Chapter 7: A Gentleman is Honest
Exposed? Su Luo knew it would definitely be exposed. Except for her brother who believed everything, anyone who was close to the original Su Luo would notice that she was fundamentally different.
She had thought about this question before, what if she was discovered? She only thought about this, without thinking of any solution, let alone deceiving everyone and continuing her life as Su Luo. It didn't matter to her what kind of life Su Luo had led before, as long as she could get by, everyone would remember the present Su Luo.
So she turned around and met Zhou Chongwen's eyes openly, "Who do you think I am?"
"It can be anyone, but it's definitely not Su Luo." Zhou Chongwen said confidently, "She can't read." As he said this, he glanced meaningfully at the account book that Su Luo had just put down.
"I suddenly developed my whole brain, and learned it by myself." Su Luo talked nonsense.
Zhou Chongwen didn't understand what she said, but he also said something that Su Luo didn't understand, "You also know Tian Fang numbers."
"ah?"
Zhou Chongwen was stunned for a moment, then he wrote a few Arabic numerals on the table and looked at Su Luo tentatively, "You wrote this just now by the market ."
Only then did Su Luo realize that Arabia was not called Arabia in the Ming Dynasty, but Tianfang. However, she did not expect that Arabic numerals had already been introduced in the Ming Dynasty.
"Well, you can recognize me but I can't?" Su Luo made a light "tsk" sound to show his disdain.
Zhou Chongwen seemed to have already determined that Su Luo was a fake, and did not argue with her, "Xiao Yi said that his sister had a red mole under the back of her neck. If you have a clear conscience, do you dare to check it out?"
Su Luo almost laughed out loud. She was afraid that Zhou Chongwen would ask her about the past and she would not be able to answer. Who would have thought that this guy wanted to nail her down and find substantial evidence right away? So Su Luo boldly threw down the three pieces of money, lowered her head and showed the back of her neck, "Look if you want."
Zhou Chongwen probably didn't expect Su Luo to be so straightforward, and was stunned for a moment. However, Su Luo thought he didn't see it, so she simply pulled the collar open a little at the back of her neck, revealing an area of skin under her neck.
"Did you see it?" She was holding the collar and waiting for trial, but she heard a squeaking sound. She looked up and saw Zhou Si with a red face, eyes closed, groping towards the door.
"Where are you going!" Su Luo called him. Zhou Chongwen paused, threw down a sentence "Women should be careful in what they say and do and keep themselves clean" and rushed out.
Su Luo studied the situation in the room for a long time, and finally figured it out. It turned out that this guy called himself a gentleman, but he ran faster than a rabbit just because he looked at her back below her neck for too long.
Thinking of his flushed face just now, Su Luo was so happy that she slapped her thigh and ran after him. She saw Zhou Si was tidying up the yard with a blush on his face. When he saw her come out, he made himself look busier and pretended to sweep the floor, but he didn't notice that he was holding a hoe.
"Hey, is the fish ready?" Su Luo moved closer to him, deliberately staying very close.
Zhou Chongwen took two steps back, still sweeping the floor with the hoe in his hand. He was a little nervous, and his speech was not as fluent as before. "Fish...fish...Oh, Xiaoyi said there is no firewood left. Let's go to your house and get some."
"My home?" Su Luo smiled triumphantly, "Now you don't doubt that I'm fake anymore?"
Zhou Chongwen didn't say anything, but lowered his head and concentrated on sweeping the floor. After sweeping for a long time, he realized that he had used the wrong tools and there were holes on the ground.
Su Luo couldn't help laughing anymore. If she had the chance, she really wanted to wear a backless dress in front of this guy and scare him to death.
Zhou Chongwen's face turned red and white. He quickly dropped his hoe and ran to the kitchen, touching here and there. He didn't know what he was busy with. After a while, he came out. His face was no longer as flustered as before. He said to Su Luo from a distance: "I still don't believe you. Although you are Miss Su's cousin, you may not be her inner self."
This sentence really surprised Su Luo. The word "surprise" here means "pleasant surprise".
In this era, will anyone understand if I talk about time travel?
Obviously not, but the ancients had their own way of understanding, "Who are you, the wandering soul that possessed Miss Su's body?"
Su Luo thought about it and decided that her situation could be considered a kind of possession, so she didn't argue and just looked at Zhou Chongwen with a smile. Zhou Chongwen was more certain of his guess with this smile, and his face didn't look so good. He hesitated and leaned towards Su Luo, his expression was urgent and earnest, "Wandering souls should go to the underworld, not wander around in the world. Miss Su is kind-hearted and filial, and you shouldn't harm her."
Su Luo glared at him. What a guy, he was getting more and more excited. He chuckled and said, "Since she is so good, why don't you marry her and instead ask Miss Xie for marriage?"
Zhou Chongwen's face turned red again, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Su Luo suddenly had a strange feeling. She was clearly holding Su Luo's body, but from Zhou Chongwen's eyes, there was no trace of him treating her as an acquaintance. Either this guy was too heartless, or he really understood Su Luo. This understanding was not superficial, but inner, so he could tell the person in front of him clearly.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You must know that she likes you." Su Luo said her own feelings, "You know she likes you, but you ask her to embroider a marriage proposal gift for you. What a smart way to refuse."
Zhou Chongwen took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "Actually, she encouraged me to ask Miss Xie to marry me."
"Ah?" Su Luo thought about it and chuckled, "It's so great that it's touching."
Perhaps it was Su Luo's frivolous tone that caused Zhou Chongwen to feel disgusted. He said with a hint of annoyance, "Miss Su and I have known each other for several years and we are close friends. How can a wandering soul like you understand this feeling?"
Su Luo was stunned. Well, it turned out that his identity was still a "wandering soul". He couldn't help but wonder: "I am a wandering soul, a ghost, aren't you afraid?"
Zhou Chongwen straightened his slightly thin chest and said, "A gentleman is open-minded and has no fear of ghosts and gods."
Su Luo was in awe. He was a gentleman who was not afraid of ghosts. His gentlemanly skills were obvious. However, hundreds of years later, there was a literary master named Jin Yong, who created a character named Gentleman Sword. Because he described him too profoundly, Su Luo disliked the word "gentleman".
"By the way, why did I leave the money with you before?" Su Luo didn't feel awkward using the first person, but Zhou Chongwen frowned and said slowly: "This money was saved by Miss Su to help her brother find a marriage in the future. She was afraid that she would spend it carelessly if she kept it with her, and she was also afraid that it would be unsafe to leave it at home, so she deposited it with me."
Su Luo judged from Zhou Chongwen's words and deeds that she had been too arbitrary before. This guy was not a gigolo, so she actively corrected her old view and accepted Zhou Chongwen's explanation. With this acceptance, she naturally thought that since this guy had no problem with his character, the reason why the Xie family rejected him was still the money factor. At the critical moment of pursuing happiness, he would never do anything to destroy his reputation. Su Luo's admiration in her heart suddenly became like a torrent of water that could not be stopped.
After admiring him for a while, Su Luo couldn't help but speak, "You are a real man, but you are not smart. You should give all the money to him and try to bargain. What if it works? When you become the son-in-law of Xie family, you can return me double the money."
Zhou Chongwen only said one sentence: "How can it be said that taking shortcuts is the behavior of a gentleman?" and he easily established the typical image of a gentleman.
