Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

After seeing Yu Yu nodded heavily, Qin Guanzhi felt like the sky was falling and rushed out in a flash.

"Young Master, you misunderstood!" Yu Yu grabbed his sleeve and said anxiously.

"Speak clearly!" Qin Guanzhi rarely got angry.

"Miss Ruan said that she is not married, has no husband, and no maid! She fled here because her family suffered a disaster. Now she has no relatives and is in need of warmth. Sir, the opportunity is fleeting. This time, you must seize it firmly!" Yu Yu said after holding his breath.

What? Miss Ruan has no husband, no servant? How is that possible?

"Ayu, don't talk nonsense!" Qin Guanzhi frowned and suppressed all the hopes in his heart.

"Really! Think about it, if Miss Ruan had a husband and servants, why would she end up wandering alone in the bamboo forest? Besides, she has no need to deceive us. After all, it seems that there is nothing worth her deceiving us now." Yu Yu said the second half of the sentence in a voice as soft as a mosquito.

The air was frozen for a long moment. Qin Guanzhi turned around, lowered his eyelashes, and said, "Ayu, don't mention what you just said! If Miss Ruan heard this, she'd think I was after something! Oh, and where are the eggs and vegetables?"

"I'll go change it right away." Seeing the young master's stern face, Yu Yu hurried into the kitchen, picked up a lucky fish and rushed out the door.

He racked his brains the entire way to figure out what the young master had told him not to say. He pondered for a long time, but he couldn't figure it out. Scholars are often superficial, but the young master had bought so many household items for the girls, even more exquisite than his own. His thoughtfulness couldn't be more transparent. If you like her, just pursue her. It's written in the storybooks. Tomorrow, he'd have to go to town to find some "good solutions" to help the young master open his mind.

Ruan Chuyin stayed in the room for a while, and felt that she shouldn't just sit there and eat other people's food for free. Her eyes silently moved to the bookcase, and after hesitating for a moment, she stood up and took out two pieces of white paper to pad her shoes.

When I have money in the future, I will definitely buy it back for my benefactor at double the price.

This country courtyard is not large, and you can reach the front yard by walking through two small doors.

What came into view was a star-blue back, like a tall green bamboo bathed in orange candlelight, with light and shadow intertwined, giving off an otherworldly aura of a banished immortal, which made Ruan Chuyin secretly look forward to his appearance.

"Mr. Qin, let me help you." Ruan Chuyin walked forward and wanted to take the dishes and chopsticks from his hand.

A crisp sound rose in the air, tearing the quiet air.

Ruan Chuyin's mouth froze, and she looked at the flying porcelain pieces at her feet and bent down awkwardly.

"Miss Ruan, don't move. I'll do it." Qin Guanzhi squatted down faster than her and folded the broken porcelain pieces one by one in his palm.

"Did I scare you? I'm sorry."

With good intentions but resulting in bad results, Ruan Chuyin left a bad impression on her benefactor the very first time they met. She immediately felt uneasy and hoped that Master Qin would be magnanimous and not hold it against her.

Her eyes fell on his hair, where a few wisps of black hair naturally hung in front of his chest, flickering faintly in the candlelight.

Qin Guanzhi raised his eyes and met a pair of the most beautiful eyes in the world, crystal clear like the sea of ​​stars, full of mystery and endless charm.

"Mr. Qin, are you okay?" Ruan Chuyin saw him standing there staring at her, his eyes flickered slightly, and two red clouds quietly climbed up her face.

Qin Guanzhi was even more handsome than she had imagined.

His facial features are deep, his eyebrows are like distant mountains, his face is like a sculpture, and his clear eyes seem to be able to see into people's hearts, making people feel as if they are bathed in sunshine and have an indescribable warmth. The saying in the Book of Songs "Xiao Rong" that "thinking of a gentleman is as gentle as jade" probably refers to him.

"Sir, the eggs and cabbage are here. Aunt Zhang next door also gave me a rooster, a basket of green onions and wild ginger."

The sudden voice broke the awkward atmosphere.

When Yu Yu saw the fragments in the young master's hand, he quickly took them and threw them away, then quickly cooked some scrambled eggs with cabbage.

At the dinner table, the three of them were silent.

Ruan Chuyin knew that the ancients had the habit of not talking while eating or sleeping, so she endured many questions and did not ask them.

Seeing that she ate little, Qin Guanzhi pushed the braised pork and fried eggs with white cabbage in front of her.

Yu Yu knew that the young master would be too embarrassed to do so again, so he picked up his chopsticks and put several large pieces of meat and eggs into Ruan Chuyin's bowl, which made her almost lose control of her expression.

She was indeed very hungry, but the taste was too much to eat. Yu Yu had given her so many dishes, what should she do?

Take the braised pork for example. It had a strong fishy smell that made her feel sick just by smelling it, but the two of them ate it with such delicious taste that she couldn't help but doubt her own sense of taste.

Speaking of the scrambled eggs with cabbage, it was the first time she had eaten sweet scrambled eggs.

Why? Why is there sugar in scrambled eggs? Did they put it in the wrong place? But the speed at which they picked up their chopsticks didn't seem right. Are scrambled eggs, in this otherworldly world, simply sweet?

"Sister Ruan, you're welcome. Eat more." Yu Yu smiled with curved eyebrows.

Qin Guanzhi meant the same thing, but he couldn't express it as naturally as Ayu. Suddenly, a faint crimson tinged his eyes, his mind filled with the words "Ruan Chuyin is not married, has no husband, has no servant." Somehow, he was compelled to express his doubts.

Ruan Chuyin and Yu Yu were both stunned.

The unexpected question made the atmosphere weird.

"Yes," she succinctly confirmed Qin Guanzhi's question. But why did her benefactor and Yu Yu take turns confirming her marriage? Could it be that Master Qin wanted her to repay his kindness with her body?

His face turned three shades paler.

Although Qin Guanzhi saved her and even paid for a doctor for her, she had to go home and couldn't stay here!

But now she had an injury on her foot and was penniless, so she would have to rely on them in the future, and she became anxious for a while.

Silence is a kind of wisdom. Playing dumb is a state of mind. From now on, these two sentences will be my life motto.

Two days later, Ruan Chuyin's feet recovered as before.

During this period, Qin Guanzhi seemed to be very busy and did not even come back for dinner.

She had never been one to ask questions, but she was worried that her benefactor might be in some trouble, so she asked anyway.

"Ayu, why haven't I seen Master Qin these past two days?"

Yu Yu put down the work in his hands and replied with a smile: "Sister Ruan, the young master went to the town to find a shop."

"He wants to do business?" Ruan Chuyin asked in surprise. A Yu had previously told her that Qin Guanzhi was a student at Songshan College. Was he planning to abandon his studies and pursue business?

Ruan Chuyin's shocked expression made Yu Yu tell her the reason.

Although it was not explained in detail, I could still understand it.

It turned out that Qin Guanzhi had ended up in Xiaohe Village because he had been kicked out of his home after refusing the marriage arranged by his parents. The incident happened suddenly, and his family didn't let him take a penny. He just took Yu Yu and left in a carriage with more than 300 taels of silver in his pocket.

The monthly rent for this palm-sized house was two hundred wen. Because the price was cheap, I signed a one-year lease on the spot.

Seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

In life, you have to spend money everywhere.

Qin Guanzhi's rosewood carriage sold for three thousand taels. Logically, this sum should have been enough to sustain them for a long time. However, from Yu Yu's hesitant expression, Ruan Chuyin could infer that this sum was probably too much for his benefactor to spend, which was why he had the idea of ​​starting a business.

"Ayu, what kind of shop does Young Master Qin want to buy?"

"Restaurant, maybe? Young Master is a great cook, and I can cook a little bit too. Opening a small restaurant to make a living shouldn't be a problem." Yu Yu said proudly. Sister Ruan had thoroughly enjoyed Young Master's cooking these past two days, so was she tempted?

Ruan Chuyin remained silent, half-lowering her head to hide the trembling in her pupils.

Qin Guanzhi's craftsmanship was enough to open a restaurant and make a living? If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would never have believed it.

"Is Master Qin at home?"

Suddenly, a delicate female voice came from outside the door.

"Sister Ruan, please go back to the house quickly and don't let anyone see you." Yu Yu said nervously.

why?

Before Ruan Chuyin could ask, Yu Yu had already run away. She had no choice but to retreat back into the room, push open a tiny crack in the door, and try to see what was going on outside.

The door opened with a creak, and a goose-yellow figure carrying a basket of eggs walked straight into the yard.

"Ayu, is Young Master Qin home?" Li Wan'er poked her head out to look at the two side rooms. The white powder on her face had dried and cracked.

Yu Yu suppressed a laugh and replied, "Miss Li, my master is not here. Did I ask you to deliver the eggs?" Then he took out ten copper coins from his pocket and handed them to her. Aunt Li had exchanged a lot of food for him last time, and she had always felt bad about it.

"Hey, it's just a few eggs. Why are you being polite to your neighbors? Take it! When will Mr. Qin come back?" Li Wan'er stuffed the basket into Yu Yu's arms and asked unwillingly.

The accidental encounter two days ago made her feel beautiful.

Qin Guanzhi's appearance is one of the best not only in Xiaohe Village but also in the entire Wushui Town.

She was twenty-one and still unmarried. Her mother had told her that Qin Guanzhi was a year older than she, and that their ages were perfectly matched.

Although this small house was shabby and small, and it was rented, she didn't mind Young Master Qin being poor. At worst, she could just marry a few more servants in the future. (In Dayong, whenever a woman got married, the man would give a generous betrothal gift. If the woman was particularly attracted to a man, the betrothal gift could be reduced.)

"This - I don't know. Miss Li, do you have something to talk to my young master about? I can help convey it." Yu Yu asked with a pair of clear big eyes.

Sincerity is the ultimate killer move. Li Wan'er gave a guilty laugh as he looked at her like that.

Before leaving, I suddenly caught a glimpse of the long-sleeved vintage dress hanging in the yard, and was deeply attracted and stopped.

"So beautiful." she murmured.

Li Wan'er looked at the two side rooms again in confusion, and a small gap in the window of the west side room caught her attention.

"This is the young master's new robe." Yu Yu moved to the right to block her view.

What? Is it from Young Master Qin?

This was beyond Li Wan'er's expectation. She slowly withdrew her gaze, glanced at Yu Yu and left.