Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and pushed Xu Qianqian away, staring at Ning Huaizhi and asking:
"Did you really give her this handkerchief?"
Ning Huaizhi frowned and said:
"This handkerchief was indeed given to her that day."
Before Ning Huaizhi could finish speaking, Xu Qianqian said with a smile:
"Well, now you've given up, haven't you? You can forget about taking my place in Brother Huaizhi's heart. It's just that I returned to the village a few days late, otherwise what would have happened to you?"
The village head, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it any longer and stood up to say:
"Xu Qianqian, what are you doing causing trouble in someone else's house? Have you no shame?"
Seeing that it was the village head, Xu Qianqian quickly put on a wronged expression and said:
"Village head, it's really not me making a scene. Look, it's all Jiang Yuwei's fault for ruining my relationship with Huaizhi. She deliberately drove a wedge between us. I'm innocent."
"That's enough, Qianqian, haven't you made enough of a scene? I told you to go back first."
Hearing Xu Qianqian's words, Ning Huaizhi could no longer hold back and shouted loudly.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Huaizhi, and an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart. Could it really be that she had interfered in their relationship? But, I didn't marry into Ningjia Village willingly either. Now it can only be said that it was a twist of fate.
Ning Huaizhi seemed to notice Jiang Yuwei's emotional change and quickly grabbed her hand to explain:
“Yuwei, listen to me. I did give her that handkerchief, but I only handed it to her to wipe her tears that day. She took the handkerchief and said she would take it back to wash it for me. I wanted to refuse, but I was too embarrassed to say it when I saw that she was sad. Who knew she would say such things to you today?”
Jiang Yuwei subtly withdrew her hand and stared into Ning Huaizhi's eyes, asking:
"If you really like Xu Qianqian, just say it today, and I'll respect you as a man. If you don't like her, at least make it clear to her what your relationship is, and don't let her keep thinking about your feelings for each other."
Seeing this, Ning Huaizhi looked at Jiang Yuwei with a determined expression and said:
"Yuwei, I've told you before, you're the only one in my heart."
After Ning Huaizhi finished speaking, he turned to look at Xu Qianqian, who looked aggrieved, and said in a deep voice:
“Xu Qianqian, the only bond between us is that of fellow villagers, just like all the other villagers here. I thought you were kind-hearted and felt sorry for you because you lost your husband's family, but who knew you would take advantage of me like that? You actually dared to say such things to Yuwei. I can't tolerate you anymore. Go away. I don't want to see you again.”
Upon hearing Ning Huaizhi's words, Xu Qianqian burst into tears, turned to Jiang Yuwei with a resentful expression, and said through gritted teeth:
"I won't let you get away with this."
Jiang Yuwei smiled slightly at her and said:
"Bring it on!"
Seeing that she was too ashamed to stay any longer, Xu Qianqian turned around and ran away.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei grabbed her arm and laughed:
"Leave the handkerchief behind!"
As he spoke, he snatched the handkerchief from Xu Qianqian's hand.
Xu Qianqian's face flushed red with anger, and she stomped her foot and ran out.
Jiang Yuwei flung the handkerchief at Ning Huaizhi and said in a deep voice:
"I hope that such terrible things will never happen again. I just want to live my life in peace."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned around and went back into the house.
Ning Huaizhi watched Jiang Yuwei's retreating figure, his heart filled with mixed feelings. His wife had just returned a short while ago, and before he could even enjoy her company, Xu Qianqian had already stirred things up. He really needed to stay away from Xu Qianqian in the future; he hadn't realized before that she was such a troublemaker.
The villagers had almost finished eating, and seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, they wiped their mouths, got up, said goodbye to Ning Huaizhi, and went home.
Jiang Yuwei was planning to go to town to pick up her furniture today. Now that the house was built, it always felt empty and didn't look right. So she tidied up a bit and prepared to go out again.
Ning Huaizhi saw Jiang Yuwei about to leave from the courtyard and called out:
"Yuwei, you've just gotten back, where are you going again?"
Jiang Yuwei said coldly:
"I'm going to town to pick up some furniture today, so I won't be back for lunch."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Seeing this, Ning Huaizhi muttered to himself:
"Looks like I need to think of a way to coax my wife. I can't stand her always having such a cold face."
Lianxiang Tower
Jiang Yuwei accepted the tea offered by Manager Xu and smiled, saying:
"I came to town today to take care of some business, but I was thinking about Manager Xu's business, so I stopped by to see you."
Manager Xu sat down with a smile and said:
"Business is currently quite stable. As I told you last time, it's not as booming as it was at the beginning, but it's enough to support the restaurant's daily operations. If Madam Jiang could sell me another good recipe, then business would naturally flourish again."
Jiang Yuwei took a sip of tea and smiled:
"I actually brought a recipe with me today. I wonder if Manager Xu would like to give it a try?"
Manager Xu was overjoyed upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words and laughed:
"Very well, very well, I couldn't ask for more. Please, Madam Jiang, move to the kitchen."
Jiang Yuwei put down her teacup, smiled, and got up to follow Manager Xu to the kitchen. This time, Jiang Yuwei didn't try to hide it from others. She believed that Manager Xu wouldn't cheat her when it came to selling recipes. However, she still had many recipes. If Manager Xu was really so clueless, then she would sell all those good recipes to someone else.
With that thought in mind, Jiang Yuwei picked a carp from the basin and quickly and neatly killed it. Everyone around her thought her technique was amazing, and even the head chef of the restaurant kept praising Jiang Yuwei's knife skills.
Jiang Yuwei quickly sliced and marinated the fish, and then began preparing the side dishes. This time, she used bean sprouts and some green vegetables to make the side dishes for this spicy boiled fish. Jiang Yuwei thought that if Lianxianglou used her recipe, they could get bean sprouts from her in the future.
Jiang Yuwei quickly prepared a pot of spicy boiled fish. The aroma from the kitchen wafted to the front, making many customers' mouths water. They pulled the waiter aside and asked:
"What dish smells like this? Bring me a plate right away."
"We'd like a plate too, for our table."
"We want some too!"
Seeing this, the waiter hurried to the kitchen to find Manager Xu:
"Boss, the customers in front are all clamoring for this spicy boiled fish."
Seeing this, Manager Xu immediately pulled Jiang Yuwei to the accounting office, took out ten taels of silver and gave it to her. Jiang Yuwei took the silver and smiled:
"This spicy boiled fish dish absolutely needs to have these bean sprouts that I grow myself to taste good. I brought some with me today, along with chili sauce. What do you think, Manager Xu?"
Manager Xu nodded hurriedly and said:
"Okay, okay, I'll take them all. Next time you bring the chili sauce, please bring the bean sprouts along with it."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and wrote down the recipe for Manager Xu. She then took out the bean sprouts and chili sauce she had brought. There were a total of one hundred bundles of bean sprouts, each bundle costing five coins, for a total of five hundred coins. In addition, there were five taels of silver for one hundred jars of chili sauce. Jiang Yuwei earned a large sum of money this time.
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