No matter how I thought about it, I felt it was impossible.
Could it be that the commander-in-chief is joking with himself?
But, this kind of joke is a little too big, right?
Liu Mingzhi noticed the little movement between the couple and glanced at Zhou Tong'er next to him with a smile, pretending that he didn't notice anything.
Qi Yun and her sisters have been observing every move of their husband.
Seeing her husband's smiling face, Qi Yun stood up with a smile, picked up a cup of tea and handed it over.
Liu Mingzhi took the tea from the beauty's hand, looked sideways at Liu Chengqian who was standing opposite the stone table, nodding and lowering his eyebrows, and gave Qi Yun a cryptic wink.
Qi Yun immediately understood what her husband meant, leaned over and sat down, and gently slid her fingers on the back of the third princess's hand.
The third princess felt Qi Yun's movements, glanced at Zhang Wanjun, who was frowning slightly and thinking about something secretly, and turned her body with a smile on her face.
Zhou Baoyu stopped thinking and looked at Young Master Liu with tangled eyes.
Liu Mingzhi nodded and took a sip of tea, gently moved the tea lid in his hand, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and glanced at Zhou Baoyu with a half-smile.
Zhou Baoyu hesitated for a moment, but decided to directly ask the questions in his heart.
He knew very well that sometimes, being smart would only be self-defeating.
Especially in front of someone like Marshal, being smart will not only be self-defeating.
It is even possible to get counterproductive results.
"Handsome."
Mr. Liu gently chewed the tea leaves in his mouth, looked at Zhou Baoyu and nodded with a chuckle.
"Hmm? Baoyu, tell me."
"Commander, you just said that when you were in Yingzhou, Northern Xinjiang, you had dealings with your little girl Tong'er?"
"Well, that's right."
"Have we dealt with him more than once?"
"That's right."
"Have a good personal relationship?"
"Of course!"
"Commander, are you kidding me again?"
Young Master Liu turned his head and glanced at Zhou Tong'er, then smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"Are you kidding me about something like this?
Besides, Tong Yatou is sitting next to me.
If I am joking with you, wouldn't you know if you ask her?"
When Zhou Baoyu heard what Mr. Liu said, he immediately turned to look at his daughter Zhou Tong'er.
"Girl!"
Zhou Tong'er, who was twirling her fingers silently, heard her father's greeting and quickly raised her head and responded.
"Hey, Dad?"
"Girl, tell my father, is what the commander just said true?"
Zhou Tong'er turned her head to look at Liu Mingzhi and nodded silently.
"Tell me back to dad, everything my uncle said is true."
After Zhou Baoyu heard his daughter's answer, he turned to look at Mr. Liu and scratched his head in confusion.
"Commander, when you were in charge of the 27th Prefecture in Northern Xinjiang and took charge of all important military and political affairs.
We brothers spend most of our time by your side.
It is perfectly normal for them to stay together and not dare to say anything, but to see each other every now and then.
We brothers are so diligent in meeting each other, how come I have never seen my little girl interacting with the handsome man once?"
Young Master Liu looked at Zhou Baoyu's surprised expression and sighed sadly.
"Baoyu, think about it carefully.
Are you sure we brothers haven't lost contact for a long time?"
Zhou Baoyu frowned, muttered for a while, and turned his face slightly as if he had thought of something.
"Commander, the general has thought of it. You mean the third year of Yongping..."
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand to signal before Zhou Baoyu finished what he said.
"Baoyu."
Zhou Baoyu's words stopped abruptly, and he looked at Mr. Liu with doubtful eyes.
"Commander?"
"There is no need to mention the past."
"Yes, I understand."
As Zhou Baoyu spoke, he turned around and glanced at his daughter, with a complicated expression and a bitter smile.
"It's just that the general never thought that my little girl Tong'er would be lucky enough to be appreciated by you, the commander-in-chief during those days."
Liu Mingzhi put the folding fan in his hand into his sleeve, walked to the edge of the pavilion with the teacup in his hand, and stared in the direction of the palace with a deep gaze.
"He is full of passion and cannot be tolerated.
Originally he wanted to be loyal to the emperor, serve the country, and have the world in his heart, but in the end he abandoned his heart.
When I feel sad and angry, I will inevitably want to drink to drown my sorrows.
It is precisely because of this that I happened to meet Tong Yatou at Qianli Scenery Restaurant.
As for the acquaintance between us, it has been a long time ago.
I won’t go into details one by one.
Let's continue with the previous topic.
I am very satisfied with this girl Tong'er, both in terms of virtue and character."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he looked happily at Qi Yun and the third princess.
"Not only am I satisfied, but also sisters Yun'er and Yan'er.
I also like Tong Yatou very much!
Especially Yan'er, she really wants to recognize this girl Tong'er as her goddaughter right away."
When Zhou Baoyu and Zhang Wanjun heard Mr. Liu's laughing words, one of them trembled and the other delicate body trembled.
The couple looked at each other, and they both felt very clear in their hearts.
Liu Mingzhi said so many words in succession.
Now, finally let’s get to the topic of today.
“When Yan’er told me that she wanted to recognize Tong Yatou as her goddaughter, I was very supportive at first.
However, after I thought about it again and again, I felt that it was extremely inappropriate at this time.
After all, we, the couple, and others don’t know what Tong Yatou is thinking in her heart.
We don't know whether Tong Yatou is willing to be our goddaughter, so naturally we can't decide on our own.
Otherwise, in my capacity as commander-in-chief.
If you act like this, it will inevitably mean that you are using your power to overwhelm others.
Therefore, I rejected Yan'er's idea.
Fortunately, there is always a way out."
Young Master Liu paused and looked towards Zhou Baoyu with a slight smile.
To be continued...