Twenty-Five Refusals

  "Older brother, is there something going on?"

  For this man who had repeatedly made passes at her within a single day, Jiū Jiě already lost her patience.

  Indeed, she is not an unadulterated ancient person, but among those who have come to this strange world, few have already put those rules and regulations in their hearts.

  It's not that she supports these things so much, but rather if she doesn't support them, she can't live comfortably and peacefully.

  "Uh..."

  It was obvious that Jiang Yuxing was surprised by the sudden sharpness and cleverness of his quiet, honest, and slightly silly cousin, and he couldn't help but pause for a moment.

  "If Big Brother is fine, then Little Nine will take her leave first. With many people around, it's easy to get into trouble, and discipline cannot be neglected." Before Jiang Yuxing could react, Ninth Sister spoke again.

  "Hmm... Hehe..." Jiang Yuxing was stunned again, his eyes fell on Jiu's serious and solemn little face, and he couldn't help but laugh.

  Jiujie's delicate eyebrows suddenly furrowed into a "川" shape.

  Jiujie was really angry, Jiang Yuxing hurriedly restrained his smile and seriously came down.

  Because he found that the slender and even slightly withered small body in front of him was quite impressive, coupled with his serious expression, it made him think of the word "majestic" involuntarily.

  "Sorry about that, please forgive me!" Jiang Yuxing hastily apologized, "I actually have a question I'd like to ask my cousin for guidance?"

  As expected, Jiu jie'er sneered inwardly but remained calm on the surface. "What questions do you have? Please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll answer them all truthfully!"

  What he said was clear and elegant, even witty, making Jiang Yuxing look at him with new eyes.

  Jiang Yuxing's bright Danfeng eyes narrowed slightly, and then he smiled and pulled out two things from his pocket, which were the crayons and soap that Jiujiu and her sisters had made a few days ago and sold at the mistress's general store.

  The ninth sister remained expressionless and motionless, staring at Jiang Yuxing.

  Jiang Yuxing also glanced at Jiu Sier, and in the four eyes meeting, Jiang Yuxing smiled, "Cousin, why don't we partner up to open a shop?"

  His words completely stunned Jiu Jie Er, and she stared at him blankly.

  Did she hear it wrong?

  Unexpectedly, it wasn't about asking for a formula, nor was it about how she understood all this, but rather... opening a shop together.

  It's really beyond expectation!

  To the extent that she didn't even know how to answer this question?

  In this big city, it's common for women to open shops, but they're usually wealthy and powerful madams or their daughters. It goes without saying that these shops are dowries given by the madams to their daughters.

  These shops were well-run, and the income was not inferior to that of those fields and lands. Just like his own mother, Jiang Shi, had two shops under her control, and these two shops played a huge role in her cheap father's official career. Otherwise, relying on the meager few taels of salary, how could they make ends meet?

  The economic base determines the superstructure, which is also the reason why this stepmother can grasp that cheap old man tightly in her hand.

  Uh... Of course, she didn't want to manipulate someone in her hands, she just wanted to have something to rely on in this different world, so that she and her aunt could live a comfortable life, no longer suffering hardships for the 180 taels of silver.

  So at this moment, facing this tempting proposal, she was dizzy and stunned...

  "Brother-in-law is joking, little Jiu has been raised in the inner chambers since childhood and is young and ignorant, with shallow knowledge, how can she understand what it means to open a shop? If brother-in-law intentionally wants to match her with these two small things' formula, then little Jiu will think carefully and write it out to give to brother-in-law!" After a slight silence, Ninth Sister deeply exhaled and said.

  She finally calmed down and refused.

  There are two points—

  This was the first time she had met Jiang Yuxing, and she didn't know much about him as a person, but one thing was clear: he was a standard businessman. She had heard all about how Jiang Dage loved to make money, how he knew how to make money, and how he would swindle... and so on.

  How can such a person be trusted?

  Two: She can come down and even open the shop with Jiang Yuxing, but how to face the Jiang family? How to get past Mrs. Li's hurdle?

  She's afraid of being accused of private transactions, doesn't she want to mix with the Wen family anymore? Her wings are not yet full, and she does not want to lose the shelter of the Wen family.

  After hearing her response, Jiang Yuxing didn't speak up immediately, but instead gazed at her with a profound gaze.

  "Brother, Xiaojiao has been out for a while, it's time to go back!"

  The ninth sister glanced around slightly and only then discovered that those women and children had somehow all dodged out of the way, leaving only this one man and woman on the corridor.

  She couldn't stay a minute longer, quickly nodded at Jiang Yuxing and then turned around and left.

  Jiang Yuxing wanted to say something, but Jiu Jie'er had already walked away resolutely, leaving him with only the slender and proud small back, and the scattered sunlight on the ground.

  Jiang Yuxing was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly smiled again...

  ……

  Digression

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