Chapter 357: The Angry Warlords of the Republic of China vs. the Educated and Well-mannered Overseas Daughter 13
Quan Jiu was wearing a blue cheongsam with porcelain flowers and pearl earrings. She sat elegantly, holding a knife and fork in her hand, cutting the steak with a perfect posture. The knife and the plate made no noise at all, and she looked like a lady from a noble family.
Even when she sat closer, she still didn't even look at Si Jinnian, treating him as air. Indifference is often more frightening than rage, as the latter at least proves that you still exist in the other person's eyes.
Seeing her half-dead, lifeless look, Si Jinnian got angry and pushed the empty wine glass towards the table.
"Pour me some wine."
Rather than ignoring her, he would rather she get angry. Men are straightforward and when there is a conflict, they will just punch each other and have a good fight. On the contrary, delicate women are very difficult to coax.
Quan Jiu's eyes and eyebrows were gentle and distant. He picked up the bottle with his slender arms and poured wine for Si Jinnian. He didn't look angry at all, and had an attitude of "You are the boss. Due to the rules, I will do whatever you say, but I don't want to pay attention to you."
Just as the bottle was about to touch the cup, a hand suddenly appeared at the rim of the cup. Si Jinnian raised his hand and covered the rim of the cup tightly.
"I suddenly don't want to drink anymore."
Quan Jiu: “…”
A fickle troublemaker. Really fucking hard to please.
001: "You know his character very well, so why make things difficult for him?"
Si Jinnian joined the army at the age of ten and had no experience in getting along with the opposite sex. He just hung out with a bunch of rough men. It would be more satisfying to slit his neck than to teach him how to coax women.
Quan Jiu: Tsk, no rush, just train him slowly.
She wasn't actually angry, she was just taking advantage of the situation to provoke Si Jinnian's stubborn temper.
She picked up a braised prawn and peeled it twice. Finding it difficult to peel, she frowned slightly, threw the prawn aside, and picked up a piece of golden beans. The whole process happened very quickly. In just a few seconds, she continued to eat with her head down.
She had almost had enough time, and after the meal, she took the initiative to give Si Jinnian a way out.
As she was thinking this, her vision suddenly went dark and a black shadow seemed to pass by. Her eyelashes drooped slightly, and the next second, she saw a whole, peeled shrimp in the bowl.
Quan Jiu raised her eyes to look at Si Jinnian. The man had a tense and gloomy face, and his expression was no different from before. If it weren't for the real shrimps in the bowl, she would even suspect that it was just an illusion.
Si Jinnian looked at her, still looking arrogant, and said in a stiff tone:
"What are you looking at me for?"
A smile flashed in Quan Jiu's eyes: "Did the Third Master peel the shrimp for me personally?"
An unnatural look appeared on Si Jinnian's hard face. He seemed calm and said:
"Oh, it's just a convenience."
He still had that look on his face, saying, "I'm so big, how could I possibly peel shrimps for a woman?"
Quan Jiu did not spoil the show. He picked up the shrimp with chopsticks and brought it to his red lips. He chewed it in small bites and swallowed it, with a smile on his face.
"tasty."
She likes to eat shrimp, especially shrimp meat, but what she hates most is peeling shrimp, so most of the time, she would rather not eat it.
Si Jinnian met her smiling and meaningful eyes, without looking away, and said "hmm" in a solemn tone.
He promised that this would be his first time, and he would never peel shrimps to trick people again.
The two reconciled so quickly that before Xue Cheng even had time to ask for help, he discovered that the ice between his Third Master and Miss Liu had melted.
Quan Jiu wiped his mouth and said, "Don't yell at me again."
"When did I yell at you?"
Si Jinnian's brows were so tightly knitted that they could pinch a fly to death.
Although his tone was not good, it was definitely not a yelling tone. It was just a little colder than usual. If he really yelled, the volume would be much higher than before.
Quan Jiu also knew that taming the irritable dragon could not be done hastily, and that it could only be done step by step. She said indifferently:
"Okay, you didn't yell."
She knew that being able to peel shrimp for a woman was already a big concession from Si Jinnian.
…
Quan Jiu stayed in the Commander's Mansion for a week. During this week, all the servants in the mansion became familiar with her face. Every time they saw her, they looked terrified, fearing that she had done something wrong, so they asked her to whisper in the Third Master's ear.
Although he stayed there for a week, Quan Jiu saw Si Jinnian only a few times. The war in the north had been tense recently, and as the commander-in-chief, Si Jinnian had to plan the next step.
Every time Quan Jiu went to bed at night, Si Jinnian would come back late at night, but before Quan Jiu got up, the man would be called away by a telegram.
Quan Jiu heard the sound of a car starting at the intersection in the middle of the night and immediately raised his hands to cover his head with the quilt:
"Thanks to Si Jinnian, I've already experienced the feeling of being a widow in advance."
001 ruthlessly exposed her true face:
"You eat and drink well every day, and have servants to serve you. I see you are living a happy life."
She can sleep 20 hours a day, and her life is much more comfortable than Si Jinnian who is often assassinated.
Quan Jiu pinched the soft flesh on his stomach and sat up suddenly:
"No, I have to go out for a walk tomorrow."
…
early morning.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard scolding and fighting coming from the Commander's Mansion.
She changed her clothes and went out. As soon as she reached the door, she saw broken eggs all over the floor. The yolks and transparent egg whites were mixed together in a sticky paste. Even the stone lions at the door of the General's Mansion were covered with a layer of mucus, which looked disgusting.
Quan Jiu, wearing a simple cheongsam and carrying a small leather bag, looked at the guard beside her with outstanding temperament:
"What's going on?"
The guard didn't dare to hide it, his expression still grim: "There are some parading students causing trouble."
Quan Jiu understood immediately.
The Republic of China only existed for 38 years in history, but these short 38 years were magnificent and bizarre. At that time, many students who had received advanced education believed that science and technology could make a country prosperous and strongly demanded the overthrow of the old feudal system.
As a local overlord, Si Jinnian naturally would not allow any troublemakers to appear in the territory under his jurisdiction. After several suppressions, everyone's anger also rose.
She didn't judge who was right or wrong, but just said, "I'm going out for a walk."
…
As she walked on the streets, she occasionally saw young people handing out leaflets, calling on everyone to be patriotic and overthrow the closed and conservative old system.
"Miss, would you like to join us?"
Someone handed her a flyer and wanted to talk to her.
Quan Jiu took the flyer, took a look at it, and suddenly asked:
"Do you think Si Jinnian is your enemy?"
The young man in front of him was not very old, about twenty years old, with a childish face but a firm gaze.
"Anyone who is feudal and conservative, and who is unpatriotic, is our enemy."
Quan Jiu waved the flyer without saying anything. He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and saw a familiar face.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.
In broad daylight, she saw a person who had "come back from the dead".
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