The weather is gradually getting colder. Under the current circumstances, Ning Yi's daily life is basically the same as the previous days.
Every morning I run to the Qinhuai River to meet with Nie Yunzhu, and occasionally talk about the plans for the day. In the afternoon, I either go to the Zhuji main store, or come here to have a cup of tea and listen to the piano. Recently,
When he spent time with Nie Yunzhu, there would always be a light bulb in the middle. Of course, to be precise, it was next to him. Yuan Jin'er, who seemed to have nothing to do, would always sit next to him and accompany him to listen to Yunzhu playing the piano and singing. Originally, Ning Yi
The relationship with Yunzhu has been made clear, and maybe it can develop in a very impure direction. In this case, Ning Yi and Yunzhu have to become pure, which makes Ning Yi feel very regretful.
Of course, to take a step back, having two oiran-level beauties sitting next to you is not something that ordinary people can enjoy. Yunzhu's playing and singing are excellent. If Yuan Jin'er has nothing to do and goes to dance or something, look.
It was also very enjoyable to get up. But Yuan Jin'er didn't let him take advantage of it. She sat cross-legged and held her chin like a boy, listening to Ning Yi with gusto. She seemed to be enjoying herself, like
A little monk. If Yunzhu left to get tea trays and snacks, she wouldn't go with him. She would just sit next to Ning Yi, looking serious and disgusting.
For this reason, after several sarcastic exchanges, the two of them had several candid conversations, mostly when Nie Yunzhu left and the two stared at each other.
"Let's go dance later and see, little girl." There is something wrong between Ning Yi and this guy anyway, so there is no need to choose too many good words.
"If I don't dance, I just sit here and listen to Sister Yunzhu singing... Just be content with this. Do you know how much it cost me to accompany you at Jinfeng Tower?"
Ning Yi rolled his eyes and refused to share her knowledge in this area. Recently, Su Tan'er gave him a key. He has become a pretty boy who can take money at will, but it is not easy to take it. Therefore, he has been relatively poor recently, so don't talk about it.
Regarding money matters: "Tsk, you can't do it like this. The marriage of bad people is..."
"There is no such thing as a bad marriage. Aren't you and Sister Yunzhu very good friends? That's what you do. But if you want to push yourself to do any bad things, I won't allow you. You are not a good person. There are people in your family.
Wife, can you put aside Su Tan'er at home and be with Sister Yunzhu?"
"Honestly, this is difficult." Ning Yi thought for a while, then looked at the river and murmured to himself, "There are many problems, and men are not good people. They always eat from the bowl and look at the pot.
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Yuan Jin'er originally wanted to say this, but when she saw Ning Yi being so shameless, her eyes widened for a moment and she looked angry. However, she is also a person who has been tested for a long time, and then she regained her composure and curled her lips: "
Watching, watching, I just want you to watch and have nothing to eat."
Ning Yi also looked at her lazily: "I didn't really want to eat at first, but you reminded me like this all day long, and I suddenly became very hungry. What should I do..."
"Then it depends on which one of us is better..." Yuan Jin'er winked at Ning Yi, which was so cute. Ning Yi laughed: "You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief for a thousand days."
"Huh." Yuan Jin'er didn't listen to this and turned away with a straight face. Later, she accompanied Ning Yi to listen to music here. She was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water anyway. Yunzhu also found it interesting and didn't chase her away.
Later, when Ning Yi left, she pestered Yunzhu to complain desperately. But in the current situation, how could Yunzhu be angry about such a thing, even if Jin'er talked about Ning Yi's eating bowl?
Looking at the expression in the pot, Yunzhu smiled and said nothing, and even asked with interest whether he really said that, as if "Does he really want to eat it?" Jin'er smiled slightly.
Somewhat discouraged.
In fact, Ning Yi doesn't care much about this kind of thing. As a man, it's natural for him to think about it. It's impossible not to think about it. Nie Yunzhu has a beautiful appearance and a gentle temperament, and there is something very attractive about his tough side.
, everyone has reached this point, and Yunzhu is already completely convinced about these things. If Jin'er hadn't suddenly appeared that day, things would have continued to develop smoothly.
But on the other hand, his mind does not occupy much of these things. On the other hand, Yunzhu is more enjoying the feeling of interacting with Ning Yi. To be fair, in this era
Although there will be some romantic and praised love stories or legends of fidelity, the relationship between men and women cannot be truly equal or respectful. Even if many men cherish women, they actually do not
Built on the model of today's era.
What Ning Yi can really make some people feel is perhaps his extremely "weird" and "maverick" style of acting. He could act so nonchalantly after he saved Nie Yunzhu but was slapped in the face.
After leaving, he could chat with her at will. He could sleep all afternoon with Nie Yunzhu's music, without bothering to show off his awesomeness or talent. It was as if he could accompany Su Tan'er when he was bored.
Sitting on the balcony all night, I could make random jokes about asking for support.
Although casual, what Ning Yi shows is not a rogue or unscrupulous. He has always had his own temperament and demeanor, he is just casual. The real calmness and reciprocal emotional components in these things, or in them
I am afraid that the elements that should belong to love are things that women of this era will never be able to feel. Of course, whether you like it or not may be a matter of opinion. For example, a little girl named Zhou Pei feels that Ning Yi has always been in love.
This teacher is really imageless and not dignified enough.
Ning Yi and Yuan Jin'er's sarcastic and covert fights often made Yunzhu a little confused. When everyone was together, she seemed to be back to the time when she was a singer. She would play and sing on the guqin to cheer up.
It was shameful for Jin'er that the audience refused to help. Although Yunzhu felt a little complacent at this time, Ning Yi, who was equally shameful as Jin'er, would occasionally take out his moral integrity and wipe it, until Jin'er sometimes disappeared.
After a few greetings for a while, Yunzhu just smiled and said: "I am happy." He often shared the contents of Jin'er's informant with Ning Yi. Of course, he was not too sensitive to eat.
The kind that looks from the bowl to the pot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, there is not much time to go to the small building in the afternoon. After school in the morning, either I took the younger brother of the Zhou family next to the academy.
Teach more things in the laboratory, study physics and chemistry, or walk around with Xiaochan, eat some food, sometimes go to Qin's hometown to talk and play chess, sometimes go to Zhuji's shop
Sitting, the city gate has been opened, and the impact of the flood has entered the aftermath stage. Once the alcohol ban is lifted, Zhuji will sell high-strength wine.
Occasionally, I will meet those people I met in the mall before, from the Wu family, the Xue family, or other friends or enemies of the Su family. I will also meet some shopkeepers from the Su family. It seems that Jiangning City is not the same.
Big, but everyone had nothing to say. For Ning Yi, these people either laughed at or disdained him, but Ning Yi generally understood and didn't bother to pay attention to them.
On the other hand, when I was in the Su family, some messy things often happened. For example, not long ago, a young shopkeeper who was somewhat related to the Su family accused him of saying that the previous incident at Huangshang was all because he did not know the formula for the fabric.
If it weren't for the fact that he had no experience and didn't pay enough attention to this aspect, Huang Shang's matter would have been a sure thing in the end.
There will be many similar things, and I have been mentally prepared for them earlier. Whether it is some conflicts within the Su family's main house, or the power of the second and third houses, they have all emerged at this time. As long as we can spare no effort to fight against them,
Meeting people related to Su Tan'er may be regarded as a victory. Although Ning Yi is now a member of the Su family and has let go of business matters, he is Su Tan'er's husband after all.
As long as he can be made to leave the Su family by any means, it will obviously be the most powerful blow to Su Tan'er.
Whether it can really be done is of course another matter, but pressure from all aspects is always unavoidable. Ning Yi's current response can naturally only be regarded as adopting an attitude of retreat without resistance.
In this way, the grievances in my heart will not be less, and one day it will burst out, causing even greater flaws. This is what people are waiting for now. If something goes wrong with Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, who is already a little anxious, will also
It has become even more difficult. But in the past few days, the situation seems to have become a little strange.
"Recently, the fifth and seventh uncles in the clan have agreed to hold a clan meeting in half a month to formally discuss the problems that have arisen in the family in recent times. At that time, they will also bring up Tan'er's involvement as a woman again.
The family business issues and the big house should also be decided within this year."
In the afternoon, in the courtyard where Su Zhongkan was, several shopkeepers and cousins close to the second room, including Su Chonghua, were sitting in the room drinking tea with Su Zhongkan, chatting casually about some recent family affairs. In the past two and a half months
Since then, the Su family has been in turmoil, and the business of the second and third bedrooms has also been greatly affected. However, as a member of the second bedroom, he did not show much frustration at this time. When Su Zhongkan said this, then
A cousin next to him spoke.
"I'm just afraid that the third uncle still won't change his mind when the time comes. With the situation of our Su family, even if the other uncles and uncles are on our side, I'm afraid he will continue to drag things out like this if he says a word."
Su Yu ranked third among the older generation. The third uncle this person was referring to at this time was referring to him. Su Zhongkan shook his head.
"Dad probably won't say anything else. If he really could talk about the situation at home in the past month, he would have already come forward. The big house, two bedrooms and three bedrooms will eventually come to an end, and he understands it.
He seeks stability and hopes that everything will be prosperous for his family. I'm afraid he is really angry about his eldest brother, but his eldest brother is already in this state now, and Tan'er has made such a mistake again. Presumably he will also feel that his eldest brother is in the spotlight again.
It's not good to hold on, but if we really retreat, it will also preserve niece Tan'er's ability to live a good life in the future."
"I think so." A cousin nodded, "Now everyone in the family probably has this understanding of this matter. In the past few days, I have contacted several shopkeepers in the main house to inquire about their future intentions.
Most of them have expressed their willingness to come to our place if they are separated from the big house. Unfortunately, the most central ones have not yet expressed their stance. Shopkeeper Xi is young and energetic, and he said that he wants to live and die with the big house. Oh, what he thinks of the second girl
Many people in the Xinsi family also know about it. In addition, Liao Kaitai is unwilling to express his position..."
"If Shopkeeper Liao says something, I believe many people will change the direction." One of the shopkeepers said, "But he is really loyal to the big boss. After what happened, he still has no complaints against the big boss...
Oh, I just told people a few nights after the annual meeting that Ning Liheng was too bookish, otherwise there would have been a chance... I couldn't find him in recent times, so I couldn't start from this aspect.
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"Ha, Ning Liheng..." Someone laughed.
Su Chonghua also smiled and leaned on the chair: "This person has talent and knowledge, but it's a pity that he knows nothing about business..."
"Shopkeeper Liao, I heard that she was sent to Beijing by niece Tan'er?"
Su Zhongkan nodded: "It's hard to say what to do specifically, but the person who reported the family report was indeed going to Beijing. I was still laughing that day. Could it be that Tan'er's niece has lost her head and knows that the relationship between Jiangning and Ning is not going to work, so she wants to go to Beijing to complain? But?
I guess she has other ideas. There is no real evidence for filing a complaint, and we don’t have a good way to go in Tokyo. She should know that it is impossible."
"She seems to be focusing on the Wu family's layout recently, hoping to flood the market at low prices to disrupt the market. Maybe she is really confused and wants to make a desperate move?"
"Purchasing goods at low prices will push our entire Su family into the fire pit. Even fools know what the result will be. The entire cloth shop will unite to beat us." Su Zhongkan laughed, "Even if she wants to do it, the family will
You won't agree to it. If this order is issued on the first day, I'm afraid there will be a clan meeting that night, which will save us a lot of trouble."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But... there are some strange rumors outside in the past two days." While speaking, a shopkeeper named Ren thought about it and mentioned it.
"Huh? What rumors?"
"The situation in the Wu family seems a bit strange. The situation in the past two days is a little different from the previous two days when they were adjusting supply and demand, allocating cloth, and talking about development with other merchants. There are rumors that they seem to have some problems at Canjinjin. In short, these two
On that day, people like Wu Chenghou seemed a little absent-minded when discussing business, and some people from the Weaving Bureau even rumored that they were discussing with Dong Decheng to postpone the delivery time of the first batch of golden brocade. But it cannot be confirmed at the moment."
"What's going on?" Su Zhongkan frowned.
"I'm afraid there really is some small problem. This kind of thing happens all the time. Yesterday, I heard that their steward, Qin Zhongnan, who was in charge of the imperial merchant's batch of cloth, suddenly fell ill. Because of this or that relationship, there will always be some people who spread the word of miraculous things.
"Yes." A shopkeeper shook his head and said.
The shopkeeper who spoke earlier also shook his head and laughed: "It should be, I think it is the Xue family who is spreading the news. I even heard someone say this afternoon that the Wu family fell into my Su family's scheme regarding the imperial business matter.
The second young lady is plotting against them secretly, something is wrong now or something."
"Fell into a trap?" Su Zhongkan was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and smiled, "This must be the rumor spread by the Xue family. If there is really a trap, it must be the eldest brother's or the second girl's.
But the eldest brother was not conscious enough in those days. As for the second girl, if she was pretending to be sick, she might actually be up to something, but last time she was really ill from overwork and suddenly fell ill, and Dr. Sun also said that she was under too much pressure.
, and suddenly my eldest brother fell... There is no doubt about this matter. If they were really caught in a trap, I heard that Li Heng handled everything at that time, could they have fallen into Li Heng's scheme?"
When he said this, everyone smiled helplessly. To be honest, it was a bit bad for his family to laugh at his own family, but they were already familiar with Ning Yi. Others might say that this person is mysterious and incomprehensible.
They all live in a big house, and everyone in the family knows exactly what he does every day.
The whole day was spent teaching lessons to a bunch of kids, telling nonsensical stories, and reportedly doing some unorthodox little experiments, playing Go, walking around and eating. Before Su Tan'er collapsed, he almost
He had never been in contact with business affairs, and he never set foot in Buddhism again after that annual meeting. If such a person who had nothing to do all day really did something in that month, and was not discovered until this time, it would be ridiculous.
If he endures all kinds of insults and insults every day without moving, then he is simply not a human being. What's more, if he really does something, all kinds of changes may happen in the next month and a half, which is impossible.
Completely ignore it.
Everyone drank tea and laughed for a while. After a while, a cousin frowned: "But... what if it is true?"
"Uh..." Su Zhongkan was stunned for a moment, and then the atmosphere in the room became a little colder, and they looked at each other. The cousins thought for a while.
"When I think about it now, I find it really strange. Ning Liheng didn't care about business at all before. After the second girl fell ill, he really made great plans to get it done. But after August 25th, the second girl took over.
He suddenly pulled away again. It was indeed possible to say that he was hit that day. But... the blow was too thorough. After that, he stopped caring about the business at all. Others said that he scolded him and he was also calm.
He looked light-hearted and continued to live his life as before, as if he took these things to heart completely and could not see any impact... If he was really that angry, shouldn't he feel guilty or care about it in the future? His cultivation
Is it really so powerful?"
When he said this, some strange feelings welled up in everyone's hearts. Indeed, in the past month and a half, the family has been fighting openly and secretly, ebbing and flowing, and fighting for many things inside and outside. Everyone
They all tried their best. Many people also focused on the scholar, taking him as part of the fight, trying to squeeze him out of the Su family by constantly giving him face and displeasure, at least causing interference to Su Tan'er. But
Of this couple, one is stubbornly doing stupid things in the center of the whirlpool that others can't understand, and the other... now seems to be living a normal life as if they don't take these things to heart.
I felt like he was enduring it, but to be able to endure it to this extent was indeed a bit too much.
But after all, this was just a casual guess. After a while, everyone shook their heads and laughed.
"How can that scholar be so powerful..."
Su Chonghua probably knew Ning Yi the most, and he also laughed the most interestingly at this time: "I think too much, the Wu family just has some minor problems, it's a pity that you also take the hearsay seriously. If Li Heng is really so powerful, then
But this is not the Ning Liheng you and I know, but Zhuge Wolong. He is ordered to do what needs to be done when he is in danger. After doing it, he walks away without leaving anything behind... Do you know such a person? However,
He does have some literary talent, and his temperament is different from others. In the past, he was questioned by everyone because of his poetry, and he didn't bother to say a word of defense. Now he is receiving some abuse and comments, so he has to endure it, and it's okay..."
"Haha, Chonghua is right, you guys do think too much..."
While joking, everyone immediately forgot about these things. However, perhaps because they had talked about these things in the afternoon, when he met Ning Yi who was returning home that evening, Su Zhongkan couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
The young man in the green robe was holding an old book that he bought from nowhere. He was looking at the sunset in the western sky as he walked. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He noticed his gaze and turned around.
She smiled at him: "Second uncle."
The two sides said hello and passed each other. Su Zhongkan shook his head slightly. Indeed, he was too young, and he could see the calmness of a young man, but he could not see too much scheming. Such calmness,
When it comes to young people, it's probably just pretending. He has received so many looks and abuses in the past month or so, and he is probably holding it in his heart. He just has to act like this...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He thought so, and then focused on how to persuade Uncle Jiu, the youngest among several uncles, to stop thinking about these things about Ning Liheng tonight.
Small fights were always matters for the juniors, so he didn't have to get involved.
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On the same evening, Wu Qilong and Xi Junyu met in a restaurant room by the Qinhuai River. The two of them had an "accidental encounter" that day. They each had other things to do. For example, Xi Junyu had recently met with many Su family members and the shopkeeper of the big house.
They were coming and going, trying hard to guide and lay out some things, and the results were already showing. Tonight, we had made an appointment with several Su family disciples to have dinner nearby, and there was not much time left at this time.
"Brother Xi, how are you doing lately?"
"Everything is fine, but something happened to your Wu family in the past two days?"
Wu Qilong looked at him for a while, then took a sip of tea: "It's okay, I just want to ask you how you have considered what I said before. In the past month and a half, you have been working hard to let the Su family transfer Huangshang's
The blame is on Ning Yi, and I have asked people to help you publicize it outside. The biggest problem with the Huangshang incident at this time is that Ning Yi has not kept the dyeing method, but it seems that the effect is limited. Now, you
how to think?"
"Who said the effect is limited?" Xi Junyu smiled, "Who knows what will happen before the matter reaches the last step? With the current situation of the Su family, both Su Tan'er and Ning Yi must be holding back dissatisfaction in their hearts. Su Tan'er
Now he is too busy to take care of himself. He wants to seize the last chance and has no time to deal with these feelings. Ning Liheng... He has been enduring it, and one day he will not be able to endure it anymore... Once he loses his big house in Su Tan'er's hands
, she will remember everything that happened before, and then she will remember that everyone is saying that it is Ning Liheng's fault..."
"What if this is not the case?"
Xi Junyu shook his head: "That's not what I want to consider now."
"Haha, it's really your character..." Wu Qilong laughed, then leaned back on the chair, "As I said again, the door of my Wu family is open to you at any time. When necessary, please give it some thought.
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Xi Junyu looked at him in slight silence, nodded first, then thought about it, and then said: "Something's not right with you. Is there really something wrong with you there?"
"There is indeed a problem. There have been several accidents in the workshop. Uncle Qin suddenly fell ill. After all, things happened too quickly and too tightly. We are now considering negotiating with the Weaving Bureau for an extension. The problem is not big, but it is not a good thing.
, we can’t know too many people, so I’m thinking, it would be great if there were more available people at home..."
"Business about your own business." After Xi Junyu finished speaking, he turned and left.
Wu Qilong watched him go out, then drank a cup of tea and sat quietly in the room. As the evening passed and turned to night, and the lights became brighter, a figure knocked on the door and then came in. If
Anyone from the Su family would definitely recognize the person in front of them. The middle-aged man who came in this time was also a steward of the Su family. His surname was Qi and his given name was Guangzu. After closing the door, he fought with Wu Qilong.
After saying hello, he sat down on the seat next to him and frowned.
"Uncle Qi, how are you?"
Then Qi Guangzu looked at Wu Qilong: "Young Master, is there really something wrong with the Wu family?"
Wu Qilong smiled and lowered his head to take a sip of tea: "Uncle Qi, if something happens to my Wu family, it won't be good for you, right?"
"We talked with Shopkeeper Zhou yesterday." Qi Guangzu frowned, "Shopkeeper Zhou and Shopkeeper Bai are the most low-key and cautious among the shopkeepers in the Su family's main house, so the second lady asked them to be responsible for the development of the dyeing recipe. Huang Shang's
After the incident, the Su family was also investigating themselves, and they were both extremely neglected during this period. But after receiving the message from you, the eldest young master, I had a drink with the shopkeeper that week the night before, and it really shocked me...
Young Master, what happened?"
Wu Qilong's expression became serious: "Shouldn't it be my turn to ask you what happened? Uncle Qi, what did shopkeeper Zhou say that time?"
"He...he basically didn't say much." Wu Qilong refused to say, and Manager Qi took a deep breath, "But during the whole process of being drunk, I couldn't see that he was worried at all. I didn't know until yesterday
Only then did I realize that he seemed... not only not worried about the investigation of the Su family, but also not worried about the entire situation of the Su family at the moment. This is obviously a matter that he and Shopkeeper Bai are responsible for. Young Master, there is only one sentence that I remember.
The clearest.”
Qi Guangzu paused: "He was drunk at the time and said... In the entire Su family, the thing he admires most, besides the old lady, is..."
"Ha, is this your second young lady..." Wu Qilong could almost guess what was going to happen next. At this time, he raised his tea cup and smiled coldly. Qi Guangzu looked at him with some embarrassment: "No... it is
…Uncle Ning.”
Wu Qilong was stunned. He moved the teacup away from his mouth. After a moment, his eyes moved, as if he didn't know where to put the teacup. He took a deep breath, then opened his mouth, and spoke again.
He let out a long breath and turned his gaze back to Qi Guangzu.