It's no wonder that Young Master Yan was angry about this blatant act of slapping someone in the face.
However, Qin Xiu felt that since Ruozhu Qianying and Xing Bolun were truly friends for many years, this kind of behavior was perfectly normal.
Seeing that Qin Xiu remained silent, Yan Shao impatiently urged, "Speak!"
"I think you should at least give Miss Zhu a chance to explain."
Alright, since even Qin Xiu felt he should give her a chance to explain, then fine, he'll give her a chance and hear her explanation.
Having prepared himself mentally, Yan Shao stepped into his home five minutes before seven o'clock.
"Young master, dinner is ready. Go wash your face."
Uncle Hai took the bag he was handed over and respectfully reported.
"Um!"
Yan Shao's gaze swept towards the dining room.
From afar, one could see a table laden with steaming dishes in the dining room.
Hmm, this girl is thoughtful!
Yan Shao happily washed his face and went to the dining room, where Uncle Hai was serving him soup.
Where is Zhu Qianying?
The food is all on the table, but where is she?
Uncle Hai placed the bowl of soup in front of him, "Ying'er is gone!"
Young Master Yan thought he had misheard. "Gone?"
"Yes, she went home!"
Yan Shao's good mood was immediately dampened.
What does she mean by this? Is she going to cook him a meal and then leave?
Are you embarrassed to see him?
Or is it that you don't want to see him?
As far as he knew, she hadn't gone back to the Zhu family home at all in the few days since she returned from R City; she had been staying in a hotel the whole time.
However, to be honest, he really didn't expect that someone as active as her could stay in the hotel for several days without leaving the house, until she went out to bring him afternoon tea.
Did she say anything?
Yan Shao felt that she had to explain something to him, didn't she?
"Young Master, Ying'er didn't say anything. She just finished preparing the food and left. You came back shortly after she left."
What had initially looked like a lavish spread now appeared particularly ironic to Yan Shao. With a wave of his hand, he ordered Uncle Hai, "Take it away!"
After saying that, he suddenly stood up. Before Uncle Hai could react, he followed Young Master Yan out of the dining room, looking flustered. "Young Master, Ying'er started preparing this at five o'clock this afternoon, making it especially to your liking. Why don't you try a couple of bites to see if it suits your taste?"
Uncle Hai knew his young master had an eccentric personality, but no matter how eccentric, he couldn't just squander the young girl's good intentions!
"I won't eat it. Have the chef prepare something new."
Uncle Hai watched the young master leave in a huff, shook his head helplessly, and finally instructed the chef to cook again according to the young master's taste.
Yan Shao ate dinner at eight o'clock, but he was a bit too full from his afternoon tea, so he didn't feel it was too late to eat at eight.
It was only Uncle Hai who felt sorry for Zhu Qianying and wanted to say a few good words for her to his young master, but seeing him sitting at the table eating silently, he didn't dare to speak up.
Finally, after Yan Shao finished eating, Uncle Hai handed him a warm, damp towel. Yan Shao took the towel and carefully wiped his mouth and hands clean. Uncle Hai finally couldn't help but say, "Young Master..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yan Shao ordered, "Have her come over tomorrow to prepare breakfast for me!"
Uncle Hai wanted to say something for Zhu Qianying, but his willful young master had already pushed back his chair and strode out of the dining room and up the stairs.
Uncle Hai sighed again, picked up the phone, and dialed.
This time, he didn't call the Zhu family, but instead directly unplugged Zhu Qianying's phone.
Zhu Qianying was comforting her mother at home when the phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was the Yan family calling. She glanced at her mother, who was still sobbing with trembling shoulders, and then took the phone and went out onto the balcony.
"Hello, this is Zhu Qianying."
"Ying'er, it's me, Uncle Hai."
"Hello Uncle Hai, has Young Master Yan finished eating?" Zhu Qianying was already troubled enough by her own family matters, but she was still thinking about Young Master Yan's dinner.
In the afternoon, after leaving Yanhuang Group, she went straight to the Yan family. Along the way, she instructed Uncle Hai to have someone prepare the ingredients for dinner. When she arrived at the Yan family, she took off her coat, rolled up her sleeves, and rushed into the kitchen to prepare dinner for Young Master Yan.
She finally managed to prepare eight dishes and a soup. Of course, it wasn't that she wanted to make it so complicated, but Uncle Hai said that Young Master Yan's regular meals always consisted of eight dishes and a soup.
Zhu Qianying was there to appease him, so of course she wouldn't go against Yan Shao on such a small detail. She worked hard in the kitchen for more than an hour, sweating profusely, and finally managed to cook eight dishes and a soup.
With only ten minutes left until seven o'clock, Zhu Qianying was about to wash her face and change her clothes so that Young Master Yan wouldn't see her disheveled appearance covered in grease and smoke when the phone rang.
After finishing the call, she hurriedly said goodbye to Uncle Hai and rushed back to the Zhu family home.
From the moment she stepped into the house until now, all she has been facing is her mother, who has been crying non-stop.
Fortunately, she knew her mother well enough to piece together the gist of her story from her mother's intermittent sobs.
Basically, during the few days that Zhu Qianying was away, Zhu Zhizhou took his anger out on his mother. And today, Zhu Shaofen, together with her children, ridiculed their mother for no reason and even smashed the things in her mother's bedroom to pieces.
Zhu Qianying had just peeked into her mother's bedroom, and it was a complete mess. Worst of all, the blankets and mattress on the bed were soaked. When Zhu Qianying went in, the bed was still dripping water, and a large area of the carpet was wet…
"Ying'er... Young Master... He wants you to come over early tomorrow morning to make breakfast."
Uncle Hai on the other end of the phone stammered, as if he was having a hard time getting the words out.
"Um, what time does Young Master Yan have breakfast? If I go so early, will it disturb Uncle Hai and the others?"
Zhu Qianying showed no sign of anger. She was already furious with Zhu Shaofen and her son, so Yan Shao's petty and willful demands were nothing to her.
"No, no, young master has breakfast at 6:40. I'll have the driver pick you up at your door at 5:30. Is that too early?"
Zhu Qianying quickly calculated, "It's not early, so it's settled then. I'll wait at the gate at 5:30. Uncle Hai, please have someone cook some white porridge in advance."
After hanging up Uncle Hai's call, Zhu Qianying returned to the room. Chen Jing, who had been lying on the bed crying, had already sat up, her eyes swollen like ripe peaches.
"Mom, Zhu Shaofen and the others have always been arrogant. You can either continue to tolerate them, or I'll find you a place to stay for a while. After Yan Shao and I get married, I'll find a place to settle you down. What do you think?"
In a sense, Zhu Shaofen and her children also helped Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Qianying hasn't mentioned to her mother yet that she bought a house in another province.
Originally, she planned to wait until she married Young Master Yan and was no longer under the control of the Zhu family before secretly taking her mother away.
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