Farmhouse Green Plum

Chen Yunze gave her a deep look, then turned and left.

Once only the three of them remained in the room, he slowly exhaled, a hint of sadness showing between his brows.

Song Ying sighed inwardly. Healing any wound takes time, and it was a pity that she couldn't stay and accompany her through this stage.

She stepped forward and took Luo Yanxing's hand, "Let's go to the security company and hire guards."

A man is obviously not qualified to provide close protection for Luo Yanxing, but there are no female bodyguards in the escort agency.

The only woman who knew some martial arts was the daughter of the镖局 (security escort agency) owner, but her rudimentary skills were not even as good as Luo Yanxing's.

Therefore, Luo Yanxing decided to learn on her own. It's never as good as relying on yourself. If she were stronger when she was in the coffin, she might have been able to open the coffin lid directly.

As her business improved, most problems could be solved with money, so she no longer valued force.

Now it seems she was completely wrong. Her superhuman strength was a gift from heaven, and she shouldn't have wasted this talent just because she had other ways to protect herself.

She needs to learn martial arts!

Song Ying strongly agreed with her idea, saying, "Learning martial arts is good; it can strengthen your body and protect you."

I'll write a letter to Brother Chu right away and ask him to help me find a great teacher. With your talent, a good teacher will definitely help you make rapid progress!

"Rapid progress is secondary; I only hope to make steady progress and improve day by day."

Seeing her concern reassured Song Ying even more; she was afraid that Yan Xing would be controlled by hatred and anger, and be eager to take revenge.

Luo Yanxing looked up at the sky. The blazing sun had moved away from its zenith and was beginning to set. She said, "You've been busy for a day and a night. You should all go back and get some rest. I should also go back to the Chen family. I'll give you a farewell dinner first thing tomorrow morning."

"Are you going back to the Chen family now?" Song Ying asked with some concern.

Luo Yanxing smiled and said, "If I don't even dare to stay in the Chen family, how can I talk about the future?"

Yes, now that the decision has been made, living at the Chen family's house is inevitable.

Song Ying took a breath and carefully instructed, "Be extra careful with everything you put in your mouth. In the future, use business as an excuse to eat and drink outside. If you feel unwell, go to Huichuntang immediately!"

Luo Yanxing agreed to all of them.

Song Ying and Yuan Qing returned to the Yuan family home. As soon as they entered, Xiao Xiang greeted them and looked behind them. "Where's Yan Xing?"

Song Ying pulled her to sit down and told her about Luo Yanxing's decision, which made Xiao Xiang's voice rise several decibels in her anxiety.

"How can you let her do whatever she wants? When it comes to marriage, you should consider the other person's character. You should marry someone who is a good person. That's what you said. How come you can't do it when it comes to yourselves?"

The Chen family is clearly cannibalistic; how can Yanxing continue to get entangled with them? Even if she can get her revenge on the Chen family as she wishes, she'll only be miserable herself!

Song Ying had thought the same way before, but in the past half day, she had come to a conclusion and said, "Firstly, Yan Xing has a personality that always seeks revenge. If she cannot get revenge, she will hold a grudge for the rest of her life."

Secondly, there are some advantages to doing this. Filial piety is paramount, and parents have too much power over their children. She has such parents, and now that things haven't worked out, she might end up with an even worse in-law family in the future.

Now that she's broken ties with the Chen family, Yanxing no longer needs to hold back and can treat them however she pleases. She's also wary of the Chen family and won't easily fall into their traps.

Xiao Xiang disagreed, "But Yanxing's whole life has been tied to the Chen family. She's a businesswoman, how could she not understand the principle of cutting losses in time?"

"There's more than one good man in this world like Chen Yunze. With her looks, talent, and character, she can definitely find someone a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Chen Yunze!"

"This isn't about whether he's better or worse than Chen Yunze..."

Just then, Yuan Shan poked her head in and said, "Sister Xiao Xiang's mother is here."

Xiao Xiang's face paled after a moment of surprise. She had been looking forward to Song Ying and the others' return all day and had forgotten to think of a reason.

Song Ying patted her shoulder, got up and went out.

As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, they saw Fang beckoning Zhang towards the main hall.

"Mother, Aunt Zhang." Song Ying quickly went to greet her.

Fang smiled and said, "Song Ying, your Aunt Zhang isn't feeling well. You should take a look at her."

He then said to Zhang, "Sister-in-law, please come inside and sit for a while. I'll go and pour you some tea."

"No, no, this is too much trouble for you!"

"No trouble at all. We're all neighbors. No matter where you go, you can't go without a drink of water." With that, Fang went to the kitchen in the backyard.

After she left, Aunt Zhang immediately asked, "Where's Xiao Xiang?"

Song Ying pointed to the flower hall, "Inside the house, Aunt Zhang..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang walked towards the flower hall. As soon as she entered, she said coldly, "You've really grown up now. You ran away without saying a word. Do you even know that you're someone else's wife?"

"You still act like a spoiled young lady, throwing tantrums. Don't you know what kind of family your husband's is? A scholarly family, they value rules and traditions above all else. And you, without a word, ran off to the city. If word gets out, will your husband's family still want you? How will you maintain your reputation and integrity?"

Song Ying hurriedly said, "Aunt Zhang, this happened so suddenly, Xiao Xiang is also..."

But before she could finish speaking, Zhang interrupted her again: "Song Ying, don't speak yet."

She stared intently at Xiao Xiang, "I'm just asking you, isn't it a bit dishonest to not be in a hurry in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Xiang lowered her head, "Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have..."

"Aunt Zhang, listen to me!" Song Ying raised her voice, "This time there really was a reason!"

She quickly recounted the key points of the ghost marriage, concluding, "Xiao Xiang left home in the middle of the night because she was worried about Yan Xing. Don't worry, I will explain this to the Gong family and won't let them misunderstand Xiao Xiang."

Zhang was very surprised. "How could Luo Yong and his wife be so stupid? They could make a lot of money from a ghost marriage. They could earn back a thousand taels of silver in just a few years."

“That’s right.” Song Ying also couldn’t understand this. With the business of the Shu brocade shop, it wouldn’t be difficult to earn a thousand taels. Why would Luo Yong and his wife kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?

After a few words of reflection, Zhang Shi put on a stern face and looked at Xiao Xiang, "Then you were wrong too. Couldn't you have told us to send someone to the city to report the news? Why did you have to travel in the dark with your big belly?"

If anything were to happen to the child in your womb, how would you explain it to your in-laws? Do you want Yanxing to live with guilt for the rest of his life?

Xiao Xiang pursed her lips and didn't say anything. At the time, she only had a slight suspicion. Even if she told her parents, they would definitely not come to the city immediately. At most, they would wait until dawn to talk about it.

But by daybreak, the flock of geese will likely be wiped out.

Besides, what if my parents already knew and didn't want to get involved?

Then she no longer had the chance to deliver the message herself.

After scolding for a while, Madam Zhang finally stopped. "I made up excuses to fool your maid and coachman. They didn't know you weren't home yesterday."