Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 141 Going back to gossip

After thinking it over, she realized that she might not be able to go to Yingchun's snack shop on its opening day, and it would be pointless for Daiyu to go alone, so it would be better for her to ask Linji to take care of it.

So she asked her maid to pass a message to Yingchun, and then sneaked back to Lixiangyuan on the night of the opening. She didn't dare to let Gu Ma know about this.

Yingchun was still sleeping in the east wing. She had sent all the maids out early and sat alone on the kang, reading a storybook with great interest.

Daiyu looked through the window and saw Yingchun waiting for her. She couldn't help but teasing her through the window: "Oh, this beautiful lady, are you waiting for me?"

Yingchun chuckled, pointed at the room opposite her, and said angrily, "Come in quickly! Aren't you afraid that others will find out that someone is entering my room in the middle of the night?"

Daiyu smiled, pushed open the door, took off her embroidered shoes in two steps, and sat down next to Yingchun.

Yingchun put down the storybook and asked with a smile, "What's the matter that makes you come to me at this time?"

"Can't it be because I miss you?" Daiyu blinked her eyes and deliberately sniffed at her ear: "Of course I came here to steal your fragrance and jade!"

Yingchun pushed Daiyu away and pretended to be angry, "Don't come here! If you don't tell the truth, I'll call for help!"

"No, no, no!" Daiyu begged for mercy.

The maids would not do anything to Daiyu because of her shouting, but if they alarmed Nanny Gu, Daiyu would probably have to keep Nanny Gu by her side all the time like a pendant for the rest of her life.

Daiyu had no choice but to confess: "I came here tonight to talk to you about your snack shop and gossip. Did you know that Xue Baochai came to the Lin Mansion during the day?"

When Yingchun heard this, she immediately sat up straight and asked in surprise, "Why did she go to the Lin Mansion? Didn't she know that you are still in mourning?"

"How could she not know? She is Sister Bao who is always thoughtful!" Daiyu said sarcastically, "With her ability, it would be deliberate for her to not think things through."

"What happened next?" Yingchun asked curiously, while at the same time she was thinking in her heart that she hadn't heard any rumors today.

"You are not as good as me in this case." Daiyu smiled proudly, "What else can I do? I am in mourning and cannot see guests. I did not even let her enter the inner courtyard. I asked Madam Liao to send her back and escort her all the way back to the Jia Mansion."

"That's it?"

"That's it, that's all." Daiyu spread her hands, her face calm and a little gloating, "When she was at the Jia family, she was a relative of the Jia family, and I gave her some face. Now that it's out, who spoiled her!"

"Aren't you curious about why she came to you?"

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than for her silly brother Xue Pan!" Daiyu got angry when Xue Pan was mentioned. "If it weren't for Madam Wang, who would have anything to do with Xue Pan! He even had the audacity to want my maid to be his concubine. If his family has no money, I can go to the street and throw sunflower seeds at anyone, which is better than him!"

Yingchun laughed when she heard this.

However, these unintentional words gave Daiyu a new idea.

She calmly changed the subject: "I was wondering if something was missing. How can we talk about gossip without melon seeds? Hurry up and take out your hidden treasures. Let's eat them and chat at the same time!"

"Aren't you afraid of getting fat by eating such high-calorie food late at night?" Although she said that, Yingchun still stood up and started rummaging in the cupboard.

Daiyu took it and "generously" gave a handful to Yingchun, which earned her a cold look from Yingchun.

The two of them laughed and gossiped about Xue Pan for a while.

"Your master is really patient. It's been so long since the news was spread, but there is still no movement." Daiyu curled her lips and talked about Yingchun's snack shop.

When talking about Wang Tingyu, Yingchun was no longer as excited as before. She calmly ate melon seeds and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You are not waiting for money."

"Who would complain about having too much money?" Daiyu muttered softly.

Yingchun chuckled, "Look how anxious you are! The Master said that he would test the waters with my snack shop first."

Daiyu also knew the dishes in the snack shop. Apart from milk tea, there were various kinds of noodles. In the Shenjing City, such a shop naturally had no shortage of diners.

"Okay!" Daiyu had a new plan, so there was naturally no need for her to urge the cooperation with Wang Tingyu anymore.

On the other side, Wang Tingyu had just gotten off work at the government office. The first thing he did when he returned home was to pay his respects to his parents in the courtyard.

"Zili, wait a moment." Wang Zhisong clenched his fist, placed it in front of him, and deliberately showed the jade ring on his hand to Wang Tingyu.

Wang Tingyu looked at Wang Zhisong and asked calmly, "Father, do you have anything to tell your son?"

Wang Zhisong shook his hands several times and even reached out to pick up the teacup, hoping to attract his son's attention. However, Wang Tingyu did not react at all, but looked at him with confusion.

Wang Zhisong's excitement at getting the new ring was instantly dampened. He sat back next to Xu Zhilan with a depressed look on his face.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhilan couldn't help laughing. She explained, "Your sister from the Lin family gave me a set of jade jewelry this afternoon, which contained a ring. I gave it to your father, and he was showing off in front of you! But you, a fool, didn't understand your father's intention at all."

Wang Tingyu suddenly realized: it turned out that his father's previous action was to show off his new ring, but he never cared about these things, so he didn't speculate in this direction.

He thought more deeply: It seems that I am indeed easy to neglect such details. If I am also so careless when doing things in the future... No, I have to change!

The couple didn't know that because of a piece of jewelry, their son would associate it with his errands. If they knew, they would definitely not want to continue this topic with Wang Tingyu.

Wang Tingyu knew he was right and looked at the ring carefully, praising it: "Although I didn't look closely, just based on the color, the value of this ring is no less than 20,000 taels of silver. Mother said that this was given to her by the younger sister of the Lin family. Is she the daughter of the Salt Inspector Lin Ruhai?"

Xu Zhilan rolled his eyes at him and said angrily, "In Shenjing City, which other family in the Lin family can be called your sister? Look at this."

As she spoke, she proudly showed off the bracelet on her wrist.

She had done this many times today. If his family had not always kept a low profile, she would have wanted to hold a flower-viewing banquet for the bracelet!

Wang Tingyu's eyes fell on the bracelet, and his brows frowned slightly: "As far as I know, Lord Lin can't give Miss Lin so much silver."

Xu Zhilan's arm trembled, and his sleeve covered the bracelet. "Alright, alright, don't bring your work tricks home! Since Lin Ruhai didn't give it to her, can't we use her mother's dowry?"