Chapter 22 Washing Hands and Cooking Soup Suppressed the Impulse to Kiss the Young Lady...
Chi Yanzhou blushed at the words and stammered, "No...nothing."
He, a man, blushed for a long time when talking about matters between men and women, how come the young lady said it so naturally?
Cui Fuyu smiled gently and spoke softly. Instantly, her mood improved considerably. The gloomy emotions that had been weighing on her heart vanished in an instant, replaced by a bright smile.
She hadn't thought of anything else tonight; she had just been teasing Chi Yanzhou.
To my surprise, he reacted so strongly and was so sensitive.
Chi Yanzhou led her to the front hall, where a maid who had prepared the meal brought out food boxes and served the dishes one by one.
He said, "I heard from Zhu Jin that you were in a bad mood and came over without eating. Don't do that again next time."
Chi Yanzhou felt sorry for her and was also worried that she would starve.
He wanted to comfort Cui Fuyu, but he didn't know how. Asking the young lady why she was sad would be like stabbing her in the heart.
Fortunately, Chi Yanzhou didn't ask any questions; he wanted to wait for Cui Fuyu to tell him himself.
However, Chi Yanzhou was going to be disappointed, as Cui Fuyu had no intention of saying anything.
Cui Fuyu rested one hand on her arm and propped her chin up with the other. The dishes looked delicious and appetizing, but she didn't want to eat them right now and had no appetite.
"Chi Yanzhou, I don't want to eat this." Cui Fuyu looked listless, staring blankly at the food.
These dishes are certainly good, but you'll get tired of eating them all the time.
Seeing that the young lady didn't want to move, Chi Yanzhou suggested, "How about I make you a bowl of lard and egg noodles for A-Yu myself?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Fuyu stared at Chi Yanzhou with sparkling eyes, "Really? Chi Lang can cook noodles?"
Chi Yanzhou smiled and gently brushed a stray hair behind her ear. "Yes, Miss, would you like some?"
Chi Yanzhou's gaze suddenly became extremely aggressive; although he was smiling, it made people feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Yes." Cui Fuyu agreed immediately, while reaching out to stroke his face and his prominent, sexy Adam's apple.
Chi Yanzhou's Adam's apple swayed up and down with each swallow, looking incredibly alluring.
Sometimes Cui Fuyu would deliberately press down hard, provoking Chi Yanzhou.
Chi Yanzhou grabbed her mischievous hand, his voice hoarse as he suppressed the urge that Cui Fuyu had aroused.
He said, "Didn't you want to eat noodles? Then, Miss, watch the fire for me."
Chi Yanzhou took Cui Fuyu's hand and moved to the kitchen.
The kitchen was fully equipped with pots, pans, and firewood. The housekeeper had already sent someone to prepare the food when Cui Fuyu said she wanted to eat noodles cooked by Chi Yanzhou himself.
The fire was already burning, so how could they dare let Cui Fuyu actually start the fire?
Chi Yanzhou heated the pan and oil, then poured in the beaten eggs. With a sizzle, the aroma of fried eggs filled the air. He flipped the eggs with a spatula, revealing the golden-brown yolks. After the eggs were fried, he added a ladle of water to the pan, then covered it with a wooden lid and waited for the water to boil.
Cui Fuyu sat in front of the stove, pretending to be attentive, neither too close nor too far, so as not to prevent Chi Yanzhou from bending down to check the fire.
The warm yellow firelight shone on her face, adding a touch of warmth and life.
At this moment, she looked at Chi Yanzhou with complete bewilderment.
Cui Fuyu rested her elbows on her thighs, her hands half-clenched into fists supporting her chin, her eyes fixed on Chi Yanzhou.
Chi Yanzhou glanced at her and tried to suppress the urge to kiss the young lady, then saw her wink at him and thought to himself: Seriously, she's so cute!
He clasped his hands behind his back, worried that the oil on his hands would smudge her face, and suddenly walked to Cui Fuyu's side.
He lowered his head and kissed her.
Cui Fuyu thought he would just give her a kiss as usual and leave. She instinctively responded, and the next second, his soft yet powerful tongue suddenly probed into her mouth, teasing her little tongue.
His tongue roamed around hers, entwining tightly, then suddenly sucking, leaving her mind blank and her saliva flowing freely when they parted.
Cui Fuyu said coquettishly, "Hurry up and cook the noodles."
Cui Fuyu ate all of Chi Yanzhou's noodles. The taste was ordinary, nothing special, just home-style.
Cui Fuyu thought that after eating too many delicacies, a bowl of refreshing noodles would be just as good as a simple meal.
The important thing is that Cui Fuyu thinks highly of this bowl of noodles and still loves it very much.
Later that evening, after Cui Fuyu had finished eating and washing up, just as she was about to go to sleep, Chi Yanzhou came in.
He was also carrying a basin of hot water.
Cui Fuyu sat on the edge of the bed, casting a "what are you doing?" look at her.
Then Chi Yanzhou explained, "You're in a bad mood tonight. Soaking your feet before bed will help you sleep better."
Chi Yanzhou placed the wooden basin, squatted down, and personally washed the young lady's feet. He gently rolled up her trouser legs, held her feet in his hands, and placed them in the hot water, kneading them continuously as he washed them.
Chi Yanzhou controlled the pressure in his hands as he massaged her gently, asking, "Ayu, is the pressure okay?"
He slowly increased the pressure on the soles of her feet, massaging them from top to bottom without stopping for a moment.
Cui Fuyu relaxed under his massage, slowly enjoying the pleasure brought by Chi Yanzhou.
"It feels very comfortable, Chi Lang." Cui Fuyu said with a smile, "The pressure is just right, you did a great job, I like it very much."
Chi Yanzhou felt a surge of joy; the young lady had praised him.
Looking at Chi Yanzhou, whose heart and eyes were full of her, Cui Fuyu felt a little embarrassed. "Actually, you don't have to do this."
Chi Yanzhou smiled and looked up at her, shaking his head: "These are different. One is something I made myself for Ayu, and the other is something someone else did for me. How can they be the same!"
After washing her feet, Chi Yanzhou carefully dried them with a towel. Once they were completely dry, he moved the wooden basin away, placed Cui Fuyu's legs on the bed, covered her with a brocade quilt, and then left with the basin.
Cui Fuyu lay on the bed for a while before Chi Yanzhou slowly extinguished the candle and got into bed, embracing Cui Fuyu from behind and holding her in his arms.
Goodnight, Ayu!
Chi Yanzhou slept peacefully tonight, without disturbing Cui Fuyu at all.
In the darkness, Cui Fuyu opened her eyes, her gaze unwavering. She turned to face Chi Yanzhou, their hot breaths mingling.
Moonlight streamed through the window into the room, and the atmosphere suddenly became sticky and hazy in the dim light.
Looking at his closed eyes, Cui Fuyu couldn't help but raise her hand to trace his eyebrows and eyes.
As she touched her eyes, she stared at Chi Yanzhou's trembling long eyelashes and asked, "Chi Yanzhou, what if one day you find out I'm not good enough?"
Chi Yanzhou had thought that Ayu was in a bad mood today and wanted to let her go, so he calmed himself down outside for a long time before coming in.
To his surprise, the young lady kept teasing him. How could a man full of youthful vigor and who had already experienced the pleasures of the flesh resist?!
"I will always love you, Miss."
"Really? Chi Lang, no matter what I do, you will love me, respect me, and never leave me?"
Cui Fuyu retorted, questioning his sincerity!
"Unless the young lady herself says she doesn't want me!"
After Chi Yanzhou finished speaking, he hugged Cui Fuyu tightly, lifted her chin, and kissed her hard.
He heard Cui Fuyu's passionate moans, her slightly writhing body, and her responding kisses.
After a long while, the two kissed until they were breathless and reluctant to part.
Under the young lady's gaze, Chi Yanzhou slowly wiped the water from the corner of his lips.
This scene was subtly provocative.
After another round of fuss, the moon was high in the sky.
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The next morning, the birds chirped and chirped, and the cicadas became even noisier. The servants of the villa took advantage of the cool morning to catch the annoying cicadas with cicada-catching sticks.
On the way to the academy, Chi Yanzhou reviewed his lessons as usual.
Cui Fuyu leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes to rest.
But thinking back on what happened last night, I feel that Chi Yanzhou has become quite bad.
Cui Fuyu watched Chi Yanzhou enter the academy, and just as he instructed the coachman to return to the Cui residence, he noticed the textbooks that Chi Yanzhou had left behind.
Helpless, she told the driver to turn back, thinking to herself: How could you forget your textbook? I'll just have to take pity on you and send it back.
After Cui Fuyu got off the carriage and arrived at the gate, he was very surprised to see Uncle Zhong standing there. He bowed slightly to him and said, "I want to find Chi Yanzhou and give him the textbooks. May I pass through, sir?"
Uncle Zhong smiled and nodded at Cui Fuyu, clearly recognizing her as someone's daughter. "Of course, do you need someone to show you the way?"
Cui Fuyu shook her head: "No need, I'll be out soon to avoid troubling others."
She can go and come back quickly on her own; there's really no need for someone to guide her.
Seeing her insistence, Uncle Zhong gave her directions: "Go straight in through the main gate, turn left at the first intersection and keep going straight. Chi Yanzhou is in the second church."
After silently writing it down, Cui Fuyu thanked him and then went to find him with her textbook.
After finishing his sentence, Uncle Zhong muttered to himself, "Recently, quite a few people have been looking for him. It's a rare occurrence."
Cui Fuyu still heard his muttering.
She turned around and asked, "Who else besides me has contacted Chi Yanzhou?"
Uncle Zhong casually said, "Just a few days ago, the young master of the Zhao family came by, also looking for him."
Someone surnamed Zhao?
Zhao Jinghuan is here too. He deserves to die.
Cui Fuyu was annoyed with him, but outwardly thanked him, saying, "Thank you."
She wanted to go in and ask Chi Yanzhou what was going on.
She hadn't heard Chi Yanzhou mention this before, and she was determined to slap Zhao Jinghuan a few more times next time they met!
Cui Fuyu felt somewhat relieved after thinking about this.
Meanwhile, at the church, some people were mocking Chi Yanzhou.
Chi Yanzhou was peacefully writing his and the young lady's names on his desk when a classmate with ill intentions suddenly snatched the Xuan paper away. He looked at Chi Yanzhou and smiled warmly, then suddenly burst out laughing at him.
"Chi Yanzhou, why do you smile like that, looking so lovesick? Are you thinking about which old hag is keeping you as a mistress?"
His words immediately drew laughter from the audience.
Chi Yanzhou stood up and snatched the Xuan paper back. "Xu Liang, get out of the way."
Xu Liang, however, was determined not to let him off the hook. Yesterday, he lost a bet with his friend, who demanded that he make Chi Yanzhou kneel down and call him grandpa.
Xu Liang was a little tyrant in the academy, and he immediately boasted that he would make Chi Yanzhou not only call him grandpa, but also make Chi Yanzhou crawl under his crotch.
His friends laughed at him for bragging, but Xu Liang was determined to prove them wrong.
This morning, he brought his underlings to cause trouble for Chi Yanzhou.
Chi Yanzhou didn't want to pay attention to Xu Liang, who was shouting in the church, "Chi Yanzhou, your mother, that old hag, just left, and you've already hooked up with some shameless slut. They're all people who have no sense of propriety or shame."
Chi Yanzhou suddenly remembered Cui Fuyu's words: continuing to tolerate would only make the other party look down on you more, so fight back and show others so that no one would dare to provoke you again.
So, Chi Yanzhou fought back.
Meanwhile, Cui Fuyu was on her way.
She hurried to the church where Chi Yanzhou was, only to find it crowded and noisy.
Everyone was gathered around the doorway and windows, their faces beaming with schadenfreude.
The crowd cheered in unison, as if this were not a church but a chaotic fighting arena.
She peered out and saw that a lot of the church tables and chairs had been knocked over, and two figures were wrestling together.
Both of them had bruises on their faces.
Cui Fuyu looked closely and saw that it was Chi Yanzhou again.
Her face darkened, and she grabbed one of the people to ask what was going on: "Why is Chi Yanzhou fighting with someone again?"
The person Cui Fuyu was holding knew her and knew that Chi Yanzhou was the person she currently liked.
He spoke the truth without hiding anything, including Chi Yanzhou's statement that "Cui Fuyu is the woman he loves, and no one can insult her."
Cui Fuyu was both angry and amused after hearing this, but she was also happy about Chi Yanzhou's change.
She decided not to get involved in this matter and let Chi Yanzhou handle it himself, believing that he and the academy could resolve it well.
Cui Fuyu handed him the textbook, "Give this to Chi Yanzhou for me, but don't tell him I was here!"
The person nodded blankly, holding the textbook that had been shoved into their hand.
Cui Fuyu turned and left without a trace of regret.
When she came out, Uncle Zhong asked her, "Has the printed copy been delivered?"
Cui Fuyu smiled and nodded, "Yes."
She then boarded the carriage and returned to the Cui residence, truly ignoring Chi Yanzhou's fight.
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Inside the Cui residence, in the Yutang courtyard, the flowers were in full bloom, and butterflies fluttered atop many of the blossoms, filling the courtyard with fragrance.
Cui Fuyu lay on the rocking chair in the courtyard, lazily resting with her eyes closed under the tree.
Zhao Ying arrived with a worried expression, accompanied by her personal caregiver from the courtyard and a box of food. She also held an invitation in her hand.
Zhao Ying sat on a stone bench in the courtyard. "The palace sent out invitations to all families today. The Empress will soon invite noble ladies and wives to the palace for a flower-viewing banquet."
It was rare for Cui Fuyu to see her mother looking so distressed, so she asked, "What's wrong now?"
"I'm afraid she's intentionally choosing wives for the princes. The Empress has always wanted you to be the Crown Princess, but since your uncle, the Emperor, hasn't spoken up, she gave up." Zhao Ying said, "However, as the princes in the palace grow up day by day, the Emperor has probably softened his stance a bit. He only asked the Empress to send invitations to each family, without explicitly stating anything. The Empress felt hopeful again and quickly sent someone to deliver a letter to your father."
When Cui Fuyu heard her mother mention the Empress, she remembered that the current Empress was also her father's sister.
Could it be that she wants another empress to emerge from the Cui family?
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