Zheng Yan'er's expression was stiff for a moment, but soon returned to normal, "So that's how it is, I thought you didn't want to sit with Sister Sui Ning..."

Before Zheng Yan'er finished her words, Jiang Mushi moved towards Jiang Suining who was sitting down and sat next to her.

Jiang Suining looked at Zheng Yan'er who was halfway through her words and said with a smile: "Sister Yan'er, please don't misunderstand. Mu Shi and I get along very well, and there is no such thing as bullying me."

"That's good." Zheng Yan'er swallowed the unfinished words. Seeing Zheng and Jiang Zhitong coming over, she immediately stood up and took Zheng's arm. She hummed jokingly and said, "You two won't sit with me, leaving me alone. Then I will sit with my aunt."

"Okay, sit next to me." Zheng's eyes were full of love.

Jiang Suining smiled and said in the same joking tone: "It's unfair. Sister Yan'er said that Mu Shi bullied me, and then she said that we didn't want to sit with you. It's really unfair. I think you just want to sit with mother, but you still blame us."

Jiang Suining spoke in a friendly and joking tone, and he laughed as he exposed Zheng Yaner's words.

A dark light flashed across Zheng Yan'er's eyes, and she said aggrievedly: "Sister Sui Ning, you are still talking. I am doing this for you. I am afraid that Mu Shi will bully you. From what you said, why do you blame me? How about I apologize to you?"

"How could I blame you? I can't thank you enough. But Mu Shi..." Jiang Suining glanced at Jiang Mu Shi, "He was truly wronged by you."

Jiang Mushi felt something was strange while listening to this conversation, but he couldn't tell what was strange, so he just followed Jiang Suining's words.

"That's right, I just let Sister sit in front of the dishes she likes. You accused me of bullying her without even figuring out the situation. It's really unfair."

Zheng Yan'er's face flashed with displeasure, but she soon smiled and said, "Okay, I made a mistake. I apologize to you."

"What's the point of saying sorry as a family? Come sit down." Zheng patted Zheng Yan'er's hand, "Hurry up and sit down to eat."

"Okay." Zheng Yan'er responded obediently, but her eyes glanced at Jiang Suining calmly.

Not long after she started eating, she spoke again.

"This Imperial City is really hot. Summer has already passed in other places, and it has been cool for a long time. But I am so hot in the Imperial City today."

"Yes, the weather in the imperial city this year is indeed very abnormal." Jiang Zhitong paused and looked at the porcelain basin filled with ice on the shelf beside him. "To be honest, it's really thanks to Sui Ning, otherwise I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to buy ice at home."

"Uncle is exaggerating. How can you not buy ice with money?" Zheng Yan'er said, paused, turned to Jiang Suining and said, "Sister Suining, don't get me wrong. I'm not denying your contribution. I just speak my mind without any ill intention."

"It's okay." Jiang Suining shook his head.

Whether she was genuinely speaking her mind or was pretending, Zheng Yan'er would only appear rash if she spoke without clarifying the situation.

Sure enough, Jiang Mushi spoke up, "Cousin, if you don't understand the situation, don't talk nonsense. Some officials can't even buy the ice from the Ice Bureau now. It's not something that can be bought just by having money. Even the ice in our academy depends entirely on you, and the teachers keep praising you."

"How dare you talk to your cousin like that, kid!" Zheng glared at Jiang Mushi, then looked at Zheng Yan'er, "But Yan'er, Mushi is not wrong. Ice is in short supply right now. And you don't know that Sui Ning also opened a bookstore called Ning Mo Zhai. Inside that bookstore..."

After the meal, Zheng praised Jiang Suining a lot.

She felt that after all, this was a cousin who suddenly appeared, and she was worried that Zheng Yan'er would not be used to it, so she thought about praising her more so that Zheng Yan'er would like Jiang Suining more, and the two of them would get along better this way.

However, she did not notice that Zheng Yan'er's face was full of surprise and admiration, but her hands, which were quietly hanging under the table, were clenched tightly together.

When dinner was over and everyone went back to their rooms to rest, Zheng looked at Jiang Suining and said, "Suining, Yan'er just came to the imperial city and must not be used to this temperature. Can you put some more ice in her room at night?"

"Don't worry, mother. I have asked someone to prepare it and it will be sent over soon." Jiang Suining said.

"Okay, that's great." Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

Zheng Yan'er stood aside and thanked them with a smile, but when Jiang Suining and the others left and Jiang Zhitong went to the study, leaving only the two of them, she pretended to be curious and spoke.

"Aunt, even though it was Sister Sui Ning who brought back the ice, it was also the Jiang family's money that was spent. Why do we have to ask her permission to use the ice?"

"You are wrong." Zheng smiled and explained to Zheng Yan'er, "All this ice was bought with the money your sister Sui Ning earned from her business. Although your uncle and I wanted to pay her according to the price of the ice, she insisted on not taking it. We are all taking advantage of her."

"Then the money she used to open the shop also came from the Jiang family. After all, she still relies on you and uncle." Zheng Yan'er said with a smile, "Aunt and uncle are still the best."

"Really not." Zheng shook her head. "When we opened the shop, we did give her three thousand taels, but she paid it back immediately after she made money. Speaking of which, she is really amazing. Your uncle and I never thought that she could..."

Seeing that Zheng was about to continue praising Jiang Suining, Zheng Yan'er quickly changed the subject, "By the way, aunt, didn't you say before that brother Mu Shi didn't study hard? I talked to him today, and he said that he still likes going to the academy now, so you can rest assured."

"Speaking of this, it's really all thanks to Sui Ning..."

The smile on Zheng Yaner's face could no longer be maintained.

How come everything is thanks to Jiang Suining? Is she really that powerful?

Half an hour later, Zheng Yan'er returned to the room, and Biyun came with someone to deliver ice.

"Cousin, Miss said that if you feel it is not enough, you can always ask again."

"Okay, thank you so much." Zheng Yan'er looked at Biyun, her eyes rolled, and she picked out a bracelet from the luggage beside her.

"Biyun, this bracelet is for you. I'm new here, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of me in the future."

"Cousin, you are too polite. If you have anything to say, just tell me. I really don't need the bracelet anymore." Biyun declined.

"You don't have to be polite. It's just a bracelet." Zheng Yan'er held Biyun's hand affectionately and was about to put the bracelet on her wrist. "It's not easy for you to only receive a small amount of monthly salary. I don't think you will buy any jewelry. Just wear it..."

Before she finished speaking, Zheng Yan'er rolled up Biyun's sleeves and found that she was already wearing a jade bracelet on her wrist, and the quality was much better than the one in her hand...

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like