Chapter 57

Zhang Yunniang had never expected her to apologize, so she smiled slightly and let the matter go.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yingxue took the initiative to talk again, "But you can't conclude that he has bad character just because we exchanged letters."

Zhang Yunniang didn't expect that she was still so obsessed with it.

"Actually, this is a very simple matter. Your family doesn't allow you to interact with him because they think he has bad character. So, whether the other family members are related or not is not a factor you should consider. The most important thing to consider is his character. You can verify it and see if his character can pass your test."

"So what should I do?"

"I'm just assuming. Don't be angry." Zhang Yunniang didn't want to fight anymore. Her neck and hands still hurt.

Liu Yingxue nodded, "Well, you say, I'm not angry."

"If this Mr. Du really wants to climb into the Liu family and use his marriage connections to rise to prominence, then since you've been ignoring him for a long time and he can't contact you, he'll try every possible way to hook up with other high-ranking ladies. If you don't reply to his letters, don't see him, and send someone to keep a close eye on him, in a few months, or at most a year, you'll probably have a clue about this."

"If I haven't seen him for a few months and he doesn't reply to my letters, maybe even a year, what should I do if he doesn't like me anymore?"

Liu Yingxue looked innocent, and Zhang Yunniang widened her eyes in shock.

She couldn't help but wonder if she really had emotional detachment or some other problem. When she was a teenager, she also had dreams of beautiful love, but she had never been so innocent, right?

"Then what else is there to let go of? If someone forgets you after just a few months or a year, what do you like about them? Do you like their forgetfulness? Or do you like their pretense of liking you?

Shouldn't liking someone be a lifelong commitment? The beauty of vows lies in their immortality and perseverance. If someone forgets you after just one year of separation, do you think they're the one you truly want or can spend your life with?

"What you said makes sense, but I can't help but like him."

At most, Zhang Yunniang had a good impression of the opposite sex. She really didn't understand what it felt like to like someone from the bottom of her heart?

She asked sincerely, "Do you like him because he can coax you? What he says is what you like to hear?"

Liu Yingxue thought for a moment and said, "He's still good-looking."

“.......”

"Miss Liu, let me tell you a story."

"What's the story?"

Zhang Yunniang pretended to be profound and told a story about a young lady from an official family who fell in love with a poor scholar. The poor scholar disguised himself well and made a fortune with the help of his father-in-law's resources. Then he stepped on the ashes of his father-in-law's family to ascend to a high position, repaying his kindness with enmity.

She had watched so much TV and read so many novels in her previous life that making up a simple story was no problem for her.

Liu Yingxue listened fascinatedly and was filled with indignation. "That scholar is so despicable. The young lady and her family in the book never looked down on him and treated him very well. Why did he do that? The young lady of the Li family invited a wolf into her home, which led to the destruction of her family and her own miserable end."

"Because of low self-esteem, because of other people's gossip, because of my own unwillingness, the myriad causes and effects cannot be explained in just a few words."

Zhang Yunniang looked at the sincere girl in front of her. Although she was a little spoiled, she was not a bad person.

He will apologize to her as a first-level civilian and will take the initiative to admit his mistakes.

Even if you are a nobody, you know that the Liu family is a famous and prestigious family with hundreds of years of family heritage and complex influence in the court and business circles. Girls from such a family have the capital to be arrogant and willful.

Even in such a background, she still apologized to her as a first-level civilian. She is very broad-minded and a good girl.

She has always been one who does not interfere with the karma of others. She said so much unconsciously, just hoping that this girl will be successful in the future.

Liu Yingxue wouldn't really be so focused on love that she ignored everything else. The conflicts she was having with her family now were more due to her naive teenage years, when she was just beginning to fall in love and didn't know the dangers of the world.

"Miss Liu, true love is precious, but since we live in this world, we must abide by its rules. We have to consider the pros and cons. Everyone wants to be themselves, but no one is just themselves."

"My parents and brother all dote on me, and everyone else is trying to fawn over me, but no one has ever lectured me so mercilessly like you."

Liu Yingxue lowered her head, feeling a little aggrieved, her chest tight and stuffy. She began to reflect, "I don't want to have conflicts with my family. Maybe they've always given in to me, but now they're not giving in to me, so I'm so unwilling to listen to their opinions."

"I don't blame you. You are still young. When you grow up, you will slowly understand."

"You're the same age as me, why do you speak so much like my mother?"

"......." The meals she had eaten for more than twenty years in her previous life were not in vain. Looking at these little kids, she really felt like she was taking care of children.

Including Jun Qingmo, she felt like she was taking care of a little brother. Most of the time, she chose to stroke his fur. If he was really rebellious, she had to resort to force to suppress him.

Zhang Yunniang finally got rid of Liu Yingxue. After getting to know her, this girl became too clingy and she couldn't stand it.

Under the pretext of going to the toilet, he came to the pond alone to watch the little fish.

From her reflection in the water, she saw the red scratches on her neck. After looking at them carefully, she thought that the scratches were not serious and would not leave scars. They would probably disappear in a few days.

As I watched, another healthy figure appeared on the water.

She turned around and saw Wei Yijun standing behind her, also looking into the pool.

"What are you looking at? You look so engrossed."

"A few new white ornamental fish have been added to the pond. They look really nice."

Wei Yijun also took a closer look. As expected, the girl liked these little things. He decided to send a few over when he got back.

"Miss Zhang, this is excellent medicine for wounds. It works very well. If the wound is not deep, don't worry, it won't leave scars."

"Thank you, Master Wei. I'll go see how Miss Liu is hurt. I think she has some minor scrapes too, so I'll give her some wipes."

Zhang Yunniang did not refuse the kindness and took the ointment.

Wei Yijun reached out and grabbed the man's wrist.

"Miss Zhang, please stop avoiding me, okay?"

"Mr. Wei, you are too kind." Zhang Yunniang was speechless. How should she respond?

She had just promised the other person's mother that she would try to have as little contact with him as possible in the future. Although there hadn't been much contact before, people still had to keep their word.

"My mother is right. I only have the status of a young master of a baron's mansion and haven't truly established a career. You're right to look down on me. But believe me, I'm just not good at studying, but I'm not bad in ability. Once I pass the imperial examination and enter the officialdom, my future will be bright. Follow me, and I won't let you suffer."

Wei Yijun spoke sincerely. If Zhang Yunniang was really a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with infinite longing for love and the future, she might really be unable to resist and fall in love.

Fortunately, she is not.

The experience of being single for more than twenty years in her previous life was deeply engraved in her heart, and after watching so many TV dramas and reading so many novels, she no longer had any longing for love.

Now she occupies someone else's identity, like an old person. Her mentality of living a miserable life will not allow her to have any possibility of coveting something that does not belong to her.

Behind the rocks, Jun Qingmo clenched his fists, feeling a surge of shame in his heart. Zhang Yunniang had lived a hard life following him.

He wanted to slap himself twice in frustration, but was afraid of being noticed.

Why didn't he come to his senses earlier? If he had made plans and built a career earlier, Yunniang would have had to do less work and would have had an easier time.

Now he has to take care of everything and doesn't even have time to rest.

No! He needs to be more diligent and hardworking.

If the door lintel is erected as soon as possible, Yunniang will no longer have to worry about these trivial tasks and have to work hard.

"Master Wei, study hard and make progress every day. At your age, it's time to strive for your dreams. The future holds endless possibilities."

After hearing this, Wei Yijun became even more convinced. It seemed that what his mother said was true. To start a family, one must first establish a career.

"Miss Zhang, please wait for me. It won't take long, two years, at most. I will definitely make a name for myself."

"I'll go see Miss Liu." Zhang Yunniang didn't know what to say, so she had to change the subject.

Wei Yijun is too modest. Just based on his status as the son of the Earl's family and secretly being Jun Daiyi's man, how can his future be bad?

It seems that Mrs. Wei has done a good job in ideological work. From Wei Yijun's words, we can see that he is very convinced of his mother.

Very good, she will have nothing to do in the future.

I originally wanted to hide from Liu Yingxue for a while, but now I can only go look for her first.

As I was walking, I ran into Jun Qingmo.

He was sitting under a flowering tree, his head slightly tilted back, basking in the sun.

Hearing footsteps, he turned his head to look over.

Those gentle eyes had a red tinge in the bottom.

"Yunniang, oh, I'm sorry."

"Huh? What's wrong? Could it be that the Second Young Master wants to fire me because of what happened today?" Zhang Yunniang was a little nervous. She seemed to have really caused trouble.

"I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. It's my incompetence that has harmed you."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand." Zhang Yunniang's eyes were full of questions. What was wrong with this young lady?

The emotions of these literati are too delicate for her to understand.

Seeing red marks on the person's fingernails, she turned the person's palm over, and sure enough, it was covered with blood marks from the fingernails.

He took out the medicine from his pocket. Wei Yijun's ointment was a really good gift. Three people in the yard could use it.

He scooped out some ointment and carefully applied it to the man's hands.

"Just leave it like this for now, don't rub the ointment off."

"I know that what happened today wasn't your fault. You just swallowed your anger and admitted your mistake because you were afraid of getting me into trouble. It was me who wronged you."

Well, regarding this matter, she really wasn't thinking about him at that time.

She only thought about not telling the matter of Liu Yingxue in public.

Later on, I was indeed a little worried that because of the fight with Liu Yingxue, Mr. Huaiyuan would be angry and would not teach Jun Qingmo.

Well, he was just a bystander.

"Is there a grievance allowance? Talking about it is useless, a bonus would be the most practical." Zhang Yunniang smiled teasingly. In her previous life, there was a supermarket that was a paradise of humanity. If employees were wronged, they would give them a grievance bonus. The bonus amount was not low.

"Wait for me, wait for me a little longer. In two years at most, whether or not I can enter the official career, I will definitely support the family, and you won't have to work so hard as you do now."

What's going on today? Why are these two people asking her to wait? What is she waiting for?

It's really inexplicable.

She still has to eat, sleep and work as usual.

What is she waiting for?