Chapter 10 Invitation: Before this time, she would come over to help him change...
After staying awake all night, Jiang Keyu left the villa at daybreak on the pretext of business.
For the first time, although Song Baoyuan had to take care of two children alone after her husband left, she felt much more relaxed.
Before it was time to go on duty, Jiang Keyu rode a long way around and went straight to Chang Yunbai's house.
As soon as he entered the mansion, the doorman of the Chang Mansion took him to the master's study without even asking any questions, obviously he was used to it.
"Why are you here?"
There was a stone table and stone bench outside the study. Gao Luoshu, who was sitting there chewing a bun, asked the same question as Jiang Keyu when he saw him.
Chang Yunbai, who was stuck in the middle, yawned. "This is like an asylum. You two run here whenever you encounter something. It's okay to come here, but can't you pick a better time? It's so early! Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"
The more he spoke, the more resentful he became.
But neither of them paid any attention to him.
Jiang Keyu didn't eat anything yesterday because he was in a hurry to find his wife. Now that he saw breakfast, he was really hungry.
Gao Luoshu glanced at him and understood what he meant, so he took a bite of each of the three buns in front of him in a flash, and then sipped some porridge.
Jiang Keyu: “…”
So cheap.
Chang Yunbai was speechless and choked. He raised his hand to call the maid and asked her to bring more breakfast.
"He was punished by his father." Chang Yunbai sighed, "What's wrong with you, Jiang Shaoqing? Didn't you take your wife and children out for a trip yesterday? Why do you look so..."
He stared at Jiang Keyu and said, "Tsk, you have dark circles under your eyes. Did you work hard all night?"
"roll."
Jiang Keyu pushed his curious face away unhappily.
"That's not right." Chang Yunbai touched his chin and overturned his own guess. "If that's the case, there's no reason for you to come to me so early in the morning. What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Jiang Keyu said lightly, "I just misjudged the time and left home too early."
Gao Luoshu rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you want to make up a lie, make it presentable."
"Believe it or not."
"Let me guess." Gao Luoshu pinched his fingers, putting on the airs of a worldly expert. "Jiang Shaoqing is usually very meticulous. How could he have ever had his clothes untidy? Didn't Madam remind you before you left? Could it be that you came here because you had a quarrel with Madam?"
Jiang Keyu was stunned for a moment, lowered her head to adjust her clothes, and avoided looking.
Still denying it, "No."
"Do you still consider us brothers?" Gao Luoshu said dimly, "You are not telling the truth and treating us as outsiders."
Jiang Keyu frowned slightly, "It's nothing."
He tried to change the subject, "But you, have you found the fairy?"
"If I had found it, I wouldn't be here." Gao Luoshu sighed, "Why can't I find it?"
"It's just not fate." Chang Yunbai spread his hands.
Gao Luoshu glared at him fiercely, "Impossible, if we weren't destined to be together, she wouldn't have looked up at me when I saw her."
"You weren't the only one on the boat at the time." Chang Yunbai, eager to watch the fun, put his arm around Jiang Keyu's shoulder and cupped his face. "What if they were looking at our handsome Jiang Shaoqing?"
"Get out!" Jiang Keyu pushed him away again.
Gao Luoshu pouted and said, "I'm too lazy to tell you."
"He's been doing this for a while now." Chang Yunbai shook his head and looked at Jiang Keyu. "I'm more curious about you."
"How many times do you want me to say it?" Jiang Keyu seemed a little impatient. "I've already said I'm fine."
"He's in trouble!" Gao Luoshu suddenly got excited. "He actually forced our Jiang Shaoqing to lose face! This must be a big deal!"
He stroked his chin, full of interest, "Let me guess, when I mentioned his wife just now, he avoided my sight. It must be related to his wife!"
Jiang Keyu: “…”
Gao Luoshu looked smug, as if he was truly wise, but suddenly he sighed, "But this is to be expected. Even though I've never met your wife, I know you'll be doomed sooner or later. After all, this marriage was arranged out of convenience from the beginning, not because of any affection between you two."
He didn't explicitly say the words "holding a favor hostage to repay it" because that man was Jiang Keyu's adoptive father after all. The grace of raising him came first, and no amount of denigration could be made.
But they both knew it.
"Don't worry about it, it won't end badly." Jiang Keyu calmed down. "Every family's marriage is decided by the parents and the matchmaker. Could it be that my elder brother and his wife are getting married out of friendship?"
Chang Yunbai felt a lump in his throat when he heard this. Why was he suddenly involved?
"My wife and I..." Jiang Keyu paused. "Even though we weren't brought together by love, she endured all the hardships of bearing children for me and managing my household without a single mistake. I will never let her down in this life. Besides, I promised my father that she would be my only lover."
"Pa pa." Chang Yunbai clapped his hands as if in approval.
Gao Luoshu narrowed his eyes, "Are you saying this to us, or are you reminding yourself?"
Without waiting for Jiang Keyu's answer, he waved his hand again, "Forget it, forget it. You can endure spending your life with someone who has no feelings for you, but I can't. I must find a woman who shares my feelings, so that I can have hope in my life."
"You need to find a job first," Chang Yunbai said disdainfully. "Your father was so cruel as to force you into officialdom that he kicked you out of the house without paying you any money, and yet you refuse to compromise. Let me be frank: supporting you for a day or two is the utmost I can do. After that, I won't care whether you live or die."
Gao Luoshu was immediately discouraged, hung his head, and stole a glance at Jiang Keyu.
"Don't worry," Jiang Keyu raised his teacup to toast him, "I won't take you in."
"What kind of brothers are you!" Gao Luoshu was furious. "You won't help me, right? Who cares?"
He stood up angrily and strode out. When he passed by the maid who was returning with breakfast, he took the breakfast with him.
"What a promising future!" Chang Yunbai sneered.
Jiang Keyu stared at the direction Gao Luoshu left for a long time until Chang Yunbai patted his shoulder heavily, "He's gone, what are you looking at?"
"I..." Jiang Keyu turned around, "Who can you think of who's a plain-looking man who loves to laugh?"
Chang Yunbai was stunned for a moment, raised his hand uncertainly, and pointed at the person who had just left, "Gao Luoshu?"
Jiang Keyu seemed to be thinking about something, then quickly shook his head and muttered, "His chess skills are not that bad."
"What?" Chang Yunbai didn't hear clearly.
Before he could ask clearly, a dignified woman appeared from behind the mottled shadows of the trees. Her voice was bright and clear, "Didn't you say there were two guests at home? Why is there only Jiang Shaoqing?"
Jiang Keyu stood up and bowed, "Sister-in-law."
"Jiang Shaoqing and my husband are as close as brothers. Why do you have to go through all this empty formalities with me?"
The visitor was the hostess of the Chang Mansion, Lu Shuran, who was decent-looking and graceful.
She smiled and said, "Jiang Shaoqing hasn't come for a long time. I thought we would see each other again on the day of the housewarming party. How come he suddenly came today?"
"I don't dare come here too often, for fear that my sister-in-law will misunderstand that I'm here to extort money." Jiang Keyu ignored her doubts.
Lu Shuran was amused by his words. "No matter who comes to ask for money, it won't be your turn, Jiang Shaoqing. Others may not know, but don't we know how rich Jiang Shaoqing's family is?"
Jiang Keyu's lips curled up, but there was no smile in his eyes. "I'm just a lowly official, earning a small salary every month. How can I be considered wealthy? Sister-in-law, are you treating my wife's dowry as mine?"
Lu Shuran was slightly startled, unsure if there was something else behind his words. Although his wife's dowry was generous, his maternal ancestors also left a lot of things.
"I heard that my eldest brother and his wife are moving into a new house next month, so I'm here to congratulate them in advance." Jiang Keyu smiled frankly, "I won't be coming to the housewarming party. After all, I didn't receive an invitation."
"How could that be?" Lu Shuran was surprised. "The post to Jiang Shaoqing was the first one we sent out."
Jiang Keyu also looked confused, "Is that true? Could it be that my wife lost it?"
Lu Shuran was stunned for a moment. There were different invitations for male and female guests. She only sent an invitation to Jiang Shaoqing but not to his wife. It had always been like this before.
"cough!"
Hearing her husband cough, Lu Shuran immediately reacted, "It must be that one of the servants was careless and gave it to Madam Song. Madam Song never attends such occasions, so it is inevitable that the servants may be negligent. I hope you can forgive me."
Jiang Keyu smiled, nodded, and said nothing.
*
At dinner time, Jiang Suisui sat on the doorstep, holding the little white rabbit, looking forward to it.
As soon as she saw Jiang Keyu, she immediately stood up, "Daddy!"
This soft and tender voice immediately dispelled Jiang Keyu's fatigue. He was about to squat down and hug his daughter who rushed towards him, but unexpectedly, Jiang Suisui just stood there, holding the rabbit above her head.
Jiang Keyu was surprised, "Where did the rabbit come from?"
"My mother bought it for me!" Jiang Suisui twisted her body to show off.
Song Baoyuan, who was inside the house, heard the noise and came out, explaining, "It's from Qushui Villa. It was in their room yesterday. Sui Sui liked it, so I bought it."
"oh."
"Husband, please go into the inner room and change your clothes. It's time to get ready for dinner." Song Baoyuan urged softly.
Jiang Keyu nodded, "Okay."
He walked slowly into the inner room, and when he was about to pass the screen, he stopped and looked back.
The lady was tying a bib on her daughter. But at this time, no matter what she was busy with, she would come over to help him change clothes first.
"lady."
Song Baoyuan looked over at the sound, confused, "What's wrong?"
No intention of going over.
"Nothing." Jiang Keyu curled her lips, a little reluctantly, "When did you go home today?"
"I came back in the morning." Song Baoyuan answered truthfully.
It was just a casual question. Jiang Keyu was absent-minded and didn't pay much attention. He walked behind the screen, quickly changed his clothes, and came out again, sitting next to the lady.
The table was filled with food and hot soup, but the most eye-catching thing was the invitation card placed nearby.
"My husband, are you interested in hiring a teacher to teach Chengcheng?" Song Baoyuan turned her head and asked.
"Of course." Jiang Keyu answered as she flipped open the invitation. "It's from a former classmate of mine. Although he's young, he's quite knowledgeable and patient. He's already agreed to come to your house the day after tomorrow."
Song Baoyuan nodded, noticing his actions, "Someone from the Chang residence delivered it this afternoon. It should be for you. Keep it."
"Didn't you see it?" Jiang Keyu spread out the invitation and pointed at the name on it. "It's for you."
Song Baoyuan was surprised and looked down, "Me?"
"Isn't it normal to post a message about my eldest brother's family's wedding?" Jiang Keyu picked up the chopsticks and said nonchalantly, "Come with me."
Song Baoyuan was stunned.
Without waiting for her reply, Jiang Keyu glanced sideways and asked, "Don't you want to go?"
"I..." Song Baoyuan hesitated, feeling lost. "I've never been there, and I don't know them."
Jiang Keyu smiled and put a piece of shrimp and egg into her bowl. "Aren't I here?"
As soon as he said it, he felt a little regretful. Was this sentence too ambiguous?
"Besides..." he said, "That's my eldest brother's house. With my friendship with my eldest brother, someone will take care of you."
Miss Sheng?
Song Baoyuan thought subconsciously and silently poked her chopsticks into the rice.
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