smile at this time, and then everyone took a step back and put the previous things aside, there would be nothing to do.
But what Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that after he took the initiative to salute, he didn't get a response from Xie Da, and when he raised his head, he found that the other party's eyes were staring at him, although these eyes looked very calm, but in fact, they were like a calm active volcano, which could burst out at any time and drown himself in monstrous anger.
Zhou Chongjing was Xie Lingyun's father, so he took the initiative to salute, but it didn't mean that he was weak, so when he saw Xie Da's unfriendly expression, he didn't need to whisper to please the other party, so he also straightened up and stared at Xie Da's eyes, without the slightest concession.
Xie Lingyun saw that as soon as her father and Zhou Chonggang met, this kind of-for-tat situation happened, which made her also at a loss. Of course, she won't blame Zhou Chong, after all, Zhou Chong has done well enough just now, but she doesn't dare to persuade her father, because in her heart, her father has always been a strict and stereotypical image, and she doesn't have the courage to point out that her father is not.
"Aunt Shui, you take Lingyun out of the city first, I want to talk to Zhou Zhong alone!" I saw Gundam and Zhou Zhong staring at each other for a long time, and then they suddenly spoke, and the anger on their faces also calmed down.
"Father's ......"
Hearing that Xie Da was going to talk to Zhou Zhong alone, Xie Lingyun was taken aback, and he just opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Xie Da's mouth: "Okay, you go out first, I won't do anything to him!" ”
Xie Da has always said the same thing at home, and Xie Lingyun has always dared not resist, but now it is related to Zhou Zhong, which makes her muster up the courage to say something more, but she was stopped by Aunt Shui and persuaded a few words, and then the abacus did not dare to let Miss speak anymore, and persuaded Xie Lingyun to go out with Aunt Shui.
After seeing Xie Lingyun go out, Xie Da walked to the hall and sat on the main seat, and then finally spoke: "Zhou Chong, your life is indeed very big, and your luck is also very good, you actually let Lingyun protect you wholeheartedly, and even said the words of living and dying together, which makes the old man have to admire you!" ”
For Xie Da's words, Zhou Chong glanced at him lightly, and then he didn't know that he politely found a seat and sat down, and then said: "Thank you uncle for your compliment, the reason why the little nephew was able to get together with Lingyun is that I have to thank my uncle, if it weren't for the uncle who had to let her deceive the little nephew on the boat, the next thing would not have happened, let alone let the little nephew and Lingyun be sincere!" ”
Zhou Chong's words were full of spikes, and he almost pointed directly at Xie Da's nose and said that he couldn't steal chickens and rice. Although it is very rude to wait for Xie Lingyun's father in this way, this matter is originally reasonable, and he has given the other party the opportunity to take the initiative to reconcile before, but Xie Da has no intention of reconciling at all, so he is so-for-tat, as for whether the other party will be angry and kill him here, he can't care much about it, after all, sometimes dignity is more important than life and death.
Hearing Zhou Chong's sarcasm, Xie Da immediately glared at him angrily, and Zhou Chong also looked at each other without giving in, and the two people who were originally Weng's sons-in-law looked at each other in the hall, looking like enemies who killed their father.
However, this situation did not last long, and I saw Xie Da, who was staring at Zhou Chong, suddenly put away the anger on his face, and said with a smile: "Hahaha~, not bad, Zhou Chong, you are very good, you are really worthy of being the person who can snatch my daughter's heart!" ”
Seeing Xie Da's sudden change of face, Zhou Chong couldn't react for a while, listening to the meaning of the other party's words, could it be that it was a test for himself just now? No, Zhou Chong shook his head secretly in his heart, Xie Da is a scheming person, it is likely that he saw that he refused to give in, and he didn't dare to really kill himself, so he made such a gesture.
Zhou Zhongzhong was like electricity, although he thought a lot in his mind, but on the surface, he quickly changed his expression, and also changed to a somewhat ashamed expression and said: "I see, the little nephew doesn't know Uncle Xie's good intentions, it's really rude, I hope Uncle Xie doesn't blame it!" ”
"Hahaha~, it's no wonder, Lingyun has been thinking very highly of herself since she was a child, and she has always been disdainful of men, which makes me and her mother worry that she can't find a suitable in-law, but I didn't expect Zhou Xian's nephew to be able to capture Lingyun's sincerity, which makes the old man very pleased!" Xie Da praised again, looking as if he was really an old man who was very satisfied with his son-in-law.
Zhou Chong also said a few words modestly, but soon listened to Xie Da's words, squinted his eyes and spoke again: "Virtuous nephew, the old man is very satisfied with the matter between you and Lingyun, but now there is a problem, I don't know how the virtuous nephew plans to deal with it?" ”
Zhou Chong was stunned when he heard this, and asked a little puzzled: "I don't know what Uncle Xie's problem is?" ”
"Nope! Not my problem! I saw Xie Da shake his head, pointed at Zhou Chong and said, "It's your own problem!" ”
"Me?" Zhou Zhong was a little puzzled.
"Yes, if the old man is not mistaken, you have been engaged to the Wang family, but now you are with Lingyun, and as far as I know, you should have married my daughter, now when do you plan to go to the Wang family to withdraw from the family?"
Hearing Xie Da mention the Wang family, Zhou Chong suddenly remembered that he still had a marriage contract with the Wang family, but because he wanted to keep filial piety, he didn't get married, which also made Zhou Chong almost forget about it. But now that he and Xie Lingyun have come together, it is impossible to marry Miss Wang, but Wang Lun is good to himself, when the Zhou family was most depressed, not only did people not dislike him, but also did not take back his house, this is a debt of affection that cannot be repaid, how can he open his mouth to withdraw from his family?
Thinking of this problem, Zhou Chong also had a headache all of a sudden, he and Xie Lingyun already had a husband and wife, which must be responsible, but at the same time he owed the Wang family a debt of affection, if he came to the door to withdraw from the marriage at this time, it would be simply inferior to a beast, and it also ruined the reputation of the young lady of the Wang family who had never met, it can be said that his approach was worse than that of the Song family.
Seeing Zhou Chong bowing his head and being silent, Xie Da couldn't help but say with a sinking face: "What, isn't Zhou Xian's nephew willing to withdraw from the marriage?" ”
"No...... No. Zhou Zhong really felt that he was in a dilemma at this time, and no matter how he chose, it would be very difficult for him to do.
Xie Da is also a shrewd person, otherwise he would not have given birth to such a shrewd and capable daughter as Xie Lingyun, plus he had also done some research on Zhou Chong in advance, so he could guess what Zhou Chong was thinking, only to see him snort coldly: "I know that you are very embarrassed, but you have to be responsible for what you do, Lingyun has no second choice except to marry you, the old man gives you a month, and you must return the marriage of the Wang family!" (To be continued......)