Chapter 1

Emperor Star.

High-rise buildings stand, and all kinds of aircraft shuttle back and forth.

There is a lot of traffic at each exit of the starship berthing port. After all, this is the Emperor Star, the center of the entire empire.

There are many berthing ports and exits, and the ground, underground and air traffic are very convenient.

Shen Ruo took the suitcase and walked out from one of the exits. Compared with most of the people around him, his clothes looked a little old, but they were very clean.

There are many people who come to Dixing, from any planet, rich and poor, Shen Ruo's clothes are a little old, and he is not the only one.

Mixed in the crowd, Shen Ruo, who is thin and inconspicuous, is inconspicuous.

He walked forward, his long bangs covered his eyes, and he lowered his head not to look anywhere.

From head to toe, Shen Ruo gave people a quiet and introverted feeling, and with a pale face, he looked gloomy and silent.

There are robots patrolling, and the blue light from the mechanical eyes searches for all possible dangers.

After walking out of the transparent passage, Shen Ruo stopped at the side of the road.

Looking up at the heights, the sun was a little dazzling, and he blocked the sunlight with one hand above his eyes.

The knuckles of her fingers were long and beautiful, and her nails were neatly trimmed and neatly groomed.

Emperor Star's building is tall and beautiful.

The styles of the flying aircrafts are very new, of course, it is not without the old style, even the old style aircrafts are not common to Shen Ruo.

Cross star has been in decline for a long time.

"Xiao Ruo."

A middle-aged man who hurriedly ran out of the aisle pulling a suitcase called Shen Ruo.

"Second uncle." Shen Ruo said, her voice not loud.

"Let's go, the second uncle has bought a ticket."

Shen Ping said to Shen Ruo with a smile, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were obvious, even if he smiled, he still looked a little cramped, especially when looking at Shen Ruo.

After hesitating for a while, Shen Ping finally didn't say anything, and took Shen Ruo to the platform, ready to go to Chu's house.

The suspension train came every three minutes, and they just caught up when they arrived.

There were a lot of people, and the two of them dragged their suitcases to the last carriage before they found a seat and sat down.

Emperor Star is very large, twice the size of Cross Star, and its land area is naturally larger than that of Cross Star.

Looking at the various high-rise buildings that flashed past the window, Shen Ruo thought of the information about Emperor Star that she had read on the light brain.

Of course, not every place in the Emperor Star is extremely prosperous, there are also rural areas and small towns. What they came to is the Imperial Capital on the Emperor Star, which is the center of the center.

It takes more than three hours to take a public suspended train from the Imperial Capital Port to the Duke of Chu's Mansion.

The car drove very steadily without any bumps. Shen Ruobei jumped when the starship was about to arrive at the end.

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The discomfort caused by the node is gradually disappearing, and the pale complexion has improved.

"Xiaoruo, do you want to eat some fruit?"

On the seat opposite him, Shen Ping took out a bag of washed fruit from the suitcase and asked, it was brought from home, so there is no need to spend money on the road.

"No Second Uncle, I feel sick in my stomach and can't eat it."

Shen Ruo shook his head, got up, took the two cups, and went to the place to get the water.

Looking at his back, Shen Ping sighed.

When Shen Ruo came back from the water, he smiled again, and the wrinkles were still obvious.

It was early summer, and they took the transfer starship for two days. The starship that went directly to Emperor Star was more expensive, so it was cheaper.

The day before coming here, the Shen family's farm in Cross Star was harvesting red rice, also known as blood rice, blood rice.

There are very few workers, and everyone who needs the Shen family is busy, and so is Shen Ping, especially since he is the main labor force of the family, he has to worry about a lot of work.

In the past, Shen Ruo would also help, but this year, the second uncle's family stopped him and did not let him work.

The train moved forward, and people kept getting on and off at the station.

Shen Ping leaned against the back of the seat and ran all the way. Before he came, he had done a lot of work, and he hadn't slept well on the starship.

Shen Ruo saw that he was asleep, his hands and feet were lighter, and he put down the cup carefully after drinking the water.

With one hand propped on the small table in front of him, Shen Ruo propped up her chin and looked out quietly.

There are too many differences between Emperor Star and Cross Star.

The unfamiliar planet and the unfamiliar city made Shen Ruo feel confused and at a loss again.

The world outside was prosperous and lively, but when he first arrived, he only felt uneasy.

Will the Chu family accept him?

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The Duke's Mansion is very large and is a manor-style mansion.

In the lobby on the first floor of the main building, Shen Ruo, who had just walked in, heard the sound of someone walking on the stairs, and the sound was getting closer and closer to the first floor.

"Master."

Hearing the servant walking up the stairs and the housekeeper who brought them calling each other this way, Shen Ruo subconsciously looked up.

His eyes caught the young man's eyes with a warm smile, and he was stunned for a moment.

Soon he came back to his senses, Shen Ruo lowered his head slightly, afraid that he would lose his manners, and also, that he was afraid of being laughed at, he looked at a man in a daze.

Seeing the old clothes on his body, he pursed his lips, and suddenly felt a sense of shame, feeling that he was out of tune with the duke's mansion. This feeling was abrupt, but he probably knew where it came from.

Some people are inherently attractive, and they are a bright focus among the crowd, and Chu Xiao is like that.

He was tall and long-legged, tall and slender, with excellent proportions, and his black suit was sharp and fit perfectly.

With a gentle smile on Junmei's face, after seeing Shen Ruo, Chu Xiao said, "Is it Shen Ruo?"

The voice is slightly lower, with irresistible magnetism.

Whether it was Chu Xiao, or the housekeeper and the uncle, all eyes were on Shen Ruo at this time. He was a little embarrassed, looked at Chu Xiao, his eyes were perturbed, he whispered "um", and then lowered his eyes again.

"I'm Chu Xiao."

While talking, Chu Xiao made a gesture of invitation. This action was made by him, and it was indescribably pleasing to the eyes. He smiled at Shen Ruo gently, without any contempt due to the status and clothing of the other party.

The elders of the Chu family have also arrived. It is Chu Xiao's grandmother, a kind-hearted old woman.

Seeing the badge that Shen Ruo took out, Mrs. Chu seemed to have memories in her eyes, she burst into tears, and finally laughed again, looked at Shen Ruo with a smile, and asked him to put things away.

This was given to Shen Ruo by the old Duke of Chu eight years ago, and since then, the little Shen Ruo knew that he had a marriage contract, and the other party was the same year as him, only two months younger.

At first, Shen Ruo didn't understand what this meant, so Duke Chu touched his head and told him about Chu Xiao.

Chu Xiao was often beaten by him, and he jumped up and down after beating. It crashed, but luckily they jumped out.

Grandpa Chu also said that when he sees Chu Xiao in the future, remember to follow the hair. He is a master who eats soft and not hard, and he is not good at training, but if Chu Xiao really makes Shen Ruo angry, he will teach Xiao Ruo a lesson. bastard.

In the end, the body of Duke Chu was taken away from the Cross Star by the Chu family, and Shen Ruo never saw the grandfather who treated him very well.

Holding the badge in her palm, Shen Ruo glanced at Chu Xiao.

Chu Xiao looked very gentle. For a short while, Chu Xiao gave Shen Ruo a gentle, refined and well-bred impression.

Also, what Grandpa Chu told him at the beginning was Chu Xiao when he was a child. Now that he has grown up, people will change.

Just like him, he promised Grandpa Chu when he was a child, but when he grows up, he does not want to come to Emperor Star, because the Chu family has never contacted them all these years, and even he is not sure, whether the Chu family knows that Grandpa Chu has arranged for them 's marriage contract.

But in the end, he still came with his second uncle, and the Chu family has not embarrassed them until now.

Shen Ruoan was quiet, and the elders would answer in a low voice when asked, not the kind who dared not speak at all, but only when they saw strangers, they said little.

Mrs. Chu smiled and chatted with him a few words, Chu Xiao also smiled softly on the side, took the words from time to time, and said a few words to Shen Ruo, and wanted to take him around the duke's mansion.

Shen Ruo was here, and just after arriving at the Duke's Mansion, Shen Ping didn't mention the marriage contract.

It just happened to be dinner time, Chu Xiao and Mrs. Chu invited Shen Ruo and Shen Ping to dinner, and there was no one else, and the atmosphere of the four was quite pleasant.

After washing his hands, when he got to the restaurant, Chu Xiao walked quickly to the table and pulled out the chair for Mrs. Chu.

After she sat down, Shen Ruo was about to sit down, but a big hand stretched out beside him and gently stopped him.

"I come."

The magnetic sound with a smile was pleasant, Chu Xiao was very gentleman, and opened the stool for Shen Ruo.

Mrs. Chu looked surprised, but she still didn't say anything. Shen Ping pulled up the stool by himself. He was a man, not a woman or a subhuman, and needed such a caring gentleman to take care of him.

The four were seated, and soon a waiter brought a plate up.

The restaurant was brightly lit. The waiter who served the food was wearing a uniform and a bow tie, which was decent and clean. Shen Ruo picked up the knife and fork. The sleeves were clean and clean, but they were obviously old.

Everything around is bright, except for him, which is gray.

Moreover, Chu Xiao sat beside him.

On the way here, Shen Ruo didn't see a person who was well-dressed, but the one in front of him was someone who might marry him, even though they had never met before.

Chu Xiao is the kind of person who can be noticed at a glance in the crowd. He has a prominent family background and is a well-bred noble son.

Therefore, when she saw Chu Xiao for the first time and was surprised by his appearance, Shen Ruo unconsciously felt a certain cowardice in her heart, she always felt that she was standing in front of him, very ordinary.

No matter how approachable Chu Xiao was, Shen Ruo was still too embarrassed to know what to do with his hands and feet, because there was a big difference between the two when they saw the first comparison.

When talking in the living room, he tried his best to be more natural, and now he is, but as everyone knows, that kind of cautiousness still fell into Chu Xiao's eyes.

"Do you want to use chopsticks?"

Chu Xiao turned his head and asked Shen Ruo. After seeing Shen Ruo's hesitant expression, he smiled and asked the waiter to bring four pairs of chopsticks.

"Xiaoruo, don't be restrained. Just like at home, we often use chopsticks."

When Mrs. Chu saw Chu Xiao say this, she put down the knife and fork in her hand, and took the lead in using chopsticks. She was very kind.

Chu Xiao also picked up the chopsticks and smiled at Shen Ruo. Although he didn't say anything, the chopsticks in his hand were slightly raised, obviously indicating to Shen Ruo.

Putting down the poorly used knife and fork, Shen Ruo's eyes were obviously bent, and she gave Chu Xiao a thankful smile.

Shen Ruo turned his head to eat seriously, but didn't see it. When Chu Xiao next to him saw the smile, his eyes were slightly surprised and curious. He seemed to be very interested in Shen Ruo, but he immediately returned to his gentle appearance.