"Okay! Brother-in-law, please give me the question."
Qin Chuan smiled slightly and agreed.
Seeing Qin Chuan agree so readily, Su Ruyan was a little angry and said, "Don't you know how to write poetry? My third sister is just making a fuss. Let's ignore her and just go in."
Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Wife, it's alright. I don't think my third brother-in-law is the type to write poetry."
Xu Mu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, unsure of what to say.
Suddenly, a cold wind swept through the sky, followed by a flurry of cotton wool.
No, it wasn't cotton wool, it was actually snowflakes.
"Huh? It's only October and it's already snowing?"
It's really snowing!
The servants of the Su family looked up at the sky and sighed.
Xu Mu glanced at the sky and his face lit up with joy. "It's snowing!"
"Fifth brother-in-law, how about we each compose a poem on the theme of snow?"
"Okay, you go first!" Qin Chuan smiled.
Xu Mu pointed one finger to the sky, put the other behind his back, paced back and forth for a while, and then recited, shaking his head:
"Snowflakes!"
"it's beautiful!"
"Snowflakes are as beautiful as poetry!"
"My wife is as beautiful as snow!"
When Xu Mu recited the last sentence, he specifically looked at Su Ruxue.
Su Ruxue clapped her hands in delight and exclaimed, "Husband! What a wonderful poem! What a wonderful poem!"
When Su Ruyan saw that her third brother-in-law had been holding back for so long and only managed to utter these few words, she couldn't hold back anymore. She covered her mouth, feeling both annoyed and amused.
She turned her head and saw Qin Chuan's serious expression, which made her feel a little worried.
Qin Chuan doesn't know anything about poetry, surely he can't even come up with four lines...
Qin Chuan stretched out his right hand with a serious expression, catching the snowflakes falling from the sky, and slowly recited:
"One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces..."
"Five pieces, six pieces, seven or eight pieces..."
"Nine pieces, ten pieces, countless pieces..."
Upon hearing this, Su Ruyan put her hand to her forehead, thinking to herself, "It's over. Isn't this the same line he was reciting before? This is hardly poetry. It seems I'm going to completely embarrass myself in front of my third sister."
As expected, upon hearing this, Su Ruxue let out a triumphant laugh.
"A fool is still just a fool! You call this poetry?"
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, who can't count?"
"My husband's poems are still the best, Fifth Sister, admit it, your husband is a fool!"
Xu Mu looked pleased with himself when he heard his wife's praise.
Su Ruyan gritted her teeth in anger, her pretty face flushed red.
At that moment, Qin Chuan sneered and said:
"Don't you know that a poem has four lines? I haven't finished writing it yet!"
"Qin Chuan, stop talking... You've already written the first three lines to death, and there's no way to write the fourth line. Nothing you write can save the whole poem!" Su Ruyan closed her eyes in anger, speechless.
Qin Chuan, however, remained calm and said, "Who said that? My fourth line is..."
"It flew into the plum blossoms and disappeared!"
"What?"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's fourth sentence, Su Ruyan froze, her body seemingly stiffening, as if she would collapse at the slightest touch.
She was an exceptionally intelligent and talented woman who had already become famous throughout Jiangnan. She could compose poems on the spot, and her mastery of poetry was extremely high.
Who would have thought that the four lines of poetry that Qin Chuan casually recited would be so evocative!
She thought that the first three lines of the poem were already dead, and the fourth line was beyond saving.
Who would have thought that things would take such a dramatic turn for the better?
Suddenly everything became clear, and I was brought back to life!
Brilliant!
It's truly amazing!
It seems that Qin Chuan... really is the former Qin prodigy!
Only that prodigy surnamed Qin could possibly compose such exquisite poetry!
Qin Chuan, I misunderstood you... I deserve to die!
Su Ruyan's face was filled with endless apology and grievance, her eyes were red, like a wronged little wife, and the way she looked at Qin Chuan again had changed.
Seeing Qin Chuan's smiling and elegant demeanor, she stopped crying and smiled, her eyes filled with affection...
Xu Mu read Qin Chuan's poem aloud once more:
"One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven or eight pieces."
"Nine petals, ten petals, countless petals, all fly into the plum blossoms and disappear."
After chewing it carefully for a while, he suddenly walked up to Qin Chuan, clasped his hands in a fist and said:
"Fifth brother-in-law! Brilliant! Your poem is absolutely wonderful! I, your brother-in-law, am completely outmatched!"
Unexpectedly, her husband admitted defeat directly, and Su Ruxue stomped her feet in anger.
Xu Mu gestured for them to come in, saying, "Fifth Sister, Fifth Brother-in-law! It's snowing, and it's cold outside. Let's go inside quickly!"
The four of them then entered the Su residence together.
Su Ruyan, who was originally being held by Qin Chuan, suddenly reached out and grabbed Qin Chuan's hand, intertwining their fingers tightly:
"My husband..."
What did you call me?
"My husband."
"You actually called me husband..." Qin Chuan felt like there was sand in his eyes, as if he was about to cry.
She actually called me husband...
So touching...
"Did you lie to me?" Su Ruyan's soft voice rang in Qin Chuan's ears, and she even referred to herself as "this concubine".
What would I lie to you about?
"You were once a child prodigy, a genius who could compose poetry at the age of six, weren't you?"
"I really don't remember... How about we go and take a good look at it together tonight?"
"Okay." Su Ruyan's voice and tone changed, becoming gentle and soothing.
As she spoke, Su Ruyan's fair and delicate hands tightened their grip on Qin Chuan's hands...
As if afraid that Qin Chuan would break free.
Xu Mu led the way with great enthusiasm. Su Ruxue still looked displeased, but she dared not utter any more arrogant words, and she didn't even dare to speak loudly anymore.
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