Zhang Yunyun noticed that Jingzhe looked unfamiliar. She wracked her brains but couldn't figure out who she was. So, she asked Meng Ruyi curiously, "Who is this?" Her eyes kept darting around Jingzhe, unable to hide her curiosity at all.
Jingzhe was tall. Although Meng Ruyi was quite tall herself, Jingzhe was still half a head taller than her. Moreover, she had delicate features, and her aura was not like that of a maid. Instead, she was more like...
A swordsman.
Zhang Yunyun thought for a while and finally found an appropriate adjective. Then, she looked at the expressionless Jingzhe in surprise and said, "It's my first time meeting you. I'm Zhang Yunyun."
She must not be an ordinary maid. Meng Ruyi was always affectionate towards the people around her, just like she was towards Lianqiao and Baizhi. So, Zhang Yunyun also treated them kindly. Now that she saw Jingzhe, who was obviously extraordinary at first sight, she definitely had to say hello.
"Jingzhe," Meng Ruyi explained when she saw that Jingzhe didn't say a word. "This is someone Brother Xiao Song found to... protect me."
"No wonder," Zhang Yunyun said in sudden realization when she saw Jingzhe finally turn to look at her, with an unhidden coldness in her expression. "I said I've never seen you before."
"Yeah."
Jingzhe didn't turn to look at Zhang Yunyun until Meng Ruyi spoke. Then she continued, "I'm Miss Meng's person."
Zhang Yunyun withdrew her curious gaze and looked at Meng Ruyi.
"What's up?" Meng Ruyi asked. "What can I do next? What on earth does your father think, and what about your uncle?"
Thinking of County Magistrate Zhang's reaction, Zhang Yunyun still couldn't help showing a look of melancholy on her face. She pouted at Meng Ruyi and said, "It's okay on my father's side, but..."
She organized her words a little but still couldn't help sighing. Then she explained to Meng Ruyi, "He still wants me to marry into a certain family."
"Is it the Wen family?" Zhang Yunyun said uncertainly. "The matter hasn't been finalized yet. So, he wants me to make a high - ranking marriage now, but he's not sure if I can do it."
"The Wen family?" Meng Ruyi lowered her eyes and searched for information about this family in her mind.
It seemed that this family was quite high - profile on weekdays. Since General Gu's father came here, Meng Ruyi had met the mistress of this family at a Gu family banquet. She seemed to be a kind person.
But she didn't know much about them in detail. So, Meng Ruyi still had a hesitant attitude towards this. Moreover, Zhang Yunyun liked Li Yun, which was the most important thing to her.
"Don't even think about it. Now the Wen family's attention has been turned to the capital. They're unlikely to take a fancy to our small place."
Zhang Yunyun was right. The Wen family intended to take refuge with General Gu, and this family had good capabilities. So, if everything went smoothly, it was really hard to say what the future would be like.
No wonder County Magistrate Zhang could take a fancy to this family.
"Think of a way," Meng Ruyi thought for a moment and then asked, "Has your father met Li Yun?"
"Not yet," Zhang Yunyun said thoughtfully, propping her face with her hand. "Maybe I have to find a way to let them meet."
But when the two met, Zhang Yunyun wouldn't let either of them know the other's identity. Li Yun was very capable, and Zhang Yunyun believed that he could definitely impress County Magistrate Zhang on his own. But if Li Yun knew County Magistrate Zhang's identity in advance, he might ruin things because of his worry.
If County Magistrate Zhang knew Li Yun's identity, he would also inevitably judge Li Yun with preconceived notions.
So, when and where could the two meet without knowing each other's identities?
Zhang Yunyun fell into deep thought, and Meng Ruyi also frowned and began to think.
After thinking for a while, they didn't come up with a suitable solution for the time being. So, they stopped struggling and planned to find out if there were any banquets recently.
It was gloomy today. Fortunately, it hadn't rained all the time, and it didn't seem like it was going to rain. So, Meng Ruyi also planned to go out for a stroll. She decided to take Jingzhe with her to send Zhang Yunyun home.
There were few people on the street. They were all in a hurry, with blank expressions on their faces. Occasionally, they would look up at the sky, worried about the rain, and mutter to themselves.
It was Jingzhe's first time strolling aimlessly on the street, so she couldn't help feeling a bit curious. Her eyes would occasionally stop at a certain place, take a careful look, and then look away. Her attention was all on Meng Ruyi.
Meng Ruyi also chatted with Zhang Yunyun casually, her thoughts wandering. As she was looking around, she suddenly saw a shop.
"Wait," she said to Zhang Yunyun. "I'll go buy something."
"Pastries?" Zhang Yunyun's gaze followed hers. When she saw the familiar shop, she couldn't help following Meng Ruyi over. "I'll buy some too. The taste of their pastries is really good."
"Indeed," Meng Ruyi nodded in agreement and subconsciously glanced at Jingzhe beside her.
The freshly baked pastries gave off a warm and sweet aroma.
Meng Ruyi took a quick look and then leaned over in front of Jingzhe and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Jingzhe didn't expect Meng Ruyi to ask her. Her face couldn't help showing a look of surprise. She slightly opened her eyes and looked at Meng Ruyi.
"Didn't you ask me if this shop's pastries were delicious?" Meng Ruyi showed a smile, her eyes shining. "They're delicious! See what you want to eat."
Jingzhe saw Meng Ruyi looking at her with a beaming smile. The look in her eyes was obscure. Under Meng Ruyi's gaze, she slightly nodded and focused her eyes on the pastries in front.
"Hey!" The waiter in the shop saw that they were wearing silk clothes, so he knew they were from a noble family. He immediately stepped forward and stood aside.
After waiting for Meng Ruyi to finish speaking, he then turned to introduce to Jingzhe, "Miss, take a look at this date cake. It's the signature of our shop. This batch has just been made and is still steaming. Do you want some?"
"And this..."
Meng Ruyi saw Jingzhe pursing her lips and falling into deep thought looking at the pastries in front. There was inevitably a look of entanglement in her eyes.
As the waiter was introducing, he was also muttering to himself.
This young lady was really strange. Instead of choosing for herself, she asked this maid.
"Which kind did you eat last time?"
Unexpectedly, Jingzhe didn't pay any attention to the introduction at all. She just turned to look at Meng Ruyi and asked, "You said it was very delicious. Then I'll have that kind."
Zhang Yunyun stood aside, looking at Jingzhe's serious eyes and falling into deep thought.
The person found by Song Huaizhi really seemed very strange.
"This kind," Meng Ruyi pointed to a certain kind of pastry beside and said to the waiter, "Pack two servings of this, and one serving of each of the others."
The waiter didn't expect that he would be so lucky to meet a generous young lady. Hearing this, he immediately beamed with a big smile and quickly went to get oil - paper to pack the pastries for Meng Ruyi.
After hearing Meng Ruyi's words, Jingzhe's expression remained unchanged, but there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.
【Hahaha, is this the joy of being kept by a domineering CEO?】
【Yuyu transforms into a domineering CEO! Buys out the pastry shop just to make the beauty Jingzhe smile!】