Chapter 402 Can’t afford to offend

The Dragon Boat Festival came in a blink of an eye. Although Ye Jiayao's morning sickness was alleviated, she still could not stand the smell of fragrance. Therefore, this Dragon Boat Festival was the simplest festival celebrated in the Marquis' Mansion. They only stuck a handful of mugwort on the gate. Sachets could be made and worn, but they were not allowed to contain spices. This was to suit the occasion. As for rice dumplings and realgar wine, everyone had to hide away and eat them. There was no other way. The Second Young Madam's nose was so sensitive that it was beyond human imagination.

Ye Jiayao can't cook, but it doesn't affect her making money. She launched the event of watching dragon boats, tasting food, and winning big prizes early. One month in advance, anyone who spends more than ten taels of silver at Tianshangju Restaurant, Bakery or Dessert House can get a ticket, write down your name and address, put it in the prize box, and wait for the Dragon Boat Festival to open the prize. There are six prizes, one for first prize and a prize rat, plus a senior membership card of Tianshangju chain store. With this card, you can enjoy a 30% discount on all consumption in restaurants and bakeries. The other prizes are also generous.

For a while, there was a flood of customers, and tables were turned over and seats were added every day.

In addition, Tianshangju’s rice dumplings were already very famous last year, and people came to reserve them early this year. The number was so large that it almost surpassed the snow skin mooncakes. Tianshangju made a lot of money just by selling rice dumplings.

Other restaurants can only sigh in despair at the endless marketing methods of Tianshangju. They also try to learn, but the brand of Tianshangju has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. When people mention Tianshangju, they think of it as the best restaurant in Jinling, and no one can match it. Therefore, even if they learn, the effect is far less than that of Tianshangju.

The good news doesn't end there. The branch in Suzhou opened with a brand-new business model. With the full support of Mr. Qiao, the store opened with great success and quickly became famous in Suzhou.

Ye Jiayao was very optimistic about Deng Haichuan's superb cooking skills, quick mind, and social skills. In fact, Deng Haichuan did not disappoint her.

The next was the Hangzhou branch. Cui Dongpeng and Liu Qisheng successfully graduated from the training class. Both of them performed well and made it into the top ten. Although Cui Dongpeng did not take the first place, he also got the second place and was on the honor roll. The first place was taken by Lin Changchun's people. Therefore, I heard that Cui Dongpeng was in a depressed mood for several days, because he had promised to take the first place!

Ye Jiayao had to encourage him again and asked him and Wang Mingde to go to Hangzhou after the Dragon Boat Festival and try to prepare everything within a month for the opening.

The topic returned to the Dragon Boat Festival. Ye Jiayao would not be able to watch the dragon boat race this year. However, since Chunyu would not participate in the dragon boat race this year, she was not interested in watching it.

She spent the whole Dragon Boat Festival peacefully staying at home doing her needlework.

It must be said that people with clever hands can learn anything quickly as long as they put their heart into it. In just a month, Ye Jiayao's needlework skills improved by leaps and bounds, and her requirements for herself became higher and higher. She even pestered Qiao to learn Qiao's double-sided embroidery.

Qiao happily became the master. Compared with her second brother's wife, she was better than them only in this aspect. How could she not show off her skills?
Xia Chunyu disagreed. Yaoyao wanted to run just after learning to walk. She was too ambitious.

However, he would not say anything. Instead, he would encourage her. Yaoyao is a person who cannot sit still. If she does not find something to do while staying at home every day, she will feel suffocated.

However, he is going to Yangzhou tomorrow, which will take at least four or five days. However, she is just embroidering with her head covered, ignoring him. Xia Chunyu is very unhappy.

"Yaoyao, um, isn't the gift too little?" Xia Chunyu tried to find a topic.

Ye Jiayao said without even looking up: "If you think it's too little, don't give it to me."

Uh... his father-in-law was very happy, and asked him to go empty-handed? He didn't have the nerve to do that.

"Hmph, he's not even worthy of being a father." Ye Jiayao was still upset about the poisoning.

Well, no matter how unworthy he is, he is still your father, so superficial courtesy is still necessary. In fact, Xia Chunyu had secretly prepared another gift list and told her about it just to attract her attention.

"Then...your second sister won't notify her?" Xia Chunyu asked.

Ye Jiayao finally stopped what she was doing and said thoughtfully, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if she doesn't go. She is doing well in Mingyue Embroidery Workshop now."

Now, only she and Zhongyuan knew that Jinrong was in Mingyue Embroidery Workshop, Ye Binghuai didn't know. It had been so long, and Ye Binghuai had never thought of looking for his daughter, which showed how heartless he was. If Jinrong returned to the Ye family, Ye Binghuai might use her as a tool for exchanging interests and force her to remarry. Jinrong must have known this herself, so she never went home and didn't contact her family.

Jin Rong has many shortcomings, but her feelings for Wei Liujiang are very firm and she never leaves him. For this reason alone, she is admirable.

Wei Liujiang was sentenced to three years in prison. A Lian said that Jin Rong would wait for him to come out.

Moreover, Jinrong is now able to calm down and do things steadily, which makes her look at her with new eyes. If Jinrong really changes for the better, for Baoer's sake, she doesn't mind helping her in the future.

Xia Chunyu understood what Ye Jiayao meant. Indeed, that old man Ye Binghuai was a selfish person. He would take advantage of anyone he could without thinking. If Jinrong returned to the Ye family, her life would probably be even more difficult than Jinyao's.

Thinking of Jin Yao, Xia Chunyu couldn't help but sigh. If Jin Yao didn't have that kind of thoughts, her life would be very different. Unfortunately, it was ruined by her own hands.

Yaoyao looks like a strong person who is clear about gratitude and resentment, but in fact, Yaoyao has the softest heart. She will treat those who are sincere to her better and repay them with gratitude. Even if the second in command of Heifenggang, who has done many evil things, protected her from an arrow when he was dying, she would never say a bad word about him again. She would not even let him mention it occasionally.

In this world, there are so many people, and it is really hard to tell who is good and who is bad. Even if he is a wicked person who has done all kinds of evil, you should be grateful if he is kind to you and saves your life. Of course, people who offend her will also suffer a lot, and he has a personal and profound understanding of this.

Xia Chunyu closed the book, walked over, sat down next to her, and took the embroidery frame from her hand: "Take a break, you have been embroidering for the whole morning."

Ye Jiayao snatched it back: "No, I said it must be completed within seven days. This is double-sided embroidery, it's very complicated."

Xia Chunyu said depressedly: "You've been staring at this thing all morning without even looking at me. I have to leave early tomorrow morning, and it will take several days!"

Ye Jiayao glanced at him sideways: "What's so good about you? I have to look at you for the rest of my life. I have to look at you less, so I don't get tired of you."

Xia Chunyu was furious. What kind of words are these? What does it mean to be tired of seeing something?
"Ye Jinxuan..." Xia Chunyu called her name seriously. Usually, when he called her by her full name, it meant that he was in a bad mood.

"What?" Ye Jiayao knew it well but didn't care. This guy, didn't he know she was making clothes for her son? He always came to mess with her.

"If you're tired of me, I'll be tired of you too," Xia Chunyu threatened.

Ye Jiayao glared at him sideways, and Xia Chunyu glared back. This was a matter of principle and they could not give in.

The two stared at each other for a while, and Ye Jiayao said quietly, "It's said that men are most likely to change their minds when a woman is pregnant. That's true. When a woman is pregnant, she either looks pale and thin, like me, or she becomes plump and round, with a distorted figure. She no longer has the beautiful face and slender figure she used to have. Now I don't even dare to look in the mirror. I can't bear to see my horrible appearance. It's normal for you to get tired of seeing me."

Xia Chunyu's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling. Her tone became more and more mournful.

"I was just joking, but you spoke your mind..."

Uh…how can I say what I really mean? Didn’t you say you were tired of seeing me? You said it was just a joke, but what I said became what I really mean? How can this be justified?

Xia Chunyu was about to retort, but he saw her eyes blink a few times and tears welled up in her eyes, making her look even more miserable and pitiful.

"Do you think I want to become like this? Isn't it for the sake of raising your child? I've worked so hard, but you don't show any consideration for me, and you even say such hurtful things. It's not even three months yet, and when your belly gets bigger, your figure will be completely out of shape. Will you vomit when you see me? Xia Chunyu, I really misjudged you. I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. Do you still have a conscience..."

Xia Chunyu was speechless. What kind of person am I? How did I become the kind of heartless person you said?
It’s so unfair, snow in June is just like this!
It was obviously he who was wronged, but she just talked a lot and put a big hat of being fickle and heartless on him.

Is this justified?

Ye Jiayao glanced at his flushed face, touched her belly and began to do prenatal education.

"My child, do you know how much your mother has suffered for you? Your father despised you, he didn't like you. Maybe he will abandon us soon..." Ye Jiayao took a deep breath, as if she wanted to swallow all the grievances. "But don't be afraid, my child. Even if your father doesn't want you, you still have your mother. Your mother will never abandon you..."

Xia Chunyu shuddered suddenly and almost vomited blood.

He had only said one word, a retort to her words, but she took it too far and even went so far as to abandon her.

No, no, I don’t know if the child can hear me now. If I let her talk nonsense, won’t the child be doomed if he doesn’t recognize him as his father in the future?
Xia Chunyu licked his dry lips and said hurriedly, "Stop it, Yaoyao, you can't wrongly accuse me like this. The world can witness my sincerity towards you. When have I ever disliked you? You are unique in my eyes. Even if a fairy stood in front of me, I wouldn't even look at her twice..."

Ye Jiayao looked at him resentfully: "Really? Didn't you say you were tired of looking at me?"

Xia Chunyu shook his head like a rattle and smiled flatteringly, "I definitely never said that. I never even thought about it. Not in this life, not in the next. You see, I've been staring at you all morning, Yaoyao. I find pregnant women are particularly beautiful. They have a kind of maternal love. Really, you are the most beautiful... I never get tired of looking at you."

"you promise?"

"I swear to God."

Ye Jiayao said reluctantly: "Then I'll trust you for once. Well, after talking so much, I'm thirsty."

Xia Chunyu hurriedly went to pour her some water, feeling annoyed in his heart. He thought, "It is difficult to raise a woman and a little boy. The ancients were right. What's more, a woman is pregnant with a baby. You absolutely cannot afford to offend her!"
(End of this chapter)