Chapter 144 You Don’t Feel Sorry for Xiao Yan

"I don't believe you!" Yun Ting said, "If you two sleep on the same kang, you'll sell me out and Xiao Yan will come to deal with me. I'll be the only one who's unlucky. I'm not stupid!"

Maybe he wasn't very smart in the past.

But now he has become smarter!

He now sets up a stall at the dock, and the number of people he sees in a day is as many as he saw in the past ten years.

All kinds of people, from all walks of life.

He had to admit that he was really short-sighted in the past.

Now, he also understands the connotations of some slang.

For example, a couple may fight at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed.

Anyone who tries to mediate between a quarreling couple is like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, looking miserable both inside and outside.

Lu Qiniang: "...Then let's switch places tonight. You can sleep on the same kang with him. Then you won't be afraid that I'll bring it up with him, right?"

Yun Ting: “…”

This is really stupid.

If he dared to take over Xiao Yan's position, wouldn't Xiao Yan tear him to pieces?

"Hurry up and tell me, don't be such a sissy." Lu Qiniang said, "I'm still waiting to open the stall! Anyway, I'm telling you, if I don't tell Xiao Yan, I will definitely be able to do it. When have I ever broken my promise?"

Society has abandoned you, my sister, every spit is a nail!

"That's what you said," Yun Ting said gloomily, "Xiao Yan took me to a banquet last night. I thought Cheng Jiuwan was afraid of Xiao Yan and was cowardly, so he treated me to a meal to show his goodwill. But that's not the case at all!"

"Are you angry about this?" Lu Qiniang found it funny. "Cheng Jiuwan has been the boss of the dock for many years. Would he take the initiative to invite us?"

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.

Especially these local tyrants, their relationships are very strong.

Perhaps, even when Xiao Yan was still General Po Lu, Cheng Jiuwan would not be afraid.

Being able to fight a war does not mean being able to handle the complicated relationships in the court.

So what if you are loyal?

Money makes the world go round. People use money to buy evil spirits and monsters to frame loyal and good people.

What's more, Xiao Yan is now in a desperate situation.

At most, Cheng Jiuwan was a little afraid of Xiao Yan's former friends, so he didn't dare to act recklessly.

But inviting Xiao Yan on his own initiative is just wishful thinking.

Yun Ting: “…”

Okay, okay, he’s the only one who was hit hard, right?

There’s a bigger blow yet to come!

It turned out that the warehouse was built, but it did not attract any business.

Xiao Yan knew that it must have been Cheng Jiuwan who made the announcement.

So if you want to make money smoothly, you can't avoid Big Brother Cheng Jiuwan.

Xiao Yan then asked a middleman to mediate and hosted a banquet for Cheng Jiuwan.

Cheng Jiuwan gave him face.

During the meal, both the host and the guests had a great time. Except for Yun Ting being arrogant sometimes, which would result in Xiao Yan slapping him and making him feel embarrassed, everything else was quite harmonious.

After three rounds of drinks, Cheng Jiuwan suddenly laughed and said, "Xiao Yan..."

Yun Ting got angry when he heard this.

Who are you? He called Xiao Yan by his name.

But Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, looking at Cheng Jiuwan.

It's simply, simply begging for mercy!

Yun Ting was so angry that he poked a lion's head with chopsticks and put it in his bowl, poking and poking until it turned into a meat paste!

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to him.

In the past, he would have slammed the table and said, "I am the Third Young Master of the Yunguo Mansion. Who are you to be so bossy in front of me?"

Now, he is not.

His father no longer recognizes him as his son.

Thinking of this, Yun Ting became more and more sad, poke, poke, poke!

On the other side, Cheng Jiuwan mentioned Xiao Yan's broken soul.

"I heard that you, with your soul-breaking spear, ravaged the northwest and inflicted fear upon the Hu people."

"Master Jiu, you are too kind," Xiao Yan said. "These are all exaggerated compliments. Xiao Yan is unworthy of them."

"You can't say that. If you don't have real skills, why would others praise you but not me, right?" Cheng Jiuwan said, "I wonder if we will be lucky enough today to feast our eyes on your marksmanship?"

When Yun Ting heard this, his face turned red instantly and he almost couldn't control himself and was about to slam the table and stand up.

Are they treating Xiao Yan as a circus performer?

But Xiao Yan was under the table, calmly holding him down so that he couldn't move, and gave him a warning look.

Cheng Jiuwan did not fail to see the exchange of glances between the two, but he only watched with his eyes, and his expression became more and more meaningful.

Yun Ting understood what he meant.

Isn’t this a test for Xiao Yan?

He wants Xiao Yan's surrender!

Cheng Jiuwan knew that this was a humiliation, he did it on purpose.

"...Then, Xiao Yan said that if there was no spear, we could dance with a sword, and then he really danced for a while." Yun Ting still feels painful when he recalls it now.

Humiliating his hero was more painful than humiliating him.

It’s okay to humiliate him!

Don't humiliate Xiao Yan.

"I know Xiao Yan is very sad, but I don't know how to persuade him. Qi Niang, I want to stab him, but unfortunately I don't have the ability."

His only ultimate move is to release his father.

It's a pity that his father is so cruel that he doesn't want him anymore.

Although it is true that it is impossible to deny him forever, but at the moment, his father is really cruel enough to not give him any face at all.

If Yun Ting mentions the Duke of Yun's Mansion now, he will only bring shame upon himself and swallow his pride.

This deep sense of powerlessness made him feel extremely frustrated.

"Did Xiao Yan not tell you about it?" he asked Lu Qiniang.

Lu Qiniang nodded with mixed feelings: "No."

Yun Ting is right.

That was Cheng Jiuwan's humiliation of Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan must know this.

But when you are under someone's roof, who can resist bowing their head?

He didn’t know what would happen in the future if he stayed in this area of ​​the dock, but at the moment, Xiao Yan did not have the strength to compete with Cheng Jiuwan.

Liu Xing was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, and the end was already seen.

In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes and live a peaceful life, this is the only way.

But understanding does not mean not feeling sad.

What a proud man Xiao Yan is.

He and the Emperor both have bad tempers and don't listen to the Emperor...

The emperor must have been very angry with him at the time, so he treated him like that.

Xiao Yan, who was so proud, now had to be submissive to a local tyrant.

When Lu Qiniang thought about it, she felt uncomfortable.

But what can she do?

People should say what is appropriate for the situation at hand. There is no medicine for regret.

Others will not stop stepping on you just because you were glorious in the past.

"That's normal," Lu Qiniang said to the dejected Yun Ting, "We are inferior to others now, so we have to bow our heads. Do you think I can get over it just because that princess poisoned so many of my pigs?"

"Pig, pig, pig, you only care about your pigs!" Yun Ting said angrily, "Why don't you feel sorry for Xiao Yan?"

"Pigs are my lifeblood, just like... the Duke's Mansion's signboard. They're just as important to you." Lu Qiniang said, "I feel sorry for Xiao Yan, but I'm not the emperor. I can't let him return to his post and go settle accounts with Cheng Jiuwan."

"You—" Yun Ting was angry, "Xiao Yan didn't tell you because he was afraid you would worry. And yet you don't even feel sorry for him!"