The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

Seeing his attitude, Tong Qian was secretly pleased. It seemed that persuading him would only take a day or two. However, it might not be appropriate to ask for his help right away. But if she were to discuss other things with him, not only would she not have much time to negotiate, but she also didn't really know much about him.

However, such opportunities are rare and hard to come by. It was already quite remarkable that he would treat a stranger like him with such an attitude. After hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind that if he couldn't get his promise this time, he might as well make a third visit. After all, he was someone recognized by both Master Qiu and Master Yuan, so he couldn't be indifferent to him.

So she simply went ahead and told him her plan. During this process, she tried her best to observe the changes in his expression, hoping to see the fluctuations in his heart. However, after observing, she felt a little helpless. Who told her that martial artists are rough and straightforward in their emotions, and that if you look carefully, you can see the subtleties?

I've been so careful, but I haven't noticed anything. Who was it that kept saying he didn't have the ability to hide his emotions? I've been staring at him the whole time, but I haven't seen any change in him. Thinking this, I decided to give up and wait for his conclusion.

Si Chen noticed Tong Qian's hesitation, but didn't expect her to say anything more serious. However, when he heard her make her request, he couldn't help but frown. If it were before, he wouldn't have felt anything was wrong with such a request.

After all, back then, I did rely on that to make a living. But since I changed, I no longer simply taught martial arts. Since those events, no one really knows what I was doing.

But now she wants me to teach a few children. Even though the offer Tong Qian made is very attractive and to a large extent I can't refuse, I still can't accept it for a while. I should refuse directly, but when I look at Tong Qian's gentle yet stubborn eyes...

She was caught in a dilemma, unsure of how to broach the subject. But if Si Chen knew, he would stay with Tong Qian until she had everything she didn't have now, and he would never consider leaving.

Seeing his conflicted expression, Tong Qian didn't know why he was hesitant to make a decision, but she also knew that haste makes waste, so she changed the subject, "I've been talking to you for so long, and I still don't know your surname."

Si Chen listened to this, and then dipped his finger in the teacup next to him and wrote the two characters "Si Chen" on the table. Even so, he was unwilling to let go of the question that had been troubling him. His identity was still hidden. Not to mention in this place, even if he were in the whole capital, there would be very few people who knew about it.

So, where did this little girl, whom he didn't know, learn that he could teach martial arts? He hoped it wasn't what he had guessed. After a pause, he said, "Miss Tong, there is something I would like to ask you, and I hope you can answer my question. Where did you learn about me?"

"No, I probably shouldn't say that. I should say, where did you learn that I am a martial arts instructor? This identity, let alone now, probably hasn't been known here for a long time."

When Tong Qian heard him ask this, she frowned almost imperceptibly. When she first saw him, she had a vague feeling that he was not as simple as the two teachers had described. Now, hearing this, she was even more certain of her guess. Could it be that there was something about Si Chen that she did not know?

Thinking this, and seeing the faint impatience on his face, he figured that since it was the two fathers and sons who had spoken to him, there shouldn't be any problems with what they said. Although he thought this, he still didn't have much confidence, so he just told them everything that Master Qiu and Master Yuan had highly praised about him.

Looking at the furrowed brows on his face, she shook her head, unsure if her answer was what he wanted. She couldn't understand his thoughts anyway, and it would be better to wait for him to say it himself than to put herself in a difficult position.

After hearing Tong Qian's explanation, Si Chen's lingering resentment eased. It turned out that the two old men had caused all this trouble for him, and he realized that he was powerless to do anything about it. At that moment, he laughed.

Then, in his previous indifferent tone, he said, "Miss Tong, you have truly met two excellent teachers. If it weren't for them, you probably would never have had the chance to know my identity. They probably never told you about our relationship."

"Let me tell you, one of them is the one who taught me about the imperial examinations and gave me my first lessons. The other is a classmate who went to take the examinations with me. With the two of them by my side, even if I wanted to refuse now, I wouldn't have many reasons." As she said this, there seemed to be a hint of excitement in her voice.

Tong Qian never expected that things would take such a turn at this point. No wonder Master Qiu and Master Yuan always had a proud look on their faces when they talked about Si Chen, and the trust in their words was something she couldn't ignore.

Thinking this, she tentatively asked, "Then, Young Master Sichen, why didn't you become a military officer later on? Even if you didn't want to go to the battlefield, I've heard that many local military camps need instructors to teach soldiers. Wouldn't staying in that place bury your previous ambitions and talents?"

Seeing his still expressionless face, she quickly added, "I was just asking casually. If you feel it's inappropriate, you don't have to pay attention to such a presumptuous question."