Wang Jinxuan fell asleep quietly in Zhou Chong's arms because of excessive sadness, and waited until they got on the boat, she still didn't wake up. It's just that when Zhou Zhong put Wang Jinxuan on the bed, he found that the other party was clutching his sleeve tightly, as if this could make her feel a sense of security.

Zhou Zhong was also very helpless about this, so he had to sit on the edge of the bed to accompany Wang Jinxuan, but he was also tired for a day, and at this time the ship also began to leave the port, under the blowing of the waves, the ship was also a little shaky, just like a baby's rocking bed, and Zhou Zhong also felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and he fell asleep on the side of the bed.

In her sleep, Wang Jinxuan had a long dream, in which she seemed to have returned to her childhood, running around the garden with her temples tied up, and the sound of her own laughter was all over the garden, while her father was sitting in the small pavilion in the garden, watching herself play with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

But soon this peaceful life was broken, a group of brocade guards wearing flying fish suits rushed in like fierce gods, and tied up their father without saying anything, and then escorted them to the prisoner car, she stretched out her little hand to stop it, but she was small and weak, and she couldn't stop anyone at all, and she could only watch her father being arrested, and then the prison car gradually drifted away, and was about to disappear below the horizon.

"Don't!" Wang Jinxuan suddenly sat up from the bed with a startled scream, her whole body was drenched in sweat, and the hair on her forehead was all wet, clinging to her white skin.

Zhou Chong, who was sleeping on the side of the bed, was also frightened by Wang Jinxuan's screams, and his whole body trembled, and the whole person sat up all of a sudden, when he saw Wang Jinxuan sitting on the bed with a frightened face. That's when I understood. At the moment, he hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort: "Jinxuan, don't be afraid. We are on the boat back to Shuangyu Port, Uncle Wang will definitely be fine! ”

At this time, Wang Jinxuan finally woke up from the fright of the nightmare, when she saw that Zhou Zhong had been by her side, and her hands were still pulling his clothes, which made her blush, and hurriedly let go of her hands and apologized: "Jinxuan lost her temper and disturbed Brother Zhou Shi!" ”

"It's okay, you're hungry right now. I'll ask people to prepare something to eat, don't say no, otherwise your body will collapse, and I won't be able to explain it to Uncle Wang in the future!" Zhou Zhong said without waiting for Wang Jinxuan's consent, turned around and walked out of the cabin, only then did he realize that it was already moonlight and stars outside, and it seemed that the first half of the night was almost over.

Zhou Zhong came to the place where he was cooking on the ship, the ship he was on was a large ocean-going ship of the former Chamber of Commerce, and the hull was damaged before. Therefore, I can no longer go to the far sea, so I can only run on a close ship. The hull of such a ship is huge. There was a special galley on the ship, and there were also cooks who specialized in cooking, but it was already midnight, and everyone on the ship was already asleep except for the shipwright.

Zhou turned the light on the kitchen and found a lot of fresh ingredients, and the coal fire in the stove was not extinguished, so he simply raised the coal fire and personally fried two side dishes, which were very simple, fried cabbage like scrambled eggs, and also boiled a small pot of white porridge, of course, these were not for Wang Jinxuan to eat alone, he hadn't eaten for almost a day, and now he was so hungry that he could just eat together.

When Zhou Zhong returned to the cabin with the food, Wang Jinxuan had already sat up, and washed her face with water, which made her look a little energetic, but her eyes were still red, and there was a hint of melancholy between her eyebrows.

Zhou Zhong put the food on the table at this time, and then greeted Wang Jinxuan with a smile: "The cook on the ship has already slept, so I made a little by myself, if Jinxuan doesn't dislike it, come and try my craftsmanship, Bang'er and Duo'er are the favorite to eat the food I cook!" ”

Hearing that these meals were actually made by Zhou Chong himself, Wang Jinxuan couldn't help but be surprised, and her attention was also diverted from the grief of her father being escorted back to Beijing, and then asked very strangely: "Brother Zhou Shi still knows how to cook?" ”

Zhou Zhong knew that Wang Jinxuan would definitely ask this, which was also a way for him to deliberately want the other party to divert his attention, so he smiled and deliberately joked: "Although the sage said that the gentleman is far from cooking, but I bet that when the sage said this, someone must have cooked for him, and if he is allowed to live by himself for a few years, I am afraid that he will also practice good cooking skills!" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's explanation of Mencius's words, and also making fun of the sage, Wang Jinxuan couldn't help but feel very funny, and couldn't hold back her laughter all of a sudden, but her smile was short-lived, and she was soon occupied by the sadness in her heart.

Seeing this, Zhou Chong also knew that it was not good to tease Wang Jinxuan at this time, so he beckoned the other party again and said: "Jinxuan, sit down and taste my cooking skills, I know that you have no appetite now, so I made two light side dishes and white porridge, let's rest early after eating......"

Zhou Zhong was suddenly stunned when he said this, because he found that there was some ambiguity in his words, and hurriedly explained again: "I mean I went back to my cabin to rest, not here......"

Zhou Chong found that the more he explained, the more embarrassed he became, Wang Jinxuan even pierced her little head deep into her chest at this time, and her ears turned cute pink because of shyness, so Zhou Chong simply stopped explaining, sat down and silently served the porridge to the other party, and then handed it over, but Wang Jinxuan almost knocked over the bowl when she received the porridge because of her shyness.

Because of Zhou Chong's unintentional words, the atmosphere in the cabin was embarrassing and a little ambiguous, Wang Jinxuan lowered her head and drank the porridge gently, while Zhou Chong ate as fast as possible, ready to finish early and leave early. But at this moment, I saw Wang Jinxuan, who was still blushing on her face, suddenly raised her head and said: "Brother Zhou, I heard my father say that you seem to have plans to give up your career, I don't know if this is true?" ”

Zhou Chong was also stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand why Wang Jinxuan suddenly asked this, but he still replied: "It's not that I have given up completely, but you also know about the things in my family, since my father died, I have become the only man in the family, as the eldest brother of Bang'er and Duo'er, I naturally have to take on the responsibility of supporting the family, and at the same time, I must also find a way to revive the family business, so I took over my father's business." ”

When he said this, Zhou Zhong paused for a moment, and then explained the reason for persuading Wang Lun at the beginning: "In addition, now that the eunuchs in the DPRK are in power, there is darkness in the court, and even I heard that as long as the officials in the DPRK and the central government are promoted, they will send a congratulatory gift to Liu Jin, called what 'He Yin Qian', as little as a few thousand taels, and as much as tens of thousands of taels, with this kind of rule, even if you are admitted to the fame, do you have to succumb to the obscenity of these eunuchs?" ”

When Zhou Zhong talked about the most reluctant, he also showed a righteous and awe-inspiring expression on his face, as if he really disdained to be in the same stream with Liu Jin and others. It's a pity that only he knows the truth, let alone the little ancient literature foundation in his stomach, let alone going to the exam, I'm afraid he won't be able to pass the township exam again.

However, Wang Jinxuan naturally didn't know what happened to Zhou Chong, in her eyes, Zhou Chong was still the fourteen-year-old talent who was admitted to the examination and wrote Journey to the West at the age of fifteen, and it is very appropriate to describe himself as a prospective husband with talent. Therefore, when she saw Zhou Chong say two reasons for giving up and abandoning his career, she couldn't help but admire it even more, the former reason showed that Zhou Chong was a responsible person who knew how to give up, and the latter reason proved Zhou Chong's character, which made Wang Jinxuan more and more satisfied with Zhou Chong, and even couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart.

With Wang Jinxuan taking the initiative to break the embarrassment between the two, Zhou Chong no longer only cared about eating, but began to chat with Wang Jinxuan while eating, talking about the fact that from the first time the two met to the present, it was the first time they said so many things, and through this chat, Zhou Chong and Wang Jinxuan have deepened their understanding of each other, which has shortened the distance between the two sides.

In addition, Wang Jinxuan is also full of praise for Zhou Chong's cooking skills, although they are just two very ordinary side dishes, but Zhou Chong's stir-fried dishes are just right, which can be compared with the skills of some chefs. This made Zhou Zhong very happy, and after getting carried away, he blurted out: "Jinxuan, if you like to eat, I can make it for you every day in the future!" ”

As a result, as soon as Zhou Chong's words came out, he immediately felt wrong, because the meaning expressed in this sentence was too ambiguous, Wang Jinxuan immediately lowered her head again after listening to it, and her face was also blushing. However, what Zhou Chong didn't expect was that although Wang Jinxuan was shy, she nodded imperceptibly, and at the same time whispered "um", which was a response to Zhou Chong, with the education she received since childhood, it is very rare to be able to make such a bold move.

It's just that at this time, Zhou Zhong smiled bitterly in his heart, and at the same time couldn't wait to slap himself a few times, blaming himself for his stinky mouth, just eat, but he still has to chat, even if he chats, he even said these words that made Wang Jinxuan misunderstand, and now that people have given him the following response, how should he talk about the divorce in the future?

Thinking of this, Zhou Chong's face couldn't help but show a look of annoyance, but fortunately, Wang Jinxuan was only shy and didn't dare to look up at him at all, so he didn't notice the strangeness on Zhou Chong's face.

Finally finished the meal, Zhou Zhong hurriedly excused himself and returned to his room, but he didn't feel the slightest sleepiness at this time, thinking of the relationship between himself and Xie Lingyun and Wang Jinxuan, he felt a headache, Xie Lingyun's father Xie Da asked him to withdraw from the marriage of the Wang family within a month, but because of Wang Lun's accident, coupled with Xie Lingyun's persuasion, this deadline was removed, but judging from the current situation, it seems that it is becoming more and more troublesome for him to withdraw from the marriage. (To be continued......)