Chapter 192 - 191: Sent to the Capital City
Ye Xinyan gave an indifferent bend of the knee and spoke with politeness yet detachment, "Mr. Hu is too kind. As a mere woman from the countryside, I dare not accept such respects from Mr. Hu."
Hu Jing was not concerned about Ye Xinyan’s aloofness and chuckled, pointing at the large sheet of paper on the table, "I did not expect Lady Qi, a sheltered young lady, to have such deep research into the construction industry, which I greatly admire."
As he spoke, he once again gave a gesture of respect towards Ye Xinyan.
Ye Xinyan bent her knee again, continuing perfunctorily, "I am ashamed. With many family matters at hand, I am merely trying to learn on the fly and deal with urgent matters, only looking at superficial things, and I definitely do not dare claim to have deep research."
Nanny Liu and Hongzhi, seeing Ye Xinyan had no intention of being a hospitable hostess, were anxious.
Nanny Liu hurriedly interjected through the gap, "Young Lady, why don’t we invite Mr. Hu inside to sit first?"
Ye Xinyan cast a cold glance at Nanny Liu and said coolly, "Yesterday Nanny Liu, together with Nanny Jin, droned on and on tirelessly throughout the entire evening, all about maintaining distance between men and women, and the regulations for ladies. Does Nanny think Mr. Hu is not a man?"
Hu Jing immediately looked towards Nanny Liu, whose face went through a succession of emotions—surprise, wistfulness, astonishment, hesitation—before finally settling on a resigned and helpless smile, her expression extremely colorful.
"Young Lady..." Faced with such a mistress, Nanny Liu could only feel helpless.
She had indeed used Nanny Jin’s words to advise Miss Ye, but they talked the whole night and Miss Ye agreed with everything, yet none of it entered her ears. Everything remained the same as before, not a single word had taken root in her heart.