Maybe it was because Jiang Qi's stare was too blatant that Shi Jinhua felt a little embarrassed and paused the conversation with Ming Luochun.
"Ahem." He coughed dryly to signal Jiang Qi to restrain himself.
Jiang Qi stopped looking at Ming Luochun and glanced at Shi Jinhua and asked with a smile: "Mom, where is my dad?"
"I went shopping for groceries."
"When did he go? I haven't seen him since."
"He went there just after he came back to put some food away. I heard that you gave everyone in your family a holiday. There wasn't much food left, so he went to buy some as soon as he got home."
"Oh." Jiang Qi nodded to show that she understood. "But this is a bit too long, do you want me to pick him up?"
"He doesn't need to drive the grocery cart."
"alright."
After that, no one spoke. The room fell into silence and it was a bit awkward. Jiang Qi did this on purpose. She wanted to see Ming Luochun's reaction. Shi Jinhua also knew it, so she cooperated with Jiang Qi and didn't say anything.
Without Shi Jinhua talking to him, Ming Luochun did not take the initiative to speak. He just sat there quietly and obediently.
The room was quiet. None of the three people spoke first, as if they were competing. Lin Yue didn't understand what the three of them were doing. She just felt that the atmosphere was getting weirder. So she broke the silence: "Should we pack our luggage first?" She pointed to the boxes that had been placed in the living room.
Jiang Qi spoke, raised her hand and waved, "No need. I've called the servants to come back to work. They can clean up later." Then she looked at Ming Luochun and said gently, "Would you like to take a look at my small garden? Although it's not big, it was designed by a master of Suzhou garden craftsmanship. Would you like to take a look if it's worth a closer look?"
Ming Luochun did not respond to Jiang Qi immediately, but asked Shi Jinhua first: "Is it okay? Mother-in-law."
Jiang Qi couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard this name. It's only been a short time, and even the name has been changed.
"Of course you can. Go ahead, go ahead, you two can spend more time together." Shi Jinhua happily called people to go out.
The two of them left the main hall and walked slowly along the path from the front yard to the back yard. They did not walk side by side, Ming Luochun lagged behind Jiang Qi by half a step.
After walking a distance away from the gate, Jiang Qi turned around and said, "Your name is... Ming...", as if he was trying hard but really couldn't remember.
"Luo Chun, Ming Luo Chun." The other party's tone was still soft and steady, without the slightest dissatisfaction or embarrassment.
"Oh, yes, Ming Luochun. Sorry, my memory is not very good."
Ming Luochun smiled and shook his head gently, and replied softly: "It's okay."
Jiang Qi's smile deepened and he said with relief, "That's good." Then he turned around and the smile on his face faded a little. This person either had a very good upbringing or was too thoughtful.
Walking to the backyard, there is a stream in the backyard of Jiang's house. It is designed as a water pavilion. The water flows through the rockery and the small bridge, and falls from the top of the pavilion like rain. It forms a closed loop. The water flows throughout the backyard. It is very cool to stay here in the summer.
Jiang Qi introduced Ming Luochun all the way until they entered the pavilion. Jiang Qi changed his expression and said, "I want to talk to you."
As if sensing Jiang Qi's seriousness, Ming Luochun also replied in a serious tone: "You say, sister."
"Do you really agree to our marriage?"
Ming Luochun looked at her puzzledly, as if he didn't understand what she meant.
"What I mean is, if you don't want to, you can just tell me directly." Jiang Qi acted like a caring older sister.
Ming Luochun did not reply immediately. Instead, he looked at Jiang Qi with the eyes of a wounded little animal, and then asked aggrievedly: "Sister, do you hate me?" After saying that, his eyes looked straight at Jiang Qi and he was about to cry.
Jiang Qi panicked for a moment and quickly comforted him, "No, no, no, of course not. You, why do you think so?" Are you kidding? How can this young master's gold beans drop casually?
"Then why do you ask this, sister?" Her tone was still gentle.
"I... just want to confirm. After all, we are in a democratic society now, right? If you have someone you like, it's not easy to break them up."
"Don't worry, sister. Now that I'm engaged to you, I will behave myself. I will never do anything that would damage our family's reputation." The young man looked into Jiang Qi's eyes and promised solemnly.
Jiang Qi's mouth twitched. Is this true? Curious, she asked, "What if I have someone I like?"
Hearing this, the young man lowered his eyes and said in a steady tone: "It doesn't matter, I don't care."
Seeing this, Jiang Qi's natural mischievous nature came alive again. She deliberately said, "But I really like him. I love him very much. I have known him for a long time. Everything that should have happened has happened. Even so, you still want to marry me?"
"It's okay. I won't care about the mess that happened outside before we got married." The young man spoke calmly, his dark eyes looking straight at her, showing great tolerance.
Jiang Qi was shocked and was speechless when she looked at him. But he seemed to think that she was doubting him, so he emphasized, "Really!" Looking at the other person's holy eyes, Jiang Qi was completely stunned. Was this a god from somewhere?
"Cough, cough." Jiang Qi coughed twice and tried to find her voice. "We'll talk about this later. Oh, I need a favor from you. Don't tell my mom about my injured hand. Just take a look around. I'll go see if my dad is back." Before the other person could even start talking, she left like she was escaping.
Ming Luochun looked at Jiang Qi's back and saw that he didn't catch up with her, and a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.
Jiang Qi walked back to the main hall quickly. Shi Jinhua was no longer sitting in the main hall. Only Lin Yue was there. Looking at her, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Come up with me." He grabbed Lin Yue and went upstairs.
Lin Yue was pulled up at a loss. After taking two steps, she pointed at the table and said, "Your hair crown."
Jiang Qi turned around and picked up the hair crown, then hurried back to the room with her. After closing the door, Lin Yue asked again in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
"Tell me. What happened to Ming Luochun?"
"I do not know?"
"You didn't write it?"
"Of course not. You know how many characters there are in my novel. Have you seen his name?"
"So what's his situation?"
"I've already said that I didn't write it. I haven't written about An Luo and Zhao Moyao, but they just exist. How could I possibly know what his situation is."
"Then you didn't give him the setting?"
"What setting?" Lin Yue was a little confused by the question.
"The one about women being superior to men." Jiang Qi thought of the simplest and most understandable description.
"Ah?" Lin Yue was even more confused. What was that?
"His family is a nation that believes in Nuwa. Women are the head of the family. It is a tradition for men to get married after they get married." Jiang Qi thought about it and described it.
"Oh my God! There really is such a setting similar to the Kingdom of Women." Lin Yue was also surprised.
"What do you think of the world you created? Really, what are you thinking about all day long?" Jiang Qi thought Lin Yue was teasing her.
"No, wait a minute. This is really not what I thought." Lin Yue defended.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh no. No matter what, I know that it is a mythical novel made up in Journey to the West. How can I believe it really exists?"
"But the world is formed according to your world consciousness."
"Yes. But you are the one who gave me my world consciousness. That means this kind of custom must have existed in our previous world. So I have to ask you about this." The more Lin Yue reasoned, the clearer it became. She felt that her brain was much more useful now than before.
"Haha. I've never seen anything like this before." Jiang Qi said firmly.
"Are you sure? Your memory is not complete."
Jiang Qi stopped talking.
Lin Yue waited for a while to make sure Jiang Qi had nothing to say before stepping forward and hugging Jiang Qi's shoulders and saying, "Hey, why are you in such a hurry? Ming Luochun looks pretty good. He's nice, soft, and obedient. Don't you like this type the best?"
"Speaking of this, let me ask you something. Why is the Ming family set up like this? It's both a side branch and a main family."
"Ah." Lin Yue didn't react for a moment, and after thinking for a while, she realized what Jiang Qi was asking. "Oh, that. It's like this. I was thinking at the time. Aren't Mingyu and Gu Jingcheng rivals? When the protagonist upgrades the monster, the monster must also be upgraded. Then the Benjia is the lower level he upgraded."
Jiang Qi actually understood Lin Yue's unconventional words.
"So Gu Jingcheng is stronger than the Ming family?" Jiang Qi asked tentatively.
"Yeah." Lin Yue nodded.
“But I don’t feel anything at all.”
"People need to grow up, but he hasn't grown up yet."
"Haha. What can I say, baby? Even if he grows up for a few decades, he can't compare to the Ming family. Not to mention that he and I will definitely fall out. Even if the two of us join together, we dare not challenge the Ming family." Jiang Qi was extremely speechless.
"What does this have to do with you?" Lin Yue was completely confused.
"It's okay. It's nothing. Let me tell you something, remember this. First, don't offend that person. Don't offend him. In the future, avoid him as much as possible at home. Remember this. Second, don't tell my mom about my hand injury. Remember this."
"Oh, OK." Although Lin Yue was confused, she nodded and took note. She just needed to listen to Jiang Qi's words. She would only know what she could know. If she didn't say it, she didn't need to know it.
The two talked for a long time before going downstairs. The servant had returned and was clearing the cups on the table downstairs. Seeing Jiang Qi, he called out, "Hello, Miss."
"I'm sorry, we had some guests come over unexpectedly and we agreed to give you a day off, so today you will be paid two days of overtime." Jiang Qi's tone was apologetic.
"Thank you, Miss."
"Is my dad back?"
"The master has returned and is cooking in the kitchen. The mistress is also waiting in the dining room. She said that when the young lady comes down, she will ask you and your cousin to come over."
"Okay, thank you. By the way, go to my room and put my things in the study. Replace all the sheets and quilt covers with new ones. Then put these boxes of luggage of Master Ming in my room."
"But Madam said that Master Ming's gift should be taken to the guest room."
"Listen to me." Jiang Qi lowered his voice and said directly, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Yes." The maid had no choice but to nod in agreement.
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