Chapter 36(1/2)
The few days when Yu Jingyao didn’t come to find her, Chen Jiao’s life was not bad.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Chen Jiao went out and she must have brought Shuang'er with her. The Sier arranged by Yu Jingyao for her and Liu'er took the initiative to follow her. The two maids were quite honest. They didn't care what Chen Jiao did, nor did they show any expression of approval or denial. They probably just came to keep an eye on her and prevent her from running away.
The people of the Dragon Boat Festival eat rice dumplings, and the zongzi's rice dumplings are sold very well. Chen Jiao stood far away at the entrance of the alley, seeing the people selling so vigorously, watching the people eat and drink happily, and the unique small bridges and flowing water in Jiangnan are presented in front of you every day like a picture scroll. Chen Jiao's aggrievance gradually dissipated a little.
She came back with her purpose, and she could leave after the purpose was completed. Some things should be considered, but she didn't have to take it too seriously.
But life in the house was too boring. Chen Jiao went to buy a few pots of flowers and plants, and also bought a white-haired lion dog. The puppy, who was just three months old, had snow-white fur all over, big and watery black eyes, and his nose was black and moist, which was very cute.
"Girl, what's the name of this dog?"
After returning to the house, the lion and dog ran around in the yard. Chen Jiao sat under the eaves and looked at it, Shuang'er asked with a smile.
Chen Jiao smiled and looked at the puppy and said, "It's called Fugui, this name is Jixiang."
Shuang'er was shocked. When they first arrived at the Yu family, they were reminded that Mr. Yu was originally named Fugui. When he grew up, Mr. Yu didn't like to hear other people say these two words. The servants of the Yu family regarded the word "Fugui" as a taboo. After Shuang'er found out, he once told the girl about this as fun. Now that the girl calls a dog, she clearly wants to anger Master Yu.
"Girl, should I change it?" Shuang'er said worriedly.
Chen Jiao didn't change it. She just wanted to disgust Yu Jingyao, and she was so disgusting that he would never want to step into this yard again!
It took only three days for Chen Jiao to remember the name "Fugui". Chen Jiao teased the dog in the yard and called "Fugui". Manager Zhang next to him would tremble and asked Chen Jiao to change his name like a grandson.
Chen Jiao ignored everything and was content with her own pleasure.
On the evening of the eighth day of the fifth month, Chen Jiao was playing chess with Shuang'er and passed the time. Manager Zhang suddenly came to report that Xie Jin was here.
Chen Jiao was curious about Xie Jin's purpose and went to the main hall with her shoes.
In the main hall, Xie Jin heard footsteps and turned around and saw Chen Jiao stepping in from outside in a green skirt. I wonder if the sunset was too bright, which made her usually pale and weak face look a little rosy. Moreover, Xie Jin had long discovered that the cowardice in Jiaomei's eyes was the same as her dependence on him, and for no reason, it quietly disappeared.
Such a beautiful girl is like a newly bloomed lotus in the pond, pink and lively.
"Brother Xie, please sit down." Chen Jiao said politely, sitting in the main seat first.
Xie Jin walked towards his seat, his left cuff was a little heavy, reminding him of his purpose.
But Xie Jin still asked first: "Wang Family Xin has changed his manager?" Last time he came, the manager of the Wang Family was still another person.
Chen Jiao believed that no matter how thick Yu Jingyao was, he would not dare to admit that he had bought the house, so he said perfunctorily: "Yes, I changed it a few days ago."
Xie Jin wanted to tell her to be careful when she was alone, but he felt that he was no longer qualified to say it.
Xie Jin lowered his head and touched the left cuff with his right hand, as if it was suddenly frozen and could not move at all.
Chen Jiao waited patiently.
Finally, Xie Jin slowly took out the stack of silver notes, lowered his head and placed it on the table, and said to her skirt: "Good sister, I, I'm sorry for you, I have another person I want to marry. Let's give up our marriage. You will accept these silver notes. You are alone and need to rely on."
It was intermittent, and Xie Jin finally said it.
On one hand, he is childhood sweetheart, but on the other hand, he is a bright future and greedy. Since Xie Jin has made a choice, he has no shame to look at the girl opposite him again.
Chen Jiao was surprised that Xie Jin's break-up was a few months ahead of the time he remembered. Looking at the silver notes, a hint of irony flashed through Chen Jiao's eyes. Who else could there be except for Yu Jingyao who likes to use money to win people's hearts?
Chen Jiao really wanted to scold Xie Jin and scold her for her poor original body, but Chen Jiao felt that Xie Jin had done such a thing, and he must not be afraid of being scolded. Perhaps she scolded her, which just satisfies his guilt towards her.
"You, who do you want to marry?" Chen Jiao looked like Xie Jin and lowered her head and said, preventing Xie Jin from seeing her expression clearly.
Her voice was low, as if she was about to cry. Xie Jin couldn't bear to look up: "Girl..."
Chen Jiao carried it over, took out a veil to cover her face, and swallowed, "You are going to break off the engagement with me, so call me Miss Chen. I just want to know if that person is the third girl."
Xie Jin seemed to be slapped hard in the face. It turned out that the beautiful girl knew it, so she no longer relied on him and no longer called him Brother Jin.
Looking at her thin shoulders, Xie Jin slowly stood up and knelt down at Chen Jiao: "Yes, I'm sorry for you."
Chen Jiao twitched his back twice and said bitterly: "You are sorry for me, I've seen it a long time ago, otherwise why would you think I want to move out? Xie Jin, I, I won't force anyone to do anything. I promise to break off the engagement with you, but remember, I hate you, I will never forgive you in my life."
Xie Jin drooped his head and suddenly slapped himself twice: "I'm not worthy of you."
Chen Jiao didn't say anything, and after a while, she asked, "Does Aunt know?"
Xie Jin whispered: "I will tell her tonight."
Chen Jiao guessed that too. Xie Jin didn’t even have the courage to face his mother alone. He hoped that she would agree to break off the engagement and help persuade Du to join him!
"I have collected the silver bills. My aunt will come to me tomorrow. She will be relieved when she knows that I have the silver bills." Chen Jiao said very cooperatively. If she doesn't accept the silver bill, Du will definitely persuade her for a long time. Chen Jiao doesn't want to get entangled with the mother and the mother again. As for the silver bills, she will return them to Yu Jingyao when she turns around. Anyway, it's useless for her to keep them, so why bother Yu Jingyao to be proud?
Xie Jin was even more silent when he thought of his mother.
Chen Jiao turned her head and looked at him, turned back before Xie Jin looked up, and said hatefully: "You go, I don't want to see you again in the future. I, I just hope that you will be alone. In the future, you will be wearing the official robe on the list of gold and official robes. Remember the ambitions you told me at the beginning, don't become like the one who gave you silver notes, with only the smell of money in your eyes."
The words were thrown on his conscience as accurately as a whip, and Xie Jin ran away in a panic.
Chen Jiao turned around, stared at the door for a while, and then counted the silver notes, ten, and one thousand taels.
Chen Jiao just wanted to laugh, Yu Jingyao is worthy of being the richest man in Yangzhou and spends money like soil.
On the second day, as Chen Jiao expected, Du brought his son to the door and apologized for guilt, asking Xie Jin to take back his words from yesterday in front of Chen Jiao.
In his previous life, Du insisted on getting married with two children, mainly because his original body wanted to marry Xie Jin and refused to let go. Now Chen Jiao was willing to help Xie Jin and Yu Lan, and took out the 1,000 taels of silver she received. Du was stunned. Chen Jiao and Xie Jin took two steps, and Du cried very sadly. Although she was unwilling to do anything.
After a stalemate for a morning, the mother and the mother finally left, leaving only a letter of divorce written by Xie Jin.
Chen Jiao was inexplicably tired, and she felt that Yu Jingyao was about to come to "schadenfresh" tonight.
Chen Jiao took out the small scissors again and hid them on her cuffs. Now that things have come to this, she will give Yu Jingyao what he wants sooner or later, but it is impossible for Yu Jingyao to force himself now.
As the sun sets, Yu Jingyao came on the meal time and decided to have dinner with the little beauty.
After coming here, Yu Jingyao did not forcefully break into Chen Jiao's boudoir. After dinner was set up, he ordered the maid to invite Chen Jiao out. In Yu Jingyao's opinion, after Chen Jiao was regretted by Xie Jin, he should have given up on Xie Jin's heart. Yu Jingyao is the only choice for the little beauty, and Chen Jiao will definitely not be so stubborn anymore.
When Chen Jiao's footsteps came from the corridor, Yu Jingyao's lips raised and he poured a cup of wine for himself without looking sideways.
A touch of red appeared in the back of the light, and Yu Jingyao looked at Chen Jiao in surprise.
Chen Jiao, who has always been sick, has just dressed up specially, wearing the most valuable red jade hairpin on her head. It is said to be a relic left by Mrs. Chen, and is wearing a big red summer skirt made by Chen Jiaoxin. The red makeup is already good, and Chen Jiao has carefully applied lip fat, with a pair of red lips as if it were fire, which is gorgeous and squishy.
Just like a small white flower in the grass, it turned into a beautiful Luoyang red.
Yu Jingyao looked at the approaching beauty motionlessly, the stunning in his eyes quickly turned into fire, and his throat rolled quietly.
"Did you figure it out?" Yu Jingyao asked in a hoarse voice when Chen Jiao sat opposite him.
Chen Jiao nodded, but before Yu Jingyao's eyes lit up and was about to pounce on him, Chen Jiao raised his hand in time to stop him: "But, I want to talk to Mr. Yu to have a condition. Mr. Yu is a real man and has been bullying me, a weak woman. You must feel uncomfortable, right? Why don't we make a bet and exchange fairly."
Yu Jingyao bullied her very much and enjoyed her bullying, and she was not uncomfortable at all.
However, he wanted to hear how the little fox wanted to reject him.
"You said." Yu Jingyao sat down again, looking at Chen Jiao leisurely with black eyes.
Chen Jiao said without hesitation: "I have told Master Yu that I only want to marry a pair of people who are devoted to me in this life. Since he likes me, he will definitely marry me and only marry me. Master Yu will have two years to marry the daughter of the prefect's family, so I want to make a two-year bet with Master Yu."
Yu Jingyao narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up the wine cup and took a sip.
Chen Jiao continued: "In the past two years, I will live in this yard obediently. Master Yu will come whenever he wants to come, and leave whenever he wants to, but I am not your concubine or your outer room, and you have no right to interfere with my freedom. Two years later, Master Yu can make me willing to continue to be your woman, so Mr. Yu wins. On the contrary, I can make Master Yu agree to marry me through the three matchmakers and six, so I win."
Yu Jingyao raised his eyebrows and asked a key question: "When I come, will you let me touch it?"
Chen Jiao pursed her lips, defaulting.
Yu Jingyao smiled and thought the bet was very interesting. He got someone within two years, and in two years, he was confident that she would continue to follow her.
Before Chen Jiao finished speaking, she added: "The bet can be won and lost, and there will be a draw. If I can't make Mr. Yu devote himself to me, but Mr. Yu can't make me willing, it will be a draw. At that time, Mr. Yu will also ask Mr. Yu to scale my desire to get married and let me go. Anyway, Mr. Yu should be tired of me at that time, so it's not difficult to find another beauty."
Yu Jingyao smiled and asked blankly, "What if I don't agree?"
Chen Jiao took out the scissors and said coldly: "Mr. Yu agreed to the bet. You can get me for at least two years. Master Yu refused to accept it. I will die in front of you now. Master Yu got only one corpse."
Yu Jingyao leaned lazily against the back of the chair, and his index finger moved the wine cup on the table, staring at Chen Jiao with dark eyes and anger.
Chen Jiao looked at him neither humble nor arrogantly.
Yu Jingyao's index finger was sure, and suddenly smiled, and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll bet with you."
Chen Jiao immediately took out the bet written in advance, with black and white words, and asked Yu Jingyao to write it.
Yu Jingyao looked at it and pressed his first seal with a smile.
Chen Jiao said again: "I have no choice but to make a bet on Mr. Yu to snatch it away and ruin it. I have no choice but to ask Mr. Yu to swear another time, saying that if you dare to breach the contract, you will be punished and you will not die well, and the Yu family will be killed."
Yu Jingyao's face turned dark and he said in a deep voice: "Don't be more timid."
Chen Jiao calmly asked: "If Master Yu abides by the agreement, no matter how vicious the oath is, it will be empty words. What are you afraid of? I, an orphan girl, was bullied by you, and I can't make you make a vow?"
Yu Jingyao held the wine cup and glanced at the little woman's bright red lips. He snorted coldly, suddenly raised his right hand, and sweared viciously according to Chen Jiao's wishes.
No man, especially the only seedlings in the family, would just talk about the poisonous oath of being a dead son and a grandson. Chen Jiao breathed a sigh of relief. If she really couldn't stew the pig's trotter in the past two years, at least she could leave and look for a good man who didn't mind her innocence. Chen Jiao didn't want to accompany Yu Jingyao, but she really had no way to escape. Now Yu Jingyao is still patient. One day he ignored anything and asked someone to drug her food and tea, so Chen Jiao could only give in.
"Okay, now you can accompany me."
He was forced to swear that Yu Jingyao had no appetite to eat and just wanted to enjoy this woman who had worked hard first.
Chen Jiao grabbed the scissors and stared at him with caution.
Yu Jingyao's face turned darker: "It was you who said in person, you will accompany me."
Chen Jiao snorted: "I will accompany you, but I'm not happy now and I'm in a mood."
Yu Jingyao was angry and smiled at the petite woman on the chair in disbelief: "If you say this, if you are unhappy, I can't touch you. Then every time I come from now on, you can use unhappy as an excuse. Do you think I am stupid, don't you?"
Chen Jiao looked up at him and said calmly: "Why is Mr. Yu stupid? You have to force me now, I will agree, but all you encounter is a piece of wood. If Mr. Yu is willing to give me some more time to accept you, at least wait for me to forget how you bullied me and forget the frustrations these days, I will be as gentle and obedient as my wife."
To be continued...