Chapter 154: Very happy conversation

Author: Emei Swordsman

The girl in front of her smiled with her eyebrows and eyes, her clear eyes were as bright as stars, and she spoke softly and quickly, and her tail sound was raised playfully. The process of scratching like a cat, and a slight itchy feeling in her heart.

Cheng Yan was stunned for a moment, and the darkness in his eyes gradually faded away. He reached out to pick up a piece of pastry and smiled slightly: "Thank you Miss Gu."

After eating pastries, everyone was ready to go back to the house. When Gu Kaizhen and his friends came, they did not take the carriage, but went shopping all the way to the Gongyuan. It was still early at this moment, and Gu Yunji wanted to take this opportunity to relax, so he was not in a hurry to rush.

While taking a leisurely walk, I chatted with my father and brother, and slowly walked towards the Gu Mansion.

Cheng Yan has always been quiet, and only silently interspersed behind everyone, and has not actively participated in the chat.

Gu Yunqiao was afraid that he would be neglected, so he calmly slowed down, walked slowly to his side, pretending to be careless and asked: "There are nine days of exams before and after the provincial examination, so the number of questions should be large, right?

Don’t you have to write it all the time to finish it?”

Cheng Yan saw her kindness and felt warm in his heart, and replied: "Actually, it's not. The provincial examinations are divided into three sessions, each session is three days. The papers will not be distributed at one time, but will be distributed in sequence at different times."

"Every time, there will be officials who will print the cover on the answer sheet to know the candidates' answering speed..."

The two of them asked and answered each other. No matter how trivial and boring Gu Yunqiao's questions were, Cheng Yan would answer them in detail without any impatientness.

Cheng Yan's voice was clear and gentle. Gu Yunqiao initially wanted to find a topic to avoid embarrassment, but listening to the other party's patient and meticulous explanation, he gradually forgot his original purpose, and he was able to hear it for a moment.

“… Cheating methods are endless, some are wrapped in food; some are hidden in tied hair; some are written directly on your body, such as palms, inside of your arms, on your belly—and even some are also some are also some.

Soles of feet.”

"Sole board?" Gu Yunqiao's beautiful eyes widened slightly, both surprised and funny, "Then aren't he afraid of tickling when he wrote it?"

Cheng Yan had never expected Gu Yunqiao to be so special. Hearing this, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and he thought about it with her thoughts, and for a moment he couldn't help laughing.

"Maybe." Cheng Yan chuckled gently, "This kind of cheating method should be more beneficial to people with odorous feet, because once he takes off his shoes and socks, the odor is so smelly that the inspector is retreating. Where can he still have the mind to check carefully, it is easy

I can get through it."

Hearing his serious joke, Gu Yunqiao couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

The girl who was introverted and self-control just now had a crisp voice like a bell, her eyebrows and eyes were flying, as if she had broken free from the rigid constraints. Her face was bright and bright, which made Cheng Yan unable to help but be infected by her emotions, and a gentle pleasure appeared in her eyes.

Seeing that the passers-by were attracted by the laughter, they all looked at them sideways. Gu Yunqiao hurriedly curled his smile, reached out to cover his red lips, maintaining the reserve of a lady from a family.

When the girl in front of her immediately lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes because of the few eyes of others, she immediately lowered her eyebrows and lowered her mouth. The lively look disappeared in an instant. Cheng Yan's heart was empty, and a slight loss flashed in his eyes.

Tighten his fingers on his side, Cheng Yan pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but he was still silent.

Feeling Cheng Yan's emotional changes, Gu Yunqiao did not understand the reason, but he still thoughtfully changed the topic: "...I heard from my brother that Mr. Cheng was only ten years old to study?"

Cheng Yan responded gently: "Yes."

"At the age of ten, I was able to get second in the county exam at the age of fourteen, and my grades were still among the best in Luxi Academy. After studying for a few years, I had already participated in the provincial exam." Gu Yunqiao's eyes flashed and bright

It's moving, "In this way, even my brother doesn't have that fast speed. Mr. Cheng, you are so awesome!"

Cheng Yan has outstanding talent and has heard a lot of praise since childhood. However, this is the first time he has received such sincere and straightforward praise. A faint joy suddenly surged in his heart, the loss in his eyes quietly dissipated, and his eyes became brighter again.

By the way, Cheng Yan did not be as modest as before, but instead asked suspiciously: "Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

Seeing that he seemed to be unbelievable, Gu Yunqiao said seriously: "Most people are enlightened at the age of six or seven, and then read books for seven or eight years to barely earn a scholar's reputation.

, How can I compare to Mr. Cheng’s talent?”

The girl kept placing her mouth carefully, citing Cheng Yan's extraordinary features, as if she was afraid that he would be inferior. Cheng Yan listened quietly, her lips curled up slightly unconsciously, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of gentleness.

Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, everyone had already arrived at Gu's mansion.

After entering the mansion, Gu Yunji and his father and brother parted at the fork in the road. Subconsciously thought Cheng Yan was following behind him, so he casually called out: "Cheng Yan, let's take a shower and wash first, change your clothes and then go to have a meal."

“…Cheng Yan?”

After not getting a response for a long time, Gu Yunji stopped and turned to search for him. He happened to see him walking with Gu Yunqiao. The two of them were smiling and tilted their heads from time to time and said something. They seemed to get along very well.

A strange feeling suddenly arose in Gu Yunji's heart. He was neither angry nor sad, but he couldn't say whether he was happy or happy. He couldn't explain what it was, but he was just not very comfortable anyway.

"Qiaoqiao, my father is calling you." Gu Yunji walked up to the two of them and lied casually, "You go to the main hall first to wait. Cheng Yan and I will rest for a while and then go."

"...Ah, OK." Gu Yunqiaoshang was immersed in the conversation with Cheng Yan, stunned for a moment before reacting, "Then I'll go there first, see Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Yan nodded slightly and said politely: "Goodbye Miss Gu."

Seeing that Gu Yunqiao had turned around and left, Cheng Yan's eyes were still following her back. Gu Yunji was itchy and quietly stepped forward to block his sight. He asked casually: "I'm having a happy chat?"

Cheng Yan silently withdrew his gaze and said as usual: "Make the girl lively and cute, her actions are natural, and she is really happy to get along with her like a spring breeze."

Cheng Yan's tone was sincere, his eyes were clear and clean, without any frivolous aura. Gu Yunji stared at him for a while, but did not notice anything unusual. Then he felt relieved, put aside the messy guesses in his mind, and asked, "My father and others want to give up the rankings."

Go back later, what about you? Do you want to stay together or go home and wait for news?"

Cheng Yan said: "Let's stay with you. Anyway, I'll only stay for more than ten days, so I'm too lazy to mess around on the road."

Gu Yunji was a little surprised: "It doesn't matter if you have been away for so long and haven't returned home? Yesterday was Mid-Autumn Festival again, and everyone in the family should be looking forward to you going back, at least asking someone to send a message to avoid them from worrying."

Cheng Yan was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and covered the loneliness in his eyes, and said softly: "I have no family anymore."

Gu Yunji's heart tightened: "What?"

"I am the youngest son in the family. My father died when I was young. My mother was old and in poor health. My elder brother was supporting me at home. My elder brother was a teenager. I gave me food and clothing and provided me with my studies. Yes,

I am better than his own son. However, just a few months ago, he fell seriously ill and died."

"After the elder brother passed away, my mother couldn't bear the blow and followed her in a few days. My sister-in-law was really hard to live alone, so she took her nephew back to her parents' home. After she left, there was no one in the family.

My uncle and brother took advantage of my study abroad and divided the family’s land and property, leaving only two mud houses for me.”

Cheng Yan's eyes were desolate and he smiled at him, "Later, after I asked for it from many places, I finally fought for some pots and pans, so that the room would not be empty."

Gu Yunji's throat was dry, and he heard his voice trembling: "...Why don't you tell me about such a big thing?"

Cheng Yan's voice was faint and his expression was surprisingly calm: "That was four months ago, and it happened to be shortly after Su Banner's northern expedition to Datong Town. You were worried about Su Banner at that time, and you also had to prepare for the exam. I don't want to say it.

It only adds to your worries.”

How can this be considered a mere increase of worries?

Gu Yunji's throat was blocked and his chest was sore and swollen. He wanted to say something, but hesitated in Cheng Yan's quiet gaze. Finally, he could only shut up his mouth and remain silent.

Cheng Yan is introverted and generally does not take the initiative to attract attention, but this does not mean that he should stay in the corner and is naturally ignored by others.

When Su Qi sent a letter, Gu Yunji clearly saw the strange thing when Cheng Yan received the letter from his home, but he didn't take it seriously. After the school was closed and returned to Huating County, Cheng Yan was too busy to make a deal and failed to get free when he made an appointment several times.

Although Gu Yunji was confused, he did not go into it in depth, and did not take the initiative to care.

Gu Yunji cannot blame Cheng Yan for hiding something from him, because he ignored Cheng Yan first, and he did not do what his good friends should do first.

"...Cheng Yan, sorry." Gu Yunji's eyes turned red, and he said in a hoarse voice after a while.

"Yun Ji, you don't need to apologize to me." Cheng Yan smiled, his tone as gentle as before, "It's all over."

Gu Yunji lowered his head, his lips tightened little by little, and the heaviness in his heart did not get a slight relief because of this sentence "It's all over".

The so-called "passed" does not mean that it has really passed, it is just not mentioned for the time being. Just as a sharp thorn is inserted into the flesh, although the thorn is pulled out and the wound is healed, the scar is still there, and it is impossible to really think that nothing has happened before.

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Chapter completed!