Chapter 110: He Is That b.a.s.t.a.r.d
Translator: Fan Translation Studio
âMiss Qianqian!â Ye Xiaoxian was not in a good mood so she wanted no more emotional blows. âI was just upset yesterday, so donât mock me anymore. Give me some confidence.â
Liu Qianqian smiled and said, âIâm here today about this matter of yours. I know that tax official. He is familiar with that cousin-in-law of mine.â
âYour cousin-in-law? The one youâd been so infatuated with that you almost died for him?â Ye Xiaoxian wanted to make sure the cousin-in-law was that one.
She and Liu Qianqian chatted quite happily in a back-and-forth conversation and the two were like best friends, talking about all kinds of intimate things.
Liu Qianqian suddenly ground her teeth together. âHe is that b.a.s.t.a.r.d.â
âSoâ¦are you going to find your cousin-in-law for me? Is it really alright? You two have already beenâ¦â With a modern mode of thinking Ye Xiaoxian felt that as Liu Qianqian had been hurt once she would never ever see her cousin-in-law.
Liu Qianqian said, âAlready been what? Iâm not that fragile. Havenât you told me before that the only way to solve a problem is to face it. Iâve already gone through all that, so when I see him again I wonât have other thoughts. He is nothing but a peer to me now.â
Her ladys.h.i.+p was indeed broad-minded which made Ye Xiaoxian admire her very much.
Liu Qianqian said again, âThat tax official is called Fang Shanding right? He just had a son only days ago. Itâs his first son as what heâs had before are all daughters. Heâs going to hold a banquet to celebrate the first-month birthday for his son. Iâll ask my condemned cousin-in-law to introduce you to him. What do you think?â
âSure,â Ye Xiaoxian agreed immediately. âI keep thinking how Iâm going to get familiar with Fang Shanding.â
Liu Qianqian looked at Ye Xiaoxian and then shook her head. âSigh, these things are really just social intercourse which people use in scheming against each other. I really do not wish to see you become a scheming woman but you canâ t help it as the society forces you to.â
Ye Xiaoxian raised her tea cup to Liu Qianqian. âThank you for your help. Letâs use tea as wine and this toast is to you.â
Liu Qianqian chuckled. âDonât put on those words. Whether itâll work or not, it still depends on your capability. Iâll go to call on my cousin-in-law to see if heâll help.â
âWill he offer any help?â asked Ye Xiaoxian.
âWell he should. As a matter of fact, he owes me.â
âBut when you go and look for him, what ifâ¦your cousinâ¦â Ye Xiaoxian was still not sure.
âMy cousin knows it. Well, thatâs enough chatting. Just wait for my good news!â
â¦
By nightfall Liu Qianqian had already sent Ye Xiaoxian the news, asking her to go to a house in the east district. When Ye Xiaoxian arrived at the time given to her, Liu Qianqian had already been waiting by the entrance to the lane.
Liu Qianqian lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted to her, âLittle Ye, over here!â
On that very day it was the first time Ye Xiaoxian had seen the man for whom Liu Qianqian had pined day and night and had almost died of starvation. She thought he would look as handsome as Pan An, the hottest guy in Chinese ancient history, but just glancing at him Ye Xiaoxian found this guy to be so ordinary. After she looked at him carefully she then found him extraordinarily ordinary.
Liu Qianqianâs cousin-in-law was called Bai Qi and was twenty-five or twenty-six years old with a height of around one-hundred and seven centimeters. His upper body was quite chunky with a protruding belly. The only upside of his looks was that he was light-skinned, but what was so good about a man having light skin anyway?
Liu Qianqian suddenly felt that Liu Qianqianâs taste was ordinary.
When Bai Qi saw Liu Qianqian his eyes actually showed a trace of affection. He also murmured, âQianqianâ¦â As if there was a lingering sense of guilt towards Liu Qianqian in his heart.
Liu Qianqianâs att.i.tude was rather plain. She introduced Ye Xiaoxian to Bai Qi. âThis is the female cook I mentioned before. Luckily sheâs been at my side during this time or Iâd long be dead.â
Bai Qi only looked at Ye Xiaoxian briefly and then turned to Liu Qianqian. âItâs for this reason that after you mentioned her to me I agreed to help you right away.â
âWhat about Fang Shanding? When will he come?â asked Liu Qianqian again.
âHeâll arrive soon. Iâll chat with him for a while and drink some tea. Qianqian, youâ¦â The way Bai Qi looked at Liu Qianqian was full of sentimentality.
Liu Qianqian just answered plainly, âThen Iâll bring Little Ye to the kitchen and weâll check which ingredients are needed so I can ask the servants to buy some.â
After Liu Qianqian finished talking she took Ye Xiaoxian away with her but Bai Qi was still standing on the spot and gazing at Liu Qianqian in a daze.
Ye Xiaoxian was confused.
As he loves Qianqian so much, what happened in the pastâ¦
She then thought:
Maybe Qianqian did not want to be his concubine.
â¦
There was a winding lane leading to the kitchen in the back. While walking along the lane, Liu Qianqian, who was rather aloof before, began to asked Ye Xiaoxian impatiently, âLittle Ye, what do you think of my cousin-in-law?â
âDo you want to hear the truth? Or the lie?â Ye Xiaoxian smiled.
âJust tell me what you think. I want the truth,â said Liu Qianqian.
âI can only say heâs ordinary,â Ye Xiaoxian said frankly.
âHe is ordinary alright!â said Liu Qianqian. âI donât even know why I used to love him so much. Well, I donât know what got into me.â
âWhat about now?â asked Ye Xiaoxian.
âNow when I see him I also find him ordinary. Maybe Iâve already outgrown him, so I donât feel anything towards him. He looks just like a stranger to me now. Havenât you seen just now that I wasnât very warm with him?â said Liu Qianqian.
Ye Xiaoxian looked at Liu Qianqianâs complexion and could not help but smile faintly.
It was true that Liu Qianqian had already outgrown it but after all, she had been hurt and suffered so much, so how could she let it go so easily?
While thinking, someone else in the pavilion ahead greeted Liu Qianqian. âQianqianâ¦â
Ye Xiaoxian looked forwards and saw a young woman of around seventeen or eighteen standing in the pavilion who must have been waiting down there for a long time. This was probably Liu Qianqianâs cousin.
Ye Xiaoxian thought:
The two of them can be considered rivals. Will they start fighting later?
However, Liu Qianqian, who was beside her, greeted her cousin warmly. âCousin!â
âQianqian, I heard that youâd come, so I waited for you here specially. Itâs been a while, how are you? I heard thatâ¦â Her cousin looked very sorrowful.
âIâm good. Nothingâs happened. See, Iâm going to be fat again,â said Liu Qianqian showing no concern.
Her cousin looked very tender and fragile, insisting on mentioning the unhappy old story which bothered Liu Qianqian the most. âQianqian, actually it was all our fault. In the past, we three wereâ¦â
âCousin, if you keep mentioning that old story no one will be willing to marry me. I have no thoughts about my cousin-in-law at all, so rest a.s.sured. Iâve come to find him for my friend. I only met him for a short while and now weâre going to cook some dishes in the kitchen. See you later, cousin.â
Liu Qianqian then gripped Ye Xiaoxianâs hand and walked away.
Ye Xiaoxian did not ask much. She knew that Liu Qianqian could not hold it back for long and would tell her the whole story soon enough.