684 Grow up Faster

Long Qian Xing looked at Nan Hua helplessly. Why did it feel that this little girl was still keeping her distance and acted so polite with him? It was indeed the correct etiquette, but they were alone here.

There was no need for her to be so polite towards him.

"Please take a seat."

"Yes, Brother Long."

Nan Hua sat on the prepared seat. Looking at the front, she realized that this was a really good vantage point to watch the show without getting involved in the slightest bit. There were only two bridges that could be used to reach this place and the noble ladies wouldn't dare to cross so openly.

No one would bother them here.

"Have you been well, Hua'er?" Long Qian Xing asked.

"There's nothing much. It's Brother Long who has been busy for the past few days." Nan Hua knew that it was Long Qian Xing who proposed this Empress Selection to Emperor Yang Zhou. Because he was the one who proposed it, he was also the one who helped to realize this plan.

It was because of so many preparations that Long Qian Xing was so busy for the past few days. However, this invitation to her was a bit surprising.

The Empress Selection event did happen in the original story.

But at that time, Long Qian Xing didn't participate in the selection itself. After he had finished dealing with the preparations, he would let Emperor Yang Zhou took care of the rest. After all, the one who needed an Empress was not him but Emperor Yang Zhou. He didn't really care who the Empress was as long as Emperor Yang Zhou didn't pick an infuriating woman.

This time, Long Qian Xing invited Nan Hua to watch the show with him.

Another thing that shouldn't have happened in the original story.

Nan Hua looked at Long Qian Xing, wondering whether it would be fine to twist the original story like this. if the main character changed, the future would be even more unpredictable than what it was already is. And it might even change some of the things that was supposed to be his.

But no one knew about the future.

At this moment, Nan Hua looked at Long Qian Xing then averted her eyes again. For things that was supposed to be his, she was sure that it would eventually fall to his hands. After all, the story didn't depict how everything fall into his lap without him doing anything.

It was the story of how he worked hard in order to realize it all.

Even if there were things that changed, many other things would not change. And even if they did, there would be other things that happen.

Nan Hua's eyes flashed as she thought about this matter.

"Grandma is missing you. Will you pay another visit to the Long Family Residence?" Long Qian Xing asked.

"I will."

Old Madam Long treated her well, so Nan Hua also wanted to treat Old Madam Long well. It was hard for Old Madam Long to go anywhere because of her old age, so Nan Hua would be the one to pay a visit to Old Madam Long.

However, Nan Hua then looked at Long Qian Xing. "Brother Long, are you going to the frontline again soon?"

"Not that soon." Long Qian Xing tilted his head slightly. He didn't have much to do even if he went there. His men were having a month's holiday and wouldn't be going back that soon. After all, they were not robots but human.

They also needed holiday to spend time with their family back home.

Long Qian Xing's gaze focused on the young girl in front of him. "Are you missing me, Hua'er?"

Nan Hua blinked her eyes. "Brother Long is a commander. It's your duty to stay at the frontline and defend the nation."

Her words were correct, but it didn't really answer Long Qian Xing's question. In fact, it was rare for anyone to answer the question from others so openly and clearly. After all, they acted as if they were not allowed to openly express themselves as it would be seen as breaking the etiquette.

"That's true." Long Qian Xing chuckled. What a sly little girl, but he didn't mind in the slightest bit. It was this girl that managed to enter his eyes, so he would accept her however she is.

Looking at the people who were coming from a distance, Long Qian Xing's eyes deepened. He slightly envied the Imperial Family by now because they could get married even before they of age. Even if he was not that impatient, he wanted to be able to spend more time with his girl openly and not covertly like this.

Lowering his eyes, Long Qian Xing chuckled. The rarer something is, the more one would treasure it.

"Grow up faster, Hua'er," Long Qian Xing mumbled under his breath. So that he wouldn't feel troubled about thinking how she would look like when she fully grew up. The current her was still too young.

He really felt like an old cow eating young grass.

Especially when he thought of his mental age that was already in the middle of his twenties.

The consolation he had was that his physical body's age was only four years older than the young girl. It was a suitable age range and didn't make him look that much older compared to her.

Nan Hua's eyes flickered as she restrained herself from looking in Long Qian Xing's direction. She is a martial artist and naturally had better hearing than most people. Even though Long Qian Xing whispered to himself in such a low voice, she could hear it.

Lowering her head, Nan Hua looked at the floor.

No one knew what was inside her mind.

At this time, several people had appeared and Nan Hua raised her head once more. Three familiar people appeared in this selection. And once more, this was another event that was not supposed to happen in the original story.