Zhang Kaiwen said that he was not very clear about the specific situation, but he heard from some rumors that "Yan Baicheng has become a eunuch" and now basically does not sleep with his wives and concubines.
Anyway, this news should be true.
Cai Junze: “…”
"Didn't you have a good relationship in the past? Why are you gloating over his misfortune now that he has encountered this?" He glanced at Zhang Kaiwen deeply.
Zhang Kaiwen smiled and said, "The past is the past, and the present is the present. I have long drawn a clear line between us."
Cai Junze said: "Having friends like you, perhaps, is his tragedy."
After saying that, he left.
Zhang Kaiwen frowned!
Song Qinke gently bumped into Zhang Kaiwen from behind.
Zhang Kaiwen turned around and saw that it was Song Qinke. He couldn't help but ask, "Why did you bump into me?"
Song Qinke glanced in the direction Cai Junze left and said, "Cai Junze doesn't want to bother with us at all. Why do you always try to get close to him?"
Zhang Kaiwen said, "I just want to use his connections to get closer to Mr. Li Er! I can't find another way except this one."
Song Qinke's face showed a trace of fatigue. He said, "Why do we have to get close to Mr. Li Er? I think it's fine to keep things as they are. It's pointless for us to force our way into someone else's circle when they don't welcome us."
Zhang Kaiwen's eyes flickered with helplessness as he said, "In Jingliu County, only the Prince's Mansion holds the most status. Establishing a relationship with the Second Young Master Li will only benefit our future development in Jingliu County. Besides, we're idle anyway, so we might as well build some personal connections, especially ones that can be useful to us."
Song Qinke: “…”
Prince's Mansion.
Yang'er was studying with Master Geng in the classroom. Cai Junze finished practicing calligraphy and felt his hands were a little sore, so he went outside to relax. Then he saw Li Fangming reading a letter in the pavilion. He walked over and asked him, "Brother Fangming, what are you reading?"
Li Fangming had just finished reading when he saw Cai Junze coming over. He put the letter away and said, "It's a letter from an old friend."
Cai Junze's eyes flickered with curiosity, "Old friend?"
Li Fangming nodded, but didn't say much.
Cai Junze didn't ask any further. Instead, he sighed and said, "Just now, it suddenly occurred to me that Yang'er is already seven years old, and I am twenty-four myself. Time flies so fast!"
Li Fangming said, "Yes, before I knew it, we've known each other for over four years."
Cai Junze turned to look at him, as if remembering something, and asked tentatively: "Brother Fang Ming, it's been so long, don't you plan to resolve the major issue in your life?"
Li Fangming was silent for a long moment, then looked up at the sky in the distance and said, "Why, you sighed so much just to pave the way for this?"
Cai Junze hurriedly said, "No, no! Absolutely not! I just happened to think of it and mentioned it. Of course, you don't have to answer, just pretend I didn't say anything."
As he spoke, he deliberately looked away, pretending nothing had happened.
Li Fangming's voice came from beside him: "It's nothing to mention it."
Then he said: "There aren't so many taboo topics between us."
Cai Junze then turned around, his eyes fixed on his handsome face, and listened to Li Fangming continue, "In recent years, my father and mother have urged me about this matter a lot, but after thinking about it, I always feel that some steps, once taken, seem to be meaningless."
"Take marriage, for example. If I can't be with the person I love, and just want to start a family, I feel that this kind of life is not what I want."
"Sometimes, I myself feel quite lost and don't know what the meaning of life is."
“I find many things boring and uninteresting.”
"As for why, I can't explain it clearly."
“Perhaps, this is also the reason why I am confused.”
Having said that, Li Fangming glanced at him and said, "Brother Junze, actually, I'm quite envious of you."
Cai Junze asked in confusion: "What do I have to envy?"
Li Fangming said, "I envy you for having your own direction in life."
Cai Junze said, "I'm actually living aimlessly, without any direction. If I have any, it's probably because of Yang'er. So, I try to do some things. For example, practicing calligraphy, for example, training my physical fitness... Most of the time, I just want to set an example for Yang'er, it's not my true wish. If there were no Yang'er, maybe I would be a different person."
"So, you live for Yang'er?" Li Fangming asked.
"Perhaps, you could say that," Cai Junze said. "Actually, I'm not too sure. But what is certain is that Yang'er definitely played a big role in it."
Thinking carefully about myself before Yang'er came back, I was not like this at all.
At that time, I was lazy all day long. It seemed that I didn't know how to do anything except enjoying the superior life given by my mother. It can be said that I was a complete waste.
Thinking about this, he sighed softly and said, "Having said that, the change I have experienced isn't entirely due to Yang'er. My mother is the main reason."
Li Fangming said, "Aunt is truly extraordinary. She is intelligent, capable, and sensible. Women like her are rare."
Cai Junze forced a wry smile and said, "There was a time in the past when I always felt that my mother was particularly cruel to me. Now looking back, I realize that she was actually doing it for my own good and for the good of this family. She also put in a lot of effort to get Yang'er back. Without my mother, I don't think I would have been able to get Yang'er back from the Niu family in this lifetime."
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