Chapter 166: Persuasion to marry

Liu Shi was startled, and hurriedly went over to open the door, and sure enough, he saw Zhong Liancheng standing outside the door, followed by a subordinate carrying a large bag and a bunch of things, wrapped in red paper on his face, and looked very happy.

Zhong Liancheng's face still looked a little overly drunk, and when he saw Liu, he smiled and nodded, but Liu's looked a little nervous, bowed his head and said, "Master, why are you here?"

In the past, when the Liu family first came to the Zhong family with the young Zhong Qingzhu, the situation of the mother and daughter was miserable, and after the Zhong family took them in, they actually didn't give them a good life, but it was just a poor room to eat, and the Liu family had to help in the kitchen. On weekdays, no one will look down on them, as for Zhong Liancheng, the head of the family who is high in this family, he will not glance at them out of the corner of his eye, but Rao is so, the Liu family is still very grateful to the Zhong family in his heart, after all, if the Zhong family hadn't taken in their mother and daughter back then, maybe they would not have survived to this day when they were homeless and had no way out.

Of course, this time is different from the past, as Zhong Qingzhu was unexpectedly valued by real people and selected into the Lingxiao Sect, and gradually showed his cultivation talent, especially after breaking through to the Ning Yuan Realm and becoming a personal disciple, he was quickly accepted as a disciple by the Elder Le Jingshan of the Array Hall, and his future is very good, even among the disciples of the younger generation of the entire Lingxiao Sect, he is also a leading figure. With such a talent and excellent opportunity, she has long been regarded by the Liuyun City family circle as one of the Zhong family's greatest hopes for the future, and she is on a par with Zhong Qinglu. It can even be said that before Zhong Qinglu was officially accepted by Elder Yunni, Zhong Qingzhu was the only seed of hope for the Zhong family.

Thanks to the blessing of her daughter's struggle, the status and situation of the Liu family in the Zhong family have naturally changed dramatically, the cook's work has long been stopped, and she has moved from the dilapidated cottage to this second-floor courtyard, which shows that the Zhong family values Zhong Qingzhu, but the Liu family is just an ordinary mortal, in her heart, she is still very in awe of Zhong Liancheng, and even the greeting when she meets is still the "big master" she called when she was a person and has not changed.

Zhong Liancheng waved his hand, and the subordinates behind him came over and put the big and small red bags and red baskets beside Liu's side, and then bowed to Zhong Liancheng before retreating. Zhong Liancheng said with a smile: "Brother and sister, it looks like the New Year is approaching, I took some New Year's gifts, you take it first, if there is not enough, I will send it later." ”

Liu's face was a little grateful, but his mouth was stacked and said, "Enough is enough, the eldest master is really good to us." ”

Zhong Liancheng smiled, glanced at the small building in the garden, and then said to the Liu family: "By the way, I heard that Qingzhu came back a few days ago, and he has been living at home and not returning to the mountain?"

Liu Shi was stunned for a moment, and said: "It shouldn't be, I don't know much about cultivation, but looking at Qingzhu's appearance, it doesn't seem like there is any injury, it's just that I like to sit alone these days, and I don't talk much, so I'm a little worried when I look at it on the side." ”

Zhong Liancheng said "oh", his face became a little more serious, and said: "I see, but I don't know what Qingzhu is thinking?" Brother and sister, you are also the same, Qingzhu is now a promising person, she and Qinglu are the two of them, but they shoulder the hope of our Zhong family's future, so if there is anything you want me to help as the head of the family, you just have to speak." ”

Liu nodded again and again, and said, "Thank you, master, thank you." ”

Zhong Liancheng laughed, it seemed to be bold, it was almost time to leave here, but for some reason, Zhong Liancheng didn't care, but glanced at the small building again, and suddenly said to Liu: "Brother and sister, there is something I just thought of, so I'll talk to you." ”

Liu said: "Master, please speak." ”

Zhong Liancheng smiled slightly, and said: "Qingzhu is nineteen this year, and she has grown into a big girl unconsciously, the so-called life event marriage marriage, brother and sister, have you ever thought about finding a husband for Qingzhu?"

Liu Shi was stunned for a moment, as if he hesitated for a moment, and then seemed to be a little unsure and said: "Master, I heard that cultivators like Miss Qinglu and Qingzhu generally rarely talk about marriage, and even if they do, it seems that they are later than ordinary people." ”

Zhong Liancheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's just a cloud of people, no matter how she cultivates, isn't it your daughter? Or brother and sister, you can't bear to see Qingzhu only care about cultivation and delay your youth?"

Liu's face changed slightly, and he seemed to be a little awake and tempted, and nodded: "What the master said also makes some sense." ”

Zhong Liancheng said with a smile: "Isn't that exactly the case, so let's do it, if my younger brother and sister agree, I will bother to help you walk around and take a look, and select a young handsome man among so many families in Liuyun City, to ensure that no matter the family identity or the realm of Taoism, it will not insult Qingzhu, and at the same time, it can also make our two families friendly to each other and support each other, and this day will definitely be prosperous in the future, do you think it?"

Liu's heart was pounding, she was an ordinary woman, she had been a husband and daughter since she was a child, and she had always been in awe of Zhong Liancheng, so at this moment there was already a little joy on her face, and when she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a call from behind, but it was Zhong Qingzhu's voice, saying:

"Mother, what are you doing here?"

Liu Shi and Zhong Liancheng turned around at the same time, only to see Zhong Qingzhu left the small building at some point, and walked along the small garden flower path.

Before approaching, Zhong Qingzhu's eyes stayed on his mother's face for a moment, then looked at Zhong Liancheng, bowed his head slightly, and said calmly: "Uncle." ”

Zhong Liancheng frowned slightly, and there was a little dislike in his heart, although he looked very polite to the Liu family before, but there was still a condescending meaning in his bones, and the woman of the Liu family had always been very careful and awe-inspiring in front of him, which made Zhong Liancheng have a good feeling of being a corporal of his own manners. It's just that Zhong Qingzhu came over with this, and although there was no lack of etiquette in her expression, everything was just a faint appearance, which made Zhong Liancheng, who had always regarded himself as a benefactor, feel a little unhappy.

But it's still the same sentence, this time is different from the past, Zhong Qingzhu is no longer the weak little girl in the past, now she is a rising star in the Lingxiao Sect, the personal disciple of the elder Le Jingshan of the Yuan Dan Realm of the Array Hall, even compared with Zhong Qinglu, she is not inferior at all, in addition, more importantly, the Zhong family has indeed fallen for too long, even Zhong Liancheng himself does not have much confidence.

So the displeasure on his face flashed, and he quickly changed to a smiling and kind expression, but under the blue-eyed and pale face, it still made people look a little uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "Qingzhu, I'm talking to your mother about things." ”

Zhong Qingzhu's face was calm, but the depths of her eyes flickered, but she saw Zhong Liancheng's expression in her eyes just now, she sneered slightly in her heart, but her expression did not change much, but turned her head to look at Liu, and said softly: "Mother, is there something wrong?"

Liu hesitated for a moment, and then said what Zhong Liancheng said just now to Zhong Qingzhu, and at the end he seemed to be a little uneasy, and said again, "The eldest master also wants to help us, in fact, I listened to those words just now, and if I think about it, it's not unreasonable......"

"Mother!"

Zhong Qingzhu suddenly called out, interrupting Liu's words, sounding for some reason, but his voice felt much colder than before.

Liu Shi was stunned, looked at his daughter, and saw that the only smile on Zhong Qingzhu's face disappeared, his expression was indifferent and cold, and he stood there and glanced at Zhong Liancheng, but said: "Thank you Uncle for your care, but Qingzhu consciously acts lowly, and his heart of seeking the Tao does not dare to slack off, so he doesn't want to think about marriage for the time being." ”

The corners of Zhong Liancheng's eyes twitched, and he forced a smile: "Haha, you little girl, are you shy, in fact, it doesn't matter, it is within that sect, there are many people in the cultivation who have formed Taoist couples, and if you have a good family background, with the help of the other party's family resources, it will definitely be of great benefit to your cultivation, so isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Saying that, he laughed out loud, with a relieved expression, Zhong Qingzhu's expression turned cold again, he glanced at him calmly, and suddenly said: "Sister Qinglu's age is a little older than me, so Uncle might as well consider her first." ”

Zhong Liancheng's face changed, and he said categorically: "Nonsense, how can she go to Qinglu ......?"

Before the words fell, he seemed to feel a little speechless, and the conversation stopped abruptly, but at the same time, he had already seen Zhong Qingzhu's face show a little cold and slightly mocking look flashing.

Zhong Liancheng was furious, flicked his sleeves suddenly, turned around and left, and said angrily at the same time: "Huangkou Xiaoer, I don't know the hearts of good people, there will be days when you will regret it in the future!"

Zhong Qingzhu's face was pale, and he watched Zhong Liancheng stride away coldly, but the Liu family was startled, chased forward for a while, apologized, and said a lot of words to apologize, but Zhong Liancheng didn't respond at all and walked away. Liu chased a long way away, then turned back and complained to Zhong Qingzhu:

"Qingzhu, how can you be so rude to the eldest master?"

Zhong Qingzhu sneered lightly with a little disdain, then his face turned gentle, stepped forward and grabbed Liu's arm, and led her to the residence, and at the same time said, "Mother, you don't have to be so afraid of him, aren't I here now?"

Liu shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of the master, but I'm grateful to the Zhong family, if he hadn't been kind enough to take him in, how could our mother and daughter be where they are today?"

Zhong Qingzhu smiled faintly, didn't pick up her words, and changed the topic and asked, "Has Uncle mentioned this matter to you before?" ”

Liu said: "No, it's the first time I've heard the master say it today, but I think it's really a little reasonable, Qingzhu, we are all people from ordinary families, you are lucky to have a little chance, but we can't have too high a vision, it's best to be content and happy." ”

Zhong Qingzhu was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Is the vision too high......

Liu said: "Otherwise, you think about it again......"

Zhong Qingzhu shook his head and said: "No need, mother, there is no need to mention this matter in the future, I will make my own decisions about lifelong events, don't worry about it." As she spoke, her heart suddenly moved again, her good-looking eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and she secretly recalled Zhong Liancheng's words just now in her heart, and said in her heart, "Is this a family he wants to hook up, so he wants to use me as a chess piece bargaining chip?"

Liu Shi was choked for a moment, and he couldn't say what he originally had in his stomach, so he had to whisper in his mouth: "Okay, okay, whatever you want, but we really can't compare with other young ladies and young men, we still have to keep to ourselves." ”

Zhong Qingzhu slowly raised his head and glanced at the sky above the small garden, and after a while, in the depths of his heart, there seemed to be a voice echoing faintly:

"Can't you compare...... Who am I worse than......"