Pei Qi, who was waiting outside to report to Pei Yan, couldn't help but shrink his shoulders when he heard the commotion inside.

Of course Pei Yan also has his moments of temper, but Old Lady Pei raised Pei Yan as her proud son. Plus, he is a bit cold-hearted, and has known not to show his emotions since he was seven or eight years old. He was so angry that he could not even conceal it. Pei Qi thought about it carefully and the last time he was so angry was when Old Lady Pei passed away.

He didn't dare go in, fearing that he would be angered, so he stood on the steps and pulled the leaves of the crabapple tree next to him.

Qing Yuan walked over and widened his eyes.

Pei Qi quickly made a gesture to her to keep quiet and pointed to the study.

Qing Yuan understood and walked over quietly.

Pei Yan's anxious voice echoed in the study: "Where's Pei Qi? Why hasn't he come back yet? What is he helping with?"

Pei Qi quickly threw away the leaves and responded, then walked into the hall carefully.

Pei Yan seemed to have controlled his emotions and asked calmly, "What's going on at the Yu's shop?"

A few days ago, Yu Yuan came to Pei Mansion and talked with Pei Man for a long time. After returning, he wrote a charter for Pei Yan. Pei Yan thought it was good and sent Pei Qi to see how things were going.

Pei Qi said hurriedly, "Master Yu has re-signed the contract with the masters in the workshop. They all look very happy. Some of them asked Master Yu if he could introduce relatives to come over to do the work, and Master Yu agreed. He also said that after Miss Yu gets married, he plans to go to Suzhou and Ningbo to see if he can get some business from there."

Pei Yan nodded and asked Jiang Chao: "Is there any movement over there?"

Pei Qi said, "His fleet returned safely, causing a sensation in Suzhou. Since he returned to Suzhou from Ningbo, every household has hosted a banquet for him. He has been busy drinking everywhere these days. Even the Song family sent a steward to meet him, saying that if Jiang Chao goes out to sea again next time, their family will also be included in the group. Jiang Chao only said that if he goes out to sea, he will definitely be included in the group of the Song family. I didn't hear anything else."

If they don't go out to sea, the Song family will have no share.

Pei Yan had laid out such a big bait, he didn't believe Jiang Chao would not take the bait.

What's more, there are Yu Wen and Mr. Wu who are helping out.

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Let's go meet Miss Yu."

Aren’t you going to see Master Yu?

Pei Qi was stunned, but quickly suppressed his emotion and hurried out with Pei Yan.

Yu Tang was counting the shoes and socks that were to be given as gifts for the marriage ceremony at home, with Ma Xiuniang helping her. Her daughter Zhang Hui was taken by Chen to see the goldfish that Yu Wen kept in the study.

Ma Xiuniang smiled and said, "There are so many people in the Pei family. Fortunately, you have a good memory. If it were me, I would have been confused a long time ago."

This is thanks to Mr. Pei.

No, I should say thank you Pei Yan.

If he hadn't asked her to learn housekeeping from Mr. Pei in advance, how could she remember all these aunts and uncles in the Pei family.

She smiled and said, "Fortunately, I can take this opportunity to get to know the people of the Pei family. This is also a good thing."

Ma Xiuniang smiled and said, "Who helped make these socks? The stitches are really good."

Yu Tang listened carefully, and when he heard no movement outside, he smiled softly and said, "It was sent by the Third Elder. I heard it was ordered from an embroidery shop in Jiangxi."

Ma Xiuniang was shocked, then she laughed softly, squinted her eyes at Yu Tang and said, "It seems that he is quite considerate."

Yu Tang sighed and said, "Sometimes she's like a child, with a temper. When she's in a good mood, she's so considerate and attentive that you don't know what to say. When she's in a bad mood, let alone being considerate and attentive, she's even impatient to talk."

Ma Xiuniang laughed and said, "It seems you still have some time to get used to each other."

Yu Tang nodded with a smile and said, "I don't expect us to get along. With his temper, he wouldn't bow his head even when the old lady was around, let alone now."

Ma Xiuniang looked at him and joked, "You don't look annoyed at all!"

"You're really not annoying!" Yu Tang smiled, but there was something he was embarrassed to say.

Pei Yan was so handsome that even when he lost his temper, she still found him pleasing to the eye and could not really get angry with him.

Ma Xiuniang asked, "Why did he think of ordering shoes and socks from an embroidery shop in Jiangxi? The embroidery work in Suzhou and Hangzhou is the best. Is he afraid that someone will find out?"

"No!" Yu Tang said with a smile, "Someone is going to Jiangxi, and it's faster to come back from Jiangxi than from Hangzhou."

This is something that is difficult to tell Ma Xiuniang.

The Pei family bought another large piece of land in Jiangxi. When the manager went there to sign the contract, Pei Yan asked him to do it.

Few people in Lin'an knew that the Pei family had bought farmland in Jiangxi, and Yu Tang felt that this matter should not come out of her mouth.

The two chatted and laughed as they packed the shoes and socks according to the list. They were about to go to the study to see Zhang Hui who was taken away by Chen, but when they looked up, they saw Ah Tiao peeking inside.

Yu Tang laughed and teased him: "What are you doing? Is there anything else you can't tell Mrs. Zhang?"

Ah Tiao smiled sheepishly, lifted the curtain and walked in, saying, "It's the Third Elder who's here. He's at the back door of our house!"

This means I came to see Yu Tang quietly.

Ma Xiuniang covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "You really can't say that in front of me."

Yu Tang blushed.

Ma Xiuniang said, "Okay, you continue to distribute the shoes and socks here. I have to go see if Hui'er is bothering your mother."

This means keeping Yu Tang's secret while also making things easier for him.

Yu Tang blushed and thanked him, then went to the backyard.

Pei Yan closed his eyes and leaned against the wall in their backyard.

The bright sunlight shone on his face, making him so handsome that one could not take their eyes away.

Yu Tang admired it quietly for a while, then walked over with a smile and said softly, "What do you want from me?"

Pei Yan opened his eyes.

He knew it when Yu Tang came out, but he just didn't want to open his eyes. He was a little afraid to see Yu Tang's face.

Or perhaps, he was afraid of seeing Yu Tang's calm eyes.

He couldn't help but look at Yu Tang carefully.

The fair face, the black hair, the shining eyes as bright as stars, looked straight at him, and there was a smile in the dark pupils.

"What's the matter?" Yu Tang asked, feeling a little embarrassed by Pei Yan's stare. A thin blush spread from her neck to her face, ears, and even her eyes.

Pei Yan laughed suddenly.

How come he was influenced by Li Duan?

Even if Yu Tang once had the shadow of the second son of the Wei family in his heart, so what?

Now, the person she sees is him, and he is also in her eyes.

Moreover, he was confident that Yu Tang would never miss him or think of him again in the future.

Pei Yan suddenly hugged Yu Tang in his arms.

This person is his.

It must be his.

It can only be his.

He would also make her stay by his side willingly.

If a man doesn't even have this little confidence, there's no point in marrying a wife.

Pei Yan was so excited that he couldn't help but kiss Yu Tang gently on the top of his head.

There was a loud "boom" in Yu Tang's head, and he was so blown away that he didn't know which direction was which.

It was unknown how many breaths or quarters of an hour had passed before Yu Tang came back to his senses. But when he came back to his senses, the first thing he felt was Pei Yan's warm embrace with a faint sandalwood scent.

The warmth surrounding her made her feel flustered but also filled with a secret joy.

Is this Pei Yan’s embrace?

Yu Tang felt his face burning and his body was so stiff that even his bones ached.

I didn't want to leave, but I knew it was impolite.

What should she do?

Yu Tang was hesitating, and Pei Yan suddenly let go of her, just as he suddenly hugged her.

She was bewildered, and then she saw Pei Yan with a stern face, saying to her very seriously: "Don't worry, I will treat you well in the future. Just live a good life with me."

Yu Tang's eyes widened.

I have no idea what happened.

Pei Yan has already strode away.

As he walked, he said, "Don't worry about what's going on in the lacquerware shop. I'll send Pei Qi to watch over there. If anything happens, he'll report to me immediately. I'll personally help you keep an eye on it."

What is going on?

Yu Tang was confused and followed for a few steps.

Pei Yan walked faster and faster and soon left the back alley of her house.

Yu Tang stood there, carefully recalling Pei Yan's every move after he saw her, and couldn't help laughing softly in the deserted alley.

Pei Yan, are you here to express your determination to her?

And when she caught up with him just now, she saw his ears were red. Was he embarrassed?

The next time she sees him, she'll have to observe him carefully.

If his ears turn red when he is shy, will she be able to know his emotions more accurately through these small details in the future?

Yu Tang walked back slowly. This sudden incident did not affect her joy of getting married. Instead, she felt even sweeter because Pei Yan came to see her privately from time to time.

But when she returned home and saw the mockery in Ma Xiuniang and Chen's eyes, her face turned red as if blood was about to drip out.

After returning home, Pei Yan carefully reflected on his actions since he met Yu Tang. Feeling that he had done nothing wrong, Pei Yan finally felt more at ease and had time to think about the intention of Li Duan's words.

He snorted in the study.

Since you dare to provoke him, you must have the ability to bear the consequences of provoking him.

He called Pei Qi and said, "I will personally monitor the affairs of the Yu family shop. As for you, go to the Li family's ancestral house first and tell them that Li Duan has been shouting about selling the old house. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I bought their old house and plan to return it to them. Ask them to send someone to transfer the title deed. Then go to Hangzhou City and meet Tong Er, the shopkeeper, and ask him to help you drive Li Duan out of Hangzhou City, but don't let him settle down anywhere else."

The best thing is to be on the move all the time and have no time to study.

In the spring imperial examination two years later, even if he participated, he would just be there to make up the numbers. That would be best.

Pei Qi is not as stable as Pei Wu, so he particularly likes to do this kind of "bullying" things.

He understood what was meant, and nodded with shining eyes. He trotted out of the Pei family to deliver the message to the Li family's main branch.

Only then did Pei Yan feel relieved.