Chapter 14

Jiang Yuning was also confused. When she came to her senses, she saw herself sitting sideways in front of Xiao Liye in a very intimate posture. He held the handlebars with both hands, just enough to hold her in his arms.

Her cheeks flushed, and she said in an unnatural voice, “Let go. What does it mean to sit like this?”

Xiao Liye said unhappily:

“If I told you to sit in the back without a rope to tie you up, how many times would you have jumped out of the car? Now behave yourself, or if you fall, don’t tell your parents that I hit you.”

Jiang Yuning was speechless. She wanted to get down, but in this position, even the slightest movement would cause her to bump into him, not to mention finding a way to get down safely.

The normal way should be to face forward, but Xiao Liye just held her up straight, so she leaned slightly towards Xiao Liye.

She raised her eyes slightly, not knowing where to put her hands. She simply held the front of the car with her right hand and groped for the crossbeam under her with her left hand, intending to turn around.

But because the space was cramped and he couldn’t see, his left hand was pressing on a fleshy thing.

Xiao Liye felt as if he had been electrocuted, his tailbone ached, his handsome face flushed the color of liver, he stared at the person in his arms in disbelief, gnashing his teeth and saying:

“If you dare to take advantage of me again, I’ll really beat you up, I’m telling you.”

Jiang Yuning was carefully moving in a certain direction. She reacted and immediately turned her head to look at where her hand fell.

The whole person seemed to be burned by fire, his face flushed terribly, he immediately retracted his hand, and leaned on the handlebars and said:

“I really didn’t mean it.”

The blush on Xiao Liye’s face spread to his slender neck. He said in disbelief:

“You didn’t mean it. I think you have no sense of womanhood at all. Jiang Zhiming has only been dead for a few months, and you’re still greedy for him. But I’m not someone you can covet.”

Jiang Yuning’s delicate face became even hotter, and she felt like her skin wasn’t her own. She wanted to chop off her own hands.

She wanted to refute but was afraid that Xiao Liye would continue to discuss this topic with her, so she simply accepted the loss and kept silent.

The wind was cool along the way, but it did not blow away the blush on their faces. After a while, they arrived at the pastry shop.

The shop was very small and grey, and the glass counter only sold the usual five items: mung bean cake, peanut cake, pea yellow cake, donkey rolls and osmanthus cake.

Xiao Liye parked his bicycle at the door and glanced into the store. It seemed that he didn’t see anything. He frowned and said:

“You go in first. I’ll go to the store ahead and call to see if anyone’s coming.”

Jiang Yuning didn’t know who he was calling, so she didn’t pay attention. She took the iron basin from the bicycle basket and walked towards the store.

“Mom, I’m back.”

There was no one in the store, but there were voices coming from the backyard. Jiang Yuning walked in and saw Li Caihua saying something to Zhou Cuifang in a strange way, and Zhou Caifang was not willing to be outdone.

Li Caihua is Jiang Yuning’s aunt. She relied on having a son and often tried to steal her pots and pans.

This phenomenon only stopped when her family adopted Jiang Zhiming as the head of the family. Later, when Jiang Zhiming died, Li Caihua naturally started to have this evil idea again.

Jiang Yuning was unhappy with her, but Xiao Liye was also there today, and it would be bad for him to just arrive and see the quarrel at home, so she greeted him indifferently:

“Auntie is here too.”

Li Caihua glanced at her unhappily. She opened the lid of the iron basin and saw that the roast chicken and braised fish were still placed together. She sneered:

“Didn’t you say you married a super rich man? Why didn’t your husband come with you when you went to your parents’ home this time? Not only did you not bring this thing with you, but you also brought this thing with you? I don’t know if my Xiaozhi won’t be back for another two days. Is it hard to keep this thing?”

Although she complained, she quickly picked up the basin with her hands.

Jiang Yuning exerted a little force and moved away from her, unable to hold back her anger and said:

“There are too many dishes. These are specially left untouched. Why can’t you take them back? You usually throw away other people’s leftovers when you have a feast. Besides, what does your Xiaozhi’s return have to do with our family?”

Li Caihua said sarcastically:

“When your parents died, you relied on my Xiaozhi to take care of them. Shouldn’t you follow behind and take care of them?”

Zhou Caifang said unhappily:

“Don’t worry, we can just be thrown to the side of the road after we die. There’s no need for him to smash the pot.”

Li Caihua said, “You only know how to talk, but you will be honest when you need my family. Besides, I think you brought this back just after getting married. The man you married also treated you like a beggar.”

Zhou Caifang said:

“What are you talking about? I don’t mind it at all, but you’re picking it up, right?”

Li Caihua chuckled:

“You don’t mind, they don’t take your family seriously, but you dare to say something.”

Suddenly, two men came out of the door carrying six cartons of cigarettes and six boxes of high-end liquor, followed closely by a butcher carrying half a pig.

Xiao Liye walked in at the back, holding a jewelry box in his hand and handed it over, saying:

“Mom, I don’t have time to come back tomorrow, so let’s just treat it as a visit today. I’ve prepared some cigarettes and alcohol for uncle, and this gold bracelet is for you.”

Li Caihua looked over. She had never seen such a big scene before. She was slightly shocked.

She didn’t go to the wedding, but she heard that the groom didn’t show up. Doesn’t that mean he looked down on Jiang Yuning?

He was willing to spend so much money on them, and what kind of person is Xiao Liye? Not only did he give them so many things,

She even called me her mother. It seems that all good things happened to her family. But looking at the big gold bracelet in the opened jewelry box,

Without waiting for Zhou Caifang to speak, she walked over and said with a smile, “Is my nephew-in-law here?”

Xiao Liye frowned, but seeing that she was older than Zhou Caifang, he said politely, “Auntie is here too.”

Li Caihua smiled and nodded, “We are all from the same family as Xiao Ning’s mother, so the things we give me are all the same.”

After she finished speaking, she was about to take the jewelry, but Zhou Caifang snatched the gold bracelet away, her lips almost grinning to her ears as she said:

“Oh, son-in-law, don’t listen to her. We’ve already split up the family business. It doesn’t matter. But forget about all the things you’ve prepared. Why are you buying a big gold bracelet?”

Li Caihua was embarrassed and wanted to argue back immediately, but she was not sure how much Jiang Yuning meant to Xiao Liye and was afraid of offending him. She even sent Xiao Liye, the God of Wealth, away.

Anyway, Zhou Caifang had no son, so in the end it would still be hers. She was not in a hurry and did not say anything.

Xiao Liye couldn’t figure out their relationship, and he had no idea:

“The cigarettes are from a friend, and the wine is from my own factory. I couldn’t just spend money on half a pig, so I bought this.”

Zhou Cuifang looked at the things piled on the floor that seemed to take up the entire shop, and she couldn’t suppress the corners of her mouth.

She had only seen Xiao Liye a few times in the crowd before, and she only thought he looked good. Now he was a good person too.

Not only did he not care that his daughter had been married once and her husband had died, but he was also so generous to her family.

But it’s true, he is so rich, even a little bit of it leaking out through his fingers is enough to shock ordinary people,

Especially when she saw Li Caihua’s expression as if she had swallowed a fly, she became even happier and said:

“Don’t spend so much money next time. If you can’t finish it, it will go bad.”

“Pickle it and eat it slowly. It won’t go bad in this cool weather.”

The two were talking about the gift-giving issue, and Jiang Yuning glanced at Xiao Liye. She didn’t expect that he always disliked her at home.

I thought I could just buy her two pounds of meat and send her back, which was quite generous.

Li Caihua couldn’t stand it any longer. She wanted to cut off some meat, but Jiang Yuning seemed to know what she was thinking.

He directly stood in front of her with a look that showed he didn’t like her.

Zhou Caifang opened her mouth, but didn’t want to be embarrassed. She left with a sour feeling in her heart: “…..”

My daughter is no worse than Jiang Yuning. She will definitely find someone richer than Xiao Liye in the future.

Zhou Caifang saw her back and said:

“Auntie, are you leaving now? My son-in-law is here, and you don’t even bother to stay and talk with him.”

Li Caihua was angry in her heart, but she still forced a smile on her face and said:

“No, no, it’s getting late. I’m going back to cook.”

There was arrogance in Zhou Caifang’s eyes. When Jiang Zhiming died, she was the one who cursed him the most. Now that she has found a better one, let’s see who she dares to look down on.