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  The sky had already darkened, and after applying a medicinal membrane to the large tiger's wounds, Liangliang took out an account book and began to check the accounts by lamplight.

  At this time, the Su family winery was dominated by Su Hao's external affairs and Su Lianying's internal affairs. The brother and sister duo held up a piece of sky, but everyone in the winery knew that the true pillar of the winery was not the winery owner Su Hao, but rather the low-key Su Lianying.

  Accounting is very important for businesses, it's not just about profit or loss, but also directly reflects whether the decision-maker's decisions are correct. Many problems can be seen from the data of accounting.

  In today's technologically advanced era, even computer statistics require a dedicated person to handle them. How much more so in ancient times? The numerous account books had Su Lianyi tormented to the point of dizziness. Unbeknownst to her, she had become extremely proficient with the abacus, the beads clicking away rapidly and continuously as her left hand slowly turned the pages.

  Outside the courtyard, there was a carriage sound, and with a "huh" sound, the carriage stopped.

  Two young men, one master and one servant, got down from a luxurious carriage.

  The young master wore a deep purple satin robe, tied with a black waistband, the typical image of a rich family's son. He got out of the carriage and looked at the clean and tidy farmhouse, his expensive folding fan fell to the ground with a snap, his peach blossom eyes were full of astonishment, and his sexy thin lips were also stupidly open.

  Ye Huan glanced at the young master beside her and naturally knew why he was acting strangely. She casually said, "Young Master, let's go back now, it's still not too late."

  Ye Cishi's body stiffened for a moment, and he really had the intention of retreating. But thinking of Su Lianwei's sometimes bright and intelligent, sometimes charming and lovely, sometimes cold and unapproachable like a fairy, and sometimes warm and gentle like a neighbor's little sister, no matter how he thought about it, this woman made him feel itchy.

  Although he was known for his romantic reputation, the most he had ever done was hum a tune or recite a poem in front of the beautiful ladies, and never laid a hand on them. But now, Su Lianwei was the first to truly stir up his possessive desire.

  "Gritting his teeth, 'Go back... what's there to go back for? Let the carriage driver go back.'"

  Ye Huan was taken aback, "Young master, is this really necessary? Let the coachman sleep in the carriage for a night and that's it." The young master is going to... cut off his own retreat!

  Actually, Ye Ci was cutting off his own path of retreat. He was afraid that he would not be able to bear the suffering in the end, so he rushed back to the highest-grade inn in Yuewang County overnight, where the most comfortable and luxurious room was waiting for him. That wouldn't do, for Su Lianying, he could endure anything!

  "Tell the coachman to go back. If you utter another word, you'll follow him." Ye Ci gritted her teeth and trembled as she spoke.

  Ye Huan shrugged, okay, since the young master dug a hole and jumped in himself, he wouldn't let him stop, so what's the point of stopping. He turned back to instruct the coachman, who was somewhat surprised, but since it was the employer's request, he listened.

  The sound of horse hooves and carriage wheels faded away as the driver turned the empty vehicle around and headed back in the same direction.

  "What are you waiting for? Call the gate!" Ye Ci looked at the courtyard and the gate, feeling a wave of disgust, afraid that her luxurious clothes would get stained, she didn't dare to move.

  Ye Huan couldn't help but laugh inwardly, thinking that this young man wanted to flirt with girls while still putting on airs was truly ridiculous. Although she was laughing in her heart, she didn't dare show it on her face. When they arrived at the door, she pushed it open and asked, "Is anyone home? Is this Miss Su Lianwei's residence?"

  Lianyi was calculating the bill and didn't notice, but Dahu heard it.

  Pushed open the door and went out directly.

  Although the silver moonlight was shining down, the courtyard was still dark. Ye Ci and Ye Huan only saw a figure looming in the darkness in front of them. The figure was tall and majestic, unlike the slender build of a scholar, but rather robust with broad shoulders and a round waist, which startled them both.

  When they looked up at each other's faces again, both of them couldn't help but let out a loud cry.

  "Ghost!" - The first to shout was Ye Huan. She turned around and tried to jump onto Ye Ci's body, but the latter quickly pushed her away.

  "Are you human or ghost?" Ye Ci asked loudly, his face pale but trying to be brave. He knew that whether it was good fortune or bad luck, he couldn't escape, and if it really was some kind of monster or demon, how could ordinary people possibly outrun it?

  The big tiger, who was applying a herbal face mask, wanted to frown but remembered Su Liang's repeated reminders that facial expressions were not allowed when applying the mask, so he gave up the urge to frown. "Who are you?"

  As they got closer, Ye Ci saw clearly and let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that the other person was human, but had something on their face to pretend to be a ghost. He bent down, grabbed Ye Huan's collar and pulled him up from the ground. "Excuse me, is this Miss Su's house? I'm Ye Ci, a friend of Miss Su."

  The big tiger also saw clearly the appearance of Ye Ci, only to see that his face was handsome and beautiful, with a pair of peach blossom eyes, plus the exquisite clothes he wore on his body, and the elegant fan in his hand, what else could he be if not a dandy?

  Suddenly feeling a sense of aversion, "Yes, but it's already late at night and there are many inconveniences. Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow."

  Ye Cai could sense the hostility from the other party, "Who are you?"

  The big tiger clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes shot out a cold air, "Her man."

  "......" Ye Huan took a glance at the robust and burly big tiger, clicked her tongue a few times, this rustic fellow was indeed quite rough.

  Ye Ci raised an eyebrow, "Are you his man? Let's not discuss that for now. I'm looking for Ling Yu, we're close friends, don't believe me, ask her." Her tone was full of disdain and provocation.

  The big tiger heard him directly and intimately calling his name, had long been angry, but he didn't want to easily provoke trouble and expose his identity. He stretched out that iron fist-like hand, pointing at the flower boy in front of him: "I formally married Su Lianwei, naturally I am her man, this is my home. If you know what's good for you, it's best to roll away. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

  Ye Huan took a big step back, frightened by the majestic man in front of him, whose whole body emitted an aura of killing that he had never seen before. What kind of killing intent was this? This was the killing intent of a fugitive!

  Ye Huan was deeply suspicious at this time, this man had absolutely killed people, and he had done it many times. He might have even been on the battlefield, only those who had experienced the battlefield could emit such a domineering aura that took life lightly. In the man's eyes, Ye Huan and Young Master were not two people, nor were they lives, but rather like two wooden stakes.

  Ye Huan could see it, and Ye Ci naturally could too.

  But Ye Ciyu didn't back down, although he looked like a spoiled rich kid, he was actually very stubborn and the more impossible something seemed, the more he wanted to challenge it.

  She tossed the fan behind her, slightly moving her arm, "Well, I'd like to see what this thing that likes to pretend to be a ghost is capable of." It's been a long time since she last exercised her skills, and unexpectedly, it was for a fight over a woman. How interesting!

  The big tiger didn't think that the other party would really fight back, and burst out laughing. It's true that there are still people in this world who aren't afraid of death. With one grab at the courtyard door, a loud "crack" sound was heard, and the door was broken off with just one hand. The broken door was thrown away, which also saved the trouble of opening it.

  Ye Huan took a look and almost cried, his heavens, what kind of person or beast is this, with such great strength.

  Ye Ci's expression didn't change much, but her eyes, which were always so gentle and soft, became serious and focused as she prepared to fight back.

  In the house, Su Lianwei had just finished a book of accounts and put down the account book and abacus, doing eye exercises to prevent myopia.

  Hearing a noise outside the door, I was startled and rushed out to see two people with swords drawn.

  Ran over and just saw the person outside the gate, "Ye Ci? What brings you here at this late hour?"

  Ye Ci saw the beauty he had been thinking about day and night, his gloomy eyes suddenly lit up with a smile, "Lian Yi, it's like this, I have some urgent business to discuss with you, can't wait till tomorrow, so I came over."

  Yehuan listened and understood that his master was referring to him - Young Master, you're so idle, what urgent matter could you have?

  Su Lianyi hurried over as soon as she heard, "Is it an urgent matter? Then come in quickly." As she spoke, she reached out to open the courtyard door, but grabbed nothing.

  "Surprised, 'Big Tiger, where is our home?'"

  The door? It was naturally kicked open by Da Hu just now.

  The big tiger glanced at the ruins of the courtyard gate on the ground with a slanted eye, didn't say a word, turned around and entered the house, cleaning off the herbal face mask from his face.

  Ye Ciyu suddenly turned around, snatched the fan from Ye Huan's hand and began fanning himself in front of his body, "Haha, it was all a misunderstanding, everything was a misunderstanding."

  Lianyi let the two enter, "What's going on? Is there a problem with the Su family wine?" she asked seriously.

  Ye Ci's face turned red, and Su Liang said, "How can it be a coincidence that every time I see him, it's about business?" "No, the quality of Su Family wine is good and plentiful. My store managers all say so, and they even want to increase the order. How could there be a problem?" As he spoke, his eyes darted around, "Right, right, tonight's visit is precisely for this matter. I urgently need 4,000 jars."

  Ripples of shock, 4,000 jars!? Ye Ciyu had just ordered 4,000 jars that were still brewing, and now he wants another 4,000 jars? His expression changed slightly, "That... Young Master Ye..."

  "Why are you calling me Ye Gongzi again? Didn't we agree last time that I have a fixed name?" Ye corrected.

  Ye Huan really wanted to shrink into a crack in the ground and follow such a young master, it's too embarrassing.

  Lian Wei nodded hastily, "En, yes, it's like this. Can we have a few more days for this order? The 20th, no, the 18th... is the 18th okay? If you agree, I'll go to the winery right now to gather workers and start production immediately." It takes fifteen days to enter the cellar, but the raw materials also need time to cool down after fermentation. Plus preparation and loading, it's uncertain whether they can make it by the 18th.

  Ye Ci saw Su Lianhui's anxious expression and hastily shook her head, "No need, no need, you mustn't rush, that...that single word, saying it's urgent, actually isn't that urgent." But he absolutely couldn't let Su Lianhui go to the winery for overtime, or else he would have come in vain.

  Ripples suddenly became dizzy, "Words, are they urgent or not?"

  Ye Huan shot a glance at her master - Young Master was really shameless, he had nothing better to do and came to bother Miss Su.

  The leaves were a bit awkward, but after turning around, they returned to normal. "It's like this, at dusk, one of my men said he encountered a big order and urgently needed 4,000 jars of wine. So I thought of your Su family wine first, no one was available to help me run errands, so I brought Ye Huan along, hired a carriage casually and rushed over. Just now, I just remembered that there is also an order for 4,000 jars at the winery, right?"

  Lianyi nodded, "Yes."

  Ye Cixiao smiled and patted the fan, "Isn't that just perfect? Just use the 4,000 yuan order to top up the urgent order, when will that order be shipped?"

  Lianyi finally let out a sigh of relief, "Deliver on time in five days."

  Ye Ci couldn't help but admire Su Lianyi, who was always strict and cautious in handling matters. Whatever she said, she never went back on her word. Even the dates she set were always met punctually, neither ahead of time nor delayed, always just right.

  "It's settled then, heh heh." With that, she began to take stock of the small courtyard.

  It's a pity to let a beauty like her live in such a simple farmhouse. As the saying goes, "A golden house is needed to hide a beauty", and a woman with both talent and looks like Su Lianying should be matched with a magnificent mansion.

  Ripples followed his gaze and looked up at his own home, with some doubt in his eyes. "Then may I ask, Master Ye, is there anything else?"

  Ye Ciyu was taken aback, and then burst out laughing. "It's nothing, it's nothing! I just realized that I haven't eaten yet!"

  Ye Huan wanted to correct him - Young Master, we had dinner, mountain delicacies and seafood, swallow's nest and shark fin, didn't you forget? But in order not to get beaten, he didn't say it.

  Su Lianwei let out a sigh of relief and finally put on her signature smile, "Thank you for thinking of our Su family winery first. I'm afraid we've delayed dinner, but this small village really doesn't have any good restaurants or teahouses. If you're not picky, I can cook up some simple dishes, how about that?"

  The leaves rustled, and it was beautiful. I didn't expect to be able to eat Su Liu's personally cooked dishes. "Liu is indeed a virtuous woman who can manage both the living room and the kitchen." They couldn't stop praising her.

  Lianyi smiled and shook her head, "There's a table and chairs under the tree over there, you two masters and servants can take a short rest there. Ye Huan, would you mind getting that cloth over there to wipe down with?"

  The table and chairs were actually very clean.

  "Alright, Miss Su is busy." Ye Huan said, running over to pick up the cloth and examine it carefully. Finding it still relatively clean, he began to meticulously wipe down the table and chairs. As it happens, his young master has a cleanliness habit.

  Ye Ci couldn't help but gaze lovingly at Su Lian's tall and slender figure, washing and chopping vegetables in the kitchen with elegance. Everything about her was so refined that Ye Ci couldn't help but praise her repeatedly in her heart. In the past, she had only thought that the woman who embroidered flowers and painted pictures was beautiful, but today, she felt that this woman who washed dishes and stirred the pot was even more beautiful.

  Especially when washing hands and adjusting the spoon for a loved one, that man is truly happy, just like oneself at this moment.

  Ye Huan walked up to Ye Ci and lowered his voice, "Young Master, pay attention to your image, your eyeballs are about to fly out and stick onto Miss Su's body." This was followed by a severe beating from Ye Ci.

  Dà Hǔ washed off the herbal face mask on his face, although his face was much better than before, and there was no more pus in the pimples, but the big and small pimples on his face still existed, and his pockmarked face was like a swamp after rain, which couldn't be cured overnight.

  He walked out of the house, stood at the door, narrowed his eyes and stared at the two masters who were fighting, with a thick and heavy anger bursting in his eyes.

  Ye Ciyu caught sight of that hostile gaze, stopped teasing and fanning herself lightly as she looked at the other party with a provocative glint in her eyes.

  How can such an ugly and rough man match his Lianyi? No mistake, Su Lianyi is his!

  The big tiger was holding his breath, because he had just heard the conversation between the two people, and they were so intimate. Suddenly, he was shocked, that day when Ling Yu refused him, could it be because... of this man?

  In front of Su Lianwei, the two did not clash again. They stood there, gazing at each other from a distance, sizing each other up until the time it took to finish a cup of tea, when Lianwei's voice came from the kitchen.

  "Big Tiger, can you help me out?"

  The heart of a great tiger, suddenly like sunlight breaking through dense clouds, no need to say more, this one sentence, and you'll know who's close and who's far.

  No longer looking at Yecai, he walked towards the kitchen with big strides, his usual tight lips slightly curled up, "En."

  Lianyi was stir-frying dishes, one of which had already been served, "Help take this dish up, you may not know, Ye Ci is a major client of our Su family winery, and is considered a distinguished guest, so we must treat him well." He whispered to Da Hu.

  The corners of Da Hu's mouth curved up even more, and he almost jumped up excitedly. "You mean, he is a guest?" He couldn't help but ask another question to reassure himself.

  She looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Yes, he is our winery's big client, and there are still 4,000 orders pending. Now he comes to our house as a guest, if not a guest, then what?" Today's Da Hu, why does it seem a bit strange?

  "Our home"

  The word lingered in the mind of the big tiger for a long time, and his deep eyes softened slightly. "En." He replied, then picked up the plate and placed it on the table under the tree.

  Actually outsiders can't see it, only Datou knows that he is very happy and excited at this moment!

  Ye Ciyu saw that Nalan Rongruo was helping in the kitchen, and his appearance was really annoying. She muttered to herself - could it be true that the two were a real couple? But rumors said they were just nominal husband and wife, and besides, his intuition about women over the years shouldn't be wrong, right?

  Also trotted over, "Is there anything else that needs to be done? I'll do it." Stretching out those pampered and slender hands.

  Ye Huan stared at her own young master as if she had seen a ghost. He... he... was actually going to do the job that he despised the most on ordinary days?

  Lianyi looked at his hands and smiled slightly, "No need, you've come from afar, how can I let you help? Take a good rest instead." She cleverly changed the subject and pushed it back.

  As he spoke, Da Hu came again to take dishes and waited patiently for Su Liu Wei's second dish to be cooked.

  Like this, Ye Ci watched the harmonious scene of the woman stir-frying and the man serving with eager eyes, wanting to join in but unable to, could only feel anxious.

  Finally, the last dish of soup was done, and this simple dinner was considered complete.

  On the table, Ye Ci tasted the dish and didn't know if it was truly delicious or because the person who stir-fried it was beautiful. Anyway, she ate with her eyes closed in embarrassment, while Ye Huan stood by, feeling ashamed.

  The big tiger did not enter the seat, but stood in the corner with a vigilant gaze staring at that greedy person.

  Lianyi raised her eyes and saw Da Hu, letting out a long sigh in her heart.

  Does Da Hu like her? Maybe, but she doesn't dare to confirm whether it's true affection or not. After all, under the same roof, a lonely man and woman will inevitably develop some feelings for each other, sometimes this feeling is just an illusion.

  Does she like Da Hu then? No, maybe it's just moving, or maybe it's a reliance on loneliness, can't be considered love.

  She is a modern person, not an ancient girl who was raised in the boudoir and didn't know love. She knows what she's pursuing. She doesn't understand the so-called love of ancient times. During business talks, she came into contact with many wealthy merchants and high officials, often one husband with multiple wives. The beautiful fantasy of monogamy is limited to poor places like Sujiacun.

  If it can be said that she was struggling in the past few days, then in these few days she has calmed down a lot. Da Hu has a task at hand and there is only one woman by his side, so he may also be biased towards emotions, with the nature of lonely people finding companions. Later... If he regains his identity, will he regret it?

  Just like US troops stationed in Japan, because of loneliness they found a Japanese girlfriend, and when it was time to withdraw, didn't they just pat her on the butt and leave?

  Even if he takes responsibility for her in the future, she doesn't have much faith that he would give up worldly things and make an exception for her. Moreover, she can't even guarantee whether her feelings for Da Hu are romantic love or just companionship to alleviate loneliness.

  Forget it, let's calm down first, some things can't be rushed, especially emotional matters.

  The big tiger felt Su Lianhui's gaze suddenly withdraw, startled, and a sense of loss in his heart.

  Ye Ciyu, this thick-skinned one, exclaimed in surprise, "Lianyi, this dish is really too delicious!"

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