Chapter 17
Next day
Because Luo Chaoyan had to go to the dock to see off her uncle and cousin today, she did not stay in bed early in the morning. She asked Yunmo to go to the kitchen to make some date paste cakes. She would go to see the old lady later and ask her to let her go.
In the Huo Mansion, her mother-in-law was an easy person to get along with. As long as she didn't overstep the line, she would turn a blind eye. But the old lady was more difficult to deal with. No, it should be said that she had a childish nature and sometimes liked to find fault with her. Although it was not a big deal, in order to avoid trouble, she still had to please her a little. Besides, the old lady is actually very easy to coax, and she has already mastered some tricks.
After breakfast, she took the little fat boy by the hand and happily went to the old lady's yard.
"Fengli, have you found out clearly that Young Master Rui has already gone to school?" Luo Chaoyan asked.
Fengli nodded and said with a smile, "Madam, starting yesterday, Master Rui will go to school every day at 10:00 p.m., and he has obviously already set off."
Luo Chaoyan also smiled, very good! As long as the little devil is not around, she will definitely have a smooth trip today.
When they entered the old lady's yard, Mrs. Huo was having dinner with the old lady and little Huo An. I was a little surprised to see her coming. After spending the past few days together, she has come to realize that her daughter-in-law has a casual personality and doesn't like red tape. She always comes to pay her respects on time, and it's not like her style to come so early today.
She asked, "Ayan, it's so early today, can you have breakfast?"
Luo Chaoyan first bowed to the old man and then said with a smile, "I have already eaten."
When Huo An saw her, he pounced towards her, called her in a baby voice, then looked at her hands carefully. When he saw the food box that Pineapple was holding, he squinted his eyes and smiled.
This is really a greedy cat!
Luo Chaoyan asked Fengli to take out the red date cake from the food box and put it on the table. She then introduced it to the old lady, "Grandma, mother, this is red date paste cake. It's soft, sticky and sweet. You should try it."
As he said that, he took a piece and handed it to Huo An.
Old Madam Huo was originally annoyed that her grandson had to send her great-grandson to school, which caused her to lose her appetite. But when she saw the sweet date paste cake, she felt a little hungry. However, she didn't want her grandson's wife to see it, so she pretended to give her face and try it.
"It tastes good. Ah Yan is thoughtful." Mrs. Huo tasted a piece and said with a smile.
Old Madam Huo rarely said anything sarcastic. She ate one piece and felt unsatisfied, so she took another piece and started eating.
Seeing that the old lady had an appetite, the maids and nannies present all breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Huo looked at Luo Chaoyan and asked, "What's going on today?"
"Grandma, mother, my uncle and cousin are going back to Jeju today, and I want to see them off." Luo Chaoyan replied.
Madam Huo rolled her eyes at her and snorted, "As expected, those who are too attentive to others are either prostitutes or thieves! Go away! Don't get in my way."
"Okay!" Luo Chaoyan said with a smile, "Then I, your granddaughter-in-law, won't disturb your grandmother while she's eating."
Upon hearing this, Huo An pouted, looking somewhat unhappy. He jumped down from the chair, staggered to her, and stared at her eagerly, as if to say, "If you don't take me with you, I'll cry in front of you."
Madam Huo glared at her and said, "Why are you messing with my grandson? If he wants to go, just take him there. Just bring some guards to watch over him."
Luo Chaoyan held her forehead with her hand. She had been thinking that after seeing her uncle and the others off, she could have a good stroll around Kyoto. But now, how could she stroll around with such a burden? She looked at Mrs. Huo expectantly, but seeing that she also had a helpless look on her face, she had no choice but to accept her fate.
On the pier
Yin reluctantly told her brother, "Brother, take care of yourself. Do business if you can, but forget it if you can't. Don't be too stubborn."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Yin Haocui said with a smile. He looked at his son who was feeling depressed. "In Kyoto, you must listen to your aunt and uncle."
Yin Xianjun nodded: "Dad, I understand."
Luo Chaoyan held Yin Miaoshan's hand and looked reluctant: "You just came to Kyoto, and I got married. I didn't have much chance to accompany you to go shopping."
"By the way, why are you in such a hurry to go back? Uncle has a shop to visit, why are you going there?"
Yin Miaoshan said mysteriously, "Hehe... I won't tell you yet. Wait... I'll write to you after I confirm it."
The two families kept on chattering away.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yin Haocui looked at everyone and said with a smile, "Okay, the ship is about to leave, don't send us off, go back."
After watching her uncle and his companions leave by boat, Luo Chaoyan also bid farewell to Yin and others. It would not be advisable for her to stay outside for too long with Huo An.
On the way back, the carriage passed a street and suddenly stopped. There was noise coming from outside from time to time.
Luo Chaoyan lifted the car curtain and looked out, and saw that the entrance of a restaurant was crowded with people. She sent someone down to find out what was going on.
After inquiring, a guard came back and reported: "Madam, the owner of the restaurant ahead wants to sell it, and the buyer is causing trouble."
Luo Chaoyan looked up at the restaurant. It didn't seem to be anything special, except that it was in a good location. She asked curiously, "Do you know the buyer?"
"Reporting to the young lady, it looks like the second master of the Gu family."
"Gu Ling?"
"That's right."
Luo Chaoyan smiled. It was really a narrow road for enemies to meet. Last time, someone kidnapped her in order to destroy her reputation so that he could make way for his sister. Are you trying to force a sale again now? Really uncreative.
"Young Madam, should we take another route?" the guard asked.
"No need!" Just kidding. It would be fine if I didn't run into him, but since I did run into him, I have to see if Gu Ling is a decent person.
She looked at Huo An, who was leaning energetically in Fengli's arms, and lied with her eyes wide open, "Young Master An is a little tired, so we won't take a detour and go straight ahead. You guys guard both sides and ask the onlookers to make way."
Shu Lan felt a little helpless. She was afraid that the girl's love of joining in the fun and no matter how big the event, she would not be able to change it in a short time.
"Please make way!"
“Make way!”
The guards on both sides carefully asked the onlookers to make way for the carriage to pass.
Gu Ling looked impatiently at Shopkeeper Li who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy in front of him. This bastard was so bold as to deceive him. If he were to follow his usual temper, he would probably have let people beat him up. But he didn't use the beating for long, and his father asked him to keep a low profile, so he had to hold it in.
Now, who knows who is blind and wants him to give way, he shouted at the convoy rudely: "Can't you see I'm dealing with people? Take a detour before I get angry."
As he said this, he kicked Shopkeeper Li on the ground again and said, "I'll give you another stick of incense. If you don't return my money, I'll make you pay."
"Master Gu, even if you beat me to death, I can't get the money back." Shopkeeper Li cried.
When the people present saw him like this, they began to criticize him. People tend to side with the weak and felt that Master Gu was being too demanding.
The servant beside Gu Ling explained to everyone, "Dear fellow villagers, this is not our young master using his power to bully others. It is actually the insidious and cunning Li. His restaurant is obviously only worth 300 taels, but he saw that our young master was kind and easy to deceive, so he lied to him and said that the restaurant is worth 500 taels. Now we just want him to return the extra 200 taels."
The people suddenly realized what was going on and began to accuse Shopkeeper Li of being dishonest.
"Master Gu, it is true that I did raise the price, but when I signed the contract, I did not make any false statements about the amount. Even if you sue me to the authorities, I would still be right," Shopkeeper Li argued.
"What? You've been playing tricks on me, and now you think you're right?" Gu Ling said to him impatiently, raising his hand and waving, signaling the people below to take action.
"Master Gu, please forgive me. I really have no money." Shopkeeper Li was afraid to beg for mercy. He pulled his daughter who was standing aside and said, "Master Gu, my daughter can cook very well. I will give her to you, okay?"
"This shopkeeper Li is really a piece of shit!"
"Yes, I heard that he lost all his money gambling, so he switched to running a restaurant, and now he wants to sell his daughter."
The people pointed fingers at Manager Li, spitted at him and scolded him.
Gu Ling looked at the woman in front of him who was even bigger than him, and staggered in anger, "Do you think I'm blind? How dare any ugly woman get close to me?"
"Someone, come and fight me!"
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