Chapter Forty-Six: An Unexpected Encounter

  She was a lady of the inner chambers and could not show her face to the public, nor did she want to get entangled with such petty people. So she decided to spend money to avoid trouble and told the cart driver: "Give him ten taels of silver and let him leave quickly."

  "Ten liangs..." Manhua felt a bit painful.

  The girl's monthly allowance is no more than 5 taels.

  Lin Zhaoyan said, "Only when the benefits are sufficient can they intimidate people. I offered him more than he expected, and he will definitely agree without hesitation. If I offer him about the same benefits as he expected, seeing that we are so quick to agree, he will surely drag on for a while."

  This was what she had learned from her father, who used to be the boss, he would always use this method to get rid of those customers who didn't want to bother with him.

  Finally, she was also swept out of the house with her mother in the same way.

  "After giving him the money, just let him draw a picture and say it's all clear. From now on, don't bother to entangle with whatever illness there is."

  Five million, in exchange for a divorce agreement, also brought peace of mind and solved the worries behind.

  She believed that these ten taels of silver would also satisfy the other party and make them leave, but she was afraid that he would regret it later and bother her again. Only a written guarantee could ensure that there would be no mistakes.

  Furthermore, without a painting of his seal, how would she know who it was and how could she settle accounts with him afterwards?

  Ten taels of silver may not be so easy to get.

  Lin Zhaoyan took out a piece of paper and a red seal from the cabinet in the carriage, along with two silver coins, and handed them all to the coachman.

  The carman answered "yes", took the thing down from the vehicle, and soon brought a white paper with a painting over.

  Lin Zhaoyan hooked his lips and smiled lightly.

  As expected, when it comes to personal interests, people can be reckless and ignore everything else. Is she even capable of writing coherent content?

  The horse carriage drove forward and went far away. Lin Zhaoyan then picked up his pen and wrote a few sentences on the paper with a "brush brush brush" sound.

  After drying it, he handed it over to Manhua and said, "When we get back to the mansion later, give this to Eldest Sister-in-law. She'll know what to do."

  Man Hua lowered her head and took a look at the content on the paper, then burst out laughing, "You're really naughty, girl!"

  Lin Zhaoyan smiled and said, "You really think money is that easy to make!"

  Liu's family, in order to cover up the truth, had prepared a carriage without the mark of Jian'an Marquis Manor. In this way, as long as it wasn't someone with ulterior motives who intervened, there was no need to worry that people would discover the matter was done by the manor.

  Man Shuang also came over to take a look at the content, reading as she looked, "Today I, Wang Wu, borrowed twenty taels of silver from Zhang Wen, with an interest rate of 7%, and guarantee to return it to Zhang Wen as soon as possible."

  "Who is Wang Wu? Who is Zhang Wen?" Man Shuang asked in confusion.

  Manhua nodded, "Isn't Wang Wu that swindler? Didn't someone just call out his name? As for Zhang Wen, it could be you, me, the girl, or even the young mistress!"

  Man Shuang suddenly realized.

  "Miss, this move is too ruthless! Seven points of interest, he can't afford to lose!"

  Lin Zhaoyan shrugged innocently, "I suppose this isn't his first time scamming someone. He must have made a profit of twenty taels of silver! I'll get my sister to send someone over tomorrow. If he doesn't want to pay back, he'll have to pay even more!"

  Man Shuang and Man Hua both covered their faces and lost their smiles.

  The tense atmosphere inside the carriage was finally relieved.

  At the same time, a voice with an obvious teasing tone came from inside a nearby horse-drawn carriage.

  "Nowadays, little girls are too sinister, they can even come up with such ideas, I'm so scared."

  "Are you going to die if you don't gossip about others?" Another voice that was slightly cold.

  "Hey, isn't she the young lady from the Lin family? I just so happen to have run into her. Let me take a look! Who let me have such good hearing that I can hear everything?"

  "You're just following others and that's okay? I'm warning you, don't interfere with people who are none of your business, she is not our target."

  "Alright, alright, I get it. Honestly, isn't this because she had fun calculating against the Zhou family's daughter at Lingyun Temple last time? Eh, let me tell you, this Lin Si is not only beautiful but also smart, and compared to her sister's explosive temper, she's much stronger! In the future, watching you two compete in wits will definitely be very interesting! How can you not appreciate that? What a pity..."

  "If you want to be thrown out, just say so."

  "...... Ah, nice weather today."

  “……”

  Lin Zhaoyan returned to the Hou Mansion, and Manhua first handed over that "IOU" to Madam Ma.

  Ma saw it and suddenly understood, feeling a mix of emotions, both wanting to cry and laugh.

  Although she didn't interact with Lin Zhaoyan deeply, she cleverly saw through Lin Zhaoyan's true nature, which was not the reserved and yielding appearance she presented on the surface.

  She suddenly appreciated Lin Zhao more.

  Lin Ruoyan was waiting at the Xiangfang Pavilion and hurried over as soon as she saw Lin Zhaoyan.

  Lin Zhaoyan was taken aback, "I just wanted to come back and pack up before going to see my mother!"

  Lin Ruoyan waved her hand anxiously and asked, "Oh no, I can't wait any longer. Tell me quickly, is Wen Xuan okay?"

  Lin Zhaoyan held the snowball in her arms tightly, suppressing her anxiety and smiled reassuringly, "It's nothing, just a case of spring poisoning and a sudden attack on the heart that made him fall ill. Now that he's come to his senses, he'll be fine after a few days of rest."

  "It's all because of that wicked woman, Wan Niang!" Lin Ruoyan gritted her teeth in anger, but the tension was finally alleviated.

  Xue Tuan suddenly sobbed a few times in Lin Zhao Yan's arms.

  Lin Ruoyan heard the sound and looked over, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed: "Where did the dog come from?"

  Lin Zhaoyan gently patted the snowball's back and said, "Wen Xuan sent it to me. He unintentionally got it and said it was a girl's toy, so he gave it to me."

  Lin Ruoyan puffed out her face and muttered in a bad mood, "Why didn't he see me off? He's biased."

  Lin Zhaoyan lost his smile and said, "I'll send you off then."

  "I don't want anything that belongs to others!" Lin Ruoyan said with disdain, raising her chin slightly before striding into the house.

  This familiar look is just like being in one's own courtyard.

  Lin Zhaoyan smiled as he gazed at her back, feeling a warmth in his heart.

  She lowered her head, holding the snowball in her arms tightly, and muttered: "Wenxuan brother will definitely be fine, everyone will be fine, right?"

  Xue Tuan let out two weak cries, looking listless.

  Man Shuang comforted, "Perhaps it's because he can't bear to part with Master Bao that he's being so stubborn, he'll be fine once he gets used to it."

  Lin Zhaoyan could only nod and stepped into the house.

  Lin Ruoyan said she didn't like other people's things, but seeing Xue Tuan being so cute, she couldn't help but feel itchy in her heart and couldn't resist hugging and teasing him.

  Xue Tuan's spirits had always been low, and Lin Ruoyan asked, "Isn't it sick?"

  Lin Zhaoyan didn't know how to explain it and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Perhaps I'm hungry."

  She stretched out her hand to bring the snowball over and handed it to Man, who took it down to feed, while she herself changed the subject, "By the way, didn't mother say that she would help you assign a new maid? You can choose one now."

  Zi Su died, Qing Xiang Ge's Qing Shuang was promoted one rank, so there is still a shortage of a second-class maid.

  Originally, they were going to choose a clever little maid from Lin's old lady's courtyard or allocate one from Liu's courtyard, but Lin Ruoyan had a stubborn temper and no one was satisfied.

  Fortunately, she is now living with Liu's family in the same courtyard and there are enough maids, so this matter has been put on hold for the time being, but it will have to be dealt with eventually.