Chapter 139 A Couple of Bastards
After a trip to Laifu Inn, they returned empty-handed. Seeing Yaoyao was in a low mood, Xiaojing comforted him, "Yaoyao, don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"

Ye Jiayao smiled bitterly: "It's actually no big deal, just change it!"

Everyone wants to make money. The worst that can happen is that they are exploited. The main reason is that Lao Li is too nice. She has been spoiled. Suddenly, she is a little uncomfortable with being strict. As for money, she can earn it slowly! It was originally planned to be three years later.

"By the way, Xiaojing, I'm returning this to you. I really can't accept it." Ye Jiayao took out the jade pendant and returned it to Xiaojing.

Xiao Jing jumped away: "Yaoyao, how can I take back something I gave away? I have thought about it seriously. I take back what I said that day. I think we are still good brothers, right? Well, I have something else to do, I'll leave first."

Watching Xiao Jing fleeing in panic, Ye Jiayao smiled bitterly, it seemed that the jade pendant was not going to be returned.

There was still no news from Li Erniang, so Ye Jiayao had no choice but to work honestly.

During the lunch break, Xiao Yang came and said that Li Er Niang had asked Manager Li, who said that he had signed a confidentiality agreement and he could not say anything unless the new owner was willing to show up.

In the evening, Xiao Jing came again and said that he went to the government to look for the change documents of the restaurant, but it turned out to be encrypted and even he couldn't see it. He guessed that this person's identity was not simple, and he would think of a solution again.

Ye Jiayao felt depressed and heartbroken. Who on earth was this mysterious guy who bought a restaurant in such a sneaky way?

"Yaoyao, tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, let's go enjoy the moon together! Or go see the lanterns." Xiaojing said.

Ye Jiayao thought that Chunyu hadn't come for several days. Maybe he was very busy these days. Maybe he would come to see her during the Mid-Autumn Festival. So she said, "No, I have already promised Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang that I will spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with them."

Xiao Jing was slightly disappointed, and then said, "Then I'll go too."

Ye Jiayao was speechless: "Your grandmother is getting old, and she is getting older with each passing year. You should spend more time with her."

Xiao Jing thought about it and thought it made sense, but he wanted to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with Yao Yao! He said unhappily, "Okay then! Let's spend it together next time."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "Okay, let's spend it together next time."

Xiao Jing then left with a smile.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion, and no one would go to restaurants for dinner, so after receiving a few scattered customers at noon, they started to have a holiday. However, Manager Qian had instructed that Ye Jiayao could move freely in the afternoon, but had to prepare a midnight snack and send it to Zuichunlou in the evening. She had to prepare it herself, deliver it personally, and give it to Miss Liu Yiyi.

He also specifically reminded me to pay the bill.

Ye Jiayao crossed out Liu Yiyi a thousand times in her heart.

It's a rare holiday, but this damn woman still comes to torment her.

Thanks to the Jiang family's care, Ye Jiayao plans to take advantage of this afternoon to buy some gifts for everyone.

What should I buy? Uncle Jiang likes to drink, so let's buy a pot of good wine. Aunt Jiang doesn't know what she likes, so let's buy a piece of good material. Miss Jiang Yue is at the age of blooming, so let's buy her some jewelry or rouge and powder. Jiang Li is a handsome young man, so what should I buy? Forget it, let's go for a walk on the street first.

Ye Jiayao first went to the wine shop to buy a pot of the best Bamboo Leaf Green Tea, which was Uncle Jiang's favorite. Then she went to the jewelry store and bought a jade hairpin and a pair of pearl earrings for Jiang Yue. Then she went to the silk shop to buy some cloth. After thinking about it, she decided to give each of them a piece. While she was choosing the cloth, she heard someone behind her say, "I'm in a hurry to wear this dress. Make it as soon as possible and don't delay my work."

"Yes, yes, definitely."

Ye Jiayao turned her head and saw that the arrogant guy was Jin Rong. Besides Xia He, there was also a girl with her.

The girl had a pointed chin, big eyes, and a mole between her eyebrows. She looked familiar, but Ye Jiayao couldn't remember where she had been before.

"Second sister, let's go." Ye Jinrong said.

Second sister? Could it be the fake second young lady brought by Ning? Ye Jiayao pondered over where she had seen her before?
Ah... yes, it’s Ning’s niece, Fang Wanting, the one with a mole between her eyebrows. Many years ago, she came to the Ye family. At that time, Ning praised her mole, saying it was a beauty mole.

All right, you brought your niece here to pretend to be the second young lady. Let me show you how I can expose you.

Ye Jiayao was excited. This matter was becoming more and more interesting.

Miss Fang has promised someone else, yeah, it's fun.

This discovery made Ye Jiayao temporarily forget the unpleasantness caused by the restaurant's change of owner.

After returning to the courtyard, Ye Jiayao distributed the gifts to everyone. Aunt Jiang smiled and said it was a waste of money.

Ye Jiayao said: "It's just a small token of my appreciation. My living here has caused you a lot of trouble."

"It's not a problem at all. We are all thanks to you, madam." Aunt Jiang said with a smile.

"Yes, we feel embarrassed that you still pay Ali Yue'er her wages." Uncle Jiang also said.

"It's only right that they should be paid. They both helped me a lot."

"Sister Yaoyao, my brother has made the safe you mentioned." Jiang Yue said, while Jiang Li scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Really?" Ye Jiayao was very interested: "Take me to see it."

An ancient version of the safe was placed in the wall as requested by Ye Jiayao, and a secret door was made in the wardrobe. When the secret door was opened, one could see a metal-wrapped box about one and a half feet long and one foot high, with a row of wooden keys on it that could be pressed.

Jiang Li demonstrated it by pressing a few wooden keys and then inserting the key into the keyhole. With a click, the box opened.

"If you press the wrong wooden key, it won't open." Jiang Li said.

Ye Jiayao could only describe it as "amazing". A password box, Jiang Li made it as soon as he said it. "Ah Li, you are so amazing and capable." Ye Jiayao praised sincerely.

With this password box, you no longer have to worry about your treasure being stolen.

Jiang Li said shyly: "It's not that difficult. If you meet an expert, it will take some time to unlock it. However, if you don't have the key, it still can't be opened."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "There aren't that many experts. This anti-theft level is enough."

She is already very satisfied.

After putting the treasure into the password box, Ye Jiayao remembered and said to Jiang Li, "Go to Jing'an Marquis's Mansion and tell the prince that the second young lady is Ning's niece, named Fang Wanting."

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away."

"Wait..." Ye Jiayao called him again, hesitating, "If...if he is free, please ask him to come over tonight. I have something to say to him."

She's been so proactive, the idiot should come!

Because Ye Jiayao had a task in the evening, Aunt Jiang said she would cook later and wait for her to come back to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival together.

Ye Jiayao returned to Tianshangju and cooked according to the menu given by Manager Zhao. In such a large kitchen, she was the only one busy tonight. The thought of doing so made her feel sad.

The dishes were ready and put into a large lunch box. Uncle Guan, the coachman, had a day off today, so there was no one to drive the coach, so Ye Jiayao had to carry the lunch box to Zuichunlou.

Zuichunlou was about half an hour away from Tianshangju. Ye Jiayao was sweating all over when she got there, carrying the heavy lunch box.

The old man took her around to the backyard, where there was a small, stand-alone building with the words "Yiyue Xiaozhu" written on it.

From inside came the melodious sound of piano and the singing that sounded like nature.

It seems that Liu Yiyi has a distinguished guest tonight and has opened her voice.

Entering Yiyue Cottage, the furnishings inside were not as magnificent as Ye Jiayao had imagined, but rather simple and elegant, with a low-key luxury, a full set of huanghuali wood furniture, a pearl curtain, and faint fragrance wafting from the golden lion incense cauldron.

Ye Jiayao thought that Liu Yiyi had good taste.

"Just put it here!" The maid lifted the bamboo curtain and pointed to a table with huanghuali wood inlaid with Dali Temple surface.

Ye Jiayao originally wanted to hand over the lunch box, take the payment and leave. If she personally served the dishes to Liu Yiyi, it would make her feel inferior.

But the maid just gave her an order and left, so she had to open the food box and put the dishes on the table.

"Girl, the wine and food from Tianshangju have been delivered."

The sound of the piano remains, which means waiting.

Ye Jiayao set the table for wine, food and bowls, and looked curiously into the inner room. Through the thick gauze curtains, she could vaguely see a tall and slender man standing in front of the window.

I don't know which family this young man is from, but he didn't go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival and stayed here with his beautiful lady. He is truly a romantic man.

Since Liu Yiyi didn't come out, Ye Jiayao couldn't pay the bill and had to stand aside and wait.

After waiting for a while, the singing finally stopped.

"My lord, I am sorry to show my ugliness." Liu Yiyi said in a tender voice.

"The girl's singing is intoxicating." The man's deep and magnetic voice sounded.

Ye Jiayao felt like she was struck by a bolt of lightning. She stared at the veil in a daze. The man in the veil turned around and walked towards her slowly.

Is it him? Is it him?
Impossible, how could Chunyu be here?

The moment the veil was lifted, Ye Jiayao heard the sound of a broken heart, as clear as glass falling to the ground, shattering all over the ground.

It was indeed him. He looked at Liu Yiyi with such a gentle smile and considerately moved the chair away for her...

She once thought that such a look belonged only to her. Just before coming, she was still thinking about what to say to him tonight, so she gritted her teeth and carried such a heavy food box, just to go back early and wait for him.

At this moment, his smile was so dazzling that it made her heart bleed.

He was so confident and said that he had nothing to do with Liu Yiyi, so she really believed it. Ye Jiayao, Ye Jiayao, you are simply the biggest fool in the world.

After serving Liu Yiyi to sit down, Xia Chunyu raised his head, as if he had just noticed Ye Jiayao's presence, and smiled faintly: "Li Yao, why don't you come over and pour the wine?"

If looks could kill, she would pierce a hundred holes in his body without hesitation. How could he smile so nonchalantly and order her to pour wine?
All the words he said were still fresh in her ears, gentle, affectionate, and pitying... She thought he really liked her, but the moment she turned around, he was flirting with another woman.

"Chef Li, we meet again." Liu Yiyi smiled with dimples, but the ridicule and pride hidden in her eyes were so glaring.

What a pair of bastards! Ye Jiayao couldn't find a more appropriate adjective to describe her feelings at this moment.

(End of this chapter)