kvmb Chapter 227: Taking King Yan to Play on the Slide
Chapter 227: Taking King Yan to Play on the Slide
So Chen Ji remained as silent as usual, but for some reason, a hint of worry appeared on his handsome face.
He frowned, glanced at Yun Hu, then shook his head helplessly at Luo Xiaoran.
Luo Xiaoran understood immediately. Could it be that the big guy made a special trip for Yunhu’s marriage?
No way?
Is the leader so down-to-earth that he even helps his subordinates in pursuing their loved ones?
"Did you come here with Yun Hu specifically for Qiu Niang's matter?" Luo Xiaoran's eyes widened and her voice became vague.
Chen Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, then a smile spread across them, and he looked at Luo Xiaoran deeply.
If you say accompany Yunhu, then just... accompany Yunhu!
Chen Ji didn't say anything, and Luo Xiaoran thought he agreed, and she felt complicated at the moment.
Da Ti is a good leader, very considerate. Yun Hu is really lucky to follow him.
Even though Luo Xiaoran had conveyed Qiu Niang's intention to Yun Hu, he did not seem to give up and would still run to Luo Xiaoran's house whenever he had the chance.
It can be said that since Luo Xingchen's birth, Yun Hu began to visit Luo's house once every ten days with the precious spirit of "perseverance can carve through metal and stone".
Every time he came, he brought his own ingredients to eat for free, and he never took the initiative to talk to Qiu Niang. He was satisfied just by seeing her.
In Luo Xiaoran's words, Yunhu came just to show his presence in front of Qiu Niang.
Although he was concerned about Qiu Niang, he was afraid that she would be troubled by Yun Hu's frequent appearances.
But Luo Xiaoran also thought that Yun Hu had helped her many times before, so it would be bad to kick him out.
In most cases, Qiu Niang would find a place with good lighting to embroider quietly. When Yun Hu spoke to her, she would respond politely and in a gentle voice.
But if Yun Hu didn't find a topic to talk about, Qiu Niang would never take the initiative to talk to him, and wouldn't even give him a glance.
Every time at this time, Yun Hu would take Luo Xiaoran to his side when no one was around and confide in her how heartbroken he was about his fruitless pursuit of the beauty.
Luo Xiaoran comforted Yun Hu out of humanitarianism, and tried to persuade him to give up, both overtly and covertly.
Yun Hu simply wouldn't listen. After regrouping, he would continue his attack on Qiu Niang with full energy.
After hitting a wall and getting nowhere, he went to Luo Xiaoran to confide in her...
The cycle went on and on, making Luo Xiaoran feel exhausted.
After several rounds, the fate of Yunhu and Qiu Niang was still unclear, but Luo Xiaoran felt that she was in danger of hair loss.
After sending away Yun Hu, who looked distressed, again, Luo Xiaoran found Qiu Niang.
Qiu Niang was sitting under the cherry tree in front of the flower hall, still embroidering her handkerchief. The warm sunlight was dancing on her neatly combed hair. Everything was peaceful and ordinary.
"Qiu Niang, otherwise I won't let Yun Hu in next time?"
Qiu Niang paused but did not look up. A drop of blood fell on the handkerchief. She put the finger that was pricked by the needle into her mouth and muttered:
"Don't! He is King Yan's subordinate, we still have to treat him with courtesy."
The cherry tree above Qiu Niang's head is wild. Luo Xiaoran and Du Kongqing accidentally discovered it when they were looking for herbs in the mountains, and then transplanted it to the yard.
Luo Xiaoran reached out and plucked a cherry from the tree, without washing it, and put it directly into her mouth. She was then covered in pain from the sourness.
"This cherry tree is also strange. It's the same tree, and the cherries are all ripe, but some are so sour that they make your teeth sour, while others are so sweet that they fill your heart."
There is a deep meaning in Luo Xiaoran's words. One cannot tell the sourness or sweetness of ripe cherries, so one naturally cannot tell the good or bad consequences of a marriage.
Qiu Niang seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand, and did not say anything else.
"Qiu Niang, if you met Yunhu before you got married, would you be willing to be with him?" Luo Xiaoran asked again.
Qiu Niang hid the drop of blood that she had just dropped on the handkerchief in the petals of a lotus flower. This lotus flower was too close to the lotus flower that had just been embroidered, so the only design she could make was a double lotus pattern.
Qiu Niang didn't dare to look directly at Luo Xiaoran. She didn't raise her head, and her voice floated over her in a low voice.
"I was not worthy of it at that time, but I was willing."
Qiu Niang's voice was so empty that it seemed to come from nowhere, and so low that Luo Xiaoran could hardly hear it.
But she heard every word, and then her heart began to feel sour, which spread to her limbs and finally climbed up to her eyes.
Somehow, Luo Xiaoran almost burst into tears.
Qiu Niang, fate has been too cruel to you.
Luo Xiaoran no longer interfered in the affairs of Yunhu and Qiu Niang. Yunhu came to her to tell her about his troubles, and she listened and sent him away after listening.
Qiu Niang embroidered silently, and Luo Xiaoran did not disturb her. She just took care of her food and clothing.
Sometimes, Chen Ji would come with Yun Hu. Counting on his fingers, he found that they came quite often.
After a long time, Luo Xiaoran was too lazy to cover up their identities in front of other people in the family. She just said that Chen Ji and Yun Hu were businessmen from Yizhou and they were good friends whom she met by chance.
Every time Chen Ji and Yun Hu came, Luo Xiaoran would cook some of her specialties to entertain them.
Sometimes he would take Chen Ji to Baobao Mountain, or take him to Chaoyang Private School and Yikan Medical Clinic.
Chen Ji showed great interest in the slide in the private school. Luo Xiaoran secretly took Chen Ji to play on it several times after school.
Chen Ji was very happy and Luo Xiaoran was very proud.
When she gave the blueprint to Old Liu, she designed the size according to an adult slide, so that she could also play on the slide when she felt like it.
Unexpectedly, it would come in handy now, and it can be said that it has won the favor of King Yan directly, indirectly and seamlessly.
Seeing that Chen Ji's eyebrows were almost raised, he must be very happy.
Luo Xiaoran reasonably suspected that if she had not been present, Chen Ji would have ignored his status as a prince and would have let his teeth show to dissipate the heat.
"Aren't you going to play?"
Luo Xiaoran was startled by the sudden voice. When she looked up, Chen Ji had already walked up to her.
Chen Ji originally wanted to go up and play for a while, but suddenly he saw Luo Xiaoran with a silly smile on her face, so he couldn't resist his curiosity and came up.
"No, I don't want to play. I can come over anytime I want to play." Luo Xiaoran retracted her teeth that were exposed to dissipate heat.
"Were you laughing at me just now?" Chen Ji asked deliberately.
"I'm not smiling!"
Luo Xiaoran played dumb, and Chen Ji actually called himself "the king". Could it be that he was angry?
But I was just laughing at my good relationship with Prince Yan, which would give me a backer in the future. I didn't laugh at his childishness of playing on the slide at his age!
"I saw you smile. Do you mean that I am wrongly accusing you?" Chen Ji lowered his voice, and his tone became more oppressive.
Luo Xiaoran looked up at the almost completely dark sky. She was standing quite far away from the slide. How did Chen Ji know that her mouth was cracked?