Chapter 35 Shameless
Aunt Liu said with tears in her eyes, "I just wanted to do some good deeds to ease the guilt in my heart."
"So he sold all these things and donated them all."
Jiang Wan Ning sneered inwardly. This Liu family woman was truly a cunning fox.
I wonder if she'll still be able to lie so calmly when the debt collectors come knocking.
Jiang Zheng's brows relaxed slightly. "Since it's a donation, just say so."
"This isn't necessarily a bad thing."
“Father is right,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “There’s nothing to hide about doing good deeds.”
"It's fine for Aunt to donate her jewelry and money, but the decorations in this room belong to Zhong Gong and need to be kept in the books."
"You must let me know next time, otherwise I'm afraid I might make a mistake since I've just taken charge of the household."
“Father, I have also heard that there was once a very philanthropist who borrowed a lot of money to do good deeds, but in the end he ruined his family and died.”
"It has also implicated many people."
"I think that Aunt is a kind-hearted person. Even if she suffers herself, she doesn't want others to suffer. But what if... the Marquis's mansion still needs to survive?"
"Only when the Marquis's mansion gets better and better can we do more good deeds."
"Is Sister blaming Auntie?" Jiang Wanru asked with a hint of reproach. "Auntie came from a poor family since childhood."
"That's why I like to help some poor people."
"Ru'er, stop talking," Aunt Liu gently scolded. "It's because I didn't think that much."
"What the young lady says is right."
"My lord, it's all my fault, it's all my fault."
Jiang Zheng's brows, which had just relaxed a little, furrowed again because of Aunt Liu's apology.
"Alright, from now on, you should report to Madam what you do. It is really inappropriate to sell off the Marquis's property at will."
"And Ru'er, your sister didn't say anything, and besides, what she said wasn't wrong," Jiang Zheng reprimanded in a low voice.
"Father, please don't talk about my second sister. She's just protective of her mother, after all, she's her biological mother."
“That’s your concubine!” Jiang Zheng said sternly. “Your mother is Zhou.”
"Rules must not be broken."
Jiang Wan Ning immediately lowered her head, "It's Father, I misspoke. In the past, my second sister always called Aunt and Mother in private."
"I assumed it was my father and mother's permission, so I didn't correct it."
Jiang Zheng frowned and looked at Aunt Liu and Jiang Wanru.
"My lord, it's all my fault for not teaching him properly," Concubine Liu immediately admitted.
Jiang Zheng's annoyance grew stronger, "Rules cannot be broken!"
"While Auntie is certainly at fault, Ru'er should also be more sensible!"
"Yes, Father." Jiang Wanru immediately admitted her mistake obediently.
Jiang Wan Ning stepped forward and said, "Father, let my second sister come with me to the spring banquet in a couple of days."
Seeing Jiang Zheng hesitate, Madam Zhou also said, "Let the daughters go out and have some fun."
"Staying in this backyard all day is making me feel suffocated."
“Since Madam has spoken, then you should all go together,” Jiang Zheng instructed. “When the time comes, you must listen to your sister in everything.”
"Yes, Father."
After Jiang Zheng finished speaking, he led Zhou Shi out of Bihe Courtyard.
"Auntie, please rest well," Jiang Wan Ning said before walking out.
"Big sister," Jiang Wanru called out.
Jiang Wan Ning turned her head, "Second sister, is there anything else?"
Jiang Wanru took two steps forward and approached, "I forgot about the spring banquet, so I didn't have time to make the clothes. Could you please, elder sister?"
Jiang Wanning gently patted Jiang Wanru's shoulder, "No need to say anything, big sister knows."
"Don't worry, our Marquis's daughter must dazzle everyone in the outside world, right?"
Jiang Wanru then smiled.
She was worried that Jiang Wan Ning wouldn't agree, which shows that Jiang Wan Ning still cares about her.
She was also afraid that after the incident with the Crown Prince, if she asked Jiang Wan Ning for anything again, Jiang Wan Ning would refuse to give it to her.
"Then I won't see you off, elder sister."
As soon as Jiang Wanning left Bihe Courtyard, Shen Ruzhi couldn't help but ask, "Wait, what happened to you, Ningning?"
"Are we really going to send her clothes and jewelry just to save face for the Marquis's family?"
Jiang Wan Ning's eyes widened. "Zhi Zhi, when did I say I was giving it away?"
"Then what you just did..."
Jiang Wan Ning smiled and was about to explain when a maidservant came over and bowed.
"Is there something you need, Young Master Yu?"
"Miss, Young Master Yu wants to see you and invites you to dinner."
"Are you sure he's not mentally ill, Ningning?" Shen Ruzhi was amused by Yu Hai's shamelessness. "He eats and sleeps at the Marquis's residence."
"I'll invite you to dinner at your house?"
"Let's go take a look." Jiang Wanning said, lifting her leg and walking towards Yu Hai's Chaohui Courtyard.
Even through the courtyard wall, the three of them could already smell the aroma wafting out.
Peony sniffed, "Lamb, beef, crispy fried pork..."
"Miss, there's so much meat."
The three of them went inside and stared at the dishes on the table in the courtyard.
Shen Ruzhi stared at the dishes on the table. "Peony, are you a dog?"
None of what I just said was wrong.
"Please sit down."
Jiang Wan Ning sat opposite, and Shen Ru Zhi sat down close to her. "You invited us to dinner, but you're making us cook for ourselves?"
"This is called hot pot," Yu Hai explained. "You can cook whatever you want in the broth."
"The hot pot with two broths that I asked you to make a few days ago is ready, so I thought I'd have a hot pot today."
"Try it quickly."
Jiang Wan picked up her chopsticks and took a piece.
"Miss, is it delicious?"
Jiang Wan Ning looked at the meat she had just picked up, then at the peony that kept swallowing.
"Sit down and eat too."
Peony's eyes lit up, but after hesitating for a moment, she shook her head. "That's against the rules."
Although the young lady treats them well and they usually eat together when no one is around, there are outsiders here today.
"Hurry up and sit down, or I'll be so hungry you'll drool over it."
Peony then sat down with a smile, picked up her chopsticks, took a piece and ate it. Suddenly, her pupils dilated. "Miss, it's delicious."
"How can this kind of haphazardly cooked stuff taste good?" Shen Ruzhi pouted.
Jiang Wan Ning picked up a piece and tasted it. "It's really quite delicious."
"Besides, you guys are the ones eating it, I'm not going to eat it."
She just couldn't stand Yu Hai; he was shameless and brazen.
Jiang Wan Ning picked up a piece for Shen Ru Zhi, "Try it, it's really good."
"Ah Hai, you call this hot pot?"
"Hmm." Yu Hai took a sip of her herbal tea. "A lot of common foods where we're from."
"It's the same way of eating as the copper pot dishes in Dongling, but it doesn't taste the same."
Yu Hai understood that the copper pot dishes here were the predecessor of hot pot.
"Actually, hot pot is very comfortable to eat in the courtyard in winter or on a summer afternoon, and there's also barbecue..."
"The barbecue you're talking about must be the grilled meat we have here."
Jiang Wan Ning listened with great interest, and suddenly said, "Ah Hai, I'll provide the money, and you provide the skills. How about we open a shop like this?"
In her previous life, after saving Yu Hai, she didn't have much interaction with him, but she knew that he was a man of his word.
Unexpectedly, besides his medical skills, Ah Hai also has a keen interest in food.
Yu Hai put down his chopsticks and said solemnly, "Miss Jiang, let me tell you what's on my mind."
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