A car accident, our family of three crossed

Hang family.

Yangyang was standing outside the study door, cautiously poking his head out, wanting to see if his uncle had rested well. Unexpectedly, he was caught as soon as he poked his head out.

"Yangyang, come in!"

The little guy gave an awkward but polite smile, hid his hands behind his back and walked in slowly.

"What are you hiding behind you?" Chu Rui asked.

Yangyang kept the secret and waited until Chu Rui walked to the kang before taking out the painting hidden behind his back and handing it to Chu Rui.

"Is this a gourd?" There are seven melons on a vine, with different colors. Each melon has a variety of playful expressions, which is very vivid.

This was the first time Chu Rui had seen such creativity, and he secretly marveled at how many interesting things this kid had hidden in his head.

“They look happy.”

Yang Yang nodded. Chu Rui saw that he hadn't said a word since he came in, and couldn't help wondering: "Why don't you say anything? Huh?"

He scratched his hair, then looked at Chu Rui and asked softly, "Uncle, are you still in pain?"

Chu Rui sighed lightly, thinking that he still scared him today.

"Come up and talk with uncle and it won't hurt."

Upon hearing that, Yang Yang swiftly climbed onto the kang. Chu Rui picked up the jade pendant that was placed on the kang table, and traced the patterns on it with his thumb reluctantly, before finally returning it to Yang Yang's hand.

“This fat little bird is really interesting. Who carved it?”

"I don't know." Yangyang shook his head.

"Then, who gave this jade to Yangyang?" After asking this question, Chu Rui even breathed cautiously.

"I don't know, this is mine!"

Chu Rui's breathing stagnated, proving that the child had been wearing this jade pendant since childhood. He was just a three-year-old child, so what could he ask...

He was too hasty. He let out a long breath and put the matter aside for the time being.

At dinner, Chu Rui invited Yang Yang to stay in the study and have dinner with him.

After the accident during the day, Hang Shuheng had some reservations about Chu Rui in his heart and was not very willing to let Yang Yang get along with him, but seeing the child's enthusiastic look, he did not object after all.

After dinner, Hang Shuheng went into the study and sent Yangyang away on the pretext that he was going to take a bath, but he stayed behind.

Before Yangyang left, Chu Rui reminded him, "Ask your mother to tie it tightly and don't drop it again." He pointed at the jade pendant, and Yangyang nodded and ran out.

"Yangyang said that you split your wound while helping him pick up the jade pendant." Hang Shuheng said nonchalantly after watching Yangyang leave. "Is there anything special about that piece of jade that makes you so excited?"

Chu Rui chuckled. He knew that the other party was testing him. "It's just a small cut, it's not serious. I lay down for too long and wanted to move, but I didn't expect... Oh!"

He saw a chessboard on the desk and changed the subject: "How is your chess skill?"

"Generally speaking." Hang Shuheng answered perfunctorily. He had no hope of finding out anything.

"Sparring and sparring?"

"In your current physical condition, are you sure you can sit for a long time?"

"It's okay." Chu Rui smiled indifferently. He had suffered more serious injuries before. This injury was nothing to him. It would just make his movements inconvenient.

"Chu Yi."

He called out and Chu Yi came in. Without any instructions, he placed the chessboard on the kang table, set the chessboard, served tea and poured water, all in one go.

Hang Shuheng felt like he was enjoying seven-star service and couldn't help but take a second look at the guard leader.

While he was sizing up Chu Yi openly, Chu Yi was also sizing up him subtly, thinking that the child didn't look like the father, and didn't seem to look like the mother either...

"Thank you for your protection, Chu."

Chu Yi just nodded at him and stood beside Chu Rui.

"Please!" Chu Rui chose the black piece. According to the rules, the white piece should go first. He stretched out his hand to signal Hang Shuheng.

Hang Shuheng casually placed a move, making it hard to tell his depth.

"How did you do it that night?" Chu Rui asked seemingly casually, asking the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.

"what?"

"That killer was very skilled in martial arts, and you were able to kill him even though you don't know martial arts."

He wanted to know this question, and Chu Yi beside him also wanted to know. Even Chu Liu and Chu Shisan who were guarding outside the door pricked up their ears. They had all seen the killer's wounds, and it was a clean and neat kill with one blow.

Hang Shuheng paused as he was about to place the chess piece, then put it down and said lightly, "There was only one thing on my mind at the time, either he died or we died."

He smiled faintly, "Thinking about it now, I'm still scared. If Guard Chu hadn't brought people to arrive in time, we would still have died."

Having said that, if he had not dealt with the first killer first, they might have been killed before Chu Wei arrived.

After many days of contact, Chu Rui instinctively knew that he would not underestimate the other party. After leaving his son behind, he said, "Thank you for saving me this time. I promise each of you three a promise. As long as I am alive, you can come to me at any time to fulfill it."

"From the way you talk, it seems that there is nothing you can't do." Hang Shuheng teased.

Chu Rui chuckled: "Just don't be so whimsical as to want to be the emperor. As long as the conditions you put forward are not against the law, I can satisfy you."

He paused, and then continued: "For example, fame, wealth and official positions. You are now a student, and you will be a scholar after passing the college entrance examination next year. Perhaps I can help you achieve your wish faster..."

"Oh, don't." Hang Shuheng interrupted him quickly, "I believe you can do it, but you don't have to worry about these."

"Do you know that some people never achieve what they want in their entire lives?"

Chu Rui couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard the other party's refusal. If the other party accepted his kindness immediately, he would also promise to help him achieve his wish, but doing so would inevitably make him look down on him.

Then he laughed at himself in his heart. Wasn't it within his expectation that the other party would refuse? However, he couldn't help but want to test it. Fortunately, the result did not disappoint him.

"It's good enough as long as you have a clear conscience. In this vast world, there is more than one way to go, the imperial examination. Everyone has his own way of living." While Hang Shuheng was talking, his hands were not idle either, and he killed one of Chu Rui's chess pieces.

Seeing this, Chu Rui couldn't help but examine the chess game carefully, holding the chess piece for a long time without putting it down.

Hang Shuheng drank his tea leisurely and continued, "If you really want to repay us, just give us some money. You don't know that in order to bandage your wound, my wife cut up all my pajamas to make bandages. I couldn't bear to wear new ones."

These words made Chu Rui's hand, which was about to drop the chess piece, freeze in mid-air, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"I didn't expect you to like such vulgar things."

"We are all mortals, so we are not immune to worldly desires."