085, Chrysanthemum on top

  Ouyang family, Qunxing Association.

  Merchants and officials have similarities and differences in their gatherings.

  The same places are all about mutual comparison and attachment, speaking in a polite tone, but actually forming cliques and engaging in intrigue. The difference is that business families have less elegance and more sharpness, of course, only within a certain range, and most of the time they are still flattering each other.

  Compared with the male guest area, the female guest area is even more smoky and turbulent.

  Mrs. Li, née Tao, since using the divine formula provided by Su Lianhui for emergency repair a few times, her skin has become much firmer, and because her skin is no longer loose, even the powder that was difficult to apply evenly on ordinary days can now be applied smoothly. With such skin, she can naturally wear younger clothes.

  If it's said that Tao Shi previously looked over forty, now she looks only thirty-something, with a sweep of her usual deep colors, wearing a dark green lotus-patterned brocade cheongsam, paired with pink peony flowers about to bloom, and butterflies dancing with golden threads.

  Without any elaborate adornments, she had a unique elegance and freshness that completely eliminated the smell of copper. She shook her fan and ruthlessly outshone the noblewomen of similar age around her.

  Those noblewomen were surprised and jealous in their hearts, but couldn't ask bluntly.

  One of the elegant and refined ladies, Mrs. Sun, was the wife of a wealthy merchant in Qingzhou County, and she had a good relationship with Mrs. Li. Sitting next to her was a young girl with small eyes that sparkled with cunning. Her name was Sun Qian'er, the eldest daughter of the Sun family. The Suns and the Lis had business dealings, and Sun Qian'er had long been infatuated with Li Yutang, vowing to become his daughter-in-law.

  Mrs. Sun covered her mouth with a handkerchief and leaned close to her daughter's ear, saying something.

  Sun Qian'er narrowed her sharp little eyes, nodded, and under her mother's guidance, enthusiastically went to the side of Mrs. Li, calling out "Aunt Tao" with a close and warm tone, while Mrs. Li also responded with kindness. A group of women were speaking polite words, and Sun Qian'er's sweet little mouth began to flatter Mrs. Li.

  Another noblewoman, Wang Furen, couldn't help but feel jealous and said with a sour tone, "Of course Li Furen is beautiful and elegant, not only is she herself beautiful, but her son, Li Er Gongzi, also has a great reputation, he even seduced a village woman to offer herself to him in the middle of the night, it's clear how charming he is."

  It was indeed the rumor about Li Yutang and Su Lianwei, as for what she said about Li Yutang's "good name", it was naturally his "bad name".

  The other ladies remained silent and expressionless, but they had all pricked up their ears, secretly amused in their hearts, quietly watching the development of events.

  Sun Qian'er got angry, "Mrs. Wang, you can't talk nonsense, Yutang brother is not that kind of person, Su Liangwei that village woman is a seductress, Yutang brother has always disliked her, this rumor must have been spread by that village woman and has nothing to do with Yutang brother."

  Madam Wang snorted, raised her head and said, "This is really a good daughter brought up by Madam Sun, so unscrupulous and without any manners. I'd like to see which family can marry such an unruly girl."

  Mrs. Sun's face was somewhat unbearable, and her daughter was still young after all, unable to suppress the matter in her heart.

  The crowd of wives secretly smiled, and Mrs. Wang continued, "Qian'er, this lady is considered a sister to your mother, so as an elder I'll kindly advise you that as a woman you should be dignified. What's the difference between you rushing over like this before even entering the door and those village women?"

  "You!" Sun Qian'er's face turned bright red, and if it weren't for the inopportune setting, she would have gone over to scratch that cheap woman.

  "Mrs. Wang, my Qian'er is still young and doesn't understand the relationships between men and women, she just likes to be close to Mrs. Li, so don't worry about it, you should worry about your own daughter instead. She's been married to the Liu family for five years and still hasn't gotten pregnant, if this continues, the children of the Liu family's concubines will all have grown up and had kids of their own, and your Miss Wang can directly become a grandmother, it's also convenient that way."

  "You!" This time it was Wang Furen who shouted out this word, who had just been proudly looking down on others.

  A group of ladies smiled in their hearts, there's a good show to watch, why not watch?

  Mrs. Li didn't say a word, even if she heard Mrs. Wang's words, she wasn't angry. It wasn't that her temper was particularly good, but rather that she secretly laughed in her heart at these ignorant women who were so blind to the fact that Su Lianhui had been invited to the Qun Jing meeting and would soon dazzle everyone with her brilliance.

  "Alright, don't say any more," said Mrs. Li slowly, "Mrs. Wang, I know about Lian Yu's child, the rumors between my son and Lian Yu are indeed false, and besides, Lian Yu is not the village woman you described."

  Madam Wang snorted coldly, "It seems that Madam Li still thinks highly of that village woman. What, do you want to take the village woman as your daughter-in-law?"

  Mrs. Li smiled slightly, "If the child has taken a liking to it, what's the harm in asking for it?"

  A group of ladies were shocked. This Mrs. Li was normally the most selfish and only cared about her own interests, in her eyes there was only exploitation, what emotions did she have? How come she changed so much today?

  "Mrs. Wang, we are also old acquaintances," continued Mrs. Li, "I must remind you of something: one should be careful with their words, lest they offend someone they shouldn't."

  Madam Wang snorted coldly, "I don't know which person you're referring to as someone who can't be offended, is it Madam Sun or are you referring to yourself, Madam Li?" Her tone was arrogant and overbearing.

  Mrs. Li glanced at her lightly, with a hint of disdain in her eyes, "Do you know that Mr. Ouyang has invited a new star in the business world?"

  "Who is it?" asked Mrs. Wang.

  Mrs. Li sneered, "It's exactly what you just said, the village woman who had a rumor with my son, Su Lianwei."

  The crowd of wives was in an uproar: "Old Master Ouyang has invited village women? How is this possible?"

  Madam Wang was also shocked, "Impossible, how did you know?"

  Mrs. Li continued to wave her fan calmly, "Of course, I just saw him. Speaking of which, if Mr. Ouyang knew that you, Mrs. Wang, humiliated his honored guest in front of everyone, I wonder if he would be angry. You just asked me who the person is that cannot be offended, and this Mr. Ouyang can indeed be considered one such person."

  The crowd was in an uproar again, and Mr. Ouyang, being a respected elder, could not be offended.

  Ling's face turned pale, and she was somewhat frightened. Her eyes involuntarily darted to the side, fearing that the servants of the Ouyang household would spread her previous words, which would be disastrous. "Sister Tao is joking, how could I speak ill of Mr. Ouyang's noble guest? It's all a misunderstanding." The voice was loud and intentional for others to hear, and she immediately changed her tone towards Sister Tao.

  Everyone was still in shock.

  Mrs. Li was somewhat pleased with herself, "Disease enters through the mouth and disaster comes out of the mouth, this principle is very simple, sister, next time, you must pay attention." Suddenly suppressing Mrs. Wang's arrogance.

  Sun Qian'er's face couldn't hold up, thinking that helping Mrs. Li speak would bring joy, but unexpectedly, not only did she not get the desired effect, but also brought humiliation. She quietly returned to her mother Sun's side, secretly gritting her teeth and tearing at her handkerchief.

  Mrs. Li suddenly stood out among the many wives, and even her tone of voice became much more assertive, "Just now all the wives were curious as to why I looked so much younger today?"

  "Yes." everyone replied.

  Mrs. Li smiled, "Because Lianyi is a filial child, she has just developed an anti-aging formula and immediately sent it to me, personally helping me apply it, so I look much younger."

  The crowd of wives were shocked, "Immortal Medicine? What is that?"

  Mrs. Li replied, "It's a cosmetic, with an amazing effect. That child, Lingyu, is indeed capable. The Su family's medicinal wine was made by Lingyu herself. I suppose every household must be using it? As for this divine formula, one can imagine that when it hits the market soon, it will surely cause a stir and be in high demand."

  Mrs. Li said this for a reason, on the one hand, she promised Su Lianwei to publicize it, and on the other hand, she unknowingly pulled Su Lianwei into her "own family". Everyone knew about the close relationship between Su Lianwei and Mrs. Li, and they couldn't help but wonder about the truth of the rumor.

  It must be true.

  Only one person was very angry, and that was Sun Qian'er.

  She secretly tore at her handkerchief, resenting these women for dragging Yutang's brother and that village woman together, hating, she hated so much!

  That village woman, whatever you do, don't fall into her hands, or she'll make a fine sight of you!

  ……

  Unlike the gunpowder smoke in the ladies' guest area, on the winding small road, a forest of pear blossoms is planted, and the two are chatting happily.

  It's better to say that it's a one-way conversation. Su Lianwei is talking and Li Yutang is listening.

  Lianyi isn't usually this talkative, but today she's unusually enthusiastic about explaining bee knowledge to her friend in white, simply because the latter genuinely likes bees, admiring their simplicity, diligence and loyalty.

  Li Yutang was amazed and had never thought that this ordinary common flying insect would have so many stories.

  In the big family of a beehive, there is one queen bee and all other bees are her children. Except for the queen, bees have no reproductive ability, they work hard day and night to collect nectar just to feed their brothers and sisters at home, when these brothers and sisters grow up, they will also participate in the nectar collection team to feed the new-born brothers and sisters.

  Li Yutang was enchanted and shocked, such selfless dedication and strict discipline, how did they achieve it? As Su Lianwei said, there is no betrayal in the bee colony, which is something that humans can never surpass.

  Simple life, away from calculation, don't mention that Su Liang likes bees, it seems he also likes.

  Of course, he was surprised - how did Su Lianwei know these unheard of things?

  This ripple is like a mystery, the deeper you get in touch with it, the bigger the mystery becomes, the more impossible to solve, and yet it attracts people to continue exploring.

  At this moment, Li Yutang forgot the former Su Lianhui, as if that fat Su Lianhui had never existed in the world, like a nightmare, now awake, that person was gone. And the one in front of him, is the real Su Lianhui.

  Lianyi spoke for half a day and was getting thirsty, only then did she think that after meeting twice, the other person had accompanied her for so long, yet still hadn't introduced themselves. "I don't even know what to call you."

  Li Yutang was taken aback, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. He... how should he respond?

  "What?" Lingling was puzzled, "Are you convenient to answer?"

  "It's not..." Li Yutang hastily said, but again felt embarrassed.

  Just then, a servant from the Ou Yang estate hurried over, bowed briefly and said respectfully: "Two guests, the banquet is about to begin. I've come especially to remind you; if you don't know the way, I'll be happy to show you."

  Li Yutang let out a long sigh of relief in his heart, this little fellow came just in time, relieving the urgent situation for the time being. However, although the problem was temporarily solved, what about afterwards? Could it be that the two would have no more dealings with each other from now on?

  For some reason, Li Yutang liked to listen to her gurgling speech, listening to her talk about some strange things, regretting everything he had done for the first time, and blocking his own way alive.

  "Then I'll trouble you," said Lianyi.

  The little servant nodded and walked ahead, leading the way for the two of them.

  Just as the three were about to leave the quiet alley, Li Yutang suddenly said, "This young fellow, we've reached a point where we know the way, you go ahead and take care of your business, we still have some things to attend to, and then we'll follow." Having made up his mind, he was going to speak out.

  Ripples unsolved, does he have something on his mind?

  The little servant answered and made another bow before turning around and leaving.

  In the forest, calm was restored once again. The two of them stood facing each other, one dressed in white like snow and the other in sky blue, their slender figures swaying gently.

  "Miss Su, there's something I must be frank with you about," Li Yutang said through gritted teeth.

  The originally relaxed and pleasant atmosphere suddenly became tense.

  Her slender eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she had a bad premonition. "Yes, you said."

  Li Yutang slowly closed his eyes and struggled to say, "I am... Li Yutang."

  Li Yutang!?! Su Lianwei was shocked, looking at the white-clothed man in front of her. Just now, they were chatting casually, but now...

  Yu Tang lowered his eyes and waited for the other person's reaction, which was nothing more than three possibilities - either to scold loudly, or to mock with cold ridicule, or simply to turn around and leave.

  A lingering pain in my heart, will the carefree conversation we just had be gone forever?

  Su Lianwei never thought that this person was Li Yutang, the one who had harmed her behind her back and would rather lose money than let her rise.

  She had fantasized about a dramatic encounter with her arch-nemesis, but never expected it would be like this.

  Li Yutang slightly lowered his head, with his eyes cast down, feeling guilty in his heart.

  If time could be turned back, he would not have done those things, swearing to heaven.

  "So you're Li Gongzi, it's truly a case of hearing the name but not seeing the face." Lianyi said with a smile, her tone couldn't convey any anger or hatred, but was there still a hint of casualness in her voice?

  Two people suddenly appeared out of thin air at a distance.

  Li Yutang was surprised and looked up at her, without scolding, mocking, turning away or even giving him a slap in the face. Why was she so calm? "Don't you hate me?"

  Ripples smiled faintly and shook her head slowly, "I thought it was hatred, but after seeing you, I realized that I don't actually hate you. To be honest, what you did to me in the past, rather than saying it's anger or resentment, it's more like inexplicable."

  Right, it's inexplicable. She had just crossed over and was already being targeted by someone, forced to bear the consequences of her past life. It was unjust and inexplicably strange.

  Li Yutang found it hard to believe, "I have something I don't understand, you really don't remember me?"

  Lianyi nodded, "I once contracted a serious illness and lost my memory after waking up," she said with a questioning tone, "Li Gongzi, can you tell me how I offended you in the past?"

  What exactly did Benzon do to make Li Yutang so angry?

  Li Yutang didn't know how to explain, should he say that she used to pester him every day, saying she wanted to marry into the Li family and brought him endless ridicule? Should he say that she threw herself at him and left an indelible psychological shadow on him?

  What's most hateful is that his father can't leave Su Jia wine alone, and every time he delivers wine, Su Liangyi always follows along to harass him.

  If it were still the fat guy from before, he could say these words. But facing the current Su Lianwei, he couldn't say them, always feeling that she was not the same person as that fat guy.

  Seeing Li Yutang's behavior, Ling'er knew in her heart that she had guessed correctly. It seemed that the master had offended Li Yutang before and then there was Li Yutang's revenge. She just took the blame.

  She's really... pitiful!

  Li Yutang was silent, his handsome face pale and wan, struggling with inner conflict.

  Li Gongzi, the past is in the past. Now we're even, let's put down our arms and start anew, alright?

  Li Yutang could say nothing more, and merely nodded in agreement.

  But in his heart, he kept wondering - could they still chat and take walks together like this?

  Su Lianying thought for a moment, "Li Gongzi, there's something I'd like to explain to you."

  Li Yutang hastily asked, "What's going on?" Shouldn't he be the one apologizing at this time?

  "Ah, yes... the recent rumors... uh... about you and me, I suppose it's caused you quite a bit of trouble? I'm truly sorry about that. But I still want to explain things - what happened that day wasn't as bad as the rumors make it out to be. And between me and another person, we were completely innocent and didn't have any physical contact whatsoever. There are witnesses who can vouch for this."

  Li Yutang nodded, "Oh, that thing, I know."

  He inexplicably believed that Su Lianwei was not such a reckless person, but failed to notice that his "reputation" had been ruined once again, and he didn't feel as indignant as before.

  Ripples saw that the conversation was over, so she bowed her head and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. Please excuse me, Young Master Li." After speaking, she turned around to leave.

  A faintly discernible "nu jia" thoroughly tore apart the last vestige of a pleasant atmosphere, leaving an unbridgeable chasm between them.

  "Wait," Li Yutang called out to her.

  She turned around with a faint smile on her face, but the warmth she had when explaining about bees was gone. Instead, it was a polite smile. "Is there anything else, Master Li?"

  This sentence was another transparent wall that pushed Li Yutang away mercilessly.

  "Alas..." Li Yutang's heart was anxious.

  Ripples again is a blessing in disguise, ready to turn around and leave.

  "Can we be friends later?" Li Yutang was stifled for half a day and finally came up with this sentence.

  Su Liangwei lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and then said seriously, "Of course, as I just mentioned, all past matters are written off. Nice to meet you, Mr. Li Yutang."

  Li Yutang couldn't help but hear the politeness in his words, and could only bitterly smile to himself. "You know the way?"

  Ripples suddenly remembered, "I don't know."

  Yu Tang let out a light sigh, "If Miss Su doesn't mind, I'll escort you there. If you insist on going alone, I'll go ahead and summon some servants from the Ouyang household to guide you."

  Since others have already said that much, Su Lianwei naturally couldn't say anything else. After all, she had just said - let bygones be bygones. Although she said so, it was false to say that her heart didn't have any knots.

  "Let's go with Master Li then." Although they were traveling together, Lian Yu still automatically walked to the side and kept a distance.

  Li Yutang felt a sense of loss, he didn't know where this feeling came from, so he could only follow the memories of previous gatherings and bring Su Lianhui to the main banquet hall.

  ……

  When Li Yutang and Su Lianwei arrived at the banquet hall, everyone had already taken their seats. The well-trained servants of the Ouyang household efficiently served exquisite dishes. Mr. Li looked up and saw his son walking with Su Lianwei, somewhat surprised - weren't they always at odds?

  "Yu Tang, how come you're late? Hurry up and take a seat, let's offer some wine to our seniors." said Li Fu'an.

  "Yes." Li Yutang hastily replied, just wanting to move forward, but then thought of Su Lianwei beside him. He stopped in his tracks, "What about you?"

  At this time, the male and female guests were together, but not at the same table. The female guests were all on the other side, in the family section. All those who received invitations were in the male guest area.

  This distressing problem has come up again, and I am at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "I don't know either."

  Some of those who had entered turned back to look frequently, and it was strange that this tall and elegant woman was someone's family member. Why didn't she quickly take her seat and come to the main guest area for what?

  Li Yutang glanced at Li Fu'an, then looked at Su Lianwei who was in a difficult situation. His ears inexplicably turned red as he lowered his voice and said, "If... you don't mind, stay by my side, I'll take care of you, and it will be less awkward."

  What else can Su Lianwei do? This is the only way, and she said in a low voice, "Okay, thank you."

  Under the watchful eyes of everyone, this woman wearing a light blue jacket followed Li Yutang, who was dressed in white, into the main seating area. The guests were puzzled and didn't understand why this woman was so rude and entered the main guest area, but out of politeness, no one actually spoke up to question her.

  The women's section was also in an uproar.

  "Look, the second son of the Li family has actually brought a woman into the main guest seat."

  "This is really out of line."

  "That woman's temperament isn't bad, but her clothes are a bit shabby. Whose daughter is she?"

  "Kids these days, they have no shame."

  Everyone is talking about it.

  This made Sun Qianer so angry that she clenched her small fist around the tea bowl, wishing she could crush it.

  All the female guests looked at Mrs. Li in unison, and Mrs. Li just took a light glance before smiling with satisfaction.

  "Mrs. Li, is this the girl who's been with your second son?" a lady asked.

  Mrs. Li smiled and nodded, "That girl is Su Lianwei, whom we just talked about."

  The female guests were again in an uproar, discussing and debating.

  Wasn't Su Lianyi said to be fat and ugly before? Now looking at her, what does she have to do with being ugly? With that tall figure, elegant temperament, and graceful movements, it's believable if someone says she's a young lady from an official family.

  A lady hastily said, "Mrs. Li, when will Miss Su's Thousand Gold Formula go on sale? I'm so eager to buy it that I'd like you to introduce me to the salesperson so I can purchase some trial sets, even if they're expensive."

  As soon as this lady mentioned it, all the other ladies also expressed their desire to buy one.

  Mrs. Li politely smiled and her eyes couldn't help but glance at the main guest area, where Su Lianwei's light blue figure was standing, and she became even more determined to bring this money tree into the Li family! With Su Lianwei's products and the Li family's vast business empire, they would definitely make a huge profit.

  She looked at Li Yutang on the side, who was now taking good care of Su Lianhui with a meticulous heart, whether it was to redeem himself or sincerely. She smiled with relief, although her son had moved out of the Li Mansion and quarreled with her, but in any case, he had listened to her words, which was good.

  At Mr. Li's table, people were somewhat embarrassed, some didn't understand, and some looked down on him. Li Yutang picked up his wine glass, stood up, "It's been a year since we last met, I'd like to toast all the seniors."

  Everyone was smiling and laughing as they raised their cups to drink.

  Yu Tang continued, "Perhaps the seniors don't know this young lady, so I'll introduce her. She is the young mistress of the Su family wine factory, and also the inventor of the renowned Su family medicinal wine, Miss Su Lianhui."

  Everyone was shocked and never expected that this woman was the legendary Su Liangwei.

  Lian Yu smiled awkwardly and picked up his wine glass, "Lian Yu has long admired the seniors in the business world, and now that I've met you, I'm deeply impressed. Let me offer a toast to all the seniors first, Lian Yu will drink this cup as a sign of respect." With that, he tilted his head back and downed the glass of wine.

  Everyone else also drank wine.

  These people present are all celebrities in the business world, on a par with Li Fu'an, the old master of the Li family, and some even surpass him. As a result, they naturally do not know Su Lianwei, who is usually out of their reach.

  But though they didn't know Su Lianyi, they had heard of the name, and even if they hadn't heard of Su Lianyi, they had all drunk Su family's medicinal wine. The medicinal wine was very effective, and these traveling merchants all had some kind of rheumatism or other, but after drinking the medicinal wine, their bodies felt much warmer, so everyone bought it and stored it away.

  Lianyi sat down, her head slightly tilted towards Li Yutang, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

  She thanked him, and Li Yutang's sense of accomplishment quickly swelled up. "You're welcome, we're all friends," he said hastily.

  Obedience is better than respect. Liang Wei nodded in agreement, and the estrangement between her and Li Yutang decreased a bit, but the distance still existed.

  Mr. Li remained silent from start to finish, knowing that there was a conflict between the two children, and now he let Yutang make up for his mistakes, also hoping that the two could reconcile.

  On the other side, a table in the corner.

  Ye Ciyu shrank to one side, holding a fan in his left hand to cover his face, his peach blossom eyes tensely scanning the ladies' section for Su Lianwei's figure, feeling quite conflicted as he both wanted and didn't want to see her.

  The reason for wanting to see is naturally thinking of a beauty; while the reason for not wanting to see is fearing being recognized, exposing one's identity.

  Ye Huan, who was standing behind Ye Cishi, couldn't help but sigh repeatedly in her heart - Young Master is usually clever, why does he become foolish whenever he encounters Miss Su? Now this is even more foolish, eating with a fan, people think he's sick.

  A young master beside Ye said with a smile, "Ye Gongzi, are you looking for the daughter of which family?"

  Ye Ciyu ignored him and continued to cover her face with one hand while searching with the other.

  At this time, Mr. Li's table was just Su Lianwei making a toast, Ye Ci didn't see it, because his attention was all on the female guest area, but Ye Huan saw it and hurried to Ye Ci's side, whispering in his ear, "Young master, I saw Miss Su."

  Ye Ciyu was startled and almost crawled under the table, "Where? Where is she?" While saying this, she used her fan to cover her face tightly.

  Ye Huan glanced at him and said, "Young Master, don't block the way. Miss Su is not in the ladies' guest area, but in the main guest area, next to Li Gongzi."

  "What?" Ye Ci was startled, and suddenly stood up, scaring the person sitting next to her. She looked at him in confusion. Ye Ci followed Ye Huan's pointing direction, and when she saw it, she felt like rushing over to continue fighting with that little white face.

  Only at the banquet, Su Lianwei wore a light blue jacket, her slender jade hands holding a wine glass, patiently listening to the polite conversation of the people at the same table, with a smile on her face. Li Yutang sat beside her, occasionally explaining and introducing her, and Lianwei nodded slightly after hearing, sometimes looking at Li Yutang.

  Two people just like this one said, one listened, golden boy and jade girl, a match made in heaven.

  Pshaw! What Golden Boy and Jade Maiden, what is he daydreaming about?

  He... he... really wanted to smash his head against a tofu because of his own carelessness, and was actually taken advantage of by that little white face! No way, he had to go over there.

  On Mr. Li's table, the men were discussing business and expressing their opinions on the chaotic world of commerce while eating and chatting. Linlin listened carefully, and when she didn't understand something, she would ask Li Yutang softly beside her, who would patiently explain it to her in a low voice.

  At this time, Su Liangwei was very regretful! She shouldn't have wandered around the pear blossom forest just now, missing such a good opportunity. She should have thickened her skin and stayed in the men's area to listen to their conversation.

  These old businessmen are experienced and a casual remark from them is enough for her and her brother Su Hao to explore for a year.

  There was a middle-aged man with a gentle face, but suddenly he pulled the topic to Su Lianwei's body, "Miss Su, I'd like to toast you a cup." He said, holding up his wine glass.

  Ripples of surprise, didn't expect to be involved personally, calm down, smiled and hurriedly raised the cup, but found only half a cup of wine left, was so absorbed in listening that forgot to refill, and the maid behind also seemed to have forgotten.

  Just as she was busy pouring wine and raising her glass, the wine jug beside her was picked up by someone, slightly tilted, and filled with wine. It was Li Yutang.

  "Thank you." Liang Wei said sincerely, feeling embarrassed in her heart. She didn't know how many times she had thanked Li Yutang during this meal.

  Yu Tang smiled and shook his head.

  "Senior, what merits does Lianyi have that you must toast?"

  That man burst out laughing, "My knees have been cold and aching for years, especially on rainy days. Thanks to Miss Su's medicinal wine, I'm much more comfortable now. As long as the weather doesn't change, it rarely hurts."

  His words resonated with the people around him, and everyone also picked up their wine glasses and drank them in one gulp.

  Lianyi smiled and also picked up her wine cup, with elegant posture. "I wonder how long Senior's leg has been hurting?" Lianyi said.

  That person didn't think Su Lianwei would continue asking, so he replied, "Haha, it's been a long time, at least twenty years."

  Lianyi let out a soft sigh, this rheumatism is more painful as the years go by, and if it gets worse, it may lead to femoral head necrosis. Mr. Li's heart disease is also one of the consequences. These people have been traveling for business all their lives, seemingly prosperous, but actually they also have unspeakable hardships.

  "Sir, after dinner, would you be so kind as to leave me your address? I'll prepare some special medicine for this condition and send it over."

  That person was surprised, thinking that having the medicinal wine would alleviate his symptoms, but he didn't expect to meet Su Lianhui, the creator of the medicinal wine, in this gathering. Moreover, he didn't expect Su Lianhui to specially formulate a prescription for him. It was truly a pleasant surprise!

  "Then thank Miss Su, I will definitely repay you heavily." The man was delighted and held up his wine cup, drinking three cups in a row.

  Others also asked for the medicine, and Lin Xiang smiled and agreed. After the banquet, she asked them to leave their addresses, and after preparing the medicine, she sent it over.

  People around also gathered over, Liang Wei smiled and nodded one by one, left the address, and handed over the medicine.

  She didn't reveal the prescription, and they didn't ask either. Everyone was a businessman who knew the rules, and everyone was amazed by Miss Su.

  Lianyi sat down again, but thought of Li Yutang beside her, "Li Gongzi, is your hand better?" she asked in a low voice.

  Yu Tang nodded and stretched out his hand, the white fingertips were still a bit swollen.

  "Actually, you got a good deal."

  Yu Tang didn't understand, "What's cheap?"

  "For example, the senior's cold leg just now has a best method, that is to grasp the bee and let the bee sting it. The bee venom activates blood and dispels wind evil, and in one or two years, it can be cured."

  Li Yutang was astonished, "Really so divine?" Looking at his fingertips.

  Lianyi smiled sincerely, "Of course, so I said you took advantage."

  The conversation between the two was not loud, although they were not leaning against each other, but for outsiders, it seemed slightly intimate.

  The people at the same table who have experienced life are all looking at this golden boy and jade girl with some ambiguity, some of whom bring ambiguity to toast Mr. Li, and Mr. Li is as if he can't see it, defaulting and acquiescing.

  These two are really infuriating!

  One is Ye Ci, and the other is Miss Sun from the Sun family, Sun Qian'er.

  Ye Ciyu rushed over, panting, and scared Ye Huan half to death. "Young Master, calm down, calm down." He was afraid that the Young Master and Li's son would fight again.

  "It's freezing, and that beautiful girl was snatched away by that detestable little white face." Stormed off. "Lianyi."

  Lian Yi had just finished speaking when she raised her head in surprise. It turned out that Ye Ci had also received an invitation? "We meet again, Ci."

  Li Yutang heard Su Lianwei's address to Ye Ci, and his heart suddenly felt a pang of sourness. How could their relationship be so intimate? He also remembered the rumor that had been circulating, which said he was with Su Lianwei, but in reality it was actually Ye Ci who was with Su Lianwei...

  No! Li Yutang remembered Su Lianwei's words, the two had no physical contact, and since Su Lianwei said so, it must be that way! He believed Su Lianwei.

  Others were also surprised when they saw Ye Ci, and she knew Su Lianwei too?

  If it were an ordinary rich young man, the people present might not have paid much attention to him, but since he was indeed Ye Jia's third son, everyone immediately stood up and greeted him.

  What kind of person is Ye Jia? That's the richest man in the capital! Also the richest man in Luanguo!

  Its status in Luan Guo is unparalleled, its foundation is even deeper than that of the Ouyang family.

  Ye Ciyu was also a sensible person, even if he was angry, and still greeted everyone present. Then, from the side, he pulled over a chair and said to the person sitting on the other side of the ripples, "Senior, sorry, I met an acquaintance, would you mind moving?"

  A group of old men all stood up and started moving their chairs, what a magnificent scene?

  Fortunately, there were servants and maids behind who hurried forward to help, which didn't let the order become chaotic.

  Obviously a table can hold fifteen people, but Su Lianwei's table was packed with sixteen people. Ye Ci's expression and attitude were very clear - whatever.

  Among eunuchs, the size of official positions determines status, while in business, it is determined by influence. Although Ye Ciyu was young and light, what he represented behind him was the richest Ye family, and these people naturally had no choice but to let him be arrogant.

  Ye Ci squeezed in, stretched out her hand and immediately had a maid bring over clean bowls and chopsticks. Ye Ci then acted as if no one was around, picked up a pair of chopsticks and put some food into Su Lianwei's plate. "Eat more, if you think the food here is not good, I'll take you out to eat something delicious later." She was being overly enthusiastic, determined to squeeze Li Yutang out.

  Su Lianyi cried and laughed at the same time - Big brother, I didn't come here for dinner.

  Everyone around was confused, wasn't Miss Su a couple with Young Master Li? How did Young Master Ye appear again?

  Li Yutang's temper flared up, his whole body's muscles stiffened, if it weren't for the inopportune occasion, he would have fought another round with Ye Ci today.

  Jian Ye's words made Li Yutang very anxious, but this kind of impolite behavior was something he couldn't bring himself to do, so he could only stand by anxiously.

  Ye Cai came to this table with a simple purpose, which was to serve Ling Wei and win her heart, defeating his emotional enemy. As for others, he didn't care, except for Mr. Ouyang, no one here had the qualifications to make him serious.

  He has always been so arrogant.

  Su Lianyi finally couldn't bear it anymore, the smile on her face also couldn't hold on, she turned stern and said in a lowered voice, "Ci, if you continue like this, I'll get angry."

  Ye Ciyu rubbed her nose and backed away, "Don't... don't be angry, I won't intervene anymore."

  Everyone was secretly amazed, this Miss Su is really good at it, turning the world upside down! Li Yutang is already a talented person, a business genius, and now he can even subdue this ghostly talent Ye Ci. This is still their first time seeing Ye Ci obeying orders.

  Li Yutang was even more displeased in his heart, their relationship had actually... become so good?

  Since she knew his identity, Lianyi was polite to him, but always kept a distance. But with Ye Ci, it was a genuine interaction, he could tell.

  Ye Ci gave Li Yu Tang a disdainful and provocative glance, her eyes saying - got it? Lian Yi is mine, you'd better scram if you know what's good for you.

  Although Lianyi didn't say anything, it was clear that the business leaders in front of him all showed great respect and fear towards Ye Ci, which could be seen... Ye Ci's identity wasn't simple.

  What everyone didn't notice was that a woman dressed in high-quality maid attire, holding a bowl of scalding hot soup, with an ominous expression, quietly mixed over, while everyone's attention was on Ye Ci and Su Lianwei.

  Who is that woman? It's Sun Qian'er's personal maid.

  The maid arrived beside the crowd, "Miss Su, this is the pearl lotus seed soup that our young lady specially asked me to bring. It's a gift for you, Miss. This dish is only available at the female guest table, not at the main guest table."

  She was taken aback for a moment, how could she not recognize the young lady? Was it that her true self knew her?

  Just as she turned her head back, the maid-like girl stumbled and a bowl of scalding hot soup splashed directly onto Lianyi's face.

  Two flower messengers were stunned, Li Yutang subconsciously stretched out his hand to block, while Ye Ci's reaction was faster, shaking the folding fan, blocking in front of Lianyi's face, and the soup splashed onto Ye Ci's precious folding fan.

  But her face was spared, and all the soup flowed down Su Liang's body along the folding fan.

  "Whose maid are you?" Ye Ci suddenly got angry.

  The maid knelt down with a thud, "Miss, please calm your anger, it's this slave's clumsy hands and feet. My mistress has a good heart." In her heart, she resented, why didn't she splash it on her face?

  Lianyi didn't have the heart to ask any questions, she hastily pulled up her water blue jacket, afraid that the soup would seep through and stain the snow-white dress inside. That dress absolutely couldn't get dirty! It was Chu Yue's painstaking effort!

  One was anxious, and suddenly stood up, hastily untying the belt in front of her jacket, taking off that jacket.

  The bustling crowd around fell silent as they caught sight of Su Liu's heavenly beauty in her flower-patterned dress.

  Digression

  I'm late again today, sorry girls.

  Thank you to the sisters for their monthly votes: Chen Yiting, hgrsy, Hua Jiazhe (2), Lin Boren, jiarensijia, Qiao Yifen, dy7751, 657186860, Fei Niao 1031yy, Xiao Xiang Ke, 123maling, Jasmin128, Nan Feng Er Yue, Jiu Xuan Ri Gui, Wei Zhongguo He Cai, cccc688, redlemon623, yiikoo, Chun Meng Bu Xing, hairuili, Mu Yin丶, Wu Xiaoyan Wxy123, eleven134 (2), tinalinda, ydldiy, mermaid82, xiangshan08, huglihcl123, sy25979040 (2) gp5201314.

  Tamyatam (1 diamond) Mò lèi i rùn rùn (6 flowers) Chūn mèng bù xǐng (10 flowers)

  Translation:

  Tamyatam (1 diamond) Tears of longing (6 flowers) Spring dream does not wake up (10 flowers)

  Thank you, sisters... wuwuwu... continue to ask for monthly votes ~ I don't know if everyone likes Su Lianyi's appearance like this?