Chapter 7

Suddenly Feng Bao felt extremely...guilty. It was the old man who had insisted on coming, yet imagining him battling such a terrifying illness as liver cancer, Feng Bao couldn't remain rationally aloof.

Fu Senior pressed his advantage. "Come with us, Feng Bao. Don't worry, with Grandpa here, Ming Shi absolutely won't dare mistreat you."

Still Feng Bao didn't want to go, but she didn't know how to refuse either when the old man looked at her like that. She couldn't withstand his gaze.

Fu Senior promptly compromised. "Or you two can get engaged first, spend more time together cultivating your relationship. If it really doesn't work out, I'll treat you like a granddaughter. That should be fine, right? Feng Bao, I just can't stop worrying about you. Take pity on this old man and keep me company in the city for a few years?"

He leaned forward eagerly, watching Feng Bao.

Facing Master Fu's eager eyes, Zhen Bao chose to remain silent.

Master Fu could see that Zhen Bao was not consenting, but was silently refusing. Since the child was unwilling, Master Fu could not stubbornly cling on either. He patted his thighs and shook his head, "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Bao Bao, come with grandpa to your grandfather's grave to burn some incense sticks. It's far away and we don't get to see him often. It's not easy to visit him once." After speaking, he turned his head to look at his grandson, "Go get the Lao Bai spirit from the car. Zhen Commander used to love drinking that the most."

Fu Ming Shi strode past Zhen Bao without even glancing at her.

Zhen Bao was still looking at the ground, also not casting a single glance at him.

Master Fu walked over with a smile, and whispered as if sharing a secret, "Bao Bao, tell grandpa the truth, do you think Ming Shi looks decent?"

Zhen Bao glanced at him and slowly nodded her head. Even if Fu Ming Shi was ugly, out of courtesy, she could not denigrate his grandson in front of Master Fu.

Master Fu stroked his beard and laughed, "Then I'll also tell you the truth. This child Ming Shi has had a cold temper since young. He is only passionate about his work. He's already 28 this year but has never been in love before. I tried arranging blind dates for him but he avoids them like the plague. This time, he came by himself after seeing your photo, without me having to put in much effort. In my opinion, he must have taken a liking to you already."

But Zhen Bao thought about the prenuptial agreement. Fu Ming Shi did not like her, he was just too filial to the elderly.

"You're also at the age to fall in love. Do you have someone you like?" Master Fu started probing into Zhen Bao's life.

Speaking of this topic, Zhen Bao felt a little embarrassed and shook her head. She was a good student who studied hard and did not date early. After dropping out of school, some people pursued her but Zhen Bao felt they did not meet her expectations and firmly rejected them. These two years, Granny Guo kindly tried matchmaking for her a few times but for various reasons, Zhen Bao did not fancy any of them. She was not in a hurry either, many of her peers were still studying.

"You've never dated before, the two of you are even more well-suited." Stealing a glance at his grandson who was carrying two bottles of wine back, Master Fu teased Zhen Bao meaningfully.

Zhen Bao smiled awkwardly.

"Let's go, we can chat while walking." Master Fu beckoned for Fu Ming Shi, who was waiting over there, to go ahead of him as he took the lead in striding out the door.

Zhen Bao noticed the paper ingots for burning in Fu Ming Shi's hands and grabbed a lighter to put in her pocket.

On the way, Master Fu told Zhen Bao many old stories between him and Commander Zhen. Zhen Bao listened with great interest, finding him increasingly amiable.

Fu Ming Shi walked behind the two, carrying things. Seeing Zhen Bao smile at the old master once again, he pondered and spoke to Zhen Bao for the first time since being bitten by the goose, "This morning, why didn't you let me in the door?" Other than the somewhat ridiculous marital requirements, he didn't think he had offended her. Seeing her well-behaved manner before the old master, it meant she acknowledged the relationship between their families. There was no reason to respect the old master yet be rude to him.

Zhen Bao looked back at him, embarrassedly lowering her head, "I thought you were a scammer..."

Fu Ming Shi's already cold face turned colder.

Master Fu guffawed loudly, praising Zhen Bao, "One can never be too careful. Bao Bao did the right thing."

Fu Ming Shi was speechless, turning his head to look at the rolling hills.

Master Fu still recalled where the Zhen ancestral graves were located so they made their way there without Zhen Bao's guidance. Arriving before the graves of Zhen Bao's ancestors, Master Fu let the two young ones walk further away while he knelt alone before Commander Zhen's grave to reminisce about the past. Zhen Bao vaguely heard a few sentences and curious, wanted to turn her head to take a look. When she turned, she accidentally collided into Fu Ming Shi's gaze.

It seemed to be just an accident, Fu Ming Shi's gaze drifted away calmly as he stood on the brown hilltop in his black suit, tall and upright, gazing into the distance. He looked like a black eagle surveying its territory. Zhen Bao glanced at his new trousers, biting her lip, lowering her voice, "I'm sorry, do you want me to stick a bandaid on you when we get back? I have some at home."

"No need." Fu Ming Shi said while looking up at the horizon. Indeed there was no need, because he had already put one on.

Since the other party did not appreciate the gesture, Zhen Bao dispiritedly shut her mouth.

A sudden sound of grievous weeping suddenly drifted from the graveside. The two turned around at the same time, only to see Master Fu kneeling at the tombstone, seeming drunk as he cried intermittently, "Commander, I've let you down, I've also let those two children down. If not for me breaking my word, Tong Tong would not have died in a car accident, and Da Yong would also not have been deceived by a woman... They should have been together...It's all my fault. This is retribution. Don't cure me, let me go down to see you all earlier...Commander, even if you beat or scold me I won't fight back..."

The elderly should not be too emotionally agitated. Fu Ming Shi immediately went over to advise him.