Chapter 28 Wanting something... different from them.

It's getting dark.

Jiang Hui placed the dinner he had brought on the stone table in the courtyard. "Sir, please eat something first. You haven't eaten all day."

Rong Jianxue said "hmm", finally put down the account book in his hand and walked out of the study.

After teaching her for a day today, Rong Jianxue discovered that she learned very quickly. It was just that she had encountered bad things before, which delayed her for a long time.

He re-planned the future progress according to Pei Jingxu's ability. Judging from today's progress, there was still plenty of time to learn how to manage accounts within the specified time.

Thinking of this, Rong Jianxue's lips curled up slightly.

Sitting on the stone bench, Jiang Hui handed over the chopsticks with a smile.

Rong Jianxue ate his meal very politely, with an upright posture and without saying a word.

Before I even started eating, I heard Pei Jingxu's voice coming from outside the courtyard gate.

"Sir, you are having dinner..."

The ivory chopsticks in his hand stopped, and Rong Jianxue looked at the person who came.

It was not customary to greet guests at the table, so Rong Jianxue slowly stood up. "What's wrong? Is there a question you didn't understand?"

"No, no, I came to..."

Pei Jingxu was halfway through his words when he took another look at the food on the stone table. His cheeks flushed slightly and he hid the lunch box in his hand behind him.

"Although I heard from Guard Jiang that you don't eat outside food, but since you haven't eaten all day, I still made some snacks in the kitchen and sent them over..."

At this point, Pei Jingxu lowered her head in embarrassment, her voice softening a bit: "It's just that I'm a little slow, it seems that my lord doesn't need it."

Rong Jianxue stared briefly, her gaze falling on the food box she was carrying.

The food box was actually a bit big for her, and when she held it in her hands, her whole body unconsciously tilted to the side.

"In that case, please enjoy your meal, my lord. Ah Xu will go back first."

After saying that, Pei Jingxu picked up the lunch box and prepared to leave.

Rong Jianxue said calmly, "It's not that strict. You can stay."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jingxu smiled and turned to look at Rong Jianxue, his brows curved. "Would you like to try it, sir?"

Rong Jianxue didn't really like sweets, but seeing her laughing happily, she also twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand.

"Well, I was a little tired of eating just now, so I just wanted to relieve myself."

Pei Jingxu glanced at the untouched food behind the man and did not expose him.

She placed the food box on the table, and as soon as she opened the lid, the sweet smell of snacks wafted out.

Pei Jingxu took out a few plates of snacks and placed them in front of Rong Jianxue, looking at him with shining eyes, as if looking forward to his evaluation.

Rong Jianxue looked at her, lowered her head, picked up a piece, and tasted it.

Then he smiled and looked at Pei Jingxu: "It's delicious, sweet but not greasy."

Hearing the man's evaluation, Pei Jingxu's smile deepened and his eyes brightened.

"My mother taught me how to make it. She said that even though I'm married, I can still please my mother-in-law if I have a skill."

At this point, Pei Jingxu curled his lips and said, "It's just that after I married into the Rong Mansion, my mother-in-law has never tasted my snacks. You are the third person in the Rong Mansion who is willing to eat Ah Xu's snacks!"

His gaze fell on Pei Jingxu, and Rong Jianxue asked, "The third one?"

Pei Jingxu smiled and nodded: "Yes, my lord, only Hongyao and Guard Jiang have tasted it before!"

Jiang Hui felt deeply honored when he heard Pei Jingxu say this, and was so moved that he almost cried on the spot!

——It turns out that the Second Lady made such delicious snacks, and he was the first one to eat them besides Hongyao!

So touching!

Thinking back to what he had thought of Mrs. Rong before, Jiang Hui felt that he deserved to die!

When Rong Jianxue heard Pei Jingxu say this, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I'll save these and eat them slowly."

"If you like it, I'll make it for you next time!" Pei Jingxu clapped his hands excitedly. "Ah Xu can make many kinds of pastries, but I was in a hurry this time, so I only made these."

After a pause, Pei Jingxu didn't give Rong Jianxue a chance to refuse. He tilted his head and smiled, "What would you like to eat next time, sir?"

Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes and glanced across the plates of snacks.

Those small snacks seemed out of place when placed next to the food, but they were really beautiful and exquisite.

Her eyes moved under her long eyelashes, and Rong Jianxue spoke softly, as if answering her question.

"Want to be different from them."

"Hmm? What did you say?"

Pei Jingxu didn't hear clearly, so he walked a few steps closer to him and asked softly again.

Rong Jianxue came back to her senses and shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm not picky about dim sum, anything is fine."

The woman's eyebrows curved when she heard this. She didn't give a perfunctory response. Instead, she said excitedly, "Next time, I'll let you try my new pastry. Neither Hongyao nor Jiang Hui has tried it!"

The man's cold pupils tightened slightly when he heard this.

He nodded slightly and just said "OK".

Putting down the lunch box, Pei Jingxu said goodbye and left.

When she turned around, a triumphant smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The most gradual and subtle way to seduce someone is to creep into their life.

It started out as a small, insignificant thing, but then slowly grew and began to eat away at his space for solitude.

——At least now, Pei Jingxu is very satisfied with his progress in teasing Rong Jianxue.

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That night.

Rong Jianxue opened the account book brought by Pei Jingxu.

These account books were handed over by the shops under her name to help her learn how to run the shops.

But he just flipped through one page, his face darkened, and he closed the account book.

Fake.

Before this, it was Nanny Wang, my mother's subordinate, who had always been in charge of these shops, so it was obvious who gave the fake account books.

Rong Jianxue narrowed her eyes, her gaze slightly gloomy.

He has always known that his mother loves money. Although the Rong family is not as rich as a country, their status and power are rarely matched in Beijing.

Unexpectedly, her mother was still not satisfied and went to such lengths to get her dowry.

Rong Jianxue twirled the Buddhist beads in her palm.

——It’s time to teach my mother a lesson.

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Early the next morning, Pei Jingxu changed his clothes and prepared to go to the East Courtyard to find Rong Jianxue.

The clothes she picked were all light-colored, with some color, but they were still plain and not too bright.

Hongyao looked at Pei Jingxu's changing clothes every day and smiled, "Young lady, you're finally willing to dress yourself up. After learning that the Second Young Master died in battle, you cried all day and only wore plain clothes. It made me feel so sad."

After saying this, Hongyao realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said. She quickly fell silent and apologized in a panic: "Please forgive me, young lady. It's, it's me who mentioned the sad things again..."

"What sad thing?" Pei Jingxu smiled disapprovingly, his mood still bright. "You're right. I was too stupid before. Now I feel that no one in this world should treat me unfairly."

Pei Jingxu took another look at her skirt and tutted critically, "They're all old styles from two years ago. They don't suit me at all."

"Hongyao, come with me to the cloth shop tomorrow. I want to make some new clothes."

"good!"

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When Pei Jingxu came to the East Courtyard, she put on a gentle and delicate appearance.

"Sir, Ah Xu is here——"

Before he could finish his words, Pei Jingxu raised his eyes and saw two people in the courtyard.

She narrowed her eyes and her face looked a little cold.

——Why is Chen Qianfan here too?