Chapter 694 The Landlady of Shuangfu Restaurant
Not long after receiving the news, Jiao Niang took advantage of a break while pouring water to come to Lin Yue'e's courtyard.
"You mean Lin Yuesha went to the main courtyard and mentioned my mother?"
Lin Yue'e sat up straight and stared intently at Jiao Niang, asking, "What else did you hear?"
"Miss Yue Sha said she keeps dreaming about the Madam..."
It was all just Jiao Niang's speculation. She pressed Lin Shusheng for details, but he refused to elaborate.
Based on her years of understanding of Lin Shusheng, she must have some connection with Qin Shi, otherwise that person wouldn't have disliked his own daughter for being unlucky.
"snort."
Lin Yue'e hummed softly. Her cooperation with Jiao Niang was nothing more than a pact with a tiger for its skin. She was never sure when she would be betrayed. Therefore, Lin Yue'e only believed half of the message that Jiao Niang sent.
Jiao Niang approached her, proposing that she wanted to become the mistress of the Lin family and needed Lin Yue'e's help. After much deliberation, Lin Yue'e agreed, but on the condition that Jiao Niang guarantee her position in the family.
Lin Yue'e didn't care whether Jiao Niang had something to ask for; her real purpose was to find out about her scumbag father from Jiao Niang and to find out the true cause of her mother's death.
Since Mother's passing, the household has undergone a major upheaval, with many maids and servants disappearing. They were sold off because they hadn't stopped Mother Qin from leaving the house. Lin Yue'e spent a large sum of money trying to find out more, but to no avail.
If there's still no news, she'll have no choice but to agree to Young Master Wei's request. Lin Yue'e closed her eyes tightly, reminding herself that it wasn't time to go that far.
Jiao Niang and Lin Yue'e each had their own schemes, which Lin Yuesha was completely unaware of. Upon returning to the Lin residence, she felt inexplicably unhappy.
She finally managed to get to mealtime, but before she could even reach the old lady's courtyard, Bai Xiang, the errand girl from the main kitchen, arrived carrying a food box.
“Miss Yue Sha, the old lady said that the round table in her flower hall is too small to seat too many people, so she would like you to dine in her room.”
Bai Xiang placed the food box on the table, repeatedly assuring everyone that the food was exactly the same as the old lady's, made from the same pot.
"What about your younger sister?"
Lin Yuesha inwardly despised Old Madam Lin. She had been all smiles and greetings when she got the better deal from Zhuang Shi, but now she was practically giving her the cold shoulder, a veiled way of kicking her out.
"Miss Yue'e is also dining in her own courtyard."
Seeing that Lin Yuesha's expression was not right, Baixiang comforted her, "The old lady is currently focused on the two young masters, Haowen and Haowu, and hasn't lost interest yet."
Although the two young masters came to the house under the guise of being relatives, the servants in the mansion were not stupid. The two young masters called the young lady "Dear Mother," probably because the master was keeping a mistress. Now that Qin Shi was gone, the young lady immediately entered the house.
The household underwent a dramatic change, and Qin's trusted servants were sold off. No one dared to utter a word, and they pretended to be unaware of the situation.
"Okay, tell Grandma that I've been going out a lot lately, so I won't be going over to pay my respects."
Grandma Lin didn't welcome her, and Lin Yuesha was too lazy to pretend to be a grandmother and granddaughter. Her only source of amusement was gone, and the food at the Lin family mansion became unpalatable.
"Longjing, it's your turn to come out of the manor with me today."
Seeing the diligent Longjing tea, Lin Yuesha decided to leave the white tea behind, as she wanted to enjoy the finer things in life with Longjing.
With his maids and servants turning against him, only Longjing remained as a safe haven for him.
"Longjing, tell me, do you support all my decisions?"
Once in the carriage, Lin Yuesha immediately sought validation. Was it wrong for her not to want to marry the pockmarked man? It was true that he was kind to her, but it was also mixed with calculation. Could he really say that he approached her without any ulterior motives?
Anyway, she didn't believe it.
"Of course, I am Miss's maid, and what Miss says is right."
Longjing nodded immediately, like a chick pecking at rice. Unlike Baicha, she had no relatives left, and the young lady treated her like a sister, making her her closest person.
"But your young lady has some troubles."
Lin Yuesha leaned against the car wall, her face full of worry. "Longjing is so considerate; he always trusts me unconditionally."
“Miss, I am stupid and not as smart as Sister Baicha, but I have my advantages. I keep my mouth shut. If you have any troubles, you may tell me.”
It's like taking out the trash; once you get it off your chest, you'll feel better.
“I didn’t want to marry the man with the pockmarked face, but my mother took it upon herself to agree to his marriage proposal.”
Therefore, the two are now engaged.
Lin Yuesha was extremely embarrassed and angry. She had gone to great lengths to get rid of the rebels, but because of her mother's words, she was now inextricably linked to the pockmarked face.
"Miss, let's go to Shuangfuji to eat roast duck."
Longjing sucked in her saliva and followed the young lady to eat and drink well. Before, she had hesitated because Shuangfuji's roast duck was too expensive, one duck was almost equivalent to half a month's salary for her. Now that the pockmarked face was engaged to the young lady, she had no more worries.
Lin Yuesha: ...
“Miss, I didn’t go back to the manor. I heard from Granny Fang that he gave you the Shuangfuji shop as a betrothal gift. Now Shuangfuji is yours.”
Longjing spoke to himself, very happy for his young mistress.
"I don't want to marry her."
Lin Yuesha couldn't help but give Longjing a flick on the forehead. The key point was that she didn't want to marry the pockmarked man, and it had nothing to do with the pockmarked man's betrothal gifts.
“Miss, I know you are resistant. This pockmarked man is just like me. He is clumsy with words and doesn’t know how to say nice things, so he can’t please you, but he is sincere to you.”
Is it not enough that he would give his entire fortune as a betrothal gift and fully respect the young lady's wishes, even waiting several more years for it?
To put it bluntly, if the pockmarked man changes his mind a few years later and the young lady doesn't return the betrothal gifts, he can make a fortune.
"Longjing, stop saying you're bad at talking."
Lin Yuesha was utterly despondent. She was incredibly persuasive, and everyone around her convinced her to agree. The rumors spread like wildfire, and she was completely bewildered.
The two went straight to Shuangfuji Restaurant. Lin Yuesha channeled her grief and anger into her appetite, eating a whole roast duck. The kitchen then served a large table full of dishes. But when she thought about how she was the owner of Shuangfuji Restaurant, she couldn't bear to part with them.
This meal cost over a hundred taels of silver; even I, as the owner, would feel the pinch.
The pockmarked man arrived late as usual. After he arrived, Longjing wisely withdrew and closed the door for the two of them.
"Brother Qi, I made it very clear to you before, you came to my house without saying goodbye..."
Before Lin Yuesha could finish speaking, Xiao Qi stopped her with a gesture, saying, "Five days from now, I will leave the capital with Xu Da and head to the Northwest."
"ah?"
With war breaking out in the Northwest, what's with that pockmarked face of his doing getting involved?
"So, you have to prepare a copy of what you sent to Xu Da for me as well."
Xiao Qi insisted, otherwise his younger sister would definitely have overlooked him.
The war has broken out in the Northwest, and the situation at the front is critical. The soldiers he recruited only recognize him as their master.
"I don't know when I'll be back from this trip to the Northwest. My aunt has verbally agreed to our marriage. If I never come back, just pretend I never existed and that I never came to your house to propose."
To avoid Lin Yuesha's accusations, Xiao Qi had no choice but to resort to tricks and stage a self-inflicted injury.
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