Chapter 176 Ning Wuye is seeking death
Chapter 176 Ning Wuye is seeking death
Xiao Song's eyes were red with emotion. Nan Zhi was always so good to him, and he couldn't let Nan Zhi down.
Shen Huai'en had a gloomy expression and stared at Xiao Song with his hands in his pockets. Was this guy doing this on purpose?
He always asks the girl to coax him. He is such a grown-up, but he is so shameless.
Zhang Zhi whispered, "This little Song is actually quite smart, but his personality is a little soft. However, he is kind and well-behaved, and all the teachers like him."
"Really? It's rare to hear you praise someone. It seems like you think highly of Xiao Song, too?"
Zhang Zhi: "I can't say I like him, I just think he's a good person, harmless to people and animals. I feel it's a sin to speak loudly to him, as if I'm bullying him. Huai En, you're not a petty person, why do you have a problem with Xiao Song?"
"No, how could I dare to have that? My daughter is my backer, so I have to curry favor with her."
Zhang Zhi: "Does this sound a bit sour?"
"piss off!"
Guests came one after another and everyone was busy. They all brought gifts. Shen Nanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the gentleman would not lose too much money.
Booking this garden today, plus the lighting, drinks, snacks, food, singing and dancing, cost five hundred taels of silver. Poor Shen Nanzhi must be heartbroken.
I resisted the urge to look at the gifts and accompanied Mr. Yuan in greeting the guests.
The bigwigs in the county had heard of Shen Nanzhi a long time ago and were a little surprised. Didn’t they say that Miss Shen was a dark, fat, ugly and faceless woman?
When I saw her today, she was especially beautiful under the light. She was as beautiful as any of the ladies in the county. She had a free and confident temperament, and her dress was simple and elegant. Even the most picky person could not say anything bad about her.
"Mr. Yuan, Miss Shen, happy Mid-Autumn Festival. When I saw Miss Shen today, I felt that the rumors were wrong. Miss Shen is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."
Shen Nanzhi said modestly: "You are complimenting me. Appearance is only external. My teacher always taught me that people should have a kind heart. The appearance is not important."
Mr. Yuan rolled his eyes at her. He had never said this before. He said, "Girls change a lot when they grow up. She was not pretty enough before. She will be more beautiful when she grows up."
I only taught her for a few years when she was a child, but she got married later and I haven’t seen her since.”
"I see. No wonder Miss Shen is so courageous, brave and smart. It's all because of the good teaching of the teacher."
Shen Nanzhi laughed dryly and said, I’m doing fine myself. It’s like all the credit they say is due to Mr. Yuan.
Shen Huai'en led the guests to their seats. Shen Nanzhi saw Mr. Xie and said with a smile, "Mr. Xie is here. This is Mr. Yuan, sir. He is Mr. Xie who runs the wine shop."
"Is it the Xie family that raised two ignorant daughters?"
Mr. Yuan was in a bad mood. It was his fault as a father that he couldn't discipline his children.
Mr. Xie was embarrassed. "Hello, Mr. Yuan, I am sorry that I did not teach my daughters well. Please forgive me. I will teach them well in the future and will not embarrass them."
"It's okay to be disgraced, but it's unforgivable to have bad behavior, a vicious heart, and bully the weak. Don't you think so, Mr. Xie?"
"Yes, Mr. Yuan is right."
Shen Nanzhi tried to smooth things over: "Mr. Xie loves to lecture people. He always nags at anything he doesn't like. Today is a festival, so let's not talk about that. Mr. Xie, please take a seat."
"Okay, Miss Shen is kind and open-minded. My Xie family owes you a favor."
Mr. Yuan no longer looked at him, and Nan Zhi gave him face, so it was not difficult for the teacher.
"Dad, why didn't you wait for me to come together? I almost couldn't get in."
Xie Jin and Jiang Chen came over together, greeted Mr. Xie foolishly, and saluted Mr. Yuan: "Hello, Mr. Yuan, I, Xie Jin, have heard of your name for a long time."
Mr. Yuan looked at him and said, "Young Master Xie, well, he's pretty good."
His eyes were full of clear stupidity. Mr. Xie protected him very well. He had not been beaten by society and remained a clean boy.
Jiang Chen looked embarrassed. It was inappropriate to salute or not. He just bowed and said, "Hello, Mr. Yuan."
"Well, let's go in."
Mr. Yuan didn't even bother to bully him, he was just a scholar. If he knew it, Nan Zhi would rise higher and higher, and he would be someone he could never reach.
Such a small person is not worth their attention. Even if they want to do bad things, they can't even touch their doorstep. This is the cruelest revenge on him.
Shen Nanzhi looked normal and nodded with a smile, but this smile made Jiang Chen shudder. What bad thing was she planning?
"Master Ning Wu is here!"
Mr. Yuan's face didn't look good: "Why is this person here?"
Mr. Ning Wu came uninvited without an invitation, but no one dared to stop him. There was a hint of coldness in Mr. Yuan's eyes.
"Haha... Mr. Yuan, I apologize for interrupting you. It's not appropriate for a businessman like me to come to your grand gathering of scholars. But I heard that Mr. Xie, Mr. Li and other businessmen have come, so I came to join in the fun. Mr. Yuan won't blame me, right?"
Mr. Yuan said coldly: "Now that you are here, it doesn't matter whether you blame me or not. I just hope that Master Ning Wu will stick to his duties and not cause trouble on my territory."
"No, we are family after all. Miss Shen is my niece, my eldest niece. Why don't you say that Mr. Yuan is a family member and I will take good care of him."
I don’t know if I really have no eyesight, but I actually sat next to Mr. Yuan as if he was half the master.
There was a flash of dissatisfaction in Shen Nanzhi's eyes. Master Ning Wu was really asking for death. He was going too far.
But in this situation, it would not be appropriate to quarrel with him, and it would only disrupt our own banquet.
Mr. Yuan was not angry either. He had lived to such an old age, and he had seen all kinds of dogs and people. A mere bully was not worth his anger.
"County Magistrate Cao has arrived!"
County Magistrate Cao did not come by himself, but followed Yang Lingzhao, "Hello, Mr. Yuan. I am late for this county. Let me introduce you to a distinguished guest. This is the son of the prefect, Mr. Yang."
Mr. Yuan did not stand up either. "Mr. Magistrate, Mr. Yang, please come in and take a seat."
Yang Lingzhao and Shen Nanzhi nodded. "Miss Shen, nice to meet you again. I was about to leave, but my father sent me a message asking me to take care of some things. I will be delayed for a few days. It just happened that I could catch up with Mr. Yuan's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. It is Lingzhao's honor to listen to Mr. Yuan's teachings."
"Mr. Yang, you are too polite. It is our honor to have you here. Please come in."
Yang Lingzhao's eyes fell on Master Ning Wu, "Who is this gentleman? Miss Shen, can you introduce him to me?"
County Magistrate Cao's face darkened. What was Ning Wu doing? Was he destroying Mr.'s place?
Master Ning Wu quickly stood up. He didn't expect that a young master from the prefect's family would come. He bowed and said, "Hello, Master Yang. I'm Ning Wu. I'm a businessman. I have a partnership with Miss Shen. We are both family members."
"Businessman? What kind of business?"
Yang Lingzhao didn't think he was a serious person. Mr. Yuan ignored him. Was he looking for trouble?
He would not miss the opportunity to help Mr. Yuan, so he glanced at the county magistrate and asked, "Does Lord Cao know him?"
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