Chapter 224: Irony
"I know. Ah Ye's liking for my uncle is a sign of liking someone of the opposite sex. Her liking for me is pure." Qin Si blinked. "But feelings may change, but pure liking will never change."
The stylist laughed: "Not bad, not bad. You are worthy of being the child taught by your uncle. Hahahaha."
Qin Buzhu glanced at the stylist and took Shi Feiye's hand: "Let's go, let's go eat something first."
Qin Si followed them obediently. After eating, the three of them rested for a while and then headed towards the place where the party was held.
When they arrived at the gate of the villa, the owner had already come to greet them. This time, it was a young couple. As soon as the young man saw Qin Buju, he came over to greet him:
"Master Qin, oh my, since Master Qin came, our family has been honored. This must be Master Qin's wife. She is indeed beautiful and has an outstanding temperament. She and Master Qin are really a match made in heaven."
"This must be Xiao Si, she's getting cuter and cuter." The woman looked a bit like the man, and she smiled generously to Shi Feiye and the other two.
"Hurry, hurry, please come in, just treat this place as your own home, and don't be polite to us."
The man gestured to the person next to him, and the man immediately leaned over and made a gesture of invitation, inviting Shi Feiye and the others to go in. Qin Buzhu didn't say much, but walked in leisurely, still holding Shi Feiye's hand.
As soon as you enter, you can see people gathered in groups of three or four. Some people come here when they see Qin Buju. Qin Buju casually looks at the layout of the venue, takes Shi Feiye's hand and leads her to where the food is. Qin Si follows closely behind them.
Those people were considerate enough and did not continue to move closer. After Qin Buzhu sent Shi Feiye here, he gave some instructions and only left after getting Shi Feiye's permission.
"Fortunately, one of us is a child and the other is a girl, so we don't have to bear so much like my uncle." Qin Si said with emotion, and poked Shi Feiye, motioning Shi Feiye to help him get an egg tart.
Shi Feiye picked one up for him and said, "So you should cherish the present time, otherwise you will have to work as hard as your uncle in the future."
"Yeah, Aye, you're right." Qin Si pursed his cheeks and swallowed the food in his mouth before speaking.
Shi Feiye was about to speak when he suddenly felt someone appear beside him, and heard a familiar voice:
"Ye Zi, it's been a long time since I last saw you."
The woman sitting next to him looked quite innocent, but Shi Feiye didn't know why she felt uncomfortable the moment she saw her. She searched through her memories and remembered that she was a famous white lotus among the group of people. Of course, the man didn't think so.
"Oh, it's you. It's been a long time since we last met." Shi Feiye said politely, thinking that there was no need to offend anyone.
"Oh, this must be Qin Si from Young Master Qin's family. She is really cute." Bai Lianhua said in a very cordial tone, but unfortunately Qin Si didn't want to pay any attention to her and didn't even look at her.
Shi Feiye didn't want to embarrass others for no reason. There were all kinds of people in society, and it was not worth it:
"Xiao Si is in a bad mood. What's wrong? Why don't you play with your little sisters?"
"Hey, don't they all have their own ideas? By the way, I heard that you and Young Master Qin have been getting along well recently. So, this can be considered as flying up to the tree and becoming a phoenix, right?"
There was nothing wrong with the tone of this person's speech, but there was something awkward about the words he said.
Shi Feiye's impression of this White Lotus suddenly decreased: "Not bad."
"I heard that you recently became a screenwriter. Young Master Qin is really good to you. He has arranged your career for you. Isn't that true? You are so lucky. I also heard that you write novels. I didn't know you could do this before. What do you write? I don't usually see you so talented."
The awkward feeling became more and more obvious. Shi Feiye could tolerate everything else, but she was very unhappy when others questioned her career:
"I'm afraid you don't understand what I'm saying. Since you want to know, why don't I tell you a story?"
"Hey? You can tell stories, okay, okay, tell me."
This white lotus did it on purpose. She had tried to act strong in front of Qin Buju before, but Qin Buju didn't buy her tricks at all. At that time, she thought it didn't matter if Qin Buju didn't accept her, because Qin Buju didn't like others anyway, and it didn't mean that she was not charming.
As for why Qin Buju is so special, it is naturally because Qin Buju is self-disciplined and has a high net worth. What's more, he is handsome, which makes him look better than most of his peers.
But who could have thought that before she could finish gloating over Qin Buju's fall from power, the other party rose again and even treated Shi Feiye, whom she once looked down upon, as a treasure.
Although some of her sisters had said that Shi Feiye had won Qin Buju's favor with her own abilities, she was still unhappy about it. She felt that Shi Feiye was lucky.
This time when she came to attend the banquet, Shi Feiye attracted a lot of attention as soon as she came in. Her appearance and temperament improved several times. She even noticed that several men who were originally surrounding her were all attracted by Shi Feiye.
She had not originally planned to do anything to Shi Feiye, but at this moment she really couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. Anyway, she just wanted to say a few words, and Shi Feiye couldn't do anything to her.
With this in mind, this white lotus came over to greet Shi Feiye, and spoke in such a sarcastic tone. After all, she didn't believe that Qin Buju really liked Shi Feiye.
Shi Feiye didn't know what the other person was thinking, but he thought about the story he was going to tell. He felt amused, but he didn't show it on his face. He cleared his throat and began to tell the story under Qin Si's curious gaze:
"No one in the village knows what Mrs. Wu's original surname was. The Wu family and Mrs. Wu herself have thoroughly implemented the rule of "a woman should obey her husband". Even after Mr. Wu passed away, Mrs. Wu is still Mrs. Wu. When she dies, her tombstone will just be engraved with Wu.
Wu Jianjun, the son of the Wu family, was a quiet man, hardworking and obedient to his mother, Mrs. Wu. When Wu Jianjun was old enough to marry, Mrs. Wu calculated the family's financial situation and found that it was quite rich, so she could pick and choose someone she liked.
Who does she like? Of course, it’s the one that Old Lady Wu likes! The ones that are too showy are not okay, they are restless. The ones that are sharp-tongued are even worse, they are disrespectful to the elders. The ones that are too thin or too fat are not okay, they will not be easy to give birth to in the future. How can she not choose carefully? When she dies in the future, she is afraid that the daughter-in-law she marries will bully her son! She never thought that she was only in her fifties, but her "daughter-in-law" died before her!
The girl chosen by the Wu family was the daughter of a family a hundred miles away, named Gao Xuefen. She had an older brother who was married and had children, and lived with his parents, so that there would be less burden from his parents' side in the future. The distance of a hundred miles was so that the "daughter-in-law" would not be able to move around frequently, and would not have to "steal" things to give to the other side...
When getting married, Old Lady Wu wanted to save face, so she didn't bargain for the bride price according to local customs, but she didn't suffer any loss either. In order to give their daughter a "support", the Gao family added some money and let Gao Xuefen take it back with the bride price as a dowry.
Old Mrs. Wu asked for it several times, both openly and secretly, but Xuefen was not good at speaking, so she just said that her mother had instructed that the money would be used for the "child" in the future, and no one could give it or touch it.
Because of this matter, Old Mrs. Wu was very angry and thought that she had made a mistake in judging Xuefen. Xuefen was still a "stubborn bitch" and needed to be disciplined. She kept pulling her son's ears and whispering, "Your wife is greedy and lazy. You have to discipline her, otherwise she will get on your side in the future and you will suffer a great loss!"
The son Wu Jianjun was a taciturn person. He would not tell anything his mother said. When he got tired of listening, he said that the busy farming season was over and he would go to work in the city during the winter.
As soon as Wu Jianjun left, Xuefen's hard days really began. Old Mrs. Wu was getting old and didn't sleep much. She would prick up her ears at night to listen to her daughter-in-law's door. She would get up before dawn and "cough". That was for her daughter-in-law to hear. How could you still sleep when your mother-in-law was up? Xuefen hurriedly got up to cook and brought hot water for her mother-in-law to wash her face. There was not much farm work in the fields, but Old Mrs. Wu insisted on making Xuefen run around. She had to cook all three meals. Old Mrs. Wu said that she married her daughter-in-law to honor her, otherwise why would the Wu family have to feed an extra mouth!
Xuefen felt tired and blamed herself for being too greedy and sleepy at first, but after two months, she realized that she was pregnant and vomited a lot. Wu Jianjun rushed back when he heard about it, but was scolded by his mother, who asked why he was going back and forth. Which woman doesn't give birth to a child? It's not a big deal. Don't worry, we are at home!
When Wu Jianjun came back, Xuefen's belly had already swelled up, and she was still busy working inside and outside. Wu Jianjun wanted to lend a hand, but Old Mrs. Wu said that the fetus was stable and she needed to move more so that she could have an easier time giving birth in the future!
After the busy farming season began, Wu Jianjun said that he didn't need his wife to work in the fields, fearing that the villagers would laugh at him. Old Mrs. Wu came up with another trick to make trouble for her. She said that her son worked hard and had to eat fresh meat and vegetables every day. The refrigerator wasted electricity and the vegetables were not fresh, so she had taken it out and stopped using it, and asked Xuefen to walk ten miles to the market every day to buy them. The neighbors couldn't stand it and said a few words of sympathy, but Old Mrs. Wu was still unhappy. She curled her lips and said, "Are you acting like a rich lady after only seven or eight months? When I gave birth to Jianjun, I was still digging potatoes in the fields. I was born not long after I got home. There was still dirt on his placenta, but he grew so strong!"
Neighbors said that old lady Wu was too cruel, fearing that her daughter-in-law would not have to endure the hardships she had experienced. When they saw Xuefen moving on the road, they would invite her to get in the car if they could. Xuefen was also afraid that the round trip time was too short and she would be scolded when she got home, so she would always linger outside the village before going back.
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