Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 104: Disturbed
When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Ye Jiayao had to come down no matter what.

"What does it matter? They are not outsiders." Xia Chunyu refused.

Ye Jiayao said, "Don't you think this is very degrading? What do you think I am? A woman you secretly keep outside? I have lost my reputation. Besides, I didn't ask you to keep me. I eat my own food and use my own things. Am I wronged?"

Xia Chunyu was speechless. He wanted to give her money to save her from such hardship, but he knew she would not accept it and might even throw the money at his face. Now the time was not right and he could not marry her, which made him very conflicted.

Xia Chunyu had no choice but to put her down obediently: "Then I'll go in and sit for a while."

“No.” Ye Jiayao was very doubtful which “sit” he was talking about, “sit” or “do”?
Xia Chunyu said angrily: "I'll pick you up tomorrow night."

"It's better not to do that. The restaurant is full of people. If someone you know sees you wandering around outside during your period of self-reflection, the emperor will think you are not sincere."

This doesn't work, that doesn't work. He has waited for so long, is he going to just go back like this?
Xia Chunyu said shamelessly: "Then you compensate me and I will leave."

Ye Jiayao pinched his nose and said with a smile: "Come early tomorrow night, I will make delicious food for you to taste."

The temptation of delicious food had no effect on him, and now he had something more desirable. Xia Chunyu leaned his hands against the wall, holding her in his arms, and looked down at her with his burning black eyes.

Ye Jiayao could feel his burning gaze even with her head down. She placed her hands on his chest, her breathing a little unstable. The two of them were so close, his pleasant scent rushed into her nostrils, which made her feel numb in her heart. Moreover, this posture made her feel that her aura was so weak.

"What are you doing? Why don't you go away?"

"Compensation." He pursed his thin lips and put on a gentle smile, like a child who was acting coquettishly and asking for candied haws.

The usually cold guy suddenly started to act cute, and Ye Jiayao was a little overwhelmed.

“Compensation for you? I didn’t even ask you for compensation.” Ye Jiayao pushed him, but he didn’t push her away. The next moment, he held the back of her head and kissed her deeply.

Her scent was like the fragrance of flowers, clean, pure and beautiful, making him want to taste it again and again.

"Bang..." The courtyard door opened and Jiang Li stuck his head out.

The two of them separated immediately as a reflex, looking awkward.

Ye Jiayao blushed and gave him a reproachful look, then said no. Now look what happened, someone saw it.

Xia Chunyu looked up and just looked at the stars.

Jiang Li opened the door because he heard a noise outside. He didn't expect to disturb someone's good time. He was so scared that he quickly closed the door and bolted it. His heart was beating like a drum, his face was flushed, and he wanted to bang his head against the wall in frustration. Why did he open the door rashly? He should have pried through the crack of the door first. Now, the prince and the third wife were embarrassed, and he was even more embarrassed.

No, my head is a little dizzy. Go grab a bucket of cold water to sober up.

Xia Chunyu was upset because his good time was interrupted, but Jiang Li closed the door again. Then... let's continue!

"Let's go." Ye Jiayao dodged and pushed the door, but couldn't push it open. What the hell is A-Li doing?
Xia Chunyu laughed: "Take your time to knock on the door. I'm leaving first."

Ye Jiayao glared at him with gritted teeth and knocked again. After a long while, Jiang Yue came running to open the door.

"Sister Yaoyao, you're back! My brother is so stupid. I asked him to watch the door, but he disappeared." Jiang Yue muttered as she couldn't see her brother anywhere.

Ye Jiayao knew that Ali must have been frightened and felt embarrassed, so he hid himself.

"Maybe something's wrong, Yue'er, is there any hot water?"

"Yes, it's still burning! I'll go get it for you."

Ye Jiayao returned to her room and as soon as she opened the door, two rabbits jumped out from nowhere and circled around her feet.

Ye Jiayao took a closer look and was pleasantly surprised: "Dabao, Erbao..."

Oh my God, why are these two little babies here? Ye Jiayao squatted down to hug the eldest one.

"Sister Yaoyao, Dabao is pregnant and is going to be a rabbit mother." Jiang Yue brought in some water.

Ye Jiayao touched Dabao's belly and found it was bulging. She muttered angrily, "Who did this? Who did this?" She hadn't seen Dabao for just a few months, and Dabao had actually become a mother. Which rogue rabbit had done this?
Jiang Yue nodded towards Erbao and said with a smile, "Ask it."

"What? It's Erbao?" Ye Jiayao stared at Erbao with wide eyes, and Erbao moved closer to her proudly.

Ye Jiayao turned it over, spread its legs, and checked its identity. Damn, she didn't even know that Erbao was a male.

Erbao was frightened and broke free from her hands. He jumped onto the couch and huddled in the corner, looking at Ye Jiayao innocently with his red eyes, not knowing what this rabbit mother was going to do to him.

Ye Jiayao said angrily, "You still dare to run? They say rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows, but you enjoy eating grass near your burrows. Who did you learn this from? Tell the truth."

Jiang Yue almost laughed out loud. Sister Yaoyao is so funny. But can Baby Bunny understand her?

"Dabao, tell Mama, did you do this willingly? Did Erbao bully you?"

Dabao also jumped onto the bed and sat next to Erbao to show his feelings.

Ye Jiayao was defeated by the rabbits: "Forget it, I don't care about you. You must love each other in the future and don't quarrel or fight. Do you hear me?" In her heart, Dabao and Erbao were just like her own children. As a result, after not seeing each other for a while, the two children got together. She really couldn't accept it for a while. It was all Chunyu's fault for not taking good care of them.

That night, Ye Jiayao slept soundly while holding her eldest and second child.

In the early morning, as the bell of the Drum Tower rang at the hour of Mao, the city gates on all sides slowly opened, and three luxurious carriages drove into Jinling City and headed straight to Minister Mu's residence.

Ye Jinrong lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked at the prosperous Jinling City. She felt as if the sea was vast and the sky was sky, and her heart was filled with lofty ambitions.

What is Yangzhou City? What is Jinan City? This is the foot of the emperor, the most prosperous place in Huai Song. As long as Liu Jiang can stand out in the imperial examination, his uncle will find a way to keep him in Jinling, and she will slowly integrate into the circle of Jinling noble ladies and become one of them. That is the scenery and glory.

The carriage arrived at the gate of Minister Mu's residence. Wei Liujiang, Madam Qi of the Mu family, Mu Qinchu and others were there to greet them.

Not far away, Song Qi and a woman were hiding in the street corner.

"Did you see it clearly?" Song Qi asked.

The woman said, "I can see clearly that the one standing with my son-in-law is the second young lady of the Ye family."

Song Qi curled his lips into a cold smile: "Let's go back and report to the prince."

Xia Chunyu was sitting in the study, with a half-written self-reflection book spread out on the desk. After hearing Song Qi's report, he paused and said to the woman, "Do you want to take the twenty taels of silver and leave now, or stay and help me do something else? I will give you thirty taels when the time comes."

When the woman heard that there were benefits to be gained, she was willing to stay: "I am willing to obey your orders, my Lord."

"Well, Song Qi, give her the twenty taels of silver first and arrange for her to work on the farm and wait for your orders."

This person is still useful, and he needs to make good plans for him.

Song Qi took the people out, and Manager Zhao, who was in charge of shipping, came to ask for a meeting.

"My Lord, the matter of Tianshangju has been settled."

Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows: "Is it not difficult for them?"

"No, no. Boss Sun was scared by what happened last time and is thinking of selling the restaurant. He doesn't care about the price. As for Manager Li, he hesitated for a long time. After all, Tianshangju is his years of hard work. I had to use some tricks to explain the pros and cons to him. Plus, the price was generous, enough for him to live on in his old age, so he reluctantly agreed." Manager Zhao replied.

Xia Chunyu nodded slightly: "When will the contract be signed?"

"I have arranged it for tonight. This is the contract that I, Boss Sun and Manager Li have drafted. Please take a look, Your Highness." Steward Zhao presented the contract.

Xia Chunyu read it carefully and a smile slowly appeared in his eyes.

"Okay, let's do it!"

"Young Master... after this money is spent, we will have no money left to purchase goods." Manager Zhao looked embarrassed. A building plus Tianshangju cost a total of 160,000 taels of silver, which was almost all the income from going out to sea in the past few years. He felt sorry for the young master. What business could be more profitable than sailing at sea?
"I don't feel sad, so why should you? I heard that the sea is not very peaceful recently, so just take a break and talk about it later." Xia Chunyu said disapprovingly.

He and Helian Xuan got two ships together. Huai Song's silk, tea and porcelain were very popular overseas, and he could make a lot of money with a trip. He only ran the business for four years, but he saved up more than 100,000 silver coins, which was equivalent to the total income from other industries in the mansion.

However, this business is also risky. If you encounter a tsunami or pirates at sea, you will lose everything. He and Helian Xuan have been running for three years without any trouble, which is considered very lucky.

He had always been thinking about changing to another business, something more reliable with a steady income. It was after Liuli's incident that he decided to buy a restaurant.

I believe that with Yaoyao here, the restaurant’s business will definitely be booming.

According to the contract, Manager Li has to continue to help manage Tianshangju for three months and is not allowed to disclose any information.

I wonder what Yaoyao will think when she knows that this restaurant will soon be his. Xia Chunyu is looking forward to seeing her reaction.

Since the prince has said so, Manager Zhao has nothing to say. He bows and says, "Then I will arrange it right away."

After Manager Zhao left, Xia Chunyu pondered for a while, crumpled up the self-reflection book, threw it into the wastebasket, took another piece of paper, wrote a letter, called Song Qi, and asked Song Qi to deliver it to Prince Helian's Mansion.

After receiving the letter, Helian Xuan asked Xiaojing to get the guest list to check, but Minister Mu's name was not on it.

"Write an invitation to Minister Mu of the Ministry of Works, and remember to mention that you are bringing your female relatives." Helian Xuan said.

Helian Jing wondered, "Why did you invite him here?"

Firstly, Minister Mu’s rank was not high enough, secondly, he had no connections with their family, and thirdly, he just couldn’t stand Mu Qinchu.

Helian Xuan touched his nose. He didn't know what Xia Chunyu meant. However, since Chunyu asked him to do it and it was not a big deal, he would naturally agree.

"Just write it down." Helian Xuan said.

Helian Jing went to get the invitation unhappily, wrote it according to his elder brother's instructions, and ordered someone to send it to Minister Mu's residence.

(End of this chapter)