Chapter 466: Paying Debts

Xingxing and her friends formed a strange team.

After all, it was a bit too conspicuous for four people to walk in a line, so Xingxing and Gong Qingniang walked in front.

However, as they walked, Yu Yongliu looked at the beautiful trees and silver flowers on the street and called Xingxing to his side to test whether she was diligent in her studies.

Xing Xing responded somewhat nervously and moved to Yu Yongliu's side.

In this way, the scene became that Yu Yongbai, Yu Yongliu, and Xingxing were all in the same row.

Looking at the lonely Gong Qingniang in front of him, Yu Yongbai felt as if he had thorns on his body and felt uncomfortable all over.

Yu Yongliu casually gave Xingxing the first stanza of a poem and asked Xingxing to compose the second verse, while pushing Yu Yongbai forward.

Yu Yongbai: “???”

Yu Yongliu said without raising his head: "Second brother, the road here is narrow, please walk forward. Don't get in the way."

Yu Yongbai: “???”

In the end, he took a few steps forward awkwardly and walked side by side with Gong Qingniang.

Since Yu Yongbai met Gong Qingniang, he had cheated Gong Qingniang on her business more than once or twice, so Gong Qingniang naturally had no good face for him. Whenever the two met, they usually greeted each other in some uncivilized way.

This is the first time we are walking side by side like this.

Yu Yongbai thought he would feel uncomfortable.

But I didn't expect it to feel... good.

Gong Qingniang was tall and slender, and her appearance was not like that of an ordinary lady, but rather she had a heroic beauty.

The lines of her profile were particularly distinct, and during the few steps he took, Yu Yongbai could not help but glance at Gong Qingniang several times.

Gong Qingniang looked at Yu Yongbai in confusion.

Yu Yongbai coughed and pointed to a lantern sold on the street: "That lantern looks quite novel."

Gong Qingniang looked over, a little puzzled, and was about to say, isn't this normal?

But before she could utter the words, Gong Qingniang thought that Yu Heixin was from the country and probably had not seen many lanterns... That was why she thought this ordinary lantern looked novel.

When you think about it this way, it's actually not easy for Yu to be so black-hearted.

If a foreigner wants to gain a foothold in the business world of Beijing, he has to pay a lot behind the scenes.

Gong Qingniang coughed a little stiffly: "...Indeed, it is quite novel."

There were children chasing each other and running around on the street. Gong Qingniang was bumped by a few running and noisy children, and her feet slipped and she lost her balance. Yu Yongbai quickly reached out and pulled her, and Gong Qingniang borrowed some strength from Yu Yongbai's arm and finally stood steady.

Although there was no special contact between the two, after this incident, there was an inexplicable calm between them.

You look at me, I look at you, then we turn our heads away from each other, one coughs, and the other looks up at the sky.

Xing Xing and Yu Yongliu followed behind and they exchanged glances.

Xing Xing put her hands together and put them on her mouth, lowering her voice and whispering to Yu Yongliu: "Third brother, do you feel... that they seem a little weird..."

Yu Yongliu smiled meaningfully.

The four of them continued walking forward, and not knowing whether it was a coincidence or not, they ran into Zhou Yunyi and Wang Jiajia again.

The two of them were leaning against each other, with their heads resting on each other's shoulders, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were a couple.

The Lantern Festival is a time when children can relax a little, so what they did was not considered out of the ordinary.

However, when Zhou Yunyi saw Gong Qingniang and Yu Yongbai picking sugar figures alone, he was startled at first, and then rushed over angrily, stretched out his hand and fiercely knocked the sugar figure out of Gong Qingniang's hand, and asked coldly: "It's only been a short time since we broke off the engagement, and you're actually hooking up with another man!? Well, last time I saw him protecting you, it was not right. You are indeed a whore. Did you hook up with him at that time--"

Before Zhou Yunyi could finish his words, he was punched on the cheek and fell to the ground.

Wang Jiajia screamed: "Yilang!"

She hurried forward to support Zhou Yunyi, who was badly beaten and had blood coming out of the corners of his mouth.

It’s Yu Yongbai.

Yu Yongbai, who was always gentle and kind, looked so cold that it seemed like ice was seeping in his eyes. He said in a cold voice: "If you don't speak human language, you can leave it alone."

Zhou Yunyi's eyes were red: "I will fight you——"

Gong Qingniang yelled, "Zhou Yunyi, that's enough! Are you sick?!"

Zhou Yunyi was startled by Gong Qingniang's yelling and stood there in a daze.

Gong Qingniang was about to explode: "What are you going on about?! I bought the candy figurine for Xingxing! I waited in line for a long time! But you knocked it to the ground! You're a waste of food!... And I don't even bother to say anything about your bullshit! We've already called off the engagement. Don't say that there's nothing wrong between me and Boss Yu. Even if there really is something going on between me and Boss Yu, it has nothing to do with you! Did you hear me clearly?!"

Zhou Yunyi was stunned for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "I am embarrassed! You are engaged to me after all. Even if you want to break off the engagement, you can't find another business partner like the boss! It's embarrassing!"

Before Yu Yongbai could say anything, Gong Qingniang sneered, "Shameful? We merchants earn our livings by our own efforts, how can we be shameful? Oh, yes, I remember now, Master Zhou is not shameful, Master Zhou still cares about me like this, the merchant who broke off the engagement borrowed money from me, and said he would pay it back the next day, but there is no sign of him till now."

Zhou Yunyi was exposed for borrowing money, and his face was immediately embarrassed. He growled in a wolfish voice: "Alright! It's not like I won't pay it back!"

Gong Qingniang sneered and stretched out her hand to Zhou Yunyi: "Okay, then pay it back now. Mr. Zhou is so noble and looks down on merchants, I think he must not be willing to use the money earned by merchants, right? The original capital is 6,000 taels, and it has been delayed for four days, right? The interest is 400 taels, the total amount of Chenghui is 6,400 taels!"

Wang Jiajia's face turned pale: "You are talking nonsense, Yilang is the legitimate son of Weibei Marquis, why would he ask you to lend him money——"

She suddenly fell silent when she said this.

Wang Jiajia thought of the six thousand five hundred taels of silver she had asked Zhou Yunyi for... At that time, Zhou Yunyi said that the silver was to be used to repay Nuanyu, who had lost money, but she only wanted to get some money from Zhou Yunyi to repay the high-interest loan that was committed by the sinners at home...

As for return?

She said she would write an IOU, but it was just a nice thing to say. After all, when she married Zhou Yunyi, they were all family, so why would they need to pay back money?

Wang Jiajia had no intention of returning the six thousand five hundred taels. She suddenly became silent and dared not say anything.

Zhou Yunyi was so angry that his teeth were gritting: "Do you really have to do this?"

Gong Qingniang rolled her eyes at Zhou Yunyi: "Why do I have to do this? It is only natural to pay back debts, Master Zhou. Come on, Master Zhou, you are not going to default on your debt, are you? I haven't seen you for a few days, and you are in such a mess?"

"You wait! It's only six thousand four hundred taels! I'll go back to get it now!" Zhou Yunyi couldn't stand Gong Qingniang, the money-grubbing woman whom he always looked down upon, looking at him like that. He turned around angrily and went back to Weibei Marquis' Mansion to get the money.