[R18] Meat is fragrant – Chapter 106 of “Charming Flesh and Fragrance” [English]

Chapter 107 The Eldest Lady of a Warlord Family Elopes with an Actor Part 15

When Xue Xingze turned away his eyes in the main room, frowned slightly and nodded to Qian Yunsheng in an awkward manner, Gu Mingyue was completely confused about the situation.

The boy’s attitude seems to be as bad as yesterday, but if you look closely, you can indeed find clues of something abnormal.

The hostility released from he and strongly gathering towards Qian Yunsheng disappeared like clouds.

It’s really strange, Gu Mingyue thought silently, what happened between the two of them without her noticing?!

Qian Yunsheng was sitting next to Gu Mingyue. He looked radiant and energetic. He was serving porridge to her with lowered eyes and a smile. The hand holding the porcelain spoon was as white and translucent as the new snow under the morning sun, with the luster of jade.

“Here, this is yours.” Qian Yunsheng put the millet porridge in Gu Mingyue’s hand, then filled another bowl, and handed the fragrant porcelain bowl to Xue Xingze with a gentle smile.

“Auntie won’t get up at this time. Breakfast is only for the three of us.” Xue Xingze took the porcelain bowl without saying thank you, touched his nose, and muttered vaguely while biting a mouthful of mutton buns.

Gu Mingyue gave a low response, indicating that she understood.She always likes to eat without talking or sleeping, so she reached out for a sesame sauce pancake and ate in small bites.

The side dishes for breakfast are pickled cucumbers and sesame-gold pickles. The warm and sweet millet porridge is paired with delicious and crispy side dishes. It makes the Five Zang Temple, which has been vacant all night, fall into a happy sense of satisfaction.

It was incredibly calm.

After the meal, Xue Xingze asked the servant to make jasmine tea.he held the tea bowl, flicking the tea lid in a relaxed and leisurely manner and skimming off the foam in the tea soup. The usual gloomy look on his face was neutralized by the fragrant heat, revealing a bit of softness.

The young man was wearing an off-white stand-up collared shirt and dark trousers with silver-buckle suspenders. He lowered his head and gently put on the scented tea. His movements were not inferior to Qian Yunsheng’s elegance.At this moment, Gu Mingyue felt a trace of the leisurely atmosphere of a young master from Xue Xingze. It was a kind of careless style, gorgeous and melancholy but contradictory, ethereal and graceful.

“Sister, how do you plan to deal with the Tang family’s affairs?” Xue Xingze’s direct question broke the peace in the room.

The atmosphere in the main room became a little solemn for a while. The charcoal fire in the brazier burned red with a subtle and crisp explosion. The rising hot air distorted the surrounding air, creating a visually chaotic and blurry effect.

The hot tea soup spilled from the tureen onto the tiger’s mouth. Qian Yunsheng was unaware of it. He subconsciously focused his gaze on the face of the woman beside him, with an unknown light flashing in his eyes, a firmness with a hint of anxiety.

Gu Mingyue put down the blue and white porcelain tea bowl in her hand, stood up and walked to the door of the main room. She lifted a corner of the heavy cotton curtain, and in an instant, the crisp air roared into the room through the narrow gap, diluting the original strong sense of oppression in the air.

The cold wind blew Gu Mingyue’s black hair around her temples. She took a deep breath, and the temperature of ice and snow filled her lungs. She relied on this clear and cold air to wake up her brain that was immersed in warmth and comfort.

“Does father know?” Gu Mingyue narrowed her eyes and opened her lips to ask.

“I didn’t know it when I set out, but these days have passed. I think my father is afraid…”

“Then let me be willful again.” Gu Mingyue interrupted Xue Xingze, she put down the corner of the cotton door curtain in her hand, Shi Shiran walked back to Qian Yunsheng and sat down, holding his stiff hand tightly.

“Perhaps I am very unfilial…”

The woman murmured like she was dreaming, in a helpless tone with a hint of guilt. In the inner room where there was only the sound of breathing and the subtle explosion of sparks, it was weak but extremely clear.

Xue Xingze was speechless for a long time, and finally nodded in compromise and said, “The Tang family’s affairs can be postponed as long as possible.”

If this is the happiness that my sister desires, as a younger brother, I have no choice but to protect her…

In the winter of the 13th year of the Republic of China, in Beiping where the cold wind was raging, Gu Mingyue felt the unexpected warmth from relatives.

Xue Xingze did not stay for a few days and then say goodbye to everyone and return to Shanghai as Gu Mingyue expected. Instead, after a day out, he bought a lot of new things and asked people to move them into the temporary wing. It seemed that he was planning to stay there until the New Year and then leave.

Shi Xiaoman’s husband, Frank, often goes out, and she always stays alone in Peiping. She has no children and few good friends. In addition to inviting a few familiar ladies to come to the house to play cards, the rest of the time is spent in the main house, the main room, and the study.

The lack of crowds in such a large house inevitably made it feel a little quieter.But now there were suddenly a few more young people in the house, and it looked a little more lively than before.

Frank is a very friendly and self-disciplined businessman. He has dark brown curly hair and gray-blue pupils. He has deep and thin facial features and a tall figure. He has a charming and charming manner when talking, giving people a sense of trustworthy security.

With the help of Shi Xiaoman, Frank agreed to teach Qian Yunsheng business methods and cultivate him all the qualities needed for a successful businessman. He also frequently led him to attend various gatherings and introduced him to important people in various fields in the name of relatives, making him familiar with Peiping’s upper class society.

Qian Yunsheng’s learning ability is amazing. His extraordinary comprehension and precise sensitivity to opportunities enabled him to leap from a young rookie to a business rookie who can handle the work at hand in just two months.He’s language learning is also making rapid progress. Daily conversation and reading and writing applications in foreign languages ​​are no longer a problem. Even Gu Mingyue has to admire his excellent memory and learning efficiency.

Gu Mingyue herself found a job in a private girls’ middle school in Peiping, teaching foreign literature.

The new life is gradually getting back on track. As the busy middle age approaches, the Shi family mansion begins its routine year-end cleaning: the old window paper is removed and replaced with white and brand-new bamboo strip paper, and window grilles symbolizing good luck and wealth are pasted on it.Large red lanterns were hung high in the corridors and under the eaves, creating a festive and festive atmosphere.

In the days that followed, time seemed to pass faster. In the long bells of the Drum Tower, everyone sat around the round table and ate steaming meat dumplings just out of the pot, joking and ushering in the new year.

The warmth and harmony of the small family almost made Gu Mingyue forget the turbulent times.

In the fourteenth year of the Republic of China (1925), within two months of the New Year, Sun Yat-sen passed away.

As Gu Mingyue knew, the future of this country was falling into an abyss of darkness and chaos. In the next twenty years or so, war would spread to every corner of this vast land, and fear and pain would be mixed with blood and tears, deeply engraved in the hearts of 40 million people.

Gu Mingyue stood by the window of the wing, holding a letter from Shanghai in his hand.Wearing a thin cotton coat and skirt, she leaned against the carved red window edge and read every word in the letter carefully.

This is a letter from the Tang family.

The regular script on the black paper with white characters is fresh and elegant, but the content is extremely simple:

Miss Xue hereby declares:

A letter is like a meeting.

I was shocked to learn about the incident between you and Boss Qian a few months ago. When I first heard about it, I couldn’t help but feel angry. However, after meditating for several days and nights, I felt that Miss Xue’s courage was not afraid of being despised by the world.

Recalling the fate between me and Miss Xue, it is sad and hateful.Although Tang and Xue’s family had arranged to get married first, we have different hearts and it is difficult to agree on the same goal. If we were to marry abruptly, we would be like enemies.Now that the matter has come to an end, I am willing to resolve my grievances with Miss Xue, tell all my relatives, and let everyone return to their own ways.

Please tell Boss Qian again: From now on, please don’t hate each other again.

Shi Sui

Written by Tang Yingshao

February 21st

Gu Mingyue finished reading the letter, carefully re-folded the letter and put it into the envelope, placed it in the most conspicuous place in the center of the tea table, and pressed it with the teapot.She picked up the crochet hook and sat on the rocking chair by the window, crocheting knee pads for Xue Xingze while waiting for Qian Yunsheng to come home.

The raised corners of her mouth and the flash of light when she lowered her eyes revealed her mood.

Yes, she always knew that this would be the result.What can the Tang family do?The situation was tense, and all forces were in a stalemate. Even if Xue Heze openly ran away from home and eloped with an actor, the Tang family was resentful, but there was nothing they could do.

The method of sending people to chase him to Peking and forcefully kidnap him back was not feasible as long as Shi Xiaoman was here.What’s more, this is Duan Qirui’s world, and the warlords are often the best informed. They must have smelled the smell of war.

How could the Tang and Xue families be at odds with each other at this time? The Tang family could only swallow their anger, and the Xue family could only apologize and bow their heads.

There is nothing we can do about this.

The afterglow of the setting sun poured into the room through the half-opened window, and the golden dazzling light fell on Gu Mingyue’s body. Her face was peaceful, reflecting the sunset that gradually turned into a warm orange light. Her whole person was like a saint on the stained glass window of a Catholic church, glowing with a gentle maternal brilliance.

As the sun set in the west and the lanterns came on, Gu Mingyue rubbed her sore shoulders, put the finished knee pads in her hands together with an exquisite purple embroidered magnolia sachet, and then got up to prepare for dinner.

Qian Yunsheng is accustomed to eating light food and likes to eat nourishing soups and soups, so the two dishes and one soup on the table are all of southern taste.Xue Xingze went to visit a friend today and will return to Shanghai in two days. The knee pads and sachet completed today are a farewell gift.

Gu Mingyue didn’t know Xue Xingze’s fate in the original book. She was a little worried, but she couldn’t do anything. She could only pray silently, praying that a young and gorgeous life like he would not be strangled in the war-torn era.

Shi Xiaoman had caught wind and cold in the past two days and was feeling groggy and in low spirits every day, so he asked his juniors not to visit him, lest he spread the illness to them.So for today’s dinner, the kitchen only prepared portions for Gu Mingyue and Qian Yunsheng.

Gu Mingyue thought that Qian Yunsheng would rush home to have dinner with her before dinner today as usual.But the Western clock in the room rang nine times, the food on the table was no longer hot, and Qian Yunsheng still hadn’t returned home.

The top of the moon looks like a silver hook, and its cool brilliance lights up the night like a bright lamp.

Gu Mingyue’s stomach growled and her head felt dizzy. She couldn’t hold it any longer, so she ate alone.She asked the servant to bring the leftovers back to the stove to reheat them, so that there would be no hot food to eat when Qian Yunsheng came home.

After filling her stomach, Gu Mingyue lay down on the kang after washing up. The kang fire at home was burning brightly, and she couldn’t bear to leave the warm quilt once she lay down on it. She put the letter on Qian Yunsheng’s pillow, and touched her belly in a sleepy state, with a happy smile unconsciously spreading at the corner of her mouth.

I woke up in the middle of the night, and in front of me was the untouched letter on the pillow, and the quilt beside me was as neat as before.Gu Mingyue put on her cotton-padded jacket and got up, got off the bed and turned on the lamp. Then she took out a book from the bookshelf and read while struggling with sleepiness.

This reading lasted all night.

When the sky was slightly dim in the morning, Gu Mingyue washed and dressed, wrapped in a cloak and went to the concierge. When she asked the concierge, she learned that Xue Xingze had not returned home all night, and she immediately felt a little anxious.

She asked the servants to bring a deck chair and a fire pit and put them outside the door, and sat there with the door half open and waited.When the sun was high in the sky, two people came from the end of the alley. Gu Mingyue stood up suddenly and ran towards them.

As expected, it was Xue Xingze and Qian Yunsheng.

Their faces showed exhaustion. Qian Yunsheng strode forward and hugged Gu Mingyue into his arms. He scolded nervously as long as he walked well, ran if he wanted to, and what to do if he fell.

Gu Mingyue buried her face in Qian Yunsheng’s arms, feeling a little sullen. Before she started to blame him for staying out all night and why he was with Aze, he started to blame himself.So she angrily broke away from the man’s arms and walked in front of Xue Xingze in three steps and two steps at a time. Only then did she slowly realize that her brother was holding a young girl in his arms.

A girl with a round face and short ear-length hair, fair skin, and a pair of watery eyes that are as lively as a deer’s. Although she looks cute, her expression is often old-fashioned…

This is the heroine, Guo Lanxiang.