Chapter 95 What's wrong with me kissing my own man?
Lin Shu knew that Zhou Ye didn't like reading that kind of nonsense, so she didn't write about the Four Books and Five Classics, but instead wrote a short fable, which was a very classic story about the tortoise and the hare.
Lin Shu finished writing this story with a smile on her face. It was hard for her not to laugh when she thought that these fables were used to teach children, but now she was using them to teach a grown man like A Ye.
After she finished writing, she blew on the wet ink and waved to Zhou Ye, "Aye, come over and take a look."
Zhou Ye took the paper from her and held it carefully in both hands. Ah Shu's handwriting was very beautiful. He didn't know how to describe it, but it was very pleasing to the eye.
However, when he looked carefully at the contents on the paper, he showed a strange expression after reading only two sentences. He looked up at Lin Shu and met Lin Shu's smiling eyes with a hint of mischief.
"Read, read out loud, and let me see which words you don't know. I will teach you the new words today." Lin Shu urged.
Zhou Ye looked helpless and had to bite the bullet and recite aloud: "In the dense forests, many small animals live. One day, a little rabbit met a tortoise. Seeing it crawling slowly, it mocked its slowness: "I have four legs too, and you have four legs too, so why are you so slow?" The tortoise looked calmly at the rabbit with its small black eyes and said: "You may run fast, but I won't necessarily lose to you..."
Zhou Ye's tone was steady, and he read the entire story neither hurriedly nor slowly, pausing only occasionally without any noticeable stumbling. However, his even tone, which was full of childlike innocence and fun, made the story read like an official document.
Lin Shu laughed secretly a few times, but after Zhou Ye finished reading it all, she looked surprised, "Aye, you lied to me before. You know all the characters here, but you only know a few of them?"
Zhou Ye shook his head and explained, "I'm not lying to you. I guessed a lot of the words here."
Lin Shu immediately became interested. "Quickly point them out to me. I want to see which words you guessed."
In just the first short sentence, Zhou Ye pointed out the word "dense" and the word "thing" for small animals.
Lin Shu blinked. "You don't even know the word 'mao mi'. Did you guess it?"
Zhou Ye nodded.
Lin Shu quickly asked, "What about the name of this little animal? How did you guess it?"
The ancients did not use the cute word "little animals". They called them birds, beasts, and livestock.
Zhou Ye met Lin Shu's curious eyes and thought her eyes, with their hidden smile and twinkling stars, were truly beautiful. After a moment of distraction, he explained, "The rest of the story is about a rabbit and a tortoise racing in the mountains. Since there are rabbits and tortoises, it's not hard to guess they are birds and beasts. We often say that stone tables and other things are inanimate objects, but this is the opposite, it's animals."
After listening to his analysis, Lin Shu happily hugged his arms, jumped up and kissed him on the cheek, "Aye, you are so smart, I love you so much!"
Zhou Ye suddenly forgot what he was going to say next. The place where Lin Shu had kissed him suddenly became hot and spread to the surrounding area very quickly, and his whole face became hot.
Feeling guilty, he immediately glanced towards the courtyard gate outside the house. Only after making sure that no one had come in did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He felt a little sweet and a little distressed. Finally, he frowned slightly and reminded Lin Shu, "Ah Shu, don't do this in the future. It will be bad for you if others see you."
Lin Shu laughed when she heard this, as it sounded very familiar.
"It's fine if we can't do this or that outside, but why can't I do this or that at home? Aren't we in love? What's wrong with me kissing my man... my man?" Lin Shu changed the word "boyfriend" to "man" in time.
Kiss your man?
Zhou Ye's face, which was originally just slightly hot, suddenly became scorching hot, and his whole body was hot.
"Ashu, let's do this after we get married." Zhou Ye had a dark red face, but his eyes were full of seriousness when he looked at Lin Shu.
Although he had not been educated, he knew that one should start from emotion and end with propriety. The wealthy and powerful families were particularly particular about this.
Although there were no formalities in the village, once both parties agreed and paid the betrothal gifts, they would pick an auspicious day and set up a few tables for a wedding. However, before the wedding, even if the bride and groom were raised as children, they could only hold hands at most. As he and Ah Shu had done, that was not allowed.
Seeing him seriously reminding her, Lin Shu felt a little itchy in her heart. The more serious Ah Ye was, the more she wanted to break his serious appearance. So, she smiled and asked, "No one else can see it, so I can secretly kiss him when no one is around. Is that not okay?"
Zhou Ye shook his head and said, "Ashu, let's wait until later to get married."
Of course he liked it, he liked it so much that his whole body was hot and hard, but he knew it was wrong.
Lin Shu pretended to be annoyed and said, "You said you would listen to me, but it's only been a short time and you've broken your promise. I'm angry."
Zhou Ye was at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to coax her. He just asked, "A Shu, then tomorrow I will tell Uncle Lin and Aunt He that I want to marry you, and we will get married as soon as possible?"
"No, you are not allowed to mention it. When I have made up my mind, I will ask you to mention it to my father and mother, and then you can mention it. Even if we are not married yet, you have to indulge me in whatever I want to do. Otherwise, if you make me unhappy, I will not be friends with you anymore."
Zhou Ye frowned upon hearing this, feeling quite distressed.
Ah Shu...
"Ashu, you are still young and don't understand."
Lin Shu laughed out of anger at his words.
Wasn't she just joking with him when they were playing with the water gun, saying that she was still young and couldn't play? How come A Ye actually remembered this and is now using it to confront her?
"I don't want to argue with you about this. Anyway, you are not allowed to refuse whatever I want to do in the future, okay?" Lin Shu decided to be a domineering girlfriend.
Zhou Ye was silent.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your agreement." Lin Shu's eyes danced and she was in high spirits.
"Come on, come on, continue to tell me what other words you don't recognize."
After Zhou Ye pointed out all of them one by one, Lin Shu was surprised again.
So many? Then wouldn't this story of the tortoise and the hare she wrote be like a cloze test for Aye, and Aye had filled in all the blanks correctly without missing a single one?
Lin Shu listed the new characters separately and rewrote them stroke by stroke, teaching Zhou Ye as she wrote.
There was a bamboo slip made by Zhou Ye at home. Lin Xiaopu usually wrote on it with a brush dipped in water. Zhou Ye took the bamboo slip used by Lin Xiaopu, dipped his finger in water and wrote on it following Lin Shu.
"It will be much easier if you memorize these new words by grouping them. If you can't remember them later, think back to the little story I wrote today."
Zhou Ye also found that this was much easier than rote memorization. It would have been better if the story written by Ashu was not so childish.
Lin Shu watched him write several times. His strokes became smoother and smoother, but the characters he wrote were straight and filled up the bamboo slips. If there was a grid, A Ye would definitely be the kind of beginner who would fill up the entire grid. He would be quite cute.
Thinking of something, she asked with her eyes tilted, "Aye-san, I wonder what kind of insights the story I told you today gave you?"
Zhou Ye knew she was treating him like a child, but he still followed her words and answered seriously: "People with good talents can't be conceited, otherwise they will fail miserably. People with less talent can also accomplish great things and get what they want if they are down-to-earth and face challenges head-on. Ah Shu, I like this story very much. I think I am the tortoise."
Lin Shu burst out laughing, "Why do you think you are a turtle?"
Zhou Ye stared into her eyes and said, "I just feel like it."
Lin Shu said, "But I think you're more like a rabbit. Look at you, you're incredibly strong, tall, and sturdy. You have innate abilities that others can't even dream of, and now you've even got a beautiful woman. Tsk tsk, I'm so envious. You're clearly a winner in life, aren't you? So, Ah Ye, be humble and don't be too arrogant in the future."
When Zhou Ye heard her say this, a smile appeared in his eyes.
If he were the rabbit, the tortoise would have no place.
After Zhou Ye practiced calligraphy for a while, Lin Shu changed the medicine on his hand and re-bandaged it. Only then did there be movement outside the yard.
It was Lin Yushu who came. He scratched his head uncomfortably, "Sister Shu, I'm bothering you again."
"Why be so polite when we're on each other's side? Come and sit down."
"Ashu, you teach him. I'll go to the yard to practice calligraphy." Zhou Ye's deep, dark eyes fell on Lin Shu's face. After looking at her, he took the little story she wrote and retreated to the yard. He found a shady place next to the firewood pile to continue practicing calligraphy.
Lin Yushu noticed the piece of paper Zhou Ye took away and became curious.
"Your elder brother A'ye knew a few words before, but they fell apart later, so I helped him pick them up again. What he is holding in his hand is a short story I just wrote, so it will be easier for him to learn." Lin Shu explained to him, and the smile in her eyes became more intense when she mentioned A'ye.
Although Lin Yushu was young, he wasn't young either. He understood everything he needed to understand. He felt that the subtle atmosphere between Sister Shu and Brother Aye had clearly changed, becoming clearer and more distinct, during his second visit.
He was not sure before, but today he knew at a glance that something was going on between the two of them, as if a window paper had been pierced.
He took this change for granted. After all, apart from Big Brother Aye, he couldn't think of anyone else in Tianshui Village who could be favored by Sister Ashu.
After an hour of teaching, Lin Yushu asked a few questions as usual, and then did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he asked Zhou Ye to borrow his axe.
"Brother Aye, you burned your hand today, so take a rest. I see there's a lot of unchopped wood in the pile, and it's early for me to go back, so I'll help chop some."
Even if Zhou Ye injured his hand, chopping this little firewood would be no problem, not to mention that the burn on his hand was not serious.
But seeing that the boy was persistent, he did not stop him.
Lin Shu couldn't help but jokingly asked, "Who gave Cousin Yushu some advice today? How come he's suddenly so worldly-wise?"
Lin Yushu had said before that he wanted to help her with the work, but once she and her mother stopped him, the child felt embarrassed to insist. But today, he picked up the tools and started working without saying a word, which was unlike his style.
Lin Yushu explained shyly, "I think it was Brother Aye who taught me. I've seen Brother Aye do everything directly. Sister Ashu always praises Brother Aye, so I'm sure I'll learn from him."
Lin Shu, who teased others but was teased in return: ...
She muttered, "Who always praises him? You must have heard it wrong."
Zhou Ye glanced at her. Although his expression didn't seem to change, Lin Shu always felt that he was attracted by her beauty again.
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