Chapter 40: 開始
[The Beginning]
When she went to the jewellery shop with her mother, Tang Shiman still looked a bit bored, but after hearing that her mother wanted to make herself look better, she reluctantly agreed.
When the two of them arrived at the shop where they always buy jewellery, they saw that the shopkeepers were very busy and even the owner was a bit fidgety. Looking at the shopkeeper who kept directing the people to get the ornaments out of the shop, Wan Jing Qian looked at him and said with a smile on her face, “Shopkeeper, it’s only been a few days we haven’t met, you’ve become so lively here.”
A moment busy as if forgetting the time, heard Wan Jingqian’s voice, the shopkeeper only turned his head to say very sorry: “So it is Mrs Tang ah, really not coincidentally, today we are very busy in the shop. I’m afraid we’re not good at entertaining you, please come back another day.”
Seeing that the shopkeeper had said so, Wan Jingqian could not say anything more, just watching a few subordinates carefully holding a few boxes to go out, still curious so she directly asked, “What is the shopkeeper doing, making it so busy?”
It seemed that the shopkeeper didn’t think it was something difficult to talk about, so he directly said, “It’s not that the husband of the Ji family is going to celebrate his birthday, so he called me early in the morning, hoping that he could choose a few pieces of good jewellery here, so that he could give it to his husband to use at any time.”
Hearing the shopkeeper’s words, both of them had an idea in their hearts, only this shop looked at the constant coming and going, it looks like there are more than just a few pieces of jewellery. And the packaging of those things are very exquisite,she thinks the things inside are also fine.
Just looking at such a busy shopkeeper, Wan Jingqian is not good to bother too much, so they excuse themselves and leave.
Looking at those in and out of the shop staff, Wan Jingqian’s eyes dark, but then as if thinking of something, pulling her own daughter to go. Tang Shiman followed her mother towards the front, but still couldn’t help but look back, her eyes were as if in a mist.
As expected, after a few days, we received an invitation from the Ji Mansion. Looking at the post with the gold foil pattern, Tang Shiman looked depressed and her eyes were not looking good.
Seeing her daughter like this, Wan Jingqian silently sighed, looked at her and faintly said, “Shiman, dress up a little better then, we are going to the banquet.”
“Yes.” Seeing her own mother’s dissatisfied look, her own emotions were too outward, it’s just that she wasn’t willing ah.
The Ji Residence hosted a banquet, and whether it was sincere or not, those who received the banquet came in high spirits. The people who didn’t receive the banquet also tried their best to bring themselves in as early as possible from someone they knew well.
On the day of the banquet, before it was time for the banquet, they could see that the door was almost full of guests coming and going. Everyone was very happy and looked very happy.
Although they were women, because the master of the house was married to a husband, there was no need to sit at separate tables. As soon as Tang Shiman and the others got out of the carriage, they heard the constant chatter around them, all of them praising the grandness of the banquet.
“This Ji family’s son is so generous, if it wasn’t for the fact that I was fortunate enough to be invited, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to see these sights this time.” A man with a big belly looked at the red silk satin hanging above and below the Ji family, all of which were of the finest quality, if it were in an ordinary family, they wouldn’t even be able to use it for clothing, but here it was used as a rag.
A young man beside him seemed to agree with his words and nodded his head. Even a birthday banquet is made so extravagant, he wonders if their ordinary life will be even more extravagant. Although thought like this, he is not envious.
Tang Shiman and the others came all the way in, then heard all the way in the other people’s words of praise. Wan Jingqian was still able to maintain calm, calmly walking inside, but Tang Shiman vaguely began to feel anger, but also mixed with a little imperceptible jealousy.
Waiting for the people to come to the venue of the banquet, only to really feel what is called rich and overbearing, in front of a round courtyard. Surrounded by festive lanterns, hung with red satin, with one look, it appeared very festive, the surrounding area is not like other people’s homes that are empty, but instead filled with decorative flowers, one glance that you will know they used their sincere heart to arrange it.
Every family that entered the house saw this kind of arrangement, all secretly sighed about Ji Ling’s husband’s importance, even the most prosperous family, if not for their own male host to do the banquet, would not use that big specification.
Followed the subordinate all the way to the banquet seat, looked at the table which the ordinary people can not afford to use to decorate the flowers, Tang Shiman stared at the tabletop and did not know what she thought. In less than a while, have not yet waited for the opening of the banquet time, see invited people almost arrived all and now see around are some have both name and surname / a person who really exists of established identity , even rare to see, celebrities,it can not help but let the people who came to feel that this trip is very worth it, after all, these people in the ordinary time is not easy to see.
Before the hosts arrived, those who had already taken their seats began to talk to people they knew well.
Looking at the centre of the stage, Tang Shiman looked around, hoping to see Ji Ling’s shadow. But after a quick glance, apart from the customers who kept coming in, there was no sign of Ji Ling.
When she was still struggling with why the host family was not present on such a day, and they were asked to take their own seats, she heard a familiar voice, which sounded a little bit happy, “Miss Tang.”
Turning his head to look, unsurprisingly, he saw Li’s family, and Li Xiao looked at Tang Shiman, and the joy hidden in his eyes couldn’t be wrapped up in any way. But compared to the joy of Li Xiao, the reaction of the old man Li was ordinary, just looking at the two people said hello, neither too much contact, nor too much detachment.
Seeing this scene, if it were any other in-laws should have ideas, but Wan Jingqian still faces unchanged smiles and follows their greetings. Waiting for the old master Li bringing Li Xiao left, only then warmly taking Mrs Li’s hand to sit down, although here men and women do not need to separate two venues, but it is seated at separate tables, after all, everyone has their own news and needs to communicate a little.
“Don’t be offended, Madam Tang, My old master, that’s just the way he is.” Pat Wan Jingqian’s hand, Mrs Li is smiling very kindly, looking at the side sitting there without talking, well-behaved quiet Tang Shiman, her face still with a few points of satisfaction.
When she saw Mrs Li’s look, Wan Jingqian looked at the reaction of the people in front, said very satisfied, the corner of the lips slightly hooked up, softly said: “It’s fine.”
The two people talked to each other for a while, appearing very intimate, and Tang Shiman in the side was accompanied by a gentle low voice, causing Mrs Li’s influence on her to become more and more good.
Waiting for the time, only then Ji Ling went out with his husband, according to the original plan, as the main family should be waiting at the door, but now because of the status of Ji Ling, everyone did not say anything. When the man appeared, they even surrounded him happily, sending their blessings one after another.
Looking at Tang Xiaobao standing beside Ji Ling, Tang Shiman’s eyes couldn’t see any emotion, and then she turned her head to look at Ji Ling, her eyes revealing a look of determination to win.
After making some grandiose apologies, it was still too early for the banquet, so Ji Ling invited the opera troupe to sing for a while. Looking at the troupe, the ladies talked to each other, and the grandfathers also communicated with each other about their business from time to time. As the hosts of the banquet, Ji Ling and Tang Xiaobao were sitting on the highest seats on the opposite side of the stage, and could see people going up to talk to them from time to time.
After staring at the stage for a while, the play which was originally very interesting to them was now tasteless. Tang Shiman watched the theatre troupe up there putting on one play after another, her eyes looking towards Ji Ling’s position from time to time. She watched as he brought cakes to Tang Xiaobao, and when he finished eating, he even handed over the tea he was holding in his hand, while Tang Xiaobao watched the play across the street the whole time, as if he was used to everything Ji Ling did.
Seeing this scene, Tang Shiman was still very unhappy in her heart.
“This Young Master Ji is so kind to his husband, I have never seen that family organise such a big birthday banquet for their husband.” Mrs Li did not know why, suddenly came such a sentence, just a light sentence, but let Tang Shiman hear a shock, and then heard her mother answer: “Yes, this is Xiaobao’s good fortune.”
Looking at the two’s backs, he could not see the rest of it, it seems after seeing and then the usual sigh of a sentence. But for Tang Shiman, this sentence is like a needle, stuck in his heart.
Even if the heart is still having a restraining fear, Tang Shiman still can not help but look towards the direction of the Ji Ling, this time only to see the original two people sitting on the platform, only one left, and the other do not know where to run away. Then Tang Shiman quickly saw a familiar figure appearing at the corner of the ground floor, and without knowing what she was thinking, she said to the two ladies and chased after the figure.
Following the figure of that person walking in the very circuitous corridor, unconsciously the surrounding servants also less and less, and that person stopped in a room, seems to come to get something, after finding, he is about to leave, turn around to see the person who followed him.
Tang Shiman looked at the man in front of her, her eyes flashed a struggle, she did not know why she followed, just looked at the back of Ji Ling left just now, and then saw that no one followed, so she unconsciously followed.
“Miss Tang.” Ji Ling looked at him, a few doubts flashed in his eyes, not knowing why this person appeared here.
Looking at this person in front of her, yearning for sth day and night Tang Shiman bit her lip and said in a very sad tone, “I’m about to be betrothed to Mr Li.”
Hearing Tang Shiman’s words, Ji Ling didn’t have any reaction, he just looked at her, holding the things in his hand and didn’t know whether he should leave or not.
Looked at the sweetheart in front of her as if she were nothing, heart is a stabbing pain, if she met this person first, this person is their own. She did not know where the courage came from, Tang Shiman looked at him, opened her mouth and said, “If you don’t want me to marry, I won’t marry.”
Staring at the woman in front of him, Ji Ling was stunned, but looked at her, looking at his own appearance, still faintly said: “You marry or not, and it has nothing to do with me.”
Seeing the person in front of her eyes, the appearance of still not understanding anything at all, Tang Shiman put aside her usual disguise, directly said: “I like you ah, Tang Xiaobao that waste, what so good about him? He is a Ger but also so stupid. If you are willing to marry me, even as a secondary wife I am willing.”
Ji Ling put down the things in his own hands and calmly looked at her, his voice was very light, “Miss Tang be careful what you say, Mr Li is here.”
Afterwards, an incredulous male voice came from behind Tang Shiman, “Shiman.” Then came an exasperated baby voice, “Brother (Cousin), I told you that she is a bad woman, you guys, all don’t believe me.”
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