With Pei Yan's arrogance and willfulness, he could really do such a thing. But with Pei Yan's pride and intelligence, he shouldn't do this.

Yu Tang thought about all the mishaps that had happened between her and Pei Yan.

Could it be that something happened that she didn't know about?

Yu Tang was feeling confused, and he saw his uncle standing on tiptoe and looking towards Xiaomei Lane a few times.

Are you wondering why Pei Yan hasn't arrived yet?

What if Pei Yan really doesn’t come?

Do you want to think of an explanation in advance?

Yu Tang was pondering in his mind when he saw the shopkeeper Tong and two servants coming over with a gift.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Manager Tong is a member of the Pei family. If Pei Yan really didn't show up today, he would at least have an explanation.

But why didn’t Pei Yan come?

Did Hu Xing misdeliver the message? Or was he stuck on something?

Yu Tang saw her uncle coming forward with a smile, clasping his fists to greet the shopkeeper Tong, and talking to him warmly.

When Mr. Wu and others saw it, they all gathered around.

Xia Pinggui squeezed in and whispered a few words in his great uncle's ear. His great uncle frowned and looked into the shop, then gave Xia Pinggui a few instructions helplessly. Xia Pinggui also showed some helplessness between his brows. Then Yu Tang saw him turn around and stand on the steps at the door of the shop, shouting loudly, "The auspicious time has arrived."

The firecrackers that had been prepared for a long time exploded with a "crackling" sound.

Smoke filled the air, and the children covered their ears and ran while the adults stood aside.

Yu Tang was so choked by the smoke that he closed the window.

Soon the sound of gongs and drums was heard again from below.

The lion dance begins.

Yu Tang hurriedly ordered Shuang Tao: "Go down and see if Master Pei San has arrived."

Shuangtao nodded and ran downstairs.

Yu Tang stood quietly upstairs for a while, and Shuang Tao ran up again, looking a little frustrated and said, "No! Master Pei San didn't come."

"What about the other members of the Pei family?" Yu Tang asked.

Shuang Tao said: "Neither did they come. I didn't see anyone from the Pei family."

Yu Tang felt very cold in his heart.

No matter how Hu Xing spread the message, the Pei family had received the Yu family's invitation, and Pei Yan knew that the Yu family's shop was open. Even if he couldn't come himself, or didn't want to come, he should have sent someone.

He was like this. Could it be that something had happened that she didn't know about, but made Pei Yan dislike the Yu family?

What about the Yutu issue?

Yu Tang felt a little panicked and went downstairs in a hurry.

The lion dance outside had ended, and her uncle, Tong the shopkeeper, and others were smiling and preparing to cut the ribbon.

Yu Tang prepared to sneak out through the back door to find Pei Yan.

There was a sudden commotion outside, and someone shouted, "Master Pei San is here!"

Yu Tang was delighted and didn't care whether it was appropriate or not. She just picked up her skirt and ran out.

Her uncle and others were overjoyed. They didn't even bother to cut their hair and swarmed towards Pei Yan's sedan chair. No one noticed that Yu Tang appeared at an inopportune time.

"Master Pei San!" Yu Bo had not expected such a sudden turn of events. Just when he was about to give up in disappointment, Pei Yan came. In his excitement, he reached out to lift the curtain for Pei Yan. Fortunately, Pei Man next to him was quick-witted and lifted the curtain for Pei Yan before he did.

Pei Yan was wearing a moon-white plain shirt with a black mink coat on the outside, which made his face look as pale as plain porcelain enamel. He was even colder than the north wind. If you didn't know him, you would think he was here to attend a funeral.

Yu Bo shuddered when he saw this, and felt that the hand he extended was particularly rude, and he began to stutter when he spoke: "Pei, Master Pei San..."

"Master Yu!" Pei Yan interrupted Yu Bo before he could finish his words and said, "I'm sorry, I'm late. As you know, I'm still in mourning, so it's not convenient for me to show up immediately for some occasions."

Pei Yan's expression was still a little cold, but his tone was quite peaceful, and his explanation was well-reasoned. Yu Bo breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and hurriedly said, "Of course, of course." After saying that, he was surprised that his response was a little inappropriate - since he knew that Master Pei San was still in mourning, even if Master Pei San agreed to attend the opening ceremony out of courtesy, he should have given Master Pei San a chance and politely declined.

He was wrong in this matter.

In order to get in touch with the Pei family, they went too far.

"Mr. Pei San, please come to the back hall for tea!" Although Yu Bo was not a very flexible person, his many years of experience in doing business allowed him to think of a solution immediately. He immediately gave way and invited Pei Yan into the store.

Pei Yan didn't hesitate and walked into the shop with his head held high.

Pei Man, who was following behind, smiled and greeted the gentry or shopkeepers he knew. However, Hu Xing, who was following behind Pei Man, kept his head down and chest hunched, like a quail, as if he was afraid of meeting other people's eyes.

But it just happened that he was the person employed by Old Master Pei when he was alive. Even if he didn't know others present, others knew him and greeted him one after another.

He had no choice but to force a smile and look up to greet people, but he didn't know that his smile was uglier than crying.

Everyone was curious, but because Pei Yan was present, no one paid attention to him and no one asked him what was going on.

Over there, Pei Yan got out of the carriage and walked a few steps before he saw Yu Tang standing in the corner of the gate. He was wearing a gray short brown shirt and dressed like a servant.

Pei Yan suddenly became furious.

Why are you turning a deaf ear to his words again?

Why is there no moment of peace and quiet?

He widened his eyes and glared at her.

Yu Tang was immersed in the joy of Pei Yan's sudden arrival. She was stunned for a moment when Pei Yan stared at her so directly.

How did she offend him?

Yu Tang immediately reflected on herself... She looked down and saw her gray trousers... She thought of Pei Yan asking her to "dress properly" to meet him...

She ran back to the back hall, thinking that she would go home to change her clothes, but she didn't know if it would be too late. Then she saw Pei Yan also walking towards the back hall.

Uncle, are you going to serve him tea in the back hall?

Someone like Pei Yan is naturally a guest of honor when he comes. Not only does he go to the back hall to serve tea, but does he also stand on the pavement for people to watch?

Yu Tang was about to cry because of his own stupidity.

But at this time she had nowhere to go.

Instead of dodging like a thief, it is better to go out and say hello and explain a few words. Maybe you can save some impression.

Yu Tang thought about it, coughed lightly, walked up to Pei Yan and saluted: "Master Pei San!"

Pei Yan glanced at her with the corner of his eye, said "hmm" proudly, brushed past her, and sat on the armchair in the main hall.

Yu Bo was stunned for a moment, feeling that Pei Yan seemed to be very angry, but he couldn't tell where or why he was angry. He could only whisper to Yu Tang, "Hurry up and ask someone to bring a cup of good tea," and then went to entertain Pei Yan happily.

Even if the uncle didn't give such instructions, Yu Tang would still treat Pei Yan with the best tea and snacks.

She immediately led Shuangtao back to the tea room next door.

Mr. Wu, the shopkeeper Tong and others all rushed into the back hall, but Hu Xing went to the tea room in a sad mood.

He knew Yu Tang, and when he saw Yu Tang making tea, he greeted her and said, "Miss Yu, I'd like to borrow your tea room to rest for a while."

Hu Xing is the steward of the Pei family. Although he ranks third, he also represents the face of the Pei family. Yu Tang certainly hopes that his relationship with the Yu family can be as close as possible.

"Just take a rest!" she said enthusiastically. "Shuangtao, go and prepare another plate of snacks that you just prepared for Master Pei San and give it to Manager Hu to taste. These are what my father bought when he went to Hangzhou City a few days ago."

As Yu Tang spoke, he poured a cup of tea for Hu Xing.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!" Hu Xing stood up immediately, bent down and took the teacup, and said to Shuang Tao who was filling the teacup for him, "Little girl, please stop worrying. How can I enjoy the same snacks as the Third Elder? You can just give it to the Third Elder."

Yu Tang wanted to build a good relationship with him, and said with a smile: "It's said to be for the Third Elder, but doesn't the shopkeeper Tong want to try it too? We don't have anything good at home. You've traveled a lot and eaten a lot, so I don't know if you will like it. If it doesn't suit your taste, please forgive me!"

"Hey, look at what Miss Yu said." Hu Xing rolled his eyes when he heard this. Thinking of how Yu Wen brought Yu Tang with him several times when he went to Pei's house, he had an idea.

"Ms. Yu, are you busy later?" he asked Yu Tang tentatively.

In his previous life, Yu Tang would not have been able to understand the hidden meaning of Hu Xing's words, but in this life, Yu Tang has already understood these human relationships.

"There are two peaches in the back hall!" She said with a smile, "I'm just here to help keep an eye on them. What can I do?"

"That's good, that's good!" Hu Xing sighed in a pretentious manner, as if he was going to have a private conversation with Yu Tang, and said, "You don't know! Because of your Yu family, I have offended the third elder badly. When I return to the Pei family after this matter is over, I wonder if I will still be the third steward of the Pei Mansion?"

Yu Tang's heart was moved when he heard this.

The first thought that came to my mind was, could it be that Hu Xing wanted to cheat the Yu family out of their money?

"What do you mean?" She immediately pretended to be surprised and asked with concern.

Hu Xing pretended to sigh in resentment and said, "I noticed that your father had a good relationship with our Third Elder. There have been such examples in the past. So when your family sent the invitation, I took the initiative to agree that the Third Elder would come to congratulate. Who knew that the Third Elder..."

He still remembers that when he went to remind Pei Yan that it was getting late and that he should go out to congratulate the Yu family, Pei Yan's gloomy face... He couldn't help but shudder.

"You say, didn't I do something bad with good intentions?" He continued to complain to Yu Tang, "Third Elder is here anyway, but who knows what he is thinking?"

The reason why the Third Elder could come this time was all because he misunderstood and did the wrong thing. It was not for the Yu family's reputation at all. How could he do a good deed without leaving his name and not even get any gratitude?

This matter must be told to the Yu family.

And it has to be said without leaving any trace.

Yu Tang was stunned.

So, this is all a misunderstanding?

Pei Yan was forced to attend the Yu family's opening ceremony!

Yu Tang shuddered when he thought of Pei Yan's face, which looked like snow falling in the coldest days of winter.

"Then why didn't you send someone to tell us earlier so that we can explain it to others!" Yu Tang felt that his family couldn't bear the blame, and said hastily, "It doesn't matter whether Master Pei San comes or not. It doesn't matter whether you come or any of the Pei family's stewards come."

Before she finished her words, she felt a chill on her back.

Yu Tang couldn't help but look back.

Then he saw Pei Yan standing at the door of the tea room with a gloomy face.