"Sister, Miss Hai, your candied haws."

Yang Shengshan walked over while shouting. When he saw Xie Yunjiao there, his eyes lit up and he said in surprise, "Why are you here too?"

When he saw Gu Huai standing beside him, his eyes darkened: "He's here too."

"Nonsense, why should I hang out when he's not here? I might as well sleep at home." Xie Yunjiao said.

Yang Shengshan snorted coldly, ignored Xie Yunjiao, turned around and handed the candied haws to Hai Jing and Zhong Huaishuang with a smile.

"I saw a nice rabbit lamp over there, so I bought it. Do you like it?"

Yang Shengshan asked the servants to give the rabbit lanterns to Hai Jing and Zhong Huaishuang.

When Hai Jing saw the rabbit lantern, her eyes lit up and she shyly said thank you to Yang Shengshan.

She did look at it a few more times, but she didn't buy it because she felt that she was no longer a little girl and would be laughed at if she bought these things. Unexpectedly, Yang Shengshan bought it.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Hai Jing said.

"You're welcome." Yang Shengshan smiled gently.

Xie Yunjiao looked at Hai Jing's surprised expression and felt that she and Yang Shengshan had a chance.

Although Yang Shengshan was born into a merchant family, he was not an ordinary merchant family. The Yang family's Yuemanlou was spread throughout the entire Jiuzhou Kingdom and had a considerable fortune.

Even the former emperor, when he was on an incognito tour, had generously presented Yue Man Lou's Eight Treasure Porridge with a plaque that said it was the best in the world.

The century-old brand is not just a name.

If Hai Jing married Yang Shengshan, it wouldn't be considered marrying down.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yang Shengshan leaned closer and whispered, "Could it be that you've suddenly fallen for me? I don't mind you marrying me instead."

"Ouch!"

As soon as Yang Shengshan finished speaking, Xie Yunjiao kicked him hard in the buttocks, and he jumped up in pain.

"Xie Yunjiao, I have never seen anyone as rude as you!" Yang Shengshan said to Xie Yunjiao dissatisfiedly, touching his butt.

"Can't you see it now?" Xie Yunjiao raised her eyebrows.

"You! Forget it, a good man doesn't fight with a woman."

Hai Jing watched the interaction between Xie Yunjiao and Yang Shengshan and found it very interesting.

She was thinking, it turns out that men and women can get along like this.

But for her, who had been brought up in a strict family, relationships between men and women could only be based on feelings and be governed by etiquette, and she would not dare to act like Xie Yunjiao.

She actually envied Xie Yunjiao, who didn't care about other people's opinions and lived a carefree life.

"When I first bought the little rabbit lantern, I heard that someone set up a chess stall. It troubled so many people, so why don't we give it a try?" Yang Shengshan suddenly suggested.

Chess stall?

It's been so long, I should go back and take a look.

"With a pig brain like you, do you know how to play chess?" Xie Yunjiao glared at Yang Shengshan.

"What are you talking about? When I was playing chess, you were still not born." Yang Shengshan snorted.

What he said was not a lie. Although he was the only male in the Yang family, they doted on him and did not slack off in his education.

Not only did he send him to the academy, he also invited a teacher to come home to teach him and Zhong Huaishuang.

So they are different from ordinary young men and women from merchant families. They have literary background and look more reliable.

Every gesture reveals his elegance.

Soon, they arrived at the chess stall.

Xie Yunjiao glanced at the place where she kept her money, and wow, it was almost full.

Some people were muttering, maybe it was just an unsolvable chess game, deliberately used to cheat people out of money?

“Where there is chess, there is a game, and where there is a game, there is a solution.”

Hearing the strange yet familiar voice, Hai Jing's eyes lit up: "It's Brother Zi'an."

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ma Jun, the most conspicuous person in the crowd.

He is still as handsome and charming as before, and is deeply attractive.

The good impression I had just developed towards Yang Shengshan disappeared after I saw Ma Jun.

At this moment, she only had Ma Jun in her eyes.

Hearing what Ma Jun said, does that mean the situation has been resolved?

Xie Yunjiao's heart sank, but she saw that he just stopped in front of the chessboard but did not make a move.

Wu Mingde, who was hiding not far away, also began to get nervous. He had been here for so long and seen so many people, but this was the first time he felt a sense of crisis.

He moved, wanting to quit while he was ahead.

Anyway, the amount of money he earned was something he had never seen in his life!

Just as he was about to move, he saw Xie Yunjiao shaking her head at him from a distance.

She actually thought that Ma Jun was the best at pretending. He had just suffered a Waterloo at the hands of the King of Lights, and he was just anxious to save face.

But he won't act rashly, because he can't afford to lose face twice.

"Since Mr. Ma is confident that he can break the impasse, why not give it a try?" Xie Yunjiao said.

When Ma Mingyu saw Xie Yunjiao, his face darkened, as if he could squeeze water out of it: "It's you again!"

It's really like enemies meet on a narrow road!

"Miss Ma, you're wrong. How can you say it's me again? Qinghe Town is only the size of a palm. It doesn't take much time to walk around it."

Ma Mingyu snorted coldly and turned away, not wanting to look at Xie Yunjiao again: "Only a fool would want to see you again."

"Brother, let's go." Ma Mingyu looked at Ma Jun and said.

"Okay." Ma Jun knew that what he had just said had already shocked others, and that was enough.

If you really try to crack the endgame, you'll be exposed.

The best thing to do is to quit while you are ahead.

"Mr. Ma, why don't you give it a try? With your intelligence and talent, you should be able to solve this problem." Xie Yunjiao said.

Ma Jun was very annoyed. Why did he see this woman everywhere?

"My dear lady, I'd better give the opportunity to someone else." Ma Jun said with pretended generosity.

"That's not the case. Our family doesn't need that money," said Ma Mingyu.

Hai Jing came to her senses only when she saw Ma Jun walking away. She looked at Ma Jun's back with some sadness.

Hadn't she dressed up so carefully for so long just to let Ma Jun see her? After finally meeting, she watched him leave before she could even talk to him.

I can't help feeling a little sad.

"Let me try." Yang Shengshan threw down the money and stood in front of the chessboard to think. He tried several times, but none of them were right.

In the end, he could only stand up scratching his head and clawing his ears.

"Mr. Ma knew how to break the impasse but he didn't do anything about it. Now this monkey-like guy comes and makes a fool of himself. It's really hilarious." Someone hiding in the crowd laughed.

Yang Shengshan didn't care at all. He laughed heartily and said, "The person who can set up this endgame is truly a master. I have no problem admitting defeat."

He looked at the craftsman Xiao Zhao and said, "Brother, can you tell me who set up this game?"

Craftsman Xiao Zhao looked at Xie Yunjiao unconsciously. Xie Yunjiao was afraid that he would blurt out something, so she quickly shook her head at him.

"Xie Yunjiao, what are you doing? You're shaking your head and ears. If someone doesn't know, they'd think I infected you with my monkey-like appearance." Yang Shengshan said self-deprecatingly.