Chapter 20: Trust
Yuan Lingling was leaning on the desk, playing with her nails. She caught a glimpse of Shen Caisheng tearing off a piece of paper and writing something with a pen. She didn't peek, but turned her head to think about it and decided not to hide it from him, so she told him what she had always wished for.
"Well, I'm alone and have long wanted to change my environment."
Shen Caisheng's heart moved slightly, "Since you are alone, how about..."
“Shen Caisheng!”
A man's voice came from outside. Yuan Lingling sounded a little strange and looked at Shen Caisheng in confusion.
Shen Caisheng gritted his teeth and didn't finish what he had just said.
The two of them went out together, and the person who came was Lao You.
"Shen Caisheng, why is the gate open?" He walked into the main room and saw Yang Xiaoxi eating at the table. He asked, "Why are you here?"
"She's in the wrong place." Shen Caisheng said, "What do you want from me?"
Old You looked at Yang Xiaoxi twice, then looked at Yuan Lingling who was walking behind Shen Caisheng, his eyes lit up.
"This must be my sister-in-law. I've heard that she's very pretty, like a fairy. Today I see she's indeed the case. Does she have any girlfriends? Introduce one to me."
Lao You's words were a little exaggerated, which made people feel that he was unreliable, but he was very generous, so Yuan Lingling didn't find him annoying.
Looking at his appearance, Yuan Lingling thought of another key character in the book.
"This is..."
Yuan Lingling looked at Shen Caisheng.
Sure enough, he said, "This is Lao You. He wants to talk to me about something. You should take a rest first. We can talk about it later, okay?"
Lao You is a relatively important character mentioned in the book. Although he did not even have a complete name from beginning to end, he accompanied Shen Caisheng in completing many missions, but later died in an operation, which dealt a considerable blow to Shen Caisheng.
Now that there were outsiders present, Shen Caisheng's request was not excessive, so Yuan Lingling naturally couldn't refuse, so she nodded.
The two of them left in a hurry, but as they left, Old You looked at Yuan Lingling strangely several times.
"What are you looking at? Watch out or I'll dig your eyeballs out!"
As the two men hurried out, Shen Caisheng warned Lao You.
He was tall, had long legs, and moved very quickly. Lao You had to use all his strength to catch up with him. But now Lao You didn't mind that he didn't wait for him and was laughing happily.
"Okay, my sister-in-law can't see me now anyway, so walk slowly."
After he finished speaking, Shen Caisheng walked faster.
Lao You didn't mind the embarrassment and hurriedly chased after him, "I'm telling you, stop it, no one is chasing you to get a divorce."
He was almost dying of laughter, this was Shen Caisheng.
Who could have imagined that the cold-faced devil on the battlefield would do such a shameless thing just to avoid divorce.
"If I tell my brothers that you came to me to act as your shill, what will your image be like in the future?"
Lao You knew that Shen Caisheng’s wife was good-looking before, but this time he saw that she was even more beautiful than he had imagined, and she seemed to have a good personality.
In his opinion, either he should not have been threatened in the past, or he should just live a good life.
He glanced at Chen Caisheng, wondering if this man was ill. With such a wife at home, he never went back to spend the night.
Now, he is willing to go back, but his wife is about to run away. This is really retribution.
"I guess you don't need to tell me, she is determined to divorce me."
Hearing this, Lao You also straightened his expression, "No way? What did you do to let her down?"
Once you get married you are a family. Who would ask for divorce at the slightest provocation?
And although the girl is beautiful, if she marries Shen Caisheng, she will be married for the second time if she goes out again. Can she find someone better than Shen Caisheng?
"How should I know?" Although Shen Caisheng was a little annoyed, he was not so worried when he remembered that the other party was not getting a divorce because of Xie Guangan.
"If you ask me...t"
"Don't say anything." Shen Caisheng interrupted him and gave him some bad ideas. He had to think about this matter carefully. "Let's talk about Hu Ziyang first."
It is not entirely without benefit for them that Yang Xiaoxi has gone to his house now. At least their visit to Yang's house tonight will be much smoother.
However, there is one thing that puzzles Shen Caisheng: how did Yuan Lingling know Yang Xiaoxi?
Her attitude towards Yang Xiaoxi didn't seem like she knew him, but she did ask me that day, and seemed to be hesitant to speak, which was quite strange.
Or am I just overthinking?
Yang Xi, Yang Xiaoxi, are you in touch?
"That bastard is very stubborn. We are still trying to find a solution."
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Yuan Lingling looked at the little girl in front of her who was rushing to wash the dishes and pots, and couldn't help but associate her with the heroine she saw in the book.
In fact, most of the descriptions of her in the book are good, but Yuan Lingling cannot agree with some of her ways of doing things.
But now that Chen Caisheng has handed her over to me, I can't just do nothing about it.
"Are you going to make tofu today, or do you want to take a break first?" Yuan Lingling spoke to her only after she had finished cleaning up.
Yang Xiaoxi looked at her cautiously and asked, "Can we do it today?"
"Of course." Yuan Lingling helped her find the beans and introduced some things at home to her, just like handing over a job. "Just tell me if you need anything else."
"That's enough." Yang Xiaoxi's clasped fingers turned white, and no one knew what she was so nervous about.
Yuan Lingling was originally a thin person, and Yang Xiaoxi in front of her was even thinner than her, but her hands were slightly swollen, and there were clear signs of frostbite on her fingers.
Yuan Lingling didn't say much and let Yang Xiaoxi busy herself in the kitchen. She went back to the room, took out the hot water bag, thought for a moment, and put it back into the cabinet beside the bed. Then she took out the glass bottle from before, filled it with hot water, put it on the bag, and went back to the kitchen.
At this moment, Yang Xiaoxi had already soaked the soybeans and was sitting in front of the stove in a daze.
Seeing her coming, Yang Xiaoxi sat up from the small stool.
"Here." Yuan Lingling handed the thing to her.
Yang Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment and took the thing. Before she could say anything, she heard voices outside.
"Sister, where are you, sister?"
Probably because there was someone at home, Shen Caisheng did not lock the door when he went out this time, so someone broke in directly.
"Sister, I'm cooking."
While Yuan Lingling was still trying to figure out the identity of the person who came, he had already rushed into the kitchen. When he saw that the kitchen was still warm, his eyes brightened up.
The person who came was Yuan Lingling's younger brother, Yuan Zili.
Yuan Zili grew up with the old lady of the Yuan family, and he learned her personality very well. He usually looks down on his biological mother who died early and Yuan Lingling. Or it can be said that he is ordinary and confident, and looks down on everyone.
Except for his name, he has nothing to do with the word "independence".
"Oh, who is this?" He jumped up exaggeratedly as soon as he saw Yang Xiaoxi's face, as if there was some plague on Yang Xiaoxi's face.
Yang Xiaoxi suddenly lowered her head to try to cover the wound on her face.
Seeing this, Yuan Lingling kicked Yuan Zili and said, "What does it have to do with you? Go out and tell me."
In the past, the original self could only be a little tougher when facing his younger brother alone, like now, but only a little.
Whenever Yuan Zili went to complain to the old lady, his original self would shrink back into his shell like a snail.
Yuan Zili still thought his sister was the same soft-hearted girl as before. She was not angry even after being kicked and was still smiling.
He was very favored at home because of his gender and shameless character. Even his original self always spoiled him, making him like a giant baby.
"Sister, what did you have for breakfast? I can smell the aroma of omelettes. I haven't eaten yet."
Only ghosts would believe this.
Yuan Lingling didn't want to talk nonsense with him. She had already made up her mind that she would leave after the divorce and she didn't plan to have any contact with these relatives.
The original body seemed to have knitted a sweater for this guy. She really loves her brother very much.
"What do you want to see me for?"
Yuan Lingling brought him to the main room, made him some brown sugar water, and also made a bowl for Yang Xiaoxi.
Before the other party could refuse, Yuan Lingling said, "Take it to the kitchen and drink it. I want to talk to him."
This guy was hesitant and it was obvious that he couldn't hold his fart well.
Yang Xiaoxi looked at Yuan Zili, who was on guard again.
He is so cautious at such a young age, I can imagine what he must have experienced before.
"Go ahead." Yuan Lingling urged.
After watching Yang Xiaoxi leave, Yuan Lingling looked at Yuan Ziling expressionlessly, motioning him to speak.
Yuan Zili chuckled twice and took out a few packets of medicine from the backpack at the door of the main room.
He lowered his voice and said, "This is what my grandma asked me to get for you. Boil three bowls of water into one bowl. Drink it three times a day. After drinking three doses, I guarantee that you and your brother-in-law will have a big fat boy."
Yuan Lingling looked surprised. She really didn't expect that the other party was looking for her for such a thing.
She smelled the faint smell of medicine and felt even more uncomfortable in her stomach. She leaned to the side and said, "I see. Is there anything else? If not, go back first. I have guests here."
If there was anyone who least wanted her to break up with Shen Caisheng and get along with Xie Guanglian, it would naturally be the Yuan family.
Her marriage to Shen Caisheng brought a lot of benefits to the entire Yuan family. Now Old Lady Yuan rarely comes to her side and sends Yuan Ziling over instead. This is all the old lady's idea.
These folk remedies won't help her give birth to a fat boy, and she'd be lucky if she didn't die from taking them.
Yuan Lingling felt that her original mother might have become ill because of eating this kind of thing.
Just look at Yuan Zili and you will know that no one has ever treated him badly at home, but he still has thin arms and legs and is very weak. It is a congenital defect. Fortunately, he is spoiled by his family. If he was like Yuan Lingling or Yang Xi, he would have died long ago.
It seemed that Yuan Zili just realized that something was wrong with Yuan Lingling at this moment. He finally stopped smiling and said, "Sister, what's wrong with you? I haven't even finished talking yet, why are you chasing me away?"
He hasn't even had his meal yet, can he leave?
"Speak." Yuan Lingling said indifferently.
Seeing her like that, Yuan Zili subconsciously brought up the old lady, "Sister, don't take this lightly. This is something our grandma spent a lot of effort to get. She said she would definitely come for a checkup."
"How do I check?"
"Of course it is..." Yuan Zili paused in the middle of his words. How could he check? How would he know?
"Don't worry about it. Grandma will definitely come. She's been so good to you. You can't be an ungrateful person."
Yuan Lingling looked at him unmoved. After a long while, she spoke, "So you are here just to take advantage of me."
"Sister, how can you talk like that?" Yuan Zili slammed the table, imitating Yuan Qiang's gesture perfectly.
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard. Yang Xi rushed to the door of the main room at an extremely fast speed, holding a fire stick in his hand and pointing it at Yuan Ziling, as if he was ready to fight to the death with the other party.
"You...what are you doing?" Yuan Zili was obviously frightened by her action and began to stutter.
Yang Xi's stick almost hit him in the face, "Don't bully me!"
Even though her voice was natural, Yuan Zili didn't like it at the moment. He said angrily, "Are you sick? I'm her brother. How can I bully her?"
"Then why are you yelling?"
Yuan Zili has always been a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. Seeing that Yang Xi seemed to really want to hit him, he quickly shrank behind Yuan Lingling.
"Sister, look at her. Who is she? Why is she showing off in your house?"
Yuan Lingling glanced at him and said calmly, "This is Shen Caisheng's guest. Didn't you know that Shen Caisheng is back these two days? He will be back for lunch soon. Do you want to stay for lunch too? If you stay, I will cook more rice."
"No, no." Yuan Zili swallowed his saliva and said, "I'm not here to ask for money, I'm just here to give you something good, you must remember to eat it."
After saying that, he picked up the backpack and was about to leave. Yuan Lingling didn't know why Shen Caisheng's reputation worked so well. He didn't look as scary as described in the books, but it was enough that it worked well.
Yuan Zili walked to the yard and saw that his sister hadn't expressed anything yet, so he said unwillingly: "When are you going to go back to see grandma and dad? They miss you very much."
"I understand. I'll wait a few days. I'll go back after Chen Caisheng leaves." Yuan Lingling agreed casually. Now that Chen Caisheng was gone, she could leave too.
Anyway, she didn't believe a word Yuan Zili said, but that didn't stop her from wanting to cause trouble.
At first she had forgotten about this family. It would be better for her to leave early. After all, she was alone and Shen Caisheng would definitely not suffer any loss in front of that family.
She could even leave a letter saying she was running away from home so that Shen Caisheng would take the initiative to get back everything he had given away before.
Yuan Lingling smiled helplessly, thinking that she was even considering Shen Caisheng. When she came to her senses, Yuan Zili had already left, and Yang Xi was looking at her curiously.
Yuan Lingling calmly put away her smile. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the other party pointing at the packets of medicine on the table and said excitedly, "You can't eat these things."
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