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Chapter 116 Live with me

The next day was Su Qin's family reunion banquet. Su Qin hadn't slept yet at night. She was still busy making a dress to wear tomorrow.

The people she will meet tomorrow are all intellectuals of status and position. She cannot dress flamboyantly like before. She has to dress elegantly and make herself look like a well-educated and cultured person.

She was sewing clothes under the lamp when she suddenly heard a "bang" in the yard, the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, followed by footsteps.

She was startled, thinking that a thief had entered. She took out the dagger given to her by Zhao Liangchen, blew out the oil lamp, and tiptoed towards the door.

Mr. Zeng was still in the main house. Usually thieves would go to the main house first, and she was afraid that Mr. Zeng would be in danger.

When she reached the door, she gently opened it and suddenly saw a large shadow at the door. Her hands were faster than her brain, and she raised the dagger and stabbed it out.

When Zhao Liangchen walked to Su Qin's door, he suddenly saw that the light inside was off. He thought Su Qin was asleep, so he disappointedly withdrew his hand that was about to knock on the door. Just as he was about to leave, the door suddenly opened. He was just about to greet Su Qin happily, but he saw a flash of silver light in front of his eyes, and he subconsciously reached out to block it.

Seeing that her attack missed, Su Qin raised her foot and kicked Zhao Liangchen in the crotch.

Zhao Liangchen was so frightened when he saw the kick coming that he quickly dodged to the side: "Su Qin, it's me."

Su Qin missed and was about to stab him again, but she stopped when she heard Zhao Liangchen's voice: "Liangchen? Why is it you? How did you get in?"

Zhao Liangchen scratched his head embarrassedly: "I jumped over the wall to get in. I'm sorry to scare you."

Su Qin was puzzled: "Why didn't you just go through the door and jump over the wall to come in?"

Zeng Lao, who had come out after hearing the noise, snorted coldly at the door of the main house. "He's always like this. If there's a door, he won't leave until he jumps over the wall. I'm telling you, I didn't care about you jumping over the wall before, but now that Su Qin lives here, you can't jump over the wall anymore. It will ruin her reputation."

Zhao Liangchen hurriedly apologized: "It's my fault. I didn't go through the door today because I really didn't want to take a long detour."

He pointed to the west wall and said, "The student bought a house over there. It's closer to the wall."

Su Qin was surprised: "You bought a new house."

Zhao Liangchen nodded: "It's at the end of the alley next door."

Zeng Lao: "I said it when I came in. It's cold at night."

Su Qin and Zhao Liangchen followed Mr. Zeng into the main house, and Zhao Liangchen told them that he had left the Zhao Mansion and bought a yard next door.

Of course he didn't say how he left the Zhao Mansion.

Su Qin asked curiously, "Can't we split up the family while our parents are still around? How did you leave the Zhao Mansion?"

Zhao Liangchen didn't want to talk about sending Zhao Liangsi to the charity cemetery, fearing that Su Qin would think he was mean and despicable. He only said, "I found an opportunity to have a fight with my second brother. He made a big fuss, so I took the opportunity to ask to move out. It's not a separation, just a temporary move out. I still live at home in front of outsiders."

Su Qin understood: "It's good for you to live outside. You'll be free and don't have to worry about other people's faces."

Zhao Liangchen was also very happy to be able to live outside. He smiled and said, "Yes, I am finally free."

Then he remembered his purpose and asked Su Qin: "Do you and the teacher want to live with me?"

Before Su Qin could answer, Zeng Lao knocked on Zhao Liangchen's head and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Su Qin, a girl, is not going to have a good reputation if she lives with you. How will she get married in the future?"

Zhao Liangchen rubbed his head in grievance: "That's not what I meant. My courtyard is big, with three entrances. I told outsiders that I bought it to honor you. You live in it, and Su Qin is your granddaughter, so naturally she lives in it too.

As for the students, they will definitely be very busy in the future and will not come back often. Even if they come back, others will think that the students are here to see you and will not ruin Su Qin's reputation.

She manages the business for her students, and there are always things to discuss, so it would be more convenient for them to live in the same house."

Zeng Lao frowned. "That won't do. You said no one knows, so no one knows? If one person knows, Su Qin's reputation will be ruined. I'm planning to find her a good family of scholars. If she lives with you, how can she hold her head up in her husband's family in the future?"

Although Zhao Liangchen was disappointed, he also knew that what Mr. Zeng said was right. He knew when he came that Mr. Zeng probably would not agree, but he just said it out loud to give it a try.

"Forget it, tomorrow I'll have someone open a side door in the wall between the two houses to make it easier for us to move between them."

Zeng Lao pointed at the west wing and said angrily, "Look at the west side, there's no room for you to open the door. Do you want to tear down my house?"

This yard is very small, with only two side rooms on the east and west sides, and no other space left. If you want to open a door on the west side, you have to demolish a house. However, one of the west side rooms is a storage room and the other is a kitchen, so neither can be demolished.

Zhao Liangchen had already thought about it when he came: "Open the door in the west ear room."

There is an ear room on each side of the main house, which is shorter and much smaller than the main house.

The ear room is usually used for storage, as a kitchen, a toilet or for servants to live in.

Before, only Mr. Zeng lived in this courtyard, and there were many empty rooms, so the west wing was used as a storage room and kitchen.

Mr. Zeng always bathes in his own room, and Su Qin also stays in her own room when she comes, so the two side rooms are always empty.

Zhao Liangchen said, "Open a small side door in the west wing so that outsiders can't see it. I looked at the alley outside and it's a dead end on our side. It's only adjacent to the wall of my house. I'll have someone block this side off and open a side door on the east wall of my house. That way, no one will know that I often go back and forth between the two courtyards, and it won't ruin Su Qin's reputation."

After listening to this, Mr. Zeng looked at Su Qin. After all, she was a girl, and he had to consider her feelings. With a man often appearing in the house, Mr. Zeng was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable.

Su Qin didn't care, even if she had to live in Zhao Liangchen's yard, but since Mr. Zeng was considering her, she followed his advice.

She thought it would be a good idea to open a side door. She would definitely have a lot of things to discuss with Zhao Liangchen in the future, and she didn't have the ability to climb over the wall, so she nodded: "Okay, this will make communication easier."

Zhao Liangchen was immediately happy when he heard her agree: "I brought a few servants with me this time, including two maids. I'll send one over to you. Su Qin will be very busy with business in the future. I can't let Su Qin do the rough work of chopping wood, cooking, washing clothes, and shopping all the time."

He originally wanted to send two more people and find a maid for Su Qin, but the yard was too small to accommodate so many people.

Mr. Zeng thought this was a good idea. It didn't matter to him before, but with Su Qin joining him, he didn't want her to do all the rough work. He had also thought about finding a maid for Su Qin before, but he never had time to do it.

"Okay, then wait until the door opens and bring it over."

Su Qin also thought it was a good idea. She was originally a lazy person who loved to lie down, so of course she was happy to have someone do the work.

Zhao Liangchen: "I also bought a carriage and a driver. Don't hire a carriage when you go out in the future. It's not safe. Ask the maid to tell me to ask the driver to come here to pick you up."

Su Qin nodded: "Okay."

She will definitely go out more often in the future, so it will be much more convenient for her to have her own car.

Zhao Liangchen stood up after he finished speaking: "Then I'll go back first. I'll pick you up tomorrow and we'll go together."

Su Qin watched Zhao Liangchen easily climb up the room and flip to the other side, and murmured enviously: "When will I be able to be as light as a swallow?"

Mr. Zeng stood behind her and said disdainfully, "Don't learn from him. He's not good at studying, so he just practices martial arts. What good is there in jumping around like a monkey all day long?"

Su Qin found it funny: "Grandpa, you say you dislike him, but I don't know how you like him in your heart. You must be very proud to have such a student."

Zeng Lao snorted, "What is there for me to be proud of, you little brat?"

After saying that, he went back to his room.

Su Qin went back to finish making the remaining clothes. The next morning, she got up early, dressed up, and waited for Zhao Liangchen to pick her up.