Chapter 635 Sorry, I admit defeat
Um?
What is he doing?
A romantic evening under the moon and flowers?
Sweet nothings?
Looking around, the garden under the moonlight was quite fitting.
It's just that her heart is too old; while she was attracted to him, she felt that he was a bit naive.
Song Chunxue couldn't help but rub her forehead. She was too scared to go over after hearing that.
"Sister Song, is it because your senior brother has repeatedly urged you that you agreed to try and experience what an inevitable love tribulation is like?"
"I know you don't love me that much, but I, Xie, have always loved you..."
"Stop, stop," Song Chunxue stood up. "I'll come over, okay? Don't say it out loud. I... I can't stand hearing this, you understand?"
"When you get old, you hate these mushy words the most. Just be down-to-earth."
She sat down next to him with a disgruntled expression, and grabbed his hand, pretending to be calm.
"Sir Xie, farmers prefer practical things. If you keep spouting those cheesy, youthful sweet nothings, I'll jump into the river and show you!"
Xie Zheng laughed, and the more he laughed, the funnier it got. Eventually, he couldn't stop laughing, and tears streamed down his face.
"What are you laughing at?" She pinched Xie Zheng's hand and threatened in a low voice, "Keep your voice down late at night, or people will laugh at you. Two old folks flirting here, tsk, it's embarrassing just thinking about it."
"I laugh at you for being fearless, yet you dare not face your own heart. You always use other people's opinions to whip yourself. Doesn't that hurt?"
"..." Song Chunxue was embarrassed and angry, and pinched him. "Are you making fun of me?"
Xie Zheng suddenly sat up straight, pulled her hand forcefully into his arms, and kissed her cheek.
!!
Song Chunxue stood frozen in place.
Xie Zheng got up and left. "Sister Song, don't be shy or uncomfortable. You're not old at all."
As he spoke, he had walked quite a distance before suddenly stopping.
"Oh, by the way, if anyone speaks rudely, you can curse back or even hit them back. If you weren't unwilling to remarry, I would marry you tomorrow."
"..." But shut up, someone might hear you!
Xie Zheng was right. She wasn't afraid of anything else, but she was afraid of this.
She always used her age and other people's opinions to restrain herself. Between her and Xie Zheng, she still couldn't be at ease and follow her heart.
Could it be that she has been a widow for too long?
Or is it that she wants to remain chaste for the sake of her child's father?
impossible.
She and her child's father were husband and wife for fourteen years, but to her now, that feels like a thing of the past.
That happened forty-eight years ago.
It's been too long.
She raised her hand and touched the spot where she had been kissed; her ear felt slightly hot.
This is a tough hurdle to overcome.
She overestimated her courage; it wasn't that she absolutely had to overcome this hurdle.
She wanted to go home.
She didn't dare to try.
...
The next day, Xie Zheng did not attend court.
As soon as Song Chunxue opened the door in the morning, she saw him standing in the yard practicing his stance.
Seeing her come out, he immediately walked over.
She instinctively wanted to close the door, but didn't want to be a coward.
I'm really impressed. Sometimes you're supposed to be pretty daring, aren't you?
If she were to take the initiative, she would see Xie Zheng as a naive and foolish man.
But she only dared to be bold once or twice.
"Get up, did you sleep well?"
"Let's eat steamed buns together. I made mushroom and chicken filling today, want to try some?"
"You like to eat jelly in the summer. We don't have any fermented bean curd here, but would it be okay if we used vinegar to season it?"
Song Chunxue held onto the door frame with one hand, looking at his brand-new rank badge today, and wondered what he was up to this time.
But she remained very calm on the surface.
"Sure, do you have jelly here too? What's it made of?"
"Made with wheat flour. You said that besides buckwheat, wheat flour is the chewiest, while pea flour doesn't have much flavor."
She glanced at Xie Zheng. "You remember all this? When did I ever say that?"
Xie Zheng stood at the door and gestured for her to go in first. "When you moved to Zhuanglang County, you invited us to dinner and drinks on your housewarming day, and we talked about it casually."
He's quite thoughtful.
Upon entering the room, I found that there was indeed jelly.
The cold noodles made from wheat flour were soft and chewy, with a wheat aroma. They lay distinct strands in the bowl, submerged in vinegar water. The sautéed scallions were coated in clear oil and floated on the vinegar soup, making her mouth water.
"You're so thoughtful."
She picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup. Although it didn't taste as good as fermented vegetable soup, it was sour and refreshing. Her appetite was poor in the hot weather, but she could eat two or three bowls of cold noodles.
"I'm just worried you won't feel comfortable here, so I'm thinking of going home as soon as possible."
“…” Song Xuechun looked up at him, “You know me quite well.”
"Your thoughts are very simple."
"That would make me seem unworthy of you. I don't even know you that well. How about..."
"You don't dare. Are you thinking that one day I'll cross the line and make you angry, and then you'll take the opportunity to explain things to me?"
"..." She moved her lips, "No."
"Let alone five years, even one year would be difficult."
Xie Zheng pushed the steaming hot buns in front of her. "With so many people coming to the house yesterday, were you already having second thoughts?"
Song Chunxue remained silent, inwardly cursing him for guessing everything.
Why do you have to say it out loud?
It makes her seem heartless.
It's fine to just let it go quietly and naturally.
She didn't take Xie Lingyun's fifth aunt's words to heart yesterday.
But after careful consideration, she realized that in a few days she would definitely have to face more people like that, who would speak even harsher and more sarcastic words.
If someone points their finger at her and berates her for not being worthy to stand beside Xie Zheng, she might quietly run away.
She can retort to anything else with shamelessness, but she admits this herself.
Wealthy people don't swear, but they do speak very harshly and deeply.
She only discovered her weakness last night.
"Don't take what they say to heart. Anyone who knows your abilities wouldn't think we're an unsuitable match..."
"Let's not talk about that, let's eat."
"Because of the big fuss over Yun'er's matter, several uncles from the Xie family will be coming today. They know about our relationship and want to see you..."
After slurping up a bowl of cold noodles, Song Chunxue got up, wiped her mouth, and walked out.
"No, I'm going out today."
Xie Zheng grabbed her wrist, his voice low and pleading.
"Sister Song, I'm sincere."
“I’m not being sincere,” Song Chunxue said expressionlessly. “Since you’ve seen through me and know that I’m a coward, I’m sorry, I admit defeat in the face of the clansmen’s criticism and nitpicking.”
Knowing the outcome, she wouldn't humiliate herself.
"Sister Song..."
Song Chunxue shook off his hand, "You're making things difficult for me. I said I don't want any official status, so don't make this public."
She walked towards her room. "I know better than you what they're thinking. To be honest, I don't plan to grow old with you. The five-year period is a reminder, and it may not even concern you at all."
She had lived a life of hardship amidst gossip in her past life, so how could she not know that the harshness and ruthlessness of the world are the same everywhere?
Rather than saying she has an inferiority complex, it's more accurate to say she has self-awareness.
Her wrist tightened. "Song Chunxue, don't say hurtful things."
Just said in anger?
She didn't say anything in anger; that's the truth.
Men don't understand anything.
She went straight to her room and took out her bundle. "I'll tell you where I'm staying after they leave."
"My lord, all the relatives have arrived." At this moment, the gatekeeper ran in.
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