When she got home, Shen's father and Shen's mother were busy in the kitchen. She poured hot water and drank a few mouthfuls, and then grilled for a while in front of the charcoal pot raised in the main room, so that her hands and feet became warm.
There is a faint fragrance in the hall, if it is there or not.
Incense was never lit at home. She suddenly felt that the smell was familiar and looked around for the source of the scent.
Father Shen brought the food into the house and saw that she had already sat down. He greeted her: "Are you hungry? Let's eat. Today, Dalang sent two kilograms of ribs. I didn't see you. I waited for a long time before leaving. Your mother originally wanted to make some stew and have dinner with Da Lang, but his mother was still sick at home, so she asked him to go back first."
"It smells so good." She took the ribs, and Father Shen picked the tenderest one and gave it to her to eat with his hands.
"Eat."
Mother Shen came in with a plate of stir-fried vegetables. When she saw that the father and daughter didn't even have chopsticks, they just picked up the bones and gnawed them. She yelled angrily, "Don't bring up the child! What are you doing? There are no rules at all!"
"Oh, this is the only way we can do this at home. From now on, when Yin Xiao gets married, this can only happen here with us." Father Shen smacked his lips, complaining that she was nosy.
Shen Yinxiao ate the ribs in silence. After the meal, she and Father Shen cleared the dishes together. Suddenly, she saw an emerald flowerpot on the cupboard. In the flowerpot was a graceful orchid, with rosy pink petals in bud. The leaves are lush and the jade petals are bright and clear.
The movements of her hands paused, and she suddenly understood where the fragrance just now came from.
"This flower was sent by someone from your friend. The person who sent it didn't say anything. He just said that it would be handed over to you. Just now, Dalang saw this flower at our house and stared at it for a long time. Yin Xiao, what kind of flower is this? Why are you and Dalang looking at it without saying a word?"
Father Shen thought the flowers were sent by Shen Yinxiao's friend in Cuihua Building, so he didn't think much and continued to pack things.
Shen Yinxiao reached out and picked up the flower, moved it to her room, and placed it by the window next to the dressing table. After taking a bath, she couldn't sleep, so she sat under the orchid and stared at it.
From what they said, this flower is very precious.
Even Wang Yuanjun's golden branches and leaves cannot be obtained casually. In this case, what does Wei Cheng mean by giving this flower to her.
He didn't even have a fiancée himself, but he came to give it to her. If Wang Yuanjun found out, wouldn't he want to hate her?
After thinking about it, she still felt that she had to put this pot of flowers away so that no one could see it, or else she should return it to avoid causing a lot of trouble over a pot of flowers.
So I took the orchid and put it in the house.
The pot of orchids was like a stone, hanging in the bottom of her heart, unable to go up or down. In the past, she accepted Wei Cheng's gift because the two had a close relationship, but now they agreed to break it off, so what's going on now?
She tossed and turned and didn't sleep well, so that when she arrived at the store the next day, her eyes were black and blue. After seeing off most of the customers in the morning, she yawned and sat down, and was about to lie down for a while when someone came to the door.
She is a maid. Judging from her attire, she belongs to an official family.
The maid's nostrils were turned upward. As soon as she entered the door, she looked up and down the bean curd shop. Shen Yinxiao asked tentatively: "Girl, do you want to buy bean curd? Is it hot or cold? Sweet or spicy?"
The maid ignored him and continued to point her nostrils upward: "My girl wants to see you."
Shen Yinxiao looked around and couldn't see where the girl she mentioned was.
"Not here, over there." The maid pointed outward.
Shen Yinxiao didn't even bother to look, "I won't go."
The maid raised her eyebrows: "You are brave!"
"I'm timid and won't go anywhere. Your girl wants to see me, but it's not me who wants to see her."
The maid's face turned red with anger, and she pointed at Shen Yinxiao, who had been stammering for a long time. Shen Yinxiao suddenly took off his guard again.
The maid's fighting ability is so weak, and the master is not much better. Nine times out of ten, the master is bluffing.
Sure enough, after the maid left angrily, the maid's master came slowly.
As soon as she stepped into the store, the girl wearing gold and silver frowned.
Father Shen and Mother Shen stood aside at a loss. Shen Yinxiao asked them to go to the backyard to prepare beans, while he sat down and pushed the stool in front of him forward.
Indicated that she could sit down.
The maid rolled her eyes at her, took out her handkerchief, spread it on the stool, and then helped Xu Qiuhe slowly sit down.
"You know the reason why I came today, right?" Xu Qiuhe said quietly.
"I don't know." Shen Yinxiao shook his head.
Xu Qiuhe smiled nonchalantly, "I want you to break off the engagement with him."
"Why don't you go find him?" Shen Yinxiao was curious about how charming Li You was to make Xu Qiuhe personally condescend to come to the Douhua shop to discuss terminating the engagement with his "love rival".
"I'm just here to tell you that if you don't break off the engagement, I have plenty of ways to prevent you from marrying him."
"Unless he comes to break off the engagement with me, I will not take the initiative to ask him to break off the engagement."
Xu Qiuhe frowned, "Shen Yinxiao, you have to recognize the facts. You are stronger than others and you are harsh in your words. It will only make your family feel wronged along with you."
She stroked her sleeves and said lightly: "There are some things that you were not born with, and you will never have them in this life. You have to accept your fate."
"My clothes are made of fine mulberry silk. You and your parents have worked so hard for half a year to buy just one piece. How can you compare with me? And what can you give him? Do you know his talent? Can you help him realize his ambition? All you know is giving him beans!" She sneered.
Shen Yinxiao's heart skipped a beat and he gritted his teeth.
Xu Qiuhe picked up the tea on the table, put it to his nose and smelled it with disgust. Suddenly his hand loosened and he seemed to accidentally spill the tea in his hand. The tea splashed on Shen Yinxiao's skirt, leaving a puddle. Dazzling mark.
"Ah, I'm sorry, my hand slipped. If you mind, you can take it off and let my servants wash it clean." Xu Qiuhe held up the cup and smiled.
She put the cup on the table and turned to leave.
Shen Yinxiao also laughed.
She picked up the teapot, opened the lid, raised it, and slowly poured water from Xu Qiuhe's head.
The tea dripped from her face into her clothes. Xu Qiuhe froze in place, letting the tea on her face flow down her cheeks to her chin, and hit her newly bought skirt drop by drop.
"It doesn't matter now." Shen Yinxiao smiled, "If you mind, you can take it off and I'll help you clean it."
"ah--"
Xu Qiuhe screamed.
It was also at this moment that a figure suddenly appeared at the door.
"What's wrong?" Wei Cheng frowned and rushed straight to Shen Yinxiao, grabbing her. Seeing a stain on her skirt, he subconsciously asked, "Who splashed it?"
"I'm fine, Mrs. Xu was careless." Shen Yinxiao explained in a low voice, but Wei Cheng almost didn't hear it and rolled up his sleeves directly to wipe the water on her skirt until he was about to lift it up to see if there were any burns. , Shen Yinxiao finally couldn't bear it anymore, held his hand and stared at him.
Only then did Wei Cheng remember that the two of them were still in the store, and Xu Qiuhe was looking at them blankly.
Li You, who followed closely, stood not far away, watching the two people quietly.
