vrcanaries Chapter 172 Handing in the Banknotes
Chapter 172 Handing in the Banknotes
Liu Ye Qing Qing: Of course it’s Third Brother! If it’s Aunt Zhang or Xu, then I’ve heard their voice before I’ve seen them.
Peppa Pig: Haha, the person above is good at summarizing.
Xiaojiu wants to get rich: Go open the door for the third brother and see if he wants to confess his love.
Evil Designer: What? Third Brother wants to confess his feelings? Quick, quick, let me take a look with a magnifying glass.
Looking at the jokes from netizens in the live broadcast room, Shen Wanning was speechless, but still a little nervous in her heart.
I wonder if it’s true as netizens say, that the third brother came to confess his love to her.
Shen Wanning took a deep breath, walked to the door and opened it.
As netizens said, it was Lin Jingyou standing at the door.
"It's so late, is there anything wrong, Third Brother?" Shen Wanning stood at the door, with no intention of letting Lin Jingyou in.
Lin Jingyou raised his eyebrows. "Wan Ning, are you just going to let Third Brother stand outside and feed mosquitoes? You won't even invite Third Brother to come in and sit down for a while?"
Shen Wan Ning laughed dryly. "This...it's even worse at this late hour. It's not good for a man and a woman to be alone in the same room, right?"
"I am Wan Ning's brother. Doesn't Wan Ning trust the third brother?" Lin Jingyou deliberately lowered his eyes, pretending to be hurt and pitiful.
Shen Wanning cursed herself in her heart. She was obviously a modern person, while Lin Jingyou was an ancient person. Her thoughts were even worse than his!
"Third brother is right. Come in and sit down. I'll go to the kitchen to get some hot tea." Shen Wanning led Lin Jingyou in and sat on a chair.
Just as she was about to leave, Lin Jingyou reached out and grabbed her arm. "No need for tea, I'm not thirsty. I came here today because I really have something I want to talk to Wan Ning about."
Shen Wanning glanced at his hand, and Lin Jingyou quickly let go. He pretended to be casual and coughed twice.
"Oh? What's the matter that made Third Brother come here in such a hurry?" Shen Wanning sat down on the chair opposite Lin Jingyou and asked casually.
Lin Jingyou pulled out a 7,200 tael silver note from his pocket and handed it to Shen Wanning. "I borrowed 500 taels from Wanning before, and I added 100 taels of my own, for a total of 600 taels. Later, I took it to the gambling house and won a total of 7,200 taels."
Shen Wanning jumped up and scolded, "Third brother, you actually went to the gambling house? How could you gamble? Even though you won this time, what about next time? Dad and Mom have high hopes for you and told you to study hard, and yet you actually went to gamble?"
Lin Jingyou didn't expect Shen Wanning to react so strongly. He said helplessly, "Sister Wanning, please sit down and listen to me first. Don't get too excited."
Then he recounted the bet with Ouyang Bo and what happened at the Luming Banquet.
The more he spoke, the more Shen Wanning's brows furrowed. "Now that the governor is hostile to my third brother, will he try to make things difficult for him when he goes to the capital to take the exam?"
Lin Jingyou shook his head. "It's unknown for now. But they have to think twice before taking action under the Emperor's rule."
"Oh, it's all that Ouyang Bo's fault. Not only did he show off his own strength, but he also implicated my third brother. It was clearly his fault, but now my third brother has to bear the consequences." Shen Wanning stood up for Lin Jingyou.
"Don't worry, Wan Ning. With the account book here, Huang Wei can't deal with us now. I guess with his ruthlessness, he would rather kill those who bribed him than let us get hold of his evidence." Lin Jingyou guessed.
"That's good. In any case, Third Brother must be careful. As the saying goes, it's better to offend a gentleman than a villain. It's the most terrifying when a villain like this plays dirty tricks." Shen Wanning warned.
"Third brother knows. Wan Ning, please accept the money. Third brother said he would return it to you." Lin Jingyou pushed the money on the table towards her again.
Shen Wanning pushed the money back and said, "No, this is all Third Brother's money, how can you give it all to me?"
"Everything in the house, big and small, was purchased by Wan Ning. Business matters, small trees, wheat seeds, wages, etc., all came from Wan Ning's money. How can it be that Wan Ning only takes money out and doesn't put money in?"
"But shouldn't the money Third Brother earns be given to Mother for safekeeping? Why is it all given to me?" Shen Wanning continued to refuse.
"Wan Ning doesn't consider us family, does she? She even wants to share this money with us? From now on, all the money I earn will be given to Wan Ning for safekeeping."
When he said the last sentence, the tips of Lin Jingyou's ears turned suspiciously red.
"Okay then, I will invest this money into my business in the future and make more money. Do you believe me, Third Brother?" Shen Wanning asked with her big eyes blinking.
Lin Jingyou nodded vigorously, "Of course I trust Wan Ning. But don't overwork yourself. You should still rest more when you need to."
"Don't worry, Third Brother. I know what's going on. Besides, I like doing business. Otherwise, it would be so boring to sit around at home all day!"
Lin Jingyou nodded without saying anything. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.
Finally, he turned around and mustered up the courage to ask, "I heard from mother that the door is almost blocked by people proposing marriage. Does Wan Ning have anyone she likes?"
Shen Wanning was confused. "No! No one came to propose marriage? Why would mother mention this?"
"Maybe mother heard someone talking about you, or someone wanted to arrange a marriage for you. But among the men Wan Ning has met, is there anyone she likes?" Lin Jingyou continued to ask.
Shen Wanning laughed awkwardly twice, "Why are you talking about this today, Third Brother? I'm still young and there's no rush to get married."
"Wan Ning is not young anymore. She is already fifteen and will be sixteen after the New Year. Most girls are engaged and getting married at this age. Have you considered what kind of man you want to marry in the future?"
Since he'd already asked, he might as well ask it all at once. He might not have the courage to do so next time.
Shen Wanning opened her mouth, about to argue that she was already eighteen, but she suddenly remembered that when she registered her household, County Magistrate He had not asked her age.
Maybe because she looked like she was fifteen or sixteen, she simply wrote fifteen. Plus, she had lost her memory when she came, so Aunt Zhang didn't ask her how old she was.
She still couldn't accept the idea of getting married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. In modern times, eighteen was only a freshman year. Moreover, the legal marriage age for women in China was twenty, so she didn't want to get married now.
"I... I haven't thought about this. Now I just want to do business well and serve my parents. If my third brother can become the top scorer in the imperial examination and stay in Beijing, I also want to open a milk tea shop in Beijing." Shen Wanning said seriously.
It is undeniable that she has some different feelings for Lin Jingyou, but she has never experienced love and doesn't know if this counts.
When she first met him, she just thought Lin Jingyou was very handsome. She had rarely seen such a handsome man in modern times.