Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 375: Dear Family (Additional chapter for JJM leader)

Xue Bingxin wanted to act more reserved and subtle in front of Yang Yuan.

Although she had given up her dream of becoming the first wife, she still had to wait for Yang Yuan to take the initiative so that she would feel more comfortable.

But when she saw Yang Yuan following Leng Yuchan into the room, she stood up involuntarily and behaved well.

She looked like someone who had submitted hundreds of resumes but still hadn't found a job, and now finally met an interviewer who could decide her fate.

Xue Bingxin has been better at saving money and loves saving money than Leng Yuchan since she was a child. This is because she matures more precociously than Leng Yuchan, so she has a stronger sense of crisis.

That feeling of insecurity made her always think of danger since she was a child.

Just now, when she was sitting there thinking about it, she even imagined the worst case scenario: Yang Yuan was angry with her because he was demoted, and took back her shares.

She didn't pay for the Baiyi shares, so if Yang Yuan really wanted to take them back, she wouldn't have the face to sue him.

As a result, her mood went up and down. Sometimes she felt that Yang Yuan would like her, and sometimes she felt that she had no advantages at all and could only be manipulated by others.

"Okay, I'll bring the person to you. You can tell me what you want to say."

Leng Yuchan said to Xue Bingxin with a mischievous smile, with a pair of shallow dimples on her cheeks.

"Ah, Si Gong, I...I that..." Xue Bingxin suddenly became nervous.

Leng Yuchan couldn't help but laugh and said, "How about I step aside for a while?"

"No, no, no, don't go."

Xue Bingxin grabbed Leng Yuchan, looked at Yang Yuan again, lowered her head, and said hesitantly: "Master Si... I feel really bad that you were demoted to the East and West Kitchens because of me."

Just talking about this? Leng Yuchan rolled her eyes.

If it were her, she would have said long ago, "I have nothing to repay you with, except my body."

Zhuzhu is always good at speaking, why is he so shy?

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "What's there to feel bad about? How can I allow my people to be bullied by outsiders? Even if I have to throw away this official hat, I have to teach that villain a lesson!"

As he said this, Yang Yuan felt a little uneasy.

After all... he was venting his anger for his woman under the guise of deliberately creating trouble, getting punished, and thus losing his qualifications as a diplomatic envoy.

He was taking advantage of Xue Bingxin, but ended up causing Xue Bingxin to be dismissed from her official position.

Yang Yuan quickly changed the subject and said, "Deputy Xue... Madam, what are you going to do in the future?"

"Hey, in the future, I want to... find a place to settle down first..."

Xue Bingxin glanced at Yang Yuan secretly and said in a pitiful tone, "I just handed in my resignation today, and the people from the Dragon Room came to tell me that I can't live here anymore, even if I stay in Xiaochan's room."

Leng Yuchan said angrily: "This must be Zhang Mi's doing, otherwise why would she urge you to move out so urgently even if she wanted you to do so?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "No place to live? That's not a big deal. I have a house called 'Nianhua Xiaozhu'.

The environment is quite elegant, and the location is near Renmeifang. If you don't mind, how about moving there?"

A blush quietly crept up on Xue Bingxin's jade-white face.

Yang Yuan... is he planning to keep a beautiful woman in his house? Is he planning to make me his mistress?

That shouldn’t be the case. Is it because the principal wife hasn’t married yet?
Xue Bingxin was already completely willing in her heart, but she didn't want to agree too readily in front of Leng Yuchan.

Xue Bingxin said shyly: "Is that so, then...then I will respectfully obey your command.

We will move out later when we find a suitable place to live."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "You don't have to move. Just stay here. It's not good to leave the house empty. It needs people."

Xue Bingxin felt relieved. Is this Yang Yuan’s promise to me?
Xue Bingxin bit her lip and said hesitantly, "From now on, I don't need to work in the government office. I don't have much to do. Can I go to the jewelry store or the spice shop to help run the business?"

Xue Bingxin was cautiously testing to see if Yang Yuan had any intention of taking back his shares.

Yang Yuan was startled and said reflexively: "No! You absolutely cannot go!"

Are you kidding? You still want to do business?
You are absolutely not allowed to do business. You are a complete stranger to business. How much money do you want me to lose?
Yang Yuan's refusal was so straightforward, and Xue Bingxin was very sensitive at the moment, so her face turned pale immediately after hearing it.

She held onto a glimmer of hope and said cautiously, "I... I won't bother the shopkeeper sent by Mr. Wang. I'll just... do something within my ability, isn't that ok?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Yang Yuan didn't want her to have anything to do with "business".

Leng Yuchan frowned and gently tugged at the corner of Yang Yuan's clothes. She felt that Erlang was too harsh on Xiaozhuzhu.

Yang Yuan said: "The most valuable thing for a person is self-knowledge. Don't you know your strengths and weaknesses?"

Xue Bingxin felt this sentence was almost a mockery and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Xue Bingxin lowered her head and said quietly, "Oh, then I... I understand. I'll just leave everything up to Erlang to arrange."

Yang Yuan said: "What are you good at? It's planning and overall management!
Do you still remember why Zheng Ducheng transferred you into the 'Chanzi Room' when all the people from the original 'Chanzi Room' were swept away by Qin Hui?

Because you are the best at communication and coordination, planning and management."

Xue Bingxin looked at Yang Yuan with wide eyes. Is he... praising me? There was no sarcasm, I didn't hear it... Yang Yuan said: "When we took over the Chanzifang, the previous official was still in prison, and there was no one to hand over to us.

I was constantly busy with external affairs and had no time to take care of the affairs of the Chanzifang. Even under such circumstances, you took on everything and managed everything in an orderly manner."

Xue Bingxin's complexion quickly became radiant. Yes, Si Gong was really praising me!
Yang Yuan said: "A person should be placed in the most suitable position for him to play his best role.

You are not suitable for doing detailed tasks, but you are suitable for higher-level management matters.

You don't have quick wit, but as long as you are given enough time to prepare, you can be more thorough than anything else you have considered.

Communication, coordination, planning, integration, decision-making, control... You are a talented leader, but you cannot be a general who charges into battle."

Xue Bingxin said excitedly: "Master Si... is this really how you see me?"

Yang Yuan said: "Of course, I have many industries now, each with its own division of labor, but also with many overlaps.

So I need someone who can take care of the overall situation to help me take care of these things.”

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "You have been responsible for the management of thousands of internal spies in our Song Dynasty, and hundreds of external spies, and you have always managed everything in an orderly manner without any mistakes.

It will be easy to take care of the household affairs in the future, right?"

Xue Bingxin only heard "take care of the family affairs" in her ears. She was so excited that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I am willing to do so. It's up to Si Gong to decide!"

Leng Yuchan pouted, feeling a little jealous.

I am worried that my best friend is having a hard life, but I am also afraid that she is driving a Land Rover. Who can understand that kind of contradictory feeling?

Seeing Xue Bingxin's happy and silly look, Leng Yuchan rolled her eyes at her, with only one thought in her mind: "Fools have good fortune."

……

Yang Yuan brought Xue Bingxin to "Niaohua Cottage".

There are about ten foreign women left in "Nianhua Cottage".

The others have been arranged to go to Shanyin, Jiankang and other places.

As soon as Xue Bingxin appeared with a lot of bags and small packages, the girls heard the noise and came out to greet her.

Yang Yuan said, "This is Miss Xue Bingxin. You should have met her, right? She will be living here from now on. Come and help me bring the things in."

When the women heard this, they immediately came forward enthusiastically and picked up the bags one by one.

Helen came forward, smiled and took Xue Bingxin's hand, and said in halting Chinese: "Ms. Xue, I'm Helen, do you remember me?"

Helen now works in a jewelry store and can speak some simple Chinese.

Of course, when she is in the store, sometimes she has to speak a foreign language even though she can speak Chinese.

She would talk a lot first, and then ask the local waiter to "translate", and the customers would be convinced that their jewelry and spices were authentic Nanyang products.

This is much more effective than the clerk in an ordinary shop talking for half a day.

Xue Bingxin often went to jewelry stores and spice stores to enjoy the fun of counting money, so of course she had seen them.

However, Xue Bingxin didn’t know that they were now living in “Nianhua Cottage”.

Now when Xue Bingxin saw them, she couldn't help but feel suspicious. How could they live in Si Gong's house? Could it be that... they were all Si Gong's concubines?

No wonder Xiaochan refused to give me half. There are too many wolves and too little meat. If everyone takes a bite, there will be nothing left.

Thinking of Leng Yuchan's "Let's go together", Xue Bingxin's face quickly flushed with shyness, and she responded gently: "Ah, Helen, I remember you."

Yang Yuan said: "You all know each other, so I won't introduce you to each other. You should take good care of each other in the future."

All the women agreed, carrying their bags, and followed Yang Yuan into the "Chrysanthemum Courtyard".

Tierreba asked casually, "Sir, will Miss Xue go to the store to take care of the business in the future?"

Yang Yuan said: "No, I have other plans for her."

"Yes sir." Tierreba agreed obediently and gave Navar a wink.

Helen smiled faintly, and while helping Xue Bingxin to make the bed, she said in Arabic: "Hey! Look, this coquettish woman has moved into the 'Chrysanthemum Court'. This is Belle's residence. Every time the gentleman comes, he only goes to the 'Chrysanthemum Court'."

Afafu said: "Yes, the master personally arranged for her to come in, and she is also a shareholder of the master."

Navar sighed, "Belle's position is in jeopardy."

The little witch Tierreba coughed lightly and said, "Don't panic. I can see that the master has not enjoyed this little hoof yet."

Helen said, "That's dangerous too. There are fish in the sea, and anyone can take them, but you have to cast your net in time."

Yang Yuan wondered, "What are you talking about? You're just mumbling to each other."

Afafu switched to Chinese and said to Yang Yuan with a shy smile, "We are praising Miss Xue's beauty, sir."

Afafu said in the Arab language: "We will send people to Jiankang tomorrow morning to make sure that stupid woman who is as slow as a camel rolls back like a hound!"

(End of this chapter)