diskusbooks Chapter 191 Opening (Part )
Chapter 191 Opening (Part )
Cheng Tianshui pulled Tao Yao to a corner, a worried look on his face. He held her hands and asked, "Niece-in-law, are you really planning to... not want my eldest nephew anymore?"
Tao Yao smiled awkwardly and said, "Doctor Cheng, you should change your words... He and I are not married, and calling me that seems a bit..."
Cheng Tianshui frowned and uttered an "ah!", his expression seeming to say: "What do you young brats know?" Tao Yao immediately deciphered the hidden meaning in Cheng Tianshui's expression, quickly dodged to the side, and waved her hand, saying: "Doctor Cheng, I'm really sorry. As you can see, my shop has been very busy these days, and I have to go out to work again now. Please feel free to browse around and take whatever you want. You don't have to pay!"
Just as Tao Yao was about to take a step forward, Cheng Tianshui grabbed her back. She could only hear his voice from behind her ear: "Niece-in-law, do you remember what I said when I first met you? I predicted back then that you and my eldest nephew were destined to be together. Later that day, as the sun was setting in the west, I saw you two leaning against each other and riding horses towards us from afar. I was even more certain that my prediction was correct. You two are destined to be together, a match made in heaven."
Tao Yao vaguely recalled that when she first met Cheng Tianshui, he had indeed been counting on his fingers, and had indeed muttered something about fate. No wonder Cheng Tianshui's face had turned sour when she lied that she and Lu Che were an engaged couple.
No wonder Cheng Tianshui dared to tell her that his surname was Chu when they just met.
Tao Yao smiled sheepishly and said, "Doctor Cheng, how can there be so many things in this world that are neither heaven nor earth? We are not gods in heaven, and we have to live our lives on earth. We should just live our lives as we should. As for fate, it's all about letting it happen naturally and smoothly!"
Cheng Tianshui's eyes were empty, and he just ignored Tao Yao's jokes. He came over and took Tao Yao's hand, whispering, "Niece-in-law, stop pretending. Tell me the truth. The night before my eldest nephew passed away, you were not in my clinic, and the next day, the cosmetics shop next door became yours. Why? Did anything happen between you that night?"
Tao Yao shuddered all over and blinked guiltily, "Doctor Cheng, are you overthinking this? I just went to deliver something to the prince. He was in a hurry to return to the capital and said it would be a waste to leave the shop idle, so he handed it over to me to manage."
After all the explanations, Cheng Tianshui's face was still filled with suspicion. Tao Yao coughed twice and added, "Besides, if something really happened between him and me, shouldn't he have taken me back to the capital with him? What kind of man is he to leave me here like this?"
After saying that, Cheng Tianshui finally gave up, picked up the bamboo basket that was stuffed full, and left.
"Doctor Cheng, take care. I won't see you off."
Tao Yao leaned on the doorstep and said goodbye to Cheng Tianshui from a distance. Cheng Tianshui left without looking back, leaving only one sentence: "When you open your shop, I will give you a signboard."
"Thank you so much, Doctor Cheng!"
It's a fool not to take advantage of a good thing. Tao Yao was still worrying about where to find a craftsman to make a signboard. Now Cheng Tianshui said he would give it to her. She was so happy that she definitely wouldn't be polite.
Because of the joyful day, Taoyao closed half an hour early. After paying all the aunts and sisters-in-law their wages and having some fun, everyone went home. Only Aunt Wang stood anxiously in the corner, looking around, holding a basket of something, as if waiting for someone.
After everyone had left, Tao Yao locked the shop door and walked over to ask, "Aunt Wang, we're closed today. You've worked hard today, so please go home quickly. Your Tie Niu is waiting for you to come back and cook dinner."
When Tao Yao mentioned Tie Niu's name, Aunt Wang's face flushed. She awkwardly tried to show affection, so she came up to Tao Yao, put her arm around her, and thrust the basket she had been holding into her arms.
Tao Yao then discovered that the basket was filled with country eggs, each one was huge and shiny pink. She had never seen such good eggs before.
"Oh! Aunt Wang, what do you mean..." Tao Yao exclaimed in a low voice.
Aunt Wang felt a little embarrassed and stuffed the basket full of country eggs into Taoyao's arms, whispering, "Miss Taoyao, I've never seen a girl as nice as you. The more I see you, the happier I feel. These country eggs were laid by the old hens I raised myself. I saved them for a month and originally planned to eat them at home, but now I'm giving them to you as a gift..."
"How can I do that?!" Tao Yao was afraid of breaking the huge eggs, so she carefully pushed the basket back into Aunt Wang's arms. "Aunt Wang, I appreciate your kindness. You work for me, so I should pay you. How can you give me gifts in return? That would be against the will of heaven."
Aunt Wang smiled sheepishly, her face flushed, and she said, "If we can become a family in the future, we won't have to talk so awkwardly..."
"Hey, stop it." Tao Yao patted Aunt Wang's shoulder and said with a smile, "Your Tie Niu and I haven't even met each other, so why are you already thinking such unrealistic ideas? Besides, fate is predestined, Aunt Wang, don't you agree?"
Aunt Wang also laughed. It was unclear whether she understood what Tao Yao meant. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes..."
After finally seeing Aunt Wang off, Taoyao took advantage of her free time to quickly retreat to her bedroom to shower and wash her hair, relaxing her body after a long day of hard work. She planned to do something new tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, she was going to open the shop, so she had to make the opening a big splash, hoping for good omens.
Tao Yao paced around the room for a long time, thinking dozens of times, almost dizzy, but still couldn't figure it out. At this time, she suddenly remembered Cheng Tianshui's offer to give her a sign, and began to think about what to name the shop.
I went around in circles for a few more times, but still couldn't figure it out.
Having nothing to do, Tao Yao simply put on his outer robe, walked to the door of Cheng Tianshui's clinic next door, and knocked on the door.
No one came to open the door, but a basin of water suddenly poured down on her head. Fortunately, Tao Yao dodged in time and was not drenched by the basin of water.