"You don't have to write well. Besides, you're not Wang Xizhi. Why do you have to be so strict with yourself?" Zhong Minge raised his head and hugged Liao Chongwu's arm tighter. He rubbed his arm against the man's and smiled a little embarrassedly. "I always feel that it feels like a home with two people's handwriting on it. If there are only my handwriting and not yours, then...won't my handwriting seem lonely?"
"You are not worried that your calligraphy is lonely, but you want to find my calligraphy as a foil!" Liao Chongwu's heart softened, and he couldn't help but lower his head and kissed the slightly cold red lips, but it was just a light touch, and then he left, frowning at Zhong Minge who was looking dissatisfied, "Why is your mouth so cold?"
The dissatisfied little face suddenly turned into a smile: "Then...then why don't you warm me up?"
"You..." Liao Chongwu was startled, then he smiled, looked around, held up the happy face, and then moved closer, "...annoying little goblin."
"Hehe, I will only tease you in this life."
Under the not-so-good-looking Chinese character “福”, the little elf in a white fox cloak laughed and tilted her head back to accept the man’s tenderness.
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The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month of the 34th year of Jiasheng.
Ningguta.
The prefectural government office was decorated with lights and there was a festive atmosphere everywhere. Today was New Year's Eve, and in eight days it would be the young lady's wedding day. Then the son-in-law would be promoted and would take the young lady with him to become the general of Jilin. So everyone in the prefectural government office had a smile on their face, except... Fang Zuotang.
The New Year's Eve reunion dinner this year was much more lively than in previous years. There were seven people sitting around the round table, including Fang Zuotang and Fang Chengyin, father and daughter, Kong Wenmin and Kong Wenjie, two elders, Ding Yunwen and Gu Changlin, and Chen Qingxuan. It was a rare lively occasion in the backyard of the prefectural yamen. Drinking was inevitable on New Year's Eve, not to mention that Gu Changlin was there, so all the younger generations tried their best to accompany Gu Changlin to drink happily. After all, there would not be many opportunities for reunion like this in the future. After the New Year and after Fang Chengyin and Kong Wenjie got married, Fang Chengyin would go to Jilin with Kong Wenjie, Chen Qingxuan and Kong Wenmin would also return to the capital, Ding Yunwen and Gu Changlin would also stay in Yanshe for a while, and Fang Zuotang would be the only one left in Ningguta by then. Facing the table full of sumptuous dishes and Fang Chengyin's rosy smiling face, Fang Zuotang was naturally sad.
"Uncle Fang, I'd like to offer you a glass of wine," Kong Wenmin poured the wine and held it in front of Fang Zuotang with both hands, bowing and saying, "My brother and I have been taken care of by Lord Fang since we arrived in Ningguta. Now, Lord Fang is willing to let your daughter marry Wen Jie. I am very grateful." At this point, Kong Wenmin looked up at Kong Wenjie who was sitting between Fang Chengyin and Fang Zuotang, his eyes slightly red, and said in a deep voice, "My brother and I lost our parents when we were young. I was young at that time and really didn't have the ability to take good care of Wen Jie, so that he had to suffer so much with me at such a young age. I always feel guilty and self-blame when I think about it. Now Uncle Fang treats Wen Jie as his own son and allows your daughter to marry Wen Jie so that Wen Jie won't continue to be homeless. I am very grateful!"
After saying this, Kong Wenmin put down the wine cup, took two steps back, knelt down in front of Fang Zuotang, and kowtowed three times.
"You kid! Get up!" Fang Zuotang hurriedly stood up and helped Kong Wenmin up. Seeing Kong Wenmin's eyes full of tears, Fang Zuotang's nose was also sore. He patted Kong Wenmin's shoulder vigorously, then pulled Kong Wenmin back to sit, then picked up the wine cup and said to Kong Wenmin, "Wenmin, I also thank you for training such an excellent son-in-law for my Fang family. Come! Let's have a drink!"
"Uncle Fang, please!" Kong Wenmin hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it all with Fang Zuotang. When he put down the wine glass, he found that Kong Wenjie and Fang Chengyin were no longer in the room. Kong Wenmin was stunned, and saw Chen Qingxuan pointing to the door outside. Kong Wenmin understood what happened, wiped his face, and continued to chat and drink with Fang Zuotang, Gu Changlin, Ding Yunwen and others.
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