Chapter 3 – This is a crude name, but it is my name (1/2)
Shuang Er came back from her thoughts after a while.
She could tell that the young Taoist priest was not trying to sneer at her intentionally. Instead, he really didn’t take her words into consideration. Looking at his serious and calm expression, she felt her anger rising up within her.
She said angrily, “You will die.”
Chen Chang Sheng opened his eyes and said, “Everyone will die.”
Shuang Er said, “You know that I didn’t mean it that way.”
Chen Chang Sheng said seriously, “Thank you for informing me about the situation.”
Shuang Er’s face turned angrier by the second and she said, “The Madam wanted to annul the engagement, there definitely will be payback. Why did you have to get upset and tell her that you came to cancel the engagement? Did you do it so that you can get your pride back? If you really did make a decision based on your pride, it’s still fine but why did you change your mind at the last moment? Such an attitude is surely not pretty.”
“Actually….I really did come to cancel the engagement, whether if you choose to believe it or not. However, I don’t want to cancel it anymore.”
“Why?”
Chen Chang Sheng tilted his head and pondered seriously. A smile gradually appeared on his immature face because he ascertained that he found a reason which could be used to convince himself, and he said, “Because….you guys never asked for my name.”
“Why?”
Shuang Er did not understand.
“From entering the estate till now, whether the Madam or you, neither of you have asked for my name.”
Chen Chang Sheng looked at her and said, seriously, “My name is Chen Chang Sheng. I know this name is really crude, but my master wished for me to live a long life. (Chang Sheng means longevity in Chinese) The intention is really nice, so I kept this name.”
After saying these words, his eyes became bright and his attitude became decorous.
Shuang Er suddenly thought that the ordinary young Taoist priest revealed some sort of luster. It was probably due to that serious temperament. After understanding his reasons, she no longer felt confused or bewildered.
Ever since he entered the Divine General’s Estate, no one asked for his name. Although he was treated this way, he didn’t show any anger or the feeling of having been humiliated. When he was talking to the Madam or Shuang Er, he behaved politely all the time, without lacking in any courtesy. Even though he appeared slightly inflexible and old-fashioned, strangely, the people who made him unhappy were the ones who were eventually worse off than him.
It’s not that he was good at making people unhappy, but he was serious when doing the things he thought he should do. His decision to cancel the engagement felt right to him in that others can’t deny the choices that he makes himself. Because the people who made him unhappy weren’t able to ignore his decisions, they were left feeling worse than him.
Shuang Er had lived on the Divine General’s Estate since she was a child. Because of her master, she had a high status. Even the Divine General and The Lady of the estate wouldn’t criticize her. Moreover, she had never encountered people like Chen Chang Sheng. Chen Chang Sheng made her feel insecure and she wasn’t used to it.Not sure if she wanted to convince Chen Chang Sheng or herself, she softened her tone and said,
“On the entire continent, only My Lady possesses the blood of the phoenix. She is unique!”
“My senior brother had a quote in his notes. I’ve always thought it was very rational, now I give it to you, hopefully you can understand it later on. He said: everyone in the world is unique.”
Chen Chang Sheng gave her a serious look.
…….
At the end of the long street there was a shabby stone arch bridge. Under the bridge was not Luo River, but instead, it was a small unnoticeable river. Chen Chang Sheng walked on the bridge and turned back to looked at the Divine General’s Estate. He felt that the region was quite prosperous. Among the countless big houses, Xu Mansion was the most outstanding one. He involuntarily shook his head.