Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Ch.19 - Old Acquaintance

Towards Cheng Yujin, Cheng Yuanjing was somewhat helpless. He happened to see the dispute when her engagement was canceled. He didn't understand her entanglement with Huo Changyuan and too lazy to care. But after getting out of the engagement, she treated his former fiance as a stranger and actively looking for the next spring with such an open-mindedness, which was a good thing.

A few days ago, Cheng Yuanjing noticed that Cheng Yujin had a not-so-good intention towards the Xu family's feminine young master. Cheng Yuanjing simply thought that her speed was quite fast. He heard that they were childhood playmates and also maternal cousins. Theoretically speaking, they were a good match. As for whether it was truly a good thing for Xu Zhixian, at this point was still unknown.

Cheng Yuanjing thought that this was the end. But who could have imagined that he would see Cheng Yujin was trying to target the future young talents he took the fancy of? And even in his own territory, under his eyes. As a man, seeing her behaved like this made Cheng Yuanjing felt a bit tangled.

Cheng Yujin stared at Cheng Yuanjing with bright eyes, waiting for him to introduce her to his guests. Cheng Yuanjing had no choice but to come forward: "This is my family's niece, the eldest one."

He then pointed to the two young men: "This is Lin Qingyuan, the zhuangyuan of the nineteenth year of Jianwu. This one is Zhou Cheng, my fellow jinshi of the same year."

Turned out to be a zhuangyuan! Cheng Yujin's eyes lighted up, but she quickly hid her enthusiasm. She then turned to Lin Qingyuan and Zou Cheng, and made a curtsy: "It turned out to be Master Zhuangyuan and Zou Jinshi, this little girl has been disrespectful."

Lin Qingyuan smiled politely, Cheng Yuanjing looked at them and said: "Okay, sit down now."

Xu Zhixian was a close relative of the Cheng family. After the banquet in the front yard ended, he went directly into the inner residence with familiar movement. Lin Qingyuan and Zou Cheng were very familiar with Cheng Yuanjing, so it wasn't strange for them to visit his courtyard. Huo Changyuan, on the other hand, wanted to marry Cheng Yumo, so he used some excuse to follow the group. Finally, there was Cheng Yujin. With her elder Cheng Yuanjing present, it wasn't rude or improper for her to stay here. She quickly examined the situation and then let Du Ruo move an embroidered stool for her to sit next to Cheng Yuanjing.

From beginning to end, she did not give even a single glance at Huo Changyuan.

Huo Changyuan, for the sake of Xue family, was planning to build a good relationship with Cheng Yuanjing. Cheng Yuanjing himself was now still lacking manpower, so having another military man to recruit wouldn't be a bad thing. Both men tacitly did not mention their Xue family relationship.

Earlier, when there were still many people present, Huo Changyuan didn't feel anything. But now, with just a few remaining, he obviously felt a little uncomfortable. Of course, the real source of discomfort should be Cheng Yujin, who was sitting next to Cheng Yuanjing.

At first, Huo Changyuan thought Cheng Yujin was coming for him. Huo Changyuan knew a bit about Cheng Yujin. Other people might truly accidentally enter the place where their elder was entertaining guests. But Cheng Yujin definitely wouldn't make such a mistake. He subconsciously felt that Cheng Yujin was regretting and took this opportunity to approach him.

His former fiancee was still entangled with him after the engagement was canceled; Huo Changyuan should be troubled, but secretly, he felt a little joy.

However, up until they were seated, Cheng Yujin didn't spare Huo Changyuan even one glance. Huo Changyuan thought that she was good at perseverance, and as usual, had an excellent method. However, seeing Cheng Yujin and Cheng Yuanjing talking, he gradually felt an indescribable discomfort. Didn't she come for him? Why did she stick with Cheng Yuanjing instead? That man had just back recently, when did Cheng Yujin become so familiar with Cheng Yuanjing?