Zhong Mingli took a leisurely sip of tea. Chen Yuxian called a maid in who was passing by the door and asked, "Is my uncle back?"
The maid shook her head and said, "Not yet."
Zhong Mingli put down his teacup and said, "Madam, what are you in a hurry for? Sujia Village is in Ngee'an County, not close to here. He comes and goes here and there. Even with a carriage, it's not that fast."
"What do you know..." Chen Yuxian glanced at him and said, "I'm worried that Ning'er won't come back..."
"Why?" Zhong Mingli looked at her and said in surprise: "Where else can he go if he doesn't come back?"
"Miss Xiaoru grew up with his childhood sweetheart. What if he thinks of the past and doesn't plan to come back..." Chen Yuxian looked worried and said, "What should I do? Wouldn't she become a spirit?"
It’s a joke in Zhoucheng. It’s irrelevant whether Governor Dong will attack again. How she will behave in the future will ruin her life’s happiness..."
When Zhong Mingli heard this, his expression became serious.
At this moment, the maid just ran in again and said: "Master, madam, my uncle is back..."
Zhong Mingli stood up and said, "I'll go see him."
Chen Yuxian nodded and reminded: "Don't be so straightforward with your words. Just ask Ning'er what she is thinking..."
"I know." Zhong Mingli nodded and walked out of the room.
A lot of things happened today. Tangning had just come back from outside and was ready to sort out her thoughts. Zhong Mingli knocked on the door and walked in from outside.
He walked to the table and sat down, looked at Tangning and asked, "How is the girl's health?"
Tangning sat across from him and said, "It won't be a problem if you rest for a while."
Zhong Mingli looked at him and asked: "Did you remember anything from the past when you went back?"
Tangning shook her head.
Zhong Mingli saw that there seemed to be a sad look on his brows, thought for a while, and said: "You are still young and have great years. You will go through a lot of things in the future. It doesn't matter if you can't take the state examination this time. You will still have a chance next time..."
Of course, Tang Ning was not thinking about the state examination. What he was thinking about was that Xiaoru was in Sujiacun, which was too far away. If something happened, it would be difficult for him to know immediately whether he should take her to the state city or not.
She would definitely not adapt to living in Zhong Mansion, nor would she agree.
If he buys a house outside, he doesn't have that much money. He has no place to spend money on weekdays. The pocket money is still given by Zhongyi last time...
Zhong Mingli looked at him and suddenly asked: "Miss Xiaoru, what are you going to do?"
Tangning thought for a while and said, "I plan to take her to the capital first."
Zhong Mingli nodded and said: "That's right. The distance is closer and it is easier to take care of. I will arrange this matter..."
Tang Ning actually didn't intend to ask her father-in-law for help. Just when she was about to refuse, Zhong Mingli suddenly looked at him and said, "Actually, fate is a wonderful thing sometimes. It doesn't necessarily mean that the earlier the better..."
Tang Ning looked at him with some confusion. The first sentence was still Xiao Ru, but the next sentence mentioned fate. Isn't this change of topic too abrupt?
Zhong Mingli smiled and said: "Your mother-in-law and I have been together for nearly twenty years, and we have never had a big quarrel. Do you know why?"
Let’s not talk about why the topic he talked about today is so confusing, but let’s talk about why the couple never had a big quarrel...
After more than two months of getting along, Tang Ning certainly knew.
Because once the quarrel becomes larger and more intense, the reason for the quarrel is not important. What is important is that he dared to quarrel with his mother-in-law...
Then he should be slapping his back and squeezing his shoulders. How could there be any quarrel?
But he couldn't say this. Tangning looked at Zhong Mingli and pretended to be unsure: "Because of fate?"
Zhong Mingli shook his head and said: "It's not necessarily fate. In fact, I met a woman before her."
He looked at Tang Ning and said, "We grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and have already reached the stage of discussing marriage..."
Tangning grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the plate on the table and asked, "What happened next?"
"Later, due to some reasons, we separated." Zhong Mingli looked at him and said: "Later, I passed the Jinshi examination and then met your mother-in-law. In the past ten years, we have experienced many ups and downs, and we have been in the same boat.
Along the way, it has been so harmonious and beautiful..."
Tang Ning thought this was an old drama about childhood sweethearts who couldn't compete with each other. After hearing this, she was a little disappointed, but she didn't know what her father-in-law was telling her about his love history on a whim today.
Zhong Mingli looked at him and said meaningfully: "I say this because I want to tell you that fate has nothing to do with order..."
Tangning put down the melon seeds in her hand and coughed lightly.
"I was just like you..." Zhong Mingli looked at him and said, "Fate does not follow order, and it makes no sense. Some people are destined but not, and some people are destined but not. You will understand these things in the future..."
Tangning glanced outside the door and coughed again.
"Is your throat uncomfortable?" Zhong Mingli looked at him, took a cup from the table and said, "Drink some water to moisten your throat."
"Oh, how come I have never heard that Mr. Zhong has a childhood sweetheart who almost talked about marriage but was not destined to be married?"
A voice without any emotion came from outside the door. Zhong Mingli's body trembled and the teapot in his hand almost fell to the ground.
…
Tangning walked out of her room, and the door to his room was closed from the inside.
He is actually not stupid, he knows what his father-in-law meant when he said that just now.
He was worried that he would abandon Zhong Yi because of Xiao Ru, which would ruin Zhong Yi's life.
Although he and Zhong Yi were not actually married, he could not let her fall into such a situation even though she cooked for him non-stop every night and the Zhong family's kindness to him.
But he couldn't ignore Xiao Ru. Although he was not the "Brother Xiao Ning" she knew, no one would believe this. It was also difficult for Tang Ning to convince herself with such a reason.
She can walk dozens of miles every day, running back and forth between the city and the village, searching hard. If such a woman does something that hurts her, how is she any different from an animal?
There is one more important point.
If he didn't care about Xiao Ru, wouldn't he become Tang Shimei?
If some nefarious person adapted their own imagined story into a joke, wouldn't he become a heartless person who abandoned his childhood sweetheart and fiancée in order to fall in love with the county magistrate?
In future generations, there may never be another case of Qiumei, but instead, there will be a case of Qiaoning...
He saw his household registration today. He is only seventeen years old this year and will not turn eighteen in a few months.
In other words------he is still a child!
Why would a seventeen-year-old child have to face such a thing?
When he walked out of the hospital door, he saw Tang Yaoyao standing not far in front, looking down at his toes and pacing in place.
Tang Ning sighed. She already blamed herself enough for losing her memory when a hydrangea ball hit her.
In this matter, Su Ru and Zhong Yi fell into an awkward situation.
And the initiator of all this - Tang Yaoyao must have felt that it was herself.
Tang Ning needed to enlighten her, otherwise, he was really worried that Tang Yaojing would be unable to overcome any hurdle in her heart and would be unable to think about it.
Tangning walked over and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Tang Yaoyao raised her head and glanced at him, and Tang Ning found that her eyes were a little red and swollen.
She looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Are you really unable to take the state exam?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "I really don't blame you. I couldn't pass the exam anyway. I just found out today that I didn't study well before..."
Tang Yaoyao knew that he was comforting her, and she felt even more guilty, with a crying tone in her voice: "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have missed the state exam, and neither would Xiaoyi and that girl..."
Tangning shook her head and said, "Didn't we agree that if you teach me martial arts, our previous grudges will be wiped out..."
Tang Yaoyao wiped her eyes, "That's different..."
"Why is it different..." Tangning shook her head and said, "At most, when you teach me martial arts, be more serious and responsible, and teach me your most powerful skills..."
He suddenly thought of something, looked Tang Yaoyao up and down, looked at her eagerly, and said, "If you really feel that you owe me too much and want to repay it, how about..."
Tang Yaoyao was chilled by his gaze, her face was startled, she protected her chest with her hands, and said warily: "What do you want to do..."
Tangning looked at her and said expectantly, "How about you lend me some money?"
