The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 364 Wen Zijin's Troubles

Yan Che took it and looked at it carefully for a while, then couldn't sit still any longer, as if he had a sty in his butt.

He leaned closer to Wen Zijin, tilted his head, and asked, "Why didn't that girl come to see you today?"

A family moved into the courtyard next to where Wen Zijin and Wu Yazi lived. After the girl from that family saw Wen Zijin by chance, she began to see him under various pretexts.

One minute it's someone bringing over some food they've prepared for me to try; the next it's someone asking me to watch the house since no one's home; and then it's someone asking me for help with something they don't understand while reading.

These past few days, because Yan Che was going to take a small test, Wen Zijin came to the restaurant to supervise him after finishing what Wu Yazi had arranged.

The girl somehow found out and came looking for him, but Wen Zijin had someone send her away.

When He Lingfei was mentioned, Wen Zijin frowned slightly. He would run into her on his way home every day.

Even though we chose the least likely time to meet, we still ended up bumping into each other.

He could tolerate it occasionally out of politeness, but he really couldn't stand it coming several times a day.

You really can't talk about people, because once you do, they'll come back to haunt you.

Just as he picked up his teacup, there was a knock at the door. Wen Zijin gave Yan Che, who had such a jinxed mouth, an unpleasant look.

Without even a second thought, it must be He Lingfei again.

He stood up without making a sound, put down his book, and silently hid behind the screen.

Yan Che understood what he meant all too well. After spending so much time with Wen Zijin, he had become quite experienced at fending off girls.

He didn't feel like reading right now, so he got up, walked to the door, and opened it. He Lingfei, who was standing at the door, was holding a bowl of something dark in her hands.

"Boss Yan? Young Master Wen should be here with you, right?"

She craned her neck to look inside, but Yan Che immediately covered the crack in the door completely.

Now that she couldn't see inside at all, He Lingfei reached out to push the door open again.

Yan Che coughed heavily, and only then did she realize what she had been doing and hurriedly withdrew her hand.

"Miss He, is there something you need from Zijing? He's not here today."

Yan Che felt a bit disgusted by He Lingfei's behavior just now, feeling that she was really rude, and her tone of voice was not as polite as before.

He Lingfei didn't think she had done anything wrong; she was just looking for someone.

She moved what she was holding closer to Yan Che and said, "I made a bowl of black sesame paste for Young Master Wen and brought it over specially. It's still warm from being kept warm all the way here."

He Lingfei's smile didn't reach her eyes, though she harbored some dissatisfaction with Yan Che.

If he hadn't been there, Wen Zijin might have already been eating by now that she was inside.

Not here? Impossible.

She followed him upstairs in the morning and watched him enter the private room.

Knowing that Wen Zijin was urging Yan Che to study as usual, she quickly ran back to make this food and brought it over.

With such dedication and sincerity, she didn't believe Wen Zijin could refuse this time.

Yan Che glanced down at the things in her hand and said, "Zijin isn't here with me. Take these things and go back." He found He Lingfei very strange.

Wen Zijin had rejected him twice in front of him before, but he didn't expect her to still be so persistent.

He was speechless when he saw the bowl of food in front of him.

If someone is at Baiweizhai, what can't they eat? Sending this over gives you a reason to bother others, right?

Stop being so self-indulgent. There are plenty of girls who admire Wen Zijin. At most, they'll write a few short poems, but if they don't get a response, they'll give up.

How could anyone be as persistent and relentless as this person in front of me?

"Mr. Yan, are you kidding me? I clearly saw a figure behind the screen just now."

He Lingfei's smile vanished, replaced by a hint of displeasure.

She had seen clearly through the gap that the slender and upright figure was undoubtedly Wen Zijin.

Everyone else was eager to match their good friend with someone else, but Yan Che had absolutely no sense of propriety.

I said I'm not here, so you can take your things back.

"Zijin doesn't like eating this kind of messy stuff either. Even if others were here, they wouldn't want to see you, let alone when you're not."

"What doesn't my Baiweizhai have? Even if he's there, I would never let my good brother go hungry."

He finished speaking and saw He Lingfei's face turn ashen.

The door slammed shut with a loud bang, and He Lingfei's hand trembled involuntarily at the sound.

hateful!

She glared angrily at the closed door, then turned and casually tossed the things into the trash can.

Yan Che, inside the room, stood by the window, staring intently while muttering to himself:

"Damn it! I think she knows you're here."

"I already told her I'm gone, but she still doesn't believe me!"

Wen Zijing's brows finally relaxed, and she looked up at Yan Che, speaking with a hint of weariness, "You've seen it all today, come and read a book."

His idea was to avoid it if possible, and if that didn't work, he would just move to another place.

Wu Yazi also mentioned twice that he was very annoyed by being bothered by irrelevant people every day.

Yan Che stared at the book, his thoughts drifting away. Why did He Lingfei keep pestering Wen Zijin?

There are plenty of scholars, and many of them are also handsome.

After being rejected so many times, can't you see that people are starting to dislike her? Why do you still keep trying to get close to her?

When He Lingfei arrived home, she sat down angrily. Her mother rushed over to her as soon as she saw her daughter return.

"So? Did Wen Zijin accept your gift this time?"

She looked left and right, and when she noticed that He Lingfei's things were gone, she assumed that Wen Zijin had taken them and laughed with delight, completely unaware of the annoyance on He Lingfei's face.

"What do you mean, 'collect'?! The owner of Baiweizhai was blocking my way; I didn't even see him!"

Her face turned red with anger, and her voice was filled with displeasure.

Mrs. He was taken aback, not expecting that her daughter had failed again!

Have Wen Zijin and the others heard about that? That person is Wu Yazi's last disciple!

Who is Wu Yazi? He's the headmaster who taught many top scholars in the imperial examinations!

Wen Zijin spends almost all her time at home reading. She secretly peeked at some of her books and found them to be quite good; she seemed destined for great things!

They'll reserve it first; if they can get official positions in the government later, their whole family will be rich!

So they kept trying to get closer to him, but nothing worked!

Those black sesame seeds cost two hundred coins! And they added so much sugar!

"Then you should settle for second best! That boss is not bad either! He's got money at home!"

"Why don't you just give him that thing?!"

She angrily poked He Lingfei's forehead, feeling that her daughter was really stupid and useless.

He Lingfei slapped her hand away and scoffed, imagining the contempt on Yan Che's face.

"What's so great about a businessman who reeks of money? He's utterly despicable!"

"I naturally imagined my husband to be a well-read, high-ranking official."

She glanced at her hands, which had recently become very delicate from care, and said, "I'll throw that thing away. I'll find another way next time."

After saying that, she stood up and walked out. Her mother stomped her feet as she watched her go.

"You brat! Bring the bowl back!"

A bowl costs two copper coins! What a spendthrift!