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Chapter 14

"Then you must keep your word." Zhao Shuchen nodded in satisfaction and said.

"must!"

a few days later.

"Father, mother, I have an appointment with a friend and I won't be coming back for dinner today." Zhao Shuchen shouted.

"Hey, slow down." Mother Zhao and Father Zhao just woke up when they heard Zhao Shuchen shouting.

Seeing Zhao Shuchen happily going out, Zhao's mother thought she was going out with Li Wensheng, she smiled and said to Zhao's father: "Look, why don't we go out and play together?"

Father Zhao also smiled and nodded.

On the pier, Wu Changxu had already been waiting there, and seeing Zhao Shuchen running happily, he greeted him: "Why are you sweating from running?" After speaking, he wiped the sweat from Zhao Shuchen's forehead with his sleeve.

Zhao Shuchen smiled and said with a flushed face, "I'm so excited, I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and my parents always disagreed, saying it was too dangerous."

At this time, the people on the boat shouted and urged: "Chang Xu, the boat is about to leave, come up quickly!"

"Hey, come right away!"

Zhao Shuchen stood on the deck, blowing the cool sea breeze, and the sun in the sky was slowly rising from the sea level, illuminating the entire sea surface.

Wu Changxu was discussing something with the salt merchant on the side, and Zhao Shuchen didn't bother him, but just watched Wu Changxu's smooth talk, which was nothing like the first time he met him. It looks like a fish in water when it comes to business now, the golden sun shines on Wu Changxu's body, and there is a little light around him.

Wu Changxu and the others had been busy for a long time, but they only had lunch with Zhao Shuchen when they had time, and when the sun went down and the sky gradually darkened, it was really over.

Wu Changxu walked up to Zhao Shuchen and sat down, saying, "It's boring."

Zhao Shuchen shook his head and said: "It's not boring. When I was young, my parents went out to discuss business, and my elder brother went to school. When there was no one at home to take care of me, he often had to take me by his side, and then I would play by myself. .”

Wu Changxu looked at Zhao Shuchen and didn't answer.The two of them just sat quietly on the deck and looked at the big bright moon over the sea.

Looking at the bright moon, Zhao Shuchen suddenly thought of a poem, and read it out, "The moon rises from the sea..." But it seemed that something was wrong, so she stopped after saying one sentence.

"I know this, the next sentence is Tian Ya Gong at this time, right?" Wu Changxu remembered seeing this line in a book not long ago and followed it up.

"No, it's not right." Zhao Shuchen paused, thinking.

After a while, Zhao Shuchen took a deep look at Wu Changxu, smiled to the bottom of his eyes, full of affection, and slowly leaned into Wu Changxu's ear and said softly: "It should be..."

"The moon on the bottom of the sea is the moon in the sky, and the person in front of you is the sweetheart."

Wu Changxu felt his head go blank when he heard Zhao Shuchen's words. He had read this sentence in a book, and he didn't know if he understood it wrong, or Zhao Shuchen said it wrong, so he was surprised and didn't answer for a long time.

Seeing Wu Changxu's blank expression, Zhao Shuchen felt it was funny and shy at the same time. It was the first time for him to say such straightforward words to a boy so boldly, and he didn't know if this stunned young man understood.

Seeing that Wu Changxu didn't reply for a long time, Zhao Shuchen thought that Wu Changxu didn't understand, and was about to explain, so he waited for Wu Changxu's reply: "Did you just say that to me?"

Wu Changxu felt that he seemed a little stupid again, not telling himself, but to whom, and quickly changed his words: "No, no, what I mean is... Is this sentence what I understand?... No, no, No, I want to say." Wu Changxu felt as if he couldn't speak anymore, and he was a little incoherent.

"Yes, it is what you understand." Zhao Shuchen gave Wu Changxu an affirmative answer, "You are the person in front of me, the person in my heart."

Hearing Zhao Shuchen's words, Wu Changxu felt that this moment was the happiest moment in his life. It turned out that the person he had always liked was also happy with him, and his hands were trembling with excitement: "Then can I hug you?" Even if he was confessed, Wu Changxu didn't dare to go too far, he only dared to ask for a hug.

Zhao Shuchen nodded with a smile.

Two lovers hug each other under the moonlight, their happiness is beyond words.

Unfortunately, many years later, this sentence became the most painful thorn in Wu Changxu's heart.

After the ship docked, Wu Changxu sent Zhao Shuchen home, and when he was sleeping on the bed, he still felt how unreal this day was.

The next day, Wu Changxu was sitting in front of the store flipping through a book, but his mind was not on the book, his thoughts were flying from time to time, and his face was full of smiles.Cheng Yao was a little surprised to see Wu Changxu smirking at the book from time to time, and asked in puzzlement: "Brother, have you encountered any happy things recently?"

Hearing Cheng Yao's voice, Wu Changxu raised his head from the book and looked at Cheng Yao with a smile, "Your brother, my wish has come true recently, of course I'm happy."

"What do you want to do?" Although Cheng Yao didn't understand what made Wu Changxu happy, he felt that it would be great if his eldest brother was happy every day.

Wu Changxu looked at Zhao Shuchen who was walking over, and said to Cheng Yao: "Here comes the person who makes your brother's wishes come true."

"Chang Xu!" Zhao Shuchen smiled and waved to Wu Changxu, and ran over.

Wu Changxu was frizzy when he saw people crossing the road. He was so frightened that he quickly stood up from his chair, went forward to meet people, and pulled him behind, then pretended to be angry and said: "It's too dangerous for you to cross the road like this! From now on you will Stand opposite and I will pick you up."

Zhao Shuchen smiled and said, "I know."

Cheng Yao looked at the two people not far away, and then looked at Zhao Shuchen, who understood a little bit, did the elder brother find his sister-in-law?But my sister-in-law is really beautiful, and she is a perfect match with my elder brother!

After going to sea, Zhao Shuchen would come to Wu Changxu's salt shop every day after school, and stay with him for a day. Occasionally, when Wu Changxu went to sea, she would wait for him to come back at home, but Zhao Shuchen lived happily and contentedly day after day.

That night, Zhao Shuchen sneaked into her yard through the back door, thinking that she would sneak back into the house as before, but she was caught by Zhao's father.

"Who's there!" Father Zhao shouted at Zhao Shuchen with a flashlight, "Shuchen?"

In the front hall, Zhao Shuchen was kneeling in front of Zhao's father and Zhao's mother.

"Zhao Shuchen! You're really out of order!" Zhao's father slapped the table angrily and shouted at Zhao Shuchen, "Why did you come back so late these days?"

Zhao Shuchen knelt straight on the ground without saying a word.

Seeing that Zhao Shuchen didn't say anything, Zhao's father was furious: "Okay, very good, if you don't say it, don't you think I don't know? Come on! Bring me that damn girl Xintong!" come over!"

After a while, Xiao Si brought Xin Tong over, and when Xin Tong saw the young lady kneeling on the ground, he knew what was going on.

"Where did you say Miss has been these past few days?" Father Zhao asked, pointing at Xin Tong.

"Master, I've been helping with the cooking for the past few days. I really don't know where Miss is?" Still refuse to tell the truth.Miss, Xintong has no regrets in dying for you!

"Okay, okay, you really are masters and servants!" Father Zhao pointed to the two and said, "Come on, I can't do without family law! Come on!"

"Father! I said, don't involve other people in." Zhao Shuchen raised his head from lowered and said firmly, "Father has someone he likes. That person is motivated, brave, and kind. I have been with him these days. If he is together, I beg my parents to cancel the Li family's marriage."

After Zhao's father heard that Zhao Shuchen had someone he liked, he asked, "Tell me, which young master can get into your eyes, and even such a good marriage of the Li family has to be shirked!"

"Wu Changxu, it's not the young master of any family, but he is the one I like." When Zhao Shuchen mentioned Wu Changxu's name, his eyes were full of affection, but his tone was very firm.

Father Zhao said in surprise after hearing the name "Wu Changxu", "What are you talking about? It's a small salt seller in shop No. [-]? Zhao Shuchen, you are confused! What do you look like when you are a dignified lady of the Zhao family and a peddler? Besides, if you really married in the past, would you be able to live that kind of poor life?"

"Father, I can, whether it's hard work with him or hedonism, it's fine, I can live it."

Zhao's father looked at Zhao Shuchen's eyes and was so angry that he didn't listen to any persuasion. He could only lock Zhao Shuchen at home and let her calm down.

The next day, Wu Changxu waited for Zhao Shuchen in the salt shop, and no one came from early morning until dusk. He couldn't help feeling a little worried, so he took the opportunity of delivering salt to Zhao Shuchen's house.

Wu Changxu put away the salt cart and patted the door of Zhao's house, "Hi, I'm here to deliver salt! Is anyone there?"

The Xiaosi of Zhao's family came to open the door for Wu Changxu. After delivering the salt, he didn't see Zhao Shuchen's shadow in Zhao's house, so he asked someone to ask, but by chance, Father Zhao came over.

Zhao's father had a big fight with Zhao Shuchen yesterday because of Wu Changxu, but today he saw Wu Changxu appearing in his yard, he was so angry that he came up and yelled at Wu Changxu: "Do you still have the face to come to Shuchen?"

Wu Changxu saw that the person was well-dressed and looked a bit older, and he seemed to be Zhao Shuchen's father from the words, so he politely stepped forward and said, "Master, hello, my name is Wu Changxu, I belong to Shuchen... friend, just come to ask she."

"Friend, haha, you are such a good friend. My daughter wants to marry you!" Father Zhao laughed angrily when Wu Changxu said the word "friend".

Wu Changxu understood everything when he heard the word "marry". He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Master, I know I'm not good enough for Shuchen, but I really, really like her. I will definitely work hard in the future." Let Shuchen not endure hardships with me, but be her young lady with peace of mind, and ask the master to do it." After finishing speaking, she kowtowed.

After hearing Wu Changxu's words, Zhao's father said with disdain: "Just you? What kind of life can you give her? Shuchen has never suffered a little since she was a child. My own ideas and arrangements, but this time my mother and I will never give in or agree to this matter, and we have already found a lover for Shuchen, please go back." Said After that, he turned around and left.

Seeing that Wu Changxu was still kneeling on the ground, Xiaosi in the courtyard dragged him out, threw him out together with the cart, looked at Wu Changxu and said with a sneer: "You don't even pee and look in the mirror, you still want to Marry our young lady? Make your spring and autumn dream." Then he closed the door.

Wu Changxu looked at the gate of Zhao's house, took a step back and knelt down again.Wu Changxu himself has never fought for anything since he was a child, but if he doesn't fight this time, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

The sky thunder rolled, and there was a loud thunder, and it rained heavily after a while, and the big raindrops fell on Wu Changxu's body.Pedestrians on the road ran to avoid the heavy rain.

"Miss, miss." Holding an umbrella, Xin Tong stealthily took out the stolen key from his bosom and whispered to the door.

The locked door finally opened, Xintong looked around and found no one, so he closed the door, and found that Zhao Shuchen was still staring out of the window in a daze, and said anxiously, "Miss, please don't be in a daze, today Wu Changxu came to deliver salt , was seen by the master, he knelt down and begged the master to help you both, the master kicked him out after ridiculing him, and now he is still kneeling outside?"

"What did you say?" Zhao Shuchen hurried out, and when she came to the front hall, seeing her parents were there, she immediately knelt down.

Zhao's mother was taken aback by Zhao Shuchen's actions, and hurriedly said, "Oh, what are you doing? Quick, get up."

Zhao's father didn't think so, and stopped Zhao's mother and said, "Let her kneel! Let me see what you are capable of!"

Zhao's mother saw that the two father and daughter were at a stalemate, and she felt uncomfortable being caught in the middle, so she said, "Shuchen, I know this Wu Changxu before. There is only one old mother in the family, who helps the workers in the No. [-] salt shop, and she only takes one dollar a month. If you took care of your nursing mother a few months ago, you would definitely suffer."

"Father, mother, my daughter has been very self-willed since she was a child. I am really ashamed that I have caused my parents to worry a lot, but I beg my parents to let my daughter be self-willed for the last time. Even if Wu Changxu's poor daughter is willing, I beg my parents to help me. "After speaking, Zhao Shuchen kowtowed.

Zhao's mother looked at Zhao Shuchen and felt a little unbearable and distressed. Looking at Zhao's father, she didn't know what to do for a while.

Father Zhao looked at Zhao Shuchen seriously and said, "Have you thought it through? If you insist on being with that Wu Changxu, then don't recognize us, we are not your parents anymore!"

When Zhao's mother heard Zhao's father's decisive words, she couldn't help herself in surprise, and said, "What are you doing?"

Zhao Shuchen was stunned for a long time after hearing what his father said, and lowered his head without answering.

Zhao's mother hurriedly said: "Shuchen, say something, and quickly admit your mistake to your father, it's alright."

The torrential rain was still falling outside, the house was silent, and no one said a word.

Zhao Shuchen clenched and loosened his fists hanging by his side, biting his lips hard, and his eyes were red where people couldn't see, as if he was struggling for something, and seemed to have made up his mind. . .

After a long time, Zhao Shuchen kowtowed three times to the ground, and said with a choked voice: "Father and mother, it is the daughter who is unfilial. The daughter makes you sad, but the father and mother can deny me, and the daughter can't deny the father. The mother and mother are the parents of the daughter for the rest of her life, and I know that the parents do not believe that Wu Changxu will be successful, nor that the daughter can endure hardships with her, just now, they kowtow to the parents three times, it is because the daughter is not filial!" Zhao Shuchen's eyes rolled The teardrops fell silently and hit the ground, but stubbornly refused to look up, stood up slowly, and walked out with the umbrella on the side. . . .

Looking at Zhao Shuchen's back, Zhao's mother broke down emotionally, crying and saying: "You know she has such a stubborn temper, why bother to provoke her! It's all my fault, I shouldn't make the decision on my own to get engaged, it's all my fault." It's my fault, woo woo, if there was no such marriage, how could I get such a field, master!"

Father Zhao looked outside for a long time without saying a word, and he seemed to sigh slightly. . . . .