A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 55 Young Master Jia, please don't call me that so casually.

Just then, Jia Yi came in with tea. "That's right," he said. "That girl, for some reason, insisted that you delivered it to the wrong place and tried to drag me away. She almost hurt Mother."

"That's right, I did ask her to come and take it back. They made a mistake and sent over the things I bought for myself, so I took them back first."

Jiang Xinyi said, "I've thought about it. You said before that you would work hard to buy things to marry me. I really shouldn't have rejected your good intentions. It was my fault."

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia quickly gave Jia Yi a wink and then stepped forward to take Jiang Xinyi's hand, saying, "Xinyi, you're really something. Since you're going to marry into the family anyway, you might as well just leave it here for now. You'll be coming in a few days anyway, so why bother making another trip?"

Jiang Mingyun then looked at Grandmother Jia and said sarcastically, "Old woman, that's not how it works. Our sister hasn't even married into the family yet, so why are you moving all the family's things here to you?"

People who don't know better might think my sister isn't a proper matchmaker. We're not some shady family, of course we have to follow the rules.

Grandmother Jia and Jia Yi's expressions changed instantly.

"Oh dear, I'm not saying you're a bunch of shady characters. Since you're the family my sister has chosen, you must be good people."

My sister spoke highly of you all, saying that Young Master Jia wouldn't accept even the slightest favor from you, fearing people would say he was a gigolo. He truly has noble character, which I greatly admire.

"Heh...heh, is that so?"

Grandmother Jia could barely control her expression, but she couldn't get angry. "That's just how my son is. Otherwise, Xinyi wouldn't have taken a liking to him, would she?"

"Now that you're here, please sit down and have some tea." Grandmother Jia pulled Jiang Xinyi to sit down on a stool.

Just as Jiang Xinyi was about to sit down, Jiang Mingyun stopped her, saying, "Sister Xinyi, this stool is so oily. Why don't you clean it? Don't sit down, or you'll get your clothes dirty."

Zhou Hanzhang: ...Where did you learn this arrogant attitude?

"This must be the patina, right?" Zhou Hanzhang said, suppressing a laugh.

Jiang Mingyun immediately chimed in, "Patent doesn't look like that. It always has a smell. I'm telling you, grandma, you're really not very hygienic."

Jiang Xinyi ultimately did not sit down. She hadn't noticed before, but now that she saw it, it was indeed somewhat unbearable.

"It's nothing, I just came to check on things. I have things to do at home, so I'll leave right away."

The smile on Grandmother Jia's face could no longer be maintained, and Jia Yi's face had long since darkened.

Grandmother Jia wanted to say something, but Jia Yi stopped her, saying, "Then I'll see you out and come see you again later."

Zhou Hanzhang wasn't about to let him get away so easily. "Sister Xinyi, did you hear what that old woman was saying about missing her grandson?"

She then smiled at Grandmother Jia and said, "So Grandmother Jia has other sons and grandsons. Since you miss them, why don't you live together?"

Grandmother Jia forced a smile, "That's not my own grandson, but the wife and child of a fellow villager. Her husband died trying to save Yi'er."

Seeing that she and her child were destitute, I took her in as my daughter, and treated her child as my own grandson.

"Oh, I see..." Jiang Mingyun's face clearly showed her disbelief.

"Yes, haha, that's right. After Xinyi and Yi'er get married, I plan to bring them over to live with us, so that this old woman will have someone to keep her company," Grandmother Jia explained stiffly.

Jiang Mingyun said with exaggerated disdain, "Isn't this inappropriate? If an orphan and a widow are living in someone else's house, and they want to repay the kindness, they can rent another room to take care of them. Why do they have to live together? Isn't this easy for people to gossip about? This is too inconsiderate."

“Miss Jiang, you needn’t worry about that. This is a family matter, and my mother has her reasons,” Jia Yi couldn’t help but say.

Jiang Mingyun looked troubled. "How can I not worry? Sister Xinyi is going to marry into the family. What if they don't get along? Wouldn't my sister Xinyi be wronged?"

“Who would dare to wrong her?” Jia Yi’s face immediately fell.

"...Look, Sister Xinyi hasn't even married into the family yet, and you're already giving her the cold shoulder. I don't know if I can trust you to take good care of my sister in the future. I still need to talk to Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang. Maybe we can postpone the wedding until you bring that mother and child here and deal with them properly."

Jia Yi: !!!

"Miss Jiang is joking. How can we change the date we agreed on so easily? We've been looking for this date for a long time. It's an exceptionally auspicious day, perfect for both marriage and family."

You're too young to understand these things. Changing the date could disrupt your marriage.

"Is that so?" Jiang Mingyun looked at Zhou Hanzhang with a blank expression.

Zhou Hanzhang naturally went along with her, "I don't know either. I wonder which fortune teller Young Master Jia consulted?"

I have a senior brother named Chen Moran, who is the disciple of Xuan Lingzi you mentioned. He's very skilled in this area; I could ask him to do a divination."

Jia Yi: !!!

Where did you two come from, you jinxes, yet he can't afford to offend you?

He forced a smile, "How could I possibly be worthy of having Young Master Chen choose an auspicious date for us..."

"You are both immoral and incompetent, but my sister is perfectly capable," Jiang Mingyun said without any politeness. "If it were my sister, Senior Brother Chen wouldn't refuse either, wouldn't you agree, Brother Hanzhang?"

Zhou Hanzhang nodded.

Seeing that Jia Yi's face was almost contorted with rage, Jiang Xinyi coughed lightly, "We're leaving. Who are you...?"

“Of course we’ll go together.” Jiang Mingyun pulled Jiang Xinyi along. “Sister Xinyi, my mother said she wants to add some dowry for you.”

Upon hearing Jiang Mingyun's words, Jia Yi's eyes lit up. "Aunt Jiang wants to give you some dowry, so you should go to her in person to thank her. Why don't I go with you?"

Jiang Xinyi frowned. "Aunt Jiang hasn't added any dowry yet, so how can I go to her door to express my gratitude? If I go there for no reason, people might think I'm forcing Aunt Jiang to add some dowry for me."

"It's nothing. I heard that our two families have a good relationship. Since Sister Jiang has said so, it's no problem for us to go and express our gratitude first. Besides, I haven't visited Uncle Jiang yet."

Jiang Mingyun, seeing his shamelessness, immediately gave him a cold shoulder.

"Young Master Jia, don't call me that so casually. I don't have that many random brothers. If it weren't for Sister Xinyi, who would I know you to be? Besides, your status isn't even worthy of my father's attention, is it?"

These words were too harsh. Jia Yi was about to retaliate, but when he thought of Jiang Mingyun's father being the Minister of Personnel, who was in charge of personnel management such as the selection and appointment of officials, he held back.

"Miss Jiang, you are joking. I was thinking that since I am engaged to Xinyi, her sister is naturally my sister as well. If your two families are on good terms, then our two families are on good terms as well."

"What you're saying makes no sense. Anyone who doesn't know the situation would think you're going to marry into the Jiang family."

After saying that, Jiang Mingyun grabbed Jiang Xinyi and left, showing her no respect whatsoever.

Zhou Hanzhang didn't like this family either, and without thinking about whether it was impolite or not, he left.