HBWnovel Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Xiao Shengyun stood aside, noncommittal to the title "Mrs. Jiang".
Du Zhixia was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect the young man to directly reveal the relationship between the two, but in Daqi, it is very common for men to get married, so she quickly adjusted her expression: "Thank you Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang."
It was particularly difficult to say the last three words. No matter how you look at it, a tall man doesn't look like a wife. Du Zhixia didn't know what the man's last name was, so he had to call him that.
"No need to thank you," Jiang Ling waved her hand, "I just happened to pass by, and I didn't do anything."
Du Zhixia tidied up her appearance to make herself look less embarrassed: "No matter what, it's a fact that the two sons helped the Minnv, and the Minnv should treat the two of them well."
"I watched Miss Du's match just now, you played very well, that man said you owed him money, what happened?" Jiang Ling looked at Du Zhixia, and she didn't think she was someone who would not pay back the money.
"This..." Du Zhixia showed embarrassment. She and Mr. Jiang just met by chance and were rescued once. It stands to reason that she shouldn't trouble the other party with her own affairs.
"If there is any difficulty, maybe we can help." Seeing her hesitation, Jiang Ling said, "I like your competition very much, and it is fate to meet you here. Maybe God arranged for us to appear here to help you. You solve the problem."
After finishing speaking, Jiang Ling tugged at Xiao Shengyun's sleeve: "Do you think so?"
"What Ling'er said is true." Xiao Chengyun followed Jiang Ling's wishes.
Compared to the gentle and approachable boy, the man next to the boy gave Du Zhixia a very strong sense of oppression, even more coercive than the adults she had met before.Under the gaze of the other party's cold pool, he couldn't raise any thoughts of resistance.
Just when a gust of wind blew, it brought the aroma of wontons. Jiang Ling sniffed it, drooling from his mouth. He touched his stomach and felt a little hungry.
"It smells so good, where does the smell come from?"
Du Zhixia was quite familiar with this area, so she pointed in a certain direction: "There's a store over there that sells wontons. It tastes very good. The aroma should come from there."
Jiang Ling searched for the smell, and her mind was drawn away by the smell: "Are you hungry? Let's go over there and talk, we can chat while eating."
"If the young master doesn't dislike it, I will invite you for this meal. The two of you helped me, and it is a small thank you."
Under the leadership of Du Zhixia, the three of them came to the place where wontons were sold. As they approached, the aroma became stronger. Jiang Ling couldn't wait to pull Xiao Shengyun to find an empty table and sit down.
The boss came over, obviously knowing Du Zhixia: "It's Miss Du, is today still the same as usual?"
Seeing Jiang Ling and Xiao Chengyun during the conversation, the boss froze for a moment: "These two..."
This is just a small shop, and the people who come to eat are basically ordinary people, and there are very few people who are as noble as the two, especially even in such a simple place, the two of them have the same demeanor as they are sitting now. The place is not a small street shop, but a high-end banquet where dignitaries gather.
"They are my benefactors, Boss Wu, don't be stingy with your craftsmanship today." Du Zhixia said.
"Don't worry, I guarantee that everyone will be satisfied!" Among other things, Boss Wu is still very confident in his own craftsmanship.
Several people ordered different flavors. Jiang Ling hadn't eaten wontons yet, so he wanted to try all flavors. If he didn't feel that it would be a waste if he couldn't finish it, he wished he could eat all the flavors once.
Boss Wu moved very quickly. After a short while, three bowls of hot wontons were placed on the table. The wonton skins were thin and filled with fillings, and they were plump and round. When he bit down, the aroma of soup and meat spread on the tip of his tongue. Jiang Ling squinted her eyes in enjoyment.
Halfway through eating, Jiang Ling looked up at Xiao Shengyun. Even though he was eating wontons at a street stall where people were coming and going, the man's every move was still dignified and elegant.
His eyes moved down and he fell into the man's bowl. There was still more than half of the wontons in it. Jiang Ling remembered that Xiao Shengyun's wontons were not of the same taste as his own. He licked his lips: "Madam, I want to try your little wontons."
Xiao Shengyun's attention had been on Jiang Ling, and when he heard his address, he twitched the corner of his mouth: "What did you call me?"
"Ma'am," for some reason, Jiang Ling felt that Xiao Chengyun was a little dangerous now, shrunk her neck, and asked tentatively, "Then why not, husband?"
The dangerous breath disappeared, Jiang Ling rolled her eyes, put down the spoon in her hand, hugged the man's arms with both hands, and looked at him eagerly: "Husband, I want to taste the little wontons in your bowl~" Xiao Shengyun's earlobes were dyed thin red, Picked up a wonton and fed it to Jiang Ling's mouth: "Eat it, don't bark."
You obviously like it very much, Jiang Ling complained.
But he had achieved his goal, so he didn't want to address it any more, "Ah Woo" he ate the wonton that was brought to his mouth in one gulp.
Jiang Ling's eyes lit up, this taste is also delicious!
After eating, he continued to look at Xiao Shengyun with shining eyes, like a cub begging for food, pulling you with its furry front paws, making it impossible to refuse.
Xiao Shengyun fed him a few mouthfuls, called the boss, and ordered him a bowl of small wontons with various flavors.
Jiang Ling picked up the small wontons of various flavors in the bowl, and ate to the full.
Du Zhixia watched from the side, obviously he didn't eat a few mouthfuls, but he felt a little choked.
After eating and drinking, Jiang Ling thought about the business: "Miss Du can talk now, it's just Miss Du's reward for inviting us to eat such delicious wontons."
"Actually, we have already paid off the money we really owed." Du Zhixia put down his spoon, lost in memory, "Our Cuju team takes in women who are in various difficulties. Three years ago, my master was seriously ill. I didn’t pick it up, I didn’t have the main players to play, and if I couldn’t play, I didn’t have any income. I was desperate, so I borrowed a sum of money from Bender Bank.”
"I paid off the money a year ago, but the people at the bank insisted that I hadn't paid off the interest I owed, and came to harass me every day. In desperation, I had no choice but to lead people to compete and raise money. Also, I thought that if I paid off the money, they wouldn't come here, but I didn't expect that the interest would never be paid off, and I gradually realized that their real goal was not money, but the Cuju team in my hand."
"This is too much, they are such rascals, have you reported to the police yet?" Jiang Ling was angry.
"Reported, but it's useless. They have the deed that I pressed in their hands. I needed money so much at the time, and Bender Bank has a good reputation. I didn't expect them to tamper with the deed."
"Is there no other way? Just let them stick to you like a dog skin plaster?"
"I will find a way to return the money to them as soon as possible." If Du Zhixia wins this competition, the money in Du Zhixia's hand is just enough to pay off all the debts, but it is a pity that there is no such thing.
If it goes on like this, I don't know how much more I will pay.
"How much silver did you borrow from them? How much do you owe now?"
"I borrowed 100 taels, and now I still owe 300 taels."
"300 taels?" Jiang Ling was shocked, "I only borrowed 100 taels, why do I have to pay back so much?"
No matter how insensitive he is to money, he also knows that 300 taels is definitely not a small amount.
"How much have you paid back in total over the years?"
"We paid back 700 taels in total."
Jiang Ling took a deep breath: "Bender Bank really knows how to do business. If you borrow 100 taels, you can earn back 1000 taels without doing anything. Isn't this a blatant money grab?"
Jiang Ling originally wanted to see how much Du Zhixia owed, and if he could help her pay it back first. After learning the truth, she was so angry that she wanted to arrest and beat that person on the spot. Taking advantage of the fire was the behavior he hated the most.
Slamming the table down, Jiang Ling said angrily, "What do you pay back? Not only do you not have to pay back the money, but you should also let Bender Bank spit out the money you don't deserve."
Jiang Ling is not good at plotting, but the prince is good at it. Xiao Shengyun could tell what Jiang Ling was thinking by looking at Jiang Ling's expression. He nodded his forehead and said to Du Zhixia: "You sort out the matter about Bande Bank, and I will send someone to to deal with."
"This..." Du Zhixia was happy at first, but then he couldn't help but worry, "Bender Bank is backed by a big force, will it cause trouble for you?"
If she caused trouble to the two benefactors, she would never forgive herself.
"Don't worry, my husband is very powerful."
Du Zhixia had already passed the age of innocence, but in the determined eyes of the young man, a faint hope rose in his heart, saying that he really felt that they could really do it.
After returning, Du Zhixia smiled at the worried team members: "The matter will be resolved soon, everyone, don't worry."
The next morning, a man who claimed to be Mr. Jiang's subordinate appeared in the courtyard where Du Zhixia lived. Du Zhixia handed over the things he had sorted out. For several days, no one from Bande Bank came to harass them. Only then did the girls of the Cuju team let go of their hearts. They were all taken in for various reasons. This is their home. No matter what, they all hope to keep their home.
Xiao Shengyun's subordinates worked very quickly, and as soon as he gave an order, news about Bender's Bank came back.
Knowing that Jiang Ling paid attention to this matter, after listening to the news reported by his subordinates, Xiao Shengyun told Jiang Ling about it before falling asleep.
"Bande Bank seems to be opened by a wealthy family from Jiangnan, but in fact, the people behind it are the Zheng family. With the Zheng family, Concubine Li, and the Seventh Prince as their backers, Bender Bank has no scruples in doing things. Into the Seventh Prince's pocket, what happened to Du Zhixia is not an exception."
"With the backing of the Seventh Prince, it's no wonder it's useless to report to the officials." Jiang Ling got up, leaned on the man, her eyes were burning, "Will His Highness help her?"
"Princess Consort, Gu will naturally help." Xiao Chengyun raised his hand to caress Jiang Ling's face, "Ling'er thinks that as long as Gu helps, this matter can be resolved?"
"Of course," Jiang Ling replied without thinking, "Your Highness is so powerful, a mere Seventh Prince, how can he be His Highness's opponent."
In the original book, the crown prince and the protagonist can fight against each other without losing the wind. It is just a bank owned by the Seventh Prince, and the prince can solve it without the prince himself.
Provoked by Jiang Ling's natural attitude, Xiao Shengyun chuckled lightly: "So you believe in Gu?"
Jiang Ling blinked, and replied truthfully: "I think there are only things in this world that His Highness doesn't want to do, and there is nothing His Highness can't do."
Jiang Ling's expression was calm, as if she was just talking about a very common thing, but she didn't hide her trust in the man inside and out.He was not saying compliments, but he really thought so, and what he said came from the most sincere thoughts in his heart.
Realizing this, Xiao Chengyun's eyes darkened suddenly, and his fingertips slowly rubbed the smooth and tender skin on Jiang Ling's face, his tone was slightly heavy: "So, Gu will definitely not disappoint Ling'er, it's just..."
"Why didn't Ling'er call Gu Husband when she came back?"