#51 - You have to put it away.

"Come, have some tea."

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Back in Xiaochun Courtyard, Xu Ming poured a cup of tea for Zhu Cici.

"Thank you."

Zhu Cici sat obediently on the stone bench, picked up the tea that Xu Ming had poured for her, and took small sips.

Her beautiful eyes occasionally glanced at Xu Ming.

In the girl's heart, there was a slight nervousness.

Zhu Cici didn't know why her heart suddenly started racing when she saw Xu Ming.

It was clear that she hadn't felt this way when she saw Xu Ming yesterday.

Moreover, Zhu Cici also noticed.

Xu Ming seemed to be a little more handsome today than he was yesterday.

This was a bit strange, as only a day had passed. What changes could Xu Ming have undergone?

"Cici, did you come to me because there's something you need?"

Xu Ming noticed that this little girl was drinking tea while occasionally looking at him, as if there were flowers on his face.

"Yes! I do."

Zhu Cici nodded seriously, her legs together and her small hands placed on her thighs, looking graceful but with a hint of cute nervousness.

"Miss Cici, please speak freely."

Looking at Zhu Cici's serious little appearance, Xu Ming also became a little serious.

However, Xu Ming really couldn't guess what important matter this little girl could have in finding him.

"That..."

Zhu Cici's little hands fidgeted between her thighs, rubbing against each other, looking very embarrassed. But finally, Zhu Cici took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, "You, you saved my life, so I want to repay you."

"..."

Listening to Zhu Cici's words, Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"Cici, you don't need to repay me for anything. At that time, I was not only protecting you, but also protecting myself. Besides, you are still young. Even if you want to repay a debt of gratitude, it's not your turn, a little girl, to repay it."

Zhu Cici pouted her small mouth: "I'm already nine years old, I'm not young anymore, and you're even younger than me."

"..." Xu Ming's mouth opened slightly, wanting to refute, but he realized that he really couldn't refute.

Because he was indeed one year younger than Zhu Cici.

"That, you, don't be angry, I said you're young, I didn't mean to scold you, it's, it's, it's..."

Looking at Xu Ming's somewhat silent appearance, Zhu Cici organized her words, but for a moment she didn't know how to explain.

"It's okay, I understand what you mean, I'm not angry."

Xu Ming smiled.

And Xu Ming's smile made Zhu Cici's heart beat even faster in her small chest.

Zhu Cici, her little face slightly red, slowly opened her mouth and said: "The sage said, 'A drop of water in need shall be repaid with a spring.' Although my mother said she would repay your kindness, I don't think it's the same. You saved my life, so this debt of gratitude should be repaid by me."

"Alright..."

Looking at the little girl's persistent appearance, Xu Ming couldn't refuse, "Then how will Cici repay me this debt of gratitude?"

In Xu Ming's view, the little girl's repayment would probably be nothing more than giving him some gift, or inviting him to dinner, or inviting him to go out and play.

After all, she was just a nine-year-old girl. Even if she had a natural literary talent and was a bit precocious, her thinking should still be within the scope of a child.

"I, I want to marry you! I want to devote myself to you!"

Zhu Cici raised her head and looked seriously into Xu Ming's eyes.

Xu Ming: "???"

"Cici, what did you just say?" Xu Ming wondered if he had misheard.

"I've been thinking about it for a long time."

Zhu Cici said seriously, "Since you saved me, then my life is yours. Naturally, my person is also yours. Devoting myself to you is the best repayment."

"No..."

Xu Ming rubbed his eyes, "Where did you hear this from?"

Zhu Cici tilted her head cutely: "I saw it in books. Whether it's ancient books or novels written by novelists, when a man saves a woman, the woman always devotes herself to him."

"Well, that also depends on the situation. If he's good-looking, then she'll devote herself to him in this lifetime. If he's not good-looking, then she'll be his slave in the next lifetime."

Xu Ming said helplessly.

Listening to Xu Ming's words, Zhu Cici's pair of watery eyes gently turned, and then she seriously looked at Xu Ming a few times: "But I think you're quite good-looking."

"That's not the problem..."

Xu Ming didn't know how to deal with this little girl for a moment.

Xu Ming didn't expect that in his two lifetimes, he would actually be proposed to by a nine-year-old little sister, although he was only eight years old now.

"Then what's the problem?"

Zhu Cici asked puzzled.

"Xu Ming, don't worry, I've already thought it through.

Once we get married, I will definitely be a good wife. I'm thinking of having two children. If you want to have more, that's fine too. I will work hard.

I can also live in Wu Country in the future.

If my parents don't agree with us being together, we'll elope.

I'll save more money these years, so it'll be convenient for us to use when we elope in the future."

"..." Xu Ming was dumbfounded.

So you've already thought of it so thoroughly?

"Cici, I'm sorry, actually... actually..."

Xu Ming organized his words in his mind, "Actually, I already have a girl I like."

Zhu Cici's small hands on her thighs clenched slightly, and her fresh, tender cherry lips pursed slightly: "Is it that girl named Qing Wan?"

"Ah? Yes, it is."

Xu Ming didn't know how she brought up Qing Wan, but let's use Qing Wan as an excuse.

"It's okay, it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines."

Zhu Cici shook her head, "As the first wife, I won't object to you marrying other girls. I will also get along well with Qing Wan and won't make things difficult for you."

"Fuck."

Xu Ming couldn't help but curse in his heart. What kind of fairy sister is this?

"Isn't that okay?"

Zhu Cici looked at Xu Ming's silent appearance, and tears were already welling up in her almond-shaped eyes, and crystal clear tears kept dripping from the corners of the girl's eyes.

"You, don't cry..."

From childhood to adulthood, Xu Ming was most afraid of girls crying, "Okay, okay, I promise you, isn't it okay to promise you?"

"Really?"

Zhu Cici wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and sniffed her small nose.

"Really."

Xu Ming nodded. Anyway, it's just a child's joke, she'll forget about it in a few years.

In his previous life, he also said that he would marry the big sister next door.

"But I have a condition."

Xu Ming added, "That is, you can't tell anyone else about this, otherwise it will be difficult for us to elope when the time comes."

"Mm-hmm."

Zhu Cici expressed her affirmation.

"Secondly, if you don't like me in the future, then our agreement will be invalid, and you don't have to marry me."

"I won't change my mind!"

"Okay."

Xu Ming smiled, "That's it."

"Then Xu Ming, let's write a marriage contract."

Zhu Cici said expectantly.

"Okay."

Xu Ming led Zhu Cici into his room. Zhu Cici sat at the desk and wrote the marriage contract, which was like a child's game, very seriously.

"One copy for each of us, you have to keep it safe."

After writing it and blowing it dry, Zhu Cici carefully handed a copy of the marriage contract to Xu Ming.

"When you and I grow up, you will come and marry me."

"Okay."

Xu Ming put away the "marriage contract" which had no binding force or format, "When you grow up, I will come and marry you."