Chapter 319: Chance Encounter
Yongning Mansion in the New Year is very lively, the streets are crowded with people, and the shops on both sides of the street are hung with red lanterns, and the lanterns are particularly festive.
Although it is the first day of the Lunar New Year, there are many vendors on the street, selling rock sugar gourds, selling candy people or candied fruits, and the most lively place is the place where Yingluo is sold, surrounded by many girls.
Although Lin Zifu is more mature than women of the same age, she can't refuse something as good-looking as Yingluo, so she pulls Aunt Ying around and picks them up.
I followed the crowd around the busiest streets, and finally chose a good restaurant.
She wanted to take Aunt Ying to have a good meal, and it was rare to come to Yongning Mansion to have fun and have fun, not to mention that today was the first day of the first lunar month, even if it was a poor family, she had to eat a good meal, how could she be willing to treat Aunt Ying badly.
Lin Zifu took Aunt Ying's arm and directly asked Xiao Er to take her to the second floor, and found a table by the street to sit down.
Aunt Ying has never been to such a big restaurant, she used to be in the Zhou family, although she has also seen the world, but this kind of place is not a slave to come, and she is even more reluctant to come here for a meal, it is precisely because of this that after being pulled upstairs by Lin Zifu, she looked around a little embarrassed, and waited until Lin Zifu ordered food, and then approached Lin Zifu and whispered: "Why don't we eat in another place, the things here feel so expensive." ”
When Lin Zifu ordered the food just now, although there was no price, it felt expensive when I thought about it, what kind of gourd chicken, sweet and sour fish, it sounded very expensive anyway.
Lin Zifu gently patted Aunt Ying's shoulder, and comforted in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, today's New Year, you have to eat a delicious meal, the silver is not earned just to spend, don't worry about it." ”
She knows that Aunt Ying is thrifty, but she doesn't want Aunt Ying to be reluctant to eat and wear, what do people live for a lifetime? Isn't it just to eat and drink well, and live a safe life?
In her eyes, eating and drinking are particularly important.
She has always attached great importance to food, clothing, housing and transportation, and she is absolutely willing to spend money on this, as long as she has money, she will not be stingy.
Having said that, Aunt Ying still thinks that if you spend money to eat here, you can buy a lot of ingredients and cook them at home.
Frowning a little embarrassed: "I still feel that it is too expensive here." ”
Lin Zifu hooked the corners of her lips and said: "Aunt Ying is really, you said that we are dependent on each other, and we have also earned a lot of silver this year, you said that I am not the kind of person who is reluctant to give you flowers after earning silver, I also want to take you to have a good meal, besides, don't say anything else about the Chinese New Year today, let's make good money in the future, and we will buy two clothes later, since we want to go to Zhou's house, we will have a beautiful scenery, and we can't let Mrs. Zhou look down on it." ”
It's okay to buy clothes Aunt Ying, this time I went to Zhou's house to take a breath, if it was tattered, wouldn't it be a joke in vain.
Lin Zifu saw that Aunt Ying didn't speak, and continued to bewitch: "If you buy clothes, you have to buy gold and silver jewelry, I see that Aunt Ying only has silver hairpins, this is not good, you see that the wife of a big family is not a golden hairpin and jade hairpin, and I will have to buy one for you later, whether you wear it on weekdays is one thing, but you must buy one." ”
After Lin Zifu said this, Aunt Ying was even more embarrassed, in fact, she was thin-skinned, and she always felt that she had spent too much money and was weak-hearted.
The shopkeeper quickly served the food.
Because there were only two people, Lin Zifu ordered a total of four dishes, and two bowls of white rice were served, and Lin Zifu couldn't help but pick up the dishes and eat them.
Aunt Ying also ate slowly, but she was always a little absent-minded.
This restaurant is very large, with a total of three floors, there are no private rooms on the first and second floors, and there are only on the third floor.
Kang Gongzi was entertaining guests today, and was walking to the third floor with the guests, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a somewhat familiar person sitting by the window, he could only see the side face, and couldn't help but greet his friend, so he stepped forward directly.
He felt that there were not many familiar women, not to mention that he didn't look like a young lady from a big family when he looked dressed, and there was only one person in his mind, and that was Lin Zifu.
The last time Lin Zifu asked his mother to untie the knot, he was grateful, because the last time it was introduced by Qin Heng, he wanted to thank Lin Zifu for not finding a chance.
Could it be that Lin Zifu really came to Yongning Mansion? With such doubts, he stepped forward.
Lin Zifu was serving vegetables to Aunt Ying, and suddenly felt that there was a person standing at the table, and when she raised her head, she saw that it was Gongzi Kang, and immediately greeted him: "Gongzi Kang is also coming to eat." ”
When Gongzi Kang saw that it was really Lin Zifu, he immediately rejoiced: "Doctor Lin really came to Yongning Mansion, just now I saw the silhouette and only felt familiar, and I was also wondering if it was Doctor Lin, but I didn't expect it to be true, is there something wrong with Doctor Lin coming to Yongning Mansion?" ”
Lin Zifu invited Kang Gongzi to sit down, but Kang Gongzi was not polite and sat next to Lin Zifu.
Lin Zifu nodded slightly and didn't hide it, after all, the marriage between the eldest lady of the Qin family and the eldest son of the Zhou family is a big event, and Gongzi Kang will definitely go, so he said: "Tomorrow is the day when the son of the Zhou family gets married, and Mrs. Zhou invited me to come." ”
Kang Gongzi and Qin Heng are quite familiar, and it is not a secret to talk about Zhou Mingqi, he knows the previous relationship between Lin Zifu and Zhou Mingqi, and he is very surprised: "Why did Mrs. Zhou invite you to come?" ”
He always felt that this thing was a little wrong, it was rumored in the Yongning Mansion that the eldest son of the Zhou family wanted to destroy the marriage with the Qin family for a country girl, and many people were speculating at that time how attractive this country girl was.
Of course, he knew that the country girl everyone was talking about was Lin Zifu, and Mrs. Zhou's dissatisfaction with Lin Zifu was not a secret among the big families in Yongning Mansion.
I heard that Mrs. Zhou made a lot of stumbling blocks for Lin Zifu in private, but she didn't have a good heart.
And Zhou Mingqi is now married to Qin Ya, why did he invite Lin Zifu, the ex-daughter-in-law, to come.
After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained: "Doctor Lin, I don't mean anything else, I just think that Mrs. Zhou invited you to come, and she definitely didn't have a good heart, I know a little about the matter between you and Zhou Mingqi, you are a good girl, there is no doubt about this, Mrs. Zhou is not a good stubble, I am afraid that she invited you to come for another purpose." ”
Of course, Lin Zifu knew that Mrs. Zhou's motive for inviting her to come was not pure, but since she had decided to come, she would not easily retreat and said: "I know that she must not have a good heart, but it is not a way to hide, I believe you have also heard about the past, I still can't escape her persecution if I hide like that, I used to survive in the cracks, but now I have nothing to do with the Zhou family, continue to hide, I deserve to be bullied, no matter what Mrs. Zhou does this time, I will not compromise." ”
Seeing Lin Zifu's resolute attitude, Gongzi Kang was also relieved: "Don't worry, you will be fine, if she dares to harm you, I will not let her succeed, by the way, why didn't Doctor Ye come with you, I heard Qin Heng talk about the relationship between you." ”
Lin Zifu was worried when she thought of Ye Beichen, and sighed slightly: "Something happened to his family, he has already returned to the capital, and it is estimated that he will come back after a while." ”
Kang Gongzi's companions, seeing that Kang Gongzi actually sat down and chatted, they were all curious.
They are friends of Kang Gongzi, they all know Kang Gongzi's temperament, and they don't take a second look at the girls outside, but today they took the initiative to sit down, and they talked very happily.
Several people came over with a smile and asked Kang Gongzi to introduce him.
Kang Gongzi, who was sitting, stood up, looking very calm.
Lin Zifu still admires Kang Gongzi, after all, it is rare to see such a filial child.
So he also stood up and smiled at a few strange sons.
Kang Gongzi heard his friend's coaxing and hurriedly said, "This is what I told you before, Dr. Lin, who has good medical skills." ”
He said a lot of good things about Lin Zifu in front of these friends, it was really Lin Zifu who gave him a feeling that was too special, he had always been very accurate in his vision of seeing people, if Lin Zifu had been practicing medicine, he would have a bright future.
Those coaxing sons suddenly realized, no wonder Kang Gongzi was so polite.
They all greeted Lin Zifu and introduced each other.
Aunt Ying sat on the side with her head bowed, a little at a loss, she felt equal to the people in the village, but it was different with these boys, I always felt it...... I don't feel comfortable all over my body.
Lin Zifu wanted to sit down and eat well, so she said, "When this time the matter is dealt with, Gongzi Kang can come out and get together if he has time." ”
This is a very subtle drive, Kang Gongzi immediately answered: "Then it's decided, we must get together when the time comes, my mother has been talking about it, saying that she wants to see you, and she has been talking to me many times, if she can see you, she will be very happy." ”
Kang Gongzi left with his friends, and Lin Zifu breathed a sigh of relief.
Ying Gu raised her head and said in a low voice: "This is the Kang Gongzi you said before, how do I think that his momentum is stronger than Zhou Mingqi." ”
Lin Zifu said with a smile: "Gongzi Kang is different from Zhou Mingqi, Gongzi Kang has already supported the whole family, and the business is also bigger than the Zhou family, except for the Qin family in Yongning Mansion, it is the Kang family, and the two are comparable, and the momentum is naturally stronger than Zhou Mingqi." ”
Zhou Mingqi has a lot of personality that she doesn't like, and when it comes to courage, she doesn't think Zhou Mingqi is stronger than Kang Gongzi.
Aunt Ying nodded knowingly and agreed.
The two of them finished eating quickly, and they were both a little full, but when they went downstairs to settle the bill, they were told by the shopkeeper that the meal money had been settled.
Get! I owe a favor again.
Walking out of the restaurant, Aunt Ying suddenly admired Lin Zifu very much.
"The more Zifu gets along with you, the more I feel that you are unfathomable, you say how powerful you are, your business mind is enough, not worse than those men, and your medical skills are also very good, many people hear your reputation, and they do not hesitate to walk for a few days to see you, the more I get along with you, the more I feel that you are not like a girl of your age."
Lin Zifu just smiled and didn't answer.
Seeing this, Aunt Ying continued: "Maybe it's the children of the poor who are in charge early, why do you say that your uncle is so short-sighted." ”