Cheng Su didnât expect Cheng Yaozu to personally bring the mooncakes, nor did she expect him to find his way to Joy Soon Loy Restaurant.
"How did you end up here? You didnât even say you were coming. What if I wasnât here? You wouldâve come for nothing!" Cheng Su took the several boxes of mooncakes and handed them to a nearby waiter, leading him to sit down in the office.
"How big can Qing City be? Just a taxi ride after leaving the train station gets me here!" Cheng Yaozu chuckled, "If youâre not home, I can hang out with Ying Xiaoya!"
Cheng Su raised an eyebrow, looked him up and down, and said, "Youâre like Xiang Zhuang performing sword dance targeting Liu Bang, arenât you? Bringing me mooncakes is just an excuse; youâre really here for the beauty, arenât you!"
Cheng Yaozu touched his nose and said, "No way, Iâm on a mission."
"What mission?"
Cheng Yaozu sat down and said, "Our family member Jia Sheng is planning to join the Qing City Military Region, so Iâm scouting the path for him."
Cheng Su snorted and mimicked his words, "Qing City is only so big. How could such a big person like him get lost?"
"Also, Iâm here to talk to Ning Ge about something. Thereâs been some progress on the issue he was worried about. Has he come back yet?" Cheng Yaozu asked again.
"Heâs still in the Capital these days. Whatâs the matter?" Cheng Su was a bit curious. Ning Ge had something to ask of the Cheng family?
"Menâs business, women donât interfere!" Cheng Yaozu wagged his finger.
Cheng Su smirked, picked up her tea, and took a sip.
"And, from now on, you have to call me Fourth Brother!" Cheng Yaozu suddenly said, "So, you have to show me more respect!"
Poof!
Cheng Su spat out her tea.
Cheng Yaozu looked at her with disdain.
"Can you speak properly?" Cheng Su rolled her eyes at him.
Cheng Yaozu said, "If this isnât proper, then what is in your eyes? Our old man said, if youâre willing, he wants to formally recognize you as a goddaughter. So, if you become his goddaughter, you have to call me Fourth Brother!"
Cheng Yaozu repeated it, feeling it rolled off the tongue, and said, "Come on, call it once and letâs hear it!"
"Stop, stop, stop, what did you say? Formally recognize a god connection?" Cheng Su stared at Cheng Yaozu in disbelief. Did she hear wrong?
"You unwilling?" Cheng Yaozu squinted his eyes.
Cheng Su said, "Itâs not about whether Iâm willing or not, itâs just, isnât this too sudden? Out of nowhere, why recognize a god connection?"
"You know the Cheng family has plenty of people, but no girls. It so happened that my dad feels a connection with you and always says you resemble my aunt, so he wants to recognize a god connection and become family!" Cheng Yaozu replied.
Cheng Su still felt quite surprised and a bit unreal. Itâs a bit too sudden, right? She said, "We havenât met that many times, isnât this a bit reckless?"
"Fate between people isnât measured by the number of meetings, itâs about the connection. The old man likes you, and we all think youâre great. Itâs just a formal thing to recognize a god connection, just getting closer." Cheng Yaozu looked at her and said, "Could it be that youâre unwilling? You wouldnât think our family wants to take advantage of you, right?"
Cheng Su chuckled, "I have no roots or foundation, what is there for you to take advantage of? Youâre overthinking it!"
"Then itâs settled!" Cheng Yaozu clapped his hands and said, "Actually, we do want something!"
Cheng Su looked at him unexpectedly.
"Sincerity. Your sincerity." Cheng Yaozu said, "The old man is turning seventy this year. If heâs lucky, he might live another ten or so years, if not... We hope that in his later years, he can truly be happy. He likes you; he sees you as both daughter and sister, so we want your sincerity."
Cheng Su was stunned.