Chapter 125: Outsiders are not allowed to follow the rules
Chapter 125: Outsiders are not allowed to follow the rules
"Bangdang-"
The chess piece slipped from his fingertips and hit the chessboard. Zhou Bainian turned his head sharply, "Are you sure?!"
"Eighty percent."
The two grew up together. Zhou Bainian understood Zhou Lu's carefulness and caution. He said that there was an [-]% probability, which basically meant it was certain.
Zhou Bainian took a deep breath and looked serious, "I have to talk to other families about this."
"I advise you not to." Zhou Lu said.
"How to say?"
"The Yun family was born quietly, which means they don't want to be too high-profile to attract attention." Zhou Lu reminded: "Do you still remember what the master said before?"
The master Zhou Lu mentioned was Zhou Bainian's father, who had been dead for twenty years.
When Zhou Bainian's father was young, the Yun family was not yet in hiding, and he had interactions with the Yun family.
Later, the Yun family retired. When Zhou Bainian asked about the neighbors across from his house, the most common thing he said was: "The Yun family has been around for hundreds of years. It is kept secret and is not accessible to outsiders."
He was young at the time and did not understand the meaning of this sentence. He often pestered his father to explain it to him, but his father never said another word.
Until his father passed away, he had already taken over as the head of the Zhou family. His father held his hand in front of the sickbed and told him, "The Zhou family and the Yun family are opposite each other. It is an opportunity and a test. No matter whether the Yun family will be in the future or not, Whenever the door opens, you must remember that sentence.”
"The Yun clan has been around for hundreds of years. It is kept secret and is not accessible to outsiders."
Zhou Bainian repeated these words until his father closed his eyes.
To this day, he still doesn't understand why his father values or fears the Yun family so much, but he believes that everything his father does has his reasons.
Zhou Bainian sighed, "Alu, it's good to have you."
If it weren't for Zhou Lu's reminder, he might have been so hot-headed that he told other family members about it. If something happened, he would not have the face to see his father.
Zhou Lu actually knew that Zhou Bainian would be impulsive before he came, but he also knew that he would definitely listen to his advice.
"Okay, it's good to know this." Zhou Bainian stood up, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat across from him.
"Come on, keep playing chess until you are satisfied today."
"Hey, this is what you said!" Zhou Bainian picked up the chess pieces and rubbed his hands, "Let's continue this game."
"You should show some respect, you have read all the chess records."
"Who said that? I didn't read it." Zhou Bainian refused to admit it, "Don't interrupt, hurry up."
Zhou Lu said helplessly: "Yes, young master."
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The stage is in the center of the small garden and does not need to be built. It is transformed from a viewing pavilion.
Usually, you can put tables, chairs and tea sets on the pavilion platform to enjoy flowers and scenery. When you want to watch a play, you can remove the tables and chairs and it will become a standard stage.
There is also a pavilion like this in the front yard of Yunzhai, but it is taller, and the front of the pavilion is not flat land, but a lake, and the viewing platform is on the other side of the lake.
Zhou Hengyu welcomed Yun Can to the first row of seats in front of the stage, pointed to the servants waiting aside, "Miss Yun, please take a seat. If you need anything, just ask them."
Seeing the servants hurriedly coming and going on the corridor, Yun Can guessed that he was going to greet the guests and nodded, "Okay, Mr. Zhou, go and get busy."
Zhou Hengyu smiled gratefully, turned and left.
Yun Can looked at the seating arrangement without leaving a trace before sitting down on the Taishi chair in front of him.
The viewing platform is placed in the garden, and the ground is paved with pebbles.
There are eight tables and chairs in total, divided into two rows and placed in front of the stage, with a two-meter-wide gravel road in the middle as a passage.
The eight tables and chairs are not evenly arranged in two rows divided into four and four, but divided into two and six.
The first row of two sets of tables and chairs is located directly opposite the stage.
There are six sets in the second row, distributed in threes and threes, separated by gravel paths in the middle. Each set has a Taishi chair and a small box table.
In other words, in addition to her and Zhou Hengyu, there will be six people coming to this party.
Zhou Hengyu placed her in the first row, and the fact that she was in the first row with such a clear status meant that at least in the eyes of people in Zhou Zhai, the remaining six people were below her.
Yun Can rubbed the ring on his finger and thought about its meaning.
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhou Hengyu brought a man and woman in their twenties to her.
"Miss Yun, this is my cousin Zhou Hengsui and my cousin Zhou Ling."
Calling them cousins is actually just a term used after the family branch to appear closer. If we really want to talk about blood relatives, we have to count back how many generations.
"Hengsui, Xiaoling, this is Miss Yun Canyun."
Yun Can looked at the two people in front of him, smiled and nodded.
At first glance, Zhou Hengsui seems to have grown up pampered by his family. His eyes are clear and straightforward, and he has the simplicity of not knowing the world.
After Zhou Hengyu introduced him, he was stunned for a moment, then his earlobes turned red, and he pretended to be calm and stretched out his hand, "Hello, Miss Yun, nice to meet you."
Yun Can didn't miss the surprise in his eyes, smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello."
Zhou Ling beside him was not so friendly. He looked Yun Can up and down unabashedly, as if he was evaluating or looking for trouble.
This was indeed the case. Zhou Lingzai looked at it carefully, trying to find a flaw to use as an attack.
It's a pity that Yun Can's makeup and hairstyle today are all made up of hairpins and clothes. Although the technique is not said to be exquisite, it is absolutely impossible to make a mistake.
Her makeup focused on her eyebrows and eyes, and her curved eyebrows diluted her original sharp temperament, making her look more gentle.
There are no bright colors in the eye makeup, just the most basic earth color, but with ink upper and lower eyeliner and slightly raised eyelids, it is simple but not dull.
Her hair was also combed according to the style of the dress, tied into a bun at the back of her head, and a green hosta inserted.
Yun Can was very good-looking, with a tall and slender figure and delicate and gorgeous facial features. At a glance, people thought she was a noble and cold person.
But being dressed up like this by Yun Hairan, coupled with the new Chinese style buttoned coat and horse-faced skirt, turned her temperament from aloof to alienated.
Yes, although this outfit is gentle enough, the clothes are held up by people.
No matter what she wears or what makeup she puts on, Yuncan's temperament will not change significantly.
Yun Hao also sees this, so when it comes to matching makeup and hairstyle, she doesn't seek to be sophisticated and complicated, just suitable.
Zhou Ling couldn't see anything wrong with her. She bit her lip secretly and became even more hostile.
The Zhou family's yang was prosperous and yin was declining, and coupled with family planning, she became the only girl of this generation in the Zhou family.
So even though her ancestors were just a branch of the Zhou family, and there was basically no blood connection or relationship in her generation, her rare gender made the relationship between her family and the main family even closer.
Over the years, from the beginning when she shamelessly approached Zhou Hengsui and pestered him to take her to Zhou Hengyu, she has now become a rare girl in the circle.
All of this was achieved through her hard work and has nothing to do with her surname Zhou.
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