After marrying the hunter, he became more and more abnormal

Chapter 507 Side CP Extra: Yingying X Zhang Siyuan 9

The scholar got up from the ground, dusted himself off, looked at Zhang Siyuan's torn sleeve, stepped forward, bowed slightly and clasped his hands, saying, "Young master, my name is Cheng Ye. I tripped over a protruding stone just now and accidentally caused trouble for you, and tore your clothes. I am truly sorry."

Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Siyuan turned around angrily, glaring at the person who had almost caused him to drop the jade pendant he was going to give to Yingying's wife. He raised his eyebrows and loudly accused, "I clearly avoided you, but you still pulled me. You did it on purpose!"

Cheng Ye's expression froze for a moment, and he hurriedly explained in an apologetic tone: "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, young master, please don't be angry. At that time, I was about to fall and hit my face on the ground. I was terrified and panicked, so I tried to save myself. I didn't expect to tear your clothes. I feel ashamed and I am willing to compensate you for the loss."

Zhang Siyuan had no patience to listen to his rambling; it was too much for his ears. He raised his chin, snorted, and said, "I don't need you to pay for it." Then he said to Zhang Da and Zhang Er beside him, "Da and Er, let's go. Let's go check out the other shops. I want to buy lots of gifts for Yingying's wife!"

“Alright, but young master…” Zhang Da glanced at his torn sleeve and hesitated, “Why don’t you go back and change your clothes first? We can buy the gift later.”

Zhang Er chimed in, "Yes, young master. When you go back to change your clothes, you can put away the jade pendant you carefully selected. After all, there are many people coming and going on the street. If you are accidentally bumped into again, you may not be as lucky as you were this time."

Zhang Siyuan immediately hugged the box tightly, thinking that A'er was right. This was something he had carefully selected and bought to give to Yingying's wife, so he couldn't let it break. He said, "Alright then, let's go back and put it away properly before we come out again."

After he finished speaking, he took a step and walked away. Zhang Da and Zhang Er followed. From beginning to end, no one paid any attention to Cheng Ye, who was standing to the side.

Cheng Ye watched as the three of them talked as if no one else was around, and then left without a word, completely disregarding him. A hint of resentment appeared in his eyes, and he cursed inwardly that they were just a fool who was born into a good family, and what was there to be proud of?

Despite cursing inwardly, he pretended to limp as he caught up with Zhang Siyuan and blocked his way, saying with a very sincere expression, "Young master, please wait. Although I did not mean to tear your clothes, I feel really bad about it. May I ask your name and where you live? I will definitely come to apologize another day."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Da and Zhang Er's eyes immediately became wary of Cheng Ye, while Zhang Siyuan frowned unhappily and said impatiently, "I said you don't have to pay, so you don't have to pay. You're a very strange person. Get out of the way and don't block the road."

Cheng Ye didn't move, his expression still apologetic, "This is inappropriate, I, Cheng..."

“Young Master Cheng,” Zhang Da interrupted him, standing in front of Zhang Siyuan with a warning and wary expression, “Our young master is kind-hearted. He said he wouldn’t pursue the matter further if he said there was no need for compensation. If Young Master Cheng has nothing else to say, please leave. Our young master has other matters to attend to, so he will take his leave now.”

"Young Master, let's go this way." Zhang Er led Zhang Siyuan to the side.

Zhang Siyuan, oblivious to the subtle tension in the room, walked away with the box, quite satisfied.

After they had walked a few steps, Zhang Da quickly followed. However, before leaving, he gave Cheng Ye, whose expression was slightly cold, a deep look. It wasn't that he was being paranoid, but that this person was too similar to those who had deliberately approached the young master before. It wasn't that they looked alike, but that their methods of approaching the young master were similar.

There was nothing they could do. Although their young master was of average intelligence, he was undeniably handsome and incredibly wealthy. Ever since the late emperor bestowed a marriage between a minister and a man, many young men looking for shortcuts had started approaching their young master, offering themselves up to him. Fortunately, the young master was slow-witted and preoccupied with Ying Gongzi, so he wasn't tricked by those men with a mere flick of their fingers.

It's just unexpected that even after Young Master Ying returned, some people still wouldn't give up and deliberately staged an accident to get close to the young master. It's really despicable. Fortunately, the young master didn't get hurt, otherwise they would have been punished too. It seems that we should report this to the master and madam properly when we get back. Although the young master only has eyes for Young Master Ying, he is still afraid that others will use underhanded tricks.

Zhang Siyuan was completely unaware of this silent confrontation. He took the Crane Lotus Jade Pendant back to the small teahouse and hid it. Then he changed his clothes and ran to the shop next door to ask if Xiao Sui Yingying had returned.

The answer was no, as expected. Zhang Siyuan wasn't exactly disappointed, but his joy wasn't as intense anymore, since Yingying's wife had told him she wouldn't be back until tomorrow.

After leaving the shop, Zhang Siyuan continued to take Zhang Da and Zhang Er to browse the shops. In the end, in addition to buying things for Yingying, he also picked out a few suitable items for the two elders of the Zhang family.

When Zhang Guanghong and his wife received the gifts that evening, they had mixed feelings after learning that their grandson had mainly bought them for Yingying. They didn't utter the words "He's forgotten his grandparents now that he has a wife." However, the mention of Cheng Ye by Zhang Da and Zhang Er made them wary.

Madam Zhang frowned. "Master, you've already made it clear that anyone who tries to get close to Yuan'er or use her will not be let off lightly. How dare this Cheng Ye approach Yuan'er? Does he have something to rely on?"

Zhang Guanghong scoffed coldly, not taking it seriously at all. "If he dares to reach out, I'll chop off his claws."

Then, looking at his still somewhat worried wife, he softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen to Yuan'er. I will send someone to investigate this person privately. Besides, this person's appearance is not entirely useless."

Madam Zhang looked at him with puzzlement. What use could someone with impure motives be?

Zhang Guanghong laid it out and said, "Since he wants to get close to Yuan'er, if he fails this time, he will surely try again. Why don't we use him to test Young Master Ying? Relying solely on Madam to have him teach Yuan'er to read is not enough."

Madam Zhang suddenly realized, but then worried that things might go too far, and said, "Won't it backfire?"

"No, you just heard Zhang Da and Zhang Er say that Yuan'er can memorize twelve characters in just one morning with them, and he can recite them to us after playing outside for an afternoon... Our Yuan'er is not stupid, nor was he born mentally challenged. Perhaps he is just resisting... If someone can guide him slowly and pull him forward, will he become better?"

After Zhang Guanghong finished speaking his mind in a halting manner, Madam Zhang nodded silently, a hopeful light shining in her eyes. Their Yuan'er was indeed very clever when he was young...

Seeing her remain silent, Zhang Guanghong continued, "He is very tolerant of Yuan'er. Even if he doesn't have those kinds of thoughts, he doesn't seem like a difficult person to get along with."

"What does the master intend to do?" Madam Zhang asked.

Zhang Guanghong pondered for a moment and said, "If he is willing to marry Yuan'er, then as we said before, we will never mistreat him; if he is not willing, I want to take him as my godson."

Mrs. Zhang was speechless after hearing this.

"Adopted son? You want Young Master Ying to be Yuan'er's uncle? Is this the best way you came up with to cut off Yuan'er's hopes? Old man, I'm not trying to be mean, but aren't you afraid that Yuan'er will resent you from now on?"

Zhang Guanghong: "...It's just a passing thought. Let's see how it goes. Maybe they won't be happy with it."

Madam Zhang nodded in agreement. "He does have some self-awareness. I think Young Master Ying is quite dashing. He probably doesn't like having a father suddenly above him, oh, and a mother too."

Zhang Guanghong: "…………"

No, with Zhang Guanghong as their father and backer, how can they be so unworthy of respect?