Chapter 575 News
Lin Chi blushed, "No, it's snowing, I'd better go back early."
Every time the Zhao family warmly invited him to come in and sit down, Lin Chi refused.
Zhao Qiaoqiao showed a sad look on her face and said, "Brother Zhao, do you hate me?"
Seeing the girl's sad look, Lin Chi quickly said, "No, no, don't think too much."
How could he be annoying? He just didn't know how to talk.
Zhao Qiaoqiao was actually shy by nature, but she mustered up the courage to talk to Lin Chi.
Lin Chi's face felt a little hot, and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Qiaoqiao.
Zhao Qiaoqiao said, "Come in and sit for a while. My parents also said that they haven't thanked you properly yet."
Lin Chi helped carry a box of sausages in. When Zhao's father saw him, he warmly invited him, "It's Lin Chi, little brother. Come in quickly and have some hot water. It's freshly boiled."
Lin Chi hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
This was his first time visiting the Zhao family.
The Zhao family's small house is some distance away from their store, but it only takes a quarter of an hour to walk there, so it's not too far.
The Zhao family's house has two courtyards, which looks quite spacious and has many vegetables planted in the yard.
Looking at the vegetables in the yard, Lin Chi was reminded of the small courtyard at home.
My mother and sister-in-law are also used to growing vegetables in the small yard at home.
The Zhao family's living room was also very clean.
Zhao Qiaoqiao's mother was also very happy to see Lin Chi coming and poured him tea.
Zhao Qiaoqiao's eldest brother, sister-in-law and nephew went to her parents' home and would not be back until the next day.
So there were only Zhao Qiaoqiao and her parents at home.
They warmly entertained Lin Chi.
Lin Chi was originally invited to dinner, but he declined. He just drank a cup of tea, sat for a while and chatted before leaving.
After Lin Chi left, Zhao Qiaoqiao was a little distracted.
Zhao's father and mother could naturally see what their daughter was thinking.
Father Zhao said, "Dad knows that Lin Chi is a good young man. He is handsome, upright, and capable."
Zhao Qiaoqiao looked up and asked, "Is Dad satisfied with him?"
"It's not enough for us to be satisfied with him alone. Lin Chi also needs to be satisfied with you. Even though Lin Chi is just the manager now, everyone knows who the boss behind him is. We are just a small merchant with no backing. You..."
"Dad, you don't need to persuade me, I understand it myself."
Mother Zhao said, "We're not trying to get close to anyone, but I see that Lin Chi isn't indifferent to Qiaoqiao."
Father Zhao said, "These days, marriages are based on the will of parents and the words of matchmakers. Just now, Lin Chi mentioned that his hometown is in the remote north. I guess there are some things he needs to ask his parents for their opinion."
"The child has concerns in his heart, and there is a possibility that he will return to his hometown."
"If they were really together, would you be willing to let Qiaoqiao go to such a far place with him?"
Mother Zhao didn't say anything.
Because they don’t know what Lin Chi’s parents are like.
After Lin Chi came out of the Zhao family, his mind was full of Zhao Qiaoqiao's figure.
He felt that Zhao Qiaoqiao had a good personality, was skillful and hardworking.
if……
Lin Chi didn't dare to think about it.
Zhao Qiaoqiao is a girl from Beijing, and he is just a boy from a remote countryside.
If his boss hadn't taken care of him, he wouldn't have been able to develop in the capital.
…
On the other side, Shangguan Kang went to his father's study after returning to the academy.
Shangguan Bin looked at his son and asked, "Why did you come in so rashly?"
Shangguan Kang sat down on the chair in front and said, "Dad, I want to go to Hezhou."
Shangguan Bin's expression changed. "Why are you going to Hezhou for no reason?"
Shangguan Kang has never left the capital since he was a child. Shangguan Bin must be worried about him going to such a far place.
“Dad, you know that Sister Shen is in Hezhou. I heard that Hezhou is developing very well now. There are many delicious foods and it is very beautiful. I want to go and see it.”
"Also, the paper produced in Hezhou is very cheap. There's a new academy built there, which is very different from the one in the capital. I want to go and take a look."
When talking about going to Hezhou, Shangguan Kang looked excited and expectant.
Seeing his son so happy, Shangguan Bin didn't want to make him unhappy.
But thinking of the news he just heard, Shangguan Kang said, "The New Year is coming soon. If you go, will you be able to come back in time for the New Year?"
"There's still more than a month left, how can I miss it? I'm definitely still in time for the round trip. I'll just stay there for a few days and then be back."
Shangguan Kang has made up his mind. When the time comes, he will go to find Sister Shen to see the changes in Hezhou.
He is in good health now, and he still wants to do something to help Sister Shen.
"Besides, there are many brothers in the academy who also want to go there to take a look. I heard that there are a lot of books there now. I can go there to read and I heard that we can also exchange knowledge."
Shangguan Bin said seriously, "Not at this time."
If it were in the past, Shangguan Kang would definitely be angry with his father.
But now he also understands his father and knows that his father is doing it for his own good.
I can only say calmly: “Dad, why is it not okay, Sister Shen is my benefactor, I will go to Hezhou to see what’s wrong?”
Shangguan Bin saw his serious expression and could only sigh and say, "I just heard the news that there will be a war at the border, and the emperor will also send troops to the border. The situation is tense right now, so you'd better not go anywhere."
Shangguan Kang's face changed, and he stood up and said, "Dad, how could this happen? Why are we fighting out of the blue?"
Shangguan Kang is not an ignorant person.
He naturally knew what war meant.
And his father was not speaking without purpose.
My father has many students, some of whom are now serving as officials in the court.
So dad can get some news in time.
Shangguan Bin said: "I don't know exactly what happened, but it's good for you to know. Don't spread rumors and cause panic."
The people are most afraid of war. If they knew about it, they would be scared.
And this is urgent news.
It is still unknown how the emperor will deal with this.
But Shangguan Bin felt that the emperor would definitely send troops to protect the people in the border areas.
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