The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

Si Chen listened to this and said helplessly, "Miss Tong, it's probably only people like you who haven't experienced those messy things yet that can think about such a possibility. After all, even the military camp isn't a place that just anyone can go to."

"When I first got those opportunities, I certainly thought about cherishing them. And when I saw many places where they were needed, I certainly thought about the things you mentioned. It's just that there were still too many entanglements in the process."

"It's like many things are predestined; you can't escape or avoid them. Even if you want to change them, in the end you're powerless. Even if you don't want to accept that arrangement, no matter how you try, you can't find a way to change it. You'll probably give up at that point."

As he said this, he couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly. Seeing Tong Qian trying to comfort him, he continued, "Miss Tong, you don't need to think too much. If I really couldn't see things clearly before, after experiencing so many things, I naturally wouldn't do things that I couldn't do in the first place."

"It's not really of much use to bring up these things now, Miss Tong, you don't need to ask anymore. You don't need to comfort me either. So much time has passed, I've naturally come to terms with it now. Whenever you need me, I'll just teach those children you mentioned. There's no need to be polite."

Tong Qian was somewhat incredulous as she watched him agree to the matter so easily. The person she thought was least likely to agree was actually the one who agreed the easiest. Moreover, the person she thought was particularly mysterious was also the most unexpected in dealing with her affairs.

Perhaps we shouldn't judge a person based on our first impression. Thinking this, I cautiously asked, "Since you've agreed, I shouldn't have any other thoughts, but I still want to ask one more question."

"May I ask you, young master, to come back to the village with me? Although the conditions there are not as good as in the town, they are still quite good. After all, if you go there, it will be more convenient when you teach them martial arts, and they won't have to wait a long time when they ask you for advice."

"Furthermore, since you are a student of Master Qiu and have even participated in the imperial examinations, I imagine you must be quite proficient in the relevant knowledge. You could have them follow you around, and if you could teach them some relatively simple things at this time, wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"

As she said this, she noticed the hesitation on Si Chen's face. She was unsure whether she should continue, since she knew that her request was inappropriate for anyone. However, if he didn't agree, the matter would have to be put on hold.

I'm determined to change this wasteful behavior, so I added more weight to my argument: "Young Master Sichen, you probably don't know this, but Master Yuan has agreed to come back to the village with me at sunset today. If you're both there, you can relive the feeling you had when you were classmates. What do you say?"

As Si Chen listened, it was the first time he hadn't felt any resistance towards this girl he was meeting for the first time. Only he knew how much internal struggle he had gone through when he agreed to Tong Qian's request.

Looking at the expectation in her eyes, he simply said, "Whether I agree or not, is there anything I need to worry about? What seems like a bad environment may not necessarily be bad. Besides, I never intended to refuse you, so why did you have to throw out this last card, the one that I can't refuse?"

Seeing that Si Chen had agreed to the matter so readily, Tong Qian quickly expressed her gratitude and said, "Young Master Si Chen, to be honest, when the two teachers first mentioned you, I did think that you were a teacher like them. But I never expected that when I actually met you, you would be so...so handsome."

As he said this, he shook his head. It seemed that he couldn't be sure of a person's appearance based on hearsay. He had just made a big blunder for himself.

Si Chen didn't expect Tong Qian to talk about this so frankly at this time. He naturally knew why she had been scrutinizing him just now. Thinking about it, he found it a little funny. Why was he suddenly curious about what those two old men, Na and her, had said about him?

However, he also said, "Miss Tong, your idea is not wrong. Even I never thought that I would become a teacher in martial arts later on. It is only because I participated in the imperial examination relatively early that I had that opportunity to meet Teacher Yuan."

"If I had been a little later, or he had been a little earlier, the situation would be very different today. You, Miss Tong, would probably be looking for someone else, and you wouldn't know about such an insignificant person as me."

As he said this, he gave a faint smile. Tong Qian looked at him as if she were bathed in a spring breeze. In Si Chen's faint smile, she seemed to see a sense of indifference and a trace of helplessness. Tong Qian also had many questions about the experiences he had mentioned.

However, he also knew that everyone has secrets, especially someone he had only just met. It was already quite an achievement that the man had agreed to his request, so he didn't dwell on the matter any further.

Those around them, seeing the two chatting so happily, simply assumed it was a scene of two long-lost friends reuniting. They had no idea that Tong Qian had found someone who could help her in such a situation.