Compared to the enthusiasm and friendliness of the woman in yellow, Chen Lianhe was obviously much colder, but the expression on his face was still gentle.

He said, "I came to Ling County this time for official business, so I'm afraid it would be inconvenient to go to Li Mansion. Are your uncle and aunt okay?"

"They are all fine." replied the woman in yellow.

"That's good." Chen Lianhe's tone became lighter. He looked up at Xun Niannian and said, "Since you're here, why don't you meet your cousin's wife?"

When she heard the word "cousin", the expression on the face of the woman in yellow froze for a moment. She subconsciously glanced in the direction of Xun Nian Nian. A look full of complexity and hostility.

Xun Niannian had been looking in their direction, so she naturally saw everything.

She didn't care and just shrugged her shoulders. She didn't take her hostility to heart at all and continued to stand there calmly.

Chen Lianhe led the woman in yellow to Xun Niannian and introduced her to her first: "This is Li's cousin, the fourth child in the family."

Then he said to Li Fangrong, "This is your cousin's wife."

Since her cousin had brought her here so "solemnly" to meet his wife, even if Li Fangrong was willful and arrogant, she wouldn't dare to do anything.

She could only call Xun Niannian "Cousin-in-law" dryly.

Xun Niannian also responded dryly.

The atmosphere was noticeably tense.

Chen Lianhe glanced around and said, "This is not the place to talk, let's go upstairs."

Room.

As soon as he closed the door, Chen Lianhe sat down at the table and signaled Xun Niannian to come over and pour him tea.

Xun Niannian curled her lips and pretended not to see it.

Chen Lianhe naturally saw that Xun Niannian was unhappy, but he did not insist, nor did he call Xun Niannian over. Instead, he poured himself a glass of wine.

The atmosphere in the room was quiet when Chen Lianhe drank tea.

After finishing the glass, Chen Lianhe finally broke the silence in the room.

"Tell me, what happened downstairs just now?"

As soon as Chen Lianhe asked, Li Fangrong couldn't help herself. She was the first to say, "Cousin, you have to make the decision for me!"

Her words were full of accusations, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Xun Niannian, who was not far away, couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly in her heart when she saw this.

Chen Lianhe glanced at Xun Nian Nian, then his gaze fell back on Li Fangrong, motioning for her to continue.

Seeing this, Li Fangrong no longer hesitated.

She raised her hand and pointed at Xun Niannian.

"Cousin, she, her maid bumped into me and soiled my embroidered shoes. My maid Ling Qing just wanted them to apologize to me. But not only did they not apologize at all, they even turned the tables and said that I knocked over her dishes and asked me to compensate her with a thousand gold coins!"

Put the blame on someone else?

Yoho.

You even know the idiom "put the blame on someone else"!

This girl is not only uneducated but also unreasonable!

Chen Lianhe looked at Xun Nian Nian again and asked, "Is this what cousin Fang Rong said? Do you want her to compensate you with one thousand gold coins?"

Xun Niannian shrugged and replied simply and clearly: "The one thousand gold is true, and the blame is also true, but it is not me who is putting the blame on you, but my cousin Fangrong who is putting the blame on you."

She took a step forward and continued.

"I heard from Dong Xing that they bumped into her first. Not only did they not apologize, but they wanted her to kowtow to them and admit her fault. They even asked me to compensate her for her embroidered shoes worth 120 taels."

"I think, no matter whether it was cousin Fangrong who bumped into Dongxing first, or Dongxing who bumped into cousin Fangrong first, the forces were mutual, just like one hand cannot clap."

"Since we have to pay, then both sides should pay!"

"My Lord, do you think my way of handling this matter makes sense?"

Chen Lianhe pondered for a moment and nodded: "That makes sense."

Li Fangrong's face turned pale, and she blurted out: "My embroidered shoes cost a hundred taels, and your bowl of sticky dirty stuff is worth a thousand taels?"

She looked at Chen Lianhe with an aggrieved look on her face: "Cousin, she, she is a bully!"

Sure enough, when Chen Lianhe heard "that bowl of sticky dirty stuff", his brows visibly sank a little.

Xun Nian Nian was happy in her heart.

She said, "Didn't I tell you that the dish I made uses only top-quality ingredients and my secret seasonings, which you may not be able to buy even if you have money. And my cooking skills are worth a fortune!"

She looked at Chen Lianhe, "Your Majesty, do you also think that the Baiyi soup I made is worthless and dirty? Do you think my craftsmanship is not worth a thousand gold?"