Chapter 29: Moonlight in Youth
Qi Huaijing lowered his head and took a bite on her collar.
"Um?!"
Shen Tang was startled by his bite and reached out to push him.
"Stop it, I'm drunk."
Qi Huaijing saw that her eyes and brows were flushed and she was indeed a little drunk. He also saw a rattan rocking chair for cooling off in the summer under the flower stand, so he helped her to rest for a while, and took off his outer robe and covered her with it to block the wind.
The moon is bright in the sky and the breeze is in my arms.
The two of them lay side by side in the rocking chair and took a nap. The rocking chair swayed back and forth, and Chen Tang fell into a light sleep in his arms.
There was no one around and it was quiet for a while, only the chirping of autumn insects could be heard.
Qi Huaijing suddenly remembered the time when he was sixteen or seventeen years old.
At that time, he no longer went to the Shen family to study, but followed his grandfather in Beijing to learn how to do business, check accounts, inspect shops, and deal with all kinds of merchants.
Sometimes after a busy day, he likes to lie on the recliner like this, relax for a while, and think about the unknown things in his heart.
I heard that she had just started discussing marriage and no longer met other men easily. Even with her cousin, she could only see him for a while and talk to him during the holidays under the pretext of visiting her aunt.
If the marriage proposal goes smoothly, she will marry a scholar who can write beautiful articles on paper, and the couple will be in harmony, with the beauty adding fragrance and the music of the zither and the harp.
If that scholar's talent is outstanding enough, he will stand out one day, from being a farmer in the morning to becoming an emperor in the evening... He will have a bright future as my uncle often said.
She is a daughter of an official family, so smart and witty, so sincere and lovely, she will definitely be able to live a good life with her husband, gambling on books and drinking tea, and become an enviable fairy couple.
And he will compete for money and profit in the world of fame and fortune, make a fortune, marry a smart and capable wife, and keep a bunch of concubines and little actors.
You plot against others outside during the day, and then go back to the backyard at night to watch others plot against you.
He will become a vulgar man, just like his father, his second brother, and like thousands of other men in this world who have some money to spend.
He was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he had already seen his whole life.
The moonlight remains the same.
A handful of hazy moonlight is like the vague thoughts of a young man, which cannot be described or understood.
But it is shining there, dazzling people's eyes and peeking into people's hearts.
What is she doing? What kind of person will she marry? Will she like that person?
If she gets married, I'm afraid I'll see her even less in the future. Maybe I'll only see her again during the Chinese New Year, or under very lucky circumstances, and hear her call...
"cousin."
Qi Huaijing's heart suddenly trembled.
Chen Tang raised his drunken eyes, his long eyelashes fluttering, smiling, and his bright eyes shimmering with water.
It was another spring dream that came with the wind into the night.
She was drunk and her body was a little hot, but she insisted on getting closer to him and raised her hand to touch his eyebrows.
Qi Huaijing lowered his head and let her caress him.
From the end of his eyebrows to the corner of his eyes, along his high nose bridge, and then lightly touched his lips.
He wanted to take a bite.
But she didn't stop. She slid along his handsome chin, across his rolling Adam's apple, and stopped at his hot heart.
His heart was pounding, and he felt that familiar feeling of heat and uneasiness.
The person in his arms began to murmur again.
"Cousin, there are so many people in your family..."
Qi Huaijing felt a pang in his heart.
Yes, there are many people in the Qi family, and there are also many people in the Yue family, including the master, servants, and in-laws...
Everyone is eyeing the family property which is like fat meat. Some want to have a piece of the meat, some want to drink the soup, and some want to take the whole plate away.
They are like flies attracting blood, taking a bite at a time.
But she was the daughter of a scholarly family, and there were only five people in her family.
She had learned the ways of the world by observing people's words and expressions, but she had never seen such a blatant act of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
She was too sincere and kind to be the mistress of a money-grubbing business like hers.
The bright moon is the bright moon.
You can't hook her up to light up your own ditch just because you like her.
Sometimes he would think, if he did enough, did it well enough, was willing enough, and was ruthless enough... would he be able to earn her a lifetime of good times in this den of tigers and wolves?
He hasn't thought it through.
He can't make up his mind.
Chen Tang leaned over his chest, his hot face pressed against his heartbeat, feeling it beat faster and faster.
She struggled to stand up and raised her drunken eyes.
"Husband, why don't you speak?"
A gentle breeze blew, and he suddenly woke up a little from the dream of his youth.
It turned out that he had already made up his mind. He really went against all odds, visited her, proposed marriage, set a wedding date, went to marry her, picked up a red veil, and drank the wedding wine...
She became his first wife, sharing the same bed in life and death, and spending countless days and nights together.
He has snatched the bright moon and held her in his arms.
Then he must keep his promise, do enough, do well enough, be willing enough, and be ruthless enough... to earn her a good time in her life in this den of tigers and wolves.
No one knew his promise.
But he knows.
Chen Tang had just woken up from his drunken streak and had no idea of his complicated thoughts. Seeing that he remained silent, she used her slender fingers to play with his belt.
Qi Huaijing noticed it, but didn't know what she was going to do. He just felt his waist tighten and his breathing became hot.
Unexpectedly, she just hooked a corner of the belt, held it in her hand, and rubbed it back and forth.
She is worried.
He had long noticed that when she was practicing calligraphy in school, picking weeds in the garden, or sitting on the swing in a trance... she would always unconsciously ruffle the handkerchief in her hand.
She is always worried.
Chen Tang had just woken up from a slight drunkenness, and under the influence of alcohol, he told him the tangled worries that had been weighing on his mind.
"Cousin, I always feel a little scared... Your family has such a big business, I'm afraid I won't be able to be a good mistress of the house, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you..."
He always said, no need to study, no need to be afraid, no need to care, no need to think.
She can't do it.
With the breeze blowing on his face and the warm fragrance in his arms, Qi Huaijing woke up from his dream and patted her back gently.
"What is there to be afraid of? I am the one who insisted on marrying you and making you the Third Grandmother of the Qi Family. Just do your job and no one can say whether you are good or not! I married you for no other reason than to ask for nothing. My only hope for you is to let you... live well."
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