Yu Qizhe, who was sitting opposite, watched the two people talking calmly, his eyes dimmed.
Yang Jiyan wanted to get close to Yu Qizhe, but she couldn't do it too obviously. Seeing that Yu Qizhe hadn't touched his chopsticks, she smiled and said, "Brother Yu, don't you like fish? The squirrel fish in Fuyun Pavilion was cooked by a chef from Suzhou. It's very good. Brother Yu, you can try it."
When Yu Jinshu heard her calling him brother, he was about to respond with a happy look on his face, but he saw that Yang Jiyan was asking Yu Qizhe, and he suddenly lost his appetite.
Yu Qizhe glanced at Yang Jiyan and said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Yang. I really don't like eating fish."
Yu Jiao looked at Yu Qizhe after hearing this. How could she not know that he didn't like fish? In order to nourish his body, the family had stewed a lot of fish soup, and he always drank it up.
Yu Qizhe also raised his eyes and glanced at her. Yu Jiao noticed that he seemed a little unhappy and wondered if he had seen through Yang Jiyan's thoughts.
Yang Jiyan looked a little embarrassed, and Shao Zhong said quickly, "I love fish the most. Every time I come to Chengnan, I order their squirrel fish."
He took three or four pieces of squirrel fish from the plate in front of him, stuffed them into his mouth, and said with a smile, "Delicious!"
Yang Jiyan saw that he was eating without any image, which was totally different from Yu Qizhe who was sitting quietly and dignified beside him, and frowned slightly.
Shao Zhong also invited Yu Jinshu and others to try the squirrel fish. As if to prove that the squirrel fish was indeed as delicious as Yang Jiyan said, he ate most of it by himself and finished the whole plate of squirrel fish.
When the meal was almost over, Yu Jiao called the waiter over. Since they had agreed to treat Gu Yun to the meal, she would of course pay the bill.
However, in order to save face, Shao Zhong was not willing to let a woman like Yu Jiao pay the bill, so he immediately said, "I'm treating you to this meal today. You all have come from far away, so I should do my best to be a good host."
Yu Jiao looked at Gu Yun, who chuckled and said, "If someone is willing to spend money, why not do it?"
After hearing what he said, Yu Jiao asked, "What about my wallet?"
"I'll give it to you, but you have to remember that you still owe me a meal." Gu Yun took out a purse from his sleeve and handed it to Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao took it and felt it was heavy. The whole purse was bulging as if it was full of things.
She opened her purse, eager to confirm whether the jade buckle was still inside, but she saw that it was full of silver. There was no jade buckle at all, and the silver was not the same amount as before she lost it.
Except for the purse which was the one she lost, nothing inside was similar.
She looked up at Gu Yun and asked in confusion, "This silver..."
Gu Yun turned his face away, "Didn't I say that I would reward you with a bag of silver that you can't fill?"
He seemed a little embarrassed and continued, "Your father's belongings were pawned by that thief, and the pawnshop sold them. They can't be found anymore, so don't be too sad."
Yu Jiao thanked them softly. It was normal that the jade button could not be found as the purse had been lost for some time. After all, she was not the real Meng Yu Jiao and did not have such deep feelings for Meng Qingyun and Liu Sanniang. Although she felt a little regretful that she could not find the jade button, she would not be too sad.
The West Chamber on the stage had not yet finished, and Shao Zhong asked Yang Jiyan, "Do you want to sit and listen to the opera for a while longer? Ask the waiter to clear away the food and serve some melon seeds instead."
Yang Jiyan wanted to sit for a while longer, and she also found an opportunity to talk to Yu Qizhe alone.
She looked at Yu Fuling and said softly, "Sister Fuling, would you like to sit for a while longer?"
Before Yu Fuling could answer, Yu Qizhe stood up and said, "Sister, Yu Jiao, we should go back and pack our luggage."
Yu Fuling nodded and said yes, and said to Yang Jiyan apologetically, "Miss Yang, I'm so sorry, we have to pack up and go back to Changkui."
Yang Jiyan said with some regret, "When are you leaving? I'll go see my sister off then."
The departure date had not yet been set. Yu Fuling said, "I have bothered Miss Yang quite a bit these days. How can I trouble you again? There is really no need to see you off."
Yang Jiyan didn't know what to say, and the group of people got up and went downstairs.
When walking up the stairs, Shao Zhong followed Yang Jiyan and reminded her considerately, "Be careful with your steps."
Yang Jiyan was aware of Shao Zhong's thoughts, but she felt that this man was like a fly, circling around her all day long, which was very disgusting.
She raised her chin and ignored Shao Zhong's courtesy.
After leaving Fuyun Pavilion, several people walked towards the carriage.
Yang Jiyan took Yu Fuling's hand and said, "Let's do as we did when we came here. Shall I take Sister and Sister Yu Jiao back?"
Yu Jiao saw two carriages from the Mu family parked nearby and said, "We won't bother Miss Yang. My sister and I will go back with the brothers."
"Then I'll take Miss Yang back." Shao Zhong said attentively.
Yu Jinshu said goodbye with a smile, "Miss Yang, Brother Shao, we will go ahead then."
Yang Jiyan looked towards the Mu family's carriage and saw Yu Qizhe helping Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling into the carriage. She pursed her lips and smiled. This man only looked cold and indifferent, but he was actually very considerate to his sisters.
In the future, when we become a family, this consideration will also belong to her.
Although Gu Yun and Liu Ziqi were also returning to Yang's Mansion, they did not want to go with Yang Jiyan, so they left first.
After seeing Yu Qizhe also boarded the carriage, Yang Jiyan stepped on the stool and entered the carriage, and said to the driver calmly, "Let's go."
As soon as the carriage started moving, someone stopped it and asked, "Is Miss Yang here?"
Outside the carriage, a maid asked anxiously.
Shao Zhong thought someone was causing trouble, so he quickly walked to the front of the Yang family carriage and shouted at the maid who was blocking the way, "Who is it?"
Yang Jiyan lifted the carriage curtain and looked out, recognizing the maid as Shen Wan’s personal maid, and asked, “But Sister Shen is looking for me?”
Shao Zhong stepped aside only after he saw that the maid knew Yang Jiyan.
The maid hurried to the carriage and said to Yang Jiyan with red eyes, "Miss Yang, something happened to my cousin."
"How is cousin Xueyan?" Yang Jiyan's heart skipped a beat when she saw the maid's appearance. She said to the maid, "Come up. I will go to the Sun family with you."
The maid wiped her tears, climbed onto the carriage, and choked up as she said, "My cousin fell down, and the doctor said that the baby in her belly was stillborn. My cousin said that you invited a female doctor to go boating on the lake today, so she asked you to ask the female doctor to come to your house."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jiyan looked towards the Mu family's carriage and saw that the carriage had not gone far. She said to Shao Zhong, "Go and catch up with Miss Yu."
Shao Zhong hurriedly chased after the Mu family's carriage, shouting, "Miss Yu, please stay!"
Yu Qizhe was talking to Yu Jiao, asking her when she had examined Gu Yun. Yu Fuling heard the shouting outside the carriage, lifted the curtain, looked behind, and said, "Why do I hear someone calling us?"
Sure enough, she saw someone chasing their carriage and hurriedly said, "That Mr. Shao is chasing our carriage."
Yu Qizhe ordered the driver to stop the carriage. Shao Zhong caught up with her breathlessly and said, "Miss Yu, please stay."
The Yang family's carriage had also caught up. Yang Jiyan lifted the curtain and said, "Sister Yu Jiao, please come with me. Sister Shen's cousin is in trouble. I want to invite you to come and help take a look."
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