7 The seventh night
Ji He digested it alone for two days before sharing Lu Xunzhi's initiative to marry her to Zhiyi.
Qu Zhiyi's expression was surprised and not surprised.
"I saw it that night, otherwise why would I protect you so much and offend people in the same circle for you. However, you said he proposed to you at a Malatang restaurant? β
Ji He paused and nodded.
Qu Zhiyi twisted her eyebrows in displeasure: "It's so informal, you agreed without thinking about it?" β
Ji He nodded again.
A radiant person who has been secretly in love for many years proposes to you, how can he still shake his head and refuse.
She's a layman and can't do it.
Qu Zhiyi shrugged, "It's normal to agree, there are no fewer people chasing you in college than chasing me, and after grad school, you will go to a higher level, surrounded by high-quality young men, but you can't look down on any of them." β
Ji He retorted to her, saying that it was not that she looked down on her, but it was just inappropriate, she had no eyesight, and she couldn't waste her time on not wanting to have a future relationship with the other party.
Qu Zhiyi hit the nail on the head: "I don't know you yet, don't you just pretend to be someone in your heart." β
Ji He didn't say anything, because in his heart, he really couldn't deny Zhiyi's words.
When she was young, Lu Xunzhi broke into her world with a ray of light, stunning her entire girlhood.
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The parents of the two families knew the news of their decision to get married, and discussed a date to meet at the Chengfu banquet.
On that day, only Lu's mother and Aunt Lu attended the Lu family, and Aunt Lu also brought a pair of children to come.
Old man Lu was not in good health, and Lu's father was busy with official business, so he couldn't get out of Shanghai anymore, but he asked Lu Xunzhi to bring a few bottles of good wine to Director Ji.
This was the first time they met, and Huo Shuman called out to his sister-in-law sweetly, and he had to be next to Ji He during dinner.
Ji He also knew that he had guessed correctly that day, and it was indeed his cousin who appeared in the mall with Lu Xunyi.
And when Huo Jinghang knew that his Chinese teacher was actually his future sister-in-law, his jaw almost dropped in shock.
There is a family member in this school, if this teacher Ji and his brother are in the same boat, then where does he have privacy at school?
Sitting on the other side of Ji He was Ms. Sui, maybe Mother Lu was too serious, she only greeted them when she met, and looked at them silently the rest of the time, so Ms. Sui also made a high-end posture.
Only her aunt and Aunt Lu were the only two people present who kept talking, and everyone tacitly assumed that they were the representatives of the two families, and the marriage matters were all discussed by them.
Ji He sat upright throughout the whole process, as a teacher, he naturally dealt with many parents, and also gave a speech on behalf of all the teachers and staff of Jingyi, and there were parents of all students in the audience at that time, at all levels, but they were not as nervous as this time.
She looked at Lu Mu silently, with a light face, unable to distinguish between joy and anger, her expression was somewhat similar to Lu Xunzhi, and she was always so unpredictable.
Lu Xunzhi sat with Director Ji and Ji Shu, and Director Ji, who has not been smiling all year round, did not smile after seeing his future son-in-law.
Compared with Lu Xunzhi's calmness, Ji He is much more restrained and cautious, asking and answering, not saying more and saying more, for fear of saying too much and making too many mistakes.
She also looked at Lu Xunzhi from time to time, and in the face of Director Ji who suddenly talked a lot, he didn't show a trace of impatience, and there was no perfunctory response to every sentence.
This made Ji He breathe a sigh of relief.
After Huo Shuman replied to her boyfriend's message, she scooped up a spoonful of soup and drank it, and when she raised her eyes, she received Lu Xunzhi's eyes from across the table.
She stuck out her tongue, turned her head, and stared at the fair-skinned and beautiful Ji He silently, and suddenly seemed to understand why her mother was so obsessed with Ji He.
What kind of face is good, the eight characters are combined, her old lady must be an appearanceist.
The presence of the sight of the people around her was very strong, Ji He couldn't ignore it if she wanted to, she put down her chopsticks, tilted her head slightly, and asked softly: "Shuman, what's wrong?" β
Huo Shuman raised his lips and smiled, stretched out his hand and hooked Ji He's arm affectionately, "Sister-in-law, my brother just asked me to chat with you more." β
Ji He still couldn't get used to the title of 'sister-in-law', and was a little embarrassed, she pursed her lips and smiled, "Just now? β
I haven't seen Lu Xunzhi come over.
Huo Shuman complained in an exaggerated direction: "He told me with those particularly terrible eyes, saying that if he dares to snub you, he will cut off the brother-sister relationship with me." β
Ji He's eyes were bent into a crescent moon shape, and he threw a glance at Lu Xunzhi, who was pouring wine for Director Ji, who rarely drank alcohol.
The date was set, and it was Aunt Lu who specially found someone to calculate before she came.
On the eighth day of the next month, it is advisable to marry and to marry.
There was less than a month left, and Aunt Ji He and Aunt Lu swore that the wedding would be handled by them, so that Lu Xunzhi and Ji He could wait for the wedding with peace of mind.
After the end, Ji Shu was responsible for sending the Ji family back, and Huo Shuman was in charge of the Lu family.
When Lu Xunzhi walked out of the courtyard with Director Ji in his arms, Director Ji spit out a few words vaguely, 'You have to treat my girl well, hurt her more', and Ji He, who was following behind, had a pantothenic acid on his nose.
She lowered her head and quickly wiped the tears from her eyes.
When he raised it again, Lu Xunzhi, who had clear eyebrows, stood in front of him.
"Do you know how to drive?" Perhaps because of the drink, his voice was slightly drunk and hoarse.
Ji He nodded hesitantly, a bunch of car keys were placed in the palm of her hand, along with the big dry and warm palm, the fingertips slowly passed through between her fingers, the palms were close to each other, tightly interlocked.
Her heart was pounding.
The two of them went out of the hospital together, and Lu's mother stood on the side of the car and watched them.
Ji He subconsciously wanted to break free of the hand he was holding, because Lu's mother felt like her English teacher in high school, with a unique sense of majesty.
And she is a student who was caught in early love by the teacher at the moment, her face is red, and her secret words are not good.
As soon as Ji He struggled, Lu Xunzhi was not as good as she wanted, and his grip was tighter.
Lu Mu looked at this scene, and her face was still unwavering, "Xiao Ji." β
Ji He walked over quickly, and even his footsteps with Lu Xunzhi were fast.
"Auntie."
Lu's mother glanced at Lu Xunzhi and said, "Let Xunzhi take you to the house for dinner another day and meet Xunzhi's grandfather." β
Ji He nodded obediently and watched Lu Mu get into the car.
Lu Xunzhi has never tried to hold hands with people other than his family, let alone interlocked his fingers with people, just now when he saw Ji He with red eyes, he somehow had the urge to hold hands.
I didn't feel much other than my hands were soft.
He let go and rubbed the corners of his forehead, "Get in the car and take you to meet someone." β
Ji He thought he was driving to see someone, but after Lu Xun got in the car, he made a video call, and there was an old and energetic voice on the other end of the earpiece.
"The eighth day of next month? Then I'll go back early. β
Lu Xunzhi said: "Grandma, now I will take you to meet her." β
Ji He had already prepared, and when the phone arrived in her hand, she saw the old lady with kind eyebrows on the screen, and smiled: "Professor Ning, good evening." β
Lu Xunzhi leaned loosely on the back of the chair, and when he heard this greeting, he glanced at Ji He.
The old lady smiled and said, "Xiao Ji, how do you know that I used to be a professor?" β
Ji He still maintained the curvature of the corners of his mouth, "I used to study at the university where you taught, and before you retired, I was very fortunate to listen to your last lecture at A University. β
The old lady suddenly smiled, "That's too coincidental, it seems that we are destined to be a family." β
Ji He lowered his eyes slightly shyly.
The old lady is talkative, and Ji He, who can follow her every sentence, can talk even more.
Lu Xunzhi squinted, listened to the soft voice in the carriage, and fell asleep unconsciously.
When I opened my eyes again, there was silence in the car.
He loosened his neck and tilted his head to look over.
A low chuckle spilled out of his throat.
Ji He in the driver's seat actually fell asleep on the steering wheel.
Lu Xunzhi opened the half-open window completely.
The breeze slowly poured in, and the light in the carriage was half-bright, and he turned his head and looked at Ji He carefully.
She is very thin, with white and greasy skin, willow eyebrows, melon seed face, a straight nose, full and ruddy lips, her hair is tied, and a few strands of hair on her sideburns are scattered on her cheeks.
looks young, and those who don't know will think that Ji He is still a college student.
Lu Xunzhi retracted his gaze and looked at his watch, it was not early, and it was not comfortable to sleep in the car, he patted Ji He's shoulder, "Ji He, wake up." β
Ji He woke up with half of her face numb, her sleepy eyes were hazy, her expression was soft and lazy, and the tail of her eyes was indescribably seductive.
Lu Xunzhi looked at it inexplicably, then retracted his gaze and called the driver at home to drive with his mobile phone.
Ji He realized that her face was hot after sleeping in front of Lu Xunzhi, how big her experience was. "I'm sorry, but I didn't fall asleep for some reason."
Lu Xunzhi took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, with a thin smile on his lips, but his tone was always light: "I'm tired today." β
Ji He was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.
She has been tense since last night, and she can't feel at ease and not anxious when she thinks about today's dinner, but fortunately it ended perfectly.
After ending Professor Hening's video just now, her body and mind were finally completely relaxed, and when she turned her head to see Lu Xunzhi taking a nap, she didn't bother, she lay on the steering wheel and began to appreciate his sleeping face unscrupulously.
As a result, she was sleepy, and she couldn't open her eyes as soon as she closed them?
Lu Xun's kung fu driver who got out of the car and smoked a cigarette also came and replaced Ji He.
The car drove directly to the community where Ji He lived.
When Ji He got out of the car, he said goodnight to Lu Xun, and the response he gave was still the same as before.
She turned around and walked slowly into the community, listening to the sound of the car starting behind her, and ran back about twenty seconds later, panting as Lu Xunzhi's car fell into the thick night.
Zhu Bo saw Ji He from the rearview mirror, and also said hello to Lu Xunzhi.
Lu Xunzhi raised his eyebrows and looked back.
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Ji He went to Huo Shuman's appointment on Wednesday evening, and the two met at a coffee shop outside the school.
Huo Shuman is extremely beautiful, and like Lu Xunzhi, he has inherited the excellent genes of his parents.
The two of them ordered some snacks and chatted for a while about Huo Jinghang's recent performance in school.
Huo Shuman remembered something and asked, "Sister-in-law, did my brother tell you that you will live in the old mansion for half a year after you get married before you can move out?" β
Ji He nodded, "He said that it was the rules set by the ancestors of the Lu family. β
She didn't resist much in her heart, and besides, the whole family was very busy with work, so it was estimated that there would not be many opportunities to see her.
"Yes, I only found out after Brother Yanzhi got married." Huo Shuman held his chin in his hand and smiled playfully, "But don't worry, the Lu family's old mansion is big, you and my brother must live on the same floor alone, and you can just meet them when you eat." β
Ji He smiled, took a sip of coffee, and asked softly: "Shuman, do you know why Xunzhi suddenly agreed to marry me?" β
Of course, she is self-aware, and she is not naΓ―ve enough to believe that she has the charm that can make Lu Xunzhi fall in love with her after just a few meetings.
Lu Xunzhi seemed to be slowly approaching her, but in fact, the indifference and detachment in his eyes were not missing at all.
It is a luxury to hope that one day he will be able to live in Lu Xunzhi's eyes, but he has to take it step by step, and it is difficult for this kind of thing to reach the sky in one step.
Huo Shuman raised her eyebrows, this kind of question can't be answered casually, if she says the wrong thing and causes trouble to Lu Xunzhi, she will have to go back to the UK to go to school tomorrow.
She stared at the woman with gentle and delicate features on the other side, and her brain spun rapidly, considering what to say.
After being quiet for a long time, Ji He saw Huo Shuman's frowning brows, and was annoyed by the question he asked.
She pushed the Hong Kong-style pineapple bun in front of her and said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm not embarrassing you, it's okay if you don't answer." β
Huo Shuman blinked, her eyes were full of sincere smiles, she reached out to hold Ji He's slender wrist, "Sister-in-law, I can't lie and deceive you just because I want to please you, after all, you and my brother have only known each other for a short time, and they have no emotional foundation." Personally, I think it's just my personal thoughts, his decision to marry you must have been made after careful consideration, well... You're all a good fit for each other. β
After finishing speaking, he quickly glanced at Ji He's face, for fear that one of his words would step on Ji He's thunder point.
Ji He didn't think there was anything wrong with this answer, pursed his lips and smiled, and put his other hand on the back of Huo Shuman's hand, "Shuman, thank you for your answer." β
When Huo Shuman was in high school, he felt that Lu Xunzhi's temper would definitely not be able to marry a wife, and he loved to pick and choose, just over the years, there were a lot of famous daughters who admired him, but he didn't even look down on the Xu family lady with a prominent family.
Seeing that Lu Xunzhi will be thirty years old in a few years, her cousin inexplicably began to be anxious, and would make a phone call to harass him from time to time.
What she has to do now is to capture the heart of this prospective sister-in-law and say a few words for her brother.
"Sister-in-law, you put a hundred hearts, my brother's private life is clean, he is a clear stream in the circle, never some people are in the same stream, there is never the existence of Bai Yueguang's ex-girlfriend, just cultivate your relationship after marriage."
Ji He chuckled when he heard this, "Okay."