Chapter 254 Show off
"Tutorial?" Xia Chunyu was puzzled.

Ye Jiayao explained: "It's to teach the chefs how to cook. Lu Xiaotian said that he wanted to run a class to train chefs, and I agreed to be a teacher, so I had to write a teaching material. Practical operation is important, but theory is also important. Theory and practice must be combined."

"Hey, actually, running a school is also a way to make money..." Ye Jiayao sighed at the end. If you want to know where the cooking skills are strong, Shandong Technical School should go to Lan Xiang. She is fully capable of running a chef training class that will be famous in Huaisong. Unfortunately, Lu Xiaotian wanted to leave first.

Xia Chunyu tapped her head in a funny way: "You still think you're not busy enough!"

Ye Jiayao refused to suffer a loss, and immediately reached out and hit him hard, saying angrily, "Can't I think about it?"

She really didn't have the time.

Xia Chunyu made an exaggerated expression of pain: "You were too harsh, I only touched you lightly."

Ye Jiayao glared at him: "My hand still hurts. My head is so hard, like a rock."

Xia Chunyu was speechless. The person who hit someone complained that the other person’s head was too hard. What kind of person is this!
"Here, take a look at this too..." Xia Chunyu placed a stack of drawings in front of Ye Jiayao.

Ye Jiayao opened it and said happily, "The blueprint of the other courtyard? It was finished so quickly?"

"It was ready a few days ago. I took advantage of the fact that I didn't have to be on duty at noon today, so I went to Puji Temple and got it back."

Ye Jiayao looked at them one by one. There were general plans, elevations, construction drawings... They were extremely detailed and professional, which made people wonder whether Master Jiren was a graduate of architecture.

"Take a look, is there anything that needs to be modified?"

"I think it's already very good, what do you think?" Ye Jiayao really couldn't find any fault with it. Master Jiren's ideas were more thoughtful than hers.

Xia Chunyu said quietly: "As long as you like it."

"Have you paid the design fee?"

"Why give me a design fee? Just give me some donation money when the time comes." Xia Chunyu said casually.

There is a limit to the amount of incense money. Forget it. Considering that Master Jiren designed such a great blueprint for her and gave her a divination that helped her escape a disaster, I will give her a little more as a reward.

"Then... can we start construction?" After looking at the blueprint, Ye Jiayao couldn't wait to see the new villa.

Xia Chunyu said: "If you are anxious, ask Manager Bai to buy the materials tomorrow. Once the materials are ready, we can start work."

"How much money will it cost?" Ye Jiayao just remembered this key question.

Xia Chunyu thought for a moment and said, "I asked Master Jiren, and he said it would cost about 200,000 taels. But don't worry about the money. If it's not enough, I will find a way."

Ye Jiayao jumped off the bed, opened the safe, and took out 10,000 taels of silver notes: "Take these first, I'll go to the silver shop to get them tomorrow. At worst, I can pay Zhao Qixuan's debt later. I think it would be great if they can come back at the end of two years. By then, we should have money."

Second Aunt said that there would be dividends at the end of the year, at least a few hundred thousand taels.

"Master, Second Young Madam, it's getting late." Qiao Xi came in and urged.

Ye Jiayao turned her head to look at the clock. Oh, it was really late. The two of them quickly packed up and went upstairs.

After passing the hall, I saw Liuli and Chunfeng walking towards me from the other side. They were talking and laughing in low voices. Liuli had recovered well recently and was the same as before, smiling at everyone she met and no longer putting on airs.

"Second brother, second sister-in-law." Chunfeng saw his second brother and sister-in-law first, and hurriedly bowed and greeted them.

Liuli also smiled slightly and called "Second Brother" and "Second Sister-in-law" in a tender voice.

Such a gentle and lovely appearance made Ye Jiayao feel very uncomfortable. She did not forget how resentful Liuli looked at her after she had a miscarriage that day.

Mrs. Qiao hasn't come to the main courtyard to eat for a long time. In fact, her sister-in-law's pregnancy reaction only lasted for about ten days, and she was in good spirits. However, Mrs. You was afraid that Liuli would be reminded of unpleasant memories when she saw Qiao Mingxiu, so she let Qiao Mingxiu eat in her own room and didn't let her come over to bother Liuli.

Mrs. Qiao was not angry and was happy and at ease.

After dinner, Ye Jiayao and Liuli sat with You for a while. Just as they were about to leave, Zhou arrived.

Zhou was beaming with joy. As soon as she sat down, she said, "Today I came here to ask my sister-in-law for help in making a decision. You two can also help me with the advice." You was not interested at all and said indifferently, "What is it?"

Zhou sighed and said, "Ah, I've been annoyed by the matchmakers who have been looking for marriage proposals these days. There are many good young men, but my master and I don't know which one to choose."

Ye Jiayao sneered in her heart, he was just here to show off, why was he sighing on purpose?
Liuli asked, "Are you asking for Yulian?"

Zhou said, "Yes, they all ask for Yulian. Normally, I should plan for Jinlian first, but Jinlian doesn't have a suitable partner at the moment, so I have to decide on Yulian first."

Haha, Zhou takes Yulian to sell products every day. Jinlian is not her own daughter, so she doesn’t even have the chance to show her face. Who would propose to her?
You Shi sneered and said, "Which young man is coming to propose marriage?"

Zhou sighed again, "I don't like the others either, but there are two families that I can't decide on. One is the second son of Academician Deng, who is 22 years old this year and very handsome. He was ranked seventh in the first class of the imperial examination last year and has now entered the Hanlin Academy. His future is limitless. I heard that he was once the prince's companion. The other is the eldest son of Mr. Cui from the Wucheng Military Command, who was the runner-up in the military examination last year and is 20 years old. Both of these sons are legitimate. Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Youshi smiled and said, "I have some friendship with both the Deng family and the Cui family. Both of them are very good. It doesn't matter which family you choose."

Since Zhou herself thought it was good, she would not say anything more. Besides, Zhou's main purpose in asking her to make a decision today was not to show off.

Zhou said, "It doesn't matter if they are both good or bad. There has to be a difference in quality. I just figured that my sister-in-law would know more, so I came to ask her."

"One is a scholar and the other is a military officer. Both are pillars of the country. You can't go wrong with either one you choose. It depends on what you like." Yu said with a smile.

"It's such a headache, what should we do? The master and I have been discussing it for several days, but we can't come to a decision. Both families are waiting for a reply!" said Zhou.

"That's because Yu Lian is so outstanding. A good girl is sought after by all families. There is nothing to worry about. Others are too happy to wait for her." Yu Shi followed her words and did what she wanted so that she could leave quickly.

Liuli suddenly sneered: "Who said that the second son of the Deng family is a handsome man? Didn't the matchmaker say that the second son of the Deng family has six toes on one foot?"

Zhou was stunned and asked in disbelief, "Really?"

Youshi winked at Liuli. Why is Liuli so talkative? Speaking of the fact that the second son of the Deng family has six toes, Liuli has committed a serious crime. The Deng family has been keeping it a secret, and no one outside knows about it. But that year, the second son of the Deng family entered the palace to accompany the prince to study. Liuli played a prank and threw his shoes into the pool while he was asleep. The second son of the Deng family went into the water to retrieve his shoes, but his feet were cut by the stones in the pool. Only then did everyone realize that he had six toes, and then Liuli made everyone know about it. As a result, he has not been able to marry until now.

Liuli didn't see Youshi's hint at all, and continued, "If you don't believe it, just go and ask around and you'll know. You thought you had chosen a good marriage, but now you're being laughed at behind my back."

You Shi held her forehead with her hand, thinking that exposing someone's shortcomings was already unkind, and what's more, she had already said good things about the second young master Deng, but Liuli came to ruin her plan. Wouldn't Zhou Shi think that she was deliberately concealing the truth and harming her?

"The Deng family is so hateful. This... this is tantamount to marriage fraud..." Zhou was very angry. She wanted to brag about it, but ended up embarrassing herself.

Ye Jiayao was truly speechless about Liuli. Wasn't it the same as slapping You Shi in the face by her saying this?
"These six toes are nothing, they are not born on the hands." Ye Jiayao wanted to round the topic back: "The Deng family is a family of scholars, with a clean family background, and the second son Deng is talented and has good character. This is what matters."

Liuli smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, that's easy to say. If it were you, would you marry?"

He cursed in his heart: What a flatterer, he only knows how to flatter Yushi.

Ye Jiayao smiled gently: "I can't tell you that. I'm already married."

"Jinxuan is right. No one is perfect. A flaw does not outweigh the merits. That minor flaw can be ignored." Yu said.

"No, I can't let Yulian be laughed at for marrying a husband with six fingers." Zhou was already disgusted with the second son of Deng.

"And the young master of the Cui family, even though he is an excellent martial artist, his appearance is not very good. He has a mole the size of a bean on his face, which is black and looks like a fly stuck on it. It is so ugly." Liuli sneered again.

Zhou's expression was uncertain, not to mention how depressed she was. Why was this not good? Could it be that all those who couldn't get a wife were talking about her Yu Lian?
"It seems that we really can't trust the matchmaker's words. It's a good thing she came today, otherwise it would have harmed my Yu Lian." Zhou said angrily.

"I will go back and tell the master that now that these two families have returned, it's not like my Yulian is unmarried." Zhou stood up and said goodbye angrily.

Ye Jiayao saw Zhou off. When she turned back, she heard You complaining, "Why do you have to expose other people's shortcomings?"

Liuli disagreed and said confidently: "How is this exposing someone's shortcomings? I am telling the truth. If Third Aunt married Yulian without thinking, wouldn't she blame mother in the future? I am doing this for mother's sake and Yulian's sake."

Ye Jiayao sighed secretly. Did Liuli really think that Yulian was so popular? Jinling City was so small, and she had heard gossips about it. They all disliked Zhou and her uncle's behavior. They were too high-profile and loved to brag. If it weren't for these reasons, those young masters of real status would not ask for Yulian and marry into such a family.

Youshi was too lazy to argue with Liuli. This child was too ignorant. Whether it was how she behaved or how she looked at people, the second daughter-in-law was far better than Liuli.

(End of this chapter)