Chapter 146 is too sweet.
"Qing'er, why are you sitting on the ground? Where is Boss Jin?"
Li Mingjin bent down and helped the pitiful Meng Qing'er up. She was the daughter of the Grand Tutor and had grown up with him since childhood. Li Mingjin knew her methods of winning people over, so she shouldn't have failed.
“Brother Mingjin, it’s all Qing’er’s fault for being useless and not being able to help you. She even incurred Boss Jin’s dislike.”
"It's alright, I'm just glad you're okay."
Li Mingjin felt that given Meng Qing'er's looks, she shouldn't have been unmoved by the gold bars.
"This Mr. Jin is too cautious; he's probably not as easy to control as he seems."
Meng Qing'er intuitively didn't have a good impression of this Boss Jin either, and her words implied that Li Mingjin should find a different business partner.
Did you get any answers from the questions?
Li Mingjin didn't care; it's always better for businessmen to be cautious, better safe than sorry. What worried him was that the gold bar was too mysterious, and he had very little useful information about it.
Meng Qing'er was somewhat frustrated to see that Li Mingjin hadn't taken her words to heart at all.
Normally, Li Mingjin trusts her the most; otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted her with so many important tasks.
As for useful information... Meng Qing'er couldn't say she hadn't found anything, or Li Mingjin would be disappointed in her.
"Yes, I've found out some things. This Mr. Jin is very afraid of his wife, and his wife's family seems to be very wealthy."
Hearing Meng Qing'er's words, Li Mingjin fell into deep thought. It was normal for a young talent like Jintiao to start a family early.
It seems he's not interested in beautiful women; Li Mingjin will have to think of another way to win him over.
"It's getting late, you should go back now."
Li Mingjin had other things to do and didn't have time to see Meng Qing'er off.
"Brother Mingjin, Qing'er has something else to say..."
Meng Qing'er hesitated, twisting her handkerchief with some difficulty.
"That's right, Yu Sheng told me that he will be going to the Grand Tutor's residence to propose marriage soon."
Li Mingjin frowned slightly. This Yu Sheng was really making things worse, of all times he had to propose marriage at this time...
Although he was reborn, many things did not overlap with his previous life, especially the Yu family, where there were too many variables.
He has just taken over the administration and is currently in the stage of consolidating his power; some people are still useful for the time being.
"Qing'er, keep him calm for now. After this autumn hunt is over, I will ask Father for his decree to marry you as my concubine."
Li Mingjin turned around and gently squeezed Meng Qing'er's hand.
He has big plans for this autumn hunt. This operation cannot afford any mistakes, and everything will be dealt with after he returns.
...
Yu Nian left the restaurant and, instead of rushing back to the Regent's Mansion, turned a corner and went to the Minister's Mansion.
Today, the area in front of the Minister's Mansion is much more lively than the main street.
A night has passed since Lu Mingzhu fell into the river. Tea merchants came to the Ministry of Rites to return the betrothal gifts.
Yu Nian hid in the crowd, glancing at Lu Baishi, who was arguing with a tea merchant at the door.
“Mingzhu hasn’t been found yet, and her fate is unknown. You’re already asking for betrothal gifts. That’s against the rules.”
"You broke the rules first. She jumped into the moat, showing she'd rather die than enter our house. You were the ones who first sent a matchmaker to arrange the marriage, and now it's become me forcing you to marry your Lu family girl. Don't we business people care about our reputation?"
The tea merchant refused to back down, and his business was severely affected by this incident.
"You have to return this betrothal gift today, whether you like it or not!"
Lu Baishi was so angry that her face turned pale, and she shouted.
"How dare you act so insolently in front of the Minister's residence!"
"Look at this, everyone! This is using power to oppress people! Is there no law left?!"
The tea merchant was clearly prepared; as soon as he finished speaking, rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were thrown at Lu Baishi from the crowd.
Unable to withstand the attack, Lu Bai's face was covered in rotten eggs, and she fled into the mansion in a disheveled state.
The tea merchant was relentless and ordered his men to rush into the mansion to seize the betrothal gifts. None of the onlookers had ever seen a high-ranking official's courtyard before, so they all crowded around, hoping to take a look inside.
Suddenly, someone pushed open the gates of the Minister's residence, and a group of people rushed in.
Yu Nian sneered. It's true that evil people will always be punished by evil people, but unfortunately, this is not enough.
Yu Nian took out a handkerchief to cover her face and mingled into the Minister's residence with the crowd.
Lu Bai was pushed to the ground by the crowd, and someone stepped on her twice, causing her to faint.
Lu Mingsi quickly helped her mother up and shouted that they should hurry and fetch a doctor.
The matriarch of the Lu family fainted, and the Lu family members were thrown into chaos.
This time, not only the betrothal gifts, but also some of the Lu family's own belongings were stolen.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Yu Nian quietly slipped into the Lu family's kitchen.
It's time to let this mother and daughter taste the bitter fruit of their actions.
After finishing everything, Yu Nian clapped her hands and blended into the crowd again.
...
"Miss, how do you think my writing is?"
As soon as Yu Nian returned, Chun Tao proudly showed him her achievements.
"Well……"
Yu Nian stared at the words on the paper, speechless for a moment.
Compared to her, Chuntao definitely needs to practice her calligraphy more.
But when Yu Nian met Chun Tao's expectant little eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say no.
"Hmm, it's alright."
Yu Nian gritted her teeth and gave a very fair assessment, "But I'm afraid it won't fool you. Chunyu Han will see through it. I'll write some more myself."
Although Yu Nian tried her best to salvage her "homework", there was clearly not much time left before she had to "hand in her homework".
After sketching a few more pictures, Yu Nian glanced at the dark, cloud-covered sky outside the window and suddenly an idea came to her.
When Chunyu Han returned, Yu Nian was lounging on a soft pillow, enjoying her meal.
In the afternoon, she asked Chuntao to pick all the osmanthus flowers from the osmanthus tree in the backyard and made fresh osmanthus cakes. The taste was just as good as the ones sold at Sanxianzhai.
"Would you like some, my husband?"
Yu Nian took a piece and handed it to Chunyu Han, as if presenting a treasure.
Chunyu Han suddenly remembered that when he first met Yu Nian at the Regent's Mansion, she did the same thing, asking him if he wanted to eat osmanthus cake, and he even suspected that she had poisoned him.
That time, Yu Nian even kissed the back of his hand.
Seeing that Chunyu Han remained silent, Yu Nian remembered that he didn't like sweets, so she thought she would take the food back and eat it herself.
Before she could retract her hand, she saw Chunyu Han bend down and take a bite out of the osmanthus cake.
A delicate fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth, and Chunyu Han's handsome brows furrowed slightly.
"It tastes awful."
It was too sweet. Perhaps she had been eating too many sweet things, because even her own taste had become so sweet...
Reaching out to pick up the teacup, he rinsed away the rich, sweet aroma and slowly began to speak.
"How's your handwriting practice going?"
Looking at the pastries in her hand, Yu Nian thought to herself that Chunyu Han really didn't know how to enjoy life. Chun Tao had put a lot of effort into making them, and Yu Nian felt that they shouldn't be wasted.
In just a few bites, he stuffed the osmanthus cake that Chunyu Han had left behind into his own mouth.
Then she happily got off the bed and pulled Chunyu Han to the desk to see the fruits of her labor.
Just like a little kid...
Chunyu Han followed Yu Nian with some helplessness. When he saw the words spread out on the table, his deep eyes darkened sharply.
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