Meng Zhao shook her head, her tone reassuring: "No need, Mother. It's not safe for Qinghe to go to the capital alone. It's better for the whole family to go together so we can look after each other. Besides, if I go to the capital, I'll need a place to stay. You go first, just to help me scout out the way."
Shen Qinghe stood aside, listening to their conversation, feeling increasingly uneasy. He suddenly spoke up, "Mother, why don't you go to the shop first? I have something to say to my sister-in-law."
Madam Gu paused for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, then you should try to persuade your sister-in-law." After saying that, she turned and left the courtyard, leaving Shen Qinghe and Meng Zhao alone.
The courtyard fell silent for a moment, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind. Shen Qinghe took a deep breath, looked directly at Meng Zhao, and asked in a questioning tone, "Sister-in-law, why won't you come to the capital with me?"
Meng Zhao was slightly taken aback. "Didn't I already say that I..."
Shen Qing interrupted her, her tone tinged with urgency: "Sister-in-law, you don't need to make excuses. There are still a few months left. If you want to go, everything can be arranged."
"Then just pretend I don't want to go," Meng Zhao said nonchalantly.
Shen Qinghe's face instantly darkened, his eyes filled with a stubbornness: "Why? Has sister-in-law found out?"
"What did you find?"
Shen Qinghe approached step by step, his voice low and hoarse, as if emotions that had been suppressed for a long time were finally being released, "You've discovered that I've also developed feelings for you, sister-in-law, and you're scared, aren't you?"
Meng Zhao had a bit of a headache, but since the matter was out in the open, there was no need to beat around the bush anymore. "Qinghe, you're still a child and have been studying all this time, so you might not be very clear about matters of the heart and mistakenly take familial affection for romantic love. This is a very common situation. Once you go to the capital and meet more people, this feeling will gradually fade away."
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