Ning Que had never hit Sangsang since she was four years old.
From that day on, he was always on the losing side in countless battles with Sangsang. For example, at this moment, Sangsang dissolved all the sarcasm in Ning Que's words with just one sentence and turned it into a bolt of lightning, which made him stiff all over and filled his heart with endless resentment.
What does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with me? Why does your business have nothing to do with me? The more Ning Que thought about it, the angrier he became. He was so angry that he trembled like Mr. Wu next door. He rolled up his sleeves and searched around the study of the Grand Secretary's Mansion, like an ant on a hot pan.
He wanted to find a small wooden stick and find the beautiful life before Sangsang was four years old. However, there was no wooden stick in the study, and their life could not go back to the time before she was four years old.
Even if he found it, he could not really take off Sangsang's pants and slap her butt. So after a while, he walked back to Sangsang helplessly and said with his head down, "Come back with me."
Sangsang whispered, "No."
Ning Que raised his head and stared into her eyes, asking, "Why not?"
Sangsang answered softly, "Because I'm not happy living there."
"Why not?"
"It doesn't make sense. I'm just not happy."
"You're not unreasonable, you're just brainless!"
"What does it have to do with you?"
Ning Que said angrily, "I'm the young master, and you're my little handmaiden. Of course it has to do with me."
Sangsang lowered her head and said, "You asked me to call you young master after we came to Chang 'an."
Ning Que sighed softly and said sadly, "I raised you since you were little …"
Sangsang raised her head and said seriously, "Not yet. After you were eight years old, I was responsible for washing clothes, cooking and all the housework. So I raised you."
Ning Que had been preparing his emotional attack for a long time, but it was interrupted coldly at the beginning. He did not even have the chance to say anything like poop or pee. This feeling was very uncomfortable, as if he choked on hot and sour noodle slice soup.
He suddenly realized that Sangsang was not a person from the City of Wei, nor was she a Senior Brother or Sister from the Academy. She was the person who knew him best in the world and would not be deceived by his simulated emotions. His best tricks were useless against her.
He said angrily, "I earned the money, didn't I?"
Sangsang frowned and said, "But it was my idea to earn money. If I hadn't forced you to sell your calligraphy after we came to Chang 'an, we would still be poor."
Ning Que's mind was not clear at this time, so he did not hear the word "we". Otherwise, he would have been more confident. But because he did not hear it, he was full of grievances and sorrow. He thought about how hard he had hunted in Min Mountain, killed the Horse Gang at Shubi Lake, and risked his life to kill people with Chao Xiaoshu. Although it was to repay Darkie's kindness, it was also to earn more money for the family.
In fact, he knew very well why Sangsang ran away from home. It had nothing to do with her finding her biological parents or anything else. After a moment of silence, he continued to roll up his sleeves.
Sangsang continued to look down at the tips of her shoes.
Mrs. Zeng was shocked, thinking that he was going to hit her daughter. She gritted her teeth and rushed over, wanting to knock him to death or herself.
Zeng Jing hurriedly pulled his wife back.
He frowned and looked at Ning Que and Sangsang in the study. He felt that the relationship between the two of them was not the master-servant relationship he had imagined. What was even more amazing was that the two of them seemed to be in harmony even though they were arguing. It was as if they were a complete world that no one could separate.
Yes, when Ning Que and Sangsang were together, they were a world.
This was a world where people were used to helping each other and never thought of forgetting each other in Jianghu. Now, this old world finally had a crack, and was about to split or recombine. The rules of the world were about to change, but no one knew whether it would change in the direction of light or darkness, or whether there would be a big explosion and create a completely new world.
Ning Que looked at Sangsang and said seriously, "We have to make things clear. No matter what, I will definitely get married. We can't live like this for the rest of our lives."
Sangsang looked at him and frowned slightly, as if she felt that he had said something wrong.
"Sorry, I was too nervous and said it wrong." Ning Que patted his head and said again, "There is no doubt that the two of us will live together for the rest of our lives."
Then he continued, "But I still have to get married. I know that it will be hard for you to accept it for a while. I understand how you feel now …"
Sangsang suddenly asked, "You said that we will definitely live together for the rest of our lives?"
Ning Que answered matter-of-factly, "Of course!"
Sangsang said, "Then you will get married."
Ning Que nodded.
Sangsang said, "If you get married, you will live with someone else for the rest of your life. Then how will you live with me?"
This was indeed a problem, but it was not a problem for the thick-skinned Ning Que. He answered with a smile, "Even if we get married, we can still live together for the rest of our lives."
Sangsang looked back at Zeng Jing's wife and asked, "Are there any ministers whose sons are not married?"
Zeng Jing's wife had been shocked by the previous conversation between the two of them. As the wife of an official in the imperial court, she had never seen such a master-servant relationship. When she suddenly heard her daughter's question, she did not come back to her senses for a moment. She answered subconsciously, "Many officials' mansions are choosing …"
Sangsang looked back at Ning Que and said, "Then I will marry them."
Ning Que was stunned. He was a little annoyed, but he was also a little shy because of this annoyance. When all of these gathered together, they became shameful and angry. He scolded, "How old are you? What marriage! "
Sangsang said, "I heard that in the Great River Kingdom, people can get married at the age of 14."
Hearing the three words "Great River Kingdom", Ning Que felt that he had lost half a head. His boldness was immediately deflated. He tried to persuade her gently, "But we are in Chang 'an."
Sangsang said, "Even in Chang 'an, I can get married in another year when I turn 16."
Ning Que was stunned and said angrily, "You are dark and thin, and you have been a handmaiden for more than ten years. Do you think those rich young masters will be willing to marry you?"
Sangsang stared into his eyes and said, "I am the daughter of a first-class Grand Secretary, a friend of Her Highness, a disciple of the Great Divine Priest of Light, and Mr. Second of the Academy dotes on me. I have tens of thousands of silver notes in my hands. Why do you think those people are not willing to marry me?"
Ning Que trembled with anger and said, "It's okay if you don't mention the silver notes. Now that you mention them, I am so angry. You actually divided the silver notes. Do you really want to separate from the family?"
Sangsang reminded him, "We are discussing about my marriage."
Ning Que waved his arms hard and said firmly, "You are not allowed to marry!"
After he said these three words, the study of the Grand Secretary's Mansion was silent. Zeng Jing and his wife had complicated expressions, while Sangsang just looked at Ning Que silently. Ning Que put down his arms in embarrassment.
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Ning Que looked at her eyes and finally knew that Sangsang had grown up. She was no longer the little girl who followed him around and learned to talk. Once she grew up, she could not go back. The little girl would become a little girl, then a little girl, then a little girl, and finally a little woman. This was an irreversible process, so she had to start thinking about what would happen after she grew up, whether it was happiness or sadness.
Little girls had to get married when they grew up.
Could he just watch Sangsang marry someone else?
No matter if it was a skinny little girl or a young girl, or a bloated and nagging girl after marriage, or a white-haired girl lying on the bamboo chair.
As long as she was Sangsang, he could not watch her marry someone else.
If he did not allow her to marry, then why should she watch him marry someone else?
Ning Que lowered his head. He was a little helpless, a little flustered, a little confused, and a little bit understanding.
He understood how Sangsang felt when she left home in the morning.
He understood how he felt.
However, understanding was not enough.
Ning Que's body stiffened when he thought of another sentence he heard last night.
He bowed to Zeng Jing and his wife respectfully and asked them to give him and Sangsang some space to talk alone. Zeng Jing and his wife looked at each other and sighed as they walked out of the study.
"I can't lie to you. I really like her."
Ning Que looked at Sangsang who lowered her head and said, "You don't have to ask me. I know what you want to ask. When I was a child, I did say that I liked those girls when I peeked at them bathing. When I saw Dewdrop and Lu Xue in the House of Red Sleeves, I also said that I liked them. But … she is different. I really like her."
Sangsang looked down at her feet in silence.
Ning Que continued, "And I asked you about her. You also said that she was very nice."
Sangsang raised her head and said, "She is indeed very nice."
Ning Que said, "But you don't like her."
Sangsang said, "Very nice doesn't mean that I have to like her."
Ning Que asked, "Then why don't you like her?"
Sangsang looked at him and said seriously, "I don't like that you like someone else."
The study was silent for a long time.
Ning Que said in a low voice, "But I have already told her that I like her."
Just like many times in the past few years, he was used to getting advice or even spiritual support from Sangsang when he encountered a really difficult problem. However, he forgot one thing: this problem involved Sangsang herself.
There was no emotion on Sangsang's little face. There was no anger, no anger, and no crying. She looked at him and said expressionlessly, "I'm hungry. I'm going to sleep. You can go."
She was hungry, so she needed to sleep. This sentence was illogical.
Ning Que looked at her and said, "I can't sleep well when you are not at home."
Sangsang did not say anything.
Ning Que said, "Then who will cook noodles for me when I am hungry?"
Sangsang did not say anything.
Ning Que suddenly said, "How about I cook noodles for you?"
Sangsang still did not say anything.
After a long silence, Ning Que said, "I'll go and calm down first. I'll pick you up tomorrow."
After saying this, he turned and walked out of the study.
Sangsang walked to the door of the study and looked at Ning Que who was walking to the flowerbed. She said, "The eggs are in the rice jar in the kitchen. Don't use too much oil when you fry them."
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(This chapter is probably the one that I have revised the most in my life. I have gone back and forth countless times and deleted a lot of warm memories. I tried to make it as clean and transparent as possible, with details and atmosphere. This is the upper limit of my ability. Please don't dislike it, just like it.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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