The meal was still prepared by Zhou. Actually, Chen Cui didn't want Zhou to be busy. The banquet to celebrate Mu Yunchuan's passing the imperial examination had to be more grand than the one when they moved. There were more and more complicated dishes. It would be the same to spend some money to buy a table outside.
But Zhou refused. She said, "After these few days, I don't know when I can cook for you. Besides, the Cui family's wife praised my cooking skills last time. She eats food from outside every day, but our farmhouse food is fresh. What's more, other students will come back in the evening. If I buy vegetables from outside, I will have to prepare meals for them in the evening. It's better for me to cook them all at noon. In this late autumn weather, I don't have to worry about them going bad. I can reheat them in the evening."
She became more and more opinionated, so Chen Cui just let her do whatever she wanted.
The guests and hosts enjoyed the banquet very much. In the afternoon, Cui Wuniang had to be busy again, so she prepared to leave.
After Cui Fei returned to the main room from the classroom, although he did not show anything, the two siblings understood each other, and Cui Wu Niang knew that he was very happy today.
Before leaving, she asked Cui Fei if he wanted to play here for a while longer.
She would definitely feel a little worried about leaving her brother in someone else's home. Although her brother looked big, he was soft-hearted, like a child, and could be easily bullied.
If she leaves him in Cuiwei, she doesn't need to worry because Chen Cui is very much to her liking and Mu Yunchuan is also her brother's good friend.
Cui Fei was somewhat tempted, but finally shook his head and said no, and went home together.
Because Mu Yunchuan was going to Beijing in the next few days, and Mu Erpang had classes in the afternoon, he decided not to disturb him.
So the Cui siblings drank a cup of tea after dinner and got up to leave, and told Chen Cui and the others to be more casual and not to see them off.
After they left, Shen Cui rolled up her sleeves and helped Zhou clean the table.
Mu Erpang didn't go to the classroom either, and rushed to help with the work.
He didn't consider it enough to finish the work, he also said attentively: "Mom, you must be tired after entertaining guests for half a day. I will help you lie down and rest."
The main house is a large room formed by a row of three small rooms. The middle one is used for entertaining guests and eating. The one to the west is Chen Cui's study, and the one to the east is Chen Cui's bedroom.
So for Chen Cui to return to her room, she only had to walk through half the room and around the screen in a few steps.
But just for these few steps, Mu Erpang also followed diligently to support her.
There were only the mother and son in the inner room. Shen Cui didn't rush to lie down on the bed, but leaned on the chaise longue. "Hurry up, what's the matter?"
"Don't you think my mother is smart and understands me?" Mu Erpang still smiled, "If I were a puppy, I would wag my tail and my mother would know what I am going to do..."
Shen Cui smiled and covered his mouth, "Don't say these things on purpose to make me laugh, don't mention those things after just having dinner!"
Mu Erpang didn't beat around the bush and said that he had promised to invite Cui Fei to come over for dinner occasionally in the future.
Whether it is the academy or his own small family, his mother is the one who calls the shots, so naturally he has to get her consent.
In fact, after Cui Wuniang told Cui Fei's bizarre experience, Shen Cui wondered if it was the fault of the rules of that plane again. The rules stipulated that he was too fat and would not allow him to lose weight.
Then the system output can help, as the things inside are beyond the constraints of the plane's laws.
Of course, there is also the possibility that Cui Fei has some hidden disease that cannot be diagnosed with current medical methods.
If this is the case, then you can't just lose weight by eating systemic food, you also have to take systemic medicine.
Just like Wei Xi removed the root cause of his cough, he had to take the medicine for more than a month, and during this time he had to maintain his status as a student of Cuiwei. We have to upgrade the academy and get a student place for Cui Fei.
It would take 3,000 shopping points to upgrade the academy, but fortunately she didn't touch the rewards after the academy examination and saved them all.
But the amount is huge, so it’s not a good idea to spend it all without checking.
Moreover, she and Cui Wuniang had only known each other for a short time, but she could see that Cui Wuniang doted on her brother very much. It was okay to leave him at home for a day or two, but if she let him leave home and live in Cuiwei permanently, Cui Wuniang would definitely be worried.
But since the fat son has already agreed to it, Shen Cui nodded and said, "So that's the matter. If you agree, then agree. It would be good if I can help him."
Anyway, except for the fat son, everyone else in the academy can be replaced at any time. When the time comes, let Cui Fei come and experience it first. She will also look at his various data and judge his physical condition to see if he just needs to eat or whether she should get a student quota for him.
"Then let me thank you on behalf of Brother Afei! You are really a beautiful and kind person."
He started to flatter her so much that Shen Cui pushed him away with a smile. After she finished laughing, she asked in surprise, "When you two left the classroom the other day, didn't you call him 'Brother Cui'? Why do you call him 'Brother A Fei' now? Do you two get along really well?"
Mu Erpang said yes.
Earlier, Chen Cui asked the three of them to go out and relax, and as the young master, he took the initiative to lead them out.
But in fact, Mu Erpang knew clearly that Cui Fei was about the same age as Mu Yunchuan, several years older than him. They had been good friends for several years, so it was very likely that he would not be able to get a word in.
But he didn't expect that he and Cui Fei would get along so well after chatting - Mu Erpang even had a rare feeling of being an older brother, especially when Cui Fei broke his bowstring, and Fatty held the small bow tightly in both hands, hunched his shoulders, looking ashamed.
Later, when they were playing 24 points, his elder brother started to give in after counting his wins a few times.
But Cui Fei wouldn’t do that. He was having so much fun playing that he didn’t even think about giving in or not, and he didn’t treat Mu Erpang as a younger brother who needed care.
In the academy, Wei Shu, Wei Xi and Mei Ruochu were of course all very nice to Mu Erpang, but even Wei Xi, who was his junior brother, was several years older than him and actually treated him like a younger brother in daily life.
This feeling is of course good, but suddenly there is a "peer" around him, doesn't it make Mu Erpang feel fresh?
So before returning to the main room to eat, the two of them exchanged their full names. Cui Fei called him "Hanshan" like everyone else, and asked Mu Erpang to just call him "Afei". After all, Mu Erpang was younger than him, so he added "brother" at the end.
Shen Cui still encouraged Mu Erpang to make more friends, especially after meeting Cui Fei today, she could feel that the other person had a kind personality.
After saying this, Mu Erpang had to go back to the classroom for class.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Mu Yunchuan's voice coming from outside, asking if it was convenient for Fang to come in. He has something to say.
Chen Cui asked him to wait for a moment, then put on her shoes, got up and sat down at the small round table.
Turning around, she saw Mu Erpang, who had just raised his butt to leave, sitting down again. She said with a smile, "Your elder brother must be getting ready to leave. He is just saying goodbye to me. You go first."
Mu Erpang was hesitant. After all, due to the deliberate efforts of him and others, Chen Cui had not been alone with Mu Yunchuan during this period, so they were able to maintain a superficial harmony.
But Chen Cui knew in her heart that Mu Yunchuan must have something to say to her alone, otherwise, with his personality, he would not come into her room to talk for no reason. He could just talk outside.
Finally, Mu Erpang stood up and walked out, looking back every few steps. In the end, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm outside. If mom speaks louder, I'll come in."
Shen Cui smiled and nodded repeatedly, and also answered him in a low voice: "I know, little housekeeper."
As he was talking, he went out and met Mu Yunchuan who was waiting outside, and asked, "Brother, are you here to say goodbye to mother?"
Mu Yunchuan smiled and nodded, and then Chen Cui inside told him to go in.
Mu Yunchuan stepped into the inner room, and he and Shen Cui both lost their smiles at the same time.
"Sit down." Chen Cui pointed to the round stool at the other end of the round table, then picked up the teapot on the table and poured herself a glass of water. She also poured him a glass and asked him, "Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Mu Yunchuan stroked the coarse porcelain cup and uttered a low "hmm".
Then Shen Cui didn't say anything more. She took the cup and drank water in small sips, waiting to hear what he was up to.
During this time, Shen Cui had slowly finished three glasses of water. She even felt a little sleepy because she had eaten too much for lunch and the room was too quiet.
Mu Yunchuan then spoke in a normal tone, "Mother, have you ever heard of the Buddhist saying, used to persuade evil people, 'Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha right away'?"
Shen Cui was cheered up and thought to herself, here it comes!
But Mu Yunchuan definitely didn't come to talk about Buddhism with her, so Shen Cui didn't say anything else rashly, but just nodded to indicate that she had heard it.
Mu Yunchuan then asked: "Since mother has heard it, do you think it is right?"
Chen Cui opened his dashboard data and observed his mood calmly while saying, "I think this statement is a bit exaggerated. If a wicked person turns to good, he can become a Buddha immediately. Then it is a bit unfair to those who have always done good deeds but cannot become a Buddha immediately."
Mu Yunchuan's mood did not change at all. Instead, he raised his eyebrows with some interest.
Chen Cui continued, "But we must encourage people to turn from evil to good, which is a good thing after all. Of course, as the old saying goes, it is difficult to change one's nature. So why not wait and see if this 'evil man' really puts down his butcher knife? Even if we can't say he will become a Buddha right away, at least we should give him a chance to reform himself."
Seeing that the other party did not interrupt, she paused and then continued, "And I have also heard a saying that if there is an evil person, even if his nature is difficult to change, if he can pretend to be a good person for his whole life, then can he also be considered a good person?"
Mu Yunchuan still had a calm expression on his face. He bent his fingers and tapped them lightly on the table from time to time, as if his soul was wandering in space.
Didn’t Chen Cui feel that she couldn’t figure him out after not seeing him for three years? Now he no longer holds back on his edge, his demeanor is no longer the same as before, and an indescribable sense of oppression comes over you.
Since Chen Cui felt that she was no longer in the wrong, she did not act nervously. And she knew that this was a good sign. At least now Mu Yunchuan was willing to discuss things with her. It was obvious that after his "inspection" over the past few days, he was not dissatisfied with what she had done in the past few years.
Otherwise, just like before, the two of them were at loggerheads, both sides were wearing masks, and there was no chance for them to sit down and talk about this.
So she didn't urge him, and continued to drink water slowly, just waiting to hear his next words.
After a long while, Mu Yunchuan said, "Okay, then give this 'evil guy' this chance."
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