Chapter 28:
吃醋
[Jealousy]
Mother and daughter consoled each other for a while, and found that neither the weak and bullying Tang Xiaobao, nor the very educated Ji Ling had the intention to come forward to console them.
Seemingly aware of this, Wan Jingqian first stopped moving, patted her daughter’s shoulder, pulling the distance between the two a bit, and then looked at Tang Xiaobao and Ji Ling, with a bit of embarrassment on her face.
With this action, even Tang Xiaobao, who disliked him, had to admit that his stepmother, even in her old age, was still attractive. Then he couldn’t help but think of the original owner’s father, who had hung up early, and thought that it must have been because of this beauty that he couldn’t help but get addicted to it.
“I’m sorry, let you see my poor performance. ” Wan Jingqian wiped the corner of her eyes that tears did not exist, and then looked at Tang Xiaobao standing there in the eyes, with a deep apology. Wanting to reach out to pull him, who knows that the hand just reached out, Tang Xiaobao went to Ji Ling’s body, back a step. Her hand hanging in mid-air looked very awkward. She froze for a moment, and then looked at Tang Xiaobao with a sad face, “I know you are still complaining that I didn’t let you see your father for the last time, but you shouldn’t gamble on not even returning home. You’re like this, it’s very difficult for my mother.”
Just now when she reached out her hand to pull herself, she avoided it by instinct, and now looking at his stepmother, who was acting like a loving mother, Tang Xiaobao felt that his whole body was covered with goosebumps. He still can’t stand this woman’s pretentious style, if he had known,he wouldn’t have come, and for no reason it disgusted him.
Seeing Tang Xiaobao instantly become like a hedgehog, Ji Ling reached out his hand and patted his arm which was unconsciously pulling himself, indicating that he didn’t need to worry about himself here.
Tang Xiaobao glanced at his side, tthe person who standing straight, calm and relaxed Ji Ling, suddenly a bit annoyed at their own approach just now, now they do not need to be afraid of ah!
Wan Jingqian glanced at the interaction between the two, focusing on Ji Ling patting Tang Xiaobao’s hand to stay for a while, thoughtfully looking for a while.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Ji Ling stood out and said to Wan Jingqian and Tang Shiman, “We have been married for a few days, but we haven’t come to pay a visit yet, please forgive me, mother-in-law.” After saying that, he waved his hand towards the subordinates following behind him, and asked them to bring the things they had been holding in their arms to the front, and opened them up but they were two sets of jewellery that were worth a lot of money. “These are two sets of jewellery from the shop. Last time, I thought they should be suitable for mother in law and sister in law, so I brought them here.”
The two sets of jewellery were very expensive, even the ones worn by the most prestigious ladies here were not as good as this one. The moment Ji Ling took them out, Wan Jingqian knew their value, but with a trace of embarrassment on her face, “Son n law is so kind, I am old and faded, how can I match with such beautiful things?”
Ji Ling didn’t seem to care at all, signalling the subordinate beside him to pass the things to the maid of the Tang residence, and looked at her, “These things are not worth much, as long as sister and mother-in-law like them, it’s good. Thanks to you, I was able to marry such a good husband, or else my family’s Xiaobao wouldn’t know whose family he would end up with.”
After listening to Ji Ling’s words, Wan Jing Qian hesitated for a moment, pondering what it really meant. Just looking at his own cold-faced son in law, for half a moment she still can not figure out whether he is sincere or false. After hesitating for a while, the face still hung a smile and faintly said: “Son in law, you are too polite, my family Xiaobao, originally very good or obedient, can be married to you is also his good fortune. However, I have watched Tang Xiaobao grow up since he was a child, and now I don’t see him anymore. I really miss him. If there is time, you can let Xiaobao come home to accompany me more.”
Said so, and seemed to realise that what he said was a bit inappropriate, embarrassed and stopped her mouth, “If it is inconvenient, then forget it, just take it as if I did not say it.” Although she said that, she still looked at Tang Xiaobao with a caring motherly gaze, the care in her eyes manifested to the fullest.
Tang Xiaobao, who received her gaze, did not buy it, and even shrank towards Ji Ling’s body, almost hiding behind Ji Ling’s back. Tang Xiaobao now felt that coming here was the worst decision he had ever made.
Seeing Tang Xiaobao’s uncooperative behaviour, Tang Shiman, who was beside him, felt that he was very ungrateful and tightened her hand hidden in her sleeve, her teeth were very itchy.
Noticing Tang Xiaobao’s uneasiness, Ji Ling looked at the woman in front of him and calmly said: ”Xiaobao is also bored in the mansion, if he likes it, I will never restrain him. It’s just that, right now Xiao Bao is a bit unwell, so I’ll take him back first.”
Seeing Ji Ling who was ready to go back without saying a few words, originally Tang Shiman who had not said anything could not help but stand up and looked at him with a bit of unwillingness to leave, “Ji Gongzi, you have just come, why don’t you sit down and have a glass of water before you go.”
Ji Ling lifted his head and scanned the sister of Tang Xiaobao, only to see that the original very outstanding woman today after carefully dressed is even more glamorous, this time a little girl’s attitude, if it is retained by such beauty, even if there is another important thing, people will also stay. However, Ji Ling still does not like this kind of sympathetic woman, it is too fake.
Noticed that Ji Ling’s eyes lingered on their own bodies, originally full of confidence in their own Tang Shiman suddenly felt very pleased, inadvertently also slightly swayed a little chest, even if the most powerful man will not stay in love with their own beauty, and then listen to their own words, at their own mercy. If you let yourself in, then in a few days, there will be no more Tang Xiaobao’s position.
Who knows, Ji Ling just took one look, then moved his eyes away, and then calmly said: ”I also ask for your forgiveness, Mother-in-Law, recently affairs have been busy, if I don’t go back, I’m afraid that there will be some delays. If mother in law and sister in law are free some other day, please still come to my residence to play.”
Seeing that Ji Ling had spoken to this point, Wan Jing Qian patted her daughter, who still wanted to open her mouth to urge him to stay, and said gently, “Since son in law has something to do, then bring Xiaobao back first. I just hope that in the future, you can bring him here more often to see us, a pair of orphaned and widowed mothers.”
Ji Ling looked at her and nodded, then pulled Tang Xiaobao, who had been very terrified by his side, back.
Letting the butler send the two of them out, Tang Shiman then turned to look at her mother, some dissatisfaction in her tone, “It’s not easy for Mr Ji to come here, but he didn’t even say a few words yet you let them go back already.”
Ignoring her own daughter’s blaming, she signalled her subordinates to bring the things given by Ji Ling to her, reaching out to carefully touch the set of jewellery.
“Mother.” Seeing that she ignored her, Tang Shiman was a bit subdued.
Turning back to look at her pretty daughter, seeing that she was really anxious, she slowly said, “You, too impatient, obviously this bitch is now getting favoured, you didn’t see how much that Duke Ji protected him, even if you keep the person, you think you can get some benefits?”
“But I haven’t even said a few words to Mr Ji.” Tang Shiman felt that with her own skills, as long as she spent more time together, she didn’t believe that Ji Ling wouldn’t fall in love with her and turn that annoying Tang Xiao Bao into a repudiation. “Moreover, I’m afraid that Sir Ji is still compelled by that bitch, so he doesn’t even want to stay for a while.” If you say anything more in the future, he would not even care about us anymore.
Seeing his daughter like this, Wan Jingqian raised an eyebrow. Her daughter is beautiful, but after all is still young,impatient. Originally, she only wanted to see with her own eyes the person her daughter thought of or concerned about, what the person looks like, who knows to come only to find than her own imagination is even more powerful, it is no wonder that her own daughter will keep thinking about him. Because of her own background, she did not think that her daughter would snatch other people’s husbands would be a problem. What problem, a capable man usually has three wives and four concubines, not to mention their own daughter is so educated and well-balanced, also beautiful. And this marriage should have been his own daughter, that bitch just good luck robbed it, taking back their own things. What’s wrong with it?
Taking the set of jewellery sent by Ji Ling, she compared it to her daughter’s body, and when she was satisfied, she told her subordinates to take it down and tidy it up properly, and told them to go out of the house. Then he gently touched Tang Shiman’s cheeks and said calmly, “To a woman, beauty is the best weapon. If he doesn’t come, we’ll go, just be careful in your actions and don’t let others catch you.”
Seeing her mother’s action, Tang Shiman was happy, she could see that her mother had agreed. Thinking of her mother’s tactics, she felt that she was sure of her chance against Ji Ling. She didn’t believe that there was a cat in the world that didn’t cheat. When she realised this, she sat down beside her mother and pulled her hand to be pampered.
“You ah.” Nudging her daughter’s forehead with her finger, she patted her hand, “You can go and touch that Mr Ji, but you shouldn’t let go of that Mr Li either.” Seeing that her daughter seemed a bit puzzled, the corner of Wan Jing Qian’s mouth revealed a faint smile, “If one doesn’t work out, you still have a spare.”
Although she was a bit unhappy, she didn’t think she wouldn’t succeed, but thinking that her mother’s words weren’t wrong, Tang Shiman nodded her head, indicating that she knew her mother would never harm herself.
After coming out from the Tang Mansion and getting into the carriage, Ji Ling looked at Tang Xiaobao, who had been a bit bored, reached out and pinched his face, and only withdrew his hand when he saw him looking at him angrily, and asked in a faint voice, ”Wasn’t your spirit high when you left the house? Why did you turn into a timid bun when you came here?”
Hearing Ji Ling’s words, Tang Xiaobao subconsciously wanted to refute them, but remembering his own performance along the way, he indeed couldn’t be called not backing down, but not being a pushover either. He had told himself that he could not be timid before he set off, but he was still so unimpressive. He also did not know how, and always felt that the two daughters made him feel bad when he saw them. If he had known, he would not have come.
Lowered his head, then thought of Ji Ling’s behaviour just now, also sent out those two things, lifted his head to look at him, and as if evil grew he asked: “Just now, you stared at Tang Shiman for a while, and also sent them such expensive things.” He said he would help himself out. This liar moreover he also stared at that Tang Shiman for so long, thinking of that woman’s not bad looks, even he had to admit that Tang Shiman did have the capital to make a man greatly admire her, but it does not mean he was happy that Ji Ling stared at that woman for a long time, said he liked himself some time ago, but now he changed his heart. Heh, man!
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