Chapter 37: Leaving Little Father, It’s Time for Us to Go

The wound on Fang Zhiyue's arm gradually improved, but a shallow layer of teeth marks was left.

Every time he looked at it, it was like Si Yao had left a special mark on him.

Although there is little evidence.

Fang Zhiyue always felt that Si Yao did this on purpose.

She personally changed the dressing on the wound every day, and even Fang Zhiyue couldn't change it himself.

He had seen it more than once. In the middle of the night, when he was half asleep, she would grab his arm and look at the marks on it. The thick dark color in her eyes was frightening.

Fang Zhiyue could only pretend not to know.

"Little father, come here. The gauze on your arm can be removed."

Si Yao looked at him sitting at the back of the bed and spoke in a light voice.

Fang Zhiyue was startled and replied slowly, "...Sister Yao, I can do it myself. Didn't you say you had to go to the academy today? Don't waste time, hurry over."

He urged, his body half stiff and motionless.

Si Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a cold tone: "Little father, I said, come here——"

Fang Zhiyue: “…”

Meeting her deep black eyes.

His shoulders trembled and he immediately moved to the bedside.

He stretched his arms out in front of her.

Si Yao's expression relaxed a lot. He lifted up his long sleeves, revealing his slender wrists.

She slowly took off the gauze wrapped around it, and saw that only a light flesh-pink mark remained on the tooth mark, and a faint light flashed in her eyes.

"very beautiful……"

Si Yao placed a gentle kiss on it.

He murmured something.

Fang Zhiyue's wrist couldn't help but tremble, and he tried his best to ignore the warm touch coming from there.

He moved his eyes and said, "Yao, Yao Jie'er, is it okay?"

Although he tried his best to keep his voice steady, he still revealed a hint of panic.

Si Yao raised his eyelids and looked at him quietly.

A few breaths of silence——

Let go of his hand.

Fang Zhiyue quickly hugged his arms and stepped back.

But before he could move, Si Yao suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled him into his arms.

"Little Father, I don't like you hiding from me."

Wrap your arms around his waist.

The tone fell lightly from above his head.

"I, I didn't..."

Fang Zhiyue responded dryly.

My heart tightened.

Si Yao suddenly turned his body over, letting him ride and sit on her. Her dark eyes narrowed slightly as she approached his gaze: "I don't like my father lying to me either."

“I, I…”

Fang Zhiyue was startled and so panicked that he couldn't speak.

The little face turned red.

The darkness in Si Yao's eyes became increasingly darker.

He hurriedly said: "You, you have to give me time to adapt..."

"How long will it take, little father?"

Si Yao did not look away, still staring at him, not allowing him to dodge at all.

Fang Zhiyue hesitated for a long time before finally replying in a dry voice, "...half a month, a month. And..."

He asked in a low voice, "Sister Yao, you can't scare me anymore, otherwise, I don't know how long it will take..."

I've been with Si Yao for so long.

He has become a little smarter.

He also knows how to benefit himself.

Si Yao raised an eyebrow, the darkness in his eyes fading. "Okay, as long as little father doesn't make any mistakes. Then we have a deal. I'll give little father another month. If little father is still so afraid of me, I'll have to use my own methods to make little father and me closer."

At the end of her words, she glanced at him meaningfully.

Fang Zhiyue didn't want to know what that method was at all.

He quickly responded, "I know."

"Sister Yao, you really need to go to the academy. Don't let the teacher punish you again."

After saying that, he urged again.

This time, Si Yao didn't continue to pester him. After letting him go, he turned around and left the house.

Before leaving, he still kept Shi Qi and asked her to look after Fang Zhiyue.

*

At noon, Fang Zhiyue had just finished his meal.

Si Yao returned home.

I saw him sitting on a bench in the yard carving a walnut.

She walked straight over and held him in her arms.

Fang Zhiyue was startled, and the carving knife and peach pit in his hands shook and almost fell to the ground.

"Sister Yao, please put me down quickly. I can't carve the walnut carving like this."

As he spoke, he glanced towards where Shi Qi was standing.

But she had already turned around and avoided his sight.

Fang Zhiyue's cheeks flushed red, and he was still very uncomfortable. His voice was as thin as a mosquito: "...I can't concentrate when you hold me like this."

Si Yao remained indifferent.

Upon hearing this, he snatched the carving knife and peach pit from his hands and put them aside.

She turned his face so that all his attention was on her.

"Since you can't concentrate, then Xiao Dad should concentrate on looking at me. Xiao Dad, you didn't hold me for the whole morning, so you don't miss me?"

Of course I don’t want to...

Fang Zhiyue muttered to himself.

But she couldn't say it out loud, "I want to...but studies are more important. Your spring exam is coming up soon, how can I delay you?"

He lowered his head feeling somewhat guilty.

Si Yao didn't know whether he believed it or not.

He said calmly, "Study is important, but my father is equally important. I originally wanted to leave my father here and pick him up to take him to the capital after the Spring Examination. But after thinking it over, I still feel that it is not appropriate. So, we will leave Yunzhou early tomorrow morning."

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

Fang Zhiyue was stunned when he heard this.

I was caught off guard by her notice.

"Can……"

"Why, little father, is there something else you need to do? Or do you not want to go to the capital with me? All those words you said before were just lies."

There was a hint of coldness in Si Yao's eyes.

Fang Zhiyue quickly replied: "No!"

His lips moved a few times, and he said slowly, "...But if I go to the capital with you, what will happen to Hu's shop? I haven't discussed this matter with Manager Wang yet, and next month's walnut carvings haven't been completed and handed over to her yet. It's really not appropriate to leave like this..."

Si Yao looked at him quietly.

Fang Zhiyue's heart began to beat fast when she looked at him.

He was a little panicked, "Yao, Yao Jie'er, why aren't you talking? Did I say something wrong?"

"Why are you so scared, little father?"

Si Yao finally spoke, a faint smile on his lips: "Father, you are right. I have not thought it through. How about this, we go to Hu's shop now and meet with Manager Wang. There must be a way to solve the problem at hand. What do you think, father?"

After hearing her say this, Fang Zhiyue had no reason to refuse.

I could only nod under her gaze, "Okay..."

The two of them packed up and went straight out of Jingshui Lane to Hu's shop.

Steward Wang happened to be seeing off a guest and saw the two figures from a distance.

Her eyes lit up and she immediately raised her hand to greet him.

The words were not spoken.

He looked at his boss's calm eyes.

He immediately shut his mouth.

Judging from what the big boss said, her identity has not been revealed to the small boss yet.

Manager Wang had long since learned from Boss Hu that the eldest and youngest members of the family had a close relationship. However, for some unknown reason, the eldest had never told the youngest about her identity. Therefore, he repeatedly warned her not to let the youngest know.

She always kept this in mind.

Manager Wang paused, and when the other person approached, he simply greeted Fang Zhiyue, "Young Master, why are you here? Are you here to deliver next month's walnut carvings? There are still a few days until the beginning of the month, so there's no need to rush, Young Master."

She smiled and led the two into the shop.

Go directly to the private room on the second floor.

After entering the private room, he set his eyes on Si Yao behind him and greeted her, "Who is this lady?"

"This is my...cousin."

Fang Zhiyue responded in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, Si Yao immediately followed up with another sentence: "We are fiancée and husband, and we will be married soon."

Fang Zhiyue looked at her immediately after hearing that, and when his eyes met her smiling eyes, he fell silent.

But Manager Wang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Almost lost my composure.

Is this the relationship between the big boss and the small boss?

But...didn't the young master get married a while ago? She even saw the wedding invitation with her own eyes, and the bride on it was not the eldest master.

Manager Wang's usually sharp mind became a little confused.

Because she had something urgent to do that day, she did not attend Fang Zhiyue's wedding, so she was unaware of the complications involved.

Manager Wang looked at Si Yao, then at Fang Zhiyue who remained silent.

I just felt like I had discovered a huge secret.

She tried to remain calm, not daring to show any emotion on her face: "Is that so? Then, congratulations to the young master and this cousin."

Si Yao glanced at her.

Manager Wang immediately put away the smile on his face.

She coughed twice against her lips and continued the previous topic: "Little Master, you haven't told me yet, what's the matter with you coming here today?"

Fang Zhiyue nodded.

Then he whispered, "Actually, I'm here to say goodbye to you, Steward Wang."

"Goodbye?"

Manager Wang was a little stunned.

Fang Zhiyue continued, "My cousin is going to the capital to participate in the Spring Examination, and I'm going with her. So, I'm afraid I won't be coming to Yunzhou again. Sister Wang, I'm sorry, I should have told you earlier, but I'm almost done with the walnut carvings for next month. I brought them to you today and will give them to you first. I won't take a share of this batch of walnut carvings, as an apology for breaking the contract."

His face was full of apology as he pushed the wooden box in his hand in front of her.

Manager Wang glanced at him, then glanced at Si Yao covertly.

There was silence for a moment.

Suddenly he smiled and said, "Don't say that, young master. Actually, there is something I want to discuss with you. Our Huji shop is planning to move to the capital."

"What?"

This time, Cheng Fang knew Yue unexpectedly.

He looked up in surprise.

Steward Wang continued, "Young Master's walnut carvings have become famous in Yunzhou City over the past two years. Not only are they loved by the young men of the city's prominent families, but even the wealthy merchants and gentry who pass by find them quite novel. And Young Master, you are so ingenious, having crafted this small walnut carving into a pendant. Now, scholars and literati no longer like to wear jade ornaments around their waists, but instead wear these walnut-carved pendants."

"But Yunzhou City is only a lower state after all. If Hu's shop wants to reach a higher level, it has to move to a truly prosperous capital. The boss has long considered moving to the capital and has already arranged for a shop there. Now that the young boss is going to the capital, we can start making arrangements for the shop there."