Chapter 46: Stay and scold him for another man?
The rain kept falling and there were few people on the street.
Song Baoyuan stood by the window watching the rain and naturally saw a familiar figure on the bridge.
Jiang Keyu was as slender as a pine tree, holding an oil-paper umbrella in one hand and holding her daughter in the other, walking slowly across the bridge.
Jiang Suisui stealthily reached out from under the umbrella to catch the raindrops. When her father wasn't looking, she sipped them into her mouth.
Song Baoyuan followed her daughter's movements with her eyes, and couldn't help laughing when she saw her daughter's cute little movements.
Gao Luoshu, who was behind her, saw this and came over curiously. "Why are you looking so intently? Is there anything fun outside?"
But Jiang Keyu had already walked under the eaves and disappeared from the sight from this angle.
"Nothing." Song Baoyuan was too lazy to explain. Jiang Keyu would definitely come up later anyway.
Gao Luoshu moved closer to her, and the window was immediately crowded. Song Baoyuan wanted to pull away, but she heard him say in surprise, "Look at that kid stepping in the puddle over there. His parents are going to catch him soon!"
Almost thinking it was the New Year's harvest, Song Baoyuan turned around to take another look.
The door was not closed, and when Jiang Keyu walked in, she happened to see the two of them standing side by side by the window.
Gao Luoshu stood sideways, facing Song Baoyuan, saying something with a smile on his face, his hand pointing outside. Song Baoyuan leaned slightly to look out the window, but couldn't see what she wanted to see, so she stood on tiptoe and tilted her head.
Although he could only see her back, Jiang Keyu suddenly remembered the time when he was hiding behind the rockery and calling her name, she looked around foolishly, looking for someone.
So cute.
Gao Luoshu's gaze fell on Song Baoyuan's profile. He knew he was being rude and wanted to look away, but he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
"Cough." Jiang Keyu suddenly spoke.
But the two people leaning against the window were distracted by the sound of rain and did not notice the movement at the door.
How engrossed were the two of them in their conversation? Jiang Keyu's heart sank, and she knocked on the door much harder than usual.
“Bang!”
Such a loud sound finally made the two of them react, and they both looked over. Gao Luoshu's eyes froze slightly, and he subconsciously touched his nose.
Such a guilty action inevitably aroused Jiang Keyu's suspicion.
Song Baoyuan was surprised. "I just saw you holding the Sui Sui. Where is she?"
"She's downstairs helping her brother Xiaozhou get a cup." Jiang Keyu replied.
Upon hearing this, Song Baoyuan walked out, passed by Jiang Keyu, and leaned on the railing to look down.
Little Jiang Suisui really followed Brother Cen Zhou like a little tail, holding a cup in one hand.
Song Baoyuan laughed. Sui Sui seemed to like Cen Zhou very much, probably because he was handsome when he was young. And... for some reason, besides her father, Sui Sui especially liked to cling to people who were not as enthusiastic about her, or even ignored her.
"Why did you bring her here at this time, and on foot?" she asked, turning around.
Jiang Keyu walked slowly to her side and said, "I have half a day off today, so I came here. I came here because I bought a gift for Chengcheng at the jade shop over the bridge. It's not far, and Sui Sui didn't want to take the carriage, so I carried her here."
He glanced sideways, briefly meeting Song Baoyuan's eyes, and added, "I heard from colleagues that Zhenxiu Restaurant has introduced several new dishes. If it's convenient for you, we can go pick up Chengcheng together later and take him and Suisui to Zhenxiu Restaurant for dinner."
"good."
It sounded good, so Song Baoyuan agreed without hesitation.
"Zhenxiuguan?" Gao Luoshu grasped the key point, moved closer again, stood on the other side of Song Baoyuan, and sighed, "I haven't been there for a long time, I really miss it!"
Song Baoyuan was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Does Mr. Gao want to come with us?"
"Is it okay?" Gao Luoshu's eyes lit up, "Then I won't refuse..."
"No." Jiang Keyu interrupted him suddenly.
The word "Gong" got stuck in Gao Luoshu's throat before he could say it, and he was forced to swallow it back.
His eyelids twitched. "Why? I won't eat you out of money."
"not necessarily."
"I'm not a glutton!"
Jiang Keyu's words were calm, but her attitude was firm, "No means no."
Gao Luoshu turned his face away and muttered slanderously, "Stingy guy."
"Go, bring me a pot of tea."
Gao Luoshu: “?”
Jiang Keyu raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you a clerk here? Or am I mistaken, and you're actually the boss here?"
"Of course not!" Gao Luoshu gritted his teeth and walked downstairs reluctantly. When he passed by Jiang Keyu, he did not forget to glare at him.
Song Baoyuan stood by and just watched the fun.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Gao Luoshu left, Jiang Keyu turned her head and looked at her. He looked a little serious, and her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Jiang Keyu didn't say anything to her, but just said: "It's better not to let him stay here, so as not to cause you trouble."
Song Baoyuan was slightly confused and defended Gao Luoshu, saying, "Mr. Gao didn't cause me any trouble, but helped me a lot."
"for example?"
Song Baoyuan was silent.
Going to Yaofang to redeem a man for her, helping her to instigate a divorce, none of these things sound very serious.
She didn't answer for a long time, and Jiang Keyu naturally thought she was just saying polite words, "Don't worry, I'll come forward."
Song Baoyuan thought about it and refused. "Don't bother me, brother. I promised Master Gao that he could stay as long as he wanted. Initially, it was because of you that I let him stay, but he did help me a lot later on, so letting him stay is my way of thanking him. Besides, he's easygoing and easy to talk to, and he hasn't done anything wrong. Now that he has nowhere else to stay, it won't hurt for him to stay a little longer."
Jiang Keyu's brows furrowed in an instant, and a sense of urgency arose in her heart uncontrollably, "No!"
His sudden and sharp retort startled Song Baoyuan, who was extremely confused by his reaction. After a while, she asked, "Why?"
"He, he..." Jiang Keyu leaned slightly to hide her momentary stuttering. After thinking it through, she spoke seriously, "He has a special identity. The Gao family will send someone to bring him back sooner or later. His parents originally thought that he would return home on his own if he couldn't make it out there. Now that you've taken him in, if his parents find out, they'll probably hold a grudge against you."
"But didn't my brother keep him at home before?"
Jiang Keyu felt increasingly depressed. "Of course you and I are different. I am a man, but you are different from men and women."
Song Baoyuan looked at him without any reaction. She really didn't understand what this had to do with men and women.
Mr. Gao's parents don't hold a grudge against the man for ruining their plans, but only hold a grudge against the woman?
In Jiang Keyu's eyes, her silence meant she was sticking to her own opinion.
This caused Jiang Keyu to question, "Why do you insist on keeping him? You shouldn't..."
"Like him, right?"
Song Baoyuan: “?”
"No!" Jiang Keyu didn't even wait for her to answer and rejected it outright, "He's not smart or brainless, his appearance is average, and most importantly, he's not ambitious. He's definitely not worthy of you."
Song Baoyuan was shocked when she heard this, "Mr. Gao, isn't he my brother's friend?"
They are still very good friends. It is not appropriate to speak ill of them so openly.
"Choosing a friend and choosing a husband are two different things." Jiang Keyu remained calm, "They can't be confused."
Song Baoyuan found it inexplicably funny, but still said seriously: "Brother, you worry too much."
Seeing her expression like that, Jiang Keyu felt unsure.
Is this serious? Or is she dissatisfied with him?
"Tea is here!"
Gao Luoshu ran up the stairs, carrying a teapot in one hand and pastries in the other, taking two steps at a time.
"Drink it!"
He roughly stuffed the teapot into Jiang Keyu's hand, turned around and changed his expression, saying with a smile: "Boss, try it quickly. This is the pastry made by the cook of Ruyang Palace."
Song Baoyuan glanced downstairs and saw a strange woman standing at the door, holding the child that Xu Pingsheng had held earlier. The woman was dressed simply and cleanly, about thirty years old, and rather thin.
Not wanting to keep people waiting any longer, Song Baoyuan took the pastry, picked up a small piece and tasted it.
It tastes sweet at first, and the faint fragrance of osmanthus fills the mouth.
Gao Luoshu was not polite at all. He took a piece to taste and praised it generously, "Hmm! It's really good!"
Song Baoyuan was amused by his exaggeration and nodded as a sign of agreement.
"Then keep her? We just happen to be in need of a cook."
we?
Jiang Keyu's eyes were calm as she looked at the two of them, and she unconsciously tightened her palms.
Song Baoyuan thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
"Then I'll go tell her!"
Gao Luoshu was very active and ran down the stairs in two steps.
Song Baoyuan turned around and met Jiang Keyu's calm eyes. She hesitated for a moment and handed the cake to him, "Brother, would you like to try some too?"
Jiang Keyu glanced at the osmanthus cake on the plate, turned her face away and said, "I don't like sweet things."
After a pause, he asked again: "Don't you know?"
"I know." Song Baoyuan picked up another piece. "But I heard from Master Gao that this woman's cooking skills satisfied even the picky Prince Ruyang. So I thought maybe my brother would like it too."
Jiang Keyu was stunned for a moment, "Do you think I'm tricky too?"
Song Baoyuan: “?”
Is that what she meant?
"If you really don't like it, forget it."
Song Baoyuan withdrew her hand, took the pastries and walked downstairs to find her daughter.
Jiang Keyu watched her getting further and further away from him.
Gao Luoshu ran around the second-floor corridor, but couldn't find Song Baoyuan, so he asked, "Where's Madam Song?"
There was no one upstairs, so it must be downstairs. He was already walking downstairs before he got a response.
"Wait!" Jiang Keyu suddenly called him.
Gao Luoshu hurriedly stopped and looked over in confusion.
"Come with me."
After Jiang Keyu finished speaking, she walked into the house.
Gao Luoshu looked around, swallowed his saliva, and began to feel nervous.
He patted his chest as if to give himself courage.
"Come in and close the door."
Jiang Keyu saw him come in out of the corner of her eye, and poured herself a cup of tea while giving him instructions.
"cough!"
But the tea tasted so salty that it made him choke, making his already gloomy mood even worse. "How much salt did you put in?"
"hey-hey."
Although he was nervous, Gao Luoshu still laughed out loud.
"Not much, just eight spoonfuls."
Jiang Keyu was furious. "How long do you plan to stay here?"
"Why are you speaking so harshly?" Gao Luoshu pouted. "What do you mean by 'blaming me'? I'm always available, I do all the work, and I do it well. Madam Song is very satisfied."
"You really think of yourself as an orphan, don't you?"
Gao Luoshu narrowed his eyes. "Why? Did they ask you to be their lobbyist?"
Jiang Keyu remained silent and stared at the person opposite her expressionlessly.
Gao Luoshu felt a chill on his back. After hesitating for three breaths, he suddenly ran out the door, shouting as if for help: "Madam Song!"
Jiang Keyu: “?”
Hearing the shouts coming from above her head, Song Baoyuan looked up in surprise, only to see Gao Luoshu running towards her and hiding behind her.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Keyu also walked down hurriedly.
"He wants to drive me away!" Gao Luoshu pointed at him and complained.
Jiang Keyu clenched her fists.
Song Baoyuan frowned slightly, "Didn't I already tell my brother that it's okay for Master Gao to stay?"
Hearing her say this, Gao Luoshu instantly became confident and looked provocative.
Jiang Keyu silently hid her clenched fist behind her back and said softly, "I still think it's inappropriate."
"But……"
Song Baoyuan was a little annoyed. She paused and turned away, "At least here, I should still have the final say."
"That's right!" Gao Luoshu echoed exaggeratedly.
Scold him for another man?
Jiang Keyu didn't know why, but he felt like there was a fire burning in his heart, burning him impatiently.
"OK."
He looked away, his eyes losing focus as he looked down at the ground.
"Think of me meddling in other people's business."
Song Baoyuan opened her mouth subconsciously, but no sound came out.
So, Jiang Keyu didn't wait for her denial.
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