Qin Yuan was not surprised at all upon hearing this news.
Hongye said, "Sixth Madam is using the pretext that her family received pepper to get them to contribute, trying to win people's hearts. It's really despicable."
It was clearly our young lady who initiated this, but now Madam Gu has stolen it. How shameless!
Qin Yuan glanced at Hongye and said, "Are you going to stand in the way of other people making money?"
Hongye choked for a moment, unable to utter the word "want".
That's what makes Madam Gu so disgusting.
"This is outrageous!"
Hongye roared angrily.
Even if this matter is brought up to the old lady, there's nothing she can do. She might even be accused of being petty and unable to bear seeing others do well.
Qin Yuan said, "Don't be impatient. Tell them privately that if they want to return the money, they can. I might not even be able to buy any pepper here."
Hongye: "..."
When Cuiming found out, she laughed and said, "How could you be so confused about this? Have you forgotten Miss's backup plan? The more she gives out her share, the more she loses... The more people on our side who return their shares, the more they will regret it in the future."
Hongye then became happy, waiting to see the joke.
Upstairs.
Old Madam Gu complained to Rong Mama, "Sixth Brother doesn't even care that his own child is sick. He insists on going to Yuyuantan to form some kind of society. That wretched child, I'll definitely give him a good beating one of these days. There's such a mess at home, and he still goes out to play."
Rong Momo said, "It is said that Young Master Qin is going, and Sixth Master has been clamoring to go for a long time. It just so happens that the two children are sick, and the imperial physician said that they need to be separated to take care of them. He usually loves the children very much, so perhaps he thought that he couldn't help much."
He then lowered his voice and said, "In any case, in our folk tradition, when we worship the Goddess of Smallpox, husbands and wives should sleep in separate rooms. It's good that Sixth Master goes out to form a society."
Upon hearing that Sixth Master Gu had gone out to join a club with Young Master Qin, Old Madam Gu's expression softened considerably. She said, "That's fine then. What I'm worried about is that he's fooling around with those scholars who are just trying to make him happy and swindle him out of his money. He doesn't even care when his child is sick. His brother is busy with other things and can't attend to this now. But when he finds out later, he'll surely settle all the old scores and beat him up."
Rong Momo thought to herself, "Didn't you just say you wanted to beat him up? Do you think that if you beat the Marquis up, you won't beat him up anymore?"
No, the Marquis will only beat them even harder.
Gu Jingjun was unaware that his home was in complete chaos. Early in the morning, he left as agreed and went to the Qin family's gate to wait for Qin Siyuan.
Upon seeing Qin Siyuan emerge from the side door, he couldn't help but exclaim, "My worthy brother is indeed a man of exceptional talent."
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and Qin Siyuan was dressed in a brand new outfit today, made of the finest material, making him even more eye-catching.
Qin Siyuan smiled and said, "You're very good too."
Gu Jingjun was quite proud and said, "Because I was coming with you, I specially had a set of clothes made. Luckily, otherwise I would have been overshadowed standing next to you."
Qin Siyuan couldn't help but laugh.
How to describe Master Gu's personality? If you call him a playboy, he doesn't go out for fun or gambling; he spends his days associating with scholars. If you call him ambitious, he enjoys boating on lakes and frequenting brothels, yet he hasn't achieved any official rank or fame at all.
Therefore, most respectable scholars would look down on him for being unlearned and incompetent.
But Qin Siyuan found this person straightforward and interesting.
"You really enjoy spending time with me."
"Of course, I took a liking to you the moment I saw you, my dear brother. You are unlike any of the other scholars around me; you are a man of great talent."
Where is Brother Ziqi?
“Ziqi and I met by chance before, and when we chatted, I found out that he was the brother-in-law of my third sister-in-law. Although I have a lot of contact with him, I did not hit it off with you at first sight.”
Qin Siyuan smiled.
Master Gu is clearly a looks-obsessed person. He and Lin Ziqi are both relatives of Qin Yuan and are about the same in terms of talent, but when it comes to appearance, Lin Ziqi is not as good as him.
Sixth Master Gu and Old Madam Gu do look quite alike.
The two rode in the Gu family's carriage all the way to the agreed location, and when they checked the time, it was almost time.
Not long after, Lin Ziqi arrived.
Seeing that Lin Ziqi was also dressed in a new outfit, Qin Siyuan smiled.
There are no secrets that stay hidden forever; what the younger sister knows, Lin Ziqi also knows.
Lin Ziqi was stunned to see that Qin Siyuan had also changed into a new outfit made of fine fabric. He then smiled and said, "Siyuan, you've arrived early."
Master Gu laughed and said, "Ziqi, I went to pick up Siyuan."
Lin Ziqi: "..."
Why the bias?
Neither of them thought to pick him up.
Seeing his reaction, Qin Siyuan smiled and said, "I went to the Marquis's residence to find my younger sister and met Sixth Master. He casually mentioned it, and we decided to come together."
"Oh," Lin Ziqi's expression softened a bit.
Gu Jingjun understood what was going on and said, "Yes, yes, Siyuan and I hit it off immediately. I never expected that all of Third Sister-in-law's relatives are talented men."
Lin Ziqi glanced at Gu Jingjun with a cryptic look in his eyes and smiled, "Your third sister-in-law is also a talented woman. She used to..."
Qin Siyuan immediately said seriously, "Ziqi, it's not appropriate to talk about the women in the family when we're out. It's best to avoid it."
Lin Ziqi was a little embarrassed.
Gu Jingjun was also stunned. After a long while, he suddenly said sincerely to Qin Siyuan, "What my brother says is right. I will no longer ask about Sister-in-law Ziqi."
He enjoyed listening to Lin Ziqi talk about Qin Yuan, and it was because of this that he grew closer to Lin Ziqi.
Over time, it seemed that talking about Third Sister-in-law became a common occurrence between the two of them.
If Qin Siyuan hadn't pointed it out, he wouldn't have realized that he had made such a mistake.
Lin Ziqi was, after all, engaged to his third sister-in-law. As her brother-in-law, they should have avoided any appearance of impropriety.
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