"Calm?"

After listening to Lu Guozhong's question, Qin Xiaodou didn't even raise her head, still looking at the teacup in her hand, and said with a little helplessness:

"What can I do if I'm not calm? Brother Shanhe has decided something, no one can stop it. Even if I forcibly keep it, it won't be useful. Therefore, it is better to send him away quietly. ”

"No, no!"

But Lu Guozhong didn't buy it after hearing this, shook his head and said:

"You can't stop the mountains and rivers, that's right. However, seeing that the mountains and rivers are gone, and you can maintain this calm, it really does not match your character. Xiaodou, although Uncle can't say that he grew up watching you, he has known you for more than ten years. I don't know what kind of character you have? So, there's definitely something wrong with this, aren't you really going to tell Uncle?"

What kind of person Qin Xiaodou is, apart from Qin Lao in this world, Lu Guozhong knows best.

At the beginning, whether Shanhe was seriously injured and didn't wake up, or when he disappeared, Qin Xiaodou behaved like an ant on a hot pot, anxious to die and live, and there was no moment when he didn't worry about Shanhe.

Anyone can see that she cares about mountains and rivers far beyond the level of ordinary colleagues.

To put it mildly, even if Lu Guozhong falls, she may not be so concerned.

Therefore, in Lu Guozhong's view, in the face of this almost eternal separation, Qin Xiaodou should cry bitterly, and he should be extremely sad! No matter how fierce the crying is, he can understand it.

But now, seeing that the mountains and rivers are about to go away and there is no time to return, Qin Xiaodou did not cry, but showed an incredible quietness, which was too different from her usual state, which surprised Lu Guozhong!

Therefore, after Shanhe left, he asked Xiaodou the reason.

After listening to Uncle Lu's words, a ripple suddenly crossed in Qin Xiaodou's originally plain eyes, but he quickly returned to normal, still holding the teacup in his hand and said expressionlessly:

"Uncle Lu, I really don't have anything to hide from you. Maybe, maybe it's because I'm so sad, I don't know how to express it...... As soon as I thought that Brother Shanhe would never come back, my heart was empty, as if something was missing. Alas, Uncle Ru, can we stop talking about it? The more I talk about it, the more sad I become, and I feel like crying......"

"Oh, that's right!"

Although he didn't believe Xiaodou's words 100%, seeing the sadness on the other party's face, he really wanted to cry, Lu Guozhong couldn't bear to ask again, and after a sigh, he had to end the topic:

"Well, then I won't talk about it. But Xiaodou, if you have anything on your mind, remember to tell me or your grandfather, don't hold it in your heart alone, you know?"

"Knowing Uncle Ru, I will. ”

"Well, that's good. ”

After raising a glass and taking a sip of tea, Lu Guozhong planned to leave.

But before leaving, another question popped up in his mind, and he asked again:

"By the way, Xiaodou, why don't you tell Shanhe the truth about today's matter? Nangongmen, it's obvious that you asked your grandfather to help contact you, why do you want to lie to Shanhe and say that I helped?"

Lu Guozhong's words were true, when he contacted Nangongmen, in fact, he didn't contribute at all, but Qin Xiaodou asked her grandfather Qin Lao to help arrange it.

Yesterday, Qin Lao spent an afternoon of hard work, and tried his best to finally help Shanhe win a qualification for the competition, and inquired a lot about the selection competition.

But just last night, when Qin Lao told Xiaodou the good news, Xiaodou didn't tell Shanhe directly, but talked to Lu Guozhong on the phone first.

While informing the other party of the details, he also asked Lu Guozhong to credit all the "credits" to himself.

Hearing such a strange request, Lu Guozhong was of course puzzled, so he asked the reason on the spot.

But Xiaodou dealt with it hastily on the grounds that time was pressed and he had to call Shanhe, and he didn't give any explanation on the phone.

Until now, Lu Guozhong remembered this matter again, so he opened his mouth to ask.

"Oh, that's what you said. I didn't tell him the truth because...... I don't know how to talk to Brother Shanhe. Xiaodou pouted and shrugged.

"Ah, you helped him so much, and you didn't ask him to do something, what's so bad about it?" Lu Guozhong said with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, that's not what I meant!" After glancing at Lu Guozhong, Qin Xiaodoufang explained:

"I mean, I don't know how to explain to Shanhe about me and my grandfather. ”

"You and your grandfather's...... Oh!"

Hearing this, Lu Guozhong finally thought of something, and opened his mouth to confirm:

"It's been so long, and he still doesn't know about you and the Xiuzhen Sect?"

"That's right, otherwise how could I not tell him?" Qin Xiaodou, who looked helpless, spread his hands and continued:

"When I first met Brother Shanhe, I didn't know much about it at that time, and I definitely wouldn't talk nonsense about these more private things. But later, I wanted to tell him, but I never had the right opportunity. Alas, so if I suddenly told him today that it was my grandfather who helped him contact Nangongmen, then he would definitely have a lot of questions, and it would be troublesome to explain, but it would be better to say that it was your help, and he would not have so many problems. ”

Hearing this, Lu Guozhong nodded in understanding. But soon, I heard him say again:

"That's right, it's a way to save some trouble. But I think we should still tell the truth to Shanhe. Think about it, when you get to the scene of the selection meeting, after checking the information, will it be different? The name of the recommender is clearly written, do you think Shanhe will not be able to guess the truth? Therefore, if you want me to say, you still tell him in person......

"I don't want it!"

Qin Xiaodou still pouted and shook his head: "Even if he finds out, I won't admit it!"

"Hey, why is that?"

"If I admit this, I will admit that I lied to him for a long, long time. In that case, Brother Shanhe will definitely blame me, I don't want Brother Shanhe to hate me!"

"Hehe, so you are worried about this?" Lu Guozhong chuckled and said:

"Don't worry, Shanhe is not the kind of stingy person! As long as you explain the reason, I believe he will understand. Besides, as long as the people related to the cultivation realm, who doesn't have some secrets? There are so many little secrets on his mountains and rivers, and he can't tell you them all? So, you really don't have anything to worry about!"

"Really, do you mean that Brother Shanhe won't blame me for hiding it for so long?" As he spoke, a little joy flashed in Xiaodou's eyes.

"Of course, what's to blame for that? ”

"Hehe, that's good! Then I'll call Brother Shanhe now and tell him......" But as soon as she said this, she saw Qin Xiaodou suddenly lower her head again, and the gloomy cloud climbed onto her face again:

"That's not right! Uncle Lu, what you said is not right! Brother Shanhe will definitely blame me, you just counted a little less!"

(End of chapter)