After talking about the business, Chu Qing suddenly felt that he should find a chance to see if he could resolve his personal matters.
For a woman like Tao Ruolin who is as smart as a demon, Chu Qing knows that there is no benefit in beating around the bush. He can just go straight to the Huanglong and go straight. If he tries in a roundabout way, he will be disliked.
"Go for a walk?"
Tao Ruolin smiled and nodded: "Then let's go out for a walk."
Just like that, the two of them got up, walked out of the red brick courtyard, walked out of Zhuangzi, and walked towards the creek where the third brother almost broke the seal.
God is very kind to me. The autumn air is crisp today, not as cold as the past few days. The sun shines on my shoulders, making it warm.
Chu Qing and Tao Ruolin walked side by side along the stream, Fu San followed behind holding a short knife, and Bihua followed on his right side with her head lowered and her face a little red.
Chu Qing had a smile on his face. He liked Tao Ruolin. He liked that this woman was full of energy every day and walked non-stop like she had late-stage ADHD. She would kick pebbles and jump around as if she was having a good time.
Walking will shorten your life by ten years.
After running forward for two steps, Tao Ruolin bent down and pointed at a big stone on the ground: "Look."
"What are you looking at?"
"This is where you fell after hiding last time."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Ruolin smiled sweetly, bent down to pick up a pebble, and pointed at Fu San in the distance: "You are really accurate in throwing it."
"Can we not mention this?"
"The throw is so accurate, you must have practiced a lot."
Chu Qing touched his nose and sneered: "It's not bad, the throw was pretty accurate."
Tao Ruolin laughed so hard that her branches trembled, and she sat down on the stone. She raised her fingers at Chu Qing and said, "Sit down and have a rest."
Chu Qing walked over and looked at Tao Ruolin's two long legs that kept dangling, feeling a little lost.
"Do you like these boots?" Tao Ruolin said with a smile, "If you like them, I'll give them to you."
Chu Qing said angrily: "Who's looking at your boots?"
"Then what are you looking at?"
"I thought of a tricycle."
"What is a tricycle?"
"It's okay." Chu Qing raised his head and said slightly embarrassed, "Thank you."
Tao Ruolin tilted her head: "Why are you saying thank you?"
"Zhang Songling's matter."
"It takes a little effort." Tao Ruolin sat up straight, holding her fists like a man, and said in a false voice, "If Mr. Chu is going to get rid of an evil minister like Zhang Songling in the future, let me know, and I will help."
Mr. Chu destroyed the body and destroyed all traces."
Chu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "Thank you very much, dear brother."
Tao Ruolin laughed again.
Chu Qing also jumped up and sat on the stone. The two of them were almost touching their shoulders, but neither of them felt any discomfort.
At this moment, Chu Qing felt very calm, enjoying the breeze, and the faint fragrance came from the tip of his nose. His eyes looked at the two calves that were constantly dangling, and his heart was filled with a feeling that he had never experienced before.
Tao Ruolin stopped smiling and naturally rested her head on Chu Qing's shoulder.
The two of them still didn't feel any discomfort or awkwardness.
The two of them just leaned against each other quietly. Chu Qing slowly turned his head, looking at the flawless face of the country, and opened his mouth inexplicably.
"What kind of husband will you marry in the future?"
"Husband?" Tao Ruolin pouted and thought for a moment, then smiled: "Just like what is written in your book, the unparalleled hero who steps on the colorful auspiciousness."
Chu Qing's face was full of disgust: "I made a mistake before, it was a seven-color auspicious cloud, not a seven-color auspicious cloud."
"I can step on anything. After all, I am an unparalleled hero."
"Xun Wukong, how hard is it to blow your hair after taking a shower?"
"It's not Xun Wukong, it's the Bull Demon King."
"The Bull Demon King is stepping on colorful auspicious clouds?" Chu Qing looked confused: "What are you trying to do with him? He is old and still doesn't take a shower?"
Tao Ruolin said with a smile: "He must be as kind to me as he is to Princess Iron Fan."
Chu Qing was embarrassed to say anything.
When he first told Journey to the West, he talked about everything he wanted, but a lot of it was made up randomly. According to the original version, the Bull Demon King later found a mistress with a jade-faced face, causing the old woman from Iron Fan to stay alone in the empty boudoir.
"How ugly the Bull Demon King is."
"It's not ugly." Tao Ruolin stretched out her arms and said with a smile as if she wanted to ride a motorcycle: "I like his two horns the most. He carries me on his back, and I hold his two horns and travel all over the world.
…”
After a pause, Tao Ruolin said with disgust on her face: "It's not like some people who want others to carry them on their backs."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Ruolin leaned on Chu Qing's shoulder again and sighed slightly: "Unfortunately, there is no Bull Demon King in this world, and I am not Princess Iron Fan."
"I..." Chu Qing pointed to himself: "How about I be your Bull Demon King."
Without mustering up the courage, without hesitating for a long time, without any mistake, and without the slightest hint of excitement, Chu Qing just asked the question very naturally, very simply and casually.
"You?" Tao Ruolin looked as usual, tilted her head and leaned on Chu Qing's shoulder, swaying her calves, and asked lightly: "Then can you plow the land?"
“…”
"The Bull Demon King can pull carts and plow fields. He also has two horns and is very strong."
Tao Ruolin lightly hit Chu Qing's chest with her pink fist: "Look at you again, you are walking slowly, but you will fall down when you run..."
Looking at the stream in front of him, Tao Ruo's eyes flashed with unspeakable sadness, but he still said with a smile: "Forget it, let's be best friends."
"Oh, okay." Chu Qing lowered his head and said nothing.
He knew that he had no chance, absolutely no chance.
This is the dignity Tao Ruolin gave herself, she refused with a smile, as if she was joking.
He knew very well that for a woman like Tao Ruolin, if it works, it works, and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. It won't work today, it won't work in the future, and it will never work. Trying again and again will only lose your dignity.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Tao Ruolin sat up and no longer leaned against Chu Qing. The distance between the two seemed to become increasingly distant.
As time passed, Tao Ruolin stopped talking, and so did Chu Qing.
After a long time, Chu Qing suddenly felt pain.
This pain was becoming more and more unbearable for him.
This pain began to spread all over his body, causing him to break into a cold sweat.
This kind of pain made Chu Qing grit his teeth tightly.
Chu Qing finally couldn't bear it anymore and growled.
"Sister, if you reject me, reject me. Why are you pinching my thighs all the time!"
Tao Ruolin, who had been pinching Chu Qing unconsciously, jumped down, grabbed Chu Qing's arm, and looked directly at Chu Qing. There was no signature smile on her face, only solemnity, a kind of Chu Qing that Chu Qing had never seen before.
The most solemn look I have ever seen.
Just looking at Chu Qing, Tao Ruolin bit her lower lip.
Just holding Chu Qing's arm, Tao Ruolin had a solemn look on her face.
Chu Qing rubbed his thigh and grinned, it was terribly painful.