Chapter 31 Excuses
The old man of the Qiao family asked for leave the night before the dharma ceremony. He was going to the temple the next day and tried not to go to sensual places the night before.
After dinner, she stood at the window and looked outside. The moonlight was beautiful, and she even saw the stars.
Lu Fengzhou sent a message more than an hour ago and gave her a list of the procedures for tomorrow's Dharma meeting. She read it twice.
In fact, death is like a lamp going out, so Lu Fengzhou doesn't have to do this at all.
When her father was seriously ill, he took care of her before and after bed. Everyone saw it. His reputation had spread, and the lack of such after-sales service would not affect anything.
After standing for a while, Qiao Jiu's cell phone vibrated again.
She touched it and took a look. She had the impression that it was the number that Lu Fengzhou had called.
She answered, "Hello."
The other side said, "It's me."
Qiao Jiu was a little surprised, "Liang Xiucheng?"
Liang Xiucheng hummed, "I just came to the bar and didn't see you. Guan Wei said you were going to the temple tomorrow."
Qiao Jiu said yes, "I held a spiritual salvation ceremony for my dad, so I can't go to the bar tonight."
Liang Xiucheng waited for a few seconds and then asked casually, "Will you be there early tomorrow morning?"
Qiao Jiu thought of the process sheet Lu Fengzhou gave her, "It said it starts at eight o'clock, so I should be there after seven o'clock."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard someone else's voice on the phone, telling Liang Xiucheng to go over and have a drink.
Liang Xiucheng responded to the other side, and then turned to the phone, "Qiao Jiu, I have something else to do here, so let's do this for now."
Qiao Jiu said okay and hung up the phone.
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The next day Qiao Jiu woke up early, packed up and went downstairs.
Before taking two steps, she stopped again.
There was a car parked on the roadside not far away. Liang Xiucheng was leaning against the car door with his arms folded. He had been here for some time and was already distracted.
Qiao Jiu blinked and took a step back reflexively, hesitating whether to pretend not to see it and leave quickly.
Guan Wei was right that day. In order not to cause too much trouble, she and Liang Xiucheng should not interact too much.
It's a pity that Liang Xiucheng didn't give her this chance. He quickly came to his senses and turned around to look over.
Qiao Jiu paused and had no choice but to raise his feet and go over, "Why are you here?"
Liang Xiucheng stood up straight and did not answer, "Are you going out now?"
Qiao Jiu hummed, "I still have some things to buy, so I have to go out early."
Liang Xiucheng turned around and opened the car door, "Let me see you off. It's a bit remote over there and it's not that easy to take a taxi."
Qiao Jiu looked at the car, then at Liang Xiucheng, thought about what he wanted to buy, and after a while he said, "Excuse me, thank you."
Liang Xiucheng also smiled and said, "We've all had drinks together, and you still say thank you."
The two of them went shopping first and then drove towards Taiping Temple.
At this time, the pilgrims had not arrived yet, so the foot of the mountain was quite empty.
The car stopped and Liang Xiucheng helped carry the things down.
Qiao Jiu said, "Just send it here. Thank you. I'll go up by myself."
Liang Xiucheng raised his eyes and looked halfway up the mountain, "Before I went abroad, I came here with my mother to offer incense. I don't know if there have been any changes in the temple after such a long time. Anyway, I'm fine, so I might as well go up and have a look.
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Qiao Jiu is not a fool, how could he not understand that this is an excuse and he just wants to help.
She also looked up at the temple exposed halfway up the mountain. It was really difficult for her to carry these things up.
So I could only accept his kindness again, "I'm so sorry to trouble you so much."
Liang Xiucheng looked at her very seriously, "If you're embarrassed, just try to treat me as one of your own and relax a little. You're always so polite, which makes me feel embarrassed."
The two of them went up together. The gate of Taiping Temple was open. There was the living room on the right side after entering. Qiao Jiu carried the things over and found a place to store them first.
Liang Xiucheng was waiting for her outside.
After chatting with the master in charge of the living room for a few words, Qiao Jiu was stunned after walking a few steps.
Lu Fengzhou didn't know when he came here, but it seemed that he was earlier than her.
Chapter completed!