Chapter 192: Golden Silk Royal Chrysanthemum
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
He was also one of the people who understood Xiaoxiao the best. He knew that this little girl was amenable to coaxing but not coercion. Moreover, he could not bear to scold her in the first place, so he decided to carry out the ruse of self-injury to the end. His expression was depressed, and his tone was low.
“Do you know how scared I was when I heard about this?”
Xiaoxiao pouted and nodded obediently. This appearance was very rare.
At least Rong Yan couldn’t look away.
He also had younger sisters in the “home”, but they were either domineering, arrogant, or good at scheming. None of them were like Ning Xiaoxiao, who was naughty and cute.
He waved at Yun Yi and whispered a few words. The latter’s eyes almost popped out, but he still answered honestly, “Yes, I’ll find it when I get back.”
As they spoke, Lei Shaoming, who had followed them, finally couldn’t help but jump out. “Stupid girl, fatty, let’s see where you can still run to!”
Xiaoxiao shook her head and sighed. After coaxing her brother, she was also in the mood to complain to Shen Tianci. “This kind of low-level evil person, who looks like he has no future, can’t hold it in at all.”
Shen Tianci asked curiously, “There are levels for evil people?”
Xiaoxiao patted him lovingly. “Young Master Shen, remember to study well after entering the academy.”
Shen Tianci frowned and said to Ning Ansheng and Rong Yan, “I think she’s looking down on me. Do you know what a high-level evil person is?”
Ning Ansheng fell into deep thought. Rong Yan said, “He will be using someone else to do his dirty work. She is two-faced, sweet-talking, and heartless.”
Shen Tianci was speechless.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhao Yan was either silent or hit the nail on the head.
Lei Shaoming, who was ignored, was quite angry. He called for his thugs and was about to rush forward when his neck was pressed to the ground.
“What are you doing?! Do you know who I am? How dare you attack me! My uncle is Lei Wanjun, Great Shopkeeper Lei. We’re from the Yan Family!”
A dignified voice with a hint of coldness behind him said, “Should I, the magistrate, thank you for introducing yourself?”
The magistrate?
Lei Shaoming looked up in surprise and saw a handsome man in an official robe with an unfriendly expression.
Mrs. Shen rubbed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. “Husband, in the county under your jurisdiction, I brought Tianci out for a meal and got us ambushed here. I was really scared to death!”
Lei Shaoming’s mind was buzzing—it was over!
“Misunderstanding…”
Mrs. Shen snorted. “Misunderstanding what? Did I misunderstand that you brought these thugs to block my way, or did I misunderstand that you scolded my son in front of me?”
Anyone who had studied County Magistrate Shen knew that he was afraid of his wife and that his wife doted on her son.
Good lord, Lei Shaoming suddenly realized that he had violated all the taboos.
Next was the county magistrate’s negotiation with the Lei Family. Xiaoxiao originally thought that her brother would object to her going to the county to open a shop after this matter. She did not expect him to not only agree, but also help persuade Madam Song.
“Mother, the shop is open at the entrance of the academy. You don’t have to worry about safety. In broad daylight, in a prosperous place with a crowd, even if some thieves want to commit a crime, they have to think twice. I go out with my sister every day. Even if she encounters any accidents, Zhao Yan and I will be here. We can take care of each other.”
Madam Song’s attention was diverted. “You got in? You and Ah Yan both got in?”
Ning Ansheng wasn’t a proud person, but he wouldn’t be vague when it was time to be confident. “Most likely.”
The nervousness and lingering fear of meeting an evil person were diluted by this good news. If Ning Ansheng hadn’t insisted on keeping a low profile without obtaining concrete news, Ning Fengnian would have bought a pot of wine to celebrate.
Xiaoxiao could tell that her father was still forcing a smile, but he adhered to the principle of not revealing anything and joked together with them.
However, after dinner, she found an opportunity to thank her brother. Her brother sighed. “Opening a shop and cooking delicacies is what you like to do. If I don’t let you go, you will definitely be disappointed.”
Xiaoxiao was so touched. “Big Brother knows me well!”
However, the next moment, Ning Ansheng said, “Besides, if you stay at home, will Father and Mother be able to control you? Why don’t you be under my watch? I’ll be the first to discover anything.”
Xiaoxiao:… Being touched is just a fleeting cloud. It floats away with a swoosh.
Since she had just made a mistake, she was too embarrassed to complain to her brother. She pouted and returned to her room. She closed the door to comfort herself. Her way of comforting herself was very simple—enter the space.
The space had been waiting for this moment. Just as Xiaoxiao flashed in, it hurriedly brought her to the side of the space farmland to look at the large green seedling that was almost half her height.
Xiaoxiao walked around the green Miaomiao and asked with uncertainty: [Chrysanthemum?]
A detailed box popped up in the space—
[Race: Golden Silk Royal Chrysanthemum.]
Xiaoxiao looked at this thriving flower seedling and specially touched the few branches that it had just split out. Then, she pinched off a small section. The sharp end that had been broken disappeared in the blink of an eye. She touched her chin and asked: [Space baby, can I take the flower seedlings rewarded for leveling up outside to plant?]
The space gave an affirmative but incomprehensible answer: [Yes, but Master, there’s a four-fold time flow on the space farmland. Don’t you want it?]
Xiaoxiao smiled and did not say anything. She went out to sleep happily and put the dog into her space.
Everyone in the eldest branch had a tiring day and slept deeply. They did not know how the old residence experienced a sleepless night, but Rong Yan heard it clearly from Yun Yi’s report.
“That youngest son of the old residence is selfish. When he heard that Ning Fengcai’s crimes would implicate him, his expression immediately changed and he made a scene. He kept saying that Second Brother ruined his career.”
Rong Yan smiled. “He’s quite confident.” It was as if he was going to succeed.
“It’s not just him,” Yun Yi said. “That spinster at the old residence wants to cry, throw a tantrum, and hang herself. She insists that her second brother will delay her marriage. If she can’t get married, it’s all Ning Fengcai’s fault.”
Rong Yan did not want to hear about them. He waved his hand and asked Yun Yi to skip it. “What are their plans? Are they going to beg the people from the eldest branch?”
Yun Yi said, “They don’t dare. The commoners are all weak in front of the officials. They really behaved when County Magistrate Shen said no. They are just a bunch of cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong.”
He moved closer to Rong Yan mysteriously. “Master, they actually want to chase Ning Fengcai out of the house and sever ties with him. They want to use this method to avoid affecting the youngest son’s participation in this year’s autumn examination.”
Rong Yan smiled mockingly. “He wants to become a Xiucai?”
Yun Yi mocked, “Isn’t that so? The key is that the entire family is full of confidence that he will definitely pass. Even that spinster in their family hasn’t married yet because she wants to wait for Third Brother Ning’s status to rise after he passes the examination and say that she has a high social status.”
Rong Yan snorted and did not comment. However, Yun Yi could not help but mention something else.
“Master, I heard from the spinster at the old residence that she has taken a fancy to someone. She wants her parents to propose marriage when her third brother is a Xiucai…”
Rong Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.. “Who is it?”
