Chapter 1013: Moving bedroom
Chapter 1013 Moving to the Bedroom
His usually stern and unsmiling face showed a slight smile.
At breakfast the next day, he said to Zhou's mother: "Reorganize my bedroom, separate it with a screen, move a small bed, and move all the lady's belongings here."
Zhou’s mother was surprised: “Sir?”
Xia Ling was also a little surprised: "Brother Pei?"
Pei Ziheng used a knife and fork to help her cut the smoked chicken breast skillfully as always, and said in a warm voice: "If you are afraid of the dark, move to my place. Do you think that's okay?"
She could hardly believe her ears. Could she live next to him? The sudden surprise made her so excited that she didn't know what to do. She took a deep breath and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
"Sir!" Zhou's mother was anxious. She never understood why Pei Ziheng adopted such a young girl. From the first day Xia Ling was brought into the house, she had a faint worry in her heart - Mr. He has never been interested in any women, and even his most restless teenage years were passed without any trouble. Could it be that his orientation is contrary to ordinary people? !
Pei Ziheng ignored Zhou Ma's presence and put the cut chicken breast on Xia Ling's plate: "Eat more, it's the time to grow. What kind of screen do you like? Sandalwood? Tulle? Crystal Pearl?"
Xia Ling tilted her head and thought carefully, then smiled with a crooked eyebrow: "Everything Brother Pei chooses is good."
"Sir!" Seeing that the elders and the younger ones ignored her, Zhou's mother could only bite the bullet and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let the young lady live in your room! The young lady is so old, and men and women can't be intimate with each other... "
Pei Ziheng raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Xia Ling.
Xia Ling also blinked and looked at him. The twelve-year-old girl grew up in a simple environment like an orphanage. She was originally ignorant about men and women, and now she looked innocent.
Pei Ziheng asked her warmly: "Do you think it's suitable?"
She bit her fork: "I'm still young." For some reason, she had an inexplicable sense of trust in the man in front of her. Being around him made people feel safe. In fact, she was very happy to be able to live in the same bedroom with him, because she was more worried about being kicked out of the house by him than the danger that did not exist in her intuition. He is willing to share his bedroom with her, which shows that he likes her very much... doesn't it?
Pei Ziheng said to Zhou’s mother: “Why don’t you get ready?”
Zhou's mother was so anxious that she wanted to stamp her feet. If a little girl doesn't understand, then neither does the husband? What should I do? She has taken care of her husband since many years ago and watched him grow up. Now she cannot just watch him go astray! She looked at him seriously and said, "Sir, I want to talk to you alone."
Finally, he gave face to the woman who had watched him grow up and asked the driver to take Xia Ling to class first. He took a white tissue and wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly, indicating to Zhou's mother that it was okay to speak.
Zhou's mother gritted her teeth, her heart pounded, and said to him: "Sir, you are already old. It's time to get a girlfriend. When the time comes, let the girls see that there is a little girl living in your bedroom. What will happen?" Modesty? Miss Xia is only twelve years old and doesn’t understand many things yet, but you should understand!”
Pei Ziheng's expression was a little gloomy: "What kind of behavior do you have?"
Zhou Ma mustered up the courage to look at him: "Sir, my wife passed away early. There are some things that I can't tell you, so I, an old woman, can only say a few more words. At your age, when you are still full of energy, you should make more friends outside." It’s okay to have a girlfriend, but having such a young girl by your side is not good for her or you!”
Pei Ziheng frowned slightly. What Zhou Ma said was not considered at all when he adopted Xia Ling. At that time, in the orphanage, under the bright sunshine, when he saw her for the first time, a secret voice in his heart said to him - she is her, Pei Ziheng, you must take her home. As for what will happen after you take it home?
How should they get along?
Everything is unknown.
He never thought about wanting her to be his girlfriend, as long as she belonged to him, that was fine.
This kind of belonging is similar to when he owns a flower, a cat, or a piece of delicate and fragile porcelain... He wants it and can afford it, so he takes it home to enjoy, and that's it.
"Mother Zhou, you are overthinking," he decided to end the topic, "My orientation is normal and there is no problem. I will marry a well-matched young lady and have children in the future. As for Xiao Ling?" The corners of his lips showed up. A smile that even he didn't notice, "She will always belong to me, it's that simple."
He got up, put on his coat, and walked out the door.
Zhou’s mother was shocked by his words—forever, what a dangerous word.
But she is just a servant and can't change anything. That night, she hung up a screen in the bedroom according to Pei Ziheng's instructions and placed Xia Ling's small bed next to his bed.
Xia Ling nestled in the soft and comfortable little bed and no longer had nightmares.
Even in the deepest darkness, she knew that the man she believed in and relied on was sleeping within her reach. No matter she was in any danger, he would protect her immediately.
She thought that she would probably not be abandoned.
When she is in a good mood, she is in good spirits. She has been radiant these days and is more beautiful than before.
Many young ladies in the etiquette class were extremely jealous, but there was nothing they could do about it. The only consolation was that this wild girl still couldn't remember the cumbersome rules and etiquette of the upper class. She made many mistakes and was beaten by Teacher Gao from time to time. Punish harshly.
Teacher Gao is merciless when hitting people, especially beautiful girls. "The more beautiful you are, the more people will notice you," she warned Xia Ling sternly. "The more people notice you, the more your shortcomings will be magnified. If you don't want to embarrass yourself or the Pei family, you must Work harder than others!”
Xia Ling had no choice but to grit her teeth and endure it.
I often manage to stay up until the end of get out of class and have to help Pei Jingmei make tea.
Ever since she broke Pei Jingmei's tea cup last time, she has kept her word and taken over all the tasks of making tea for Pei Jingmei this semester. Among a group of rich lady's servants, she was doing things clumsily in the damp and small tea room. Pei Jingmei's servant pointed out to her: "Miss Jingmei thinks that the taste of Toudao tea is too strong and dirty. If you don't drink the first brew, you have to pour it out and then make the second brew. Be careful when serving the tea. The water cannot cover the line on the rim of the cup, otherwise it will shake too much and it will affect the taste of the tea..."
She remembered them all in her mind, as much as she did in etiquette classes.
There were other servants who couldn't stand it. In the corridor, an old maid said to Xia Ling: "Miss, let me help you with the journey. You have already worked hard enough in class, and you have to carefully take care of the tea." , you can’t walk too fast. It’s time for class after just one trip, and you haven’t even had a break.”
(End of this chapter)