485: Chapter 485: Ran Ruyu on the Street (5)_1 485: Chapter 485: Ran Ruyu on the Street (5)_1 Qi Jingyi couldnât help but give Yang Ruxin a cold look, thinking to himself that this was all the doing of the Yang Family, wasnât it?
But he couldnât afford to say much anymore and simply waved his hand, âLet Gu Yao go fetch the water.
I must be off now, if thereâs any news, have Gu Yao inform me.â Then he took Weng Ji and quickly ran off.
Yang Ruxin chuckled softly, having solved one issue, could the other be far behind?
The other, Qi Yong, was busy flirting at that moment, and the object of his affections was none other than Yang Ruyu.
And this Yang Ruyu had been following her younger aunt Yang Baihe to the town, staying directly at the Tian Familyâs home.
Yang Baihe treated this second niece of hers like a servant, but the food at the Tian Family was good, so Yang Ruyu endured it.
Moreover, given what had happened to her father and fourth uncle, she was even less willing to go back.
Early in the morning today, for some unforeseen reason, Yang Baihe insisted on returning to the village.
Yang Ruyu had no choice but to follow.
But once they got back to the village, they didnât even return to the old Yang Family home; instead, they went straight to the Gu Familyâs place.
Only then did Yang Ruyu realize the reason for her younger auntâs seemingly erratic behavior when they spotted the person they were looking for in the fields.
One wonders what Mrs.
Yang An would feel, knowing that her beloved daughter and granddaughter had returned but didnât visit her first.
Initially, when she saw Yang Baihe chasing after Young Master Qi, Yang Ruyu felt quite jealous, but she didnât expect that today her luck would be good, and there was another young master around.
His demeanor did not lose out to Qi Yong in the slightest, so she also started to get some ideas.
Why should Yang Baihe be the one to marry into a high-status family?
Yang Ruyu considered herself the belle of the local towns, the one truly deserving of riches and honor.
Yang Ruyu was beautiful, young, and knew how to put on a good show.
With Yang Baihe as a foil, she was the perfect picture of a coy and bashful white lotus flower.
Qi Jingrong did not expect to find such a refined girl in the countryside and took an extra glance at her.
Yang Ruyu immediately seized the opportunity and sighed with apparent resignation, âPlease donât mind it, young master.
My younger aunt has such a temperament.
But she truly fancies Young Master Qi.
These past few days, she has been so lovesick that she couldnât eat or sleep.
Knowing that Young Master Qi had arrived today, she hurried over at onceâŠâ
âYou mean your younger aunt fancies my eighth brother?â Qi Jingrong furrowed his brow.
This girl was from the Yang Family as well.
Was she related to Yang Ruxin then?
He had investigated Yang Ruxin and knew some of the family grudges, but he was not very familiar with the personnel at the old Yang home, let alone their temperaments.
âThen you areâŠâ His heart enjoyed a bit of schadenfreude.
If his eighth brother truly brought a coarse village girl home, it would sure stir up drama with the emperor and empress mother.
âIt turns out to be Young Master Qi.â Yang Ruyu bowed gracefully, âMy name is Yang Ruyu, the eldest daughter of the second branch.
Oh, and that YangâŠ
Ruxin is my cousinâŠâ
âI am Qi Kang.
I am ranked tenth at home,â Qi Jingrong nodded.
âOn the streets, beauty named Ran RuyuâŠâ
ââŠ
is unmatched in this world,â Yang Ruyu blushed.
âHave you read books?â Qi Jingrong was pleasantly surprised.
âMy elder brother is a scholar, about to sit for the Scholar examination.
I just learned a few characters from him usually, but I wouldnât dare say that Iâve studiedâŠâ Yang Ruyu glanced at Qi Jingrong with blushing cheeks, âAre you a scholar too?â
âIâŠâ Qi Jingrongâs impression of Yang Ruyu increased substantially, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly sneezed twice without warning and managed a slightly embarrassed smile, âThe weatherâs a bit chillyâŠâ
âYoung Master,â Yang Ruyu offered her handkerchief with a red face.