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Chapter 288: The Abacus Failed
Ye Fugui thought, sighed, and nodded.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu couldn't believe that Ye Zhaoyan compromised so easily?Didn't she have no choice but to marry Jing Li to stop the rumors?
But the determination in her eyes didn't seem to be pretending.

She trembled her lips and said, "Zhaoyan, you...do you know that we are here to help you, except for Jingli, there is no one in the Ye family..."

"I understand Madam's kindness, but I have already made up my mind, so let's not talk about marriage for now." Ye Zhaoyan lowered his eyes to cover the cold light in his eyes.

Xu choked, and a moment later, she suddenly knelt down at Ye Fugui's feet, raised her head and begged, "Sister, I know you are annoyed, but... this concubine is all for your own good. Over the years, we have been I look forward to Jingli being able to get married, but..."

Ye Fugui looked down at Mrs. Xu, her eyes full of sadness: "Ma'am, don't use these words to prevaricate me." She took a deep breath, "I just want to ask you, who are you rushing to arrange the marriage for? Is it for Mrs. Ye Clan, or for yourselves?"

Xu was dazed for a moment, then murmured: "Of course it's for Zhao Yan, and I feel sorry for her now..."

Ye Fugui shook his head, "Ask yourself, do you really love Zhaoyan?"

Xu's pupils shrank, speechless.

"You only care about yourself. In order to let your subordinates cling to Ye Mansion, have you ever asked Zhaoyan how he feels?" Ye Fugui said coldly, "Zhaoyan doesn't need your hypocritical distress."

Xu's face turned pale, and he wanted to argue again, but was interrupted by a colder voice.

"Ma'am, there is no need to hide it anymore. I know exactly whose future it is for." Ye Zhao said.

Xu raised her head abruptly, her eyes widened: "You...what nonsense are you talking about! I'm doing this for your fame! I'm your elder, how dare you question my kindness to you?"

"I know Madam's kindness to me." Ye Zhaoyan looked indifferent, "But, if it wasn't for Ye Jingli's official career, why did Madam take so much pains?"

"You!" Xu was trembling with anger, "You girl... how dare you slander me like this! Even if I do this, I'm thinking about you two after all. Jing Li is your future husband-in-law. Isn't it hello?"

Seeing that she was extremely angry, Ye Zhaoyan smiled lightly, did not answer, and asked instead: "Dare to ask Madam, whether it is for Zhaoyan or the Ye family, have you given any thought to them over the years?"

If Ye Wenxuan hadn't invited Ye Jingli out this time, Ye Zhaoyan would not have known that their mother and son had received so much care.

And for so many years, Ye Mansion has never received any invitations from Ye Jingli's mother and son, not even gifts or greetings. It can be seen that the two of them have taken the benefits of Ye Mansion with peace of mind and no gratitude at all.

The Ye family didn't owe Ye Jingli anything, on the contrary, he owed Ye Fu and failed Ye Wenxuan's care.

Xu was speechless, and after a while, he said: "Isn't Jingli and I here to repay your kindness..."

Ye Zhaoyan seemed to have expected that she would find such a poor excuse, so he said bluntly: "Madam, don't forget, I am the daughter of the Ye family, even without you, with the background of the Ye family, I can still find someone It's a beautiful marriage. This marriage is not worth mentioning."

This is true, with the Ye family's status in Jindu, Ye Zhaoyan can indeed find a good marriage, it is not because Ye Jing is inseparable.

This is implying that Mrs. Xu, she is the only legitimate daughter of the Ye family, she has a noble background, and choosing Ye Jingli is a marriage.

Sure enough, Xu's cheeks flushed instantly, "You talk like this before you even pass the door, do you still take my mother-in-law seriously?"

"Madam misunderstood." Ye Zhaoyan said calmly, "I mean, let's let this marriage go, and there is no need for Madam to repay."

"Zhaoyan, you...you are too confused!" Xu said angrily, "You know that your marriage is related to the entire Ye family. If you insist on retiring the engagement, it will definitely affect your reputation, and no one will dare to come to ask for it." Marry, you are like this..."

Ye Zhaoyan looked at Xu's expression of mourning his death, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry. I will choose a good marriage, and I will never wrong myself."

Mrs. Xu was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe it, and then said angrily after a while: "So, you don't want to marry?"

Ye Zhaoyan calmly said, "Ma'am, why should you be excited? Zhaoyan just thinks that a twisted melon is not sweet, so you can't wrong an outstanding man like Ye Jingli."

Xu's chest was tight and short of breath, and she almost lost her breath. She stretched out her trembling hand and pointed to Ye Zhaoyan: "We came to the door with sincerity, but you treat us like this. I must let the clan elders preside over this matter."

Ye Zhaoyan didn't care about Xu's expression that was about to faint with anger, he turned his head and told Zhuyu: "Take out the gift from last time and send it back to Mrs. Xu's house, and send someone to send a message to the elders. If there are any consequences, I, Ye Zhaoyan, will bear it. "

As soon as she finished speaking, several women outside the house came in, cast a cold glance at Mrs. Xu, and walked towards the storeroom.

Seeing that she was really going to tear herself apart, Mrs. Xu couldn't help crying, scolding and chasing after her, "Ye Zhaoyan, why are you so disobedient! I want to tell General Ye!"

Just as Ye Zhaoyan was about to go out, he ran into Ye Jingli head-on, and Ye Jingli's face was extremely pale.

With a bit of regret and guilt on his face, he bowed to Ye Zhaoyan: "Miss, Auntie has nothing to say, I will apologize to you on her behalf, and I hope you have a lot of adults, so please forgive her."

Hearing his words, Nanny Zhou who was standing beside Ye Zhaoyan couldn't help but snorted coldly, no longer the expression of admiration when she just entered the door.

It seems that this future son-in-law selected from a side branch is also a worthless thing.

Ye Zhaoyan looked at Ye Jingli, pursed his lips slightly, showing a bit of disappointment: "Do you also think that I was arrogant and domineering and bullied Madam?"

Her voice was soft, and there was a hint of arrogance between her brows, which made her even more charming, making people unable to take their eyes off her.

Ye Jing's heart jumped violently. He lowered his head, remained silent for a moment, and then said: "Miss...Although A Niang said something wrong, she just cares about you. This marriage is about you. It's really just right, I don't want you to ruin this opportunity because of a moment of anger."

Ye Zhaoyan sneered: "You really impress me."

What she said was meaningful, Ye Jingli was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "What do you mean by Miss?"

Ye Zhaoyan stared at Ye Jingli for a while, and then slowly uttered a word: "I was just thinking, if you really became the son-in-law of the Ye family, you would not be content with the status quo."

"Why do you say that?"

Ye Zhaoyan didn't say anything else, she went straight to the window and looked at the plum tree in the yard with a vague expression.

Not far away, Mrs. Xu was still crying, but Mr. Qi had already brought Ye Fu's token and chased them away.

"You guys are so cruel! I'm going to find the clan elder!" Clutching her chest, Xu staggered to her feet, and flung her sleeves angrily, as if fleeing in a desperate situation.

Ye Fugui couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "Zhaoyan..."

Ye Zhaoyan smiled and squeezed her hand tightly: "Mother, don't worry, I will settle this matter."

　I wrote it a long time ago, but I was too busy to revise it, so I am sorry for the late post.There should be no more tomorrow.

　　
　
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