Chapter 44: Spring Examination, Little Father, I Want to Hold You While Sleeping
After waiting for two days, Fang Zhiyue finally saw the day when Si Yao would leave home.
Early in the morning, he stuffed the baked pancakes into her bag and was in high spirits.
Si Yao stood in the corridor and watched him busying around.
It's an eyesore no matter how you look at it.
As he passed by her again, she grabbed his arm and pulled him in front of her.
"What are you busy with, little father? Are you so happy that I left home?"
"No, no..."
Fang Zhiyue was startled and blinked rapidly.
Seeing her unhappy face, he whispered, "I, I just wanted to pack more things for you. I heard that there's nothing in the Imperial Examination Hall, just a small room. You'll be staying there for three days, so I have to prepare everything for you."
"Sister Yao, you misunderstood..."
"Yeah?"
After hearing what he said, Si Yao still did not let go.
Instead, she bent down and looked him straight in the eyes: "But why do I feel that my father's eyes are full of joy?"
"You, you're seeing things..."
Fang Zhiyue hid behind him and swallowed hard.
He gently pushed her hand away, took two steps back, and changed the subject: "It's getting late, isn't it time for you to leave? I'll go get your bag now."
Having said that, he turned and walked into the house.
Si Yao stared at his thin back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He turned around and followed him into the house, closing the door behind him.
Fang Zhiyue didn't expect her to follow in.
He was suddenly locked in the couch by her, and he felt a little panicked. "...Sister Yao, what are you doing? It's really too late."
She pressed him down on the couch and he could only look at her with his neck twisted.
Si Yao held down his restless waist, leaned over to his ear, and bit his soft and boneless earlobe with his sharp teeth.
After grinding gently for a few times, he said, "Don't worry, little father, I know what I'm doing..."
She bit a few times with slightly increased force, then slid down along his snow-white neck.
Fang Zhiyue couldn't bear it anymore and snorted twice.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming from outside the house, approaching from far away.
His eyes widened immediately, "Shi Qi is here, get out of here quickly——"
Fang Zhiyue was in a panic.
He was being pressed down by Si Yao and didn't know that she had closed the door.
"What is there for little father to be afraid of? Shi Qi is not an outsider."
Si Yao spoke slowly, with no intention of letting him go.
She even tore open his outer shirt to reveal the crescent-white dress underneath.
"ah!"
Fang Zhiyue couldn't help but scream.
And pressed it down tightly again.
He was terrified, afraid that Shi Qi outside the door would hear it.
"Sister Yao, hurry up and get up, Shi Qi is really coming in!"
Fang Zhiyue was provoked into tears by her.
Tears fell silently like broken strings.
Hearing his crying, Si Yao finally calmed down and explained, "Don't worry, I locked the door when I came in, so Shi Qi can't get in."
She finished her words.
There was a knock on the door soon.
Shi Qi's voice rang out from outside the door, "Madam, the carriage has arrived, we can leave now."
"Got it." Si Yao replied immediately.
Let go of Fang Zhiyue and let him get up from the couch.
Fang Zhiyue hurriedly put on his clothes.
His eyes were red and swollen, looking pitiful.
Si Yao bent down and wiped the tears from his face, his voice soft and gentle: "Look at how pitiful your father is, his face is all red from crying. If Shi Qi sees this, he will probably think I bullied you."
Fang Zhiyue looked at her resentfully.
I held it in and dared not say a word.
"What's wrong?"
Si Yao raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "Am I wrong? Little father, remember to smile when you go out later, just like you were just now."
Fang Zhiyue: “…”
He finally understood what she was going crazy about.
"...Sister Yao, let's get out of here quickly so Shi Qi and Ma Fu don't get kept waiting."
After holding it in for a long time, I finally realized that Yue was urging me.
Si Yao finally changed the subject, picked up his bag and walked out.
Fang Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief.
She raised her sleeves and wiped her tears again before following.
The two of them got into the carriage, while Shi Qi and the driver's wife sat outside.
The carriage slowly moved towards the inner city.
Half an hour later, it stopped in front of the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall.
Si Yao got off the carriage first, and then helped Fang Zhiyue down.
She took the bundle from his hand and said, "If I'm not here for a few days, please tell Shi Qi if you have anything to do. Be good and wait for me at home. Remember to think of me."
Fang Zhiyue listened to the sweet words that came out of her mouth.
My cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.
I subconsciously glanced around.
He nodded and whispered, "I understand... Go in quickly. After you finish the exam, Shi Qi and I will come to pick you up."
Si Yao looked at him deeply, then turned and walked into the tribute hall.
Until her figure completely disappeared inside.
Fang Zhiyue called Shi Qi to go home.
*
The three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Si Yao will finish his exams today.
After lunch, Fang Zhiyue and Qi went to the Imperial Examination Hall together.
Waiting at the gate for Si Yao to come out.
There are many families like them around, all waiting for their students to come out.
Fang Zhiyue was standing under an old locust tree.
A young man was also standing under the tree. Seeing him, he took the initiative to greet him: "Are you here to pick someone up too, sir?"
Fang Zhiyue nodded stiffly at Erlang's smiling face.
The young man was cheerful and took the opportunity to strike up a conversation. "Where are you from, sir? You don't look like a native of the capital. You look no more than twenty years old. Is the student taking the exam your wife?"
"Yes, she's my cousin..."
Fang Zhiyue corrected himself immediately upon hearing this.
Finally, she looked away with a guilty look on her face, "I'm from Yunzhou, are you a local?"
The young man didn't notice the strangeness on his face.
He replied casually, "My wife and I came from Lanzhou. I just hope she can make it on the list this time, become an official, and settle down in the capital."
His words were full of longing for the future.
Fang Zhiyue couldn't help but think about the future.
If Sister Ruoyao can make it to the list this time, they will probably have to stay in the capital.
...Yao Jieer also said she wanted to marry him...
What will happen to them in the future?
Fang Zhiyue fell into deep thought unconsciously and couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded.
Just at this moment, the heavy and solid gate of the Imperial Examination Hall was slowly pushed open, and wave after wave of students walked out.
The young man couldn't wait to go forward to meet him.
Shi Qi stopped Fang Zhiyue and said, "Master, please wait here. I will go and get the lady."
After she finished speaking, she walked straight forward.
After a while, he came over with Si Yao.
"Little father..."
The first time Si Yao saw Fang Zhiyue, he smiled and called out to him.
Fang Zhiyue looked at her disheveled appearance, with dark marks under her eyes, and she looked listless as if she had suffered a great disaster.
He immediately felt distressed and walked over to her side, "Why do you look so bad? Your lips are pale. Let's go back quickly. I have to take good care of you."
Looking at him, his eyes were full of concern.
The smile on Si Yao's lips deepened a little.
She shook his hand, then left immediately: "Little Father and Shi Qi will go back to the carriage and wait. I will wait here for Senior Sister and the others, and then I will go find you after a few words."
Fang Zhiyue nodded, and Qi returned to the carriage.
After she came up, she immediately told the coachman to go home quickly.
When he got home, he pulled Si Yao back into the house and pushed her directly onto the bed.
"Go to sleep for a while. I'll make some chicken soup so you can drink it when you wake up."
As he said this, he was about to walk out.
Si Yao suddenly grabbed his waist from behind and hugged him tightly.
She pressed her face against the crook of his neck and took a deep breath.
Fang Zhiyue unexpectedly sat on her lap, his back against her chest. After feeling her breath, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"...Sister Yao, please let me go. I still have to make chicken soup."
"I haven't seen you for three days. Don't you want to stay with me for a while longer?"
Si Yao's voice was light.
The arm around his waist did not loosen.
"It's important that you rest first. Your health is more important."
Fang Zhiyue said this and bent down to pry her fingers apart.
Before he could use any strength, his feet suddenly left the ground and he was picked up by her.
She quickly walked towards the bathroom and said, "Little father, take a bath with me first. I want to hold you in my arms as you sleep."
Fang Zhiyue was too late to refuse.
She threw him into the bathtub.
The two of them took a quick shower and came out wearing only their undershirts.
Si Yao carried him back to the bed.
I hugged him and lay down together.
"Little father, don't move. Let me hold you and have a good sleep..."
She buried her head in the crook of his neck and quickly closed her eyes.
Looking at the dark marks under her eyes, Fang Yue knew that he couldn't bear it and let her hug him.
I fell asleep without realizing it.
He slept for a whole day and night, and Si Yao didn't wake up until the evening of the next day.
She opened her eyes and saw no sign of Fang Zhiyue.
He immediately threw back the quilt and sat up.
Before he could shout, there was a noise at the door.
Fang Zhiyue walked in with chicken soup. Seeing her wake up, his eyes lit up: "Sister Yao, you're finally awake. If you had continued sleeping, I would have gone to find a doctor. Hurry up and drink some of the chicken soup I made."
He walked over to the table and put it down.
Si Yao looked at him with gloomy eyes. After a good sleep, he felt much more energetic and his eyes regained their former sharpness.
She went straight down to the ground barefoot.
He quickly walked up to Fang Zhiyue and pulled him into his arms.
She placed her head heavily on his shoulder, her voice a little hoarse: "Didn't I ask you to stay with me? You're not being obedient..."
"I, I'm going to make chicken soup..."
Fang Zhiyue bore the weight of her entire body and explained helplessly: "I just want to wait for you to wake up so that I can drink..."
He said this with some trepidation in his heart.
Si Yao didn't say anything.
Still holding him tightly.
The two of them stayed like this quietly for a while.
The chicken soup on the table was about to get cold.
Fang Zhiyue could only quietly remind him, "...Sister Yao, I've been cooking this chicken soup for a long time. You should drink some. You haven't eaten anything for a whole day and night."
"good…"
Si Yao finally let him go.
But she still held his hand and pulled him to sit on the stool.
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