Chapter 88
Although she was drinking tea, Yao Chunnuan's thoughts were still on the young man just now.
In the eyes of the older generation, the young man just now was a smooth talker, neither honest nor steady and reliable. If he had not accomplished anything, he would not be the right person to entrust your life to. But Xing Xingyue just liked him.
That's why Yao Chunnuan sighed in her heart that there are no mediocre people in the world, only talented people who are placed in the wrong positions. From this incident, it can be seen that in their military settlement, all kinds of talents are like breasts and cleavage, you can always find them if you look for them and squeeze them.
"Auntie, auntie, when are we going to the temple fair?" After drinking tea and eating delicious snacks, the little ones finally couldn't wait any longer.
Yao Chunnuan thought about it and realized that Yuelai Teahouse was only two blocks away from Chenghuang Temple, so it was not far.
"I'll ask your Uncle Zhao to arrange for someone to take you there. The weather is a bit hot and humid, and there are too many people. I won't go. I'll wait for you at the teahouse." Yao Chunnuan said seriously.
"Okay." When the two children heard that Yao Chunnuan would not take them there personally, they were a little unhappy, and their voices were drawn out. But when they thought of the delicious food and fun things at the temple fair, they immediately perked up.
Yao Chunnuan smiled. As long as there is something fun to watch, children don’t care whether their elders are there or not.
"What about you? Do you want to take your nephew there in person?" Yao Chunnuan asked Qi Yingshan.
As she spoke, Yao Chunnuan's beautiful eyes looked at him without blinking.
Qi Yingshan understood, "Children like to play with other children. If I go with them, they will feel restrained. It's better not to go so that they can have more fun. But my kid will trouble Guard Zhao." He felt a little embarrassed about the last sentence.
Yao Chunnuan was very satisfied with this answer and praised, "You are right."
Guard Zhao first glanced at Yao Chunnuan. After she nodded slightly, he said with a wooden face, "It's not a problem." Yao Zhubo had agreed, so what could he do? After all, he had to take care of two children, so adding one more would not be a big deal.
Children are always impatient. Once this was confirmed, Yao Yuer and Hu Zi couldn't wait to go to the City God Temple. Just like that, a group of people rushed in, and the teahouse was empty in an instant.
When they went out, they happened to meet the Wang family.
The Wang family happened to see two people sitting opposite each other through the open door, and Zhang exclaimed, "It's Yao Chunnuan and a man!"
Yao Chunnuan frowned slightly. Was Yichun too young, or was she just unlucky? She had finally made it out to the military settlement, only to run into two groups of people she disliked.
Wang Chao rushed over aggressively, followed by Zhang. They were both stopped by Axia, who then slowly closed the door in front of her.
Yao Chunnuan saw the Wang family members who seemed to be catching someone cheating, but under their stares, she drank her tea calmly.
Seeing that the door was still closed and Yao Chunnuan didn't stop her or avoid suspicion, Zhang's eyes widened and she shouted at the door, "Yao Chunnuan, are you shameless to be alone in a room with a young man?"
"Shut up, or I'll make you pay!" Axia threatened with his fist raised.
Zhang took two steps back in frustration. Now that the villain Yao Chunnuan was in power, even the servants dared to threaten her.
Wang Chao had a gloomy face and said, "Let's go back to the tea room first and wait for the second brother to come."
In the tea room, Yao Chunnuan explained, "Those two are my ex-husband's younger brother and sister-in-law." She looked at him as she spoke.
Qi Yingshan nodded. "So it's them. You don't need to take her words to heart. Honestly, you've already severed ties with them, yet they're still clinging to you. They have absolutely no self-awareness. It's only you who's so indifferent, that's why they can still be so arrogant. If it were someone else, they'd be as indifferent to you as they are to a cat."
A strange look flashed across Yao Chunnuan's eyes. "I didn't expect that, Xiao Baiyang, you have the same demeanor as that person just now." If the two hadn't met just now, she would have thought that Xiao Baiyang had absorbed the essence of that person.
But she was truly delighted to hear these words. Yes, yes, you're handsome, so whatever you say is right. If you hear more of these words, she feels completely worthy of such praise. She is such a generous, kind-hearted person.
"After talking so much, you must be thirsty, right? Come on, have some tea and some snacks." Yao Chunnuan said softly, moving the tea and snacks towards him. "By the way, do you like salty or sweet snacks?"
"Sweet."
Xiao Baiyang likes sweet snacks? This was unexpected to her. "I like salty snacks," Yao Chunnuan muttered subconsciously, "Will we not be able to eat together?"
Qi Yingshan cleared his throat and said, "Actually, salty snacks are delicious too. I eat them too."
Yao Chunnuan held her cheeks and looked at him with a smile as she spoke, so they wouldn't be unable to eat together, right?
"It's just that I rarely had sweet food before, so I'm a bit stubborn." Qi Yingshan's ears flushed red as he spoke. He quickly picked up the tea and took a sip, then said hurriedly, "Seriously, if you meet someone from your ex-husband's family, you really don't need to be too polite to them. Some people are like that. If you're polite, they'll think you're easy to bully."
This topic was changed... Yao Chunnuan smiled and nodded, pretending not to know he had changed the subject. "You're right. Next time I won't be polite to them."
What to do? The more she looked at him, the more she felt that Xiao Baiyang's personality was to her liking. She didn't like stuffy men, nor did she like cold men. It wasn't that these men were bad, but they just didn't know how to communicate. Communication was very important between lovers and couples. Everyone had different ideas and opinions on the same thing. Without communication, conflicts could easily arise. Life was already tiring, and work was mentally demanding. If she came back and had to play guessing games with men, wouldn't that make things even more difficult and tiring?
Here, an ambiguous atmosphere permeated the entire tea room.
On the other side, Zhang and Wang Chao finally waited for Wang Lang, "Second brother, you are here, come on, let's go next door!" They talked as they walked, and explained the situation clearly in one go.
When Wang Lang came over, Axia and his men were guarding the door and ignored him.
Wang Lang said directly, "I want to see your master. Go in and ask your master if he wants to see me."
Axia raised his head and said, "No need to ask, the master doesn't want to see you!"
Wang Lang said patiently, "Go and ask her. Don't be so quick to refuse. I've brought quite a few people with me. Even if you can outmaneuver ten of them, I can still see her in person."
The doors and walls of the tea room were not very soundproof, and Wang Lang spoke quite loudly, so Yao Chunnuan and Qi Yingshan inside could hear his words clearly.
A trace of impatience flashed across Yao Chunnuan's eyes. She was thinking about the possibility of destroying Wang Lang. Her beautiful life, he was jumping in and out of her world from time to time, was really a hindrance.
"Did you hear it too?" Yao Chunnuan asked Qi Yingshan.
Qi Yingshan nodded slightly. "This guy is really going too far. He came uninvited and threatened A-Xia. Are all members of the Wang family like this? They don't know how to respect others, and they don't take you seriously."
Yao Chunnuan wanted to laugh at this, and indeed she did. "You're right, but it's not a good look for him to be blocking the door outside. I'll have a few words with him and send him away."
Feeling that he was seen through, Qi Yingshan said embarrassedly, "Then I'll go open the door." Qi Yingshan took the initiative to take the responsibility. If he didn't go, she would have to open the door for Wang Lang herself. How wonderful it would be for him!
Yao Chunnuan nodded, "Okay."
Qi Yingshan went to open the door and said, "Come in, Chief Secretary Yao is inside."
Wang Lang's gaze instantly fell on him, sharp as an eagle's. Was this the man Yao Chunnuan had so openly shared a room with? He was handsome, with an upright figure, but his temperament was a contradiction between maturity and youth, yet it was clear that he came from a humble background.
Although his gaze was sharp, Qi Yingshan was not afraid at all. So what if he was a high-ranking official? He was still an officer of the Yichun military camp and had no control over him.
Wang Lang had to admit that this man was no less handsome than he was. Most importantly, despite his humble background, he was able to face his superior background without feeling awkward under his gaze. This was quite rare. Such people were generally stronger than the average person.
When he saw this man, he couldn't help but think of Yao Chunnuan's way of looking at people, which was as vicious as ever.
"Come in now that the door is open. How long will it take you to come here uninvited?" Yao Chunnuan said. Little Baiyang hasn't grown up yet, and it would be too difficult for him to deal with Wang Lang.
Hearing Yao Chunnuan's words, Wang Lang withdrew his gaze, stepped in and sat opposite her.
Qi Yingshan followed closely behind, and as they got closer, he hesitated. The table in the tea room was long, suitable for two people to sit down and drink tea face to face, as they had just done, rather than a square table with seats on all four sides. Now that Wang Lang had taken his previous seat, facing Yao Chunnuan, he had no place to sit.
Just then, Yao Chunnuan waved at him and motioned him to sit next to her.
Wang Chao and Zhang Shi also came in and stood behind Wang Lang, so Qi Yingshan shook his head and stood to her left. A Xia also came in and stood to Yao Chunnuan's right to provide support, while other guards stood outside.
Wang Lang spoke first, "In this situation, I want to talk to you about something. It concerns my daughter Yao Xi."
"You have no right to talk to me about anything about my daughter."
"Yao Chunnuan, don't you think it's better for your daughter to follow her father than to be a burden to her remarried mother?"
"I don't think so. I won't deny that I'll look for it again. Won't you?"
Wang Lang did not refute.
Yao Chunnuan asked him back, "So why do you think it would be better for Yao Xi to follow you than me?"
Zhang couldn't help but say, "It's always been like this since ancient times. Parents divorce, the child lives with his biological father, and the woman remarries on her own!"
Qi Yingshan couldn't help but chime in, "Haven't you heard the saying that if you have a stepmother, you also have a stepfather? But it's different for the little girl with Yao Zhubo. The father may not be her biological father, but the mother is definitely her biological mother."
"Oh, this is the one you found after my second brother." Zhang pointed at Qi Yingshan and said sarcastically.
"Axia, slap me!" Her repeated provocations really disgusted Yao Chunnuan. Moreover, the contempt in her words towards Qi Yingshan also made her unhappy.
Axia obeyed the order and without saying a word, she walked forward to grab the person and hit her face with her big palm as big as a palm fan.
When she was caught, Zhang was still a little dazed, and she shouted cowardly, "Yao Chunnuan, how dare you?" Unfortunately, before she could finish her words, her face was slapped to the side.
"Stop!" Wang Lang frowned.
But Yao Chunnuan sat there with her chest folded, her pretty face stern, and she didn't move.
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