Fortunate Young Gentleman

Zhongfu.

Zhong Mingli took a leisurely sip of tea, and Chen Yuxian called a maid in who was passing by the door and asked, "Is my uncle back?"

The maid shook her head and said, "Not yet."

Zhong Mingli put down his tea cup and said, "Madam, what are you in a hurry for? Sujia Village is in Ngee'an County, not close to here. He comes and goes. Even with a carriage, it's not so fast."

"What do you know..." Chen Yuxian glanced at him and said, "I'm worried that Ning'er won't come back..."

"Why?" Zhong Mingli looked at her and said in surprise: "Where else can he go if he doesn't come back?"

"Miss Xiaoru grew up with his childhood sweetheart. What if he thinks of the past and doesn't plan to come back..." Chen Yuxian said with a worried expression on his face: "What should I do? Wouldn't she become a spirit?" It’s a joke in Zhoucheng. It’s irrelevant whether Governor Dong will attack again. How will she behave in the future? Her life’s happiness will be ruined..."

When Zhong Mingli heard this, his expression became serious.

At this moment, the maid just ran in again and said: "Master, madam, my uncle is back..."

Zhong Mingli stood up and said, "I'll go see him."

Chen Yuxian nodded and reminded: "Don't be so straightforward with your words. Just ask Ning'er what she is thinking..."

"I know." Zhong Mingli nodded and walked out of the room.

A lot of things happened today. Tangning had just returned from outside and was ready to sort out her thoughts. Zhong Mingli knocked on the door and walked in from the outside.

He walked to the table and sat down, looked at Tangning and asked, "How is the girl's health?"

Tangning sat across from him and said, "It won't be a problem if you rest for a while."

Zhong Mingli looked at him and asked: "Did you remember anything from the past when you went back?"

Tangning shook her head.

Zhong Mingli saw that there seemed to be a sad look on his brows, thought for a while, and said, "You are still young and have great years to live. You will go through many things in the future. It doesn't matter if you can't take the state examination this time. You will still have a chance next time..."

Of course, Tang Ning was not thinking about the state examination. What he was thinking about was that Xiaoru was in Sujia Village. The distance was too far. If something happened, it would be difficult for him to know immediately. Should he take her to the state capital?

She would definitely not adapt to living in Zhong Mansion, nor would she agree.

If he wanted to buy a house outside, he didn't have that much money. He had no place to spend money on weekdays. The pocket money was given by Zhongyi last time...

Zhong Mingli looked at him and suddenly asked: "Miss Xiaoru, what are you going to do?"

Tangning thought for a while and said, "I plan to take her to the capital first."

Zhong Mingli nodded and said: "That's right. The distance is closer and it is easier to take care of. I will arrange this matter..."

Tang Ning actually didn't intend to ask her father-in-law for help. Just when she was about to refuse, Zhong Mingli suddenly looked at him and said, "Actually, fate is a wonderful thing sometimes. It doesn't necessarily mean that the earlier the better..."

Tang Ning looked at him with some confusion. The first sentence was still Xiao Ru, but the next sentence mentioned fate. Is this change of topic too abrupt?

Zhong Mingli smiled and said, "Your mother-in-law and I have been together for nearly twenty years, and we have never had a big quarrel. Do you know why?"

Let’s not talk about why the topic he talked about today is so confusing, but why the couple never had a big quarrel...

After more than two months of getting along, Tangning certainly knew.

Because once the quarrel becomes larger and more intense, the reason for the quarrel is not important. What is important is that he dared to quarrel with his mother-in-law...

Then he should be slapping his back and squeezing his shoulders. How could there be any quarrel?

But he couldn't say this. Tangning looked at Zhong Mingli and pretended to be unsure: "Because of fate?"

Zhong Mingli shook his head and said: "It's not necessarily fate. In fact, I met a woman before her."

He looked at Tang Ning and said, "We grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and have already reached the stage of discussing marriage..."

Tangning grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the plate on the table and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, due to some reasons, we separated." Zhong Mingli looked at him and said: "Later, I passed the Jinshi examination and then met your mother-in-law. In the past ten years, we have experienced many ups and downs, and we have been in the same boat. Along the way, it has been so harmonious and beautiful..."

Tang Ning thought this was an old drama about childhood sweethearts who couldn't compete with each other. After hearing this, she was a little disappointed, but she didn't know what her father-in-law was telling her about his love history on a whim today.

Zhong Mingli looked at him and said meaningfully: "I am saying this to tell you that fate has nothing to do with order..."

Tangning put down the melon seeds in her hand and coughed lightly.

"I was just like you..." Zhong Mingli looked at him and said, "Fate does not follow order, and it makes no sense. Some people are destined but not, and some people are not. You will understand these things in the future..."

Tangning glanced outside the door and coughed again.

"Is your throat uncomfortable?" Zhong Mingli looked at him, took a cup from the table and said, "Drink some water to moisten your throat."

"Oh, how come I have never heard that Mr. Zhong has a childhood sweetheart who almost talked about getting married but was not destined to be married?"

A voice without any emotion came from outside the door. Zhong Mingli's body trembled and the teapot in his hand almost fell to the ground.

……

Tang Ning walked out of his room, and the door of his room was closed from the inside.

He was not stupid, he knew what his father-in-law meant by what he said just now.

He was worried that he would abandon Zhong Yi because of Xiao Ru, and then Zhong Yi's life would be ruined.

Although he and Zhong Yi were not husband and wife, he could not let her fall into such a situation just because she cooked for him every night and the Zhong family showed him kindness.

But he could not ignore Xiao Ru. Although he was not the "Xiao Ning brother" she knew, who would believe this statement? Tang Ning himself could hardly convince himself with such a reason.

A woman who could walk dozens of miles every day, running back and forth between the state capital and the village, searching hard, if he did something to hurt her, how different would he be from an animal?

There is another important point.

If he ignored Xiao Ru, wouldn't he become Tang Shimei?

If someone with good intentions turns their own imaginary stories into jokes, wouldn't he become a heartless man who abandoned his childhood sweetheart to get close to the county magistrate?

There may be no more cases of beheading the beauty in the future, and instead, there will be cases of beheading Ning...

He looked at his household registration today. He is only seventeen years old this year, and he will be eighteen in a few months.

In other words, he is still a child!

Why should a seventeen-year-old child face such a thing?

When he walked out of the gate, he saw Tang Yaoyao standing not far in front of him, looking down at her toes, pacing in place.

Tang Ning sighed. She felt guilty enough for losing her memory after being hit by a hydrangea.

In this matter, Su Ru and Zhong Yi fell into an awkward situation.

And the instigator of all this---Tang Yaoyao must think it was herself.

Tang Ning needs to enlighten her, otherwise, he is really worried that Tang Yaojin will not be able to get over it and will be unable to think clearly.

Tang Ning walked over and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Tang Yaoyao looked up at him and Tang Ning found that her eyes were a little red and swollen.

She looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Are you really unable to take the state exam?"

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "It's really not your fault. I can't pass the exam anyway. I just realized today that I didn't study hard before..."

Tang Yaoyao knew that he was comforting her, and she felt even more guilty. Her voice was also filled with tears: "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have missed the state exam, and Xiaoyi and that girl wouldn't have..."

Tang Ning shook her head and said, "Didn't we agree that you would teach me martial arts and our previous grievances would be written off..."

Tang Yaoyao wiped her eyes, "That's different..."

"Why is it different..." Tang Ning shook his head and said, "At most, when you teach me martial arts, you should be more serious and responsible, and teach me your best skills..."

He suddenly thought of something, looked Tang Yaoyao up and down, looked at her eagerly, and said, "If you really feel that you owe me too much and want to repay me, then..."

Tang Yaoyao was chilled by his gaze, her face was shocked, she covered her chest with her hands, and said vigilantly, "What do you want to do..."

Tang Ning looked at her and said expectantly, "Or, lend me some money!"