Chapter 026: I’ll Marry You Tomorrow

"I... I'm not, I didn't, I just..." the person outside the door explained weakly.

"Haha, who among the thieves would call himself a thief? If you have any shame, don't come near my door again." Ying Zhixue said this very rudely.

Wen Yan thought someone was causing trouble and didn't take it seriously at first.

The more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He walked out and saw that it was the woman selling tofu.

Her eyes were red and filled with tears. She lowered her head, picked up her load and was about to leave.

"Wait." Wen Yan called her.

When the woman saw Wen Yan, she forced a smile.

"Do you have any tofu left?" Wen Yan asked, "I have guests coming to my house today, and I don't have any good dishes to serve them."

The woman quickly said, "Yes, yes."

As she said this, she put down her burden and gave her the remaining four pieces of tofu. "It's just the last bit left. Just give me ten cents."

Tofu costs five cents a piece, and four pieces cost twenty cents.

It can be said to be half buy and half give away.

Wen Yan took the tofu.

She opened another basket and said, "There's still a bowl of tofu pudding that I haven't sold yet. If you don't mind, you can have it."

It was a large bowl with a lid, and the tofu pudding inside was neatly packed. It was obvious that it was not unsold, but specially reserved for her.

Wen Yan happily took the tofu pudding and stuffed twenty cents into her hand.

The woman refused.

Wen Yan said with a sullen face: "If you don't take the money, I won't dare to buy tofu from you again."

Only then did the woman accept the money.

Wen Yan said to her, "From now on, please send me two pieces of tofu every three days."

When the woman heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Okay, okay!" She was very happy and responded repeatedly, "From now on, I will deliver it in the morning, so it will be fresher."

When the woman smiled, the wrinkles on her face came together, making her look even more kind and simple.

Wen Yan's throat tightened and the word "mother" was about to burst out.

But she still restrained herself.

She counted out a hundred coins and gave them to the woman. "This is the payment for the goods. Take it for now. I may not be at home when you deliver tofu in the future."

The woman refused to accept it: "It will be the same if I pay it at the end of the month."

Ying Zhixue sulked aside, "Who wants to take advantage of me every other day? Do you think this is the wealthy Wen family, where you can squander money as you please? Do you know how many pages of books my eldest brother would have to copy to earn a hundred coins?"

Wen Yanli ignored Ying Zhixue and stuffed the money into the woman's hand: "It's getting dark, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. You should go home early."

"Hey!" The woman looked at Ying Zhixue cautiously before accepting the money.

Although she was worried, she was causing discord between Wen Yan and her sister-in-law.

At the same time, I am also happy that I can come to see Wen Yan often in the future, and in an open and honest way!

Her heart felt as sweet as honey.

She picked up her load and walked away briskly.

The setting sun stretched her figure very long.

Seeing her healthy appearance, Wen Yan felt warm in his heart and felt particularly at ease and secure.

Zhang Gan'niang, Wen Yan's biological mother.

In her previous life, due to various reasons, she was not able to always be with her loved ones. In this life...

As long as they are well, everything else will follow.

Wen Yan closed the gate of the courtyard.

After turning around and taking a few steps, she stopped again and turned back to look at Ying Zhixue: "I am now your brother's legally married wife. Let alone spending a hundred coins to order a few pieces of tofu, even if I spend all his savings tomorrow, what does it have to do with you?

Did you earn a penny of that money?

If not, shut your mouth.

Also, I am the mistress of this house now, so behave yourself in front of me from now on. If you make me angry, I will marry you off tomorrow."

Wen Yan's voice was low and soft, but the words she said were particularly irritating.

Ying Zhixue's face turned pale: "How dare you! My brother will not let you interfere in my marriage."

Wen Yan scoffed lightly, "Haven't you heard the saying? Marry a wife and forget your mother, not to mention you're just a sister. As long as I whisper in your brother's ear, let alone marry you off, he won't even say a word even if he sells you off."

Ying Zhixue was so frightened that she staggered several steps.

Wen Yan's words exploded in her ears like thunder.

Not only did she bewitched her eldest brother, she also wanted to influence her own marriage.

Wen Yan... is so vicious.

Seeing her shaky appearance, Wen Yan did not let her go: "There are guests here today, I will save some face for you.

If you're so rude again next time, I won't mind letting you know the consequences of not being able to control your mouth."

After saying that, Wen Yan sneered and turned away.

But he ran into Ying Zhilin who came out to get tea.

I don’t know how much he heard.

But what if I heard everything?

Ying Zhilin didn't control his family well, so she was lucky enough not to cause trouble for him!

Wen Yan was not flustered and gave him a bright smile.

So he carried the tofu and went back to the kitchen.

Ying Zhixue pouted in grievance, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears.

The eldest brother clearly saw Wen Yan bullying him, but not only did he not help him vent his anger, he smiled at Wen Yan instead.

The eldest brother was indeed fascinated by her!

The last line of defense in her heart collapsed, and she rushed back to the room crying!

She threw herself on the kang and sobbed.

Wen Yan walked over and knocked on the door, then said coldly, "There are guests at home. Go outside and cry enough before coming back."

The room suddenly fell silent.

At this time, Hui Niang came back after buying the ingredients.

In addition to refined rice and noodles, pork belly, chicken and duck eggs, there are also various vegetables and seasonings.

Wen Yan asked them to steam rice in the evening, steam eggs in rice soup, stir-fry pork belly with fresh bamboo shoots, stew crucian carp with tofu, stir-fry two vegetables, and make a cucumber vegetarian soup, and that was it.

Leaving the kitchen to Hui Niang and her daughter, Wen Yan brewed a pot of perilla tea and took it to the study.

In order to respect the fifth grandmother, Wen Yan and his family did not live in the three main rooms.

The room on the right is where the fifth grandmother lives, the main hall in the middle is used to receive guests, and the room on the left was cleaned up and used as a study for Ying Zhilin.

Wen Yan walked in with tea and found Wu Yunzi chatting with Fifth Grandma.

I don't know what he said, but it made Grandma Wu laugh out loud.

Wen Yan poured them tea.

Grandma Wu called Zhihai and helped her go out for a walk, actually giving them some space to talk.

There were only three people left in the room.

Wu Yunzi couldn't wait to wink at Ying Zhilin.

Ying Zhilin cooperated and took out the fan. "Wen Yan, didn't you want to draw a small animal on the fan, but you always had trouble drawing it well? The master likes this fan very much, so he wants to help you draw a cat on it."

Wu Yunzi lowered his chin proudly, waiting for Wen Yan to hand the paintbrush to him in a servile manner.

Unexpectedly, Wen Yan waved his hand and said, "No, no. Master Wu Yunzi's paintings are priceless. This is just an ordinary fan. It would be a waste of talent to ask the master to paint on it."

I'll paint it myself some other day."

Scared?!

Wu Yunzi's outstretched right hand slipped and narrowly avoided hitting the table.

He glared at Wen Yan with a puff of his beard.

Wen Yan pretended not to notice his little emotion and continued, "I can just draw this kind of small fan for my own use. Besides, I want to draw other small animals. I practiced today and the results are pretty good. I can finish the painting tomorrow."