Chapter 36: The Fake Daughter of a Prominent Family
Ye Jiuzhou suppressed the doubts that suddenly arose in his heart and took the snack from Wu Shuxian's hand:
"Aunt Wu, let me do it. You sit down first."
Wu Shuxian sat down on a white hollow chair nearby and patted Su Youran who had just laid back down.
"Sit still, this doesn't look good."
Su Youran laughed and said, “It’s comfortable this way.”
Seeing that Wu Shuxian was about to nag, she quickly interrupted and said:
"Mom, isn't it a coincidence that I just saw Aunt Qin whom I talked about yesterday, and she even came to apologize for what happened yesterday."
Su Youran wrinkled her nose mischievously:
"Do I look so unreasonable? It's just a chance encounter, not a big deal. My daughter is so scared that I want to do something to her that even her mother is worried and has to come all the way to beg for mercy."
She held her face with both hands and stuck out her tongue, "Do I look fierce?"
Wu Shuxian frowned slightly. Once was a coincidence, but twice was definitely not. It could be said that he was approaching her intentionally.
But what should I do to get close to Ranran?
She concealed the deep thoughts in her eyes and smiled lightly:
"It's not that you're mean, it's that they're too timid. They get scared by the smallest things. Next time you see them, ignore them. They're just servants, don't take them too seriously."
Su Youran responded casually, as if she didn't take it seriously at all. She was only concerned with directing Ye Jiuzhou:
"Let me try some of the dim sum. It looks different from the old ones, right?"
Wu Shuxian joked amusingly:
"Isn't it because Auntie Fatty is afraid that you'll get tired of her cooking skills, so she's racking her brains to come up with new food for you?"
She watched as Ye Jiuzhou personally fed the bunny-shaped snack to Su Youran. Her lazy daughter actually ate it right from his hand. She shook her head helplessly, thought for a moment, and then stood up.
"You guys chat, I still have some things to deal with."
Su Youran chewed some snacks, her cheeks puffed up from the food, like a little hamster. She waved her paws cutely, and her words were vague:
"Mom, go ahead, don't get tired."
Ye Jiuzhou used one hand to wipe the snack crumbs from her lips with a handkerchief, and placed the other hand under her chin, fearing that the snacks would spill out while she was talking.
Wu Shuxian was a little amused and confused. One of them was still not grown up, while the other was happy to pamper and love her like a child.
Very good, very good...
May her Ranran always be as innocent and romantic as a child.
With this feeling, Wu Shuxian returned to the living room of the main building and asked someone to call Uncle Lin:
"What's the situation with Aunt Qin? Tell me in detail."
Lin Bo's eyes flashed with surprise and nervousness, but his face showed nothing. He replied respectfully:
"Madam, Aunt Qin's original name was Qin Mingyue. She has only one daughter. She has been in the Su family for more than ten years. She has always been honest and a little dull. She doesn't like to interact with others."
Wu Shuxian picked up the teacup and repeated in an ambiguous tone, "Honest and dutiful?"
She took a sip of tea and ordered in a cold tone: "Call the person over so I can take a look."
Uncle Lin didn't dare to refuse, so he had to go. However, to get from the small building at the back to the main building at the front, he had to pass through the courtyard where Su Youran was.
She glanced inadvertently and saw Qin Mingyue, whom she had just met not long ago, walking not far away with his back hunched and his head lowered, following Lin Bo, who looked unhappy.
Su Youran's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a strange arc that disappeared in an instant. She continued to "instruct" Ye Jiuzhou:
"Another piece."
Ye Jiuzhou picked up another piece and fed it directly into Su Youran’s slightly opened red lips, and reminded her worriedly:
"Eat less. It's not long since we had breakfast. Be careful not to overeat."
However, he didn't expect Su Youran to directly wrap his fingers inside. Her wet and soft tongue slid across Ye Jiuzhou's fingertips, making him tense up involuntarily. He stared at her with deep eyes.
Su Youran seemed to have just realized it. She relaxed awkwardly and leaned back. Her rosy face was also covered with a layer of shyness. She said calmly,
"Okay...I'll eat it myself."
Ye Jiuzhou's eyes seemed to be burning with fire, staring at her with scorching eyes, sitting next to her, and speaking in a low and magnetic voice:
"Is it tasty?"
Su Youran didn't answer. "Do you think I don't know your tricks? I'm not that easily fooled."
Ye Jiuzhou saw her little thoughts and couldn't help but laugh softly.
Su Youran was a little embarrassed and annoyed: “Laugh…”
What are you laughing at!
Before she could finish her words, Ye Jiuzhou suddenly lowered his head and leaned over to kiss her. His tongue rolled up the remaining snacks across her teeth, and the sweet scent lingered in their lips.
The tip of the tongue seemed to be dancing, entwining, spinning, separating, and then overlapping.
Su Youran put her hands on his straight and broad shoulders, trying to resist but also welcoming him: “I’m…outside…”
Who knows, maybe one of the servants saw it.
Ye Jiuzhou lowered his body even lower, and words came out intermittently from their lips pressed tightly together:
"It's okay...it's covered..."
One end of the recliner is curved upward, and you cannot see what's going on on the recliner unless you go around to look at it.
While the two of them were being affectionate with each other over here, the atmosphere over there was a bit depressing and low.
Wu Shuxian held the teacup and looked up and down at the person in front of her. She looked like an ordinary lower-class woman, with a look of trepidation and panic in her eyes, as if she didn't know why she was called over.
Wu Shuxian retracted her gaze and slowly sipped her tea. In the huge living room, the only sound left was the crisp sound of the cups' rims colliding with each other, which seemed to hit Qin Mingyue's heart every time.
Qin Mingyue's heart was beating very fast. She held the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, almost tearing a hole in it.
What's going on? Why did he suddenly call her over? Did he discover something?
The more Qin Mingyue thought about it, the more anxious she became. The longer she waited, the more panicked she became, and her back was almost wet with sweat.
Wu Shuxian took in her expression and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with her. She was quite dull and even more timid than most people.
She was scared like that with just such a small incident, I don't think she has the ability to have any bad intentions.
Is she overthinking it?
Wu Shuxian gently put down the cup, and with a "click" sound, Qin Mingyue almost jumped up in fright.
In fact, she was not that timid, she was just feeling guilty and afraid that her wife would ask her about her children in the next second.
Who would have thought that Wu Shuxian was really talking about the child, but she did not discover anything, but gave a warning:
"I think you know why I called you here. I don't bother to ask other questions, and I don't care what you and your daughter are up to, whether it's a coincidence or some ulterior motive. The Su family has its own rules, and the rules cannot be broken. Considering that this is your first offense, I'll let it go this time. If it happens again, you can just pack up and leave. Do you understand?
Qin Mingyue couldn't help but look up in surprise. What did this mean? What was he doubting?
So it's not that we discovered something, right?
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and when she met Wu Shuxian's sharp gaze, she quickly lowered her head and responded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes... yes, ma'am. We won't come here casually again."
Wu Shuxian added calmly, "Don't show up in front of Ranran and the guests at home again."
Qin Mingyue responded hesitantly. After what happened, even if she still cared about Su Youran, she would not dare to approach her casually again.
She was afraid... She was afraid that because of her carelessness, Ranran's life experience would be discovered...
It is better to keep a distance. Wait until Ranran gets married and then take Qin Yiyi away immediately. This way, you will be safe.
Oh, by the way, there’s Qin Yiyi… You absolutely must not let her out again before you leave.
Wu Shuxian waved her hand impatiently to let Qin Mingyue go. After Qin Mingyue left with some unsteady steps, Wu Shuxian looked at Lin Bo who had been standing silently on the side like an invisible man:
"Keep an eye on them. If they behave inappropriately again, kick them out."
Lin Bo bowed: "Yes."
Wu Shuxian stood up and prepared to go upstairs. After taking two steps, she suddenly seemed to remember something and asked:
"How did she get into the Su family?"
Uncle Lin stood respectfully with his head bowed, not letting Wu Shuxian see the change in his expression. His voice remained calm and steady:
"Meihua, who used to be by the old lady's side, was her distant relative. When her family was in trouble, Meihua came to them for help. At that time, the family happened to be in need of a laundrywoman, so they let her in."
The old lady had passed away many years ago, and Meihua had already married. No one knew where she was now, and the lady couldn't find anyone even if she wanted to ask.
Wu Shuxian nodded, said nothing, turned around and went upstairs.
Uncle Lin finally felt relieved. When Su Zhengming came back from work, Uncle Lin took the opportunity to receive the briefcase and whispered the matter to him.
Su Zhengming's expression did not change. He just said "hmm": "Do as my wife says."
Qin Yiyi didn't know many of the things behind this. She only knew that because of her behavior before she left, her mother seemed to have been severely scolded by the lady, and she almost collapsed from exhaustion when she came back.
She was frightened. She squatted beside the bed, looking at Qin Mingyue on the bed, tears could not stop falling, and she could only repeat one sentence over and over again:
"Mom, I won't go to the front anymore... I'll listen to you..."
But just a few days after saying this, Qin Yiyi couldn't help but break it, again because of Lin Sheng.
That night, Lin Sheng promised to teach Qin Yiyi how to read, but there was no news from him after that. He did not come, nor did he ask anyone to send a message to explain.
Qin Yiyi had been unable to sleep or eat for several days, and every time he touched a book, he would be distracted for a long time.
She wanted to go see Lin Sheng, but she was afraid that he had just said that casually to tease her and would forget about it. If she went to look for him again, it would only cause trouble for him, and he might even dislike her for being annoying.
Qin Mingyue saw Qin Yiyi's state but pretended not to know. If she were to say, Qin Yiyi and Lin Sheng had no chance, so it would be better to break up as soon as possible, so she went to work and didn't ask anything.
But unexpectedly, Qin Yiyi felt too depressed staying in the house that day, and thought that since he couldn't go to the front, he could still walk around nearby. So he left the house and walked slowly along the small building.
She lowered her head and hunched her shoulders, looking very timid. She would not even look up to say hello when she met someone on the street.
Others were not surprised, but some gossipy old women were annoyed and would gossip about it.
There was someone who was deliberately trying to stir up trouble, and he said to the others in a voice that Qin Yiyi could hear:
"I don't know what Aunt Qin is thinking. She has spoiled her daughter. She can't do anything and doesn't know how to deal with things. I don't know how she will find a husband in the future."
The person next to him had the same opinion and responded in a weird voice:
"We don't need to worry about that. She has already found a good match. Isn't she going to marry Steward Lin? What else does she need to know? She can just wait to become the daughter-in-law of the Lin family."
Qin Yiyi paused, his face flushed with embarrassment. He wanted to explain that it was not true and that you were talking nonsense, but he was too tongue-tied to utter a word.
I heard someone who really didn't know about this was still asking:
"Is it true? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"Of course it's true. I saw them talking intimately with my own eyes. Mr. Lin even brought some gifts from time to time. Aunt Qin got a lot of benefits."
Others were talking at once, and Qin Yiyi wished she could crawl into the ground immediately. Suddenly, she heard a male voice saying:
"Are you talking about Lin Sheng? Didn't that kid just get severely beaten up by his father? I heard he couldn't even get out of bed. Is he okay now?"
Qin Yiyi raised his head suddenly, his face was pale and his lips were trembling:
"Wha...what...Lin...Lin Sheng...was beaten?"
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