Chapter 19: Urgent
Before Yuan Lingling saw the person outside the yard, she could already tell that the other person was a lovely girl with a soft, pleasant voice.
But she searched her memory and didn't find such a person.
The other party came to look for Shen Caisheng, maybe she didn't know him.
Yuan Lingling whistled in her heart. It seemed that Shen Caisheng was really lucky in love, she thought angrily.
If it was someone else, Yuan Lingling would not open the door for him, but when she heard the other person's voice, she couldn't help but go out to take a look.
Anyway, it's just a look, the worst that can happen is that we can just turn them away.
I don't know when Chen Caisheng swept all the snow in the yard clean, leaving only some snow near the edges, like a white line. I don't know what he left it for.
The courtyard gate was still locked from the inside. Yuan Lingling could imagine how Shen Caisheng took Yuanyuan out, then came back in to lock the door and then climbed over the wall to leave.
She smiled and opened the door, and was startled when she saw someone outside.
It was indeed a little girl, but she looked like she had escaped from a refugee camp.
He was wearing a thin cotton coat that was washed white and full of patches, he had messy hair, rough skin, and a bruised face and nose.
Seeing her like this, Yuan Lingling couldn't help but slow down her tone and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yuan Lingling didn't want to think about the worst, but seeing her like this, she really couldn't think of any good situation.
This has nothing to do with Shen Caisheng, right?
The little girl held a bundle in her hand. She tightened it and said, "I'm looking for Chen Caisheng. Does Chen Caisheng live here?"
Yuan Lingling nodded. She didn't look like a bad person. It was so cold, and Yuan Lingling couldn't let her stay outside in the wind. After thinking for a while, she said, "He just went out. Let's talk about it when he comes in."
Yuan Lingling was worried that she had bad intentions, and she seemed a little wary of Yuan Lingling, hesitating and not daring to go in.
"What should I call you?" Yuan Lingling asked without forcing it.
"My name is Yang Xiaoxi."
"What did you say your name was?" Yuan Lingling was standing there lazily, but when she heard her speak, she asked subconsciously.
Yang Xiaoxi looked at her with a strange expression, but when her eyes met Yuan Lingling's, she turned away slightly, "Yang Xiaoxi, do you know me?"
Yuan Lingling shook her head, "I don't know him, I heard it wrong."
She looked at the girl in front of her and didn't expect that she was the heroine of the book. But when she thought about it carefully, the description of her childhood in the book was similar to what she saw now.
Yuan Lingling didn't find it strange to see the heroine. It would be strange if she didn't show up.
But didn’t Shen Caisheng say yesterday that he didn’t know her? Yet today he came to her house.
Although he had no obligation to tell the truth to her, Yuan Lingling still felt uncomfortable knowing that he was lying again and again. She decided to divorce Shen Caisheng as soon as possible.
"Don't you want to go in?" Yuan Lingling asked her again. If she didn't go in, she would not care about her anymore.
This time her tone was much colder than before. Yang Xiaoxi looked at her warily while holding the bag and shook her head.
Yuan Lingling was about to enter the house, but she heard Shen Caisheng's voice coming from behind, "Why are you here?"
He was wearing a black cotton coat, and looked tall and cold. He was holding a pile of vegetables in his hands. At first glance, there were fish, meat and vegetables which were rare in this season.
When his eyes fell on Yuan Lingling, he frowned slightly and said, "Go in first, don't stand at the door."
Yuan Lingling felt puzzled by his attitude. Why was he giving him the cold shoulder for no reason? She wasn't angry at all.
She turned and walked inside. Her angry attitude was so obvious that it was impossible for Shen Caisheng not to notice.
Shen Caisheng was a little confused. He just felt that it was cold outside and was afraid that the temperature she had lowered with great difficulty would rise again. Why did she have that expression? Did this person say something to him?
Thinking of this, his expression towards Yang Xiaoxi became less friendly.
"Why are you here? Didn't I leave you my address?"
Shen Caisheng didn't like to bring work-related things home, especially now that Yuan Lingling was not feeling well, he didn't want anyone to disturb her.
"I...I heard about this place and came here." Yang Xiaoxi said weakly.
Seeing her standing at the door like that had attracted quite a few people to watch the fun, Shen Caisheng was somewhat speechless and said, "Come in and we'll talk."
Now that he's already here, if he sends him away now, it would make him seem guilty.
It just so happens that she is here, so I don't have to go to the street office for the time being.
Shen Caisheng thought, at least wait until Yuan Lingling's health gets better.
However, Shen Caisheng did not have any good feelings towards Yang Xiaoxi. She was just a woman who was full of lies. He did not expect that she would actually come to him, and come so early.
Yuan Lingling went back to the main room by herself. Seeing the two still talking at the door, she snorted in her heart.
I don’t know what Shen Caisheng was thinking. Could it be that he didn’t understand my question that day? Or is he too straight to understand the connection between Yang Xi and Yang Xiaoxi?
And still be the villain?
Yuan Lingling took a big bite of the omelette, and it no longer smelled good.
However, she didn't quite understand why Yang Xi was formerly called Yang Xiaoxi, but it was not uncommon to change the name like this. t
"The main reason I invited you here is because I want to open a tofu shop." Shen Caisheng said as he led Yang Xiaoxi into the main room.
Tofu shop?
If Yuan Lingling remembered correctly, the heroine in the book made her fortune by opening a tofu shop. Now there is no doubt about her identity.
The heroine in the book used the tofu beauty as a gimmick and quickly gained a foothold in the 1980s, and then kept up with the pace of the times and soared.
It turns out that the person who supported her in selling tofu in the beginning was Shen Caisheng?
How did the two of them break up in the end? Was it really because love turned into hate?
As of now, Yuan Lingling really doesn’t think Shen Caisheng is such a bad person. Could it be that such a cold and abstinent man is actually a love-brained person?
"Make some for us to taste later." Shen Caisheng felt Yuan Lingling's gaze on him from time to time. Although he felt it was a bit strange, he was somewhat happy about it. He said inexplicably, "If the tofu you make can satisfy me and my wife, we can talk about the follow-up matters."
Yuan Lingling raised her eyebrows when she heard his words. Did this guy forget that they were going to get divorced soon?
Originally, Yuan Lingling was somewhat concerned about the divorce... It couldn't be said that she was reluctant, but she just didn't want to easily change her relatively comfortable status quo.
But the appearance of the heroine of the original book strengthened her determination to leave.
"It definitely won't work in a while. The beans need to be soaked in advance to make tofu." Yang Xiaoxi seemed not to notice anything wrong between them. She was just immersed in her own world, appearing very well-behaved.
Chen Caisheng said, "Then I'll soak the beans for a while. You can put your things in this room first. I'll find you a place to stay later."
It's just like those playboys in ancient times who kept mistresses, Yuan Lingling complained in her heart.
She couldn't help but glance at Yang Xiaoxi and found that she glanced at the food in her hand several times.
"Have you had breakfast?" she asked. "Would you like some? There's still some in the pot."
Shen Caisheng brought the person in without even entertaining him, how could he possibly win the favor of the heroine?
Then he accidentally offended the heroine, and in the end, nothing good happened.
Thinking of this, Yuan Lingling felt annoyed. "Why don't you just go and serve it to them? Why are you just standing there?"
Perhaps she felt that she had tested the other party's bottom line, or perhaps she felt deep down that she should leave this place, Yuan Lingling was not so polite anymore.
"No, no." At this time, Yang Xiaoxi seemed to have noticed the strange atmosphere between the two of them. Her face turned slightly red and she waved her hand to refuse.
Shen Caisheng was a little confused by the sudden bullying. He found that Yuan Lingling had been acting strangely today, but he had no idea why she was like this.
He finally understood what the old lobbyist was saying.
Women sometimes get angry for no reason. You don't understand it anyway, so just coax them and go along with them and there will be no problem.
Shen Caisheng didn’t believe what he said before. How could a man who couldn’t even find a wife teach him?
But now he felt that it did make some sense.
So he didn't pay much attention to Yang Xiaoxi's politeness and got up and went to the kitchen.
But he is not Lao You after all. When he offends someone, he wants to know how he offended them, but he still can't figure it out no matter how much he thinks about it.
As soon as he left, Yuan Lingling's expression became even more indifferent, as if she was saying that no strangers should be disturbed. Yang Xiaoxi was also someone who could read people's expressions, so he sat quietly by the side without saying a word.
Yuan Lingling lost her appetite. She put the half-eaten pancake back into the bowl and stopped drinking the porridge.
Shen Caisheng came back soon and handed Yang Xiaoxi porridge and pancakes with some pickles on top.
Yuan Lingling frowned, why didn’t she have it?
"Come with me for a moment. I have something to tell you."
Shen Caisheng glanced at the leftover food in front of her and pursed his lips.
Yuan Lingling didn't notice this little movement. Her stomach was so blocked that she couldn't eat anything.
The two men entered the room, as if they were going to say something unfavorable to Yang Xiaoxi, and even Shen Caisheng had this guess.
He had already decided to send Yang Xiaoxi away. He definitely couldn't let her stay here to disturb Yuan Lingling. The main reason was that she was afraid that Yang Xiaoxi might be in danger.
However, Yuan Lingling didn't mention her at all, but asked: "Um...when are we going to the street office?"
Shen Caisheng: "...Are you in a hurry?"
Yuan Lingling was speechless. Was she anxious? It was obviously him who stuffed everyone into the house.
It’s better to be in a hurry. If you are in a hurry, you won’t have these troubles in the future.
But she couldn't say that, so she said, "We have to go anyway, there's no point in dragging it out, but..."
Yuan Lingling scratched her head and said, "But I may have to stay here for a few more days, and I will move out at the end of the month, is that okay?"
Seeing how cautious she was, Shen Caisheng held his breath.
"Okay, where are you going to move to?" If you have nowhere to go, it doesn't matter if you stay a few more days.
Yuan Lingling originally wanted to tell him directly that she wanted to go south, but suddenly she thought of the plot in the book. It would be bad if he thought that she and Xie Guanglian were still involved in some way, and then he followed the plot.
"I plan to leave Beijing." In order to prevent him from thinking she was just being perfunctory, Yuan Lingling went out of her way to explain, "You also know what kind of people are in my family. I don't want to be sucked dry by them anymore."
"Leave Jing City? Then..."
What about Xie Guangan?
Seeing Yuan Lingling's puzzled expression, Shen Caisheng changed the words on his lips.
"Alone?" he asked.
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