Chapter 51: Cheer Up
But when he learned that they had been alone for so long, the forced calm was finally broken.
If she could choose Baili Yunzhou, why couldn't she choose herself?
The Baili family is even more unfamiliar to her. Even with Baili's protection, what about Baili's family? Won't they make her feel wronged and embarrassed?
What about Baili? Does he dare to compete with his family?
No, he doesn't dare.
Even if he dared, his family would not allow it.
So you are the most suitable one.
They had been married for a while, and now he is no longer the same as before. He can make decisions on his own marriage, and his family members dare not interfere.
Only he can suppress everything and give her safety.
Only he knew what she wanted in her heart. She wanted to pass on her skills, so he would be her boat and help her overcome all obstacles.
After figuring this out, Zhao Yan immediately broke free of all the depression that had been accumulating in his chest.
He would never give up again, nor would he force her again.
He will wait slowly, slowly until she accepts it again.
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He slept in a daze for a few hours. When he heard the sound of a carriage outside the yard again, Zhao Yan immediately got up and looked out the window.
It was indeed she who came back. Baili Yunzhou talked to her a lot again, but he could not hear clearly from the window because he was far away.
I only know the last sentence, 'I'm staying in the shop in Quanzhou recently. Remember to come and see me when you have time.'
She smiled and nodded, then opened the door to the courtyard and went in.
Only then did Zhao Yan finally feel relieved. Judging from the way they talked, it was definitely not a secret marriage.
That’s right, Huatang won’t agree so easily.
Anfu watched quietly outside. When Yu Huatang entered the yard, he hurried into the room and bumped into the person coming out.
"Sir, ...that Miss Yu..."
"I understand. Come get some water."
Sure enough, his young master had not given up yet. When Anfu entered the room again, he saw his young master picking out clothes.
"Where are you going, sir?"
Zhao Yan said, "I didn't go anywhere. What do you think of this pine green round-necked robe?"
"It suits you very well, young master, and also suits your current status. You should be low-key and be an upright official." Anfu remembered that when they set out from the capital, the young master said that they should dress simply.
"But don't you think it's too dull? I've seen other young men in Quanzhou wearing brightly colored clothes. Only those in their forties and fifties wear dark clothes."
An Fu was a little confused about his young master's intentions. "But didn't he say that I shouldn't dress too ostentatiously, so that people would think he was someone who could endure hardships?"
"It's a different time now. Forget it, go ahead and do your work. Later, help me buy some bright colors. Don't be too plain."
"good."
After Zhao Yan dressed neatly, he gave himself some psychological hints for a long time, thinking about what Yan Quan had said last time, and finally knocked on the door in front of him.
Yu Huatang was cleaning the room at the time. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she didn't think too much and opened it directly.
"Lord Zhao?" she was surprised.
Zhao Yan adjusted his mood and said calmly, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard a few days ago that you went to Fuzhou to study martial arts. Why did you come back only today?"
Then he explained, "After all, we are neighbors. Even if we don't talk about the past, we should look after each other."
Yu Huatang smiled and said, "Originally, we could have returned earlier, but then we went to Gushan with Baili. It rained on our way back, so we were delayed for a few days."
"It's good to go out and play. Miss Yu really needs to balance work and rest." After saying that, he saw that she was still wearing dust-proof clothes and asked, "You're cleaning the room right after you get back?"
Yu Huatang nodded. "It's a nice day today, let's take a shower and get some sun. Master Zhao, is there anything you need from me?"
The two of them now really seemed to have forgotten the past and were just chatting as ordinary neighbors.
Zhao Yan handed over the paper in his hand, "Master Yan told me last time that he wanted to find a skilled person to improve the method of making gunpowder, such as fireworks."
He continued, "Winter is coming soon. The pirates from Hejiawan always attack Quanzhouwan at this time. I'm afraid they'll attack earlier this year, so I'd like to trouble you to try. If we can capture the shop before they attack, it will be a good thing for the people along the coast."
Yu Huatang took the manuscript, which had some sketches on it, but they were all in the shape of cannonballs or thunder and fire.
These patterns will definitely alert the pirates. Just now he said that he wanted to extract the supplies, so he would take them by surprise and catch them all in one fell swoop.
She thought for a while and had a rough idea, but it would take some time to realize it. She said, "Then I'll take a look first, and talk to the people at the Lantern Master Hall, and ask them to keep it a secret."
Zhao Yan was delighted. From that day on, the two of them never spoke so much again.
He was obsessed with government affairs and wanted to numb himself by telling himself that love affairs would pass.
But it was not until he heard about her condition yesterday, and until he saw her and heard her voice today, that he realized that he was deceiving himself.
She easily brought out all his emotions and brought the pain of the past before his eyes.
Suddenly, he remembered what she said about not forgiving him and not accepting him being with her.
His heart was broken.
But at this moment, seeing her calm and elegant appearance, he had an urge to hug her and tell her that he would not give up, and he would always be there and be her supporter.
Seeing him like this, Yu Huatang called him softly a few times, and he came back to his senses. "Okay, think about it slowly."
He added, "It's tiring to clean up right after coming back. Anfu is free anyway, so I'll ask him to help you sweep the yard."
After saying that, without waiting for her to reply, he called out to her and picked up the feather duster to help remove the dust.
Yu Huatang had no choice but to drive him away.
By the time they finally finished fixing everything, the sun was about to set.
Yu Huatang quickly boiled some water, made some hot tea and brought it to him, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Zhao Yan's eyes fell on her hand that was bringing water to him. Her fingers were slender, white and tender, and a little red from the work she had just done, which looked very beautiful.
He took it, and Yu Huatang saw a few leaves falling on his head. He had to hold the tea in both hands, so it was really difficult to do it.
She raised her head and stretched out her arms to brush away the fallen leaves.
As soon as he lowered his head, he saw her pink neck, the color of a crabapple flower. He also smelled the scent of her hair, a light fragrance.
He thought of the few times they had been together. Back then, she had also been lying beneath him, filled with fragrance, letting him do whatever he wanted...
At this time, Yu Huatang agreed.
He realized belatedly that he was so shameless as to think of those things in front of her...
He put down his teacup, not daring to linger any longer, and hurried away after saying goodbye.
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A few more days passed, and this afternoon Yu Huatang called Xu Fu to go to an open place together.
She placed the fire thunder lamp on the ground, and the two of them calculated the time. When the candle burned out, there was a loud "bang" and a big hole was blown out on the ground.
When the ash burned out, Xu Fu ran over and said in surprise, "Senior Sister, this is quite powerful."
The boy naturally liked things involving violence and firepower, and he felt itchy so he dug a hole next to it and placed the second fire thunder lantern on top.
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