Need for Uncle

Chapter 239

Chapter 230 Postpone
That night, Ma Xiaoshuai locked himself in the study and was busy until late at night.

Early the next morning, after arriving at the academy, Xiaowan and Qingchu followed in the office as soon as they entered the office.

"What's the matter?" Ma Xiaoshuai looked at the two girls in silence and asked in bewilderment: "What day is it today, both of them have calmed down?"

"Teacher." Xiaowan ignored the teasing, and said worriedly: "I heard Qingchu say that you have been very unhappy these two days."

"Nothing." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled unnaturally, "Isn't this busy?"

"It's because you suddenly got busy." Qing Chu said sadly, "I think it's because of the marriage, or because of me?"

"No." This girl is really powerful, and she can see that although she is busy, she is obviously preoccupied.Probably didn't know the condition yet, subconsciously thought that it was because he wanted to marry her, thinking that he didn't want to.Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help comforting him, "Don't think so much, as long as you don't play tricks on the people around you, I can treat you and Xiaowan equally, and I can completely accept you."

"Really?" Qingchu's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Then I promise you, I won't fight against Xiaowan in the future."

"Well, this is the best..."

"Then, then I'm going out." Qing Chu blushed, and said goodbye: "Goodbye, teacher."

"En." Looking at Xiaowan, "What about you? Why don't you leave?"

"You haven't answered me yet." Xiao Wan leaned over, hugged Ma Xiaoshuai's waist, and said in a low voice, "I want you to tell me before I leave."

"what do you want me to say?"

"Why are you unhappy?" Xiaowan raised her face and said worriedly, "Actually, I don't need Qingchu to tell me, I can tell."

"See that I'm unhappy?" Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, and pulled Xiaowan into his arms again.It seemed that the two of them had been together for so long, not only did he know her well, but she also got to know herself slowly as they got along.Perhaps this is what people often say about the connection of hearts. Relatives and lovers can often see each other's thoughts because of a movement or an expression, or even perceive each other's mood without any reason.

"En." Xiaowan nodded, "Can you tell me?"

"Not yet." Ma Xiaoshuai didn't want to lie to her, he sighed and said, "But I promise you, we will all be happy again after a while."

"I believe in you." Xiaowan looked at Ma Xiaoshuai for a long time, finally nodded firmly, left her embrace and walked out.

After Xiao Wan left, Ma Xiaoshuai slumped all the blueprints he brought on the desk, and found a letter in his hand while he was busy.

The signature is Teng Yun.

Probably missed it before, thinking of this, I put down my work and opened the letter.

This is indeed a letter sent by Teng Yun, and it was sent yesterday.There is nothing in the content, the main thing is to greet colleagues and myself, the dean, and then report the progress of the work. Similarly, I also mentioned the situation of the subordinate students. The lines are full and full of hope for the outside world. .Ma Xiaoshuai, who put down the letter, couldn't calm down for a long time, looking at the front of him without focus, with complicated emotions.

He thought that maybe in many cases, he ignored many people around him.

Although I care about my family very much, my friends in my life also occupy an indispensable part in my heart.As for the students, although most of them are not worthy of the name, after all, after following him for so long, it is impossible to say that they have no feelings.Especially Teng Yun and his subordinates haven't had a good day since they were sent to that bitter cold place. They have made great contributions to Murong country but no one cares about them.But they continue to pay for the country and hope for the future, and most importantly, they persist in the present because of their trust in themselves.

In fact, deep down in his heart, Ma Xiaoshuai has always felt deeply guilty towards them, always feeling sorry for them...

Depressedly picking up the blueprint at hand, he couldn't help asking himself, leaving so much for Duan Chengzhi and the others, what did Liu Tengyun leave behind?

dong dong dong.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, Ma Xiaoshuai gathered his mood and hid the blueprint, "Come in."

Unexpectedly, the queen who hadn't seen him for two days reappeared.This time he still had a warm smile on his face, but Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't laugh.

"Why this expression?" The queen didn't mind, she sat down and waved back the guard maid, "I'm your mother-in-law?"

"Yes." Ma Xiaoshuai wiped his face and forced a smile, "Yes, mother-in-law."

"What's wrong with you?" The queen has a strong ability to perceive words and emotions, and she immediately became alert: "Let me remind you, it's best not to play tricks on the wedding."

"It's really thoughtful."

"What are you talking about!?" The queen frowned, "Zhang Defu, it's shameless for a man to turn back on his word."

"Listen to me first." Ma Xiaoshuai waved his hand, "As you can imagine, I really have something on my mind. Because of my group of subordinates." Briefly talked about Teng Yun and his work in charge of growing meaning, Finally, he said to the shocked queen: "Their existence is of great significance to Murong country, but so far few people know about it, and no one even cares about it. Every time I think of the scenery of Duan Chengzhi and the students, I..."

"I understand how you feel." The queen looked at Ma Xiaoshuai for a while, and seeing that she didn't want to be fake, she agreed, "The palms and backs are all flesh."

"They can bear the hardships there, but they all look forward to the early results." Speaking of this, his face was firm, "So I have a request to the court."

"Reward?" The queen immediately said: "It's no problem, I can promise you now on behalf of the emperor."

"No." Ma Xiaoshuai waved his hand, "This kind of reward is not what they want, and even if you give it, they won't accept it until there is no result. I know my students too well, these rewards won't make them happy , On the contrary, it can only make them feel ashamed." Speaking of this, I stood up, "So, my idea is to adjust the focus of my work recently, and try my best to help them, so that they can produce results as soon as possible, which can be regarded as encouragement."

"That's right, anyway, you seem to be very busy recently." The Queen nodded, and suddenly frowned, "What was your request?"

"give me sometime."

"you mean……"

"I hope to postpone the wedding for a month." Ma Xiaoshuai said firmly, "It will be very busy during this period, so I will do my best to help them."

"Postponed for a month?" The queen suddenly became alert, staring into Ma Xiaoshuai's eyes, hoping to find a trace of breaking the formation, but in the end it failed.

"You don't have to worry about what I think, and I don't have to do it. Since I have promised you, we will always get married." Ma Xiaoshuai spread his hands and said: "I just told you very clearly, I want to do my best to help On Tengyun’s side, there is no time to prepare for the tedious matters of the big wedding.” Having said this, he paused, and continued: “Besides, high-grade steel products, whether they are for military or civilian use, have a huge impact on Murong Kingdom.”

"This..." The queen's heart was pounding, she considered overturning a series of speculations for a long time, and finally agreed, "Then postpone it for a month."

"Thank you on behalf of Tengyun and his students." Ma Xiaoshuai nodded and cupped his hands gratefully.

"They should thank you." The queen showed a meaningful smile, stood up and said, "That's it, I'll go first."

"Go slowly." Watching the voice disappear at the door, Ma Xiaoshuai sat down slowly, with a not-so-pure smile on his lips.

As he thought, the queen had no reason not to agree, no matter how you looked at it, the request was reasonable.

Although out of guilt towards Teng Yun, I wanted to do something for him, to be precise, to help him achieve results.It is also good to make up for the debt in my heart.But after all, he also has his own thoughts, so it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.Delaying the time by one month can not only help Tengyun, but also buy a lot of time for myself. In addition to facilitating my plan, what will happen in these two months will also greatly help the plan.

After thinking about all this, Ma Xiaoshuai called Duan Chengzhi and Qian Jun together and made a series of arrangements.

"Brother Zhang." Qian Jun was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Is there something you are hiding from me? You are very abnormal these days."

"That's right." Duan Chengzhi shook the blueprint in his hand, wondering, "What's wrong with you, let me tell you parting, what's the matter with you?"

"What can I do, stop guessing." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled unnaturally, "Why don't I work hard? Then I'll continue to be lazy."

"That's not what it means." Qian Jun sighed, stood up and said in a deep voice, "I hope you don't hide anything from me, we are friends."

"En, I know." Ma Xiaoshuai was a little moved, and sighed as he watched the two people walking out one after another, feeling a little helpless.

When it was time to get off work, Ma Xiaoshuai tidied up and went out.

When Ergou had just returned home, he suddenly said that Dongfangmu asked him to go there, and his heart sank.

Generally, there are no major issues, and Dongfang Mu Wanwan will not come to talk to him about things.There is only one reason to do it suddenly today.That is to know about the big wedding, I'm afraid the emperor can't hold his breath anymore.This news should be announced today. Dongfang Mu must have found him because of this, but what is the old man's attitude towards this matter?Whether it is from the standpoint of the country or the individual, this is what is worrying.

All the way through the door nervously, I saw the old man was sitting in the first seat drinking tea, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Sit down." Dongfang Mu greeted with no expression on his face, "I called you here because I have something to tell you."

"Yes."

"I know everything about the princess." The old man poured himself a cup of tea, looked at the floating tea leaves and said, "I'm afraid you already knew about it?"

"Yes." Ma Xiaoshuai didn't want to hide this matter, and there was no need to hide it, "The empress told me about it three days ago."

"This empress is not easy to deal with..." Dongfang Mu put down the teapot and said, "Then did you agree?"

"I agree." Ma Xiaoshuai opened his mouth to say something, but he held back in the end.

"Is there an accident?" Dongfang Muren was mature, seeing that Ma Xiaoshuai was about to speak but knew something was going on, he frowned and said, "Tell me about it."

"Okay, it's like this..." Ma Xiaoshuai thought for a while, and told Dongfang Mu the whole process.

"Requirements, conditions." Dongfang Mu obviously didn't know about it. At this moment, his face was slightly angry, and he said in a cold voice: "I'm afraid it's more appropriate to threaten."

"This is also impossible..."

"Then have you ever thought that once you get involved in this, it will have a great impact on you and even those around you?"

"I know all of this." Speaking of this, Ma Xiaoshuai raised his head and said firmly, "But I promise to grandpa, I won't let everyone get hurt."

"Really?" Dongfang Mu suddenly stared at Ma Xiaoshuai sharply, and after a long time smiled without a trace, "I believe in you."

"Thanks, thank you grandpa." Ma Xiaoshuai was flustered for a while, and hurriedly cupped his hands to cover it up, "I will protect everyone."

"You don't need to protect me." Dongfang Mu said with a pun, "No one will do anything to me with an old bone."

"Grandpa..." Ma Xiaoshuai's heart trembled, it seemed that not only his thoughts were discovered, but also forgiven, he could not help but choke up.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Dongfang Mu laughed, "Just take care of yourself and Xueyu, don't worry about anything else."

"But……"

"With me here, what are you afraid of?" Dongfang Mu stood up and walked into the house, "Don't worry, there are plenty of people who understand and are willing to help you."

(End of this chapter)