"Brother Zhongyang..." Xu Qiuhe looked over with tears in his eyes, his almond-shaped eyes widening. Wei Cheng frowned slightly. He rubbed his brows helplessly, regretting that he rushed out suddenly.
"Go back and change your clothes." He said.
He didn't mean to blame her at all.
Shen Yinxiao could see it clearly. She wanted to laugh, but it turned out to be uglier than crying. She didn't feel any grievance at first, but a petite and willful little girl came to argue with her, but it was just directed at her. Just spilled a cup of tea.
Didn't she return it immediately?
It was still dripping from the beginning to the end.
There is nothing to feel aggrieved about.
But when she saw that Wei Cheng had no intention of blaming Xu Qiuhe, she suddenly felt aggrieved, even more aggrieved than when she was splashed with water.
Her eyes suddenly felt sour and hot. She rubbed her eyes until she saw Wei Cheng and Li You looking towards her. She explained with a smile: "The sand was blown into my eyes."
The two looked strange.
With the help of the maid, Xu Qiuhe got onto the carriage crying, leaving behind a mess and two strange men.
"Why are you here? Want to eat tofu?" Shen Yinxiao cleared his throat, found a rag and squatted down to clean up the mess on the floor.
Li You rolled up his sleeves and squatted down to take the rag in her hand, and quickly picked up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.
Looking at the two people's skillful movements and Li You's free appearance, Wei Cheng stood aside a little at a loss, scratching the back of his head irritably and pacing back and forth.
Shen Yinxiao looked up at him, "Is something wrong, Mr. Wei?"
Wei Cheng opened his mouth: "I... was passing by."
"It's nothing. Second Young Master, please leave. There is still business in the store. If Second Young Master stays here for a moment longer, the income from my store will be less." She began to see off the customers.
Wei Cheng's face turned red and white. He glanced at Li You who was packing her things silently. He wanted to do something to help her, but his dignity for more than twenty years forced him not to say so, and he was even more embarrassed to be like Li You. Like You, he squatted down calmly and lifted up his sleeves to wipe the floor.
How could he do this in public.
These were originally done by servants.
But he couldn't bear to see Shen Yinxiao squatting on the ground doing such menial work.
"I'll come see you later." Wei Cheng gritted his teeth and felt that this Li You had to disappear as soon as possible. He would be uncomfortable no matter what.
Shen Yinxiao was a little tired and was too lazy to pay attention to him. She turned around and turned him away. Wei Cheng hesitated for a long time and finally left.
Li You finished cleaning up and helped her clean the table in silence.
"What did she say when she troubled you?" Li You said softly.
Shen Yinxiao was ordering the soy milk. When she heard this, she stopped her hands and almost poured too much. She said slowly: "She said she wanted me to break off the engagement. She said she wanted you."
Shen Yinxiao turned his back to Li You and couldn't clearly see the expression on his face. "Actually, if you think about it, some of what she said makes sense."
"she says......"
In the middle of Shen Yinxiao's words, Li You suddenly interrupted her next words in a low voice.
"Yinxiao, I want to break off the engagement."
"I'm sorry, but the one hundred taels of bride price will be regarded as my compensation. I also prepared fifty taels, which are all the belongings I have saved in the past two years. They are enough for my own family. These money are all for you."
"Let's break off the engagement."
Shen Yinxiao felt that everything around him was quiet, and he could even hear his own heartbeat.
"Dong-dong-dong-"
Her breathing was trembling, but she felt that these words coming out of his mouth were justified, right?
"It's okay to break off the engagement." She forced a smile, "Ms. Xu is more suitable for you than me."
"You don't need to give me any more money. These things will all happen naturally. Marriage is inherently consensual and does not require any compensation from you."
Li You looked at her quietly, his face as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
Shen Yinxiao didn't know when Li You left. When she came to her senses, her legs were already a little numb.
I don’t know how much Father Shen and Mother Shen heard in the backyard. When they came out, they didn’t dare to say anything more, but their faces were still sad. The cooked duck flew away. Now, they had to start worrying about Shen Yinxiao’s marriage again. .
The matchmaker soon came to cancel the engagement, and except for the bride price, which was left in the Shen family, everything else was returned.
Father Shen murmured: "How about I ask Dalang why he suddenly wants to break off the engagement..."
Shen's mother was very angry as she was weak as usual. She glared at Shen's father and said bitterly: "That's because he is blind and mistook pearls for fish eyes. Such a blind person is not worthy at all." If you don't go to Yinxiao, why are you looking for him? Who knows which high branch he has climbed to!"
"That's what I said, but if I look for it again, it won't be so easy to find the right one..."
"Then don't look for him! What happened to Yin Xiao? Even the prince and emperor are worthy of him!" Mother Shen threatened.
Shen Yinxiao was so frightened that the clothes in her hands fell to the ground. She laughed and said, "Mom, don't talk nonsense, don't let others hear it."
Most mothers in the world think that their daughters are the best, and it is not a problem to match the emperor and nobles. Shen Yinxiao is very self-aware, and she does not dare to think about that.
Li You's breakup of the engagement was a big blow to Shen's father. He sighed while eating and went to take a shower after eating. Shen Yinxiao thought very openly. Not only did she think very openly, she also felt very enlightened.
As the Buddhists say, the mind is clear.
Once I figured it out, everything seemed to fall into place.
Father Shen didn't know whether it was intentional or really sad. He was still sighing while lying on the bed. His voice was neither loud nor quiet. It just happened to reach Shen Yinxiao's room, along with Mother Shen's nagging yelling. It probably meant asking him to lower his voice.
Shen Yinxiao was so disturbed by the noise that he couldn't sleep. He put on his clothes and moved the pot of orchids back to the window. He lay beside the bed and stared at the orchids in a daze.
There were two or three lone stars dotted on the sky as black as thick ink, and the fragrance of orchids was fragrant and distant. She breathed a sigh of relief. The cool night, the fragrance of flowers, was unique.
"What are you thinking about?" A cold voice came from above.
I don't know when Wei Cheng came.
Shen Yinxiao raised his eyes and continued to admire the flowers: "I didn't think about anything."
"What are you doing here?"
Wei Cheng folded his arms and leaned against the window. He picked up a strand of her hair with a smile and rubbed it on his fingertips: "I thought you would be so sad that you couldn't sleep because of Li You's break-up. Let's take a look."
"Not for him either."
Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows: "You're saying that you're in two different situations, eating from the bowl and looking at the pot. You finally gave up on him this time?"
Shen Yinxiao ignored his joke and felt a little sad: "I just suddenly understood something."
"Oh? What's the matter? Tell me?"
"I shouldn't place my hopes on others. I don't know what to do in the future, so I subconsciously want to find someone to rely on, but these are not building houses in the air. One day, these things will collapse. I You shouldn’t expect anything from others.”
Wei Cheng smiled: "You are a woman, so it is normal to think this way. In this world, if a woman wants to live a more practical life, finding a reliable man is the best choice."
"The reason why I am a woman is that I cannot have such expectations. No one can be trusted."
She knew that talking to Wei Cheng was in vain, so she simply didn't bother to argue with him. She lay lazily by the window and said slowly, "And I suddenly understood a truth. If you don't know where to go in the future, what should you do?" How to go? Instead of running into walls and looking for support, I might as well climb higher, stand taller, and see far. When you see far, you will know which way to go. Instead of looking forward to getting married, I might as well do a good job. I can earn more money from my store. In this world, things that can be solved with money are nothing."
Wei Cheng looked into the distance, remembering something, and was slightly lost in thought.
Shen Yinxiao yawned: "Why don't you go back so late? Aren't you tired? I'm going to bed."
She stood up and was about to close the window, but Wei Cheng raised his hand to block it. He had long legs, so he stepped in with his legs raised, which made Shen Yinxiao's scalp numb with fear.
"What are you doing! I'm telling you, if you try to mess up again, I'll do it!"
A big hand covered her mouth, a smile flashed in Wei Cheng's eyes, he lifted her on his shoulders and walked towards the bed.
