Crouching Dragon: The Journey of Zhuge Liang sample (Act I) -- T. P. M. Thorne

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“I think she likes him,” Mister Huang whispered to his wife as they watched the scene from within the house.
“He is every bit the man you said he was,” Mrs Huang replied. “A good choice, husband: a good choice.”

Kongming would meet with Yueying many more times, and every time, Yueying would match wits with Kongming, forcing him to become more and more challenging in his responses. A strong friendship grew between the two - much to the disdain of Kongming’s scholar friends - but one day, they decided to be married, and that was the beginning of one of the most important friendships in Kongming’s eventful life.

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3

“…My, how things change.”
Yueying smiled as her husband returned from a busy day of work and made his weary proclamation; much time had passed, and the statement was true.
“Such is life,” Yueying replied. “But I take it you refer to something specific.”
“I’m getting a bit of praise for ‘accurately predicting’ Yuan Shao’s defeat at Boma,” Kongming chuckled wearily as he sat, cross-legged, in front of his reading table, and swept aside one of the many bamboo scrolls that were scattered about for casual reference. “I guessed… such a man can only bring defeat upon himself.”
“And what do you think of Liu Biao, and Sun Ce…?” Yueying prompted. “Do you still rate them poorly…?”
“…Perhaps,” Kongming replied cautiously. “Why do you ask…?”
“Stability is a serious concern for raising a family,” Yueying said. “I know from hearing you and Jun talking that…”
“Where is my brother, now that you mention him…?” Kongming interrupted, in an effort to change the subject.

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