Chapter 282 Be Polite When You Speak to Me
Xie Qingran tilted her head and looked at her brother with some curiosity.
She really didn't know what she should be doing right now.
Seeing Xie Qingran like this, Xie Zhaoye didn't know what to say for a moment.
He hesitated for a moment, thought for a long time, and finally chose to tell the truth, saying in a low voice, "Actually, I know you don't want Xie Hanyue and her husband to come back, but..."
"But they're back now, and this wasn't something I could decide in the first place, was it?"
"I will not waste my time on things that I cannot change or control."
Xie Qingran glanced coldly at Xie Zhaoye, then turned and walked directly downstairs.
Xie Zhaoye didn't know what was going on either. Everything was fine before, so why did the atmosphere between the two of them become a bit strange as soon as Xie Hanyue came back?
He hurriedly caught up with her, looking at Xie Qingran with pleading eyes: "Although she's back, I've figured it out now. You're my real sister, and I'll always be good to you from now on!"
"Really?" Xie Qingran stopped and looked at Xie Zhaoye with some curiosity: "What if she tries to get you to do something by acting cute and charming?"
Xie Zhaoye thought for a moment and then said directly, "I will refuse!"
reject?
Xie Qingran really couldn't imagine how someone like Xie Zhaoye could possibly reject Xie Hanyue.
However, she didn't say anything more, just smiled faintly and quickened her pace.
This smile baffled Xie Zhaoye even more. He grabbed Baozhu's wrist and frowned at her, asking, "What does that smile mean?"
"Can't the young master see clearly?"
"That means they don't believe you."
"Young Master, you'd better think twice before you act."
Baozhu looked at Xie Zhaoye with disgust, then strode after him.
Xie Qingran wasn't in a hurry to go home. Instead, she wandered around outside and eventually arrived at Shen Wenyuan's teahouse.
Shen Wenyuan wasn't originally at the teahouse, but upon hearing that Xie Qingran had arrived, he immediately rushed back.
Standing at the door of the private room, Shen Wenyuan carefully straightened his clothes before opening the door and going inside.
"Qingran, what brings you here today?"
"By the way, we've made a lot of delicious food lately, you should try some!"
"Especially this milk cake, it's really delicious."
Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran with a smile.
Xie Qingran found his smug expression amusing and said casually, "Xie Hanyue is back today, so the Lu family will probably be holding a banquet tonight. Why don't you go and join in the fun?"
"They're back, so why should I go and join in the fun?"
"I still prefer to stay here and eat and drink with you."
Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran with a smile.
Even though Xie Qingran had already rejected Shen Wenyuan's feelings, Shen Wenyuan was still somewhat stubborn, so he always lingered around Xie Qingran, but he no longer said anything he shouldn't have.
Xie Qingran was quite satisfied with this situation.
"By the way, you've come at the perfect time."
"This is this month's bonus."
"Your method is excellent; we're making more and more money!"
Shen Wenyuan immediately took out the silver notes and handed them to Xie Qingran with a smile.
Xie Qingran looked at the silver notes that Shen Wenyuan handed over and accepted them without any politeness.
"Have you storytellers been quite idle lately?"
"I have a few nice notebooks here. Please take a good look at them. If you like them, I'll give them to you for free."
Xie Qingran took out all the notebooks she had written in a long time ago and looked at Shen Wenyuan with a smile.
"You can also write storybooks?"
Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran with curiosity, took the storybooks from her hand, flipped through them, and felt that all the words in them were somewhat familiar.
Seeing Shen Wenyuan's expression, Xie Qingran raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Are you still not satisfied with my writing?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied."
"I have no complaints."
Shen Wenyuan quickly spoke up and immediately put away all the storybooks.
Seeing that he was quite sensible, Xie Qingran nodded in satisfaction, wrapped up all the pastries on the table, and got up to leave.
"Xie Qingran, you've come all this way, why are you leaving so soon?"
"Don't you have anything else to say to me?"
Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran with a wronged expression.
"You should rest up for a while, you'll probably get drunk tonight." Xie Qingran patted his shoulder, then strode outside.
Watching Xie Qingran's retreating figure, Shen Wenyuan frowned, sat down somewhat dejectedly, picked up his teacup, and took a big gulp.
"Ah Xuan! Pack your things, we're going to the Lu family tonight!"
Although Shen Wenyuan didn't really like going to the Lu family, he had to maintain a relationship with Lu Jinzhi, and he was also forcing himself to do so for the sake of the family business.
After Ah Xuan walked in, he took the storybook from Shen Wenyuan's hand, flipped through it, and looked at Shen Wenyuan with some surprise: "This...this...isn't this just the Second Miss's romantic affairs with those people? Are we really going to tell you?"
"Are you blind or out of your mind?" Shen Wenyuan looked at Ah Xuan with disgust. "The names aren't mentioned here, but you've already said them. Just do what I say!"
Shen Wentao handled most of Shen Wenyuan's family businesses, leaving him with only minor, peripheral tasks. While he was supposedly helping with management, it was really just a way to pass the time.
Within his own sector, Shen Wenyuan can act arbitrarily and has absolute say.
Seeing Shen Wenyuan's expression, Ah Xuan didn't dare to say anything more and could only silently agree before striding outside.
The Lu family.
Xie Hanyue looked at the courtyard prepared for them with great dissatisfaction, frowned and said sullenly, "You are the only male member of the Lu family, how come you live in such a shabby place?"
“If you think my Lu family is poor, you can go back to your Xie family.” Lu Jinzhi looked at Xie Hanyue with dissatisfaction.
They were from a scholarly family, not nouveau riche. The things they used were relatively understated, and none of the Lu family's possessions were ostentatious or expensive.
However, Xie Hanyue happens to be someone who particularly likes valuable things, so naturally she finds everything about the Lu family displeasing.
“Lu Jinzhi, I am your Lu family’s lawfully wedded wife, and it was a marriage bestowed by His Majesty himself. Don’t forget, I am His Majesty’s biological daughter. Even if His Majesty doesn’t acknowledge me, can he deny the fact that we are blood relatives?”
"Be more polite when you talk to me from now on!"
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