northernbook Chapter 204 Things Are Different Now
Chapter 204 Things Are Different Now
Ling Yao was speechless...
Watching Tian Tian turn and leave.
He pulled Wei Shaoyuan along and followed him to the backyard.
Tian Tian had already entered the kitchen. "Big sister?!"
Did Tian Jinzhi hit you?
"Didn't you fight back?"
Tian Xiang froze, she didn't call back...
Tian Tian scolded, "Where is Qin Qingyun? He's always following me around when nothing's wrong, but when something happens, he's completely useless."
"They're utterly useless!!"
“Sweetie…” Tian Xiang chuckled and grabbed Tian Tian’s hand. “Things happened so fast, no one expected her to make a move.”
Qin Qingyun appeared immediately, but...
It's too late.
Tian Tian withdrew her hand and earnestly advised, "Big sister, we are not the same as before."
“Before, we... lived in a dilapidated house in Qingliu Village, and we couldn’t let anyone bully us.”
“Now that we’ve moved to the county town, we have two shops and a share of the profits from another shop… We’re making nearly a thousand taels a day, how could we let Tian Jinzhi beat us up?”
Tian Tian sat on the chair, fuming.
She genuinely felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.
Tian Xiang was stunned by Tian Tian's words.
Yes, we were driven out of Qingliu Village by the Tian family.
The family lived in that dilapidated house, and when someone bullied them, the family stood together...
Why are you so hesitant now that you've arrived in the county town?
Outside the door, Ling Yao listened to Tian Tian's words and was also quite moved.
He glared at Wei Shaoyuan,...
Wei Shaoyuan scratched his forehead awkwardly. Wasn't this Miss Tian making a mountain out of a molehill?
“Sweetie, it’s because eldest sister… overthinks things.” Tian Xiang understood after a moment’s thought.
She didn't call back because she was worried that someone would see it from the shop entrance, which would affect the shop's reputation.
"My older sister was worried that if we fought back, others would think we were bullying others and that it would affect the shop's business."
Tian Tian sighed, "Big sister, there's nothing to be afraid of."
“I would rather affect the shop’s business than have my older sister suffer a loss.”
Upon hearing this, Tian Xiang's eyes welled up with tears. "Sweetie, I understand. It won't happen again."
Tian Tian asked helplessly, "Is there a future?"
"They dare?!"
The two sisters looked at each other and smiled.
At this moment, Ling Yao spoke from outside the door, "Miss Tian, Wei Shaoyuan is also to blame for this matter. I have brought him here to apologize to you!"
Ling Yao looked at Wei Shaoyuan, "Why aren't you kneeling down and begging for forgiveness from Miss Tian!"
Wei Shaoyuan was stunned. "Young Master..."
Should we make him kneel down and beg for forgiveness from Miss Tian?
Ling Yao slowly put his hands behind his back. "What? Do you want me to treat you?"
Wei Shaoyuan naturally dared not.
"Wei..." He lifted his robe, as if to kneel down...
"No!" Tian Xiang opened the kitchen door and grabbed Wei Shaoyuan's arm.
“Young Master Wei, Tian Xiang cannot accept this honor. Please rise.”
Wei Shaoyuan looked at Ling Yao...
Ling Yao kept a straight face and didn't say anything.
Wei Shaoyuan continued to kneel down...
Having no other choice, Tian Xiang turned to Tian Tian and said, "Tian Tian, try to persuade Young Master Ling."
Tian Tian crossed her arms and said calmly, "It was Tian Jinzhi who hit someone. What does it have to do with you? Why are you rushing to apologize?"
Wei Shaoyuan slowly stood up and secretly glanced at Tian Tian.
He asked cautiously, "Miss Tian, you won't refuse to give us the sweet potato vines because of this, will you?"
Tian Tian was taken aback and turned to look at Ling Yao.
So, he rushed over to apologize because he was afraid she wouldn't give him the potato vines?!
"Someone, show them away!!"
Tian Tian's expression darkened, and she pulled Tian Xiang into the kitchen, slamming the door shut.
Outside the door, Ling Yao wanted to explain, but didn't know how...
I don't know what to explain...
But I just felt uneasy.
"Young Master, what does Miss Tian mean? Is she going to give us the potato vines, or not?" Wei Shaoyuan was unsure what Tian Tian's reaction meant...
Ling Yao suppressed his anger, "Miss Tian Er is not such a reckless person!!"
"She's a very righteous girl!"
"Wei Shaoyuan, you are judging a gentleman by the standards of a petty person!"
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In the kitchen, Tian Xiang secretly glanced at Tian Tian, whose face was full of anger...
"Sweetie, are you angry?"
Tian Tian remained silent.
"Sweetie, what are you angry about..." Tian Xiang asked again.
What was she angry about? Tian Tian didn't know either.
But I'm just so angry!!
Tian Xiang clicked her tongue in curiosity, "Just who is this Young Master Ling?"
"He just made Young Master Wei kneel down... his tone, his attitude... they're not simple."
"And that young master Wei was actually preparing to kneel down..."
"Sweetie, have you asked him what his identity is?"
Tian Tian shook her head; she hadn't asked.
I had only speculated about it before.
"This young master Ling is really interesting..."
"I haven't had much contact with him, so why is he in such a hurry to beat me up?"
Tian Xiang muttered to herself...
His eyes, however, were secretly glancing at Tian Tian, "Could it be that you're really afraid Tian Tian won't give him the seedlings?"
"I'm afraid...it's not that simple, is it?"
Tian Tian replied irritably, "That Wei Shaoyuan already said it, how could it be false?"
She looked at Tian Xiang's cheek, "Big sister, does your face still hurt?"
Tian Xiang shook her head, "It hasn't hurt for a long time."
Tian Jinzhi doesn't do any work on a regular basis and doesn't have much strength.
It was just a little embarrassing to be slapped by her in front of everyone.
That's why Tian Xiang stayed hidden in the kitchen and didn't go out.
Tian Tian took Tian Xiang's arm and said, "Big sister, remember what I just said."
"Things are different now than they used to be."
"We will not bully others by virtue of our power, but we will not allow ourselves to be bullied either."
"Even if you don't fight back today, you should at least have your men report it to the authorities."
"But don't worry, I will definitely return the favor from Tian Jinzhi."
Tian Jinzhi appeared twice, and Wei Shaoyuan was with her both times.
And Tian Xue... her gaze was fixed on Ling Yao that day...
Tian Tian felt that this matter was not simple.
These two, aunt and niece, definitely have some ulterior motive.
This thought lingered in Tian Tian's mind; she couldn't understand it.
until...
An unexpected person suddenly appeared on her way out.
Tian Tian walked in front, leading the people behind her into a sparsely populated alley.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?"
The man in front of her was hunched over, his neck hunched, and his hands tucked into his pockets...
"Tian Tian, I'll be going to Yunzhou Prefecture next year to take the provincial examination..."
"But now... there's hardly any money left in the house."
"I would like to ask you... to give me one hundred taels of silver."
Tian Tian burst out laughing. "Tian Zhicheng, why do you think I would give you a hundred taels?"
Tian Zhicheng raised his head...
Tian Tian was startled when she saw his sinister gaze.
How long has it been since she last saw Tian Zhicheng? Half a year?
In just six months... how could his eyes have changed like this?