Chapter 103 Encounter

  "It's just a small effort," Yang Jianxiu said with a smile, casting a sideways glance at Zheng Shi, before turning around to instruct the coachman to fetch some medicinal wine.

  "Otherwise, let the carriage driver pick up young master as well and have lunch at my place in the afternoon." Guan Shi suddenly stood up and said to Yang Jianxu's back as he walked into the courtyard.

  Originally, because she didn't know that Yang Jianxiu was a widower, Guan's family had never thought about it and hadn't noticed anything unusual about Yang Jianxiu. Just now, when he mentioned that his wife had passed away two years ago, she began to pay attention and found that Yang Jianxiu seemed somewhat uneasy in front of Zheng Shi. After thinking carefully about his enthusiasm over the past two days, she suddenly realized. So at this time, she naturally wanted to find a way to keep the guest, so as to take a closer look at Yang Jianxiu's character.

  Yang Jianxu's footsteps paused, he turned around and glanced in Zheng's direction, then smiled at Guan: "How can we bring him to disturb uncle and aunt?"

  "How can it be a bother? There's a little kid at home, and it's lively." Mrs. Guan said with a wave of her hand, "It's settled then."

  "It's better to obey than to show respect." Yang Jianxu nodded his hands and then turned around and went out the door.

  Zheng's experience with an unfortunate marriage had made her never think of remarrying. Watching Qiuju busy using cold water to soak Ye Zhuo's feet, she frowned and said: "Auntie, since Master Yang has already examined him, why not have Zhuo'er rest in his room?" She felt that a big girl exposing her ankles in the main hall was not proper.

  Ye Zhuo walked away, and Zheng Shi would naturally follow her back to the room and not come out again. In this way, it wouldn't be easy to understand the intentions of both parties. Guan Shi looked at her granddaughter's exposed two-inch ankle and said: "Didn't Yang Gong say that his house is not far away, and it will only take a short while? Wait until the medicinal wine arrives. We still need to ask Yang Gong for instructions on how to use it, so there's no need to rush Ye Zhuo back to her room. Besides, Yang Gong is a doctor, and we're not outsiders. Ye Zhuo being here isn't inconvenient at all."

  Ye Zhuo was thinking of a way to stay, and Gu Shi said so. Right in the heart, hurriedly echoed: "Yes, my legs hurt as soon as I walked. Mother, let me rest here for a while before walking." In her heart, she felt relieved: older women, especially enthusiastic about matchmaking. As long as Gu Shi thought that way, then next, she shouldn't have to worry about it herself.

  Zheng was helpless and had to stay behind. She also thought that Qiu Ju was clumsy, and Qiu Yue was being ordered around by Ye Zhuo somewhere else, so she simply rolled up her sleeves, took the towel from Qiu Ju's hand, and personally applied it to Ye Zhuo's feet.

  When Yang Jianxu finished instructing the coachman to return from outside to the hall, she began to chat idly and asked about his situation in a roundabout way: "You're alone with a child, it's really inconvenient. Haven't you ever thought of taking another wife or concubine?"

  Yang Jianxiu is also a steady person, yesterday he didn't mention anything about himself until last night when he asked someone to inquire about the Ye family and Zheng Shi's situation. He felt that from the information he got, this Zheng Shi was not a bad person, so he mentioned his wife's passing just now. However, since he lost his mother at a young age and suffered mistreatment from his stepmother, he is especially cautious when it comes to remarriage, and must carefully observe the other party's temperament and character before revealing his intentions. He agreed to let his son move to the Ye family also because he wanted to see how his son would interact with Zheng Shi.

  So at this time, seeing Guan's probing tone, he cautiously said: "It's just an idea that has been thought of before, but it also needs the right person to be good."

  "With someone like Young Master Yang, with his talent and family background, I'm sure that as soon as word gets out, matchmakers will be breaking down the door. What kind of talented person wouldn't he have? How could they not find a suitable match?" Madam Guan said with a smile.

  "Perhaps it's just that I haven't met the right person yet."

  Seeing Yang Jianxiu not wanting to talk about it, Guan's family was a bit surprised, thinking that she had thought wrongly, and Yang Jianxiu did not take a fancy to Zheng's family. Turning around, people like Ye Jiaming could marry a daughter from an official family, how could Yang Jianxiu marry a woman who had been divorced? With this in mind, her interest suddenly decreased, and the topic was turned to Yang Jianxiu's son.

  Since Guan mentioned Yang Jianxiu's marriage, Zheng stayed there and felt a bit uneasy. Although this had nothing to do with her, Guan asked these questions, which inevitably made people wonder if she had any intention. She was about to get up and find an excuse to leave when she saw Qiuyue come in from outside, holding several plum blossoms, and smiled at Ye Zhuo as soon as she entered the door: "Miss, look, I picked some plum blossoms for you."

  The people in the house saw this plum blossom, and they all showed a strange expression. The reason is that there are very few plum blossoms in the south, but Zheng liked plum blossoms. In the year she just got married, Ye Jiaming had two young seedlings brought back from the north, unexpectedly, they were successfully planted, and every winter day, they bloomed, adding a touch of elegance to the second house full of copper smell.

  It's obvious that the plum blossoms in Qiu Yue's hands must have been picked from the second house. This girl is usually very steady and serious, but this time she seems to have changed into a different person, suddenly running to the second house to pick plum blossoms, which no one else dares to touch, to poke at Zheng Shi's heart?

  Except for Yang Jianxiu, who was inexplicable, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to Zheng Shi, but saw Zheng Shi raise her head and glance at the plum blossom, then lower her head as if nothing had happened to give Ye Zhuo a foot massage, and everyone let out a sigh of relief.

  This plum blossom was let go by Ye Zou to pick in the autumn moon, for the sake of knowing each other. During this time, Autumn Moon often went to the corner door of the second house to chat with those women. The second house was managed by Ye Yu Zhang, who was very stingy towards the servants, and apart from the monthly salary, there were no rewards at ordinary times. So Autumn Moon only brought some food and needles and threads, occasionally giving them a few dozen cents, and those women would be extremely affectionate with her, telling her everything. Now it's just going to pick some plum blossoms that nobody pays attention to, which doesn't cost anything at all.

  While folding the plum blossom, one reason is that Autumn Moon went to the second house to gather information and find an excuse. The other reason is also to test Zheng Shi. If Zheng Shi still has Ye Jia Ming in her heart, she will be melancholic and hurt when seeing things that remind her of him. Then, Ye Zhuo will not continue with his plan so as not to hurt Zheng Shi. Although getting rid of the Gong family is important, the bottom line is that they cannot hurt their own people. Now, Zheng Shi's behavior has put her at ease.

  Qiu Yue's return meant that Ye Yu Zhang and Ye Jia Ming would soon follow.

  At this time, it was impossible to let Zheng leave.

  Ye Zhuo's eyes rolled around, pretending to be excited, and she quickly ran towards Autumn Moon, saying "It looks great, Autumn Moon, hurry up and give it to me." Before she could finish speaking, she let out a cry of "Ah yo" as her body fell sideways.

  Zheng was startled, and quickly supported her daughter with one hand. She saw that her mouth was sucking in cold air, seemingly in a lot of pain. Angrily and anxiously, she scolded: "What's wrong with you? Don't you know your foot is injured? And yet you still dare to run around wildly."

  "Ah......" Ye Zhuo sucked in a cold breath and said pitifully, "Mother, I forgot."

  "Stop scolding her and look at the state of her feet." Madame Guan saw her granddaughter like that, felt extremely heartbroken, and said to Yang Jianxu, "We still need to trouble Mr. Yang to take another look."

  "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Yang Jianxu stood up and walked over to Ye Zhuo's side.

  Zheng hurriedly helped Ye Zhuo back to sit down and lifted up her skirt. Yang Jianxiu stretched out his hand to examine Ye Zhuo's bare feet.

  "Big brother, are you at home?" The voice of Ye Yu Zhang came from the doorway. Before he had even finished speaking, he had already entered, followed by Jiang Shi and Ye Jia Ming.

  Just now when Qiuyue came in, she didn't close the courtyard gate. Ye Yuzhang already knew that the main house had no one to attend to it, and this was his elder brother's home, so naturally he wouldn't wait for an announcement and directly entered.

  As soon as the three of them entered, they saw Zheng Shi sitting there, supporting Ye Zhuo, while a strange middle-aged man was facing Zheng Shi with his head down, looking at something.

  Ye Yuzhang's face sank; and Ye Jiaming's face turned red with rage, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

  Although Ye Jiaming and Zheng Shi have already divorced, he has remarried another woman, but this man's thoughts are just so strange - this Zheng Shi can only be rejected by himself; But she cannot reject him. Moreover, his father had just strongly advised him to take her back as a concubine, saying that after returning to the Zheng family, she regretted it and wanted to return to the Ye family again. Although Ye Jiaming was afraid of Gong Shi's unwillingness, he was still very happy when he heard this. What does this show? It shows that his charm is boundless, not only can he marry a woman with a good family background like Gong Shi, but also make his passionate and fierce ex-wife miss him endlessly.

  Who would have thought that as soon as he entered the Ye family's large house, he saw this scene. The woman who was said to be his unforgettable ex-wife was sitting so close to another man, it was simply unreasonable!

  "Big brother, who is this..." Ye Yuzhang's face was gloomy as he pointed at Yang Jianxiu and asked Ye Qi.

  Today, in the alleys, it has been basically confirmed that the jade carving is the work of Ye Zhuo. Thinking about his own jade carving workshop, there are only three slightly skilled jade carvers, and they can only do some basic designs. But if Zheng's family were to be brought back to the mansion, just for a bowl of rice, Ye Zhuo would have been adopted into the main house, from then on, she could only listen to the orders of the second house, design when told to design, carve jade when told to carve jade, it would be hard for them not to get rich. How could he let someone else break this exquisite abacus?

  Yang Jianxu furrowed his brow and turned around to glance at Ye Yuzhang.

  Just now, when Ye Yu Zhang called out "Big Brother" outside the door, he knew that the person who came was Ye Yu Qi's younger brother and Zheng Shi's former husband; while the handsome man standing behind him must be Ye Jia Ming, who had abandoned his wife Zheng Shi to marry Gong Shi.

  Yesterday, he had someone inquire about the Ye family's situation. The father and son's behavior made him extremely displeased. At this time, seeing the two looking at him with ill intentions, he couldn't help but feel annoyed, stood up and coldly said: "I am Yang Jianxiu, may I ask what instructions you have?"

  And Ye Yiqi saw his brother come, and immediately spoke out to Yang Jianxu's rudeness: "A Zhang, Mr. Yang is a distinguished guest I invited."