Chapter Ninety-Nine: Reporting
Xie Yingrong behaved too obviously. When Xie Mulin and Xie Jinyi looked at her, they knew that she didn't just want to go out and buy a needle and thread.
Among the goods that Li Lang carries to sell every day, there are countless needles and threads, all kinds of sizes, lengths, colors, and textures. She wants needlework, just find Sister Zhang Qiao, and still need to go out and spend money to buy it?
Xie Mulin Pi said with a smile: "What kind of needle and thread does the third sister want?" Ask Sister Zhang if it's okay. If Sister Zhang doesn't have it either, I'll bring it back for you, and you don't have to make a trip yourself. β
Xie Yingrong hurriedly said: "Then what's embarrassing?" It's a little thing I can do myself. She had a "I'm sincere" look on her face, "I sometimes feel that I'm too useless to help anything, and I always have you to worry about the whole family." If I can do what I can on my own, why bother you? You should give me a chance to perform! β
Xie Jinzhi said lightly: "It's good that the third sister has such an idea, but the old lady has always disliked the girls in the family to go out and walk around. Your second sister was not less reprimanded by her. It's just that life is forced to do it, and this is also a helpless thing. The old lady has always loved you, so why bother to let you be punished by the old lady for a little thing? β
Xie Yingrong choked for a moment, and said with some stammering, "What...... How so? I...... I also want to stop by the pharmacy to buy some tonic and come back and stew some tonic soup for the old lady. The old lady has always had the habit of tonic, but after moving out, she has never eaten anything good. I'm trying to do my filial piety. The old lady will definitely say yes! β
She seemed to have found a good excuse, and spoke fluently: "Yes, I will go to the old lady and ask her old man to show me." The second brother and the second sister waited for me. She was about to turn around, but suddenly remembered something again, hesitated, and turned around, "Second sister is also going to the pharmacy, right?" Why don't you tell me what you want to buy, and I'll buy it for you, right? Hengzhu, I'm also going to the pharmacy, so the second sister will give me a chance, how about contributing to you? β
Nothing to do...... Xie Mulin suddenly became vigilant: "No need, let's go together." You buy yours, I buy mine, so it's easy to settle accounts. β
Xie Yingrong laughed dryly: "Second sister, don't be polite to me." In the past, our sisters were the best. Although a few days ago, my sister was ignorant and made my second sister angry, but the sisterhood between us is not easy to eradiate! The second sister was annoyed with me, so I compensated my sister. You're just a fool when I'm young, so don't be like me. β
Gee...... This girl must not know how pompous her acting skills are.
Xie Mulin almost rolled his eyes. Although she didn't know what Xie Yingrong wanted to do, she didn't plan to entangle with the other party for this little thing, so she said: "Okay, if you have to help me run errands, I will promise you once." If you want to buy something, you can tell Yan Jitang's guy that I want something, and he knows what it is. When the time comes, as soon as you pay the money, he will naturally give you the things. Don't bargain with him, we often deal with Yan Jitang, and we have already made all the discounts we can ask for. After that, he turned back to Xie Jinzhi, "The second brother will help me keep an eye on it when the time comes, so that the third sister doesn't know the rules of buying things in the store outside, and she didn't bring back the medicinal materials I wanted." β
Xie Jinzhi glanced at Xie Yingrong and nodded silently.
Xie Yingrong gritted her teeth secretly, Xie Yingzhen's words were as if she was laughing at her for being a fool. But she endured this breath! It is very likely that Jiang Yuliang will follow his brother to Beimen Bridge to meet her appointment that day, and she has to try to meet him. If Xie Yingzhen is allowed to accompany her, how can she approach Jiang Yuliang under the banner of "delivering a message for her sister"? Jiang Yuliang is also very likely to find out that the appointment of that day was not made by Xie Yingzhen.
These days, Xie Yingzhen has never mentioned Jiang Yuliang, as if he is completely indifferent to the divorce. Although Xie Yingrong felt that she was pretending to be, it was impossible for her to really have no feelings for Jiang Yuliang, but who knows if she was resentful in her heart because of the betrayal of the Jiang family, so she deliberately made this ruthless appearance? Once she says something she shouldn't say in front of Jiang Yuliang, it will be difficult for her to use her as an excuse to deal with Jiang Yuliang in the future. Xie Yingrong hadn't gotten what he wanted from Jiang Yuliang yet, and he didn't want to cut off contact with the other party.
In order to keep Xie Yingzhen at home, Xie Yingrong even packed a large ticket, saying that she had all the money to buy medicinal materials. Xie Mulin was also happy to save a penny, so he smiled and said, "Okay, then the third sister should hurry up and ask the old lady to show it." As long as the old lady nods, I will have no objection. β
Xie Yingrong excitedly ran to Mrs. Xie's room.
Xie Jinzhi frowned, and motioned for his sister to follow him in the direction of the courtyard gate: "Second sister, can't you see that the third sister is a drunkard and doesn't mean to drink?" β
Xie Mulin snorted: "She behaves so obviously, the blind can't see it!" But what if you promise her once? She is too guarded to do what she wants, so how can we figure out her purpose? Second brother, you just said that you wanted to meet Jiang Shaoliang, so she rushed over, presumably for the Jiang brothers. When the time comes, you can throw her in Yan Jitang, let Li's second sister-in-law go to entertain her, and go to the appointment by yourself. β
Xie Jinzhi sighed: "That's fine." He turned his head to look at his sister, "It is very likely that Jiang Shaoliang came with his brother." Sister really doesn't plan to see Jiang Yuliang again? Even if you don't have a chance in this life, Jiang Yuliang still has some sincerity to you in the past. You really don't want to talk to him about anything? Even if it's a goodbye? β
Xie Mulin blinked, and looked away a little weakly: "What's the point of talking about this now?" Entanglement, neither for me nor for him. It's better to see each other than to forget, so be it. She paused, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, the third sister once said something strange. When the Jiang family first came to withdraw from the family, she always told me how affectionate Jiang Yuliang was in front of me, telling me that I couldn't give up Jiang Yuliang just because I was divorced, and repeatedly encouraged me to meet Jiang Yuliang. What did she even say...... I have a deep affection for Jiang Yuliang, and I don't hesitate to give him an outer room. β
Xie Mulin looked at the shocked and stunned expression on Xie Jinzhi's face, and smiled bitterly: "I don't even remember when I said such a thing. Jiang Yuliang and I used to be a serious fiancΓ©e, the order of my parents, the words of the matchmaker, the fair and the right, I have a wife and don't do it, run to make an outer room for him, am I stupid? It can only be said that the third sister was dizzy at that time and said something confused. I scolded her a few times, and she seemed to be annoyed with me later. I don't know what she wants to do, but she was in Wangjia Hutong a few days ago and had a separate conversation with Jiang Yuliang. If she used me as a pretext and said some nonsense to Jiang Yuliang, wouldn't that be ruining my reputation? β
Xie Jinzhi already understood, he said with a calm face: "I see, second sister, don't worry, I know what to do." β
Xie Mulin looked at him, smiled and comforted him: "Second brother, don't be angry, I'm just just in case to report to you." I don't think Jiang Yuliang is stupid enough to really believe the words of the third sister. After all, the Jiang family's renegade and breach of contract are already unpleasant enough, and they can barely justify it by seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. If there is another scandal of forcing his former fiancΓ©e to be an outer room and forcing him to be cheap, the Jiang family's reputation will not be wanted! What other imperial examinations do the Jiang family brothers take, and what other officials does Jiang Shilang do? Jiang Yuliang is stupid, and Jiang Shilang and Jiang Shaoliang will not let him commit this stupidity. β
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