After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

Cheng Che looked into the woods and said, "Okay, I'll take you there. I happen to have a bow and arrow with me."

He took Jin Yuanyuan's hand and wanted to take her to catch rabbits, but Jin Yuanyuan shook off his restraints and ran to Gu Xu.

"Well... I want my brothers to take me there, because... because... because my third brother is too dumb! He wants to learn from his eldest brother. He doesn't listen in class, so he needs to be given special lessons."

She pinched Gu An and glared at him, hoping he would understand her intention.

Gu An felt aggrieved. Although he didn't understand, since it was his younger sister who said it, he must have her reasons, so he nodded aggrievedly.

"Yes, I am not well educated, so I need to ask my elder brother for advice."

If they left, only Cheng Che and Jin Ruoyun would be left here. The servants they brought with them would be making a fire and cooking by the carriage and would not disturb them.

Gu Xu understood what he meant and pulled Duan Shuhe into the woods, and Jin Yuanyuan and Gu An quickly followed.

Jin Ruoyun was afraid of embarrassment and wanted to stop them, but they ran faster than rabbits.

Jin Ruoyun and Cheng Che were standing there, looking at each other in silence, not knowing what to say.

If it were usual, Jin Ruoyun would definitely not be so embarrassed, but she had heard her daughter's thoughts and knew that he had always liked her, so she didn't want to face it.

Gu An was dragged by Jin Yuanyuan to run into the woods, and he was somewhat reluctant.

"Oh, what's so fun here? There are only big trees and weeds, and there are bugs crawling around. We brought a lot of delicious food for the picnic. My dear sister, let's go back and eat."

What's there to do in the woods? What if a snake appears and bites him?

Jin Yuanyuan squatted on the ground picking mushrooms, pouting.

"Third brother, you only know how to eat. Uncle Cheng and mother don't have a chance to be alone together in the general's mansion. This is a good opportunity for them to have a conversation. We are just wasting time here."

She took out a piece of osmanthus cake from the space, put it in her arms and gave it to him, pretending that she took it out from her arms.

When Gu An got the osmanthus cake, he smiled happily in an instant.

"Hehe, thank you sister, you are so nice, who else but you treat me like a child."

When Jin Yuanyuan suggested that they catch rabbits, Gu Xu understood what his sister was thinking.

If they don't have something to talk about, they will always feel awkward. It would be better if they could talk.

Outside the woods.

Jin Ruoyun was at a loss and didn't know how to talk to him.

"Have you...have you eaten? If you're hungry, eat the buns Yuanyuan bought."

It’s good to eat, because when eating, there’s no time for embarrassment, and he won’t say weird things.

Cheng Che glanced at her, picked up a bun in his hand, but did not eat it.

As he was pinching the bun, he was struggling over whether he should tell it or not. What would he do if he told it and he couldn't even support his family?

But if he doesn't tell her, she will keep avoiding him and he will never have a chance.

Cheng Che thought about it again and again and decided to make it clear to her.

"Yun'er, you... I, I have always liked you. It's not the kind of love I have for a sister or a relative. Do you understand?"

After saying this, his heart was beating like a drum.

These were words he had kept hidden for more than thirty years, and he never thought of saying them to her face. He thought he would keep this love of his in his heart forever.

Now that he had the opportunity, he had to seize it and not back down like he did when he was a teenager.

Jin Ruoyun, who had been keeping his head down and whose expression could not be seen clearly, smiled bitterly while holding the handkerchief in his hand:

"You don't have to be like this. I don't deserve it. Gu Boqing and I had such an unhappy quarrel. Everyone in Kyoto knows about it. Although it's not my fault, some people don't care about the truth."

"They only accuse me of not being tolerant enough. My husband just took a concubine. They think I am petty and jealous."

"I am still living with my children in my parents' home. I am getting old and I no longer look like I did when I was a young girl. What is there to like?"

"With your current status and position, you can find a lady from a wealthy family who has never been married and has no children, instead of someone like me who is not presentable."

Marrying Gu Boqing for so many years had already worn away her self-confidence.

Now she is inferior and timid. She is afraid that if she enters into another relationship, the same fate will befall her.

She was also afraid that she was delaying him.

He is no longer the abandoned baby and poor boy who was unwanted by everyone, but a loyal and martial general of the fourth rank in Tianyuan State, who is highly valued by the emperor and a close minister in the court.

She is old and no longer worthy of him.

As she said this, she kept her head down and didn't dare to look at him.

Hearing her belittle himself like this, Cheng Che felt tears of heartache well up in his eyes.

"Jin Ruoyun, how did you become like this?! When we were young, you told me that you wanted to become a helper of the Jin family and the pride of the Jin family one day. At that time, you were only a teenager, but you managed the general's mansion in perfect order."

"You were in charge of more than a dozen manors by yourself, and all the servants in the mansion were convinced. At that time, you were so dazzling, confident and powerful."

"But now, you're saying something as stupid as not being worthy of me?!"

"What do I have? I am good at nothing except fighting and studying. I don't know how to get along with women, I'm not considerate, I don't have a family background, I don't have a background. Even if you divorce me ten times, you are still not worthy of me ten times!"

The bright white moonlight in his heart actually said that she was not worthy of him. He reached out his hand distressed, wanting to touch her hair and comfort her.

But now she was like a wounded hedgehog. His slightest movement would hurt her and make her shrink back into her thorns.

He stretched out his hand, then retracted it. He composed himself and looked at her with firm eyes.

"You don't have to like me, but please don't reject me with such a ridiculous reason as "you are not worthy of me."

"You have the right to reject me, but please also give me the right to be nice to you. I won't force you."

"Before I return to Yumen Pass, you have no feelings for me. I won't bother you anymore."

"Please give me a chance to admire you, and let's get along well, okay?"

He put himself in the most extreme position in his words and begged her to give him a chance to pursue her.

Jin Ruoyun felt his cautiousness. This was the first time he treated a woman like this. Jin Ruoyun's already withered heart suddenly came alive when she saw his determined eyes and tone.

She said in a bewildered way, "Okay."

After getting her affirmative answer, Cheng Che was as happy as a child.

He handed the bun in his hand to her at a loss, wanting her to eat it.

At this time, the bun was already in his hand, and he had squeezed it into a mess. He withdrew his hand awkwardly, and happily took out a new one and handed it to her.

He ate the one that was crushed himself.

"Yun'er, eat this. This is good, hehe."

Seeing him acting silly, Jin Ruoyun covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing out loud.

She remembered that when they were little, he was the same as well, giving her the best and eating the worst himself. It turned out that he had been good to her since then.

When Jin Yuanyuan and the others came back, they saw this harmonious scene.

The three siblings looked at each other with bright eyes.

Looking at the state of these two people, it’s obvious that there is a play.

Gu Xu held a rabbit and showed it to them.

"We have caught the rabbit, mother, let's roast it and eat it."

"Okay, the servants over there have already started the fire. You can skin the rabbit and cook it directly."

"Okay, then the three of us will go to the creek to deal with it."

He could feel that the atmosphere had eased a lot at this moment.

Too much is as bad as too little. Now my mother’s attitude is already very good. It depends on how Uncle Cheng behaves in the future.

The three siblings went to the river, and Gu Xu chatted with Cheng Che while processing the rabbit.

"Uncle Cheng, since you can't leave for the time being, come with us to watch the results. They will be out the day after tomorrow."