roccoschili Chapter 291 But do good deeds
Chapter 291 But do good deeds
After the three of them finished their conversation, it was almost noon when they heard footsteps outside the door, followed by the clear voice of little Ah Cai: "Big brother, big sister, Uncle Chen, Aunt Yu asked me to call you for dinner."
Jin Chu opened the door with a smile, took the little girl's hand and went to the front hall.
Su Cheng'an made a gesture of invitation to Chen Zhe: "Uncle, please go first."
Chen Zhe quickly waved his hand to refuse, "How can you mess up the hierarchy? Please go first, my lord."
Seeing that Jin Chu and the other two had already walked far away and Chen Zhe was still insistent, Su Cheng'an smiled and shook his head, without trying to persuade him anymore. He took two steps forward, and Chen Zhe followed him out.
The two were two steps apart, talking as they walked, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at the front hall.
Yu and a few other women had already placed the food on the table. When they saw Jinchu and the other two arrive, they hurriedly bowed and left.
This time when they sat down, Su Cheng'an did not sit down first. He grabbed Chen Zhe with one hand and pushed him to the seat of honor.
Chen Zhe reacted and refused to comply. He quickly stood up to offer his seat, saying repeatedly, "It's against etiquette for a lowly person to sit in a high position. How dare Chen mess up the order of things?"
"Today we are only discussing family rituals. You are the elder and I am the younger. Uncle Chen, please do not refuse. Please take a seat!"
Su Cheng'an held Chen Zhe down, his tone gentle but his attitude firm.
Jin Chu glanced at the two people who were pushing each other, smiled and pulled Chen Zhe aside, "Uncle Chen, if you want to treat me as your niece, then take the seat! According to family etiquette, no matter how noble his status is, he is still your niece-in-law."
Seeing Jinchu say so, Chen Zhe looked at Su Chengan again, but saw that he was clinging to Jinchu, looking at his wife with deep affection and nodding, like a wife following her husband's lead.
A thought suddenly flashed through Chen Zhe's mind. Perhaps this prince really regarded himself as his elder and didn't want to sit far away from his wife?
"Obedience is worse than respect! So today I will be generous and take the main seat."
As he spoke, Chen Zhe took the seat of honor.
"That's right, Uncle Chen, please sit down so we can sit in peace."
Jin Chu smiled and pulled Su Chengan to sit down.
After dinner, Jin Chu and Su Cheng'an introduced several civil and military masters to a group of children, and told the children to study literature and martial arts well from tomorrow onwards. Then they said goodbye to everyone and returned to the city.
As he had nothing to do today, the driver drove slowly. The afternoon sun shone on his body, making him drowsy.
Jin Chu half leaned in Su Cheng'an's arms, chatting with him intermittently.
"I didn't know Ah Jin had such deep feelings for Uncle Chen. If I had known, I would have arranged for you to meet earlier, and I wouldn't have asked my father to test him when he first came to the palace!"
Su Cheng'an stroked Jin Chu's slightly sunburned cheeks and sighed softly.
Jin Chu half-closed his eyes and replied softly, "I didn't expect that after meeting Uncle Chen, all my memories would come flooding back. My father didn't have many brothers who shared his life and death with him, and this one is one of them, and I think he has the deepest feelings for him."
"And the rest?"
"The rest of what?"
Jin Chu's mind was in a daze, and he asked subconsciously.
Su Cheng'an affectionately tapped the nose of the girl in his arms and smiled, "Where are the other brothers of your father-in-law who have shared life and death with you?"
"The other two are General Liu Zhongquan and that Zhongshan wolf Chen Tianyao!"
Jin Chu rolled his eyes at Su Chengan angrily.
What a mess! Why bring up Chen Tianyao for no reason? It ruins my good mood for nothing!
A man's deep laughter came to my ears.
"What are you laughing at? Are you still willing to listen to my story about Uncle Chen?"
The girl was a little angry out of embarrassment.
The young man replied in a deep voice that still held a smile: "Good, Ajin, don't worry. I won't laugh anymore. Please continue to tell me about Uncle Chen and my father-in-law's past."
Jin Chu adjusted his posture again and spoke in a gentle voice.
"I was too young at the time, so I don't remember the details clearly. I only vaguely heard my wet nurse mention it once. It seemed that on my father's way out of Beijing to the northwest, he accidentally saved Uncle Chen, who had failed the imperial examination and was out relaxing when he was kidnapped by bandits."
Su Chengan laughed and joked: "It turns out to be a story about a hero saving a scholar!"
Jin Chu also laughed. It really was so cliché.
"Later, my father learned that Uncle Chen was also going to Floating Cloud City in the northwest. Thinking that the journey would be long, and that traveling together would also help protect his safety, he decided to go with him."
"During the journey, the two chatted about all sorts of things. Uncle Chen discovered that my father was not only skilled in martial arts, but also quite talented in literature. My father also discovered that Uncle Chen looked frail, but in fact, he was very methodical. Especially when faced with a problem, he could always see the key point at a glance and solve it neatly."
"The two of them got along better and better as they talked. Before they even arrived in Floating Cloud City, they were already known as Brother Ye and Brother Chen. Later, when we arrived in Floating Cloud City, my father invited Uncle Chen to stay at his home. Uncle Chen unintentionally gave him some ideas for fighting the Western Rong people, and they all achieved twice the result with half the effort."
"After a while, Uncle Chen just followed my father as his staff member."
"People say, 'Good deeds will bring good results.' My father-in-law was a kindhearted man. He saw injustice and saved Uncle Chen. Later, he treated Uncle Chen with sincerity, showing his sincerity in return. Ultimately, Uncle Chen has not forgotten to redress his injustice for many years. Such sincerity is truly rare."
Su Cheng'an's eyes showed a rare look of envy, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Jin Chu understood his feelings. As a child of a rich family, he had an identity and status that many people would never be able to achieve in their entire lives since he was born. Naturally, there were always people who fawned over him and tried to please him.
There are many people who are nice to him, and those who are nice to him may do so for wealth or power. The only thing missing is those who are nice to him not for power but simply because they have similar personalities.
Therefore, when he is proud, he cannot see the bad people around him. Similarly, he cannot accurately judge whether there are people who are truly good to him.
Therefore, for him, friends who do not care about his status but are willing to share life and death with him are extremely precious.
This is also a common problem among rich kids from ancient times to the present. They feel that everyone around them who is nice to them is only after their money!
There are friends everywhere, but they are all drinking buddies.
Jin Chu thought for a moment and advised, "You must learn to make choices. Now that you have power and status, you can't covet more. Your parents are still alive and treasure you; your wife is lovely and loves you deeply."
"You have a group of friends around you who get along very well with you. Although it seems that few of these friends are willing to risk their lives for you, you are so outstanding, so you will definitely attract a few sincere friends, right?"
"Besides, as long as your life goes smoothly, fake friends can also become true friends for life. Why bother to persistently pursue which one is fake and which one is true?"
Jin Chu stood up and held Su Cheng'an's handsome face in her hands, pecked the young man's slightly pursed lips, and concluded with a smile: "My Lord, I have a few words for you: just do good things and don't worry about your future!"
Su Cheng'an lowered his eyelids and carefully pondered Jin Chu's words. Then the corners of his lips curled up, and there was a look of enlightenment in his eyes: "Ajin is right, I was really obsessed this time!"