When Chen Yao said "take a look", she meant to let Xiao Yan point it out to her so that she could know how serious the injury was.
But who knew that Xiao Yan misunderstood.
He thought that there were some scary-looking bruises on his shoulders, chest, and thighs. If Chen Yao wanted to see them, he would have no choice but to take off his clothes.
So, he untied his belt uncomfortably...
Chen Yao was waiting for him to show her where he was injured, and then she saw him lowering his head and unbuckling his belt embarrassedly.
Chen Yao: ???
Did he... misunderstand what she meant?
Chen Yao quickly grabbed his hand, stopped his movements, and explained: "General, you don't need to take off your clothes, just point it to me through your clothes."
Xiao Yan subconsciously said: "Then what..." OK.
Then he quickly changed his tone: "Okay."
Chen Yao: ...
Xiao Yan tied his belt again and showed Chen Yao where he was injured.
Chen Yao was surprised: "So many places?"
Xiao Yan: "Yeah, but the injury is not serious. I just need to recuperate."
Chen Yao reached out her hand and gently touched the injured spot on his chest that he had pointed out, and whispered, "Next time if it happens again, remember to stay away."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled, grabbed her hand on his chest and rubbed it gently, saying, "Next time, I won't hide either, Yaoyao."
He knew what kind of people General Zhongwu favored, and he also knew the expectations he had of himself, so taking a beating was no problem at all.
Chen Yao's eyes flickered slightly, her heart softened, and she leaned forward, hugged him and kissed him.
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Qi He waited outside for a long time, until he was tired of swatting mosquitoes, when Xiao Yan appeared with a happy expression.
Qi He: ???
"Brother Yan, why did you take so long?" Qi He complained after swatting another mosquito.
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't seen Yaoyao for a long time. I had a lot to say, so I was delayed a bit."
Qi He raised his eyebrows and snorted, "Did you really just talk? Tsk, but I'm still guarding here. You wouldn't dare to do anything rash. Come on, I'll take you out."
Xiao Yan: "Okay, let's go."
Qi He and he were walking side by side. At this moment, a breeze blew from Xiao Yan's side to Qi He's side.
Qi He's nose instantly caught a hint of an unusual sweet scent.
He frowned and stopped, then asked Xiao Yan, "Why do you have such an unusual smell?"
Xiao Yan was startled and quickly took a few steps back, moving further away from Qi He to make sure he couldn't smell anything.
Qi He: ...
"I'm just asking, why are you hiding?" Qi He was speechless.
Xiao Yan suddenly walked faster and further away.
Qi He: ...
The two of them kept a considerable distance from each other and came to the corner of the wall.
Xiao Yan silently climbed up the wall, and when he reached the outside, he knocked on the wall and said, "I'll go first. Thanks for tonight, brother."
Qi He: "Let's go, don't come here again."
Xiao Yan: ...
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In the following time, Xiao Yan was busy preparing for the subsequent engagement procedures and betrothal gifts, while Chen Yao was busy with various things.
First, the matter of asking Song Zhaoyun, the nephew of Nanny Song, to help look after the house and the shop finally brought good news.
There were not as many houses in ancient times as in the modern world, and the choices were very limited. Chen Yao waited for so long before finally finding a few that almost met her requirements.
During the actual viewing process, she eliminated the ones she didn't like very much, and finally spent 1,200 taels to buy a shop with a backyard residential area.
She planned to use this shop to practice her business and gain some experience in this area, since she had nothing to do anyway.
Moreover, if one day she doesn't want to do business anymore, she can rent out or sell the store, so she won't lose money.
Moreover, the price of one thousand two hundred taels was negotiated by Song Zhaoyun. Originally, the other party was holding on to one thousand three hundred taels and refused to give in, but Song Zhaoyun managed to negotiate it down to the final price of one thousand two hundred taels.
After completing the procedures for handing over the shop, Chen Yao finally felt relieved.
To express her gratitude, she gave Song Zhaoyun some extra money for his hard work.
Song Zhaoyun only took half of it and pushed the rest to Chen Yao, saying, "Don't be polite. We are all acquaintances. It's only natural for me to help you."
Chen Yao smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
Song Zhaoyun waved his hand, said it was no big deal, and then left.
Chen Yao nodded and planned to return home.
However, the moment she turned around, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a big hand.
She turned around with a frown, and then met Xiao Yan's jealous eyes.
Chen Yao raised her eyebrows and asked him, "General, why are you here?"
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "I just happened to be passing by. Yaoyao, tell me, who was that man just now?"
Chen Yao: ...
She took a breath and explained, "He is Nanny Song's nephew, the one who helped me look at houses and shops before. Now we have just finished looking at shops. After we decide on one, I will give him the hard work fee, and then it will be over."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan loosened his grip on her hand and said softly, "Yaoyao, if you want to see another man in the future, remember to let me or Qi He accompany you."
Chen Yao raised her eyebrows and said okay.
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Let's go. Where are you going next? I'll take you there and accompany you."
Chen Yao smiled: "General, I want to go back to the mansion."
Xiao Yan: ...
However, he still obediently sent her back to General Zhongwu's mansion.
As soon as Chen Yao entered the door, she happened to meet General Zhongwu who was about to go out.
She called him uncle.
Qi Huaian nodded and asked, "Yaoyao, are you going out?"
Chen Yao: "Well, I just came back from going out."
Seeing that there was no maid accompanying her, Qi Huaian couldn't help but remind her: "Yaoyao, next time you go out, remember to let the maid accompany you, it will be safer."
The maids and servants in General Zhongwu's mansion basically know some kung fu, so he can feel more at ease when someone accompanies Chen Yao.
Chen Yao nodded obediently and responded: "Okay, I understand, uncle, I will definitely do it next time."
Qi Huaian: "Well, then you go back. Your aunt just happened to have something to ask you, so I'll be leaving first."
Chen Yao: "Okay."
The two of them set off in different directions.
When Qi Huaian went out, Xiao Yan was no longer outside the mansion.
Just as he was talking to Shen Yao, Xiao Yan had already left.
They dodged each other very cleverly, and as a result, Xiao Yan avoided a possible beating.
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