Chapter 269: Idea (1)
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If he was allowed to live in the compound, who knew how long he would stay before leaving? She really didn’t have the time to play with him, even if she was free!
As soon as she saw Cui Shao Xi, Lian Fang Zhou naturally thought of Su Xin’er and when she spoke again, it was with two more points of politeness and distance.
“It’s better to stay with the Zheng family!” Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “There is nothing in the compound and a deserted placed is no good for hospitality! Besides, the last time you stayed at Li Zheng’s house. If you didn’t go there this time, it would not be good!”
This ‘not be good’ was naturally ‘not be good for Lian Fang Zhou’. Zhang Li Zheng was very happy to receive guests like Cui Shao Xi, who was both wealthy and handsome. Though Lian Fang Zhou could host guests in the compound, if she did not send him to Zhang Li Zheng, the village head would definitely have some thoughts in his heart.
Cui Shao Xi also understood how these type of delicate relationships worked, even more than Lian Fang Zhou, and immediately understood her meaning. Although he did not want to go to Zhang Li Zheng’s house, preferring to stay with Lian Fang Zhou, he was even more reluctant to let Lian Fang Zhou suffer Zhang Li Zheng’s anger for no reason, so he nodded and smiled: “Well, then, I’ll leave it up to you!”
He didn’t say ‘I’ll go’ but instead, ‘I’ll listen to you’. While talking, he looked at Lian Fang Zhou and smiled at her: “Fang Zhou, will you accompany me to go hunting tomorrow?”
Look at what he said! As if he had come here specially for hunting! Didn’t he only hear about Xianteng mountain from Qing’er?
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“This is not so good.” Ah Jian suddenly said in a light tone. “Hunting is banned in the spring; doesn’t Young Master Cui know? I think we will have to wait until autumn!”
Cui Shao Xi naturally did know that hunting and logging were forbidden in spring, so he said: “Then not for hunting! The mountains are beautiful and worth a visit! You must be tired these days, Fang Zhou, wouldn’t it be nice to relax?”
Ah Jian said again: “If you really understand Fang Zhou’s fatigue, don’t make random suggestions. Xianteng mountain is not close to here and the roads are rough, unable to be travelled by cart. It will take nearly two hours to walk there!”
“Is that so!” Although Cui Shao Xi did not want to agree with Ah Jian from the bottom of his heart, he also knew that the other man was telling the truth. Compared with his understanding of Lian Fang Zhou, Cui Shao Xi couldn’t bear that Lian Fang Zhou be exhausted, so he sighed. “Forget it then!”
Seeing that he was not so self-willed, Ah Jian’s expression calmed down and he said: “Why don’t you go around Xiaohuaguo mountain? The scenery is actually pretty good, you don’t have to worry about it. Didn’t you say you wanted to look at the cotton? You can also take a look. You can set off after seeing it the day after tomorrow.”
Ah Jian chatted for a bit, but his last sentence had a bit of firmness.
Cui Shao Xi’s face changed and he was about to say a few words. Lian Fang Zhou smiled in her heart and hurriedly said: “Yes! Young Master Cui, we really have nothing entertaining here! There are so many beautiful places in the southwest. Staying here with us is a waste of spring!”
“Fang Zhou, do you want to drive me away?” Cui Shao Xi asked, his heart full of disappointment.
He had helped her a lot and though Lian Fang Zhou felt vaguely annoyed when she say him, there was also a bit of guilt.
Who was he?
Saying that people had a good impression of him, Lian Fang Zhou would agree, but if she was to saw how much of that good impression he had paid for, Lian Fang Zhou wouldn’t bother to think about it.
The status and class of their two parties was vastly different, it was impossible for her to marry him as his wife and being a concubine? Absolutely not!
Since this was the case, what was the point of him doing things like this one by one?
What’s more, there was also Su Xin’er, the eldest lady of the Su family in between them!
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Lian Fang Zhou patiently said: “Young Master Cui, you think too much! Why would I drive you away? You have seen the condition of my house, it really isn’t suitable for you to stay here. How could I not pity you? If you say this, I really don’t know what to say…”
Third Aunt was very impatient after hearing them talk for so long and said: “What is there to talk about in the past? Young Master Cui is here, no one is an outsider! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a good time for a few days? Don’t mind Fang Zhou, Young Master Cui, she is just afraid of wronging you, there is no other meaning!”
“I know, I know!” When Cui Shao Xi heard Lian Fang Zhou’s words, all the irritation and depression in his heart disappeared. Softly, he said: “Fang Zhou, what you should do and not do, just act the same as when I am not here! Really, don’t take care of me! I’m not a spoiled child that can only eat, drink and play! Fang Zhou, don’t underestimate me! I’m here to see you this time, but there are serious matters too.”
“Serious matters?” Taken aback, Lian Fang Zhou glanced suspiciously at Cui Shao Xi and then looked at Ah Jian. What serious matters could he need to discuss with her? Lian Fang Zhou really couldn’t think of anything.
Ah Jian shook his head slightly to indicate that he didn’t know anything.
Cui Shao Xi noticed the tacit understanding between the two and felt unhappy, humming silently.
He thought: the reason they have a tacit understanding is because they are together all day. As soon as he thought of a way to get Ah Jian away and change it to him spending every day with her, it would be different…
“Yes,” Cui Shao Xi smiled, “that’s right! Fang Zhou, you always have innovative ideas and I have some spare money on hand. I want to do some business but I can’t decided what to do. It is better for you to help me think of something, Fang Zhou!”
Cui Shao Xi spoke very seriously. Listening, the corners of Ah Jian’s mouth twitched: What was this? There were countless capable managers and businessmen under the Cui family but there was no one to go into business with him? This kid, didn’t know what crooked idea he came up with!
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When the subject changed, Third Aunt immediately became bored. She yawned and got up, smiling: “You guys keep talking, I’m going to cook! Hey, Che’er should be home soon!”
“I’m going to help too!” Lian Fang Qing said, calling Xiao Hui as she followed Third Aunt. As soon as her elder sister arrived, her pretty cousin had stopped talking with her and she was bored listening to these things she didn’t understand.
Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly got up and followed Third Aunt, discussing with her about what to do in the evening. She returned to the room and sat down, asking with a smile: “You want to do business? I don’t know what you should do?”
This seemed to be inquiring how honest he was and how much of it was a joke.
“Yes, yes!” Cui Shao Xi nodded seriously, smiling: “Fang Zhou, I’m tired of the common business ideas, I want to do something different! I know you have ideas, there must be something, right?”
Without speaking, Lian Fang Zhou glanced at him faintly.
Lian Ze said coolly: “Young Master Cui, where does my sister have any serious ideas? Young Master Cui wants her to think something up by herself?”
“I didn’t mean that!” Cui Shao Xi realized he had misspoke and quickly smiled: “Fang Zhou, you understood me, right? I didn’t mean that! I thought, Fang Zhou, you are different than ordinary people! Your ideas are so fantastic, ordinary people can’t think of them, so I, ah, have come to you for advice!”
TN: CSX says he’s not a spoiled child and then immediately gets cranky when the girl he likes doesn’t want to bow to his every whim… -_-
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CSX is supposed to “understand how these type of delicate relationships worked,” then he goes around hounding a girl he should know his family won’t let him marry as a wife…so does he intend to force her to be his concubine? What a creep.
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CSX is obviously the ‘true love conquers all’ type, I’m sure his parents are very frustrated with him. I think its kind of interesting though, LFZ is a ‘modern’ girl but she’s funneling that modern perspective from a more practical standpoint of ‘I’ve have enough history lessons to know this relationship isn’t going to work out’ while CSX, who should be more traditional is showing a more modern, pop music sort of love. At the very least he should be more aware of their class differences but from what we’ve seen, you’d almost think that CSX was the one who transmigrated. I don’t know if this is intentional on the author’s part but it is an interesting contrast.
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I think that, despite being a man from a historical era, his perspective on love is very ‘modern’ in a pop music, fairy tale sort of way. I don’t know what sort of romantic literature was available in China at this time, but I do think he’s been reading too many romances. I find it interesting that he doesn’t seem to have any awareness of their class difference when he should have been taught this sort of thing since birth. I don’t know if he is deliberately not thinking about it or if he genuinely hasn’t noticed.
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I dunno, to me CSX comes off more as, “If I really want it, I can get it, consequences be damned,” rather than the romantic type who would be like, “I’ll work hard enough so I don’t cause problems for the one I love.” Problem is, he’s not the one who will suffer the consequences here. Even if he pretends not to see class, there’s a total unequal power dynamic here in terms of gender/class/family, so even if he pretends he is not using those things to pressure LFZ, he knows everyone around him can see it and use it to pressure her without him doing anything.
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Right, its a canned type of romance that doesn’t makes sense in reality. Like Romeo and Juliet, which ends in tragedy. I don’t think CSX is aware of how he is effecting LFZ, but believes that as long as HE is in love, everything will work out. He definitely is taking her feelings for granted tho!
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As if he had come here/her specially for hunting!
Seeing that he was not/no so self-willed, Ah Jian’s expression calmed down and he said:
Yeah!
I’m on Ah Jian x Lian Fang Zhou’s side.
She could feel that Young Master Cui is trying to court her but she doesn’t feel anything from Ah Jian😆.
Either because they are living together or because Ah Jian’s feelings aren’t expressive enough as he himself doesn’t know about it.
Her own feelings towards Ah Jian could also be a factor in this😋.
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Love will blossom in time for the our main leads. I think FL will encounter many more male leads in the future. I pity the second lead though cuz i have second male lead syndrome 😖 But if her rival for CSX (is Su Xin’er ) lets forget about it. Su Xin’er is a walking disaster and headache for people!
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Well, since he having too much money on hand, maybe he can help to invest in fang zhou’s cotton clothes shop or something. Or maybe he can modelling for the cotton clothes products making girls ooh and ahhhh’ed seeing him in those
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Why do I have such a soft spot for CSX? Everyone dislikes him, but I pity the guy lol
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“Fang Zhou, do you want to drive me away?”
Deym boi , do you need to ask? Like seriously , whenever he is there , he is like ticking time bomb that can cause Fangzhou’s hardwork ruined. This spoiled young master who only knows how to spend money of his parents and thinks life is simple as long as he is happy and can’t even think bigger picture, doesn’t have future plan just go with the flow as long as money can solve it , is self centered brat who just want to do things according to his whims.
Does he really think Fangzhou will like him?
He even got an obsess , self centered, selfish, spoiled brat of cousin who got head over heels infatuated as a stalker.
How I wish that Zhao bish will like you and got a terrific fight with that Su bish 😬😬😬👍🏻
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