Zhuo Zhiyan chuckled, "Xinxin, you really think highly of me! But I'm here alone, so you can just treat me as a travel companion and take me to play with you?"

Gu Xinxin: "..."

Zhuo Zhiyan made it clear that he would not get off the car.

Zheng Li looked at Gu Xinxin in the rearview mirror and asked for instructions: "Young Madam, this..."

Gu Xinxin was too lazy to talk nonsense with Zhuo Zhiyan, and the sun was going to set if she continued to waste any more time with him.

So, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's drive!"

Zheng Li frowned and had no choice but to nod and drive, thinking secretly that he would report the situation to the young master later.

The car is driving on the mountain road, and the scenery outside the window is refreshing...

Gu Xinxin lowered the car window a little, wanting to enjoy the mountain wind.

However, as soon as the car window was lowered, another hand stretched out from the next door and helped her close the window.

Gu Xinxin glared at Zhuo Zhiyan dissatisfied, "What are you doing?"

Zhuo Zhiyan had his usual smile in his eyes, "The cold wind will give you a headache. You are a pregnant woman now, so you have to pay special attention to protecting your body."

Gu Xinxin frowned and said, "Mr. Zhuo, have you ever said that you are very wordy?"

Zhuo Zhiyan smiled and shook his head, "No, because I usually don't talk so much to other people."

Because of the action of reaching out to close the window, Zhuo Zhiyan was obviously sitting much closer to her. Gu Xinxin noticed this and said: "Okay, thank you for the reminder, I will pay attention. Now Mr. Zhuo, please sit back." Just stay where you were! It’s too close to me, a married woman, and it’s not appropriate!”

Zhuo Zhiyan shrugged nonchalantly, but respecting her intention, moved his body and sat back down.

Gu Xinxin turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window again, not looking at him.

Zhuo Zhiyan's voice sounded in the car again...

"Xinxin, you are so pregnant, why does Xiang Yin let you run around in the mountains alone? He is really relieved!"

Hearing this, Gu Xinxin was stunned and said nothing.

Zheng Li, who was driving in front, couldn't listen. He was afraid that the young lady would think too much about it, so he said, "Young Master Zhuo, you may have misunderstood. My young master specially arranged for me to accompany the young lady to protect her safety."

Zhuo Zhiyan chuckled, "That's right! I almost forgot that you are here, Mr. Zheng! However, I still have to accompany my wife in person. Even if I arrange for subordinates to accompany me [-] hours a day, it doesn't make sense. Bar?"

Zheng Li frowned and said: "My young master has really been busy recently and has been unable to leave. He will accompany the young lady well when he comes back later, so I won't worry about it, Mr. Zhuo."

Zhuo Zhiyan pursed his lips, "Well, Xiang Yin likes Xinxin so much, how could he treat Xinxin badly? It's me who is meddling in other people's business after all!"

Gu Xinxin never said a word from beginning to end.

……

Huixi Temple.

It was very close. In less than fifteen minutes, Zheng Li arrived at the place where Gu Xinxin grew up.

Looking at the plaque on the door of the nunnery outside the car window, Gu Xinxin felt a little sad. After coming back to her senses, she turned to Zhuo Zhiyan and said, "Mr. Zhuo, I'm going to stay at the nunnery for a while. You shouldn't be interested. You can go there." You can wait in the car or walk around by yourself.”

Zhuo Zhiyan looked at her with subtle eyes, maintaining his usual frivolous smile, "Who said I'm not interested? Now that I'm here, I'll go in and pay my respects."

Gu Xinxin didn't like that Zhuo Zhiyan was smiling so frivolously in such a serious place, so she frowned, "You can come in with me, but you'd better be serious! This is not a place where you can smile playfully!"

Zhuo Zhiyan calmed down his expression cooperatively and nodded, "Okay, no problem."

Then, Gu Xinxin opened the door and got out of the car, and Zhuo Zhiyan followed her out of the car.

Because Li Zheng was worried about his young wife traveling with Mr. Zhuo, he parked the car in an out-of-the-way place and got out of the car to follow.

The incense in Huixi Nunnery is not very popular, but there are still people who come here to burn incense and worship Buddha. As soon as you enter the courtyard, you can smell the faint smell of sandalwood.

Gu Xinxin walked slowly inside, looking around at the furnishings as she walked. It seemed that nothing had changed over the years.

She stepped over the threshold and entered the main hall, and saw a middle-aged female master sitting on the side of the main hall, checking the pulse of a pilgrim.

After the master felt the pilgrim's pulse, he picked up his pen and wrote down a pharmacy, handed the prescription to the pilgrim, and said:

"Prepare the medicine according to this prescription and decoct it at home. During this period, avoid spicy and fishy food."

The pilgrim took the prescription, thanked him gratefully, bowed and left.

Gu Xinxin stood there and stared blankly for a while. When the pilgrim left, she walked over and sat down.

The teacher's wife was sorting out the clutter on the desk. She didn't raise her head to look at anyone, but just asked, "What's wrong with the donor?"

Gu Xinxin took a deep breath and called softly: "Master Tai."

Master Kong Jing paused in packing her things, and then raised her eyes to look at her, her eyes a little dazed.

The master's kind face has not changed at all, but the corners of his eyes seem to have a few fine lines as he ages.

The monk's mood did not fluctuate greatly. He was just stunned for a moment, then calmed down and nodded to her, "I'm back."

Gu Xinxin's eyes were red and she smiled, "Master Tai, because there have been many things in the past few years, I haven't had time to come back to see you. Are you okay?"

Master Kongjing shook his head, "Don't blame yourself. Xinxin, you are not a monk. When you grow up, you will naturally leave here to live your own life, and this place shouldn't be your concern."

Gu Xinxin has not been accompanied by her mother since she was a child. Many times, Master Kongjing played the role of mother in her heart.

But Master Tai is a monk after all, and will not be overly intimate with others. Although she cares about her very much, she always keeps a distance to avoid dependence and excessive affection.

Gu Xinxin didn't want to cry in front of her teacher who had nurtured her as soon as she came back. She took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions, "Well, thank you for your understanding."

At this time, two more nuns came in to clean the hall and saw Gu Xinxin.

One of them was also an old nun from Huixi Nunnery, and she recognized Gu Xinxin at a glance.

"Xinxin? Is Xinxin back??"

Gu Xinxin warmly recognized the person and stood up, "Master Mochou, long time no see, are you okay?"

The master's wife named Mochou had a wider range of emotions than the master Kongjing. She took three steps and then two at a time. She took Gu Xinxin's hand and looked at her from top to bottom with pleasure. "It's really Xinxin." Oh my God! She has become a grown-up girl, she is becoming more and more beautiful, and she is becoming more and more promising!"

Gu Xinxin pursed her lips and smiled, then withdrew her hand.

She didn't like the old master Mochou, but Mochou was older and had great influence in the nunnery.

I still remember that when she was first sent to the nunnery, Master Mochou was not willing to take her in.

Because the incense in the nunnery was not very prosperous to begin with, and this was not an orphanage. The extra mouth was just another burden.

It was Master Kongjing who insisted on taking her in, so she had this place to stay.

In the years that followed, Master Mochou always complained about Master Kongjing because of her existence, and from time to time offered to send her to an orphanage...

Master Kongjing never wavered and kept her by his side. As a result, Master Kongjing’s popularity in the nunnery was very bad. At that time, the other nuns in the nunnery were all on Master Mochou’s side. .

At that time, Gu Xinxin really felt that she had caused a lot of trouble to Master Kongjing, so she was very obedient and tried her best to help Anli work more and eat less, so as not to make Master Kongjing too embarrassed.

Over time, Master Mochou and the others saw that she was obedient and didn't eat much, so they stopped making trouble, and she was truly accepted.

Later, Master Kongjing ignored the objections of everyone in the nunnery and borrowed the incense money from the nunnery to support her studies, and suffered many things that she should not have to endure...

Gu Xinxin saw all this, so she was very proud of herself. She hadn't used a penny from the nunnery since high school, and she relied on scholarships to study.

Later, she started a business while studying, earned money, and gave it back to Anli and Master Mochou.

It was also from that time on that the attitude of Master Mochou and the others towards her changed greatly and they became particularly enthusiastic.

Gu Xinxin only felt that they were hypocritical and not at all like a monk.

In this nunnery, Master Kongjing is actually the only one who is truly practicing and does not care about worldly things.

Seeing Gu Xinxin withdrawing her hand, Mochou felt that she might have been a little abrupt, and quickly smiled and said: "Xinxin, look! I was so happy when I saw you back! I forgot about you. Children have never liked physical contact with people since they were young!"

Gu Xinxin smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Master Mochou, we haven't seen each other for many years. How have you been doing all these years?"

Mochou smiled brightly, "Okay! We are all doing well! With the money you sent back over the years, we have repaired several halls and Buddha statues in the nunnery, and the rest have been donated to those in need by Kongjing Villagers!”

Although he said he was living a good life, he was actually deliberately reciting the empty realm in front of Gu Xinxin.

The nuns here actually take money quite seriously, except Master Kongjing.

After she returned all the money she spent to study to the nunnery, and then gave money to the nunnery, it was always for Master Kongjing Taihe because she didn't trust other people in the nunnery.

There are really not many good people in this world, including in temples.

Gu Xinxin frowned and turned to look at Kongjing Master, "Master, I am sending you money. I hope you can eat better. Why did you donate it all?"

Master Kongjing stood up and said calmly: "Practice people don't pay attention to food and clothing. Keeping money will only cause trouble."

Gu Xinxin sighed, feeling helpless.

Mochou came over again and said, "Xinxin! I see you have grown taller and lost weight! How have you been lately? You must have made a lot of money in a big city, right?"

Gu Xinxin smiled without any pain, "Really? Have I lost weight? Maybe it's because I've been too tired recently!"

She deliberately did not answer Mochou's last question, thinking that she was hinting to her that if she made more money, she should not forget to ask to donate more to the nunnery.

In fact, she has donated a lot of money to the nunnery over the years, but these people are really not satisfied. No matter how much money they have donated, they have not used it to build the big and small halls in the nunnery!

Gu Xinxin actually doesn't understand why monks like them are so obsessed with money. Most of them have no children and cannot go out to spend money...

Master Kongjing probably felt that what Mochou said here was inappropriate, so she said: "Mochou, go out and prepare some of Xinxin's favorite meals. This child rarely comes back once, so we can't let her go hungry." abdomen.

There is no need to clean the main hall now. I will clean it later. "

Mochou was busy cleaning the main hall, and was naturally happy to do so. He smiled happily and said, "Okay! I'll go and make some vegetarian food for Xinxin that she likes!"

As she said that, she turned to look at Gu Xinxin again, with an expression of flattery that a monk should not have, "Xinxin! You are now the big boss in the city, and you can afford the simple meals in the nunnery." If you’re not used to it, don’t take it personally!”

Gu Xinxin had just eaten and was not hungry at all, but she really didn't want Mochou hanging around in front of her, so she cooperated and said to Master Jing: "No, I was just thinking about this, so that's troublesome Master Mochou!”

Only in this way could Mochou be allowed to go out and relax for a while, and she could have a quiet conversation with Master Kongjing.

Master Kongjing probably meant the same thing.

After Mochou went out, Gu Xinxin was pulled to sit down by Master Kongjing, and said earnestly, "Xinxin, what's wrong, you suddenly thought of coming back to take a look? Did something happen?"

After not seeing each other for many years, Gu Xinxin was still touched by Master Kongjing's concern.

People who really care about themselves will always ask what's wrong with her and worry about what happened to her.

Gu Xinxin shook her head, "Don't worry, Master, I'm fine! I just happened to be nearby because of something today, so I wanted to come over and see you."

The kindness in Master Kongjing's eyes came from the bottom of his heart. He nodded and asked, "How is the investigation of your mother's matter going?"

She had told the teacher about her mother when she was very young, and the teacher knew why she had studied hard and become stronger over the years.

Gu Xinxin shook her head helplessly, "I still can't see anyone alive, and I can't see a body after death. However, I have found other family members now."

Master Kongjing was quite surprised, "Really? Are your family members okay? Have they recognized you?"

Gu Xinxin's eyes darkened. "No, they abandoned my mother and me back then. I wouldn't recognize them, so they don't know yet."

Master Kongjing patted the back of her hand gently, "Xinxin, you child, you are very similar to me when I was young, stubborn and stubborn, accepting death, black and white, love and hate.

But you have to know that the world is not black and white, and people are not either good or bad. If we take things too seriously, we will only suffer.

Therefore, I have always felt that I can't trust you these years. "

Gu Xinxin blamed herself a little, lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry for making Master worry about me."

Master Kongjing sighed again and said: "Actually, I once had a similar experience to your mother. I was betrayed by the person I loved most, abandoned by the whole world, despaired of life, and gave up on myself... I came here to practice by chance. , was encouraged by the host, and I understood a lot of things that I couldn’t figure out before.”

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