The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 475: Good Match
"Then please wait for a moment, Lord Chu. I will go find one right away."
For Zhuang Qingning, she had been rescued many times by Chu Jinnian and owed him a lot of favors. When Chu Jinnian finally opened his mouth, she of course hurried to agree.
After Zhuang Qingning finished speaking, she went into the house and rummaged through her dressing table.
But after she traveled here, she was first penniless and had nothing, and then she plunged into the deep pit of getting rich.
Even though she was gradually becoming more affluent, Zhuang Qingning was busy making money. In addition, no matter in her past life or this life, she had always been particular about comfort and simplicity in dressing, so she hardly bought any jewelry that every girl would carry with her. All she had now were some simple hairpins for tying her hair.
After much thought, Zhuang Qingning finally found a wooden hairpin from her dressing table.
This is a wooden hairpin, which was given to Zhuang Qingning by a certain woman when she just got married. The hairpin looks hard and shiny. Because of its slightly black color, it is not noticeable when pinned in the hair, so Zhuang Qingning exchanged it for it and used it to tie her hair.
Until now, even though Zhuang Qingning has added some hairpins of other materials to the shop, she still often uses this wooden hairpin that she is so familiar with.
This kind of thing is obviously used frequently, and its texture cannot be seen at a glance. It is made with modern technology, and the workmanship is impeccable. It can also be used as an item for girls to exchange when they get engaged.
Zhuang Qingning wiped it, put the hairpin in a box, and gave it to Chu Jinnian.
“I wonder if this thing is okay?”
Chu Jinnian took a look, smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Miss Zhuang."
"It's just a small favor, Lord Chu, you don't have to be polite." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.
"Sister Ning." A voice sounded as he spoke. Almost in the blink of an eye, Zhuang Wencheng came over excitedly. When he saw Chu Jinnian, he paused for a moment and asked, "Are there guests at home?"
"This is Jin Zhou's elder brother, Lord Chu." Zhuang Qingning introduced, "Lord Chu, this is my childhood friend, Brother Wencheng."
As for Chu Jinnian, Zhuang Wencheng had heard Fan Wenxuan mention him when he often came to Zhuang Qingning's house. He said that he was an official in the capital and seldom came back.
If you are an official...
Zhuang Wencheng bowed hastily, "Meet Lord Chu."
"You're welcome." Chu Jinnian stopped him. "Just be casual. There's no need to be so formal. Mr. Fan couldn't come to teach Mingli and the others these days because he had something else to do. I'll take over for a while. You can call me Mr. Chu."
"Hello, Mr. Chu." Seeing that Chu Jinnian was not at all arrogant, Zhuang Wencheng no longer insisted and just followed Chu Jinnian's wishes and greeted him.
"Hello, Brother Wencheng." Chu Jinnian replied, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This is the very sensible doctor Zhuang Wencheng whom Fan Wenxuan often mentioned before.
It was indeed as Fan Wenxuan said, he was quite good, and there was a bright light in the boy's eyes that was rarely seen by ordinary people, especially when he was looking at Zhuang Qingning...
Before Chu Jinnian could think too much, Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "Brother Wencheng, when did you come back? Fang Hou came yesterday and told me that the case had been solved and Zhu Ankang had been arrested. He also said that there was nothing to do here and you could go home."
"When Fang Hou came, he also brought a lot of medicinal herbs. I saw that I didn't need them on weekdays, and I didn't know what medicinal herbs you usually needed, so I asked you to pick some. But when I went home yesterday, I heard that you hadn't come back yet."
"It was late last night, so Lord Ding kept me overnight. I left in the morning." Zhuang Wencheng smiled and replied, "Well, I just entered the village, so I wanted to let you know I'm safe."
In other words, he hasn't even returned home.
There must be only one reason why he values Zhuang Qingning more than his family members.
He is most likely the Peach Blossom that Zhuang Qingning mentioned.
Chu Jinnian's eyebrows slightly sank, but he smiled, "I have to report that you are safe, otherwise Qingning would be very worried, and she was still talking about this matter just now."
"Come to think of it, I haven't thanked you yet. I should thank you for taking care of Qingning before."
Chu Jinnian stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhuang Wencheng.
Zhuang Wencheng was stunned for a moment, "This..."
Qingning, such an intimate name is only given to people who should be close to you.
And Chu Jinnian said he wanted to thank him on behalf of Zhuang Qingning, and...
Zhuang Wencheng glanced at the brocade box on the table next to Chu Jinnian. He recognized the hairpin inside. It was the one that Zhuang Qingning used to wear.
Zhuang Qingning wants to give this hairpin to Chu Jinnian? In that case...
Before Zhuang Wencheng could say what he was thinking, Chu Jinnian glanced at Zhuang Qingning, then at Zhuang Wencheng, smiled, and said, "I should follow Qingning's side and call you Brother Wencheng."
It seems that it is true.
Zhuang Wencheng looked Chu Jinnian up and down again.
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He looked handsome, with a clear gaze, and seemed like a man of good character. He had met Fan Wenxuan and Chu Jinzhou before, and judging from their personalities, this Chu Jinnian should be a good person too.
It seems that Zhuang Qingning has indeed found a good match.
Then he can rest assured.
The expression on Zhuang Wencheng's face changed from surprise to panic, and finally to a look of relief. "Sister Ning, this is the one you mentioned before."
"Yeah." Zhuang Qingning nodded. "I was originally thinking whether I should find a time to let Brother Wencheng meet me. It's just a coincidence that we met today."
"Yes, it's a coincidence." Chu Jinnian also smiled, and his eyes were full of doting when he looked at Zhuang Qingning.
When Zhuang Wencheng saw this scene, he did not feel any sadness in his heart. Instead, he felt like a stone had been lifted off his shoulders. He could not help but smile warmly.
After talking with Zhuang Qingning and Chu Jinnian for a while, Zhuang Wencheng decided to go home.
Firstly, I have been away from home for a few days. Although my family doesn’t know about it, they must be somewhat worried, so I have to go back and report that I am safe.
Secondly, I have to talk to Wang about his affairs as soon as possible so that he can settle down earlier. This can also be regarded as an explanation to myself.
Zhuang Qingning took out the medicinal herbs that Fang Hou brought and asked Zhuang Wencheng to take them back when he left.
There were quite a lot of medicinal herbs, some of which were good ones. Zhuang Wencheng took a look and picked out a few commonly used ones. He asked Zhuang Qingning to keep the rest well in case of emergency.
After taking the herbs, Zhuang Wencheng left the yard and went home.
Zhuang Qingning and Chu Jinnian saw him off.
"Lord Chu was very smart just now, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to bring up this topic." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)