coobybook Chapter 198 My mouth is watering
Chapter 198 My mouth is watering
Chapter 198: My mouth is watering
Xie Zhiyou beat Xie Shuyu severely until he was exhausted and out of breath.
Xie Shuyu covered his arm and huddled in the corner with a grin on his face, muttering, "Brother, you're too cruel! I'm your own brother!"
Xie Zhiyou glared at him and snorted coldly, "If you weren't my brother, I would have beaten you to death long ago!"
Seeing that the noise inside had stopped, Cheng Shuang stepped inside.
"Sister Cheng." Xie Shuyu's eyes lit up when he saw Cheng Shuang.
"Call me, Madam Wei." Cheng Shuang was speechless.
Xie Shuyu was unfazed and looked at her with a wronged expression, "Sister Cheng, my brother hit me so hard it hurts so much. I can't even lift my arm. Can you give me a hand?"
"Xie Shuyu." Xie Zhiyou's gritting teeth voice came from the side.
"I'll do it."
Wei Qinglang walked up from behind Cheng Shuang, walked up to Xie Shuyu and stretched out his hand towards him.
Xie Shuyu looked up at the hand, a sly glint in his eyes, then he extended his hand and said with a grin, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Wei."
Wei Qinglang grabbed him and was about to pull him up, but Xie Shuyu suddenly turned his wrist and grabbed Wei Qinglang's wrist with his backhand. He was quite strong and obviously wanted to drag him to the ground and embarrass him.
Wei Qinglang frowned slightly, turned his wrist, easily dissipated Xie Shuyu's force, and pulled him up with force.
Xie Shuyu was pulled up, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Brother Wei, you also know Kung Fu?"
Wei Qinglang snorted softly, "No, I just have more strength because I've been farming a lot."
"Oh..." Xie Shuyu curled his lips and continued to look at Cheng Shuang.
Cheng Shuang wanted to punch someone the moment she received that look. She reached over and took out the banknote from Wei Qinglang's arms and handed it to Xie Zhiyou: "Xie San Gongsun, this is five thousand taels, please accept it."
Xie Shuyu was surprised. Hadn't they been unable to pay the compensation before? How long had it been since they had gathered five thousand taels?
He was thinking of going to their house a few more times under the identity of a creditor, but it seemed that he had underestimated these two people.
Xie Shuyu shook his head. "No need. Take the money back. The jade pendant matter has nothing to do with you."
Cheng Shuang frowned and simply went up to him and stuffed it into his hand, saying firmly, "Thank you, Third Young Master. A gentleman's word is as good as gold. Since you are here today, I must return it. Please accept the money and give me the IOU."
When Xie Zhiyou heard that there was an IOU, he glared at his brother again.
Xie Shuyu said angrily, "Sister Cheng, don't be angry. I'll take it. Here, this is the IOU!"
Cheng Shuang took the IOU, checked it, and tore it up. "Okay, thank you, Master. Now we're even."
After paying off the debt, she felt relieved. She turned to Wei Qinglang and Qin Suyue and said, "We're done. Let's go back and have dinner."
The three of them were walking back when they saw a few people coming towards them halfway. Cheng Shuang looked up and saw that they were Cheng Jinxiu and Cheng Wanpeng, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Cheng Jinxiu dressed up specially to come to Taibai Tower today. She wore a pink embroidered chest-length silk skirt with lifelike apricot flowers embroidered on it. She also wore a light green gauze dress on the outside, and wore several jade hairpins on her head with tiny pearls inlaid on the heads. She also wore a pair of jade earrings on her ears, and her face was full of arrogance.
Cheng Wanpeng was wearing a long silk robe and waving a folding fan in his hand, also with an arrogant look on his face.
Seeing who was coming towards her, Cheng Jinxiu was surprised and blurted out, "Cheng Shuang? Why is it you?"
When Cheng Shuang heard the tone, she knew that this young lady hadn't changed at all. She frowned and showed an expression of annoyance, "Yeah, what's wrong with me?"
"What are you doing here?" Cheng Jinxiu was unhappy. How could a village woman like her come to such a high-end place like Taibai Tower?
Cheng Shuang rolled her eyes. "How strange! What else could I do in a restaurant during dinner time? Go shopping?"
Cheng Jinxiu clutched her handkerchief, "Sister Cheng, I'm just kindly reminding you that the cost of living in Taibai Tower is high. The minimum cost of a private room on the second floor is five taels of silver. Don't go astray."
Cheng Shuang smiled, "Really? You're so kind and rich. How about I put my meal on your bill later?"
"Why should I pay for your meal?"
"Then where I eat is none of your business!" Cheng Shuang raised her voice, attracting the curious looks of other passing guests.
"You..." Cheng Jinxiu's face changed with anger. She looked at Wei Qinglang and said, "Brother Qinglang, look how vulgar this woman is. You guys made some money by growing vegetables and doing the braised meat business. That's all your hard-earned money. She used your hard-earned money to swell up her face and squander it in a place like this. Isn't she a bit vain?"
"Are you sick?" Wei Qinglang's face was full of annoyance.
"Brother Qinglang, I care about you. It's wrong for her to squander your hard-earned money. Why are you scolding me?" Cheng Jinxiu used her usual tricks to deal with men and started to act pitiful.
Cheng Shuang sneered and put her arm around Wei Qinglang's. "It's only natural for me to spend the money my husband earns. Cheng Jinxiu, if you're envious, then find a man to marry. Don't act like a black-eyed chicken every time you see me, and don't run to my man and act pitiful. Why don't you look in the mirror? You're drooling."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Cheng Jinxiu's face turned pale and she shouted angrily.
Cheng Wanpeng said, "Cheng Shuang, what you said is really too much. We are from the same village after all. Jinxiu was just giving you a few kind words of advice. How can you say that to her?"
Cheng Shuang said calmly, "She knows whether I am wrong or not. She is narrow-minded and wants all the men in the world to revolve around her. Forget it, I am too lazy to talk nonsense with you. A good dog does not block the road. Get out of the way."
"Who are you calling a dog?" Cheng Wanpeng raised his hand and pointed at her with his fan, "A country bitch."
Wei Qinglang slapped the fan away and said, "Just speak your mind and don't point fingers at others. You've read so much that you've become a dog."
"What is this doing?"
Hearing the low voice behind him, Cheng Wanpeng stopped talking.
Looking back, I saw Xie Zhiyou walking towards me, frowning slightly, and his eyes swept over several people.
"Do you have any grudges against each other?"
As soon as Cheng Jinxiu saw that it was Xie Zhiyou who came, she immediately put away her arrogance. Xie Zhiyou, the owner of Taibai Tower, was her first choice to marry into a wealthy family. She had met him twice before and had a preliminary understanding of him. She couldn't leave a bad impression on him.
Cheng Jinxiu quickly put away the anger on her face, replaced it with a gentle smile, and said softly: "Thank you, Master. It's nothing. We are from the same hometown as these two people. We met and exchanged a few words of greeting."
Xie Zhiyou said in a cold tone: "Miss Cheng, everyone here is a guest. Since we are here to chat, let's talk properly and don't cause any unpleasantness."
"Mr. Xie is right."
Cheng Wanpeng glared at Cheng Jinxiu and pushed her to the back, lowering his posture and saying, "I have booked a room today and brought a painting to ask Master Xie to appreciate it. Why don't we move to the private room?"
"Since Cheng Tongsheng has booked a room in advance, let's go eat first. We can talk about the painting later. I have some personal matters to take care of."
Cheng Wanpeng's face stiffened slightly. "Okay, then Master Xie will be busy first."
Xie Zhiyou nodded slightly, then turned to look at Cheng Shuang and the others and asked gently, "Are you all okay?"
Seeing the change in Xie Zhiyou's attitude, Cheng Wanpeng dared not say anything and just dragged Cheng Jinxiu away.
He is still just a student now, and he comes from a small place, but as long as he becomes a scholar and passes the imperial examination, these rich young men in the city will not dare to look down on him no matter how wealthy they are.