Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 147: Termination of Contract

Today, Xia Chunyu had a day off, and his father was at home, so he didn't go out. Besides, he had been creating public opinion recently, and he had become a person at the center of the storm. When he went out, everyone pretended to be sympathetic and asked questions, but it was just to satisfy their curiosity. He was too lazy to pay attention to them. It would be better to sit in the study and read a book, drink tea, and be leisurely.

"Master, young Prince Jing is here." Song Qi came in to report.

Xia Chunyu frowned. What was Xiaojing doing here again?
"Please ask him to come in." Xia Chunyu put down the book and straightened his clothes.

As soon as Helian Jing entered the room, he placed a large bill and his own silver note of 100,000 taels in front of Xia Chunyu.

"Brother Chunyu, this is 600,000 taels of silver from Datonghui Silver Shop. Give me Li Yao's contract."

Xia Chunyu looked at the banknote and then at Xiao Jing: "What do you mean? Why should I give you Li Yao's contract?"

Helian Jing said: "Li Yao wants to terminate the contract early, this is the compensation."

Xia Chunyu sneered and said slowly, "Did Li Yao ask you to help her terminate the contract?"

Helian Jing said: "Don't worry about whether she asked me to come or not. Anyway, I have already given you the money. Give me the contract."

Xia Chunyu laughed angrily: "Xiao Jing, I thought you would understand more after your experience in the Ministry of War. Why are you still so naive?"

Helian Jing blushed, "Who is childish? I am not childish. Don't think I don't know why you are making things difficult for Li Yao."

Xia Chunyu leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and looked at Xiao Jing leisurely: "Oh? Then tell me why?"

Helian Jingqi snorted: "I don't want to say it, anyway, bring the contract."

Xia Chunyu leaned forward and said expressionlessly, "First of all, Li Yao has never said she wants to cancel the contract, at least she didn't mention it to me. Secondly, even if she wants to cancel the contract, I won't agree. Li Yao is the pillar of Tianshangju. With her around, Tianshangju is making a fortune. How could I let her go? Not to mention 600,000 taels, even if it's 6 million taels, I won't agree."

"You...how can you do this? Li Yao is a human being, not a tool for you to make money." Helian Jingqi was upset.

"Li Yao makes money for me and also for herself. It's mutually beneficial for both of us. What's wrong with that?" Xia Chunyu said casually.

He really didn't expect Xiao Jing to do this for Yao Yao. Six hundred thousand taels of silver is not easy to come by! All the savings that Helian Xuan has earned in the past three years are not even three hundred thousand taels! And even if Helian Xuan has it, he won't give it to him. So... Xiao Jing can only ask others to borrow. Who in Jinling City is richer and more generous than Zhao Qixuan?

"Mutual benefit. You call it mutual benefit if you disparage and humiliate her like that? Brother Chunyu, I have always admired you, but now I despise you." Helian Jing said angrily.

Xia Chunyu's mouth twitched, and he said coldly: "This is a matter between her and me, you'd better not get involved."

"I don't care. You can't bully her. You are a man who has no tolerance at all. If she is the person I like, I will never make her so sad and upset, and I won't let her shed a tear." Helian Jing took the banknote and left angrily.

Helian Jing walked in a hurry and bumped into Xia Chunfeng who was coming in.

"Xiao Jing, why are you in such a hurry?" Xia Chunfeng's nose was almost broken by the collision.

Helian Jing pushed him away, rubbed his head and walked away without saying a word.

Xia Chunfeng looked puzzled: "Second brother, what's wrong with Xiaojing? Who is he angry with?"

Xia Chunyu snorted coldly. If Xiaojing hadn't interfered, there wouldn't have been so many problems between him and Yaoyao.

"Second brother, someone from Tianshangju came to report that Li Yao was brought into the palace by a eunuch named Yao." Xia Chunfeng then remembered the important matter.

"What? When did it happen?" Xia Chunyu's face changed drastically and he jumped up from his chair in shock. Eunuch Yao, there was a eunuch named Yao beside Liuli.

"I don't know. The concierge told me, so I came right away to tell you."

"Song Qi, prepare the horses." Xia Chunyu said loudly.

Helian Jing went to find Ye Jiayao angrily. Damn it, he just refused to do this and let's see what Chunyu could do.

Xia Chunyu rode a fast horse to the palace and headed straight for Ninghe Palace. As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he saw Princess Yide coming out and quickly saluted.

Yide smiled gently and said, "Chunyu, are you so anxious because of Li Yao?"

Xia Chunyu did not deny it: "Her Royal Highness the Princess met Li Yao?"

Yide sighed: "Li Yao is really lucky. Everyone is so worried about him."

Xia Chunyu wondered, could it be that someone else had been here?
"It's okay now. I let him leave the palace." Yide said.

Out of the palace? Why didn't he see her?
"What? You don't believe me?" Yi De saw Chunyu still standing there in a daze.

"No, no, thank you so much, Your Highness the Princess." Xia Chunyu bowed and said goodbye.

"Let's go together. I have to leave the palace too." Yide said. Xia Chunyu wanted to go back to Tianshangju to have a look, but after Princess Yide said that, he felt embarrassed to leave first and had to accompany her.

"Is your father okay? He's been back for several days, but he hasn't come to see his good brother." Yi De was quite dissatisfied.

Xia Chunyu hurriedly explained, "We are going to see the prince. There are so many people coming to visit us these days that my father can't even leave the house."

"That's true. Your father hasn't been back to Beijing for many years." Yide said calmly, thinking, no matter how busy he is, he still has some time!

Ye Jiayao left the Glazed Palace and quickly left the palace. The imperial palace was really not a good place. She was always scared every time she came here.

Back at Tianshangju, before she even sat down, Xiaojing came and dragged her out.

"Xiao Jing, what are you doing?" Ye Jiayao felt that Xiao Jing was not right today. His expression was particularly serious. He was always smiling before!

Helian Jing pulled Ye Jiayao out of Tianshangju and walked all the way to the riverside where there were few people before he let go.

"Yaoyao, we're quitting. So what if we breach the contract? Let him sue if he wants." Helian Jing said angrily.

"Xiao Jing, what happened?" Ye Jiayao had never seen Xiao Jing like this before.

"It's okay. I just can't let you stay here and suffer any more." Xiao Jing didn't dare to say that he had taken 600,000 taels of silver notes to find Xia Chunyu.

Ye Jiayao smiled and comforted him: "It's nothing, actually. Compared with the shopkeepers I met before, Shopkeeper Zhao is still good. Besides, it's normal to suffer a little when you're trying to make a living. Who wouldn't be? Being a prime minister still gets scolded by the emperor and impeached by the censor!"

"Yaoyao, don't lie to me. I know everything about you." When Helian Jing thought of the truth, his heart ached and he couldn't breathe.

Ye Jiayao was stunned. What did he mean by he knew everything about her?

"You...what do you know?" Ye Jiayao asked nervously.

Helian Jing has also given it his all, let him die!
"I know you are Miss Ye."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Jiayao sprained her foot and looked at Xiao Jing in disbelief. How did he know?
"You are joking!"

Helian Jing stared at Ye Jiayao closely, and all her guilt was visible to him. His heart kept sinking, and he couldn't hold it back.

"You are Ye Jinxuan, but I really hope you are not." Helian Jing turned away, pursed his lips stubbornly, opened his eyes wide, and tried hard to suppress his gradually blurred vision.

Did he finally find me? Was it the night I fell into the water?
"But, so what even if you are Ye Jinxuan? If he treats you badly, I will treat you well. No matter you are Ye Jinxuan or Li Yao, I will treat you well." Xiao Jingru said solemnly as if he was taking an oath, with mist in his eyes.

Even if she was Chunyu's wife, so what? He just liked her, hopelessly liked her, as long as Yaoyao was willing, he would not look back.

Ye Jiayao choked up. Is Xiao Jing going to cry? Is this the reason why he hasn't come to see her for a while? He must be very troubled these days! Even though he knew her true identity, he still said such words.

Xiao Jing, what a lovely Xiao Jing, she really likes this little brother, she is always so happy when she is with him, he treats her well unconditionally, he responds to whatever she says...

But fate is so strange. Some people, no matter how good they are to you, can only be friends. But some people hurt you the most, but you still can't forget them. So, love is the most hurtful thing.

"Xiao Jing..." Ye Jiayao said with difficulty: "I am Ye Jinxuan, but I wish I were Li Yao. With a good friend like Xiao Jing and a group of brothers in Tianshangju, I can support myself and make a lot of money. In my spare time, I can drink and eat meat with my friends and forget all the unpleasant things that happened to me."

"If possible, I would like to be Li Yao forever. We will always be good friends and good brothers."

Helian Jing understood that she was rejecting him in a tactful way.

"Whatever you want is what it is. I just want you to know that no matter who you are, I am your Xiao Jing. No matter when, as long as you say, Xiao Jing, take me away, I can drop everything and take you away."

After saying these words, Helian Jing turned around and left. If he didn't leave, his tears would fall. What should he do? He felt so sad, he had never felt so sad before, like being cut by a dull, rusty knife, it hurt dully.

Ye Jiayao looked at his desolate back and felt uncomfortable. In fact, for someone who loves you deeply, the words "we will always be friends" are the most hurtful.

But she had no choice, she couldn't convince herself and couldn't get over that hurdle. Even without Chunyu, Xiaojing would only be a younger brother and a friend in her heart.

I couldn't help but hate myself. I didn't want such a good girl like Xiao Jing and gave up on her. If she only nodded, I might have become the princess. Alas... I deserve to suffer all my life.

Ye Jiayao had been standing there. Only when she saw Xiaojing's back disappear from her sight did she turn around silently and return to Tianshangju dejectedly.

Xia Chunyu was standing under a willow tree not far away. Although he couldn't hear what they were saying, it seemed that their conversation was not a very pleasant one.

Did they have a fight? Not likely.

Or was it that he didn't agree to terminate the contract, and both of them were disappointed?

(End of this chapter)