Chapter 23
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"What's wrong?" Yi Hanxing's face was full of innocence.
Because Yi Hanxing's expression was so sincere, Zhou Yuetong thought for a moment that he had misunderstood Yi Hanxing.
In comparison, Wang Fu, who had watched his elders negotiate business contracts since he was a child, had a much better eye and was not fooled by Yi Hanxing at all.
"You really don't know what happened?" Wang Fu's tone was full of doubt.
"I think I might know? But you need to explain the specific situation first, so that I can know whether what I know is what you think I should know?" Yi Hanxing said.
While the three were talking, Yang Qin, Zhou Yizi and Qin Guanyu also came back.
"If it weren't for you two, I wouldn't be able to come back today." Yang Qin said with lingering fear: "Thank you!" As he said that, he patted Zhou Yizi and Qin Guanyu on the shoulders.
"If you don't let your charm go unchecked, there won't be any such problem." Zhou Yizi complained.
"I didn't expect that either." Yang Qin looked pale.
Yi Hanxing was really curious at this time: "What happened? And where is Teacher Sun? Did you lose him?"
"Sun Fengzhi is such a cunning kid! He didn't even go out today!" Yang Qin complained, "He's been writing and calculating with a pencil early in the morning. Don't worry about him."
Yi Hanxing guessed that Sun Cheng had some inspiration after communicating with his elder brother Yi Hongxing yesterday, so he escaped the disaster by not going out today. However, Yi Hanxing really couldn't imagine how Yang Qin became so wrinkled in his suit.
"What on earth happened to you?" Yi Hanxing asked curiously.
Yang Qin waved his hands, looking like he didn't want to say more.
Yi Hanxing simply looked at Zhou Yuetong, who was a little eager to express himself.
"Originally, we just wanted to see what the ancient villages of Huizhou look like today," Zhou Yuetong said. "The buildings in your village are over a hundred years old and quite unique. I heard they're arranged in the Bagua formation, so we wanted to take a look."
"Then? What did you encounter on the road?" Yi Hanxing felt that this was not right. Those people in his clan who wanted to find these rich husbands-in-law should be very reserved.
"Then we met some girls passing by on the road, and we thought that your village was not that feudal after all," Zhou Yuetong continued.
"That's right! There are always people from ordinary families, even girls have to go to the fields." Yi Hanxing said.
"Those girls don't look like they work in the fields." Zhou Yizhi added, "People who have been exposed to the sun don't look like that."
Yi Hanxing immediately understood: "So it's a teenage girl with fair skin?"
Zhou Yizi and others nodded.
"We didn't realize something was wrong at the time," said Zhou Yuetong.
"No? Why don't you realize something's wrong?" Yi Hanxing put on a puzzled expression. "I've already told you that the ladies from wealthy families here never leave the house. You see these fair-skinned girls from well-off families, right? The fact that they go out is the biggest mistake, okay?"
Although Yi Hanxing knew the reason, he would just throw as many blames as he could.
"Your skin is fair, too! Didn't you go to Shanghai to study? And you were walking down the street openly yesterday," Zhou Yuetong said. "We just assumed these girls, like you, had some freedom after their struggles."
"Hmm... that makes sense." Yi Hanxing didn't hesitate any longer and continued to ask, "And then?"
"Then when Mr. Yang greeted them, we didn't raise our guard," said Wang Fu.
"Huh?" Yi Hanxing was a little confused: "You guys took the initiative to say hello? And why are you so alert?"
"It's not us, it's only Mr. Yang." Zhou Yuetong emphasized.
"Is there any difference? Aren't you from the same group?" Yi Hanxing asked back.
"You're right, yes! There's no difference!" Zhou Yuetong said, "So later we were surrounded."
"No, there is still a difference. At least we two can get out by ourselves, but Mr. Yang needs the help of Guanyu and Yizi to get out." Wang Fu said.
"Did you skip any plot points when you were describing it?" Yi Hanxing couldn't help but ask, "What's the connection between greeting and being surrounded?"
"It was that group of girls who surrounded us with great enthusiasm," Zhou Yuetong said.
Yi Hanxing was genuinely surprised: "Are the girls in our tribe so bold?"
"Not really. They just surrounded us, talking and asking questions. With so many people around, it felt like we were surrounded."
"So it's just talking? What's with Mr. Yang's wrinkled clothes?" Yi Hanxing thought, Yang Qin should be enjoying it.
Thinking of this, Yi Hanxing looked at his classmates, and his classmates gave Yi Hanxing an affirmative look: Yang Qin really enjoyed it at the beginning.
"And because Mr. Yang habitually praised them after greeting them, people mistakenly thought he was interested in them. Then the girls' families came and asked Mr. Yang when he planned to propose marriage? They also asked him who he liked?" Qin Guanyu usually didn't talk, but when he spoke, he explained everything to Yi Hanxing in a very concise manner, unlike Zhou Yuetong who squeezed out toothpaste bit by bit.
Yi Hanxing understood instantly.
Yi Hanxing anticipated many situations in advance, but he did not expect
Yang Qin is such an unstable factor, yet he dares to flirt with girls in a rural area with conservative customs. Is he the reincarnation of Aquaman?
Normally, the tribesmen should be reserved, and the most they would do is let the girls go out for everyone to see. However, Yang Qin kept sending out complimenting signals. Wouldn't the tribesmen, who had never seen how the Shanghai young men spoke sweet words at parties and dances, misunderstand?
"Mr. Yang, tell me, why are you flirting if you don't want to marry her?" Yi Hanxing said this with great sorrow.
Yang Qin reflected deeply on his mistake and thought that he should not dare to compliment beautiful girls when he saw them in the near future.
Yi Hanxing spoke bitterly, but Zhou Yuetong suddenly said, "I almost forgot! I came here to question you, Hanxing, is there something you shouldn't tell us? What's going on in your family? No, in your clan? "
"This..." Yi Hanxing immediately thought of an explanation: "Actually, there is one thing I haven't told you."
"What?" Everyone's attention was focused on Yi Hanxing.
"It's like this." Yi Hanxing said while brainstorming and organizing his words, "My family doesn't actually consider you my friends. In their eyes, there's no such thing as classmate affection or friendship between men and women. They all think that one of you likes me, so that's why you came here."
"Huh?" Everyone was genuinely shocked: "But you still look like a child, not a pedophile."
"I don't know what they were thinking." Yi Hanxing would never admit that he had fooled her. "Anyway, they misunderstood. They thought they came to visit me because one of you liked me, and they agreed to let me continue my studies because they thought I could marry into a good family and that studying would help me develop a relationship with you."
Yi Hanxing squeezed out a few tears as she spoke, making her eyes look tearful. "Actually, I didn't intend to tell you because I was afraid you would misunderstand me and think I had the same idea. But because I really want to go to school, I can only accept the misunderstanding at home."
"It doesn't matter," Zhou Yizi said quickly. "We won't misunderstand you. They can't go to Shanghai to see how we get along. So, if it's a misunderstanding, then so be it. If it's the only way you can continue your studies, then let them misunderstand you."
"Yes, yes." Qin Guanyu agreed: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell us about this."
"I originally thought it was okay, but I didn't expect you to get such a scare today." Yi Hanxing continued.
"What does today's incident have to do with their misunderstanding that we like you?" Everyone was very confused.
"It's because they think that since you are interested in someone like me, you might also be interested in their daughters. Those families think you are good and want to find a rich husband for you." Yi Hanxing said as if embarrassed.
The lie was flawless: "After all, my family conditions are average, and I am not as pretty as those girls, nor as virtuous as them, nor as chaste as them. You even like me, so everyone thinks you have low standards and there is no chance of getting married."
"This, this, this..." The teenagers were stunned.
Yang Qin, on the other hand, was more knowledgeable and was quite amused. "Have they ever considered that the reason we like you is because you're not chaste? We don't like those ladies from the old days?!"
"As long as this person doesn't open his eyes to the world, his thinking will remain stuck in the past generations for decades or even hundreds of years." Yi Hanxing explained: "Don't they think they are attracted to you now?"
"Even if he's interested, we're still in a relationship, right? Who would propose marriage just by saying a few words?"
"Here, people propose marriage with just a few words, and sometimes they don't even say a few words at the time." Yi Hanxing said.
"I am scared." Yang Qin was still frightened.
"By the way, did you make it clear when you ran out?" Yi Hanxing asked.
"It's clear, it's clear!" Zhou Yuetong said, "We'll keep Mr. Yang's two attendants to explain!"
Yi Hanxing deeply doubted the value of Zhou Yuetong's statement.
As expected, just after lunch, some clansmen came to visit Yi Hanxing's home.
"You're the only one among the forty-eight mothers here? Where are your parents and brother?"
"They are taking a nap. Uncle, are you looking for them?" Yi Hanxing asked.
"No, I'm not looking for them." The uncle waved his hand and said, "I'm looking for Mr. Yang who came to see you. Can you help me ask him to come out?"
It is better to let my friend die than to let me die. Yi Hanxing naturally followed suit and said "wait a moment" to his uncle, then ran to call Yang Qin.
Yang Qin and his group lived in the vacant room of Yi Hanxing's house. Since everyone lived next door, everyone knew when Yi Hanxing left.
So the people who came to see his uncle were not only Yang Qin, but also the teenagers who came to watch the fun, Sun Cheng, and the bodyguard who had been following Sun Cheng.
Speaking of this, Sun Cheng was also convinced. Since coming to the Tian family settlement, the bodyguards didn't pay much attention to Yang Qin and the four teenagers, but no matter where Sun Cheng went, there were at least three bodyguards following him. Even when Sun Cheng stayed at Yi Hanxing's house, there were people guarding the yard.
In this situation, let alone running away, Sun Cheng might not even have the freedom to go to the toilet. There would be someone secretly watching him when he went to the toilet.
As soon as Sun Chengyi came to watch the fun, all the bodyguards followed him, pretending to be interested.
"Huh!" The uncle was startled. "I just want to see Mr. Yang. What are all these people doing here?"
"We are just a little curious about what you are looking for Mr. Yang for, so we followed him to see what he is doing." Yi Hanxing consoled him, "Mr. Yang
Right here, you can talk to him if you have anything to say."
"Hey! It turns out that Mr. Yang's followers are not polite!" said the uncle, slapping his thigh.
"We?" The two attendants pointed at themselves in confusion, wondering what this has to do with us.
"That's you!" the uncle complained. "I know you wealthy Shanghai families value matching and look down on us country folk, but you can't refuse on your young master's behalf!"
Everyone was confused and looked at each other wildly: Do you know what is going on?
"Should we refuse on behalf of our young master?" The long-servant lost the ability to organize his words and could only repeat the question.
"Mr. Yang and my daughter clearly fell in love with each other. He even praised my daughter as a jasmine flower on a branch in April! We also know that our family conditions are too high for Mr. Yang, and we didn't even think about the position of wife. A concubine would also be fine! What happened?" The uncle said this with grief and indignation: "In the end, you servants, in order to explain to your master and mistress, lied and said that your young master likes to talk nonsense everywhere and has said so to at least eighty women."
As soon as his uncle finished speaking, Yang Qin immediately looked at the two "long-time servants" with a subtle look. So this is how you explained it to me?
When everyone heard this, they all tried hard to hold back their laughter, for fear that they would accidentally laugh and miss the chance to enjoy the melon.
The uncle didn't notice the faces of the others, who were trying to suppress their laughter until they were twisted. He turned to Yang Qin and said, "I went home and thought about it carefully. I think it's impossible. It must be your retainer who is slandering you! How could you, a handsome man like you, be a playboy?"
Yang Qin: Thank you for your affirmation!
"Then I figured it out. Your two servants must have been afraid that your parents would blame you for having too many engagements when you returned home. In fact, you must still like my daughter, so I came here. We can hold off on getting engaged. We can exchange tokens and then propose after you return home and report to your parents. It's a new era now. Besides parental orders, love is also very important. We are actually very open-minded. What's wrong with a concubine? A concubine is true love!" The uncle began to get excited as he spoke: "Even the newspaper said so. What else can we not understand? The key is that you two young people like each other!"
"Pfft..." Sun Cheng immediately covered his mouth to prevent his laughter from escaping. He just felt that he was particularly happy eating this melon: Yang Xunjian, Yang Xunjian, you have come to this day!
Yang Qin himself was almost convinced by the well-reasoned logic of his uncle Yi Hanxing, but the fact was, he was just talking nonsense!
Thinking of this, Yang Qin could only say, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm indeed a playboy who flirts with everyone! I've praised at least eighty girls, if not a hundred, and I can't even count my female confidantes on the palm of my hand..."
"Huh?" The uncle was surprised: "So you don't like my daughter?"
"Of course you don't like her. I don't even know which girl among those girls is your daughter." Yang Qin told the truth.
"I'll beat you to death, you scoundrel!" the uncle was furious.
"Calm down!" The bodyguards quickly hugged their uncle to protect Yang Qin's safety.
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, the main thing is not to delay your daughter. Don't worry, you came here today just to have tea and chat with us, there is no marriage proposal!" Yang Qin said, glancing at the people around him.
"That's right! Let's just drink tea and chat." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Uncle, you are really curious about Shanghai and came to us to learn more about it." Yi Hanxing tried to smooth things over and found a topic for conversation.
"That's right!" Everyone nodded like chicks eating rice.
"Uncle, calm down. If you really hit him, it will be hard to explain!" Yi Hanxing advised quickly.
Maybe what Yi Hanxing said made sense. The uncle stopped rushing towards Yang Qin, broke away from the bodyguards, snorted coldly, turned around and walked out the door without even saying goodbye.
At this time, Sun Chengcai shook his head and sighed at Yang Qin: "Yang Xunjian, Yang Xunjian." Then he returned to his yard.
Afterwards, everyone followed Sun Cheng's example and sighed to Yang Qin one by one, "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang." Then they immediately went back to the house.
Yang Qin never expected that such a thing would happen to him. The key point was that he couldn't even find the culprit. It was so frustrating.
For a moment, everyone was satisfied with eating melons, but only Yang Qin was injured internally.
But soon, Yang Qin was not the only one embarrassed.
Many people came to Yi Hanxing's house one after another, and those who asked to see him were indeed the bodyguards.
The onlookers were unwilling to miss this opportunity and gathered together to eat the melons.
"This guy is in great shape, and his clothes and shoes are brand new. Being a bodyguard must pay well, right?"
Bodyguard A: "It's okay? Are you full?"
"As long as you're full." The visitor nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.
"The boy looks quite young, is he eighteen?"
Bodyguard B: "Over 20?"
"Oh, you are so old and still not married, what a joke!"
So...? Bodyguard B was confused.
Bodyguard CD also encountered a similar situation. Only the bodyguard leader, who had already stated that he had a wife, survived.
"Hey, I know that our daughter is so pretty that she's marrying up to the young masters, but I fell in love with this young man when he was walking in the village! He's got a strong body! I heard you can read? I wonder if you can eat so much.
He's strong and well-educated, our family is well off, and my daughter is also good at housework! This is a perfect match!"
"No, no need!" Bodyguard ABCD, who was called a bodyguard but was actually a government intelligence officer, quickly waved his hands to create an afterimage.
For the first time, Yi Hanxing began to doubt herself. Did she have some stereotypes about the tribe? Why were they so enthusiastic about recommending her daughter?
Yi Hongxing, who happened to be returning home during the bodyguard blind date, saw Yi Hanxing's confusion and reminded him, "You also said that the key is whether the benefits are big enough. It seems that these old-fashioned girls in the clan have not been easy to marry in recent years!"
Yi Hanxing: ...What nonsense are you talking about!
After being visited several times, the teenagers said that they had gained a lot of knowledge. However, due to Yang Qin's operation, neither the teenagers nor Sun Cheng were targeted (of course everyone would choose the one who seemed to have a greater chance), so they had no complaints about Yi Hanxing, they were just frightened at the beginning.
Yang Qinhe, who was admired by many people and the bodyguards who were pulled out by the Tian clan to pat their biceps and beat their chest muscles, did not think so.
Bodyguards ABCD never imagined that they would almost lose their innocence while on a business trip.
Yi Hanxing felt very regretful about this. It was such a good opportunity, but Sun Cheng couldn't escape!
If there had been no boat back at night, Yang Qin and the others might have run away today. In fact, Yang Qin had originally planned to stay at the dock for one night, but Yi Hanxing asked everyone to take him back with them, so they stayed at Yi Hanxing's house for one night.
Early the next morning, Yang Qin urged people to harness the carts and return.
"Are you leaving so soon? Why don't you stay a little longer?" The young patriarch tried to persuade them to stay, thinking: My sisters haven't decided yet which one of you to choose!
"No, no." Yang Qin made a high-sounding excuse: "The children will go to school the day after tomorrow, and they haven't finished their homework yet. I have to go to work on Monday, so it's not good to take too many days off. Han Xing can go back with us, so I won't stay any longer. I'll visit you again when I have the chance!"
After Yang Qin said this, the young patriarch didn't want to keep them, so he asked someone to harness a cart and take everyone to the dock.
After getting on the boat, Yang Qin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is it that exaggerated?" Sun Cheng couldn't help laughing.
"You're not involved, so how can you know how I feel?" Yang Qin said, "I won't dare to mess with girls again in the short term."
"That's good. I didn't expect this trip to be educational." Sun Cheng smirked, "At least I've taught you what lust is like."
Yang Qin squinted his eyes.
Since the group's return journey was not at night, they did not ask for berths in the compartment. Instead, they sat on the top seats and watched the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River.
As he looked, Sun Cheng's attention was attracted by a girl.
Yang Qin quickly noticed Sun Cheng
He noticed something unusual. Following Sun Cheng's gaze, he saw a girl standing on the stern deck, enjoying the breeze and the scenery. She was wearing a light blue, slim-fitting cheongsam and looked very scholarly. He couldn't help but ask with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you attracted to her? So you like this style?"
"No, I think she looks a bit like our former classmate." Sun Cheng blushed.
"What classmates? I don't even remember them, but you still remember them?" Yang Qin joked, then pulled Sun Cheng up and said, "Since we've run into old classmates, of course we have to go and catch up with them!"
Sun Cheng offered a symbolic resistance and was then pulled away by Yang Qin.
"Oh~" the teenagers murmured, "Spring is here, and it's the season for peach blossoms to bloom again."
Yi Hanxing inexplicably thought of the animal world.
A table of five teenage boys and girls all started paying attention to Yang Qin, Sun Cheng and the woman. Although they couldn't hear what they were saying from a distance, they still tried to follow their words through their expressions and actions.
Just when everyone was happily gossiping, the boat shook in the middle of the river. The stern guardrail was not high, and the woman's high heels slipped and she fell into the river with her back to the surface.
"Su Wan——" Sun Cheng shouted and jumped down.
"Fengzhi! Lao Sun!" Yang Qin was furious. He grabbed the railing and leaned over to shout, but the river was roaring and there was no sign of the two men.
The bodyguards had seen Yang Qin and Sun Cheng approaching and chatting, and since it was unlikely that anything would happen on the boat, they didn't get too close. When Sun Cheng jumped down in an instant, no one could react. By the time they realized it and ran over, both of them had already entered the river and were no longer visible.
Yi Hanxing and the other four were so shocked that they couldn't help but stand up and run to the stern of the ship.
What's going on?! Yi Hanxing was completely confused. Did Sun Cheng jump off the boat and escape, or did he really jump off the boat to save his sweetheart?
"Hurry up and ask the captain to stop the boat and salvage!" Yang Qin said.
Knowing that there was an accident, the captain immediately sent a speedboat out to salvage the person, but he would not stop the ship: "Our ship is parked here, and it can't do anything other than block the waterway. I have sent sailors who are familiar with water to look for the people. If they can't find them, our ship will not be able to find them here either."
After all, Sun Cheng was not an important figure, and the captain was not without support. Even if Yang Qin insisted, the captain only sent more people to search with Yang Qin and others. The ship still arrived in Shanghai on time. Yi Hanxing and the other four were rejected by Yang Qin and the bodyguards for their search request on the grounds that they did not want to cause trouble, and were sent back to Shanghai with the ship.
Yi Hanxing patiently said goodbye to his classmates with an expression of anxiety that made him look anxious. He held his breath all the way home with Zhuzi, who had come to pick him up. When he got home, he couldn't hold it back any longer. He immediately ran to Yu Fu and whispered, "Was Sun Cheng's jumping into the river arranged by the organization?"
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