mesbooks Chapter 274: Master Zhang
Chapter 274: Master Zhang
Chapter 274: Master Zhang
"Young Master Lu, Madam, there's someone at the door who says they're looking for Miss Zhang."
Zhang Xiaofei said in a panic, "Xiaoqing, it must be my father who sent this to find me. He even came all the way here. You can't give me away!"
Ji Meiqing rolled her eyes at her and said, "Xiaofei, where's your intelligence? If you can find this place, your father certainly can too. And I don't need to expose you; since he found this place, he definitely knows you're here."
Zhang Xiaofei hung her head and asked, "Then what should I do? I don't want to get married."
Seeing that the two girls were at a loss, Lu Yu stepped forward and said, "How about this, you two stay here. This is the backyard, they won't come over. I'll go to the front hall and talk to him."
Ji Meiqing said, "Okay!"
Zhang Xiaofei replied, "Thank you, Brother Lu. You're the only one I can rely on in this crucial moment."
Ji Meiqing nudged her and asked, "Can't I be trusted?" Lu Yu shook his head and said to the gatekeeper, "Please ask that person to come to the front hall. I'll be there in a bit."
When Lu Yu arrived at the front hall, he saw the person who had come, a middle-aged man. Lu Yu walked up to him and said, "I don't know who you are, and what brings you here?"
"You can just call me Uncle Zhang. I've come here mainly to take my daughter back with me, so I won't bother you any longer, Young Master Lu."
Lu Yu was surprised that Zhang Xiaofei's father had come in person. He said, "Uncle Zhang, please sit down. I was unaware that Uncle Zhang had graced my humble abode with his presence. I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly."
Master Zhang waved his hand, sat down, and said, "It's alright, it's alright. May I ask where Young Master Lu and my daughter are?"
Seeing that Master Zhang kept mentioning Zhang Xiaofei, Lu Yu stopped being polite and replied, "Uncle Zhang, I really don't know where Miss Zhang is, but I will do my best to help you find her and I will tell you as soon as possible."
Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of him, and knowing he couldn't trespass on someone's property, especially someone who had just made a name for himself in front of the Emperor, Master Zhang could only say, "Alright, then I won't disturb Young Master Lu any longer. Farewell."
"Uncle, please take care. Xiao Jia, see the guest out."
After seeing Master Zhang off, Lu Yu took a breath and then went to the backyard to give them some instructions.
Lu Yu said to Zhang Xiaofei in a serious tone, "If you don't want your father to take you back, you shouldn't go out for the next few days, and you shouldn't wander around this courtyard. Although I managed to get rid of your father this time, since he has come in person, he will definitely not let it go. He will definitely send people to monitor the entry and exit of our house."
Ji Meiqing asked, puzzled, "Then why can't Xiaofei walk around in the yard anymore?" Zhang Xiaofei chimed in, "Yeah, why?"
Lu Yu tapped Ji Meiqing on the head and said, "Where's your IQ? For someone as rich and powerful as Master Zhang, it would be a piece of cake for him to find a few people who know kung fu and can scale walls to keep an eye on him."
Ji Meiqing said angrily, "He's invading other people's privacy, which is illegal."
Lu Yu said, "No one cares here because you have no evidence to accuse him, and he hasn't harmed you in any way."
Zhang Xiaofei didn't listen carefully to what they were saying; she only knew that she would have to stay in the house for a while. However, as long as she didn't have to go back, anything was fine.
Sure enough, Ji Meiqing noticed that there were many more people around her yard lately, and whenever Ji Meiqing looked at them, they would look away awkwardly.
Ji Meiqing handed the things she had bought to Zhang Xiaofei. "I can't take it anymore. While Brother Lu was at the restaurant, Yan Jin and Yan Shen were sent back to Rongcheng by me. Now is the perfect time to fight them."
Zhang Xiaofei took a bite of her apple and said, "Alright, alright, even I, who's under house arrest, haven't said anything."
"You have the nerve to say that? It's all your fault. My every move has been monitored. Why don't you go back with your father?" Ji Meiqing suggested jokingly.
Zhang Xiaofei covered herself with her hands and said, "I don't want to. By the way, why did you send Yan Jin and Yan Shen away? They were keeping me company, and now I'm all alone."
Ji Meiqing also took an apple, took a bite and said, "Grandma Ma's time has come. They don't like following Grandma Liu, so I'll just send them back to Grandma Mei, whom I trust the most. I told Grandma Mei that if Brother Lu and I haven't returned by the start of the school year, she should send them to school."
Zhang Xiaofei opened her mouth and said, "Are you reciting a tongue twister? All the other managers are men, and you've got so many old women as managers."
When Ji Meiqing heard her say that, she replied, "What's wrong with mothers-in-law? They have experienced a lot and are very thoughtful. They are perfect to be the head housekeepers."
"Okay, okay, there are only three days left until the Lantern Festival, I want to go and see it," Zhang Xiaofei said.
Ji Meiqing stopped her, saying, "No, there are so many people watching outside. If you go out, you'll definitely be taken away. Wouldn't all your efforts in hiding these past few days be wasted?"
Zhang Xiaofei took a bite of the apple with a sly grin and said, "Don't worry, I have my own way."
Seeing her like this, Ji Meiqing stopped trying to stop her, but still worriedly reminded her, "Be careful then, and let me and Brother Lu know if anything happens." Zhang Xiaofei threw away the leftover apple in her hand, hugged Ji Meiqing tightly, and said, "Xiaoqing, I knew you were the best."
Ji Meiqing used all her strength to move her off him. "You're so strong! Look at the things I brought back for you, I forgot about them while we were chatting."
Ji Meiqing thought to herself that if Zhang Xiaofei went to the modern world, she would be the tomboy type, but she would be quite pretty.
Zhang Xiaofei opened the things Ji Meiqing had brought back and saw her staring at her blankly. She waved her hand in front of her and said, "What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed, staring at me like that."
Ji Meiqing snapped out of her daze. "Oh, it's nothing. How is it? Do you like it?"
Zhang Xiaofei picked up the tasseled dress and held it up against herself, saying, "Of course I like it. Putting aside how beautiful it is, I like anything you gave me." After saying that, she smiled innocently at Ji Meiqing.
"Actually, I gave you this to help you get rid of your father's harassment," Ji Meiqing said mysteriously.
"Huh? You have a solution?" Zhang Xiaofei asked, looking at her.
Ji Meiqing beckoned her closer with her finger. "Actually, your father has known for a long time that you must be here. He was just waiting for you to get tired of being cooped up and come to him on your own. Then he could make you marry someone and say that he didn't force you. The reason he wants you to marry is simply to consolidate his position and expand his power. And the reason you don't want to get married is simply because you don't like that person."