Yu Jiao pursed her lips. When Yu Qizhe moved in in the future, his colleagues would naturally know where he lived. There was no need for her to be so smart and lie to Cheng Ying, especially since Cheng Ying had so many spies from the Eastern Depot under her command.
She was silent for a while before she said, "Give it to my fifth brother."
I thought Cheng Ying would ask who her fifth brother was? Isn't there only one eldest son in the Liu family? Then I heard him say unhappily, "You treat him very well!"
A young lady, who personally followed the broker to look at the house. Considering Yu Qizhe's poor family, it goes without saying that she must have paid for the house herself. This little girl was really generous to Yu Qizhe! Cheng Ying felt a little uncomfortable. He was the little girl's adoptive father, so why didn't she spend any time on him?
Yu Jiao's eyes moved slightly. Cheng Ying actually knew that the fifth brother she was talking about was Yu Qizhe?
That's right. There were spies from the East Depot all over the capital, so nothing could be hidden from him, the governor of the East Depot. Moreover, Cheng Ying adopted her as her adopted daughter. Presumably, all her affairs had been investigated clearly by Cheng Ying's spies and reported to him.
"Why don't you come to me if you want a house? You act like a spoiled child in front of me. I can give you any house you want. Why spend your own money?" Cheng Ying looked around the courtyard and said in a sarcastic tone, "This bird's nest-like house doesn't match your fifth brother."
Yu Jiao really had no idea what he was mocking. She looked at Cheng Ying innocently and replied dryly, "How can I ask my godfather to spend money?"
Cheng Ying sneered strangely, "Come to think of it, you haven't done anything filial to me, your adoptive father. I suddenly think this little courtyard is not bad. It may be small, but it has everything. It's barely pleasing to the eye. The osmanthus flowers in the corner are not bad to smell."
He paused here, raised his eyelids to look at Yu Jiao, and waited patiently for Yu Jiao to express her opinion.
Cheng Ying hinted to this extent. No matter how reluctant Yu Jiao was, she had to bite her lip and said, "Since, since my godfather likes it, then this yard will be given to him." She could only find a broker to look for another small yard.
"Why do I think you are so reluctant?" Cheng Ying got what he wanted to hear, but he was still picky. "It is not my preference to force others to do something against their will." He sighed softly, "I rushed to recognize a daughter, thinking that I would have a girl to take care of me in the future, but I didn't expect... I don't want to be a robber, I don't want to be a treasure!"
Yu Jiao pursed her lips tightly, feeling helpless. She tried to force a smile and softened her voice to say ingratiatingly, "How could that be? Yuning is just afraid that her adoptive father will not be used to living in this small courtyard. It's rare that her adoptive father likes her and wants Yuning to show his filial piety. Yuning is more than happy about it, so there's no way she would be unwilling."
As she spoke, she handed the title deed to Cheng Ying with both hands, looking very sincere.
Cheng Ying pinched the house deed between her fingers. She felt disgusted because she didn't know how many people had touched this deed. But a smile finally appeared on her handsome and feminine face. "Are you really willing to give this house to me?"
"Of course I'm willing to do so to honor my adoptive father." Yu Jiao replied immediately, not daring to have any pause, for fear of being criticized by Cheng Ying again. She couldn't afford to offend Cheng Ying at all, so what else could she do? She could only think of ways to make him happy.
"Not to mention such a small house, even if my godfather is interested in Yuning's gold and silver jewelry, Yuning will be able to give them up." Yu Jiao continued to express her sincerity in a very tactful manner.
Cheng Ying couldn't help laughing and sneered, "Do you think I'm a woman? Who would be interested in your gold and silver jewelry?"
When he said this, he was stunned. Ever since he was castrated and became a eunuch, being neither male nor female had become a taboo in his mind. After he climbed high enough, everyone around him knew his taboo. Those who didn't know or said the wrong thing would have their bodies turned into wild dog feces. No one dared to call him a eunuch or a thing that was neither male nor female in front of him.
This is a taboo that Cheng Ying is always worried about, and an imperfection that she cannot accept to this day.
But I didn't expect that I could blurt out such a sentence to tease myself in front of this little girl.
If he were a normal man, there would be nothing wrong with saying this, but he was already a eunuch.
Seeing Cheng Ying's face suddenly turn gloomy, Yu Jiao's scalp tightened. This person was really difficult to please. She was obviously smiling happily, but how could she become so gloomy and frightening in the blink of an eye?
"Yu Ning was joking with my adoptive father. A man as majestic as my adoptive father would naturally not like jewelry or red hairpins." Yu Jiao said carefully, "The cakes at Qipinzhai are delicious. Would you like to invite my adoptive father to have some cakes?"
Cheng Ying came back to his senses and saw her cautious look. He reflected on whether he was too scary in his daily life. In the past, he liked to see those people trembling with fear and cowardice when they saw him, but for some reason, he didn't want the little girl to be afraid of him.
Cheng Ying attributed this to the fact that the little girl was very much like Jiaojiao, both in her medical skills and her temperament.
Jiaojiao wouldn't be afraid of him, so he didn't want the little girl to be afraid of him.
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