"Qingxuan," Grandma Chen suddenly spoke after a while. She looked at Chen Qingxuan, and every word she said was filled with confusion and bewilderment. "What did Mr. Pang call the girl just now... what was it?"
As soon as the voice fell. Gu Qingtong was busy looking towards Chen Qingxuan. She had been holding it in for a long time. Grandma Chen and Chen Qingxuan's love for Meiya was obvious. When she and Grandma Chen were watching the play today, Grandma Chen was still very happy, saying that after Qingxuan's provincial examination, she would find someone to match their horoscopes, and when Chen Qingxuan and Meiya got married, she would also invite a troupe to set up the stage and perform for a few days. Even she had already determined that Meiya was her cousin's sister-in-law. She was also thinking that when the wedding was held, she would come to make up Meiya, but she didn't expect Pang Yi to call her "Madam" all the time. Gu Qingtong's jaw almost dropped.
Chen Qingxuan seemed not to have heard it. He continued to sit there in silence. The wet clothes wrapped around him dripped, wetting the ground beneath his feet.
"Why did I hear Mr. Pang call her... Madam?" Grandma Chen asked again. This time her voice was trembling, "Qingxuan. Did you know this all along?"
"Yes, I knew it a long time ago." Chen Qingxuan said in a low voice, as if he was talking to Grandma Chen, or as if he was talking to himself.
Yes, he had known it a long time ago. He knew who this girl had in her heart, and he also knew that his efforts were in vain. However, he just wouldn't give up. He had to hit his head against the wall and get a bloody head before he would give up.
"Then you..." Grandma Chen was so angry that she couldn't speak. She stood up and pointed her trembling finger at Chen Qingxuan. It took her a long time to speak, "Then why did you hide it from me? You knew... you knew what I was thinking!"
Grandma Chen was really angry. She was angry that Chen Qingxuan had kept it a secret from her. She was even more angry that Chen Qingxuan knew that Mei Ya was already taken, but he still had such thoughts about her. As a child she had raised, Grandma Chen naturally understood Chen Qingxuan's thoughts best. So she was really happy during this period, happy that Chen Qingxuan had finally met someone who suited her heart and mind. But who knew...
"Grandma, please don't be angry, please sit down!" Gu Qingtong was busy helping Grandma Chen, patting her on the back while speaking for Chen Qingxuan, "Cousin definitely didn't hide it from you on purpose, he must have his reasons, grandma, please don't be angry."
"He must have a reason! I don't even know where all the sage books he has read all these years went!!" Grandma Chen cursed, pulling off the cushion on the chair and throwing it at Chen Qingxuan, "Don't open a private school! Don't take the provincial examination! Come back to the village with me tomorrow, work hard on the land and get married! Don't disgrace our ancestors!"
"Grandma! Please stop yelling. Achou is still sleeping in there." Gu Qingtong was startled. He had never seen Grandma Chen so angry before. He immediately helped Grandma Chen to the bedroom and whispered, "Grandma, you go back and rest first. I will stay with my cousin. He is feeling very upset..."
"He's not feeling well at all!" Grandma Chen cursed again, but finally went into the room.
After helping Grandma Chen to sleep, Gu Qingtong left the room. She walked to the door and sat on the threshold. She glanced at Chen Qingxuan and whispered, "Cousin, do you really... like Miss Ah Chou that much?"
"Her name is not Ah Chou," Chen Qingxuan said slowly after a long silence, "She has a name, Mei Ya."
"Meiya?" Gu Qingtong was startled, then nodded, "What a good name."
"Yes, it is indeed a good name." Chen Qingxuan also said softly.
"That cousin... that lame man..." Gu Qingtong knew it was not a good idea to ask this at this time, but she couldn't help asking, "Is he really Meiya's husband?"
Chen Qingxuan's Adam's apple slid up and down a few times, and he spoke with some difficulty: "Yes."
"Oh," Gu Qingtong nodded, and asked in confusion, "Why would Meiya marry a lame man? And I think he should be quite... quite old."
"Because she's stupid." Chen Qingxuan said lightly.
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