Forever, beauty bone

Chapter 6 Zhenjiang in the past (1)
"High-speed toll booth?"

"You should have heard about it," Zhou Shengchen didn't hide it, "During this period of time, Zhenjiang is very special, so all vehicles coming and going will be recorded."

Shi Yi understood a little: "I heard about it, but—"

Even if there were records, how could it be known so quickly who was sitting in this car.

Unless someone followed them around after they entered Zhenjiang and found out the identity of the person in the car.

Shi Yi thought about it and didn't ask further.

"I have you and your family's information here, which is very detailed, so as soon as your father's car enters Zhenjiang, I will know soon." His voice was a little apologetic, and his voice was rare and gentle, "The specific reason, I I will explain it to you face to face. Now, I want to ask you a question."

Shi Yi was a little strange, but he still said without hesitation: "Just ask."

What kind of question could make him call suddenly.

Zhou Shengchen's tone was very special, but when she asked him to speak, he was quiet.Shi Yi was not in a hurry, leaned against the desk, picked up a pen, and tapped his cousin on the forehead.

The latter covered his head, gave her a hard look, lowered his head and continued to work on the question.

"Now, I need to get engaged to someone." He said suddenly.

Unexpected topic.

It was like a cold wind blowing through the bottom of my heart, chilly, and there was an unconcealable desolation.

She hummed lightly.

Reincarnated as a human again, all memories should have been erased.It was she who violated the rules of nature, and the sadness and helplessness brought about by it could only be swallowed by herself.She quickly changed her position, leaning against the desk, facing the window.

She believed that if Zhou Shengchen continued talking, she would definitely not be able to help crying.

So it would be much better to face the place where no one is there.

When Zhou Shengchen remained silent, she even wondered if the phone was disconnected.

In the end, she still said, "I heard that you have a fiancee."

"It is said that?"

"Well, when I was in Xi'an."

"I didn't know her, but at that time, I accepted the elder's kindness."

Shi Yi didn't understand, and was a little angry, and didn't want to ask further.

His vision gradually blurred, and he didn't know what to say.

"But, I want to change my plan now," he continued, "Shi Yi, are you willing to get engaged to me?"

Shi Yi thought he had heard wrong.

Without any preparation, the sad mood was still there, and he suddenly asked, which made her unable to distinguish time and space from time.Zhou Shengchen, he said...he wants to get engaged?
"You can refuse." Zhou Shengchen's tone was very light.

She remembered a lot, but didn't remember anything.

It just seemed that in the memory of his last life, he had never said such a thing.

"Shi Yi?" He called her name.

"Hmm..." She finally spoke, with a faint nasal voice, "What you said is..."

"It's true," he said. "It's been four days since April Fools' Day."

What nonsense.

It's quite natural to say that.

Shi Yi bit her lower lip lightly, listening to him continue.

"There are some personal reasons for doing this," Zhou Shengchen said. "We are not strangers to each other, and we also have some mutual affection. Maybe we can try to get engaged."

She was really confused by his logic: "Do you get engaged if you like it?"

"I don't know many girls. If I must get engaged, I hope it will be with you, not a stranger."

Suddenly, there was the sound of a chair being dragged.The cousin has opened her eyes wide, leaning over to look at her in disbelief.

Shi Yi raised his index finger and put it against his lips, hinting to his cousin to keep quiet.There was still water in her eyes, full of tears, but she was smiling, a gentle smile that couldn't be concealed at all.

The logic of Zhou Shengchen's words was very weird, but it was just what he said, Shi Yi didn't have any strength to fight back.

Just imagine, if it was the various people who had pursued her, they would have hung up their phones long ago.

Old and dead do not communicate with each other.

But only him, saying that, will only make her lose her thinking ability.

Even in his mouth, he only has a good impression of her, which is better than a stranger.

"You can decline," he reiterated a second time, "perhaps you will have a better choice."

She blurted out: "I didn't."

The tone is a little anxious.

It made Zhou Shengchen laugh.She listened to his laughter in embarrassment, very uncomfortable, but fortunately he quickly said: "I'm sorry, it should be a romantic thing, I made it very boring, and it was urgent."

"I do not mind……"

Damn what am I talking about.

Shi Yi lowered his head, looked at the white slippers on his feet, and stopped abruptly again.

Zhou Shengchen seemed to be in a completely isolated room, but he spoke calmly: "I think you may not hate me too much. If you find that you have no affection for me after in-depth contact, I will give this matter a very reasonable end way, it won’t make you any trouble.”

Shi Yi hummed.

More and more weird logic.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that the person he was negotiating with had already thrown himself into the trap.

"I'm a slow person, and it takes a long time to develop feelings for one thing, such as chemistry. I've been in contact with it for 14 years this year, but I'm not sure if I really like it. So, if you find out later, If you can't accept me like this, we can also cancel the engagement."

She pulled a face towel from the tissue box and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The sun shone through the window and shone on her calf, which was a little warm.

Before he knew it, he had finished all the words.

Waiting for her reply.

Shi Yi softly asked the first question: "You have all my information, and even my parents', but I know almost nothing about you..."

"You'll find out soon enough."

She hesitated for a few seconds, but her mind was actually blank.

After a moment of courage, she finally said, "Okay."

Perhaps Zhou Shengchen did not expect that she agreed so directly and quickly.

Maybe it's because neither of them has much experience.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

So, after a sudden phone call to agree to get engaged, what should they do?
Finally, he hesitated for a while, and asked another question that made her dumbfounded: "Is it convenient, tell me your body size?" After he finished speaking, he quickly added, "Maybe, I need to prepare some clothes for you."

There are good reasons, but Shi Yi looked at the cousin beside him.

"92, 62, 90," she whispered.

Zhou Shengchen hummed: "This is..."

"Girl's measurements."

She lowered her voice as much as possible, but Zhou Shengchen asked in too much detail.

The cousin's expression changed several times in a second.

"Well, I see, just wait a moment."

Shiyi obediently waited.

Until now, it still feels like a dream.The cousin was no longer in the mood for calculations, and kept dancing in front of her, telling her to tell herself the truth.Shi Yi pouted and signaled her to lock the door, the cousin was very obedient and the lock clicked.

He came back and continued to ask: "Neck, upper arm, forearm, wrist, thigh, calf and ankle measurements are also required."

I really don't know.

Shi Yi hurriedly instructed his cousin to find out the measuring tape at home, measure them one by one, and tell him.He wrote it down and told her to inform her parents as soon as possible, and tomorrow he would visit in person.

It wasn't until the call ended that she realized that this incident would cause an uproar at home.

Both parents are teachers, and how can they accept such a sudden thing with traditional thinking?

"Beauty Shiyi," the cousin pressed her shoulders and leaned over, "This must be a huge piece of gossip. Before I hear it, my blood is already boiling."

It is indeed a big gossip.

She didn't even have the strength to explain: "Let me sit for a while and think about it."

She said so to her cousin.

This shocking incident has been delayed from lunch to the end of dinner, and Shi Yi still can't find a good time to tell his mother.How should I say it?Or not?But it seems impossible.

Although it was just an engagement, and although people in this era view "engagement" very casually, judging from Zhou Shengchen's tone and attitude, at least it is very important to his family.

It can't be delayed, otherwise, if he visits the door tomorrow, it may cause a big earthquake.

When the break was approaching, Shi Yi dawdled, and pulled his mother into his room, saying that there was an important matter that needed to be discussed.Mother seemed to have a sixth sense, and quickly asked her if it was "that person" she said in the morning.Shi Yi nodded slightly, and his mother immediately became serious, and sat beside her: "Tell me, let's see what Mom can do for you."

"He said," Shi Yi let out a soft breath, "he wants to be engaged to me."

"Engaged?" Mother's astonishment was undisguised.

"Well, engaged."

"When?"

"Maybe just a day or two," she guessed.

"One or two days?" The mother couldn't laugh or cry, "Is the child playing house? We are in Zhenjiang these few days and will not return to Shanghai. Besides, your father and I haven't met him yet, let alone know him."

"He's in Zhenjiang," Shi Yi said carefully, "he will visit you tomorrow."

"Why so fast?"

"I don't know." She admitted.

"You agree?"

Shi Yi nodded.

"How long have you known each other?"

"About half a year or so," although she only met four times in total, of course she didn't dare to say that, "He is also a university professor with a very good personality and very simple."

"Very simple?" Mother was amused, "This word is not a good word to describe a man."

Shi Yi looked at his mother quietly, with a very firm expression.

"Okay, I got it," my mother shook her head, "Let him come. Since you have known each other for a while, you have considered it. Fortunately, it is not a marriage. For you young people, engagement is just a matter of going away." situation."

Her mother's gracious acceptance made her feel relieved.

Before leaving her room, the mother suddenly asked, "Is he also from Zhenjiang?"

Shi Yi was stunned for a moment, and replied reflexively: "Yes."

Fortunately, I didn't say I don't know.Otherwise, mother doesn't know what to think.

Before going to bed, Zhou Shengchen called to confirm.

Shi Yi snuggled up under the quilt, and talked with him on the phone, asking and answering, and was very nervous when he mentioned his visit tomorrow.

This feeling is like you just want to drink a sip of water to quench your thirst, but the Buddha gave you the whole well, and you will repeatedly doubt the truth of this matter.Besides, the two have only met four times, and they just got used to each other.

After dawn again, they were already getting engaged.

She was even afraid to see him tomorrow.What the hell should I say?So as not to be nervous and confused.

"Except for the engagement, all of our relationships are done step by step and there is no need to disturb them." He said a lot today, his voice was a little hoarse, but he was still rational and calm, with the power to calm and reassure: "Just like what I do When researching, we will set a research direction and then conduct experiments, which is just a very reasonable and scientific way.”

She was amused by him.

"Time?"

"Ah."

"Don't have too much psychological burden."

"it is good."

The next morning, Zhou Shengchen arrived as scheduled.

The moment she opened the door, she was surprised again.It was rare for the person in front of him to wear a pair of frameless glasses. Inside the pure black suit was a silver-gray shirt.Very rigorous and solemn.Such western clothes made him look taller.

Shi Yi held on to the door and forgot to get out of the way, the two of them just looked at me and I looked at you.

Instead, he treats others as decorations.

He looked at her with a smile: "Is it convenient for me to come in?"

She made herself as normal as possible, stretched out her hand curiously, and waved in front of his eyes: "Do you have myopia degree?"

"Some hyperopia."

She laughed and muttered softly: "Hyperopia? Isn't that presbyopia?"

Behind him, the driver was still following, and there were two men and two women.

Hearing what Shi Yi said, they all wanted to laugh, but they bowed their heads politely and covered it up.

Zhou Shengchen didn't care too much, and looked at her: "Did you sleep well?"

She wondered: "No."

With his fingers, he drew an arc from under his eyes: "You seem to have not slept well here."

He spoke in a low voice out of politeness.

It's a pity that the people who followed behind heard it in their ears.It was a little embarrassing for Shi Yi to reveal the fact that he couldn't sleep last night in front of these strangers.

Fortunately, her parents had already come out of the living room and gave her time to escape.

Shiyi's little uncle and aunt, as the real masters of the house, also welcome the guests.From entering the room, to sitting down at the end, and receiving the tea, he did everything without revealing anything. Even his father, who was a little unhappy, began to smile appreciatively.Shi Yi was always on the sidelines, and only then was he relieved.

She has a good body and skin, and he is loved by his parents. She remembers it in her heart, and naturally hopes that her parents will really like him.

But now it seems that the elders in the family have a very good impression of him except for the five people behind him who are a little strange.

"It's inconvenient for my mother to go out because of her health, but it also made the younger generation feel better." When Zhou Shengchen was speaking, the middle-aged man behind him had already put a six or seven-foot-long huanghuali wood box on the table. , "This is for uncle."

When the box is unfolded, there are nine pocket screens juxtaposed.

Most of them are made of green emerald material, only the base is emerald green and white.Everyone was a little surprised, Shi Yi took a closer look, and found that the most ingenious reliefs on the screens were the reliefs of autumn geese in the sky, pavilions, towers and pavilions, and even the palace maids in the buildings, with high combs on their temples, sitting or lying down, in various shapes different

"How many maids are there here?" The cousin couldn't hold back anymore and asked softly.

"It's exactly nine hundred and ninety-nine." Zhou Shengchen turned his head slightly, looked straight at his cousin politely and said, "It is said that there are countless people who have no fate with it. You can try it if you have the chance."

Mother wanted to refuse a little bit, saying repeatedly that it was too polite.

It's a pity that Zhou Shengchen had already laid the groundwork for the words, which was the wish of "my mother".And the very generous mother has not yet arrived, so how can people bring back all the gifts?
Presents are laid out one by one.

In the end, the whole room was a little quiet. He only briefly mentioned the names of these things when his cousin was curious, and he never detailed the origins without asking, and only treated them as ordinary gifts.From a set of six blue-and-white pine-and-plum-patterned goblets, silver-gilt and gold-plated tortoise ornaments, to white-glazed plum vases with pearl and flower patterns, every elder has them, and they are afraid of losing anything.

Even my cousin got a scary green jade peach pendant.

Her shock was no less than that of her family members.

But she couldn't show it, she could only pretend that she knew everything and understood Zhou Shengchen's background, even when her mother frequently gave him questioning looks, she nodded with a frank smile, implying that her mother would accept it.

This kind of very refined and shocking gift made all the elders start to speak in a polite way.

In the end, my aunt took the opportunity of pouring water to drag her into the kitchen, and asked her very nervously, where can I have lunch, so as not to embarrass Shi Yi too much?Shi Yi couldn't laugh or cry when he was asked, and said softly: "No need for lunch, he said, his mother wants to invite me to lunch, so I will go with him in a while."

"That's good," the aunt let out a breath, and soon felt embarrassed again, "It's not that I don't want to entertain your boyfriend. I really have never greeted such a person. I really don't know what he usually eats."

What to eat
Shi Yi thought that he and he were in Xi'an, and there was nothing special, and he even ate steamed buns at Mi's house.

But now, obviously, my aunt wouldn't believe it either.

In order to skip lunch, Zhou Shengchen wanted to take Shi Yi and leave first, so he repeatedly said sorry, even his parents were said to be embarrassed, and he said it should be done, but he was really sorry that he didn't prepare a meeting ceremony.

Shi Yi heard them apologizing for coming, sorry for going, finally couldn't hold back anymore, and lightly tore off the clothes of next week's birthday: "Okay, let's go? Wait for me for a few minutes, I'll change into a more formal one." clothing."

He nodded slightly.

Shi Yi originally prepared clothes, but now he started to feel uneasy again, and asked him softly: "Your mother, what do you like girls to wear?"

"You can wear anything," he said, "you don't have to try."

"No." Shi Yi was a little anxious, "This is to respect her, after all, it's the first time we meet."

She said it in a hurry, which meant acting like a baby.

Mother smiled and left her bedroom.

But also because of the mother's departure, the atmosphere became tense again.

Shi Yi found that the tone of his speech was very dependent.

"They prepared some Chinese-style cheongsams last night. My family is more traditional, and girls are used to wearing them." He smiled, without any intention of forcing her, "If you don't mind, I can let them bring them in."

Of course I don't mind.

Nothing, she wanted to impress his mother perfectly.really want.

(End of this chapter)