Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Difficult Jingxing
Wei Rui never expected that the biggest obstacle on her way to success would be Jing Xing.
This made her very unwilling and angry at the same time.
But there is no way to lose your temper at this time, if you want to achieve your goal, you have to please Jingxing, which is the only way at present.
So in the next three days, Wei Rui was simply Jingxing's follower, and if Minghua hadn't stopped her, she would have almost slept with Jingxing at night. Jingxing didn't feel annoyed, but felt quite enjoyable, and by the way, he gave Minghua a break and let her rest.
In other words, Jingxing's food, clothing, housing and transportation in the past three days were all taken care of by Wei Rui.
Seeing her busy, Wang Chu'an couldn't see it, if he had left it before, maybe he would have to go up and fight with Jing Xing, but now that he knew Jing Xing's identity, he didn't dare to be too bold. Moreover, because the game continued, Ripple was also picked up by Wei Rui.
He seems to be watching these days, and he doesn't feel comfortable doing anything.
It's just that Jingxing is bored, and he always plays chess with him, he didn't know it before, so he worked hard, and now he dares to win.
After losing too many times, Jing Xing felt bored, and there was even some contempt in his eyes when he looked at him, which made Wang Chuan very uncomfortable. But because Wei Rui asked him, he couldn't refuse, so he had to bite the bullet.
But two days have passed, Jing Xing has no intention of letting go, Wei Rui is so anxious, but there is nothing he can do.
At this time, Mingzhou, who was really blind, told Wei Rui a secret about Jingxing.
Jingxing's mother was originally from Huizhou, not to mention her good-looking, and her cooking skills were also first-class. Although Jingxing died of illness when he was ten years old, there are still many good memories between mother and son.
Among them, Jing Xing's favorite is the begonia cake made by his mother.
This begonia cake is a special snack in Huizhou, as the name suggests, it is made into a dough with begonia flowers and flour, and then made into a cake with red beans, honey and brown sugar, and then fried out of the pot, crispy and with some sweetness, although there will be a slight greasy feeling when you eat more, but with a cup of green tea, the taste is very beautiful.
These are all dictated by Mingzhou to Wei Rui, Wei Rui was confused when he heard it, and everything else was easy to say, but at this time of year, where to get begonia flowers is a problem.
This made her frown and sad for a while, and Wang Chu'an saw that she was not in a high mood, so he came to ask her.
When the two of them were talking, Ripple happened to be out of the house, seeing this, she originally planned to leave, but was stopped by Wei Rui.
Wei Rui told the two of them about his difficulties, and Wang Chuan was about to ask people to go to the county to find out, but Ripple hesitated to speak.
It turned out that there was a begonia tree on the mountain, and she often went up the mountain, so she found it. Now that winter is approaching, there are obviously no flowers, but when the flowers bloom, she saved them for a while and dried them, originally wanted to make flower tea for Wang Chu'an, but Wang Chu'an was not at home, so she put it on hold.
When Wei Rui heard this, it was as if she had caught a savior, and she almost spun around with a ripple in her excitement.
Ripple asked her maid to go to the mansion to get it, Wei Rui was not worried about going with her, but when she walked to the door of the mansion and retreated, she simply went to buy other materials by herself.
And after Wei Rui left, the two people standing under the eaves were a little embarrassed for a while, and seemed to hesitate for a long time before Ripple spoke: "Miss Wei is a good girl, if your husband wants to marry her, I have no opinion." ”
Seeing that Wang Chu'an didn't answer, she said again: "It's just that being a concubine may have wronged Miss Wei, if the husband wants to take the second room and be a side wife, I will also go and tell my mother." ”
Wang Chu'an's face was like an eggplant, and he said coldly: "You don't have to worry about this, I have my own plans." ”
Ripple's originally smiling face slowly became sad, she didn't know that Wang Chu'an hated her to such an extent, but he was not happy to tell her a few words.
She remembered that before they got married, the two of them always seemed to have endless words, and on the hillside, facing the sunset, she listened quietly to him as he told the story in the book, and he would listen carefully to her what cakes she made and how to make them today.
At that time, they were obviously not the same kind of people, but they could get along so well.
And now, she had tried her best to follow his footsteps, but it still seemed to be far away.
Wang Chu'an walked out of the courtyard, and when he turned back, he found that Ripple was standing in place with a lonely face.
Aunt Ying came out of the kitchen, and when she saw the loss on her face, she felt uncomfortable. From her point of view, Ripple is the same person as her, one is disliked because she gave birth to a daughter, and the other is disliked because she can't give birth. In the end, they were all troubled by her in-laws and husbands, and the ripples were a little better than her in that she still maintained the appearance of a young grandmother, not as embarrassed and depressed as she was. And what she is a little better than Ripple is that she meets Wei Rui, who is willing to take care of her and give her a place to stay, and Ripple looks like she is fighting alone, helpless.
Thinking of this, Aunt Ying, who has never liked to talk to people very much, took the initiative to talk to Ripples.
Ripples here, there was almost no one to speak, and suddenly someone was willing to take the initiative to talk to her, and she seemed to be taken aback. But then there was joy that couldn't be hidden, and the smile on her face touched Aunt Ying a little.
Aunt Ying took her into the kitchen, Ripples did not do these things less, Aunt Ying refused to let her do it, but she couldn't be idle.
The two of them worked together to make lunch, and they talked a lot in between.
Ripple expressed great sympathy for Aunt Ying's plight, and therefore determined that Wei Rui was indeed a reliable and kind person.
When Wei Rui rushed into the kitchen, the two of them had just made dinner, and seeing that this strange combination got along so harmoniously, she was only stunned, and she didn't have time to think about it. Now is her only chance, if Jingxing refuses to let go tonight, she will be finished, and everything will be lost.
Therefore, he didn't care who was who, Wei Rui commanded two people, the noodles and the noodles, the boiling water, and the seasoning.
The three of them were busy in the kitchen, in the courtyard, Jingxing was sitting at the table, Wang Chu'an had no way to accompany him, Mingzhou stood aside with a solemn expression, and the three men occasionally glanced at the kitchen of the three women, and then their expressions were different, but they were very harmonious.
Wei Rui was busy for more than an hour, and finally made the imaginary begonia cake.
This is the third pot, the first two pots are either not the right heat, or the seasoning is not right, in short, the third pot, it is finally successful.
The three women hugged each other excitedly in the kitchen and cheered happily, Wang Chu'an, who had been nervous for a long time, breathed a rare sigh of relief and showed a smile when he saw the smile on Ripple's face.
"Why don't you tell her what you're thinking?" Jingxing suddenly spoke, Wang Chu'an didn't react for a while, and said, "What? ”
"You obviously don't want to take a concubine, you still have feelings for her, don't you?" Jingxing suddenly said this, Wang Chuan was not prepared at all, and was stunned for a long time before saying, "There are many things in this that are very complicated, and I can't make a decision unilaterally." ”
Jing Xing didn't refute this, he just took a sip of water, stared at an unknown place, and said thoughtfully: "Really? ”
Wang Chu'an nodded.
Jing Xing said: "It seems that Wei Rui is right, I really misunderstood you before, and we will play chess together when we are free in the future." ”
Wang Chu'an was stunned and hurriedly stood up, Jing Xing also stood up and said: "Next time, you are not allowed to release water, show your true skills, otherwise I will be angry." ”
This was half a threat, half an agreement, of course Wang Chuan did not dare to refuse, and nodded hurriedly.
When Wei Rui entered Jingxing's house with the begonia cake, there were almost no customers in the store. Jingxing will leave here tomorrow, he still has a lot of things to deal with, and until now, it is already the limit.
So, success or failure is here.
Wei Rui was nervous, as if when she first started to beg for help from a marriage agency, her hands were shaking when she put down the tray.
Jing Xing saw that her face was a little red, and she felt funny in her heart, but she said with an impatient look on her face: "What are you doing?" I'm so full that I don't want to eat. ”
Wei Rui was stunned for a moment, and looked at Mingzhou behind him suspiciously, Mingzhou also seemed to be a little confused, and when he looked at Wei Rui, he frowned and looked puzzled.
"Ah, dessert after dinner, eat a little, you are guaranteed that you will not stop." Wei Rui looked at Jing Xing cheekily, her big eyes flickered twice, Jing Xing turned his head away, and said deliberately, "Don't eat it, I don't like to eat sweet." ”
Wei Rui seriously doubted whether Mingzhou was manipulating her, so she was so frightened that Mingzhou hurriedly shook her head.
"It's not very sweet, I also prepared green tea, it's greasy, you can taste it, maybe you will like it very much." Wei Rui was about to lift the lid, but Jing Xing said, "I'm leaving tomorrow, haven't you figured out how to convince me?" ”
"What's the hurry, eat the pastries first, and then talk about it after eating."
Jing Xing saw that she seemed to be a little panicked, so he stopped teasing her, and said slowly: "Since you have been graciously invited, it doesn't seem to be very good if I don't give face, so let's try a piece." ”
Wei Rui finally smiled, she smiled strangely good, although there were no dimples, but inexplicably it made people feel very sweet. Jing Xing glanced at it, hurriedly turned his head, and coughed by the way.
Removing the lid, Wei Rui introduced: "This is a new pastry that I have recently researched, because it is made of begonia flowers, it is called begonia cake, you can try it." ”
Jing Xing glanced at her meaningfully, and then said for a while, "What is it made of, it looks pretty good." ”
Wei Rui was stunned, she deliberately said that she did it herself, for fear that Jing Xing would know that Mingzhou said that she would punish Mingzhou, but it stands to reason that since this is something made by Jingxing's mother, Jingxing should always be a little surprised.
However, he seemed to accept it very calmly, and did not look surprised at all.
When Wei Rui was puzzled, Jing Xing had already pinched a piece and put it in his mouth, and after a long while, he sighed and said, "The truth." ”
"Like what?" Wei Rui was puzzled.
Jing Xing looked at her and said, "The taste of my mother's concubine." ”
Wei Rui's hairs suddenly stood on end.