Xiao Yunying walked past Hu Feng, mimicking his behavior back then, and then turned back: "Didn't we agree that you would always be arrogant towards me? I'm not used to you being like this. Try to get back to normal."
Hu Feng said with a bitter face, "Please forgive me, young lady. I was blind and ignorant and offended you. I will never dare to do it again."
Xiao Yunying raised her head and glanced at him: "You're still thinking about the future? Don't you know you don't have a future?"
She was referring to her dismissal, but Hu Feng misunderstood and thought his life was in danger.
“Miss, I really know I was wrong. Please spare my life. I will kowtow to you and apologize. I will also return those silver notes to you immediately.”
As he spoke, he tried to grab Xiao Yunying's sleeve.
Xiao Yunying took two steps back: "Don't touch me with your dog paws. Now you're scared? Where were you before?"
Seeing that he couldn't get what he wanted from her, Hu Feng turned his gaze to Liu Dalei, who was standing to the side: "Dalei, I've always treated you well, haven't I? The money you used to treat your mother's illness was a loan from me. You have a good relationship with Miss Xiao, so please put in a good word for me with her and ask her to spare me this time."
Xiao Yunying couldn't help but roll her eyes. Here they go again, trying to pressure people with this kind of thing.
Liu Dalei just went to get the keys, and he still doesn't know how Xiao Yunying plans to deal with Hu Feng.
After a moment's hesitation, she couldn't resist the word "gratitude" and pleaded for him, "Miss, Hu Feng has a wife, children, and elderly parents at home. Could you... could you spare his life..."
Xiao Yunying's thoughts shifted, and she deliberately pretended to be unwilling, saying, "Alright, then I'll spare his life for your sake, as a way of repaying your previous kindness."
Then he said to Hu Feng, "Then I'll let you hang here for two days. You should thank Brother Liu properly. If it weren't for how well he took care of me these past two days and spoke up for you, I would have definitely tortured you to death."
Being hanged for two days is very different from being hanged to death. Hu Feng didn't even want to be hanged for two days and even wanted to plead for mercy, but Xiao Yunying glared at him and shut him up.
"Not satisfied after two days? Then hang him for ten days."
Hu Feng dared not say anything more: "No, no, no, two days is enough, enough..."
Xiao Yunying scared him and then ignored him, walking towards the carriage not far away.
"Lingqi, good afternoon. Have you had lunch yet?"
Seeing that Xiao Yunying still had the energy to greet him, Ling Qi figured she hadn't suffered any serious harm: "Miss, you still have the mind to joke around. What happened to your face?"
Xiao Yunying said nonchalantly, "It's just an allergic reaction. I got a rash, but it's nothing serious."
Chen Yuancheng said, "Let's go to the clinic first."
Xiao Yunying turned to Liu Dalei and said, "The reason I spoke to him like that just now was to help you repay the favor you owed him. Do you understand?"
Liu Dalei then realized that he hadn't thought of it that way at all. He thought Xiao Yunying really wanted to mess with Hu Feng and had to speak up for him out of gratitude.
He was tongue-tied and didn't know how to say anything sentimental. After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "Thank you, young lady."
Seeing that he understood, Xiao Yunying continued, "I didn't originally want to kill him, but I can't let him suffer like this for nothing. I have to get revenge to feel better."
"I'm taking this opportunity to let you repay his kindness. You won't have to suffer his humiliation anymore. Hang him up for two days so he can reflect on his actions. Don't secretly bring him food. Two days without food won't kill him, understand?"
"I understand, thank you, young lady."
Xiao Yunying suddenly gave a meaningful smile: "Now that you have achieved your goal, remember what you said, do practical things for the people, and don't forget your original intention."
Liu Dalei didn't understand what he was saying and asked, completely bewildered, "What?"
Xiao Yunying didn't say anything more: "It's already noon, and I'm in a hurry to go home, so I won't chat any longer."
Chen Yuancheng chimed in at the opportune moment: "Let's see a doctor first."
Xiao Yunying obediently replied, "Alright."
Liu Dalei watched Xiao Yunying board the carriage, not taking her last words to heart.
Chen Yuancheng first took her to a clinic to see a doctor and get some medicine. Xiao Yunying held the herbs, looking distressed.
She has to drink Chinese medicine again. How unfortunate she is.
Chen Yuancheng knew she disliked the taste of herbal medicine: "Should I go buy you some candied fruit?"
Xiao Yunying put the herbs aside: "No need, I have some at home."
With nothing to do, she decided to pinch a cross on the hives on her arm. Chen Yuancheng watched her finish pinching one and said, "Don't break the skin, or you'll leave a scar."
Xiao Yunying put her hand down, then suddenly remembered something: "You weren't going to take me back to the village, were you? You don't need to make that trip again, I can go back by myself."
"I won't see you off that far. I'll get off at Huiweilou in a bit, check the accounts, and then head back home."
Xiao Yunying asked, "Will Yuan Yao and the others stay in the capital from now on?"
“No, my father only promised that he would return to the capital when he needed him in the future. Now he has only secretly taken the imperial decree, and on the surface he is still going back to his hometown to retire. My parents and Yuan Yao and Yuan Xuan left two days later than me, and they should arrive in another three or four days.”
Xiao Yunying smiled and said, "I thought you were staying in the capital and it would be difficult to see you in the future."
Chen Yuancheng smiled and asked, "What, you can't bear to part with me?"
Xiao Yunying said affirmatively, "Of course, Donglin City is not close to the capital. If your family settles in the capital, it will definitely be less convenient to meet in the future than in Donglin City."
Chen Yuancheng glanced at the ordinary wooden hairpin she was using to hold her hair up, and remembered Luo Sheng telling him that they were officially married and a legitimate couple, warning him not to have any improper thoughts.
A fleeting look of disappointment and sadness crossed Chen Yuancheng's eyes as he suppressed his true emotions and asked, "Yun Ying, can we be best friends for life?"
Xiao Yunying didn't understand why he would ask that: "Why not? Do you have other close friends?"
Seeing that she was still as carefree and easygoing as he had been when he first met her, Chen Yuancheng smiled with relief.
"No, it's just that I feel your net worth is getting higher and higher, and I'm afraid you'll look down on me, a businessman with no official position, in the future."
"Come on, even without an official position, no one dares to mess with you, Young Master Chen. You're much more powerful than me, a mere county magistrate with no real power."
Xiao Yunying leaned back as she spoke: "I bought a lot of things on my way to the capital, but I was arrested and thrown into jail before I could sort them. I'll go back and find them and bring them to you."
Chen Yuancheng stopped dwelling on the previous question and followed her words, saying, "Yuan Yao and Yuan Xuan also bought a lot of things for you and the children. They will deliver them to you when they return."
The two chatted about what had happened recently, and when they arrived at Huiweilou, Chen Yuancheng got off the carriage.
"Go back and take good care of yourself, and remember to take your medicine on time."
"Okay, I'm going now. After you've finished looking at the ledgers, go back and rest."
Xiao Yunying waved to him, got into the carriage, and lowered the curtain.
Only after the carriage disappeared at the end of the road did Chen Yuancheng turn around and enter the restaurant.
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