newbobooks Chapter 169 Do you want to pick me up?
Chapter 169 Do you want to pick me up?
Cang Yue Kingdom - Quezhou - Noble House
On the night of the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Guiren Pavilion was as lively as usual. People seemed to have forgotten the plague that had just occurred a few days ago. That's right, perhaps only those who had lost loved ones knew the pain and sadness. After dinner, all they discussed were stories about Ye Ling, which sounded like a miracle.
Ye Ling was wearing an exquisite black men's suit and sitting in a side seat on the second floor, enjoying the singing and dancing performance on the first floor. Su Su accompanied her to watch and listened to the discussion of the crowd.
You Ming Lang, dressed in a bright red robe, walked slowly towards them: "It's only been a few days, why are you out already?"
"It's too boring, let's come out and watch some singing and dancing," Ye Ling replied with a smile.
"Brother You, have a drink." Su Su poured a glass of wine for You Minglang.
Ye Ling looked at Zhi Lan who was greeting guests on the first floor and said, "Brother You, you have quite a lot of female managers in the Noble House."
"I never consider gender when arranging things, I only consider ability, and those who are capable will get more. The person in charge here before was a man, and he colluded with the prefect Hou Bing and embezzled a lot. Zhilan was transferred from the capital, and she volunteered. She is very capable and knows some martial arts. I will let her take over this place temporarily," said Youminglang.
"I like to hear this. Women are no worse than men," Ye Ling agreed.
"Where's Jiuyou?"
"He doesn't like to see these things, so he goes to sleep in his room," Ye Ling said. In fact, Jiuyou wanted to enter the space, saying that he couldn't sleep outside. She had no choice but to put him into the space.
As they were talking, Yue Chi came down led by a woman.
Ye Ling smiled and said, "Please sit down. Let me introduce you. This is Youlou, the owner of the Noble House, and this is Yue Chi, the envoy of the Renzi Hall of our Langya Pavilion."
Yue Chi bowed and said, "Master Youlou, I have heard of your great name for a long time!"
"Envoy Yue's reputation is much greater than mine." Youminglang also bowed.
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Yue Chi took out a small bamboo tube and said, "Envoy Ye, this was sent back by Cai Yang. He said it must be given to you as soon as possible."
Ye Ling took the bamboo tube and opened it to check. Youminglang and Yuechi clinked their glasses and drank.
After reading it, Ye Ling was lost in thought and put the letter away. "I wonder how Jinniang is doing?"
"Once the bait is thrown out, whether the fish will take the bait depends on luck. Don't be too hasty," said Yue Chi.
Ye Ling nodded, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Do you two think I'm handsome? Can I be called a handsome man?"
"Handsome, especially handsome," Su Su praised with a crazy look on her face.
"Miss, you are right," Yue Chi agreed.
"With such a good bait, he's rich, single, generous, and handsome, why aren't the fish taking the bait?" Ye Ling was puzzled.
"That's because fish have no eyes," Yue Chi said with a smile.
Su Su held her face with both hands: "I am a fish with eyes~"
Ye Ling was amused by Su Su's words and reached out to pinch her face: "You are so sweet-mouthed." Then he said worriedly: "But if this fish doesn't bite, the plan will be delayed. What if he arrives early? That will be troublesome!"
Yue Chi shook his head slightly: "Maybe we should try another way to lure the fish out of the cave."
"What to change? Are you going to play?" Ye Ling paused for a moment and said, "Yes! I'm a fake. I lack the hardware, so of course I lack the confidence. But you're different. You have all the hardware, so you can play whatever you want!"
"Shut up!" Yue Chi said with a smile.
"Hardware?" Su Su thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out: "Sister Ling, what hardware are you lacking? I don't think so."
"I'm missing the most important thing! I'm a woman disguised as a man, not a real man."
"What?" Su Susu got to the bottom of it.
Ye Ling could only lean over and whisper a few words in her ear.
"Ah~" Su Su's face flushed: "You... Sister Ling, why do you say everything!"
"What you said, you asked me, how can I not tell you?" Ye Ling asked back.
Su Su glanced at the two men and her face turned even redder: "Sister Ling, I can't say any more."
Ye Ling was confused: "No, you asked, I told you, why are you blushing?"
Yue Chi smirked, "Envoy Ye, what did you say to the young lady? Did you make her blush?"
"The difference between women and men! This is something that everyone in the world knows, is there anything that cannot be said?" Ye Ling asked.
Yue Chi and You Ming Lang looked at each other, both suppressed their laughter and nodded, indicating that they agreed with Ye Ling's words.
"Sister Ling" Su Su stomped her feet.
Ye Ling looked at Yue Chi and said, "Envoy Yue, you seem to be quite free. Didn't you say you had something to do in Quezhou? Why do you come to see me every day?"
"Can't you see this?"
"I see, you want to pick me up?"
"Puff... cough cough..." Yue Chi almost choked to death on the wine: "You... you girl, why are you so direct?"
"Brother Yue, are you really interested in Sister Ling?" Su Su was surprised.
"Yes!" Yue Chi likes to speak his mind without beating around the bush: "Love at first sight, am I not trying hard to pursue you?"
"So you come here every day?"
Ye Ling looked at Su Su and said, "Sister, let me tell you something. Men have a common problem: they call you sister first, then sister, and finally darling. After they get you, they'll be busy today, tired tomorrow, and let you go to bed early the day after tomorrow. When they were chasing you, they were as idle as a vagrant, but after they get you, they'll be so busy that they act like they own the whole world."
"That's true, you can't just generalize!" Youminglang laughed. He didn't care about Yue Chi's confession at all, because based on his understanding of Ye Ling, he knew that he had no history with Yue Chi.
"That's right, I'm not that kind of person," Yue Chi said.
"So you are sincere in every relationship you have?" Ye Ling asked with a smile.
"Sincerity is something that is rare in this world!"
"Oh! I like people like you who tell the truth." Ye Ling picked up the wine glass: "Come on, have a drink."
"Have a drink!" Yue Chi also raised his glass. After finishing his drink, he said, "I think that a heart is priceless if given to the right person, but worthless if given to the wrong person. No one is unworthy of anyone else. Two cents of salt can go well with a dish worth a thousand taels, but a dish worth a thousand taels without salt is bland. If he doesn't know how to cherish, it doesn't mean you are not excellent. I would rather be a lonely king in my own world than be humble in the world of others!"
"I'd rather be a lonely king in my own world than be a humble person in someone else's world," You Ming Lang repeated. This sentence made him look at Yue Chi with new eyes. "Envoy Yue, just based on this sentence, I have to drink with you."
"Master Youlou, please." Yue Chi raised his glass and drank it. "Envoy Ye, I am really pursuing you, but don't worry. Even if it doesn't work out, we can still be best friends and wish each other well."
"That's no problem. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would have concerns? The fact that someone is pursuing me shows that I'm excellent and worth celebrating, but..." Ye Ling gasped, "You may not know me yet. I like the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. The Three Obediences: never gentle, never considerate, never reasonable; the Four Virtues: don't provoke, don't hit, don't scold, don't talk. So if you want to pursue me, you have to think carefully."
"What a great Three Obediences and Four Virtues!" Yue Chi laughed and said, "Then what kind of man do you like?"
"Well..." Ye Ling pondered for a moment, "She's good-looking, has abs, can cook and fight, isn't a scumbag, isn't noisy, and isn't scheming. She can be quiet, active, and funny. She understands life, understands romance, and knows the right shade of rouge. She always puts me first in everything. She's warm, kind, and reliable."
"Isn't this a bit too much to ask?" Yue Chi said with a smile.
"Is this still high? You don't have none of them, do you? Oh no, you only have good looks, do you? That's too superficial." Ye Ling shook his head.
"How is that possible?" Yue Chi retorted.
"I figured it out," Su Su suddenly slammed the table. "For the past two years, Big Brother Mo would talk to me every day, but after I agreed to the marriage, he only came every three or five days, then only once every one or two months. Finally, he said Langya Pavilion was very busy and he wouldn't come himself, so he sent someone to come. Sure enough, he ignored me after he got the message."
Ye Ling was shocked: "Susu! Your reaction time is too long, isn't it? It only took you a short time to figure it out?"
"No," Yue Chi said quickly, "Yufeng is indeed very busy behind the scenes, juggling many roles. Miss, you can't blame him. What Ye Sishi just said wasn't entirely true. Some men are still thoughtful, just like Yufeng, he's very loyal."
"Hehe..." Ye Ling couldn't help laughing: "He is indeed loyal."
"Don't say that. Yufeng is your senior brother. Besides, he is not young anymore. How can he be unreliable?" Yue Chi said.
"Tsk~" Ye Ling was quite unconvinced.
"Sister Ling, do you think Brother Mo has another woman outside?" Su Su pulled Ye Ling's arm.
"Impossible," Yue Chi denied flatly. He had to speak for his good brother: "Miss, listen to me. Whether a person is good or not, you will know it after spending time with them. Whether a heart is true or not, you will know it after encountering something. Don't judge people with your eyes, it's easy to be misled. Don't listen with your ears, because they are all lies. You need time and use your heart to feel. What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true."
Ye Ling also laughed: "Sister-in-law, I'm just joking with you. Do you think my senior brother treats you badly?"
Su Su thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, apart from my grandfather, he is the best person to me in the world. But now I have Sister Ling. You said you would marry me, and I still like you more," Su Su said as he hugged Ye Ling's arm and leaned his head on her shoulder, acting coquettishly.
Youminglang was smiling, but Yuechi was confused: "Is Yufeng's rival in love here?"
"Hmph~" Su Su was very proud: "I don't care what he did in the past. If he dares to mess around outside in the future, I won't want him anymore. I'll go with Sister Ling. Sister Ling gives me a sense of security compared to him."
"Sense of security? Her?" Yue Chi began to doubt his life.
"Of course not. The sense of security a woman wants is: you'll look for me when you wake up, you'll tell me when you're done, I'll respond to everything, and everything will be settled. Love is doting, it's partiality, it's the only one. Sister Ling is such a person."
"I can consider you. If you become my woman, I will definitely spoil you to the sky," Ye Ling said in a manly manner.
Su Su nodded like a little chicken eating rice: "Then I am the happiest woman in the world. I have found the best home."
Youminglang quietly watched the two girls playing, but Yue Chi felt as if his worldview was about to collapse.