"No, you are not Chen Shimei, you are not. Don't say that about yourself!" Mei Ya suddenly interrupted Zhong Mingwei, and when she spoke again, she was crying again. "You are my pillar, if you are gone, how can I live? Zhong Mingwei, you promised me, you promised..."
The tears that he had been holding back for a long time burst out, and Zhong Mingwei took a deep breath. He tried his best to hold back his tears. He was really grateful for the darkness in this room, which covered up his cowardice and helplessness.
"Girl, you can live well without me. You have a three-story house, ten acres of fertile land, and a big pond. You are also good at business. Naturally, your future will be prosperous," Zhong Mingwei said slowly. He reached out and stroked Mei Ya's messy hair, "Girl, there are more than just the two of us in Ningguta. There are many other people. Without me, you will... meet better people. You still have a long way to go."
"You're really leaving." Mei Ya stopped crying. She sat on the kang with her shoulders drooped, like a lifeless wooden stake.
Zhong Mingwei didn't say anything and also sat with his shoulders drooped.
"I see." After a long while without receiving a reply, Meiya nodded and asked in a hoarse voice, "When are we leaving?"
"We will set off before June." Zhong Mingwei swallowed hard the sour and bitter saliva in his mouth, and his throat seemed to be burning.
"Oh," Meiya nodded, and sat there blankly for a while. I didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, I heard her speak again, "If you can't stay in the capital, will you come back?"
"I'm not coming back," Zhong Mingwei said hoarsely, and every word he said was heartbreaking. "Life in Ningguta is too hard. No matter how hard life is in the capital, it's much better than here."
"Yeah, how can this place be compared with the capital?" Mei Ya said slowly, paused, and then curled her lips bitterly, "How can I compare with An's?"
Zhong Mingwei's lips trembled, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed his words.
"I can't accept that house. It's not what I deserve. You said you wanted to thank me for taking care of you this year, but after all, I am your servant and it is my duty to take care of you. I dare not accept such a big reward," Mei Ya said to Zhong Mingwei in a deep voice while getting off the kang. After a pause, Mei Ya stood in front of the kang and said to the dark figure, "But I am used to living in this yard. If you really want to reward me, why not give me this house?"
"Okay, after I leave, this house will be yours," Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice, and added, "The Nanshan Villa is also yours. I know you don't want it, but I will take it first. Whether you live in it yourself or buy it in the future, it's up to you. After all, I don't have anything else to give you."
Mei Ya didn't say anything and walked out. But before she took two steps, she heard Zhong Mingwei's hoarse voice behind her: "Girl, be obedient!"
Mei Ya curled her lips bitterly. Once upon a time, the sound of "girl" was enough to make people sick of it. There were many people who called her girl in the palace before, but she could never find anyone who called her better than Zhong Mingwei. She pretended to complain that Zhong Mingwei always called her girl but not her name, but no one knew how sweet her heart was every time she heard Zhong Mingwei call her girl. It was a sweetness that could not be replaced by any amount of honey.
But from now on, she would never hear such a sweet and gentle "girl" again.
"Will you feel better if I accept it?" Mei Ya paused and asked slowly.
Zhong Mingwei's Adam's apple slid violently for a few times, and he finally managed to utter a word: "Yes."
"Okay, I'll take it." Mei Ya nodded, and without staying any longer, she opened the door and went out.
Pang Yi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in the courtyard. When he saw Mei Ya coming out, he hurriedly went to greet her: "Madam..."
"Pang Yi, don't call me that from now on. You know very well who your master's wife is." Mei Ya interrupted Pang Yi and walked out with her head down.
Pang Yi stood there in a daze, watching Mei Ya walking away step by step. He felt a little worried. He was just thinking about reporting to Zhong Mingwei and sending Mei Ya down the mountain, and then he heard Mei Ya calling him.
"Pang Yi."
"Hey!" Pang Yi hurriedly agreed, trotting after her and stopping in front of Mei Ya, "Husband...what's the matter?"
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