Author: Zhong Lin

"As you told me before, it's not too late for me to tell you now. It's getting late. Go back early after dinner. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time and you will catch up with the curfew."

After Gu Jingcheng finished speaking, he even pulled Zhou Lin and wanted to send him out directly.

Su Xiaomu was dumbfounded by the appearance of the two of them, but he did not stop Gu Jingcheng from killing the donkey.

The couple's attitude of crossing the river and burning the bridge made Zhou Lin itchy with hatred, but he had no choice but to be sent out by Gu Jingcheng.

Zhou Lin left, and Gu Jingcheng sat back down and continued eating.

He looked completely neutral at the moment, without any of the "ferociousness" of driving people away just now.

"I have never known Mr. Gu to be capable of tearing down mills and killing donkeys, crossing rivers and demolishing bridges. His face is not red and his heart is not beating. It seems that the person you are driving away is not your friend."

Su Xiaomu held her chin up and watched him eat with a smile: "I'm afraid Zhou Lin will scold you for a long time after he goes back."

"It's a rare opportunity to eat the food you cook."

Gu Jingcheng was eating very seriously. He didn't even raise his head or look at Su Xiaomu: "There is something I haven't told you yet, about the waterwheel... I wrote an article when I got back and handed it to the Master.

The above explains in detail the problems of making the waterwheel, and the master praised you generously and said many words of praise."

Probably because this matter was difficult to make people feel happy, Gu Jingcheng put down the bowl and wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief before continuing: "Master said that the article is excellent, and your ideas are good, but it is not suitable for us.

Tell the people their names."

"You mean..." Su Xiaomu seemed to understand what he meant, "Master's idea is for us to anonymously spread the method of making waterwheels to the people?"

This is not impossible. Su Xiaomu's original idea of ​​building this waterwheel was just to improve the water supply problem in the farm.

She thought that she was not as noble as Gu Jingcheng, who could think of the livelihood issues of the people in the country from a trivial matter.

So she agreed with the master's decision without thinking too much: "It's good to be anonymous, it will save a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"This is exactly what the Master intended. The Master submitted the article to the government anonymously, and then the government registered the article and circulated it in a book. Although we can't profit from the public opinion, we can make good friends with the government.

This will help you a lot in your future business.”

Hasn't Gu Jingcheng seriously considered the possibility of this matter?

He is already Jieyuan. Although he has recently become famous in Fucheng and is highly praised by many scholars, he comes from a humble background and cannot help Su Xiaomu in many matters. He occasionally has to succumb to power and cannot even protect himself.

Gu Jingcheng knows very well that before having enough status, having too high a reputation is not a good thing for either of them.

In the same government, two people without any background have a higher reputation among the people than the government, and higher than the Confucian family, which will only bring disaster to them.

And how could Su Xiaomu not understand this truth?

She knew that the choice Gu Jingcheng made was the one that was most beneficial to them at this stage, so she just let him take care of it.

"I believe in you, you can do whatever you want."

It's just a waterwheel. Anyway, she still has a lot of fantastic ideas in her head. If she wants to take credit for using such an object, she can only say that she has more.

After finishing a topic, Su Xiaomu saw that the meal was almost finished. She poured a glass of wine for Gu Jingcheng. Thinking of the second Miss Zhao that Luo Yi mentioned to her while soaking in the hot spring, she suddenly felt like gossiping.

"Miss Zhao Er from the east of the city..."

Su Xiaomu looked at him with evil eyes: "I heard that someone showed their love to you in public and said that even if you have a family, he must be with you. I also heard that Miss Zhao Er is a beauty. She is like this

Are you unmoved at all when I fall in love with you?"

Miss Zhao Er, Miss Zhao...

Could it be that Gu Jingcheng has a close relationship with the girl named Zhao?

"How could I be tempted by her? That Miss Zhao Er is not the person I like. Although I have met her a few times, I still can't remember what she looks like so far. Xiaomu, don't worry about what people outside say

If so, as far as I am concerned, I only have you in my heart, and I will never fall in love with anyone else!"

Gu Jingcheng really didn't expect that she would suddenly turn the topic to Miss Zhao Er, so he hurriedly explained the matter clearly.

"I have already told the Master that if there is no need for future poetry gatherings, I will ask him to take Zhou Lin to attend them. I will only concentrate on reading. Apart from you, I will not think too much about other people and things."

"Puch!"

Seeing him eager to explain, Su Xiaomu couldn't help laughing.

A smile as bright as a flower bloomed on her face at this moment. The smile quickly rippled on her cheeks. Gu Jingcheng was attracted by her smile. When her smile reached the tip of her eyebrows, the smile gradually became thicker, and the corners of her mouth also

The slightly raised dimples at the corners of the lips seemed as sweet as honey.

Su Xiaomu didn't notice that Gu Jingcheng's eyes were always fixed on her face. She drank glass after glass of wine and looked at him with more and more confusion.

"I don't believe it... They say men's words are a liar. You must be facing me now to say these sweet words."

"Gu Jingcheng! Let me tell you, I'm not a fool, I can understand you!"

The fruit wine was so delicious. It was the best wine she had ever tasted in this era.

And don't tell me...I'm still a little dizzy after drinking it.

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but burp. Gu Jingcheng saw that she looked dizzy and wanted to defend his reputation at first.

But seeing that she was getting more and more unconscious, he reluctantly took the wine glass from her hand, then picked her up into the house and put her on the bed.

Su Xiaomu was probably really drunk. She squinted her eyes groggyly and put her arms around Gu Jingcheng's neck. She hugged him and leaned her head on his neck, blowing on his neck in small sips: "Gu Jingcheng... I feel so dizzy."

ah……"

"Let's take a nap. Once you wake up, you won't feel dizzy."

He resisted the moment when his body stiffened, gently put her on the bed, and then placed a kiss on her forehead. His voice was so gentle that it could be soaked in water: "Have a good rest."

"Don't worry, you are the only one in my heart. After having you, I can no longer tolerate anyone else in my eyes."

When Gu Jingcheng said this, he whispered it in Su Xiaomu's ear.

As for Su Xiaomu, he was already drunk and had no consciousness at all.

She muttered, hugging her pillow and fell into a deep sleep.
Chapter completed!