Chapter 294 - Caring About Each Other
Old Master Yin's words were very "artistic".
He did not directly say "suddenly go out". Instead, he said "suddenly drive out". This cleverly avoided changing the topic to Feng Yun not leaving the courtyard for nearly 11 years.
This way, everyone could avoid deliberately thinking about the sad events in the past, especially Feng Yun who would think about the past and seal himself up again.
Although this was a little self-deceiving, it was undeniable that it was good not to mention it.
Feng Yun's expression did not change. "Nothing. It's just that it's almost the new year. I thought that since it's Jin'er's first time bringing his fiancée home for the new year, as his elder brother, I had to prepare a greeting gift, so I went out."
"…" Yin Jiujin.
Other than Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin, everyone else believed Feng Yun's words.
Firstly, Feng Yun's expression did not show any signs of lying.
Secondly, Feng Yun looked like an otherworldly young master. He gave people the feeling that he was not someone who would lie.
Thirdly, Yin Jiujin had the best relationship with him in his early years. Other than the servants who had sent food and clothing to Feng Yun, Yin Jiujin had stepped into Elegant Court the most all these years. This way, it was completely reasonable for him to prepare a gift for Yin Jiujin's fiancée as an elder brother.
"I see."
As soon as Yin Shuguo finished speaking, Yin Jiujin said, "You're really considerate."
Anyone with ears could tell that these words were very piercing.
The Yin Family members looked at each other.
Then, they all looked at Yin Jiujin with strange gazes.
It was as if they didn't believe that he would say such words with his personality.
He looked much livelier now.
While their gazes were strange, their hearts were filled with emotions. It seemed like it had been many years since they had seen Jin'er with such normal emotions.
Min Qinglan looked at Yin Jiujin in a daze before lowering her eyes and pursing her lips tightly.
No one knew what she was thinking.
Who was Yin Jiujin? He naturally sensed the changes in the others' emotions, especially Min Qinglan's.
He paused for a moment and then frowned imperceptibly.
Just as he was about to stand up and hold Yan Jinyu's hand to leave, Yan Jinyu held his hand and smiled brightly at him.
Seeing her smile, the complicated emotions Yin Jiujin had just felt gradually faded.
Yan Jinyu retracted her gaze and held his hand as she stood up. "Grandpa Yin, you guys chat. My clothes are stained with dust outside. We'll go back to change first."
There was indeed some dust on the corner of her white down jacket.
She had touched the railing of the corridor when she was fighting Liu Yu.
Of course, changing was only an excuse. She had seen that Yin Jiujin's emotions were affected, so she decided not to stay here any longer.
"Yes, go ahead." Of course, Yin Shuguo agreed.
She held Yin Jiujin's hand and was about to leave when Yin Shuguo called out, "Wait a minute."
Yan Jinyu smiled brightly. "Grandpa Yin, is there anything else?"
"Do you want Brother Nine to stay here?"
Yin Shuguo initially thought so. He wanted Yin Jiujin to stay here. After all, today was the first time Feng Yun had left the courtyard after so many years. Yin Jiujin also had a better relationship with Feng Yun.
However, when Yan Jinyu asked this and even smiled so brightly, Yin Shuguo couldn't help but retract the words that he wanted to say, "No, I just heard from Han'er that the Min Family had a huge commotion last night. I want to know if you were frightened."
Yan Jinyu blinked and glanced at Yin Yuhan.
Yin Yuhan coughed dryly. He felt a little embarrassed to have his lie exposed.
From their expressions and Yin Shuguo's words, how could Yan Jinyu not know that they hadn't told Yin Shuguo the truth?
She didn't expose them and smiled. "I wasn't frightened with Brother Nine protecting me. Thank you for your concern, Grandpa Yin."
In fact, she was not worried that Yin Shuguo would know her identity.
Since she had attacked in public last night, she naturally knew that her identity might be exposed.
However, if they didn't expose her, she wouldn't let their good intentions down.
Yes, good intentions.
She could tell that.
She was just a little surprised.
It was fine with the other three, but Min Qinglan actually helped her hide it too. This was a little beyond her expectations.
Min Qinglan didn't like her. She knew that very well and she didn't care either.
She thought that Min Qinglan would take this opportunity to report her to the Yin Family and make Yin Shuguo dislike her so that he could object to her being with Yin Jiujin.
She did not expect Min Qinglan to not do that.
When Min Qinglan looked over and met her smiling eyes, Min Qinglan suddenly felt that she had completely seen through her.
She quickly looked away in frustration.
Yan Jinyu retracted her gaze calmly and nodded at Yin Shuguo before leaving with Yin Jiujin.
Feng Yun didn't stay in the living room for long. He sat for a while before getting up to leave too.
Afraid that he wouldn't go out after returning to the courtyard, Yin Shuguo asked him to come to the main building to eat twice. Qin Jianjia also mentioned it a few times.
They only stopped when Feng Yun promised repeatedly that he would come over for dinner.
When they were leaving, Feng Yun suddenly asked Yin Shuguo, "Grandfather, do you know someone called Liu Guang?"
Yin Shuguo was stunned and shook his head.
"Why are you suddenly asking about such a person?" Yin Shuguo instinctively felt that this person might be related to the death of his daughter and son-in-law.
In his understanding, Feng Yun seemed to be most concerned about this matter all these years.
Unfortunately, Feng Yun did not show it at all.
He smiled and said, "I asked on behalf of Jin'er."
"I heard that Old Master Min's death seemed to be related to this person at the Min Family's banquet last night. Jin'er should be asking on Second Young Master Min's behalf."
As he spoke, he looked at the four people sitting on the sofa. "Last night, Uncle, Aunt, Cousin, and Cousin-in-law were also in the Min Family. They should have heard the name Liu Guang."
"Yes." Yin Wuzhan nodded.
However, he looked at Feng Yun meaningfully.
He knew Jin'er. The Yan Family's girl and Min Rufeng had a good relationship. It was understandable that Jin'er would help Min Rufeng ask if Old Master knew about Liu Guang. However, why didn't Jin'er ask himself but let Yun'er ask?
This in itself didn't make sense.
This was probably what Yun'er wanted to ask.
Yin Wuzhan thought so, and Yin Yuhan and Qin Jianjia naturally thought so too.
However, Yin Shuguo wasn't paying attention here. When he heard Feng Yun say this, he couldn't help but be surprised. "Is Jin'er on very good terms with the second son of the Min Family?"
"That's not it."
"Compared to Second Young Master Min, Jin'er has a better relationship with Third Young Master Min." Then, Feng Yun said, "However, Yu'er has a good relationship with Second Young Master Min and Second Young Master Min's girlfriend."
"Oh?" Yin Shuguo was surprised. "Didn't Yu'er just come to the capital for a few days? Why is she on good terms with them? Could it be that these two have been to North City before? I heard that Min Rufeng's girlfriend seems to be the boss of a bar in the capital. She's already successful at a young age. Can such a person play with Yu'er?"
Old Master Lin was actually being tactful.
He had heard of Xi Fengling.
It wasn't that he was prejudiced, but for a young woman to be able to make a name for herself in a place like a bar, it gave him the understanding that she wasn't the same as an obedient girl like Yan Jinyu.
Since they were not the same kind of people, it was inevitable that he would be surprised to be on good terms in such a short time.
"I don't know if they've been to North City. However, Miss Huo seems to be on good terms with these two people, and Yu'er is on good terms with Miss Huo. It's possible that Yu'er knows these two people through Miss Huo."
"Besides, Yu'er is likable to begin with. There doesn't seem to be anything strange about these two people being on good terms with her in a short period of time."
Upon hearing that, Yin Shuguo nodded in agreement. "That's true. That girl is indeed likable."
"Grandpa, I'll go back to Elegant Court first and come back later."
"Go on."
After Feng Yun left, Yin Wuzhan, Yin Yuhan, and Qin Jianjia stared at his retreating back for a long time.
Why did Yun'er's last sentence sound like he was saying it on purpose for Old Master?
Did he want to give Old Master a warning in advance and let Old Master know that Yu'er was on good terms with those three people so that Old Master wouldn't find it so difficult to accept the truth in the future?
If that was really the case, why did Yun'er do it?
Was it for Jin'er because he didn't want Jin'er's relationship to be complicated, or…
Purely for Yu'er?
If they didn't know that Yun'er had not left the courtyard for more than 10 years, they would have suspected that he had long known Yu'er and was very biased towards her.
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Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin left the main building and walked towards the Azure Garden hand in hand.
"Brother Nine, do you think Grandpa Yin will reject me if he knows my identity?" She asked casually to divert Yin Jiujin's attention.
She actually didn't care what others thought.
Yin Jiujin held her hand in his and looked down at her. "Are you worried?"
Yan Jinyu looked up and met his gaze. "Yes, I'm worried."
However, she did not look worried at all.
"Don't worry. You're mine, also Grandfather's granddaughter-in-law. If Grandfather finds out, he'll only dote on you more."
In reality, he knew that the young lady wasn't worried that her identity would be known by his grandfather. He even knew that the young lady was only finding a topic to talk about to divert his attention.
The young lady looked carefree most of the time, but she was actually very meticulous.
"I'm relieved to hear Brother Nine say that."
The two of them continued walking forward.
"Brother Nine."
"Yes?"
"Actually, sometimes, it's easier to live without thinking too much about it. Some things, some people, don't have to take it so seriously. Just like when I returned to the Yan Family and the Yan Family treated me like that, wasn't I unaffected too? What I can do, Brother Nine naturally can too."
"It's easier for me when I don't probe further and don't care."
She was looking at Yin Jiujin when she said this.
She had a smile on her face, but for the first time, Yin Jiujin didn't want to see her smile.
She was clearly smiling brightly and her smile was not forced at all, but he felt like something was pressing on his heart. It was very uncomfortable.
He knew that the young lady was advising him.
However, she might not feel good whenever the Yan Family was mentioned.
He scooped her into his arms and hugged her tightly. "Yes, you're right."
If the young lady could do it, how could he not?
Furthermore, compared to the young lady's parents' attitude towards her, his mother treated him much better.
He couldn't ask for too much either.
That person was timid and that was her personality.
Just treat it as letting himself off.
It was also not to make the young lady worry about him.
Why should an 18-year-old girl worry so much?
If possible, he wanted him to undertake everything and let her be carefree.
He thought that day would come.
After settling these troubles, he would completely protect the girl under his wings. He would help her block any trouble.
Actually, he wanted to help her resolve the trouble now and not let her participate.
However, that was obviously impossible.
The young lady would not agree. Moreover, the young lady knew the other party better than him. They could get rid of the other party faster if they worked together.
"Little Yu'er."
"Yes?"
"Shall I accompany you to the Yan Family after the new year?"