Chapter 380 - 379 Failure
Wong Qiao, upon hearing Ye Xinyan’s question, smiled and raised a roll of paper in his hand, saying, "I’m going to double-check the space for the dairy workshop. What’s up with you? Why are you standing here daydreaming? Have you encountered some difficulty?"
Ye Xinyan’s heart skipped a beat, indeed she had encountered a difficulty. Rather than mulling over it alone here, it would be better to ask directly and make a clean break of it.
She glanced over Wong Qiao and those from Anshun’s Household, then said to the latter, "Nanny Qiao, I have something I need to discuss with Wong Qiao alone."
The scrutinizing gaze of someone from Anshun’s Household lingered on Wong Qiao for a moment, the inspection quite evident; it made Wong Qiao feel somewhat uncomfortable. He said, "Is there really something wrong? It’s not convenient here, shall we go back and talk?"
Ye Xinyan’s expression immediately reminded her of Qi Younian’s words; if such scrutiny was a future Wong Qiao would have to face, most men would probably not want to accept it.
"Nanny Qiao?" Ye Xinyan looked towards those from Anshun’s Household.
They only intended to give the young man a warning and had no plans to go against Ye Xinyan’s wishes. After making Wong Qiao feel the weight of their gaze, they had already looked away, bowed their heads in acknowledgment, and signaled for the maidservants to retreat to a distance.
Wong Qiao, seeing those from Anshun’s Household walking away, asked with a hint of unease, "What’s the matter, Ye Zi? Why do you need people to step back?"
"It’s a bit of an issue that wouldn’t be good for others to overhear," Ye Xinyan nodded and went straight to the point, asking, "What do you think of Miss Zhou?"
"..." Wong Qiao hadn’t expected Ye Xinyan to ask such an abrupt question, and was immediately at a loss for words.