Chapter Fourteen: Mu Huanran, a cottage in the Bamboo Forest (1)
She involuntarily raised her hand and stroked her cheek, and her heart skipped a beat involuntarily.
She frowned and said to herself: "Du Zhiqing, what's wrong with you? Do you have to look like this just for Mo Jianchen?"
But when she thought of those words just now, she still felt shy. She threw down her sleeves a little irritably and vented: "Oh, what a mess!"
"It's that damn girl Wanda who arranged all these messy things. How can I have anything to do with someone like Mo Jianchen? He's not my brother Chen anymore."
"That's all, what do you want him to do?"
After she said that, she walked out of the hall and entered her room. However, she didn't know that her cheeks were getting redder and redder.
It was a sunny day. Du Zhiqing had finished practicing kung fu in the morning and had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he was going to Yunshui Residence to paint with his grandfather Xia Houchen.
Flowers are in full bloom, spring is in full bloom, the grass is green, and a few wisps of breeze blow by, spreading the fragrance throughout the garden. This is the most colorful time of the year.
Deep in the bamboo forest, in a quiet bamboo courtyard, a young man full of energy and an old man wearing a bamboo hat were sitting in front of a stone table and bench, playing chess with great interest.
The chessboard is surrounded by black, white and black chess pieces.
"Call to eat!" Mo Jianchen surrounded a white piece on a black piece, raised his head and smiled modestly: "Jianchen still wins this game, old Pavilion Master, I accept it!"
"Haha!"
Mo Jianchen shook his head modestly and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. Jianchen's chess skills are naturally not as good as those of the old Pavilion Master. It's just a fluke that he defeated the old Pavilion Master twice."
"Hahahaha!"
Very boring.”
"You are the only child who is the most real and smart. You can make any move you want. You never have any scruples and you are not so tired. I am blocked by you every time without leaving any room, but I am really happy!"
Mo Jianchen smiled softly and said calmly: "That's natural. If you don't show your true skills and dare not play chess because you are in awe of the identity of the old pavilion master, then what's the point of playing this game?
Woolen cloth?"
Xia Houchen smiled with satisfaction and said: "You are the most real kid, and I am the most willing to play chess with you."
As he spoke, he got another pot of tea, handed it to Mo Jianchen, and said to him: "Come on, let's take a break and drink some tea to moisten your throat!"
"Yes." Mo Jianchen took the tea cup: "Thank you, old Pavilion Master!"
Since that day, Mo Jianchen learned from Xiahou Wandai that Du Zhiqing would go to Yunshui Residence to accompany Xia Houchen when he was painting, so he went to Yunshui Residence to accompany Xia Houchen every afternoon.
Naturally, he would not tell Xia Houchen that he came here to meet Du Zhiqing. He would only tell him that he had nothing to do and wanted to come here to spend time with his old man.
"Grandpa, grandpa, I'm here!" Just as he finished drinking a cup of tea, he heard the voice of a pretty daughter on the small path outside the bamboo forest courtyard.
Mo Jianchen was overjoyed, but his face remained calm: "Old Pavilion Master, is Sister Zhiqing here?"
Xia Houchen nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it's her. Besides Zhiqing's girl, who else could be hearing the noise from a few miles away?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Zhiqing had already bypassed the fence and ran into the bamboo forest courtyard, shouting happily: "I'm here. Did grandpa miss me?"
"Haha, Zhiqing, come here quickly." Xia Houchen stretched out his hand to greet Du Zhiqing: "Look who is here?"
Du Zhiqing suddenly saw Mo Jianchen's figure and couldn't help but froze. He stood on the spot and stopped running forward. The smile on his face froze.
However, Mo Jianchen's expression was very calm, as if everything was as expected. He just nodded gently towards Du Zhiqing and said with a smile: "Sister Zhiqing."
Du Zhiqing was surprised and strange. He frowned and asked him, "Why are you here with my grandpa?"
Before Mo Jianchen could speak, Xia Houchen said first: "He is here to play chess with me. It just so happens that you two children are here today. Come, come and sit down. Come and accompany me, an old man."
"
Du Zhiqing hesitated for a while, but finally listened to Xia Houchen's words and sat on the stone bench, also sitting next to Mo Jianchen. But she seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, so she hid on the other side.
I heard Xia Houchen say again: "Jian Chen is really smart. Every move he makes has his own clever tricks. Even an old man like me can't beat him. At that time, the waves behind pushed the waves ahead!"
"He is the only one who knows how to be a good person." Seeing her grandfather praising Mo Jianchen like this, Du Zhiqing couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable and muttered in a low voice.
But her voice was too soft, and neither Mo Jianchen nor Xia Houchen could hear it. She raised her head again, with a hint of displeasure on her face: "I think grandpa is very happy to be with him, then
Now that he is with you, should I leave?"
"Oh, who said I'd let you go, you kid?" Xia Houchen didn't realize what she was thinking, but still laughed loudly: "You two are talented kids, and I would be happier if you two stayed with me together.
You are not allowed to leave!"
"Yes." Mo Jianchen also smiled: "Sister Zhiqing is the granddaughter of the old Pavilion Master, and her position in the heart of the old Pavilion Master cannot be replaced by anyone. Just now, the old Pavilion Master told me that Sister Zhiqing is clever and smart.
, very lovable.”
"Huh!" Du Zhiqing glared at Mo Jianchen, snorted at him, and turned away.
Okay, you smooth-talking Mo Jianchen, you are a good person, but I am not like you!
"Okay, Zhiqing." Xia Houchen patted Du Zhiqing's shoulder again and smiled fondly: "Weren't you and your brother Chen the best friends before? Why are you so tense now when we meet each other?"
"Hey!" Du Zhiqing glanced at his eyes, turned around, pinched his sleeves, and said disdainfully: "He is a glib person. What's so great about him, even you, grandpa, were deceived by him."
"Look at what you kid said, what do you mean by being glib?" Xia Houchen turned to look at Mo Jianchen again, with the kindness of an elder towards a younger generation in his eyes: "Jianchen is considerate, sensible and well-spoken. I like him very much.
This kid."
Mo Jianchen did not show any emotion or anger, but nodded slightly, "Jianchen, thank you old Pavilion Master for your favor."
Du Zhiqing pursed his lips with a bit of dissatisfaction, as if he was aggrieved: "Looking at what grandpa said, since he has him, grandpa doesn't care about Zhiqing anymore. It seems that grandpa likes the new and dislikes the old."
"Grandpa likes him so much, then let him stay with you from now on. Zhiqing will never come again."
"Silly boy, how could grandpa not care about you?" Xia Houchen put his arms around Du Zhiqing's shoulders and said lovingly, "When did you learn to be jealous? You are grandpa's granddaughter. Even if grandpa likes him, he can't be without her.
Got you."
"Humph, that's pretty much it." Xia Houchen's few words could not fill the dissatisfaction in Du Zhiqing's heart.
She turned her head again, facing Mo Jianchen, raised her head slightly and asked him: "Hey, what are you doing here? When did you come and how long have you been here?"
Mo Jianchen smiled slightly, although his face still remained humble, but there seemed to be a trace of unnoticeable pride in his eyes, and he said softly: "I have been here for a while, but I have nothing to do, and I want to come here to accompany Lao Ge
It’s just the Lord.”
"This Yunshui Residence is quiet and peaceful. It is indeed a good place to refresh the mind and nourish the mind. By chance, sister Zhiqing, you are also here. The two of us can accompany the old pavilion master together. There are more people and it will be more lively. Sister Zhiqing, you
Say so?"
"Huh!" Du Zhiqing's eyebrows moved, and then he turned his head and looked at the trees on the other side without saying anything.
Although he always maintained respect and humility in his words, and seemed like a gentle gentleman, the cunning in his eyes could not escape her eyes.
Originally, because of what happened to Li Zi, her impression of him had changed, and she was no longer as disgusted as she was at first. But as soon as she saw him acting so courteous and sensible in front of her elders, she felt a wave of disgust in her heart.
The way she looked was very different from the way she looked in front of him. They were actually two completely different behaviors, and she even felt that he was pretending. One look at the look in his eyes, and you knew he must have had ulterior motives for coming here.
Although I couldn't guess the details, I knew that his purpose was definitely not simple. Even my grandfather was deceived by him. But my grandfather believed in him, so what could I say?
Hum, Mo Jianchen, you are really good at it. I won’t believe a word of the nonsense you said!
"Tell me about your child." I heard Xia Houchen say again: "You open and close your mouth to feed me. Why don't you even call Brother Chen? Didn't you like Brother Chen the most before?"
Xia Houchen's words were unintentional, but as soon as he mentioned the word "like", Du Zhiqing thought of what he said about liking Wandai that day.
"Senior Brother Mo, he likes you and is thinking of ways to chase you!"
In an instant, her face turned red again, and she didn't even dare to look directly at Mo Jianchen anymore. She lowered her head and pouted: "Grandpa, don't talk about these past things, they were all in childhood.
, we are not children now."
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it." Xia Houchen did not continue on that topic, "Zhiqing, have you learned all the techniques for depicting paintings that grandpa taught you last time?"
"I've learned it all, grandpa, look at it." Du Zhiqing nodded, then took out the finished painting and showed it to Xia Houchen: "I drew this two days ago, grandpa, look at it, and see where it needs to be changed.