Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 220 - 221 Sister-in-law_1

Chapter 220: Chapter 221 Sister-in-law_1

The carriage stopped at the back gate of the Yamen, where there were also two guards present.

Nan Feng was the first to get out of the carriage, then she told the guards that she was looking for Brother Ye.

What she said was Ye’s name: "Xia Ye."

One of the guards looked Nan Feng up and down and then said, "Ah, you are looking for Guard Xia? Guard Xia is not here today, he’s gone with the county lord to meet the provincial governor."

The provincial governor is equivalent to the leader of a province.

A pang of disappointment hit Nan Feng. She was just about to ask the guard when Brother Ye would be back, but the other guard asked: "Are you Guard Xia’s wife who has not yet passed through the door?"

Not yet passed through the door? Wife?

Nan Feng, who before now had been quite composed, almost bit her tongue upon hearing the guard’s question.

She thought Brother Ye would, at most, say that she was his fellow villager, or relative or something like that.

How should she respond?

To say yes, or not to say yes?

Nan Feng turned her head to glance at Nan Quanyou. Nan Quanyou did not get out of the carriage, he probably did not hear the guard’s words. So, Nan Feng gave the guard a nod.

The same guard looked at Nan Feng again before saying: "Then please wait a moment, I’ll go inside to announce your arrival."

It wasn’t long before a man dressed in the same official uniform as Brother Ye came out, but based on the stripes on his uniform, his position was probably not as senior as Brother Ye’s.

He was also tall and well-built, in his early twenties. His face was round, and when he smiled, his eyes would squint into a line, making him look quite friendly. As soon as he came out, he started calling "Sister-in-law" with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, my name is Wu Yang. Brother Ye went with the county lord to see the provincial governor, but he instructed me to wait for you here yesterday, and he made me promise not to treat you with any negligence, otherwise he would find a way to punish me."

Is Brother Ye so authoritative in front of his subordinates?

However, Nan Feng felt awkward hearing Wu Yang call her "Sister-in-law". She turned her head back to look at the carriage again, just in time to see Nan Quanyou peering out at them.

So she hurriedly said to Wu Yang: "Please don’t call me Sister-in-law, okay?"

Wu Yang seemed a bit perplexed: "But Brother Ye said you’re his wife who hasn’t passed through the door."

"You also know that the wedding hasn’t taken place," Nan Feng said, appearing displeased.

Wu Yang caught on quickly. Since Nan Feng didn’t like this title, he wouldn’t use it. He then asked, "So, what should I call you? Brother Ye didn’t mention this."

"Just call me Nan Feng," she said.

"All right then, Sister Nan Feng... no, Miss Nan?" Wu Yang scratched his head.

Nan Feng said: "Whatever you want, just don’t call me Sister-in-law."

"Then... I’ll take you to your accommodation," Wu Yang said.

...

Wu Yang didn’t get in the carriage. He walked ahead and Nan Feng’s carriage followed behind, but Wu Yang’s pace was so brisk that, despite the crowd in the city, the speed of the carriage was pretty much the same as his.

Wu Yang led Nan Feng’s carriage through the busy city, and then into a lane called "Yongwang Lane", located in the west of the city. The lane was small, but there were quite a lot of people living there. There were vegetable vendors, sesame seed cake sellers, shoe repairers, herbal tea shops, and it had a strong, homely atmosphere.

At the end of the lane, in front of a yard, Wu Yang told the coachman to stop. He then turned back to Nan Feng and said smilingly: "Sister... Miss Nan, we’ve arrived."

Nan Feng got out of the carriage and looked into the yard. Wu Yang quickly explained on the side: "This yard is what Brother Ye and I found after several days of searching. You don’t know how picky Brother Ye is when it comes to house hunting. If it’s too expensive, he complains about the price; if it’s cheap, he worries it’s not clean enough; if it’s clean, he grumbles about it being too remote. Well, this is it, Yongwang Lane, neither remote nor unfit for living. There are four families living in this yard. Recently, a family moved out and that’s how this place became available."