Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

Two days later, Pei Yuning visited the Fu family.

"Junior Pei Yuning greets Patriarch Fu." Pei Yuning respectfully bowed to Patriarch Fu, but was lifted up by Patriarch Fu halfway through the bow.

"Master Pei, you are too kind. You are young and promising. I, Fu, am not worthy of such praise," said Master Fu, stroking his beard as he helped Pei Yuning up.

"I have long heard of the Fu family head's great name. The Fu family has reached its current size entirely thanks to the Fu family head's efforts. I am young and do not deserve to be called the family head. Why don't you call me Yu Ning, and I will humbly call you Uncle, is that alright?"

"Alright, alright, I'm a few years older than you, so I'll shamelessly call myself your uncle. With Yu Ning in the Pei family, their future development is bound to be immeasurable, hahaha."

……

Master Fu and Pei Yuning exchanged pleasantries, appearing to be on good terms, but their true thoughts remained a mystery.

"Father, could you please ask Mother to let me go out? I'm so bored." Fu Shuwan's voice came even before she arrived.

As soon as I entered the reception hall, I saw Pei Yuning sitting in a chair, smiling at me.

Fu Shuwan's pupils contracted, and she winked at him where Old Master Fu couldn't see, signaling him to keep quiet. Then, pretending not to recognize him, she asked, "Father, who is he?"

"Don't be rude." Master Fu said, but he didn't shake off Fu Shuwan. However, with Pei Yuning here, he couldn't be too impolite, so he apologized to him.

"Yu Ning, I've spoiled my daughter since she was little. She's really been rude. I apologize on her behalf. Please don't take offense."

Fu Shuwan frantically winked at him when no one could see her. Pei Yuning chuckled and, to her liking, pretended not to know Fu Shuwan.

"Uncle, you are too polite. Miss Fu is so pretty and lovely. You are very fortunate."

"Hahaha, come here, Jiaojiao, this is Yu Ning, the current head of the Pei family. Yu Ning, this is my daughter Shu Wan."

Hearing Pei Yuning's praise, Master Fu was very pleased and introduced Fu Shuwan to him.

Fu Shuwan was very obedient and respectfully bowed: "This humble girl, Fu Shuwan, greets Patriarch Pei."

Pei Yuning also cupped his hands and said, "I am Pei Yuning, and I greet Miss Fu. Miss Fu may call me by my name."

He saw Fu Shuwan secretly breathe a sigh of relief where Master Fu couldn't see, and he found it amusing.

"Row."

Seeing that Fu Shuwan and Pei Yuning were both handsome and beautiful, Master Fu was so pleased with their appearance that he impulsively suggested they be a couple:

"Since this is Yu Ning's first visit to our residence, why don't I, your daughter, take you on a tour of our garden?"

As soon as he said it, Master Fu regretted it.

Although Pei Yuning is a talented young man, his becoming the head of the family at such a young age is still too cunning for his daughter.

Now that the words have been spoken, all that remains is to wait for Pei Yuning to refuse.

"Daddy?"

"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Fu." Pei Yuning interrupted Fu Shuwan when he saw her frowning as if she wanted to refuse.

Seeing this, Master Fu could only agree: "In that case, if my daughter does anything inappropriate, I hope Yu Ning will forgive her." Then he instructed Fu Shuwan, "Do not neglect our distinguished guest."

Seeing this, Fu Shuwan reluctantly agreed and gestured to Pei Yuning, "This way."

"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Fu."

Pei Yuning bowed to Master Fu and then went out with Fu Shuwan.

After leaving the reception hall, Fu Shuwan suddenly stopped, turned around and glared at Pei Yuning: "Why did you agree with my father?"

"How could I, Pei, dare refuse an invitation from Master Fu?"

"And this is supposed to be the head of the family? He can't even understand polite conversation." Fu Shuwan muttered under her breath, then asked, "Why are you in my house?"

"I am merely here to pay a visit to the most famous Fu family in Jiangcheng. As Miss Fu said, those who stay here permanently will naturally find out which family you belong to. And it just so happens that I have learned that Miss Fu's surname is not Wan, but that she is a young lady of the Fu family."

Pei Yuning found Fu Shuwan's annoyed expression particularly amusing.

"You're one to talk! Didn't you also lie to me and say your name was Wenrong?" Fu Shuwan retorted.

“I am not lying. I am Pei Yuning, courtesy name Wenrong.” Pei Yuning bowed deliberately.

Fu Shuwan was speechless for a moment before she spoke again with righteous indignation:

“I didn’t lie to you. I only said my name is Wan Shu. You have a courtesy name, so you’re not allowed to give yourself a nickname. Besides, I took you to see the sights, so that’s already made up for it. Don’t bring this up again.”

After saying this, Fu Shuwan quickened her pace and walked towards the garden, her back view giving the impression of a hasty retreat.

Pei Yuning chuckled, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes, and quickly followed.

*

The garden of the Fu family mansion was specially built by Master Fu to please his wife. It is lush with flowers and trees, with winding paths leading to secluded spots, changing scenery with every step, and changing with the seasons.

The garden also features flowing water, with paths paved along the water and bridges built over the water. It contains a variety of precious flowers and trees, available in every season. If you were to explore it thoroughly, it would probably take one or two hours to see everything.

"This is it. Look, that lotus petal orchid over there was just introduced from the west. It was cultivated for a long time and only this one survived. It's my mother's favorite."

"And the sleeping fire lotus in this pond, too, only blooms for seven days each year. You were unlucky; it just finished blooming a few days ago, so you won't see it this year. Oh yes, and..."

Fu Shuwan led Pei Yuning along the way, forgetting the unpleasantness from earlier, and began to introduce him in detail.

Pei Yuning listened attentively, occasionally offering a few words of agreement and praise, which spurred Fu Shuwan to introduce the topic even more enthusiastically. The way she spoke and he listened was quite harmonious.

"Miss Ruoyu." The maid's curtsy broke the atmosphere between the two.

Fu Ruoyu learned from the servants that Pei Yuning had arrived and was chatting happily with Fu Shuwan in the courtyard. She couldn't sit still any longer and hurried over.

"Sister Ruoyu, what brings you here?" Fu Shuwan abandoned Pei Yuning and ran towards Fu Ruoyu, lifting her skirt. "Have you prepared your peach blossom banquet?"

"Just because I wasn't prepared doesn't mean I can't come to find you. I just didn't expect you to have guests here. If it's inconvenient, I'd better leave now."

Fu Ruoyu glanced at Pei Yuning out of the corner of her eye. When she saw him looking over, she deliberately adjusted her angle to present her most beautiful side to him. She said this on purpose, hoping that Fu Shuwan would pull her back.

"Oh, that's not what I meant. Now that you're here, don't leave. Stay with me."

As expected, Fu Shuwan grabbed her sleeve and pulled her in front of Pei Yuning to introduce them.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Pei Yuning, the head of the Pei family. This is my cousin, Fu Ruoyu."

Fu Ruoyu then walked up to Pei Yuning, bowed slightly, and bent her supple waist, every movement of which was seductive: "Greetings, Patriarch Pei."

"Greetings, young lady." Pei Yuning maintained his gentlemanly demeanor, gentle and warm, but his eyes were filled with sarcasm.

Fu Ruoyu held Fu Shuwan's hand and deliberately scolded her, "Wanwan, how can you call the head of the Pei family by his given name? It's so impolite."

Then he deliberately smeared Fu Shuwan, saying, "Patriarch Pei, I'm truly sorry. Wanwan has been spoiled since childhood and doesn't know these manners. Please don't take offense, Patriarch."

Pei Yuning had long been accustomed to these women's tricks in his own father's backyard, and unwilling to pay them any more attention, he chuckled lightly:

"It's alright, I asked Miss Fu to call me that, there's no need for that, young lady. I've seen enough of the scenery in this mansion, so I'll take my leave now." With that, she cupped her hands and left.

"Hey, wait for me, Sister Ruoyu, wait here for me for a bit, I'll come find you to play later."

Seeing Pei Yuning leave so abruptly, Fu Shuwan quickly said a few words to Fu Ruoyu before chasing after him, saying as she did so, "Pei Yuning, slow down! What if my father thinks I haven't taken good care of the guests..."

Fu Ruoyu, who remained where she was, was somewhat panicked. In her previous life, Pei Yuning had also visited her today, but she remembered that Fu Shuwan had not accompanied him on his stroll through the garden, and they had not been this close back then.

Will being reborn affect these things? Looks like I'll have to change my plans...

After catching up with Pei Yuning, Fu Shuwan didn't say anything more and just followed silently.

When Pei Yuning was escorted to Master Fu's study, he left behind a vague "Be more careful" before going in to say goodbye to Master Fu.

【Wanwan, what does he mean?】

(Pei Yuning grew up under the oppression of a concubine, so he naturally understood what Fu Ruoyu had just said and done. On the surface, it was sisterly affection, but in reality, she was using my lack of manners to highlight her own impeccable manners. He had seen it all before, and he was only reminding her because I might be his savior.)

I thought he had already fallen for you.

(It's not that easy, take it slow.)