Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 881 - 121 Righteous Younger Sister_3

Chapter 881: 121 Righteous Younger Sister_3

Zhao Hongde couldn’t help but laugh. He had thought this fellow would blurt out "even calling me dad is okay," but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.

Xia Zheng, however, broke into a cold sweat. If the old man at home knew he was casually recognizing fathers out here, he’d split him open!

But as for this fortuitously gained big brother who dropped out of the sky, Lin Yuan had her mind set. Having a prince for a big brother, she could strut through Yecheng from now on! All the likes of Wang Hong, Tang Qing, move aside! She wouldn’t even need to fear Zhao Hongsheng anymore.

Of course, Lin Yuan still had her own agenda in mind; once she reached the capital city and met Su Qiuyu, she’d see if she dared to call her a country bumpkin behind her back! Watch out, she might just direct her maids to give her a slap in the face!

"Big brother!" Lin Yuan stood up with a giggle and sweetly called out, "Big brother above, please receive little sister’s bow!"

As she spoke, Lin Yuan started to lift her skirt, ready to kneel on one knee.

This scared Zhao Hongde silly. Is this how you greet a big brother? Why does it look more and more like how bandits pay respects to a sworn sibling?

Xia Zheng couldn’t help but chuckle, he grabbed Lin Yuan, who was halfway to kneeling, and teased her with amusement: "Do you think Xiao Bai is some mountain king? There’s no need for ’please receive little sister’s bow’! Here, just offering tea will suffice."

Raising his hand to place a cup of already poured tea into Lin Yuan’s hands, Xia Zheng was both amused and exasperated.

Lin Yuan felt so embarrassed she wished she could crawl into a hole. Apparently, bonding with a prince wasn’t done this way. It was fortunate she hadn’t suggested cutting their fingers with a small knife to swear blood brotherhood; otherwise, she would have been the laughing stock of Xia Zheng and Zhao Hongde for life, wouldn’t she?

Lin Yuan, heh-heh, laughed awkwardly and took the tea cup, respectfully offering it to Zhao Hongde. She had learned her lesson this time and softly said as she handed over the tea, "Big brother, please drink the tea."

Zhao Hongde suppressed the smile at the corner of his lips, nodded, took the tea, symbolically took a sip, and then actually pulled out a Jade Pendant from his waist and handed it to Lin Yuan: "I don’t have much to give you, this Jade Pendant was given to me by my aunt when I was born. Although it is mine, it is also somewhat yours. So, I shall give it to you. This Jade Pendant also bears my name, and if you ever come to the capital city, it will be more useful than Xia Zheng."

Giving a meeting gift while taking a jab at Xia Zheng—Zhao Hongde too, seemed to be a mischievous Little White Rabbit!

Lin Yuan smiled and accepted it.

A Jade Pendant or a sachet could serve as tokens of affection between men and women, and initially, Xia Zheng was not going to allow Lin Yuan to accept it. But hearing that it was a gift from Princess Anle to Zhao Hongde, he held back any objection.

However, wasn’t this meeting gift a tad too trivial?

Xia Zheng knocked on the table, not pleased: "Hey, hey, I say, Xiao Bai, aren’t you being a bit stingy? You’ve recognized a smart, beautiful sister who can also earn money, and all you give her is this little Jade Pendant? Which was in fact the one my mother gave you! This isn’t presenting a meeting gift; this is literally returning the item to its original owner, isn’t it? No, no, this gift is too light. Give something else!"

"Xia Zheng!" Lin Yuan hurriedly whispered in persuasion. How was this gift light? He had said it himself; the Jade Pendant had been with him since birth, and it even had the Third Prince’s inscriptions. This thing was practically the equivalent of the Third Prince in person. No wonder he said that in the capital city, the Jade Pendant would be more useful than Xia Zheng.

Doesn’t Zhao Hongde know Xia Zheng’s temperament? If he didn’t get some advantage, he would feel aggrieved.

"Alright, since it’s like that, I will give you another courtyard in the capital city, little sister," Zhao Hongde said with a smile. "That courtyard was left to me by my maternal grandfather. I’ve been living in the palace, and after I’m appointed as a king, the Emperor will grant me another mansion. I won’t need that courtyard at all. Rather than letting it sit empty, it’s better to give it to you, little sister, so you’ll have a place to stay when you reach the capital city in the future."

Glancing at Xia Zheng, Zhao Hongde suddenly smirked. "That courtyard will be your dowry in the future. If you ever have a falling-out with your husband, you don’t have to endure the family-in-law’s displeasure; just return to our own courtyard."

Lin Yuan burst into laughter. This big brother was really something. Talking about all this ’husband’ and ’family-in-law,’ wasn’t he alluding to Xia Zheng?

Xia Zheng’s mouth twitched. Wasn’t it just extorting this fellow for a courtyard? Did he have to mock him like this? But regardless, now that the courtyard was secured, let this guy poke fun however he wanted; he’d just pretend not to hear.