Volume 1 Chapter 52 Cherish

  "Leaf pearl?"

  Zhao Qiusheng suddenly saw Pei Yezhu sitting alone there, and he felt a little sorry for her.

  She knew she was the daughter abandoned by the Pei family, and also knew that she was now living with her maternal grandmother. The last time she saw her, she was very well-behaved and not lacking in enthusiasm.

  But today's her, lonely and pitiful. How could that Xie Wenjing just abandon her like this?

  He ran into Zhao Qiusheng and made an excuse to leave that group of young men behind, coming directly to Pei Yuezhu's presence.

  "Brother Zhao?" Pei Yezhu's expression was perfectly timed, revealing a face full of surprise, the kind that comes from finding something to rely on.

  "How are you alone here? Where is Xie Wenjing? Why isn't she accompanying you?" Zhao Qiusheng asked softly.

  "Zhao big brother, my eldest sister didn't come today. She accompanied her second uncle to Fajing Temple in Hangzhou to pray for blessings. My eldest sister said she would definitely ask the Buddha to bless and make her second uncle better."

  No matter how many years it takes, I will definitely make my uncle better. My elder cousin is kind-hearted and I believe she can do it."

  Pei Yezhu intentionally said this to let Zhao Qiusheng know that in Big Sister's eyes, there was only one patient, her big uncle, and she had never thought about the Zhao family. The marriage between Big Brother Zhao and Big Sister had been arranged for years, but Big Sister had never taken it to heart.

  As expected, Zhao Qiusheng's face stiffened for a moment before returning to normal.

  "Who did you come with?" Zhao Qiusheng asked further.

  "I came with my second aunt, and Wenjuan also came together. But somehow, I got separated from them. I didn't dare to walk around randomly, afraid of getting lost, so I thought I'd just wait here. And then I actually ran into Big Brother Zhao!"

  Bai Ye Zhu smiled in a particularly pleasing way. Although nine-year-old Bai Ye Zhu hadn't blossomed yet and couldn't show off her beauty, she had already gained a softness that made people can't help but feel pity for her.

  "Come on, follow me, I'll take you to find them." Zhao Qiudao said softly.

  "Thank you, Uncle Zhao! Uncle Zhao doesn't need to entertain guests? Will this trouble Uncle Zhao?"

  Bai Ye Zhu blinked her watery eyes, looking very pitiful.

  "Don't be afraid, am I not treating my guest? Hehehe!"

  Zhao Qiusheng's bright and clear laughter made Pei Yuezhu's face turn red as she followed with a shy smile. This made Zhao Qiusheng even more want to cherish this poor yet lovely girl.

  When the second lady saw Zhao Qiusheng leading Pei Yezhu in front of her, she looked down on Pei Yezhu in her heart. The unscrupulous niece was just this big and already knew how to flirt with her engaged sister-in-law. How cheap!

  The second lady finished admiring the flowers and returned to the Xie residence with her daughter. After reporting back to Old Lady, she took her daughter back to their own courtyard.

  "Wenjuan, remember that your good cousin is not a pitiful person. If you get engaged in the future, whatever you do, don't bring her to meet your fiancé."

  She's just a little older and already knows how to act cute and win over the Zhao family, getting close to that Zhao Qiusheng, what kind of intentions does she have, I can tell at a glance.

  You don't have to be surprised, she is a daughter of the Pei family who relies on our Xie family for a living, and naturally has some skills.

  Otherwise, why would your grandmother take her out every day? Also, isn't it that your grandmother takes you out every day?

  You're not young anymore, a 10-year-old girl should understand these things. Don't be like Xie Wenjing that silly sister, being taken advantage of and still thinking she's a good cousin!

  "Girl, your cousin is only 9 years old, how can she have such thoughts? She doesn't understand, does she?"

  Xie Wenyuan asked incredulously.

  "Don't understand? She doesn't understand and yet she puts on a show of being clever in front of Mrs. Zhao, why hasn't she been so clever in front of me?"

  The last time Madam Zhao brought Zhao Qiusheng to our Xie family, I was already puzzled - why would Pei Yezhu, who is only nine years old, need to entertain a fifteen-year-old young man?

  Hmph, now that I think about it, it's probably your grandmother who had such thoughts, wanting to pave the way for her good granddaughter and find a good man for her.

  In your cousin's situation, it is impossible to marry into a noble family. No one would want a daughter-in-law who was once a concubine. But if she were to become a concubine herself, that would be a different matter - just a plaything for the nobles, and they wouldn't care.

  Luckily your grandmother is on the side of your cousin, we just need to watch. You know in your heart that your niece isn't as pitiful as she seems, be on guard against her."

  The second wife was carefully instructing her own daughter.

  "Uh-huh, mom, I know, I'll keep a distance from her and ignore her from now on."

  Xie Wenyuan nodded in response to her mother.

  "This is good, I was just afraid you'd be foolish and pity her, only to be cheated by her in the end, and even have your wall corner dug out without realizing it."

  The two madams felt more at ease seeing their daughter like this.

  Pei Yezhu returned to the old lady's house and told her about her experiences of the day, especially mentioning Zhao Qiusheng's kindness to her.

  "Not bad, you're doing well. As long as you can get a little bit of Zhao Qiusheng's sympathy every time, after a long time, even if he marries your elder cousin, he will still have feelings for you."

  Man, marrying a wife is for the sake of appearances, even if you don't like her in your heart, you still have to marry.

  But men have some affection for their concubines. As long as you keep getting his affection, over time, your weight in his heart will far exceed that of his wife.

  Wait slowly, endure slowly, and the man's wife will be exhausted to death. That is the day you become his wife, understand?

  The old lady taught her own experiences one by one to her good granddaughter. To plan a bright future for her.

  "Uh-huh, I understand. Brother Zhao's gaze at me is filled with pain and fondness, I can see it."

  Bai Ye Zhu cleverly answered while half-kneeling beside her maternal grandmother, massaging her shoulders.

  "Alright, that's good. I promised your mother that I would find you a good husband. That Zhao Qiu is only 15 years old now and has already become a scholar with a promising future."

  Now you not only have to please Zhao Qiusheng, but also Xie Wenjing. She has her heart set on her father, which is a good thing for you. Let her take care of her father well, and you can take care of her fiancé well.

  Wait for two years, and then give Xie Wenjing a bowl of infertility soup. She will no longer be a threat to you. As the legitimate wife who entered the Zhao family's gate, if she can't even have any children, she will have to rely on you to make a living."

  The old lady was very considerate for her granddaughter's future.

  "Uh-huh, I understand. Thank you, Grandma, for caring about Yezhu so much. Yezhu will remember Grandma's words forever."

  Bai Ye Zhu snuggled up against her grandmother like a cat, with a clear understanding in her heart of how she would spend the rest of her life.

  A month had passed, and Xie Wenjing had already moved into the new home of Li Jia Temple with her family, and also visited Fa Jing Temple, bringing gifts and sincerely asking for a peace symbol from her father.

  After a month, Li Jiaci's nearly thousand mu of soybeans are green and oily, with a thriving growth.

  The price of rice has tripled now.

  "Old lady, why don't you sell those grains of rice? You can earn so much silver and redeem those things back!"

  Mrs. Li was overjoyed, the price of rice kept rising, earning three times as much silver! A full 150,000!

  "No rush, it will rise again. Wait until it rises to four times the price, then sell. Now that we have rice in hand, are you afraid of not making money? The price of rice changes every day, let's wait a few more days and see."

  The old lady has been paying attention to the price of rice these days, and she is very happy every day. It happens that Liu Lingling also replied, saying that Xie Chengyu is praying for a speedy recovery at Fahua Temple. She hasn't seen a doctor even once.

  In this way, the matter of colluding with Jia Dafu had long since dissipated into thin air, and no one could see it anymore. As for the sons and grandsons left behind by her own elder sister, as long as she wanted, they would not be able to live a good life.

  Wait until they return from Hangzhou, and I can still collect one by one. Especially now that I have a lot of money in my hands, what can't be done?