Wanjin Lady

Chapter 289: Innocent
Hongmei, who had been shouting that she didn't want to get married, was now completely obsessed with money. She had learned all the marketing tactics that Wenwan had learned before. All she said now was "A good man buys fruit juice for a good woman", "The boy from the xx family is generous and worthy of marriage", and "My brother is so great and awesome".

Wen Wan said that she couldn't bear to watch it. If it weren't for Chen Ma and Liu Yiyi sticking to their principles, she was really afraid that Wei Zheng would think that all her subordinates were like Hongmei who were eager to get married.

Who knows what will happen in the next second.

Aunt Chen yelled, "Oh my! This young master of the Li family is so generous! If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely choose the young man from the Li family as my ideal husband!"

Wen Wan: ...

He was suddenly bumped by some girls who were eager to grab the goods. He was thrown forward and was about to pounce on the man.

Wen Wan was horrified.

I was afraid that it would be like the plot of later idol dramas, where the male and female protagonists would spin in circles when they bumped into each other.

Fortunately.

Wei Zheng moved sideways in time to make room in front of him to prevent Wen Wan from falling into his arms, and then reached out and grabbed her wrist.

Wen Wan stopped immediately.

Wei Zheng immediately let go.

The relationship between the two of them... was as pure as the breeze and bright moon, just like the relationship between roommates in a college dormitory who would lie in bed all night without taking off their clothes.

Wei Zheng suddenly laughed and said, "No wonder Junior Sister Wen requested that the fireworks display be held at 9:00 PM."

He turned his head and looked at the Wen Family Winery's booth beside the river, and then he thought about how the farce just now ended with about a quarter of an hour left, which was just enough time for the spectators to make up their minds.

"I heard from the teacher that my junior sister is very good at fortune-telling in business. I didn't believe it before, but now... I do."

Wen Wan squinted her eyes and smiled: "I'm just an ordinary but slightly attractive wine shop owner."

Wei Zheng was amused by her. Because of Wen Wan's words, his gaze unconsciously lingered on her face for a moment longer.

Well, she is indeed quite pretty.

However, the Great Chen Dynasty was a land of beautiful mountains and rivers. In the capital alone, women who could be described as "quite pretty" could be lined up from the west to the east of the city. The most common thing he had seen in his life was pretty young ladies.

Wei Zheng never liked to judge people by appearance, and he even less liked to comment on girls' appearance. But since Junior Sister Wen didn't care about being evaluated by others, he couldn't help but be a little reckless.

To be fair, Wen Wan is a beautiful woman, otherwise Junior Brother Xiu Wen wouldn't be so infatuated with her.

He simply felt that Wenwan's face was pleasant to the eye. It was fair and clean, without any makeup, with soft and harmonious facial features, and her eyes were always smiling, giving people a sense of closeness.

She also had the scent of soapberries on her body that made him feel inexplicably comfortable. This smell... he always felt like he had seen it before, but he couldn't remember where it was.

But if you rashly ask a woman what kind of incense she uses, that... would be too reckless.

Wei Zheng smiled and replied, "Junior sister promised to give me Ruiguo pulp, don't forget it."

"I can forget others, but I can never forget the Marquis."

This was a double entendre, and Wen Wan was slightly stunned. Then she added bluntly, "I'm talking about wine."

After finishing it, I found it was superfluous.

Wen Wan simply shut up and said, "Well, let's watch the fireworks."

As the two of them stood alone by the river watching the fireworks, Wen Wan sensed something was amiss and turned to leave. "My lord, I have to go upstairs to take care of the children." Wei Zheng seemed to notice Wen Wan's unusual behavior as well. He simply smiled and didn't ask any further questions, just stepping aside to let her pass.

Cheng Yunzhang was standing high on the river bank. He had come to look for Wen Wan, wanting to see what kind of program she had prepared. However, he had underestimated the flow of people today. He walked slowly among the crowd and finally arrived at Wen Wan's booth, only to see Wei Zheng and Wen Wan hiding under a big willow tree under the embankment and whispering to each other.

Under the shade of the willow trees, the two people were very close to each other. From a distance... they were truly a perfect match.

At this moment, Cheng Yunzhang stopped.

He just watched them from a distance.

He was curious about what they were talking about.

Is there anything between Senior Brother Jinyu and Junior Sister Wen that needs to be kept secret from outsiders?
After waiting for a while, until the fireworks shot up and there was a crackling sound on the river surface, Cheng Yunzhang turned around and saw a familiar face in the bright lights.

"Miss Sun."

There was a "bang" in the sky, and colorful fireworks exploded above their heads, and screams came from the crowd one after another.

"Young Master Cheng." Sun Lanzhi was dressed simply today in a goose-yellow summer gown with a double collar and long sleeves. An elderly lady was following behind her. Cheng Yunzhang felt a little strange, but he still bowed to the lady and said, "Madam Sun."

Madam Sun looked Cheng Yunzhang up and down with a rather enthusiastic look on her face. "Hey! Master Cheng is here to visit the Lantern Festival too?"

"Yes, I was just bored, so I came out for a walk."

"Just now I saw that your Cheng family's booth was also very busy. That calligraphy on the booth was written by Master Cheng, right?"

"It's just something I wrote casually. It won't please my wife."

The more Madam Sun looked at Cheng Yunzhang, the more satisfied she became. Although with the power and status of the Sun family, they could choose any man in Bozhou City, but the problem was... a man like Cheng Yunzhang who was of similar age, clean and had a bright future was hard to find even with a lantern.

Mrs. Sun doted on her daughter, so naturally she had already found out everything about Cheng Yunzhang's character, hobbies, and temperament.

She even urged her husband to study Cheng Yunzhang's daily articles. It was a foregone conclusion that Cheng Yunzhang would pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi!
Therefore, Mrs. Sun was extremely polite to Cheng Yunzhang.

Cheng Yunzhang was unable to resist Mrs. Sun's enthusiasm. He knew that the two families were discussing the marriage in private, and he thought that his mother must not have told the Sun family about his coming to Beijing. It was inevitable that Mrs. Sun would treat him as the Sun family's son-in-law who had not yet married into the family.

He couldn't come out and explain it in person, so he could only pretend to be ignorant and let Madam Sun be so enthusiastic.

Cheng Yunzhang glanced at Sun Lanzhi out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that the young lady was beautiful and knew how to act appropriately, if he had not met Junior Sister Wen, perhaps he would have agreed to this marriage.

However, no matter how good this young lady is, she is not gentle.

Cheng Yunzhang was about to withdraw without a word, but luckily, Madam Sun quickly turned her attention to the figures under the willow tree on the riverbank. "Hey, isn't that Miss Wen and... eh? Lord Wei?"

Madam Sun frowned slightly.

The two of them behaved intimately and hid behind others, so Mrs. Sun was naturally suspicious.

It is said that there are many troubles around a widow, let alone a young and beautiful widow like Wen Wan?
Sun Lanzhi quickly pulled her mother back, "Mom, Sister Wen is the Governor's senior brother, and the two of them may have something important to discuss."

Cheng Yunzhang couldn't help but glance at Sun Lanzhi, but he quickly retracted his gaze, "Yes. Senior Brother has some official business and needs Junior Sister's help."

Madam Sun was naturally a human spirit who had cultivated for thousands of years. Upon hearing this, she just smiled and said, "Of course."

But he thought to himself: The businessmen are busy with their business, who knows what tricks Wen Wan used to trick Old Master Yao into taking her as his adopted daughter. Could it be that now she is planning to target Lord Wei?