Zhao Yi returned to the courtyard where he was currently staying, pacing anxiously in circles.
When Jiang Bai wanted to rent this courtyard, Zhao Yi was already prepared. Around the same time that she signed the contract with Wang Zhongyi, Zhao Yi bought the neighboring house in a better location.
So while Jiang Bai was busy with business and the medicinal cuisine restaurant was bustling with activity, Zhao Yi was listening from just a wall away.
Tan Ji bought a small courtyard house elsewhere and brought his wife Xu Yuanqing and their two children to live there instead of with Zhao Yi. So, apart from the hidden guards on the roof beams, he was all alone and didn't even dare to enter or leave through the main gate.
Zhao Ping'an had a sharp eye. The day after he moved in, he noticed that his neighbor's build resembled his father's. He recalled that Zhao Yi had also secretly lived near Jiangbai in the village. He immediately had an idea and knocked on the door in the evening when there were few people around.
Zhao Yi was caught red-handed by his son.
That's why we had to meet secretly today.
Tan Ji felt dizzy watching Zhao Yi walk back and forth.
He compared his relationship with his wife to their own and couldn't help but say, "Honey, I think you should apologize to the boss's wife instead of running away from it."
Running away is suicidal; it will only escalate the other person's anger.
Zhao Yi paused, took a deep breath, and said, "Why should I apologize to her? I didn't do anything wrong."
Tanji: That's right, that's a model of how you'll die even faster.
Seeing that Tan Ji remained silent, Zhao Yi couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to come with me?" to bolster his courage.
Tanji looked up at the sky.
Zhao Yi said, "You're a grown man, are you afraid of a woman?"
Tanji wasn't fooled by the reverse psychology. He shook his index finger to indicate that it was hopeless: "I'll handle my wife, and you handle yours. Let's each mind our own business."
Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment, then sat down next to him and asked in a low voice, "What should I say when I go over?"
Tan Ji said, "I need to say some nice things and try to make her happy."
Zhao Yi put on a stern face: "I've never coaxed a woman before, I have no experience."
Tan Ji secretly shared his experience: "Buy something as a gift that you think the boss's wife would like. For example, my wife likes jewelry, so every time I buy her new jewelry from Wanbaoxuan, she's overjoyed." She even asks for kisses and hugs!
Zhao Yi asked with a bitter face, "How am I supposed to know what she likes?"
She doesn't seem to like jewelry. After curing Wang Linlin, General Lin Yong gave her a lot of money, but she didn't buy any new clothes. She usually spends all day in the kitchen making medicinal cuisine, and she never wears any makeup or even earrings.
It's not easy to buy food either. Jiang Bai herself is in this business, so who can make food as delicious as her?
Not to mention entertainment like drawing notebooks. With Jiang Bai's terrible handwriting, Zhao Yi doubted she could even recognize all the characters. Besides, she's so busy with her business, where would she find the time for entertainment?
Thinking of this, he turned to Tanji and asked, "What do you think the landlady likes?"
"I don't know." Tanji shook his head. "The landlady is really like a Buddha, without any desires or wants."
Zhao Yi sighed. Tan Ji was quite talented in business, but he knew nothing about women. It was a miracle that he was able to marry Xu Yuanqing.
Tan Ji was unaware that Zhao Dangjia was extremely disappointed in him. He blew a strange whistle, and six people dressed in black appeared instantly—four men and two women.
They were the bodyguards who followed Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai. Originally, three of them followed Jiang Bai and three followed Zhao Yi. After Zhao Yi moved to the city and lived next to Jiang Bai, the six of them joined together.
After Tan Ji and the other six finished their greetings, they immediately asked, "What do you think the landlady likes?"
The six people looked at each other, not daring to speak.
Zhao Yi relaxed, with an expression that said, "You can say whatever you want, even if you're wrong, I won't hold it against you later."
The two female guards couldn't help but speak up, saying in unison, "Silver."
"I think the landlady likes money."
Zhao Yi recalled Jiang Bai's letter to her, which did seem to suggest that she didn't dislike money, but she didn't have any at the time.
Now that business is booming and there's so much money to be made, why would he still want to give money to him?
Thinking about this, he hesitated: "Wouldn't it seem like I'm not being sincere enough?"
Tan Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Otherwise, we can take a few silver notes over there, see how the proprietress reacts, and then decide whether to take them out or not. We can adapt to the situation."
Zhao Yi nodded: "Okay, give me all the cash in your private treasury right now."
Tan Ji: Before, they wouldn't even give people ten taels of silver, but now they're eagerly handing over dozens or even thousands of taels of silver notes. I'm starting to lose my sense of how to manage a household.
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Zhao Yi, carrying hundreds of thousands of taels of silver notes, wandered around for a long time before knocking on the door and entering the shop after it had closed.
Several of the "waiters" Jiang Bai mentioned were still there, helping to tidy up. Young men and women were gathered together, laughing and joking, creating a very pleasant scene.
Jiang Bai was watching them play around with a smile on his face when Zhao Yi saw a handsome little boy lean close to Jiang Bai's ear and whisper a few words. Jiang Bai's smile widened.
Zhao Yi's face darkened.
Jiang Bai's business is so big, her subordinates are bound to try to curry favor with her. As for how to do so, Zhao Yi hadn't thought about it carefully.
Now, with such a group of enchanting young men staring at Jiang Bai with affectionate eyes and saying things that Jiang Bai wants to hear, how can Jiang Bai stay in the Zhao family peacefully if this continues?
Zhao Yi dared not think any further.
He coughed, his eyes fixed on Jiang Bai. When the other looked over and saw him, the smile on his lips vanished instantly.
Zhao Yi's eyes turned red with anxiety.
Fortunately, Jiang Bai didn't ignore him. He said a few words to the person next to him, patted the other person's arm, and slowly walked towards him.
What are you doing here?
"who is he?"
The two of them spoke at the same time.
Jiang Bai tilted his head in confusion: "Him? What 'him'?"
Zhao Yi coughed a few more times and changed the subject: "I'm here to apologize."
"Oh?" Jiang Bai looked at him with interest. "What did you do wrong?"
Zhao Yi: "I..."
He had barely uttered a single word when he noticed that the people in the courtyard were pretending to be nonchalant, but they stopped talking and disturbing him. Instead, they secretly pricked up their ears, making his voice particularly clear in the quiet courtyard.
Some people even sneaked over here, wanting to hear more clearly.
Zhao Yi grabbed Jiang Bai's wrist and said ingratiatingly, "Let's go inside and talk."
Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow, glanced back, and everyone immediately began working enthusiastically.
She smiled and said, "Okay."
After saying that, he twisted his wrist a few times, broke free from Zhao Yi's grasp, and led Zhao Yi into the house.
Zhao Yi's fingers still retained the delicate feel of Jiang Bai's skin. He unconsciously rubbed his fingers, feeling the other's warmth. He made a circle with his index finger and thumb to indicate the approximate thickness of Jiang Bai's wrist. After memorizing it, he obediently followed Jiang Bai away.
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