After Xiaxia fell asleep at night, Wei Yutang glanced at Chu Qing, who was sleeping on the other side.
Just then, Chu Qing, who was also awake, noticed his gaze and looked over as well.
“I brought back some silver this time, so you don’t need to worry about Xiaxia’s schooling anymore.”
"Hmm, who is that old man?"
From this incident, Chu Qing could roughly guess that Wei Yutang's identity was not as simple as that of an ordinary hunter. As for the matter of silver, he had been worrying too much before.
“The doctor who used to work with me, let him teach you medical skills.”
Wei Yutang remembered every word Chu Qing said. He said he wanted to learn medicine, and even though Chu Qing was a little late for studying medicine at his age, he still tried his best to fulfill his wish.
As long as Chu Qing is willing to stay quietly by his side, Wei Yutang will do his best to provide everything he wants.
"good."
Chu Qing had only said it casually at the time, but he didn't expect Wei Yutang to remember it so clearly.
It would be a lie to say that I wasn't moved at all.
"Thank you."
No amount of words could fully express Chu Qing's feelings; the simple words "thank you" seemed somewhat inadequate.
While Chu Qing was struggling with how to express her emotions, Wei Yutang frowned and retorted:
"It would be too formal for us to talk about these things."
After being reminded, Chu Qing suddenly realized that the original owner and Wei Yutang had actually gone through a wedding ceremony and invited relatives and friends to witness it.
"I, I..."
Chu Qing avoided his gaze, unsure of what to say.
He probably lacked talent in relationships and didn't know how to get along with Wei Yutang. Their way of getting along wasn't wrong, but normal couples wouldn't be so polite to each other.
Perhaps it was because they had met again after Wei Yutang had been gone for so long that the sense of unfamiliarity was the strongest, and Chu Qing herself couldn't help but feel awkward.
"If I don't say thank you, then what should I say?"
Seeing the somewhat bewildered look on his face, Wei Yutang felt a surge of anger at Wei Yutang's initial anger at Wei Yutang's overly polite manner vanish in an instant, leaving only a faint sense of helplessness.
Are you asking me what I want to hear?
"Um."
"I don't know what I want to hear you say, but it's definitely not thank you."
In fact, as time went on, not only Chu Qing, but even Wei Yutang himself became somewhat uncertain.
Does Chu Qing like me as a person, or is it just that he likes the kindness I show him?
This thought kept swirling in my mind, and before I could figure it out, I felt a deep sense of helplessness.
In the end, she thought that if Chu Qing was only with her because of how good she was to him, then she would definitely become the best person in the world to him.
Chu Qing leaned against him, able to clearly feel his breathing. She tilted her head up to meet his gaze and leaned in to kiss his thin lips.
"Is that my love for you?"
When Chu Qing snuggled into his arms, Wei Yutang's body stiffened, and upon hearing those words, he became so nervous that he dared not move.
After a long while, she finally gave a soft "hmm".
After saying this, Chu Qing fell into a long silence. He wasn't sure what he wanted, but he was certain that he didn't know how to make the person in front of him feel his love.
To ensure he could successfully complete the task, he even asked the system to collect some information for him.
Before he even started the tutorials, Wei Yutang gave a perfect response, so he didn't need to bother with any of that stuff.
Wei Yutang was quite happy after hearing his words, but Chu Qing's long silence afterwards made his heart sink.
Finally, he reached out and held Chu Qing tightly in his arms, his deep, magnetic voice sounding especially gentle in the night.
"It's okay if you don't understand any of this, just stay by my side."
"good."
Chu Qing couldn't guarantee anything else, but this was very simple for him.
He will stay by Wei Yutang and Xiaxia's side and will never leave them in this lifetime.
On his way here, Lao Qi knew that the general had called him from so far away so that he could teach his wife medicine.
He was quite skilled in medicine. When he accompanied the general on marches, he was often praised for his ability to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. Among his many sincere disciples were those who wanted to become his apprentices.
But Old Qi didn't take a liking to any of them, and to this day he doesn't have a single disciple.
Either he thought she wasn't talented enough, or he thought she was too old. Later on, as she met more people, the matter of taking on apprentices became too troublesome, so she preferred to live a carefree life on her own.
Old Qi was an orphan who grew up by himself. He followed the general for so many years. He had no relatives and did not value inheritance like ordinary people.
Even if his medical skills and lineage were to end with him, he would not feel any regret or pity.
But this time, it was the general who spoke up, and the person teaching him was the general's wife. Old Qi didn't find it troublesome like before. He took out his medical book, which had been gathering dust in his box for who knows how long, early in the morning.
Over time, the medical books have become covered in dust, and some even have a musty smell due to dampness.
Old Qi, a man who never paid attention to such trivial matters, surprisingly felt that it would be inappropriate to present the book to his wife. So, that very day, he found a relatively spacious place and hung the book out to air.
Since the weather is nice, these precious medical techniques can still be used after being aired out.
If he had known these medical books would still be useful, he would have taken them out and tidied them up a few years ago.
Even Lao Qi himself finds these things rather shabby now.
Xiaxia, who had never seen so many books before, tried to come over and help when her father and father weren't looking.
To make herself appear to be helping rather than causing trouble, Xiaxia rolled up her sleeves.
Unlike the other adults, Lao Qi didn't think Xiaxia was causing trouble for him. In fact, he quite liked the young master of the General's family, who looked just like the General.
"Young master, do you enjoy reading?"
After hearing what Lao Qi said, Xia Xia looked around to make sure he was really talking to her, and that her father and father were not around, before gently shaking her head.
"I don't like it."
He heard that studying was exhausting, requiring ten years of hard work, wearing tattered clothes, and studying until midnight every day.
Since Chu Qing arrived, Xia Xia has been living a life of luxury, pampered by her father like a little princess every day. The thought of having to endure so much hardship while studying makes her afraid that her father will be unhappy, so she is indeed not very willing to study.
Old Qi found the young master's answer rather novel. He put a book down to dry in the sun and said with a smile:
"What does the young master want to be when he grows up?"
If one wishes to wear military uniform and guard the frontier like the general, it would not be considered an insult to the general's family name.
Old Qi had spent several years with the general on the frontier, witnessing its scenery and enduring years of wind and sand, and knew very well just how harsh and cold it was.
Everyone said that the general was a hero, but after spending more time with the general, Lao Qi did not want the general to be the hero.
If the young master had any other ambitions, he felt that anything would be better than this.
"When I grow up... I want to stay with my father when I grow up."
As long as he's with his father, that's good enough. For Xiaxia, having his father with him all day long is the most comfortable life.
We could reluctantly add the father.
Old Qi smiled at the young master's childlike words and adjusted the book in his hand. The ink on it had faded a bit, probably because it had been sitting there for so long.
After some time, if he has the time, he will rewrite all of these things.
"Young master, when you grow up, you will have your own things to do. What exactly do you want to do?"
Xiaxia's father had never mentioned this to her before, so she was not very clear about it. She only knew that her father wanted her to go to school, because she needed to learn to read and write so that she could have a bright future. That's what everyone in the village said.
But... Xiaxia felt that studying was too hard, and he would rather stay at home and do nothing.
"Specifically... it means not wanting to do anything."
After Xiaxia finished speaking, she sighed. She knew that if her father found out, even if her father really doted on her, she would still be scolded.
"Young master, that's not quite right."
Old Qi didn't quite agree with Xia Xia's statement, and Xia Xia wasn't too willing to listen to her grandfather's words either. She snorted, wiped her hands clean, and then stood up and ran to the other side.
There's no right or wrong, Daddy said the most important thing is to be happy.
"I'm not a young master, I'm Xiaxia."
Chapter 117
After Xiaxia finished speaking, she immediately ran to the side to find her father, afraid that if she stayed there too long, her grandfather would grab her and make her go to school.
Chu Qing had overheard their conversation. He didn't quite agree with Old Qi arranging so many things for Xia Xia's future so early, but seeing his son's resistance to studying, he also felt a bit of a headache.
On his way to find his father, Xiaxia casually picked a small flower and held it in his hand, skipping along as he walked, looking carefree and happy. It made you want to grab him and send him to school.
"Daddy, look at the flowers!"
"It looks great."
"Then I'll go pick some more, Father, and we'll plant them together."
"good."
After Xiaxia left, Chu Qing glanced at Wei Yutang chopping wood nearby and said helplessly:
"Xiaxia doesn't want to study, so you'll have to come and solve this problem."
Wei Yutang casually wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand, and looked at Chu Qing's confident way of pushing the matter onto him, a deep smile in his eyes.
Perhaps there are too many people in this village who just get by, so Chu Qing, who grew up here, also has this idea.
However, Wei Yutang did not want them to spend their lives together like this. After talking to Chu Qing about it, Chu Qing said he would gradually change, and Wei Yutang could feel that.
Chu Qing, who was initially considered perfect, is slowly becoming closer to him. Even though he's not as easy to deal with as before, he still likes him very much.
“Okay, leave this to me. If Xiaxia doesn’t want to study, then I’ll teach him martial arts.”
"Learning martial arts? That would cost even more money."