Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang

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Ye Jiao was looking forward to lunch, but she didn’t expect that there would be many things to pay attention to before the meal.

Greeting the people sitting in a circle in the room, toasting tea to them one by one, and acknowledging them. It was a pain for the little ginseng spirit.

Fortunately, the Qi family’s population was not that many, and it didn’t take long to finish the greetings.

In addition to Qi Yun’s parents, he also had an older brother and a younger brother.

The eldest brother, Qi Zhao, had a wife, Fang-shi. The third brother was young and still studying, and there were not a lot of other relatives.

Qi Yun explained, “My ancestors were originally from the north, and only moved here in recent years. Our clan relatives are not many.”

This also meant that the Qi family would not be able to borrow clan power and had to rely on their own efforts, but Ye Jiao didn’t care about this at all.

How many times can someone kneel in a day? What’s the use of having so many relatives…

Secretly rubbing her knees, Ye Jiao thought: ‘It’s really not easy to be a human being.’ From yesterday to today, she felt that the thing she had done the most was to kneel down and get up.

But as she was greeting, Ye Jiao took the time to glance at her new friend.

Qi Yun didn’t look at her, but only stood silently on the side. He looked straight ahead, with no expression on his face.

This was Qi Yun’s normal state. He didn’t like to talk, he didn’t like to smile, and he was always pale. When he stood there with such a stern face, if it weren’t because he was still panting, probably people would doubt if he was a living person.

But yesterday, he looked so gentle when he fed her water.

When it was time to eat, only Qi Yun’s mother, Liu-shi, and the young couple were left.

Ye Jiao looked at the dishes on the table, and her eyes were shining. The little unhappiness that she accumulated from kneeling was swept away by the aroma of food.

Qi Yun gently grabbed the woman’s hand when she was about to reach out. He squeezed and released it immediately, then he whispered, “You can only eat when mother moves her chopsticks.”

Although the Qi family is not a high-ranking noble family and their family rules are not too strict, some of the proper etiquettes should be met.

Qi Yun didn’t dislike Ye Jiao for her bad manners, but threw all the blame to the Ye family.

There was no point in learning rules if you don’t have food or drink. If Jiao Niang went to another family, it’s not clear how much she would suffer.

People’s hearts were often bad.

Fortunately, Jiao Niang met him, so he could teach her slowly in the future.

When he thought about this, Qi Yun’s face darkened. He really didn’t know how long he could protect her.

Although Ye Jiao is greedy for food, she is very obedient. The little ginseng worked hard to learn how to be a proper human. So, she followed Qi Yun’s sitting posture and whispered to him, “It’s very comfortable when you squeeze.”

Qi Yun was still a little depressed, but now he was slightly taken aback when he heard what Ye Jiao said, “Squeeze what?”

Ye Jiao shook her hand under the table and said with a soft voice, “I was tired from lifting the teacup just now. When you squeeze it, it feels very comfortable.” After speaking, she put her hand into the man’s palm again.