"Great-grandfather." After approaching, Wen Ziqing and Zhou Yuanyuan hurriedly and politely greeted General Zhou.
Zhou Yuanyuan's attention was immediately attracted by the four white porcelain teacups on the table.
Before Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing arrived, General Zhou and Zhou Xi were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea. On the rattan table, which matched the rattan chairs, sat a white porcelain teapot and four white porcelain teacups. Two of the cups were already filled with amber-colored tea, while the remaining two were empty, seemingly awaiting their soon-to-be guests.
Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing, Zhou Xi took the teapot and poured tea into the two empty cups.
The tea soup is amber in color and exudes an alluring fragrance.
After pouring the tea, Zhou Xi glanced at Zhou Yuanyuan. Although Zhou Yuanyuan didn't say anything, Zhou Xi knew this tea was no ordinary tea. The brewed tea contained a hint of spiritual energy. This kind of tea was perfect for General Zhou's health.
Zhou Yuanyuan had given the tea to Zhou Xi a few days ago. She hadn't even packed it up properly, simply wrapping it in a piece of A4 paper, leaving Zhou Xi sighing at the waste of such a precious gift.
After Zhou Xi reminded her, Zhou Yuanyuan dug out an empty jade box containing spiritual plants from the Chaos Pearl's trial world and gave it to Zhou Xi to store this tea. It's amazing that the tea leaves stored in the jade box retain their spiritual energy; once poured with boiling water, all the spiritual energy is transferred to the tea.
Zhou Xi didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that General Zhou seemed to be in better spirits after drinking this tea.
The tea was actually very ordinary tea. Zhou Yuanyuan had found it in the trial space of the Chaos Pearl in a deep mountain forest when she was on a mission outside a few years ago.
A few months ago, after Zhou Yuanyuan distributed a "windfall" at Yushan, the Chaos Pearl also received some spirit stones to replenish its energy. The concentration of spiritual energy in the trial space also increased significantly. So much so that the ordinary old tea tree was transformed into "spiritual tea".
Wen Ziqing pulled out a stool and waited for Zhou Yuanyuan to sit down before sitting next to her.
General Zhou watched the interaction between the two juniors with a smile on his face, feeling delighted. As he grew older, General Zhou loved seeing his family members loving and harmonious. Although Wen Ziqing still wore the title of "Zhou Yuanyuan's fiancé," in General Zhou's eyes, he was no different from a member of his own family.
General Zhou has lived for so many years, so he naturally understands that whether a man loves you or not does not depend on how nice his words are, but on his actual actions.
Wen Ziqing's thoughtful gesture of pulling out the chair for Zhou Yuanyuan before she sat down successfully pleased General Zhou. This small gesture contained Wen Ziqing's full love for Zhou Yuanyuan!
"Grandpa Zeng, how did you know that Brother Ziqing and I would come up here?" Zhou Yuanyuan looked at the four teacups on the table, her heart full of curiosity.
"I don't know." General Zhou shook his head with a smile.
"Grandpa Zeng, you are lying. You can't do that. I didn't know you even prepared cups for us?" Zhou Yuanyuan didn't believe it. Seeing General Zhou's mysterious look, Zhou Yuanyuan's curiosity felt like being scratched by a cat's claws, making her feel itchy.
"I just thought the scenery here was pretty nice..." General Zhou was about to talk nonsense, but when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan's lips were pouting so much that they could hang an oil bottle, he smiled and explained, "Okay, okay, I admit I was just kidding you, little darling!"
"Why don't you just speak quickly?" Zhou Yuanyuan hummed.
"I know that Liu Jingye talks a lot of nonsense, he's a young man after all! How many people can tolerate his slowness? I thought you might be impatient, so I asked Ah Xi to bring two more cups." General Zhou stopped teasing Zhou Yuanyuan this time and quickly told the truth.
"Hehehe...Grandpa Zeng is still the awesome one." Zhou Yuanyuan gave General Zhou a thumbs up.
"My dear, your tea is really good. I, an old man, am enjoying it." General Zhou picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and praised.
"Grandpa Zeng, if you like, have a few cups every day. I'll get you more when you're done," Zhou Yuanyuan said complacently. That's right! The Chaos Pearl's Trial World is homegrown, so General Zhou can have as much as he wants.
"Thank you, Xiaoguai! It's such a good thing, I'm glad I could just try it. Any more would be a waste," General Zhou sighed. Although Zhou Xi and Zhao Qingshan didn't say anything, General Zhou could sense it. His health was truly failing. He might have three or two years left, or perhaps only three or two. Even if it was only three or two days, Zhou Jinyu's life would be complete.
"How can it be wasted? It's an honor for this tea to be liked by you, Grandpa Zeng. It's like having a good horse because of a good mentor!" Zhou Yuanyuan joked playfully. Indeed, Zhou Yuanyuan felt that although the tea was good, it would be a pity if General Zhou didn't appreciate it. It was a pity for the tea, hehe...
"Hahaha..." General Zhou laughed heartily. God had been kind to Zhou Jinyu. In his old age, he had such wonderful children and grandchildren to take care of him.
"Grandpa Zeng, actually I really want to ask you something. If you see someone around you suffering, and the person who caused her suffering is her relative, would you care about such a trivial matter?" Zhou Yuanyuan said what she wanted to ask after seeing that General Zhou was in a good mood.
Zhou Yuanyuan knew that General Zhou had been "pissed" off by the arrival of Liu Jingye and Zhang Jintao. Half of the reason was that he didn't want to see Liu Jingye and the others pestering him, and the other half was that he was genuinely pissed off. Zhang Jintao's slapping himself in the face upon entering the room would have disgusted any other leader, let alone General Zhou.
General Zhou was old, so naturally, he was more worried. Zhou Yuanyuan's nonsense was actually meant to help General Zhou release his frustration. Holding it in for so long wouldn't be good for his health.
"Does this man want to resist?" General Zhou sat up straight with a serious expression on his face.
"She doesn't know." Zhou Yuanyuan shook her head, thinking of Zhu Xiaojuan who had always been ignorant, and felt a little confused.
Zhou Yuanyuan sighed and continued, "She... probably would never have imagined that the cause of her current ignorance might be her family. Sometimes, ignorance is a kind of bliss."
Zhou Yuanyuan had been thinking about Zhu Xiaojuan countless times. She'd wanted to tell her the truth, but she'd swallowed it back. Hurt from family members is far more painful than hurt from outsiders. She couldn't guarantee that Zhu Xiaojuan would be happier after learning the truth. So, she hesitated, and hesitated, until today, when she finally thought of asking General Zhou for advice.
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