The next day, Manager Yu set off for Anjia Village early in the morning.
"Manager Yu, what brings you here today?" Since it was inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together in a room, Yang Cui invited him to the bamboo shed. It was near the bamboo forest and quite cool. Yang Cui had set up a table and chairs there, and she usually ate there.
Shopkeeper Yu opened the wooden box in his hand and pushed it in front of Yang Cui.
Seeing the box of gold and silver jewelry, Yang Cui was somewhat puzzled and looked at Manager Yu in surprise: "Manager Yu, what is this...?"
“Miss Yang, I am Yu Xinde, thirty-six years old this year. My wife passed away from illness five years ago. I admire you very much, so I want to marry you. If you marry me, I will certainly not mistreat your cousins, adopted sons, or daughters. This is the betrothal gift I have prepared. If you think it is not enough, I can add more. This is my sincerity towards you.”
Yang Cui didn't react for a long time.
"No way! I won't agree!" Yuan Qiu ran over, puffing out her cheeks. "Godmother wants to be my aunt! You're thirty-six years old, the same age as my great-uncle, that won't do!"
Manager Yu was somewhat embarrassed, as he was indeed considerably older than Yang Cui.
"Qiuqiu, don't be rude! Apologize to Manager Yu!"
Shopkeeper Yu waved his hands repeatedly: "It's alright, it's alright. Actually, Qiuqiu is right, I am indeed much older than you, but Miss Yang, I can assure you, I..."
Yang Cui said, "Qiuqiu, go inside and practice your calligraphy. When adults are talking, children are not allowed to interrupt. Go inside and recite your lessons."
Yuan Qiu was very angry. He glared at Manager Yu before going into the house, looking back every few steps.
After Yuan Qiu left, Yang Cui composed herself and said, "Manager Yu, thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to get married yet. Even if I were to get married, I would choose a husband."
"Miss Yang, are you worried that I might treat the children badly?"
"no."
"So it's because of my age?"
No, not exactly.
"So you're going to marry Qiuqiu's uncle?"
Yang Cui shook her head again and said, "Manager Yu, I don't want to get married right now. Even if I were to get married in the future, I would have to find a husband. Right now, I just want to make money."
Why get married? Isn't it better to just focus on making money?
Yang Cui pushed the wooden box back: "Manager Yu, I am grateful for your kindness, but I think you deserve better."
“Miss Yang, don’t be in such a hurry to refuse. I know you’ve been through a lot lately. You can think about it before you decide. Although I, Yu Xinde, don’t have any official background, I can still protect you and your children.”
...
Yu Mansion.
“Miss, Ami just came back and said that Master Yu took some things to Anjia Village to find Yang Cui. He saw Master Yu enter the Yang family’s house with his own eyes.”
"Yang Cui? Lin Tanhua's ex-wife?" Hua Yuqing was taken aback.
When the county government was handling the case between Yang Cui and the Lin family, Hua Yuqing had taken her maid to watch the spectacle, so she had met Yang Cui and knew about Yang Cui's relationship with the Star Gazing Tower.
“Miss, Yang Cui is just a village woman after all, she can’t compare to you at all. Even if she comes in, she will only be a concubine at most.”
"That's not necessarily true."
Although Hua Yuqing also felt that Yang Cui was not as good as herself, she did not dare to underestimate her, after all, Manager Yu had brought so many betrothal gifts! If it was just to take a concubine, it would not cost so much money!
The amount of the betrothal gifts reflects the woman's importance in the man's heart!
Hua Yuqing felt a sense of crisis, and she instructed her maid Ling'er: "Go and have your brother find out more about Yang Cui's background."
"yes."
...
Yang Cui was unaware that Hua Yuqing had sent people to investigate her. After seeing Manager Yu off, she got busy again.
Unexpectedly, Yang Cui met with members of the Lin clan again in the afternoon.
Lin Zhongqiang came secretly, looking like a thief.
"Is there something you need?"
Lin Zhongqiang said in a low voice, "Let me tell you, Lin Mingcai has been released from prison. He's the kind of person who holds grudges the most, so be careful."
"He's out?" Yang Cui exclaimed. "How did you know?"
“I heard it from the Lin family myself. Lin Mingcai was released after only a few days in jail. As for how he got out, I don’t know. Anyway, you should be careful.”
Yang Cui sized up Lin Zhongqiang. Although Lin Rongguang had brought his clansmen to cause trouble for Yang Cui several times before, Lin Zhongqiang and his family had not participated, but he had never been as enthusiastic as he was now.
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or theft!
Yang Cui immediately became alert: "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I also want to get rich. Just don't forget me if there are any good things in the future, hehe." Lin Zhongqiang was quite direct.
Yang Cui was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "You keep an eye on the Lin family for me, and I can take you with me when we make money."
Lin Zhongqiang's face lit up with joy: "Really?"
"But you can't let anyone else know about this, otherwise you won't be able to get any useful information. If you can't provide useful intelligence, you can only watch others make money, understand?"
"I understand, I understand."
"You can't make money by digging earthworms or cutting pig feed. It's easy to expose our relationship. You can only raise ducks."
Lin Zhongqiang understood Yang Cui's meaning. He could have his mother-in-law raise the ducks together with her, and then have her sell them to Yang Cui, who would then resell them. This way, if the Lin family found out that Lin Zhongqiang was making money off Yang Cui, they would have an excuse to complain and blame him.
Having reached a verbal agreement, Lin Zhongqiang left happily. He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. Seeing the Zhou and An families making so much money, which member of the Lin clan wasn't envious? They were just too embarrassed to come and visit.
Lin Zhongqiang had a terrible relationship with Lin Rongguang's family, and the only ones truly relentlessly targeting Yang Cui were actually Lin Rongguang's family; Fan Shi couldn't cause any real trouble. Therefore, Lin Zhongqiang was more than willing to help Yang Cui keep an eye on Lin Rongguang's family in exchange for benefits.
Yang Cui was surprised that Lin Mingcai was released from prison so quickly. As expected of a ruthless character in the book, he really has some skills.
The two female bodyguards that Manager Yu had arranged for Yang Cui before the case ended were sent back by Yang Cui. It seems that she will have to invite them back tomorrow. Lin Mingcai suffered such a big loss this time, and he went to great lengths to get out of prison. I'm afraid he won't let it go easily. He won't do anything to Yang Cui openly, but I'm afraid he will do something underhanded. Yang Cui has to prepare in advance, just in case.
Yang Cui just didn't expect the danger to come so quickly!
As dinner time approached, Sanya still hadn't returned. Erya and Yuanqiu hadn't seen Sanya for most of the day either. Yang Cui was getting anxious, worried that something might have happened to Sanya, and also concerned that Lin Mingcai might have harmed her.
Yang Cui was extremely anxious and asked around the village if anyone had seen Sanya. Later, several children said that Sanya had gone to Ji'an Village to dig for earthworms, which put Yang Cui at ease. But at this moment, Gou Dan from the village ran over to tell Yang Cui that when Sanya was digging for earthworms in Ji'an Village, she hit her toe with a small hoe and almost broke it!
Yang Cuixin's heart leaped into her throat.
Worried about Sanya, and with several children in the village saying that Sanya had gone to Ji'an, Yang Cui didn't suspect anything and immediately ran to Ji'an Village to find Sanya.
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