C77

Chapter 77 Nameless Dining Hall (27)

It was unknown if it was because of what Li Yannian had said on the mountain that shocked Du Mumei so much. But after that, she unexpectedly calmed down and no longer continued to chatter like before.

Lotus did not know whether this new friend of hers was truly willing to help him or not, but she did not dare to ask. She glanced at Du Mumei, and buried her thoughts back in her stomach.

The afternoon passed quickly. When Li Yannian and the others returned home, the Du Family were already waiting for them outside. Ten people, three carriages, and a grand display of power.

When the old granny in the lead saw Du Mumei dressed like a village girl from afar, she was both shocked and excited. She immediately turned her head and whispered to the person sitting inside the horse carriage for a while, just as Li Yannian was trying to guess the identity of the person inside. The woman bent over and lifted the curtain, and a beautiful lady gracefully got off the carriage with the support of a servant.

"Aunt, how could it be you? Where's my mother?"

Du Mumei, who was following behind him, saw who they were and cried out in alarm.

Li Yannian found it strange, the one that had come was not Mrs. Du, but Madam Gu. She purposely slowed her pace, leaving Zhao Xu and Mao Dou behind, leaving room for the two to talk.

"Your mother still doesn't know that something has happened to you. Yesterday morning, you went to the temple to visit Buddha. You won't be able to come back until tomorrow. Have you forgotten?"

Madam Gu could not help but retort at the bottom of her heart, didn't you secretly come out and cause such a commotion while your mother was not home? Otherwise, how could such a big person not return home in the span of a single night? The entire Du Clan would have already fallen into an uproar, and he would be looking for someone unhappily.

Du Mumei had really forgotten about it. She glanced sideways and saw that there were a total of three carriages in the Gu Clan convoy. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aunt, who else came?"

Madam Gu suddenly glanced at Li Yannian. That gaze seemed to be measuring and probing, causing Li Yannian to shudder for no reason. Just as her guard was raised, Madam Gu quickly turned his gaze away.

"Who else could it be? Your cousin." When I heard that something had happened to you, I shouted that I would follow me to see you. When we get back, do you want to stay in the same car as Wan-Er or do you need to lie down peacefully? I don't know how badly you're hurt. "

It was unknown what Du Mumei was thinking as she frowned and said, "Cousin specifically came to see me. I should have been able to talk for a while. But I hit my head. I thought it would be okay, but after walking down the mountain road and getting a cold breeze, I felt a headache again. After a while, I'll go alone. I'll lie down on the road for a while, but when I get home, I'll talk to my cousin. "

Madam Gu did not expect her to refuse at all. Her face revealed an expression of surprise, but it was quickly covered up. She nodded and said in a soft voice, "That's good. I will tell Wan-Er not to mess with you. It's just that your father isn't in the manor, and your mother has gone to pay respects to Buddha. If you rashly return to your own home, you will only be alerting the Old Ancestor for nothing. On the other hand, with such a huge matter happening to you and you bumped your head, it isn't appropriate for you to not have an elder to look at you. In a moment, obediently follow your aunt home. When we get home, I'll ask your cousin to call a doctor over, so that you can be at ease. "

Du Mumei nodded his head obediently, but unlike before, he was elated to hear that he was going to his cousin's house.

Madam Gu was a little surprised.

Her first words, though intended, were selfish. She already knew that Du Mumei had an eccentric personality, but that day, because she was afraid that Du Mumei would make a ruckus in her family's mansion, she intentionally made vague excuses to make Ming Yuan think that she had another girl she liked. Even if she wanted to take an equal wife, she had to respect Ming Yuan's thoughts. In the end, Du Mumei had secretly left home and even snuck into the Li Village, almost causing a disaster. It would be best if he could hide this from his brother and sister-in-law. If their brother and sister found out about this, then who knows how many setbacks Ming Yuan's marriage would bring about?

Madam Gu slapped him in the face and quickly placed a sweet jujube in his hands. When he found out about the news, he even brought along Wan'er, who usually went to Du Mumei to curry favor with her, to pick her up. He didn't expect that Du Mumei was not enjoying herself as much as she had imagined; on the contrary, her attitude towards him and Wan'Er had suddenly become distant, and she didn't react much when she heard that Mingyuan was going to call a doctor for her.

Could it be that she'd thought it through and wasn't thinking about Ming Yuan anymore? If that was the case, it would be worth it even if his brother and sister-in-law found out afterwards that he was the one to blame.

In the blink of an eye, Madam Gu's thoughts had drifted far and wide. When she suddenly heard Du Mumei ask for five taels of gold, she was so stunned that she forgot about her reaction.

"What?" You mean to ask your aunt for five taels of gold? What do you want this for? What about the money you were carrying? " The Madam Gu asked, puzzled.

Du Mu Mei's face reddened, she turned and looked at Li Yannian, and said indifferently: "I asked Miss Li to do some work, and did you find the money I brought back? Aunt, don't ask too much, I'm useful anyway, when we return home, I'll get someone to return it to you."

Madam Gu suspiciously looked back and said with a smile: "It's only five taels of gold. No need to say that it's not going to be returned, just take it as your aunt giving you some flowers. Take it and use it."

Saying that, Madam Gu nodded towards his wife at the side. The old woman took out her purse and ordered five or two golden melon seeds, which she handed over to Du Mumei.

Du Mumei turned around and gave the number that he had told Li Yannian, "Look, I'll tell you the exact number that I told you. You should keep it carefully in mind. You made your friend think quickly, and I'm waiting to hear the second half of it. "Yes, I'll come back and play with you when I have time next time."

Li Yannian lowered her eyebrows and took the bet, she thought, there was still a next time? One time was enough to torment people. It was better not to come. However, she was probably just casually saying that she didn't have the time to travel to the countryside all day.

After Du Mumei had settled his gambling debts, he was helped into the carriage without a word. Li Yannian looked like she had nothing to do, and just as she was about to say goodbye to Madam Gu, he suddenly heard Du Mumei lift up the curtain and call out to her, "Take the clothes that I left in your house as my reward for her when you send them over to her."

Madam Gu was just about to say that this was not appropriate, but seeing that Du Mumei had let go of the curtain and hid inside the carriage dejectedly, he endured the last few words, and his eyes drifted towards Li Yannian.

He was about ten years old and looked quite fair, but he hadn't drawn a stick yet. He looked completely childish. It was unknown what exactly Ming Yuan had taken a fancy to this girl.

The way the Madam Gu stared at him without saying a word was pretty intimidating. At least, Li Yannian's heart was thumping once again from her gaze. Could it be that even the Madam Gu felt that she was a natural born fox to be able to seduce her son at such a young age? It really was a person sitting at home with a pot coming from the sky.

"Mother, are you done yet? Why are you still here for so long? " An impatient urging voice came from the carriage at the side. Li Yannian reckoned that the little girl who was talking should be Gu Mingyuan's sister, the Wan Er that Madam Gu had mentioned earlier.

He clearly knew that something had happened to Du Mumei, but he hadn't asked a single question from the start. He simply wasn't as concerned about the safety of his cousin as Madam Gu had said he was, and more like he was listening to her to express his affection.

However, Du Mumei did not have anything good to do with this Cousin Wan'er either. She probably only had the intention to get drunk previously, if she wanted to marry Gu Mingyuan, she had to curry favor with her future sister-in-law.

Plastic sisters.

Li Yannian quickly confirmed the relationship between the two.

Madam Gu rubbed her forehead, her face showing obvious fatigue, she comforted her daughter and waved at Li Yannian.

Mao Dou somewhat fearfully held onto Li Yannian's hand and did not let her go. It was probably because this action pleased Madam Gu, and her eyes revealed slight traces of a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to make things difficult for your sister," Madam Gu said to Mao Dou with a smile, then turned to Li Yannian and said, "From what the driver said, it was your brother who rescued her with you. Mei Er's parents are not home for the past few days, so I, as their aunt, would like to thank them for you. This is a little gift from us, I hope that Miss Li will not be so reserved and courteous, and accept it generously, so that we can be at ease. "

Mao Dou was puzzled. Wasn't his big brother the one who saved Miss Du's home? How did this pretty lady say she was saved by his big brother together with his sister? He blinked her eyes, just as she was about to remind the Madam Gu that he remembered wrongly, Brother Xu Zi suddenly smiled and hit him, causing him to forget what she had wanted to say just now.

On the other hand, Li Yannian immediately understood the meaning of the last few words of the Madam Gu. With these words, even if she did not accept the gift, she was obviously harboring ulterior motives.

She felt that it was funny. These rich people had probably been on guard against humans for a long time. She didn't even dare to believe their eyes.

Li Yannian smiled and bowed to Madam Gu: "Since Madam Gu was the one who gave this to you on behalf of the Du Family's elders, then junior will accept it without any hesitation. Thank you, Madam Gu."

Madam Gu revealed a satisfied smile on her face, and looked at Li Yannian once more. This time, she praised her a little more. If this girl's background wasn't that bad, if it weren't for the fact that one of the two was destined to be a princess, it wouldn't be impossible to get her to be his concubine, due to the fact that Ming Yuan himself somewhat liked her.

Unfortunately …

Madam Gu retracted her thoughts, and nodded at Li Yannian: "You're quite a sensible girl, I don't know which family has the fortune to be able to live a peaceful life with a child like you."

Li Yannian raised her head in surprise, as she came back to reality and laughed: "Madam, I'm still young, and said that the marriage ceremony was too early, please don't laugh at me."

The topic of conversation had already been revealed.

Madam Gu nodded her head in satisfaction and extended her hand to the old woman, who immediately helped her into the carriage.

"It's getting late, let's go back."

As he said that, his gaze no longer fell onto Li Yannian's body.

"Yes sir!" The woman bowed her head in response. She climbed onto the carriage as if she was familiar with the place and made a signal to the driver. The group then left in the same manner as before, heading back to the city in a grand formation.

He suddenly remembered the question he had wanted to ask before. He looked up at Li Yannian and asked curiously, "Sis, why did that beautiful madam say that she was saved by you together with my brother? Wasn't it our brother who brought her back by herself?"

Li Yannian laughed: "About that, you are still young, you won't understand no matter how you speak. "Anyway, remember this. They gave us something to change our words. As long as someone asks, we will be the ones to save them. Do you remember?"

Mao Dou nodded innocently and sensibly stopped asking.

"Well, we finally sent him away. There's one more person living at home, and they don't even use the bathroom or the electric light. "Hurry up and go home. I'll cook some good food for you tonight."

At the mention of food, Mao Dou immediately became enthusiastic. "Do you have prawns tonight? Elder sister, it's a waste for that elder sister to eat at noon.

Li Yannian laughed: "Let's not eat her leftovers, I will make another dish for you."

Mao Dou muttered. Li Yannian did not hear her clearly either, probably thinking that she was too wasteful. Li Yannian did not waste anything. She was prepared to keep what Du Mumei had eaten for good. In the future, wouldn't it be perfect if she kept it as a tribute to that old pious scoundrel of the Li Clan, or to the major chamber and Third Wife, these ungrateful elders?

The two of them were talking and laughing as they pushed open the door and entered the room. Li Yannian remembered the gifts that the Gu family had sent them, which were still piled at the door, and was about to go take them when she saw Zhao Xu still standing outside, staring blankly at the direction that the Gu family members had left.