Acha stared at Qin Yiqing’s delicate, beautiful face, struck with surprise. "Miss Qin, your beauty is unparalleled. There are barely a few in the entire capital who can compare to you. If you were considered ugly, then there would be no beauties in this world, and almost everyone would be unattractive."
Why did Miss Qin seem a little strange today?
Although she was smiling, she looked as though she were deeply sad.
Qin Yiqing let out a self-deprecating laugh, a hint of bewilderment surfacing on her alluring and radiant face. "Clearly, I'm not ugly. Then he must have disliked that I wasn't virtuous and dignified enough."
The moment she thought of that gentle woman, and the way he looked at her, it felt like a sword piercing her heart. It hurt.
She had never felt such pain before.
"Everyone is different, Miss Qin. Please don't doubt yourself because of others' opinions," Acha continued to console her.
As the sky began to darken, Miss Qin still showed no intention of jumping down from the tree.
Acha persuaded her again, "Miss Qin, tonight's dinner is brought from the best restaurant in the capital. It's extremely delicious. Miss said that you would definitely like it. If you miss it because you're drinking, you'll surely regret it!"
Hearing Acha's words, Qin Yiqing, who had been indulging herself and sinking into pain, immediately widened her beautiful eyes.
She was completely captivated by the word "delicious."
Excitedly, she leaped down from the large tree and landed directly in front of Acha. "Quick, let's go!"
As soon as they reached the courtyard, Qin Yiqing was stunned by the golden glow filling the entire space. "Did Old Master Qin send this?"
She had heard of Old Master Qin's generosity and immense wealth before, but she never imagined he could be so incredibly wealthy!
It was simply jaw-dropping!
"Perhaps I should find a rich man to marry in the future?" Qin Yiqing suddenly had a new idea. Marrying someone wealthy, though she might not be able to love him like Ji Rong, would at least make her happy counting money every day.
Acha smiled, "Miss Qin, you are also very wealthy."
Miss said that Miss Qin's family runs a镖局 (biao ju), one of the top ones. As long as their family escorted something, no bandit would dare to snatch it.
One could imagine how incredibly wealthy they must be.
Qin Yiqing shook her head. "Compared to Old Master Qin, it's like a tiny firefly next to a bright moon. Never mind, I won't think about this anymore. Let's go eat!"
Yun Shu, who was in the room, heard the commotion outside.
At this moment, a group of people were gathered in the room.
The entire room was filled with the aroma of delicious food.
Yun Xiaojing and the others ate quickly and had already gone out.
Children couldn't sit still.
When Old Master Qin saw Qin Yiqing arrive, he beckoned her over. "Come, come, there are a few dishes you'll definitely like."
"Old Master Qin, can I be your granddaughter? We both have the surname Qin, maybe we were family hundreds of years ago. If I'm your granddaughter, you won't lose out, as long as you give me the same amount of silver as in my courtyard." Qin Yiqing suggested with a giggle.
Old Master Qin chuckled, "No need for a granddaughter! Young Madam Yun is already my granddaughter-in-law. This old man doesn't care for granddaughters anymore!"
Qin Yiqing knew she would be rejected and blinked speechlessly. "Fine, fine, I didn't really want to be Old Master Qin's granddaughter."
No wonder many people said that no matter how old Old Master Qin was, no one could outsmart him.
It was true.
Yun Shu handed a chicken leg to Qin Yiqing. "Xiaojing specifically saved this chicken leg for you. He said you like chicken legs."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yiqing's eyes welled up with tears. She looked at Yun Shu, appearing deeply moved and excited. "Xiaojing is too heartwarming! He actually remembers I like chicken legs. It wasn't in vain that I treated him so well all these years! Yun Shu, why don't I wait, and you become my future mother-in-law later on."
Yun Shu, who was drinking tea, nearly choked.
She barely managed not to spit it out.
Qin Yiqing blinked her bright, captivating eyes, looking pitiful.
"No," Zhan Tianye directly refused.
Qin Yiqing immediately glared at Zhan Tianye. "Why not? Yun Xiaojing once said he wanted to marry me when he grew up."
Compared to Ji Rong, at least Xiaojing left her a chicken leg.
Ji Rong, on the other hand, left her with scars.
Zhan Tianye saw that Qin Yiqing was quite drunk and clearly not entirely lucid, so he looked at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu shook her head.
The fact that Qin Yiqing had started rambling already indicated she was drunk and not in her right mind.
The matter of Ji Rong and that woman had clearly dealt a significant blow to Qin Yiqing.
"Alright, come, listen to your future mother-in-law and eat more," Yun Shu offered another piece of fragrant pastry.
Hearing Yun Shu's words, Qin Yiqing's pretty face flushed. With a tipsy excitement, she nodded enthusiastically, "Yun Shu, I will definitely be filial to you from now on!"
"It's a deal! We'll write it down later, and I'll be your advocate," Yun Shu coaxed Qin Yiqing with sparkling eyes.
Qin Yiqing nodded repeatedly, "We must write it down, we must!"
Zhan Tianye's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Old Master Qin also couldn't help but say in a low voice to Zhan Tianye, "See? You must treat Shu丫头 well from now on. Shu丫头 is very smart. Never use the schemes and tricks you use on others on Shu丫头, or you'll regret it! Shu丫头 never takes a loss."
When that Qin girl wakes up tomorrow and discovers she wrote a document, she'll surely regret it to death.
She definitely won't dare to drink so much in the future.
Zhan Tianye's gaze shifted slightly as he nodded, "Don't worry, Grandfather."
"You've always been full of wicked ideas! It's truly a miracle that our ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke that you can marry Shu丫头, and even have children with Shu丫头. Hahaha, I'm so happy!" The more Old Master Qin spoke, the more uncontrollably he beamed, his eyes full of stars.
Yun Changfeng was very happy. He heard Old Master Qin's instructions to the King of Night.
Good!
With Shu'er having Old Master Qin's backing, his support as a general father, plus three intelligent and quirky sons, the King of Night wouldn't be able to bully her!
Thinking about the engagement tomorrow, his heart was filled with reluctance.
Even though they weren't married yet, just engaged, he was already overwhelmed with emotion!
An hour later.
The sky had completely darkened, and Zhan Tianye and Old Master Qin left early.
Before leaving, they took Zhan Xiaoli and the other two with them, saying they would all come together tomorrow.
The three little ones had already been discussing amongst themselves. They thought tomorrow was their mother and father's big day, their engagement, so they wanted to prepare a gift for them.
Thus, they left the General's Mansion with Zhan Tianye.
Yun Shu sent the extremely drunk Qin Yiqing back to her room and then returned to her own room to bathe.
Simultaneously.
Several people arrived outside the General's Mansion.
They sat down directly in front of the main gate of the General's Mansion.