Chapter 166: Give birth to a son early
Xia Chunyu looked at Ye Jiayao in surprise. He didn't expect that she would take the initiative to cook for her mother.

"Well, I was just about to tell you about this. Mom is short of money right now, and we have to arrange Chunfeng's wedding next! Dad has already agreed to the matter of Third Uncle's family, so it's embarrassing to postpone it. I think, should we take out the money first?"

Ye Jiayao was stunned for a moment. He actually discussed it with her. Well, she didn't have any money. If he wanted to take it, it would be his own money. Why would he discuss it with her? However, since he asked for her opinion, she would say a few words.

"You can take the money, but don't say it's for Uncle San's house repairs. Say it's for Chunfeng's wedding."

Xia Chunyu thought for a moment and said, "It's the same anyway."

"That's different. To be honest, your uncle's family is not honest in this matter. How can they only bring such a small amount of money to repair the house? It's obvious that they want to take advantage of your father."

"Our father." Xia Chunyu corrected.

Ye Jiayao curled her lips, "Okay, Dad, I know that Dad has a strong sense of brotherhood and can't afford to lose face. I guess they are used to cheating Dad. We should stay away from such relatives. If you are generous once, they will come a second time. Maybe they will rely on us in the future. We are the younger generation, so some things are hard to say and we can't say them. Don't let others bury you without knowing that you dug the hole yourself."

Although Xia Chunyu felt that this was a bit embarrassing, after all, he was his uncle, but he had to admit that Yaoyao made sense. Uncle and Aunt did some things that were not appropriate, and every time his mother mentioned Aunt, she gritted her teeth.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. Just say that this money is for Chunfeng's wedding."

Ye Jiayao sat down: "How much are you willing to give?"

Xia Chunyu asked back: "What do you think?"

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes at him and said, "Give it to Chunfeng. I have no objection to how much it is, as long as you guarantee my share of the profits."

Xia Chunyu couldn't help but sneer: "Eighty thousand. I'll ask Manager Zhao to deliver the banknotes tomorrow. You can give them to mother!"

This is asking her to be a good person! She will not refuse such a good thing.

After washing up, Ye Jiayao sat on the couch and looked at the list, which she asked Song Qi to get, so that she could understand the situation of the servants in the mansion.

There are many things to consider here. In a large mansion, there are only a few masters, and most of the people are servants. The servants are also divided into different levels. For example, although Madam Sun, who is beside Xia Youshi, does not hold any position, no one, whether master or servant, will offend Madam Sun easily. There are also some people who seem to be unknown and insignificant. Many times, right and wrong arise from these details.

"Second Young Madam, if you look at it this way, you can only remember the name. Why don't you ask Sister Qiao Xi to introduce her?" Yue'er asked puzzled.

Ye Jiayao said slowly: "If you ask others about everything, firstly, you will be easily treated as a fool, and secondly, some people will think that I am ready to take over the management. You should read and remember everything, and ask the right questions."

The moon seemed to understand but not quite.

Ye Jiayao thought that Jiang Yue was her confidante, and she would depend on her for many things in the future. To survive in a big mansion, one must have some scheming and skills.

"Come here, I'll tell you."

Ye Jiayao pointed to the seat opposite and asked Jiang Yue to sit down.

"Look at this list, but do you see any problem?"

Jiang Yue had learned a lot of characters by following Ye Jiayao. After looking at them for a while, she shook her head blankly: "I am dazzled. There are so many servants in the mansion. I can't remember them all."

Ye Jiayao smiled and glared at her, explaining to her: "If we want to look, we have to start from the highest level. Let's start with Manager Zhong. Manager Zhong and Madam Sun both came with Madam, and they are the most trusted by Madam. We have to respect them, and Manager Zhong's son is in charge of the silk business in Hangzhou."

"Look at the stewards of the inner and outer courtyards. The one who manages the kitchen is from Zhou Xing's family. Zhou Xing manages the tea business of the mansion. The one who manages the warehouse is from Lin Kun's family. Lin Kun is also the steward of the outer courtyard. The one who manages the needlework is from Qian Mingde's family. Qian Mingde manages the silk business of the mansion. Moreover, these people have been in this position for more than ten years, which shows that the personnel of the mansion is stable. I will not talk about their abilities or loyalty. In my opinion, these people are trustworthy."

"Look at the other servants in the mansion. Qiao Xi in our courtyard is of great background. She is the granddaughter of Chief Steward Zhong. Hongxiu in the first house is the niece of Lin Kun. Ziming in the third young master's courtyard is the son of Zhou Xing. Not only that, Zhenzhu beside Aunt Wei and Rachel beside Aunt Gui are all daughters or relatives of the steward whom the madam values. What does this mean?" Ye Jiayao asked.

Jiang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Does this mean that the entire Marquis' Mansion is under Madam's control?"

Ye Jiayao nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, from this list we can see that Madam is quite good at managing the household. At least, she can grasp the movements of each room in a timely manner, just like an all-pervasive information network. This is only what can be seen on the surface. We still don't know if there are any arrangements in secret."

"Also, among the servants of the first house, except for Hongxiu, the others are all brought by Qiao's own family, and the rest are second- or third-class maids..."

Xia Chunyu was in the study room in the west room. He had good hearing and could hear everything Ye Jiayao and Jiang Yue were whispering about. He couldn't help but sneer. This guy was so shrewd that he knew all the interpersonal relationships in the mansion just by looking at a list.

After looking through the list, Ye Jiayao decided to reuse Qiao Xi, but she had to be careful about how far she would go in reusing him.

"Yue'er, you are so close to Qiao Xi, ask her about anything you don't know. Ask more."

Jiang Yue was stunned and said, "Didn't you say that we should ask the right questions?"

Ye Jiayao sighed, "I'm different from you. I'm the second young lady, so I have to be a little reserved. It's okay for you. It's not good for you to act too smart as soon as you get here. You have to blend in with everyone. The more you blend in, the longer my ears and brighter my eyes will be. Do you understand?"

Jiang Yue smiled: "Yue'er understands, what the Second Young Madam means is that Yue'er is your eyes and ears."

"That's right. Also, let your mother get in touch with the housekeepers in the mansion. You are the ones I can really trust." Ye Jiayao said. "Well, I'll go back and tell my mother." Jiang Yue's eyes were shining with excitement. She felt that the second young lady had given her a very important task, and she must complete it well.

Let Jiang Yue go downstairs to rest. Ye Jiayao looked at the study room and saw no movement. She felt worried. She wanted Chunyu to sleep first. Last night, Chunyu did not bother her because she fell asleep. She felt that she might not be so lucky tonight.

Never mind. I'm too sleepy. Ye Jiayao closed the list and went to bed.

When Xia Chunyu heard the noise over there, he closed his book, turned off the lights and went to bed.

As soon as he came close to her, Ye Jiayao's nerves tensed up. What did that mean? As soon as she got on the bed, he came.

Xia Chunyu put his arm around her slender waist and his hand naturally slipped into her underwear.

"Don't make noise, I'm sleepy." Ye Jiayao pretended to be tired and said lazily.

"Does your body still hurt?" Xia Chunyu leaned close to her ear, licked her earlobe, and asked softly.

"Of course, who can stand your torture?" Ye Jiayao muttered unhappily.

Xia Chunyu was very disappointed. He thought it would be fine today. Oh... he had better bear with it. He pulled his hand away and lay on his back. He had better stay away from her, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable.

He actually let her go just like that? Ye Jiayao was a little surprised. He had never been so easy to talk to before.

Ye Jiayao felt relieved and went to sleep. She was in a daze and felt that the people around her were getting up and then crawling back down. She didn't know what was going on.

Xia Chunyu couldn't sleep. The scent on her body seemed to have an aphrodisiac effect, which aroused his desire to move, but he couldn't move even when looking at her. It was so uncomfortable. It was simply torture.

There was no other choice, so Xia Chunyu had to go to the yard and practice all kinds of weapons until he was exhausted. He then took a cold shower and finally fell asleep peacefully.

The next day, Ye Jiayao was woken up early in the morning.

"I want to see my second sister-in-law." The childish voice.

"Fourth Young Master, Second Young Master hasn't gotten up yet!" Qiao Xi coaxed him.

"I'm meeting my second sister-in-law, not my second brother."

Qiao Xi was speechless. Since the Second Young Master hadn’t gotten up, it meant that the Second Young Mistress hadn’t gotten up either!
Ye Jiayao was startled and suddenly became very awake. She looked at Chunyu who was still sleeping beside her. This guy, doesn't he usually get up very early? Why is he sleeping like a dead pig today?

"Hurry up and get up, Chun Guo is here." Ye Jiayao went to push him.

Xia Chunyu had heard it a long time ago, but he was too lazy to pay attention. He fell asleep at dawn, so it was a good time to sleep now! He turned over and continued to sleep.

Ye Jiayao had no choice but to get up and put on her clothes hastily. It was troublesome to put on the ancient costume, with so many layers.

Fortunately, Qiao Xi stopped Chun Guo and bought some time for Ye Jiayao.

"Qiao Xi, take the Fourth Young Master to the side hall and wait a moment. Let Yue'er bring in some water."

After finally tidying up everything, Ye Jiayao went to the side hall.

As soon as Chun Guo saw her, he came up to her happily and said, "Second sister-in-law, I have prepared the gifts."

"Really? Chun is really thoughtful. Bring it here and let me see it." Ye Jiayao said with a smile. It turned out that the little guy came to give gifts early in the morning.

Chun Guo took out his work as if he was presenting a treasure, his big eyes sparkling and looking forward to his second sister-in-law's praise. He wrote these words very carefully, wrote many copies, and picked the one he was most satisfied with.

When Ye Jiayao unfolded it and took a look, her face immediately turned green.

Damn, it’s actually the four words “Have a baby soon”.

"I asked my aunt what the best wish for a newlywed couple was, and she said it was these four words. Sister-in-law, what do you think of what I wrote?" The little guy's face was full of sincerity.

Ye Jiayao laughed: "Not bad, not bad."

We can't discourage children's enthusiasm, right? Besides, these characters are really well written. At such a young age, the characters are sharp and angular, the strokes are free, and the structure is neat. It's really good.

"Then my second sister-in-law should frame it and hang it up!"

Ye Jiayao's face turned green again. Who would hang these four words? Wouldn't it make her laugh out loud?

(End of this chapter)