Chapter 94: Fake Honesty He never admitted that he was an honest man...
After successfully completing the sneak attack, Lin Shu quickly jumped back and ran away with a clatter.
As she stepped onto the stone path along the vegetable patch, she seemed to recall something and suddenly turned to look at him. Seeing Zhou Ye still standing there idiotically, as if he hadn't recovered from his shock, she couldn't help but smile at him. "Silly boy, what I said at the market was a lie. I've already told my mother that I'm very pleased with you and would like to marry you someday. But you have to continue to treat me well, or I might suddenly regret it any moment."
Zhou Ye came back to his senses, his eyes fixed on her smiling face. Not knowing what to say, he stumbled a little and said, "A-Shu, I will always treat you well!"
"Okay, I remember it all. If you treat me well, I will treat you well too. Aye, you are really stupid, a big idiot..." The voice at the back became smaller and smaller, and Lin Shu ran away.
Zhou Ye didn't chase after him, he felt he needed to slow down.
He first touched his lips, thinking about the word "stamp" Lin Shu had just said. The corners of his mouth stretched into a grin, and he let out a laugh that was exactly the same as Lin Dashan's. Then he took a long breath and slowly exhaled, easing the surging emotions in his chest.
He was very happy. He hadn't been this happy for a long time.
Zhou Ye looked at the fish pond in front of him that he had dug out with his own hands. Except for the corners of his lips, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were all filled with smiles. He was no longer restrained, but full of them, almost flowing out.
Ah Shu liked him more than he thought.
He was misjudging the situation. Ah Shu was not the kind of person who despised the poor and loved the rich. What kind of person she wanted to marry in the future would not be determined by what others thought he should be like, but would depend entirely on her own preferences.
He will be nice to Ah Shu, very good to Ah Shu, and make Ah Shu like only him.
-
When Zhou Ye returned to the courtyard, Lin Shu was already chatting and laughing with He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu again. There was nothing unusual on her face, and the slight blush on her face had completely disappeared. Only when he entered the courtyard did she secretly glance at him. That glance seemed to have a small hook, gently hooking the tip of his heart.
Zhou Ye lowered his eyes and tightened the corners of his mouth, thus preventing a smile from appearing on his lips.
He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu tacitly agreed not to ask any more questions. Instead, what Zhou Ye said in public today made them even more curious.
"Aye, has your Uncle Zhao ever really thought about splitting up the family business?" He Guixiang asked.
It is impossible for a person to be without curiosity. He Guixiang is also an ordinary person. She was worried about Lin Shu before, but now she feels relieved. When she heard Xiao Pu mention what Zhou Ye said in public, she naturally wanted to know what was going on.
As a woman, she had little contact with the men in the village, but Lin Dashan had a good relationship with Zhao Laosan. Even if she didn't ask this question now, Lin Dashan would probably ask it after he came back. It would be better for her to ask and then tell him in the evening.
Zhou Ye's eyes quickly passed over Lin Shu's face, and he seemed to hesitate for a moment, but after a while he still said truthfully: "Aunt, what I said in front of the villagers was actually half true and half false. Uncle Zhao didn't tell me that he wanted to split up the family business. I figured it out from his drunken remarks, so I can't say I was lying."
When he said this last sentence, he glanced at Lin Shu again, and saw that her eyes were slightly widened in surprise. But when Aunt He and Xiao Pu were still surprised, she had recovered her composure and looked at him with a playful smile in her eyes, as if to say: Humph, I knew you were not that honest.
Zhou Ye felt a little embarrassed.
He never admitted that he was an honest man. But everyone thought so, and Ah Shu had thought so before.
Zhou Ye explained, "Uncle Zhao looked distressed that day. I guess he had an argument with Aunt Lin, and I didn't want to get involved, but he dragged me along and insisted on pouring out his grief. I've forgotten what he said, and even if I did remember, I wouldn't have shared Uncle Zhao's family affairs with anyone. But I do remember him asking me out of the blue if Aunt Lin would be happier if they didn't live together."
He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu: ...
Lin Xiaopu asked hesitantly, "Brother Aye, there's a difference between saying this and wanting to split the family... right?"
Zhou Ye nodded. "It's a little different, but that's not important. What's important is that since Uncle Zhao San could say this, it shows that he did have the idea of splitting up the family. So, what he said really revealed to me that he wanted to split up the family. Am I talking nonsense?"
Lin Xiaopu: ...No?
But it is still possible? ! !
Lin Shu clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Excellent, excellent! Fortunately, Ah Ye was smart enough to help me clear the suspicion of instigating Aunt Lin to split the family."
He Guixiang, who always thought a lot, couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this. "Aye, although you're not talking nonsense, if your Third Uncle Zhao knew that you told others today that he had been thinking about splitting up the family business for a year, would he be upset?"
Zhou Ye's expression was calm and his eyes were peaceful. He didn't need to say anything; just this look made people feel at ease. Moreover, he said soothingly, "Uncle Zhao loves Aunt Chonglin very much. For what I said today, he will not be angry with me, but will thank me instead."
He doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, and even more so, he doesn't like to interfere in other people's family affairs. What he said today was an exception.
After hearing this, Lin Shu looked at him with a look of surprise as if she had suddenly discovered a rough gem, her eyes sparkling.
A Ye was much smarter and more thoughtful than she thought.
Uncle Zhao and Aunt Lin have a good relationship, so Uncle Zhao certainly doesn't want her to be hurt by the rumors in the village. What A Ye said today at least made the villagers know one thing, that is, Uncle Zhao's clamor for separation today was not because Aunt Lin was instigated by someone yesterday, nor was it because Aunt Lin whispered in his ear yesterday, but because Uncle Zhao himself had had this idea a long time ago.
You could say Aunt Lin's constant whispering in Uncle Zhao's ear worked, but you couldn't say Aunt Lin was being bewitched or instigated by someone. Besides, when a couple whispers in each other's ear, it's considered a discussion, not whispering in someone else's ear.
In short, with Ah Ye's words, in the future, when the villagers mentioned Uncle Zhao's family division, they would not only mention Aunt Lin, but both of them. The couple then endured the gossip in the village together, which was a kind of sharing of joys and sorrows.
Lin Xiaopu held her little face in her hands and suddenly exclaimed, "So Uncle Zhao loves Aunt Lin so much. Uncle Zhao usually has a stern face, but I can't tell from his face."
Lin Shu immediately knocked her on the forehead. "Some people are just like that. They don't like to laugh. Look at Ah Ye, he loves to laugh, but he will still go to the mountains to pick wild fruits for you without saying a word. Besides, how can the affairs between husband and wife be seen by outsiders, especially a young girl like you?"
Lin Xiaopu cried out, holding his forehead in dissatisfaction, "Sister always says I'm cunning, so why can't someone as cunning as me see through it? Didn't I see you and Brother Aye first? Ugh!"
Before he could finish the last sentence, Lin Shu covered his mouth.
Lin Shu smiled and said, "Hey, sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Mmmmm, wuwuwu." My sister is naughty.
It’s just that she doesn’t want to let Brother Aye know. In fact, Ajie has been interested in him for a long time, but she just doesn’t say it.
After making sure that Xiao Pu would not continue, Lin Shu let go of her hand and pinched her little face before withdrawing it.
"Xiao Pu, Wang Yingen came to our house just in time to tell us the news. He was very kind. You've been having a good time with him these past two days. Could you please give him his bamboo water gun and bamboo slingshot? Do you know the way to Wang's house? Don't get lost."
Lin Xiaopu readily agreed, "No problem, leave it to me."
Before handing this thing over to Wang Yingen, she could still get some benefits out of it, hehe.
She would be happy if she could call that bastard Wang Yingen "sister" a few more times. Even if there were a hundred such things happening, she would be happy.
Seeing Lin Xiaopu walking away energetically with the bamboo water gun and bamboo slingshot, He Guixiang looked up at the sky and said, "It's almost time now, Ah Shu, I'm going to go to your third aunt's house to see her. Don't let your third aunt feel embarrassed. I'll go and urge Yushu to come over."
So not long after, He Guixiang also left with the bamboo basket.
He has already taken away the bamboo basket used for hemp work. It is obvious that he will stay at Aunt San's house until it is time to prepare dinner before coming back.
For a moment, the only two people left in the yard looked at each other, and the expressions they made in each other's eyes were even more subtle than when there were more people around.
Zhou Ye brought his own small bamboo chair to Lin Shu and sat next to her.
Although his bamboo chair was specially made larger and taller, he was tall and strong with long legs, so after sitting down, his legs touched the ground and were still stretched out.
Lin Shu tilted her knees slightly to the side and easily leaned on Zhou Ye's legs, but only on the thighs.
The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. Big fool...
"Aye, you just called me away suddenly in front of A Niang and Xiao Pu. They must have been laughing at us secretly." Lin Shu's words sounded like a complaint, but to Zhou Ye, they sounded like coquettishness.
Zhou Ye tilted his head to look at her, and there seemed to be points of light from the warm sun gathering in his dark pupils.
Lin Shu couldn't help but blush just because he looked at her quietly like this.
What's going on?
Although she is not an experienced person in action, she knows a lot. She has seen all kinds of obscene things, so why does she always feel hot and nervous?
Before, she always stared at Zhou Ye's ears, and liked to see his ears gradually turn red and transparent, which she thought was very funny. Now, she is doing the same.
When her face blushed, Aye also liked to stare at her face, and each time he would stare for half a day.
A Ye thought she didn't know, but she was so perceptive that of course she saw it clearly.
Just like at this moment, Aye's eyes were staring at her face again.
Lin Shute wanted to cover his eyes when she saw this.
"What are you looking at? I'm asking you a question!" Lin Shu said angrily.
Zhou Ye stared at her. With Lin Shu's promise, he was no longer as shy as before. He stared at her intently, with his pupils dotted with flames, like two pools of fire.
He explained seriously, "Ah Shu, I was feeling incredibly pent up at the time, and I didn't want to hold it in for even a moment. I just wanted to tell you what I had said. Now that I think about it, it's really inappropriate. It was my fault. From now on, before I make any decisions, I'll always ask for your opinion, okay?"
"I don't want to. If you ask me about everything, then I will become your nanny!" Lin Shu laughed after she finished speaking. "Just discuss matters related to me with me. You can make the rest of the decisions yourself."
After a slight pause, she expressed her feelings generously, "Aye, I'm very happy that you stood up for me today."
Zhou Ye clenched and unclenched his hands several times, and after repeating this several times, he seemed to have finally made up his mind and moved closer to Lin Shu's hand little by little.
Just as he was about to touch the back of Lin Shu's hand, Lin Shu suddenly stood up and walked into the main hall. "Aye, wait for me for a moment. I'll write a few paragraphs and teach you for a while before cousin Yushu comes!"
Zhou Ye looked slightly regretful, but after hearing these words, a hint of sweetness rose in his heart, as if he had just eaten a bite of glutinous rice cake fed by Ah Shu himself. He quickly responded, "Okay, thank you for your hard work Ah Shu."
The tone is unusually light and cheerful.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
