The shyness when she lowered her head all fell into Shen Junzhuo's eyes. He had never seen such a look before. He thought he would turn a blind eye as usual and turn around and forget about this childish attitude. But this time
He didn't. His palms became sweaty at some point, and his chest felt a little stuffy at some point. He endured the discomfort and looked at her, suddenly wanting to hold her hand again.
But there was no reason. Although the weather was a bit gloomy, there was no wind. No matter how cold it was, she held the hand stove in her hand.
He couldn't hold her hand so rashly. He was her elder. Even though he had no blood relationship, she still called him Uncle Ninth! He was a little irritated. What was wrong with him? He was afraid that he was not sick.
Abnormality?
He stood in front of her for a while, and when she didn't speak again, the conflict in his heart became more and more obvious. He couldn't do this anymore, and he said to himself. He is a decisive person, and he will do it soon after he knows what to do.
So he turned around neatly and walked towards Gantang Courtyard without leaving a word.
He walked over, and there seemed to be a faint fragrance of submerged water around him. Shu Yao saw the people following him filing in behind him. As he entered Gantang Courtyard, she felt vaguely that something had changed in him, but she couldn't tell exactly what it was.
What? I felt inexplicably panicked. When all his people were gone, I quickly followed him.
Gantang Courtyard was very quiet, with dim lights and longing shadows. The ground inside was covered with a thick velvet blanket, which was soft when stepped on. There was no sound of footsteps when people walked on it. Shu Yao followed Xiyue to the inside.
But she didn't see Shen Junzhuo. She obviously followed him in, but it was strange that Kung Fu disappeared so soon. She wanted to ask, but it was inconvenient. After all, she had no reason to inquire about the whereabouts of an elder.
Not long after, Mrs. Yu made some noise inside, and Mother Liang came out and asked her to come in. When she went in with her front legs, Shen Junzhuo also walked in with her back legs.
Mrs. Yu walked out of the tent with a smile, stretched out her hands to the two of them, and said:
"You are always the first to come. Jiulang used to go to court and was used to getting up early. How come Shu Yao can wake up so early every day?"
Shu Yao handed her hand to Mrs. Yu, glanced at Shen Junzhuo, lowered her head and said:
"I also like to sleep, but my mother is afraid that I will lose my etiquette, so she is always alert so that I don't make others laugh."
Mrs. Yu led them to sit down and said with a smile:
"There aren't that many rules. Look at Yuyao and the others, who didn't come here with their mother? Don't be formal when you come to my place. It's decent to live more comfortably."
Shu Yao listened and said hurriedly:
"Thank you, madam, for your understanding!"
Mrs. Yu asked people to serve tea and chatted for a while. Knowing that Shen Junzhuo was unwilling to meet Mrs. Jiang and others, she didn't keep him much longer and sent him away early. Shen Junzhuo asked the old lady to let her know if she wanted anything.
The man went to look for him, then stood up, bowed, turned around and went out.
Shu Yao saw her and hurriedly followed her to say goodbye to Mrs. Yu.
Mrs. Yu was a little surprised and asked the people around her what was going on. Xiyue stood up and said with a smile:
"I'll go out and see what's going on, and I'll tell you when I get back."
Shu Yao hurriedly went out, ran a few steps before catching up with Shen Junzhuo, and shouted after him:
"Uncle Nine!"
Shen Junzhuo paused, feeling a little regretful in his heart. How could he blame her? Why should he look down on her? By the time he turned around, the coldness that had enveloped him had dissipated a lot.
Shu Yaojue checked, felt a little more relaxed, had a smile on her face, and said shamelessly:
"Uncle Jiu, do you still remember that you asked me to play chess?"
Shen Junzhuo was stunned. Yes, that was the case. He even asked the boy to pass on the message. But he was so busy until midnight yesterday that he completely forgot about the agreement. It was difficult for the little girl to dare to catch up with him.
There was a smile on his originally tense face, and he said:
"If that's the case, then come with me to Lanyue Tower!"