The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 51

Wu Zhen didn’t know what he was thinking, she just felt the hand she was holding tremble slightly, that subtle, restrained movement made her feel as if she were holding a little bird. “Fragile,” the word strangely appeared in her mind.

Wu Zhen held Mei Zhuyu’s left hand tightly, “Don’t worry, the rain will stop soon.”

Mei Zhuyu hummed, “It will be fine once the rain stops.”

Madam Fu and Mr. Song, who were hiding behind and peeking, bumped into each other and exchanged a knowing smile. Look at how their Sister Zhen took the initiative to hold his hand, hehe~

Mr. Song led his wife to the back of the house and sighed, “My colleagues all think that Sister Zhen’s marriage is not a good one. I felt the same way at first, but now seeing them sitting together holding hands, I think they are a good match.”

Madam Fu rolled her eyes and said, “Whether they are suitable or not, who cares what those people say? Sister Zhen agreed, which means she’s satisfied. If she’s satisfied, then it’s the best match.”

Mr. Song put his hands behind his back and thought of something. “I saw that Mr. Mei is not easy to get along with, so I was worried that Sister Zhen wouldn’t get along with him.”

Madam Fu continued to roll her eyes at him, “You guys are always laughing and joking. Sister Zhen is tired of seeing you. What’s wrong with finding a steady man who doesn’t like to smile much? Besides, don’t you see that Mr. Mei likes Sister Zhen? Just now, he was stunned by a look from her and didn’t say anything for a long time.”

Song Langjun: “Really? I didn’t notice.”

Madam Fu: “You careless gentlemen are so ignorant of romance! Let’s go, leave quickly, and let them stay alone for a while. In a few days, at Sister Zhen’s wedding banquet, we have to show off to Mei Si and the others that Sister Zhen brought our brother-in-law to our house first!”

Although the rain gradually subsided, it kept drizzling and did not stop completely, and the sky became darker. Seeing that the closing drum was about to sound, Madam Fu and Mr. Song warmly invited Mei Zhuyu and Sister Zhen to have dinner with them and stay at their home.

“Sister Zhen, it’s already this late. It would be too much trouble to rush back. I’ve asked the kitchen to prepare food. You got caught in the rain today, so I’ve prepared mutton to dispel the cold. The tender chicken that the servant bought this morning is delicious when fried.” Madam Fu was very attentive to food. She smacked her lips as she spoke. “I also had someone steam rose milk pastry and mix it with white dragon paste.”

Mr. Song added, “Yes, don’t worry, Sister Zhen, we specifically asked that no pepper be added to this meal, so it’s definitely not spicy at all!”

Because the couple both loved spicy dishes, their meals were usually spicy. Wu Zhen didn’t want to eat before because she was worried about that. She herself couldn’t eat spicy food. But hearing this, she suddenly had an idea. Spicy? Thinking of the embarrassing moments when Mei Si and Cui Jiu cried because of the spicy food, she immediately had an idea.

So she waved her hand and said, “No, I want to take my husband out to eat something delicious.”

When Madam Fu heard her say this, she immediately guessed that she wanted to be alone with the second son of the Mei family. Although it was a pity, it was not good to do something that would ruin someone’s good fortune. However, she was curious and asked, “Sister Zhen, where are you going to take him to eat?”

Wu Zhen smiled and said, “The one you and Mr.Song love to go to the most, the restaurant opened by Wu Niang from Shu.”

Madam Fu: “Ah?” Sister Zhen can’t eat spicy food, so why did she want to go to that restaurant? Could it be that Mr. Mei likes it?

They were completely confused and could only watch the two leave.

Mei Zhuyu was waiting outside, looking at the sky. When he saw Wu Zhen coming out, he said, “It’s getting late. I’ll take you back.”

Wu Zhen: “Don’t worry, I’ll take you to a place to have dinner.”

Seeing that Mei Zhuyu was hesitating, she said, “Don’t you want to have dinner with me?” 

Hearing her words, he immediately shook his head and said, “I’d like to, but it’s getting late, and I’m afraid the closing drum will sound after dinner, so it won’t be easy to go back.”

Wu Zhen said nonchalantly, “Then I won’t go back. Are you afraid I can’t find a place to sleep?” Without waiting for Mei Zhuyu’s reply, she turned her head and smiled, “Don’t worry, I just want to take you to eat something. I won’t do anything rash.”

Hearing her words that seemed to have a hidden meaning, Mei Zhuyu, who hadn’t thought much about it, suddenly felt a little uneasy.

“I’m not riding a horse, and that place is still a bit far. It seems that we can only ride together.” Wu Zhen said, and without waiting for Mei Zhuyu to react, she stepped on the stirrup, got on the horse, and stretched out her hand to him, “Come.”

A man and a woman riding together on the street, although customs were open at that time, was still a bit too much. Mei Zhuyu looked at her hand, and finally got on the horse and sat behind her without saying anything.

Wu Zhen laughed when she saw him getting on the horse. “Aren’t you afraid of being accused of improper conduct? Those censors love to meddle in these matters. If they really see you, you might be reprimanded.”

Mei Zhuyu pulled the reins and whispered, “It’s okay.” As long as she didn’t mind, he didn’t want to reject her and make her unhappy.

Although Wu Zhen was always willful, she never did anything that would implicate others because of her, let alone the young man she loved very much, so she certainly would not let him suffer such grievances. So she smiled on the horse, pulled the reins, and rolled them in her hands, saying to Mei Zhuyu, “Hold on, I will lead the way. Don’t worry, I know a few shortcuts. It will definitely not attract attention.”

The path she was talking about was indeed extremely remote. They only met two people along the way, and she was riding very fast. In the gradually darkening sky, even if passers-by really saw them, they wouldn’t be able to see the two people on the horse clearly.

Mei Zhuyu had kept a distance from her, but after the horse started running, he had to get very close to Wu Zhen. As soon as he lowered his head, he could smell the scent of Wu Zhen and the pink peony on her head. Looking at the flower trembling in her black hair, Mei Zhuyu was a little dazed, always worried that it would fall off accidentally.

Wu Zhen’s hair was tied up, revealing a fair neck. Because Madam Fu’s clothes were a little big, the collar naturally opened when she rode the horse. So when Mei Zhuyu looked down, he could see the white skin, which seemed to glow in the dim sky. He felt uncomfortable all over, his ears hot, and he felt that he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen, which made him panic.

Mei Zhuyu wanted to pull up Wu Zhen’s collar several times, but he felt that it would be too abrupt to move her collar, so he had to avert his eyes and just stare at the top of her head.

The rain was almost stopping, but there were still some drizzles. After riding for that distance, the two of them got a little wet, but fortunately, they had reached their destination.

“It’s here.” Wu Zhen directly pulled Mei Zhuyu towards the brightly lit building.