Ye Zhi, with her soft and charming looks, would lower her posture and speak gently when being coquettish, her eyes gleaming and her cheeks blushing like peaches. The Ye Family was momentarily entranced, thinking: Even if her memory is not good, there's no worry she won't get married.
My daughter is truly exceptional.
"Then I'll increase your monthly allowance by one hundred silver sycees. For any expensive purchases, you can have them sent directly to the mansion for payment."
Seeing her success, Ye Zhi tiptoed up and kissed the Ye Family on the cheek, softly saying, "Thank you, Mother."
Hee hee.
As the saying goes, money can make the devil turn the mill. Originally, she had one hundred sycees, adding another hundred made it two hundred sycees. With food and supplies covered by the mansion, this was all her private money, making it easier to network in the future, and even if she had to run away or escape from trouble, it would be a safeguard.
"I never realized my little sister was such a little miser. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to talk to your sister," Ye Fu said, resting her face in her hands, her voice crisp: "When it's your birthday next year, sister will have a big gift for you."
"What kind of gift?"
What would she give her? Since it's such a minor character's trivial matter, the author didn't even write it in the novel.
"You'll know next year." She smiled, selling the little sister a secret.
Ye Zhi knew this would be the outcome, pouting in grievance: "I knew you wouldn't say."
In the corridor, a mixture of heavy and light footsteps sounded.
Before anyone appeared, a hearty voice was heard.
"Ah Zhi, what won't she say?"
Ye Yuan, at forty, carried the aura of someone still young at heart, with sharply angled, strong eyebrows, eyes slender and containing a sharp glint, thin lips slightly pressed together, a body tall and slim yet not burly, and a small goatee that he occasionally stroked.
"Hello, Father, sister said she'll give me a big gift for my birthday next year, a very expensive one, but she couldn't say what it is now."
Ye Zhi reported earnestly.
In her past life, her father passed away early, and she lived with her mother thereafter, rarely interacting with men, not knowing how to get along with a father. Coming to Daqing, although her father was very amiable, she always treated him with utmost respect.
"Then Father will also give Ah Zhi a grand gift, can't be outdone by Ah Fu." Father Ye nodded seriously, reaching this conclusion.
"Really? Then I want to see how grand it is." The Ye Family gave him a sideways glance, speaking with a somewhat sarcastic tone.
Could the old man be hiding private money? And quite a bit of it?
"Ahem, Madam, all my money is above board, with a clear conscience."
Father Ye walked into the pavilion with green tiles and columns, flicked his teal robe, and sat down directly.
Just at the right time, the maids entered carrying dishes, placing them in order on the table.
The dishes were rich and varied, mouth-wateringly delicious, including a Three Delicacies Duck, Vegetarian Three Delicacies Balls, West Lake Vinegar Fish, First Grade Tofu, Bamboo Shoots and Fern, Ginseng Chicken Soup, and so on…
After everyone chatted and laughed, enjoying the meal pleasantly, Ye Zhi wanted to chat with her sister but was sent to rest as her parents needed to talk to Fu'er about something.
The three of them were being secretive, who knows what they were discussing.
After bathing in the evening, Ye Zhi lay in bed unable to sleep, tossing and turning. Outside, thunder and lightning were raging, it was raining heavily. Fortunately, her sister returned to Prince Mansion shortly after dinner, having reached home long before the typhoon, so there was nothing to fear.
She loved sleeping during rainy nights, listening to the rain outside gave her a sense of security. Being a child was great, waking up naturally the next day.
Wait, did she forget something?
Rain, and in a few days it'll be the Dragon Boat Festival, it's all so familiar. Heaven above, she finally remembered what it was.