Li Qingling never would have thought that Liu Zhihao would come to this place. Looking at this man in front of her who was even more imposing than before, his heart was filled with suspicion."General Liu, why are you here?"
This was too rare.
Liu Zhihao looked down at his condescendingly from above. However, when he heard her question, he didn"t make a sound.
When he heard the news that his cousin was going to be married, he decided to return to the capital to report on his work.
His gaze was a little picky as he looked at Li Qingling. Although she looked much better than when he was at Matsuyama, he still felt that she wasn"t worthy of that cousin of his.
Sooner or later, he would have to bring his cousin back to the Liu Family. Li Qingling"s family background did not help his cousin, it was not worthy of him.
Li Qingling was a person who had sharp senses, so she could immediately feel that Liu Zhihao was not happy with her.
Her face had also turned pale. Even if someone didn"t like her, she wouldn"t be able to greet them with a smile. Even if that person was a general, she wouldn"t use her hot face to cover her cold b.u.t.t.
"General Liu, do you want to come in?" She asked lightly.
Liu Zhihao withdrew his gaze from Li Qingling"s body and neatly jumped down from the horse. Ignoring Li Qingling, he walked in with large strides.
"..." The corner of Li Qingling"s mouth twitched. She felt that he had been blind in the past and felt that this man was not bad.
In this way, her impression of him was greatly diminished.
She was a little unhappy and directly closed the courtyard door, ignoring the horse outside. Since Liu Zhihao did not ask her to help him tie the horse up, then she might as well pretend that she did not know.
When she entered the living room, Liu Zhihao and the old man were already sitting and talking.
From the way he treated the old man, she knew that his att.i.tude was only towards her.
She didn"t mess with him, did she? Did you do anything to offend him? How could he be dissatisfied with her?
Li Qingling thought for a while, but could not think of anything, so she stopped thinking. With a turn of his heel, she prepared to busy herself with other matters.
However, before she could leave, the old man called out to her to go find Liu Zhimo.
"Yes," she said, and went out.
Not long after she left, Liu Zhimo returned.
When Liu Zhihao saw Liu Zhimo, the corner of his mouth curled into a smile. When Liu Zhimo greeted him, he smiled and nodded.
He had attracted attention to his younger cousin and knew that his lessons were not bad. He would be taking the exam next month as well. With his abilities, it shouldn"t be difficult for him to become an Elementary Scholar.
When he had taken the Scholar"s Examination, he would tell him about the Liu Family and ask him to go back to the Liu Family to reclaim his ancestors.
With Liu Zhimo"s reputation, his stepmother would not bully him so easily.
Thinking about how he always wanted to get rid of his stepmother, he coldly snorted in his heart. If Liu Zhimo returned to the Liu Family and was still so outstanding, his stepmother would definitely be very unhappy.
He was happy when she wasn"t happy.
"General Liu, why are you here?" This was too rare, he thought that he would never meet Liu Zhihao again in this life. He did not expect that he would suddenly come to find him.
When Li Qingling went to find him and told him about this matter, he was actually quite surprised.
Even if he wanted to, he could not think of the reason why Liu Zhihao came to find him.
Liu Zhihao looked at Liu Zhimo, raised his eyebrows and said, "What? The Ink doesn"t welcome me? "
Liu Zhimo shook his head and said, "How is that possible?" It was just that, when he suddenly saw General Liu, he was somewhat surprised.
After all, he was a great general, and he was just a commoner. They really didn"t have much contact with each other, so why would he come and find him?
In short, he felt very strange.
"I"m going back to the capital to report on my work. I just happened to pa.s.s by here, so I came over to take a look."
"So that"s how it is …"
Hearing that, Liu Zhimo nodded, and for a moment, he did not know what to say.
The atmosphere in the living room immediately became quiet. Even the old man stopped talking. He picked up his teacup and took a few sips slowly.
When Li Qingling had entered the hall earlier, he had felt that Liu Zhihao was somewhat dissatisfied with him.
He probably felt that Li Qingling"s status was too low and was not worthy of Liu Zhimo!
If not for the fact that he couldn"t beat Liu Zhihao, he would have jumped up and beat Liu Zhihao to a pulp.
If not for their kind intentions in taking her in, he would have died a long time ago. How could he still be sitting here leisurely drinking tea?
How could he possibly despise Li Qingling?
It was just that because Liu Zhihao was a general, the old man did not say anything, but his heart was dissatisfied with him, and did not want to talk to him anymore.
As a general, Liu Zhihao would definitely not care about such an atmosphere. He continued to drink his tea gracefully, and drank a cup before putting down his teacup and speaking slowly, "Summoning Mo, can I have a word with you?"
Liu Zhimo didn"t know what Liu Zhihao was planning. He heard him say so and nodded.
"General Liu, this way, please." He stood up and brought Liu Zhihao to the study room.
He sat on the chair and waited for a while, but he did not hear a word from Liu Zhihao. Liu Zhimo could not help but say, "General Liu, if you have something to say, just say it!"
Liu Zhihao raised his eyes and looked straight at Liu Zhimo, and asked him in a serious tone, was he really going to marry Li Qingling?
Seeing his serious expression, Liu Zhimo became serious, nodded his head heavily and said yes.
He and Li Qingling were originally married, so it was natural for them to marry each other.
Furthermore, he had been like this for a long time, and understood his feelings for Li Qingling.
"She"s not worthy of you." Liu Zhihao immediately threw those words down.
In his heart, he just felt that Li Qingling wasn"t worthy of his cousin. If she had a good family background and could help his cousin, it would be different.
The moment he said that, Liu Zhimo"s expression darkened, he looked back at Liu Zhihao, and said, "If she isn"t worthy of me, then no one is." He definitely would not allow anyone to look down on Li Qingling like that, as she was his lover. If others thought like that about her, it would only make his heart unhappy.
Seeing Liu Zhimo"s unhappy expression, Liu Zhihao pretended not to see it, and directly said what he wanted to say in his heart, "You will need to be an official in the future, you need a wife with a strong background. Only then will you be able to walk down the path of an official faster and more steadily." The official waters were very deep. Without any powerful a.s.sistance, it would be very difficult to advance.
If Li Qingling"s family background was not bad, he would not be so opposed.
He did this all for the sake of Liu Zhimo.
But Liu Zhimo obviously did not accept his good intentions. If he could only do this because he relied on his wife, then it would be fine even if he did not become an official.
"I don"t need it." Liu Zhimo also straightforwardly rejected her. In his heart, no matter what kind of career he had, it couldn"t compare to Li Qingling.
If he were to choose between Li Qingling and his career, he would definitely choose Li Qingling directly.
If he did not become an official, he could still do other things. If he did not want Li Qingling, then he really felt that his days were meaningless.
When Liu Zhihao heard Liu Zhimo"s rejection without hesitation, he frowned. He never thought that Liu Zhimo would be so stubborn, and directly refused his words.
After looking at Liu Zhimo quietly for a while, he spoke again, "If you feel that you"ve let her down, then you should give her a little more silver, so that she will be able to live happily."
"General Liu, if you have come to say these words to me, I"m sorry, but you can leave now."
Liu Zhimo also frowned, his heart was even more unhappy.
If he knew that Liu Zhihao had come to find him to say such things, he would not have directly met him.
In his heart, he wished to marry the person that he wished to marry. It would be strange if he was so happy in his heart to be demoted by others to such a low status.
It was obvious that Liu Zhimo was in a bad mood. Liu Zhihao paused for a moment, and his brows furrowed even more, "Zhimo, do not look at everything, you have to make preparations for the future."
If Liu Zhimo wasn"t his cousin, he wouldn"t have said this much to him.
He was really thinking for Liu Zhimo"s sake, wanting him to live a better life.
It was just that Liu Zhimo did not appreciate his kind intentions.
"General Liu, you aren"t married yet, are you?"
Not expecting Liu Zhimo to ask that, Liu Zhihao was stunned for a moment, then said that he did not.
Liu Zhimo nodded with understanding, "It"s fortunate that you"re not married, so whoever wants to be your wife would probably feel very pitiful about it." From Liu Zhihao"s words just now, it could be seen that he treated marriage as a kind of deal. As long as it was beneficial to him, he would consider marrying them.
He was such a cold-blooded person, how could he treat his wife so well?
Hearing that, Liu Zhihao pursed his lips, but became silent again. He never expected Liu Zhimo to say such words to him, making him feel extremely cold.
He admitted that if he were to take a wife, he would definitely marry a wife that would help him. However, the respect that he should give to his wife would definitely be great.
He wouldn"t be someone who doted on his concubine and killed his wife. He wouldn"t let his backyard become a mess.
He was definitely able to do this.
"I gave her wealth and glory, what"s she pitiful about it?" Just when Liu Zhimo thought that Liu Zhihao was not going to speak, he suddenly thought of something.
These words were truly from his heart. He felt that giving his wife wealth and respect was the best thing he could do for her.
Liu Zhimo also understood that, so he shook his head helplessly. Liu Zhihao must have never liked people before, so he had that thought.
"General Liu, you don"t need to say anymore. You and I are two different people, and my thinking is the complete opposite of yours." Liu Zhimo curled the corner of his mouth, and calmly replied, "In your mind, a wife who is of a.s.sistance to you is a good wife, but that is not what I am thinking."
He only wanted to marry Li Qingling and live a happy life with her. He really didn"t have such lofty ambitions like Liu Zhihao did.
The corners of Liu Zhihao"s mouth curled into a line as he looked at Liu Zhimo in disappointment and disappointment. He felt that his actions of not leaving his own career was an extremely foolish thing to do for a woman.