Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 194 Forming an Alliance
Yulian told her what people said about her behind her back, and how her mother defended her, even at the cost of falling out with everyone. She said that her aunt only liked obedient people, that Qiao was weak, and that Ye was good at flattery and fawning over others, and had her aunt fooled around. Although Ye was not the head of the family yet, she had already acted like one. The whole family looked down on Ye's behavior. A good young lady went to work as a cook, full of business tricks, cunning and treacherous.

These words really touched Liuli's heart. Isn't the surname Ye a cunning villain? It turns out that she is not the only one who dislikes the Ye family. Liuli immediately formed an alliance with her third aunt.

Yulian also hinted that her aunt was actually a stingy person who was always quibbling over every penny. She was even reluctant to spend money to buy flowers and plants for her room. It was her mother who couldn't stand it and moved all the flowers and plants she bought to her room.

"This is too outrageous. She is not like this in front of the Queen Mother." Madam Shu was so angry. Wasn't Xia Youshi pretending to obey?
"Third aunt, please don't say that I said this. I was afraid that you didn't understand anything and didn't even know when you suffered a loss, so I dared to tell you. Now our family is still living under someone else's roof, and my father's job is still depending on my uncle! If my uncle and aunt knew about it, my father's future would be over." Yu Lian said hesitantly.

Liuli sneered, "Don't forget that the Queen Mother is my grandmother, the Emperor is my uncle, and your father's future is up to me."

Yulian's eyes lit up, and she stood up and saluted: "Yulian thanks Third Aunt first."

Liuli smiled and said, "No need to be polite. I will treat anyone who treats me well. Go back and tell your mother that I have taken note of your father's affairs."

Liuli thought for a moment and took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on Yulian's hand.

Yu Lian was shocked: "Third Aunt, this is not allowed. This... this is too valuable."

"What's the problem? I think we get along well. Come and visit me often in the future." Liuli smiled gently.

At this time, Xia Youshi and Second Aunt were sitting and drinking tea.

"Sister-in-law, why didn't you stop Zhou just now? Let Yulian go to deliver the meal and let her ask for favors. She might even say bad things about us behind our backs!" Xia Peishan said.

Youshi didn't take it seriously and said in a gentle voice, "You can control the heavens and the earth, but you can't control what others say or do."

Xia Peishan chuckled: "How come my sister-in-law has become so vulgar?"

You Shi smiled bitterly: "Ever since Zhou Shi came, I have wanted to curse people every day, so I don't have to be so polite in front of you."

Xia Peishan said, "Sister-in-law, you are just too concerned about your reputation. If it were my personality, I would have kicked Zhou out long ago. I have built a new house for her. What else does she want? I have to say that if this family stays here, they will only cause trouble. If she gets close to Liuli, one of them is full of bad intentions, and the other is full of confusion, they will definitely stir up trouble."

Yu Shi felt a headache when she thought of these two people. She held her forehead and said, "I am not worried about your brother. You also know the old lady's last wish, and your brother values ​​brotherhood."

Xia Peishan said: "My third brother was spoiled by mother and eldest brother, and he didn't please his wife. When mother suggested this marriage, I was not optimistic about it because Zhou's reputation was too bad."

The two sighed for a while, and Xia Peishan said, "I think Chunyu's wife is a smart and sensible child. I can rest assured with her helping you."

"Not only that, she is also very brave." Yu told Xia Peishan about how Ye Jiayao forced Zhou to write a letter of guarantee.

Xia Peishan was stunned: "Really? That's really gratifying. I didn't realize that Chunyu's wife is quite courageous."

"Don't talk about you. I was dumbfounded at the time. This kid was really willing to go all out to help me out."

"If we want to subdue these demons and monsters, we must have some drastic measures! This child is exactly what I want. Chunyu is so lucky!" Xia Peishan said with a smile.

Yu Shi also had a smile in her eyes: "I have been paying attention to her and I am quite satisfied with her so far. This family will be handed over to her in the future. She will be able to keep it under control."

"I am now worried about Liuli. Liuli and the second son's wife have had conflicts before. When the second son's wife was still in Tianshangju, Liuli suffered at her hands. I am afraid that Liuli will embarrass the second son's wife."

"Really? That's a bit troublesome. After all, Liuli's identity is not ordinary. If we confront her head-on, not only Chunyu's wife, but even we will be in trouble." Xia Peishan also started to worry.

Ye Jiayao leaned on the couch and looked at the account book, which was given to her by Xiaojing. It was the account book of the two farms of Prince Helian's Mansion outside the city. After comparing them, Ye Jiayao could see a lot of things.

Except for bad years, other people's farms have bumper harvests in other years. Why is my farm so bad? Not only is there no profit, but I'm even making a loss. If you don't know, you might think that God is watching that piece of land and not letting it rain, or watching that piece of land and drying it too much.

Since it is not a natural disaster, it must be a man-made disaster. There must be something wrong with the management of the village.

Now that the cooking competition is over and Chunfeng's wedding is complete, it's time to free up some time to take care of the affairs of the farm.

Qiao Xi walked in: "Second Young Madam, Miss Yulian has been sitting in the princess' room for an hour! When she came out, it was the old maid next to the princess who personally escorted her out."

The corners of Ye Jiayao's mouth curved up in an imperceptible arc. Yulian and Liuli actually had so much to talk about?
"Let her go, Qiao Xi, is there anyone in our house who knows how to do farm work?" Ye Jiayao asked. Qiao Xi thought for a moment and said, "The only person in our house who knows how to do farm work and is capable is Sun Mama's nephew Sun Qian. However, he is now managing more than 100 hectares of fertile land outside the city for Madam. If Second Young Madam wants to find such a person, she can ask him to help find out."

Ye Jiayao waved her hands. She didn't want to be surrounded by Youshi's spies. It wasn't that she was afraid that Youshi would stare at her, but she was unsure about managing the farm. What if she didn't manage it well and people laughed at her? It would be better to ask Xiaojing for help and borrow someone from him.

Seeing that the Second Young Madam had nothing to say, Qiao Xi was about to leave when she heard what the Second Young Madam said.

"Qiao Xi, stay with me from now on!"

Qiao Xi was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses and felt a little excited. She had been working diligently for more than a month in the hope of gaining the Second Young Madam's approval, but the Second Young Madam always kept a distance from her. Only Jiang Yue was the Second Young Madam's confidant. She was like a person wandering outside the door, able to see the scene inside but unable to walk in.

But now the Second Young Madam said that she would stay with her from now on. Does it mean that she finally gained the Second Young Madam’s trust?

Qiao Xi was shocked and became more lively. She suppressed the joy in her heart, knelt down and said in a low but firm voice: "Yes!"

Ye Jiayao smiled slightly, she had been keeping an eye on Qiao Xi for a long time. Among the people serving Chunyu, Qingliu was ambitious but was driven out by Chunyu, Xiangtao was not scheming and was carefree, and only Qiao Xi was steady and careful. At least so far, she had not found anything wrong with Qiao Xi, and with her connections in the mansion, such a person should be valued.

Ye Jiayao closed the account book and closed her eyes to rest, but her mind couldn't stop thinking.

It was obvious that Zhou wanted to curry favor with Liuli, and Liuli was eager to find an ally as soon as she got married. If someone took the initiative to come to her door enthusiastically, Liuli would naturally accept the offer. These two troublemakers getting together would definitely not do anything good.

And there is Qiao, who has never been very respectable in front of Youshi, and she is also greedy for small gains. She has the same character as Zhou, and she might also go for Liuli.

Second aunt has a straightforward personality and gets along well with her, but unfortunately she can't stay for long and has to go back to Taiyuan soon.

Now it all depends on Youshi. If Youshi also sides with Liuli, then she will be really isolated and helpless!
However, Youshi must have felt a little uncomfortable about yesterday's tea-serving incident.

Oh... forget it, let's take it one step at a time. As long as they don't provoke her, she will turn a blind eye. Don't think that a few rabble can bring her down. She is not a coward.

I thought about a lot of random things and gradually felt sleepy. I fell asleep in a daze.

Xia Chunyu came back from his shift and was about to enter the house when Jiang Yue came out and whispered, "My Lord, the Second Young Madam has fallen asleep."

Xia Chunyu laughed: "It's already this late, why are you still sleeping?"

Jiang Yue pouted and said, "You don't know how hard the Second Young Madam works. She cooked two tables of food for everyone at noon today, and then made a few dishes for the Third Young Madam. Then she checked the account books of the farm and didn't fall asleep until 3 p.m."

Xia Chunyu frowned and said, "Then why don't you try to persuade him?"

Jiang Yue said innocently: "You know the Second Young Madam's temper, can I persuade her?"

Xia Chunyu waved his hand: "You go down first, and call me when dinner is ready."

Xia Chunyu tiptoed into the inner room and saw Ye Jiayao leaning on the couch with the account book in her hand, and she had fallen asleep.

Xia Chunyu carefully took the account book from her hand, then thought about it and got a quilt to cover her. He moved an embroidered cushion and sat beside her, lying there watching her peaceful sleeping face.

Her eyebrows are thin and long, like two willow leaves, her eyelashes are curled and trembling slightly, she has a straight nose and a small mouth, which is very beautiful.

She is really beautiful. The first time I saw her, I didn’t think she was that pretty. She is of above average appearance, but the more I look at her, the prettier she becomes. Is this what people call a blessed eye?

Xia Chunyu couldn't help but stretch out his hand and trace along her lip line in a frivolous manner.

It must be really tiring! Being his wife is not easy!

It is better not to disturb her sleep. His eyes turn to another account book beside the pillow. Uh... this is the account book of Prince Helian's Mansion.

Xia Chunyu picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help but sneer. This girl is really smart and knows how to learn from others. However, after comparing the two, Xia Chunyu couldn't help but frown. How come other people's farms have such good profits, while his farm not only has no profit but also loses money? It's really unreasonable. Manager Lu should just go home and retire.

(End of this chapter)