Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 253: Mei 9 Niang gives away her daughter

Noon.

Drunken Immortal Pavilion, third floor private room.

When Lin Chen pushed open the door, Mei Jiu Niang was already sitting inside.

Today she wasn't wearing that black veil; instead, she wore a light purple long dress.

She looks much more dignified, at least on the surface.

But those eyes were still so captivating.

His eyes, as if hooked, flickered and moved.

Lin Chen sat down opposite her, while Guan Yu stood guard outside the door.

"The Prince of Zhenbei is indeed punctual," Mei Jiu Niang said with a smile, her voice still as sweet as ever.

Lin Chen crossed his legs. "Sect Leader Mei, just say what you want to say. I'm the kind of person who can't beat around the bush and easily gets myself into trouble."

Mei Jiu Niang personally poured Lin Chen a cup of tea.

"No rush, have some tea first. What's the hurry? Even if I force myself on you, your other woman isn't someone to be trifled with."

Lin Chen smiled helplessly, picked up the tea, smelled it, and took a sip.

He put down his teacup and continued watching Mei Jiu Niang.

Mei Jiu Niang was also looking at him.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, like two old foxes exchanging glances.

Mei Jiu Niang spoke first: "Lin Chen, I brought you a gift."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. "A gift? It's not from you, is it?"

Mei Jiu Niang rolled her eyes. "Don't think I don't know what you think of me, you hypocrite."

Lin Chenqian chuckled but remained silent.

Indeed, if this woman hadn't experienced so much hardship...

Even if he were over three hundred years old, he would probably still be willing to give it a try.

Although Mei Jiu Niang didn't know what Lin Chen was thinking, she could guess the general idea. Not wanting to say more, she called out to the inner room of the private room:

"Come out."

The door was pushed open.

A young woman came out.

She wore a plain white dress, without any makeup, her face was delicate and her temperament was pure.

Standing there, she resembled a white lotus just emerging from the water.

Standing next to Mei Jiu Niang, one looks like a demon, and the other like a fairy.

Lin Chen looked at her, stunned for a moment.

Mei Jiu Niang smiled and said, "This is my apprentice, Yao Yao."

The woman stepped forward and bowed to Lin Chen:

"Greetings, Prince Zhenbei."

Her voice was clear and cool, just like her personality, like a mountain spring.

Lin Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at Mei Jiu Niang:

"Sect Leader Mei, what does this mean?"

Mei Jiu Niang smiled and said, "It's for you."

"I know you don't trust me, so I'm giving Yao Yao to you."

She is my disciple, whom I raised from childhood. She has mastered great martial arts and her primordial yin essence remains intact.

She paused, then smiled meaningfully:

"Let her stay by your side, be your woman, then you should believe me, right?"

Lin Chen looked at Mei Jiu Niang without saying a word for a long time.

Mei Jiu Niang didn't urge him, but just looked at Lin Chen with a smile, as if he were looking at prey.

Lin Chen then looked at the woman named Yao Yao.

She stood there, head down, her expression unreadable.

But the tips of his ears are a little red.

Lin Chen was silent for a moment, then smiled.

"Sect Leader Mei, this gift is too precious for me to accept."

Mei Jiu Niang raised an eyebrow: "What? You don't like her? My disciple is one in a million, a top-tier talent anywhere."

Lin Chen shook his head: "It's not that I look down on her. It's just that—your disciple looks like a good girl."

"It's too unfair for her to be with me. Besides being handsome, rich, powerful, and highly cultivated, I don't have many other redeeming qualities."

Mei Jiu Niang was amused: "You call that having no redeeming qualities?"

Yao Yao raised her head and glanced at Lin Chen.

There was something in that glance.

It seemed like an accident, but it also seemed like something else.

Mei Jiu Niang laughed and said, "Whether you feel wronged or not is not up to you to decide, Yao Yao, you tell me yourself."

Yao Yao lowered her head and whispered, "Disciple...is willing."

Lin Chen looked at her and asked with a smile, "What are you willing to do?"

Yao Yao was stunned.

Lin Chen asked seriously, "Are you willing to follow me, or is it your master who made you willing?"

Yao Yao didn't say anything.

Lin Chen looked at Mei Jiu Niang:

"Sect Leader Mei, I know you want to cooperate, but doing it this way is pointless."

Mei Jiu Niang looked at Lin Chen with a complicated expression.

Lin Chen stood up: "Cooperation is fine, but there's no need to send people away. If you really want to cooperate, show some sincerity."

He paused, then looked at Yao Yao:

"As for this young lady, let her choose for herself. If she wants to stay, my manor will have one more person to eat with. If she doesn't want to stay, I will send her back."

After saying that, Lin Chen turned and walked out.

He stopped abruptly at the door, turned back to look at Mei Jiu Niang, and smiled:

"By the way, Sect Leader Mei, dress more normally next time you meet me."

Your purple dress looks much better than that black tulle dress.

That black veil is too much of a nightclub look; it doesn't suit someone over 300 years old.

After saying that, he pushed open the door and went out.

……

The private room quieted down.

Mei Jiu Niang sat there, looking at the door.

It didn't move for a long time.

Yao Yao stood to the side, head down.

After a while, Mei Jiu Niang suddenly smiled.

"interesting."

She looked at Yao Yao: "Yao Yao, what do you think of him?"

Yao Yao raised her head, thought for a moment, and said softly:

"He... is different. When he looks at me, his eyes are clear."

"You're wrong." Mei Jiu Niang shook her head and chuckled.

"That's because he hid it too well, otherwise he wouldn't have let you choose whether to stay or leave."

However, he's still alright with women; at least he won't be as cruel and heartless as other men who would destroy them...

"Yao Yao".

"Master."

"Do you want to go with him?"

Yao Yao remained silent for a while.

Then he nodded slightly.

Mei Jiu Niang smiled and said, "Then let's follow him. I've lived for over three hundred years, and I'm pretty good at judging people. This kid is a good one."

She paused, then added, "It's just that she has such a sharp tongue."

……

Lin Chen walked to the top of the stairs and suddenly stopped.

I glanced back.

Guan Yu asked, puzzled, "My lord, what's wrong?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "It's nothing, I just feel like something's not right."

He thought for a moment, then said, "That girl's eyes are strange."

Guan Yu asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Chen said, "They're too clean, so clean they don't look like they came from the Hehuan Sect."

Either it's genuinely clean, or it's an overly convincing act; either way, there's a problem.

Lin Chen continued walking down.

Just as I reached the bottom of the stairs, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. I turned around and saw Yao Yao.

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "Why did you come out?"

Yao Yao said softly, "My master told me... to follow the prince."

Lin Chen was taken aback: "Your master has gone mad?"

Yao Yao shook her head: "Master is not crazy. Master said that I should follow the prince and become his woman."

If Your Highness refuses, I will stand here until Your Highness accepts me.

Lin Chen: "..."

What the hell is this?

He looked at Yao Yao, somewhat speechless:

"Is your master trying to cheat me?"

Yao Yao didn't say anything, she just looked at Lin Chen.

Those eyes were crystal clear, without a trace of impurity.

Lin Chen felt a little guilty under her gaze and looked away:

"Alright, alright, just follow along for now, but I can't guarantee anything."

Yao Yao nodded: "Mm."

……

Private room on the third floor.

Mei Jiu Niang stood by the window, watching Lin Chen leave with Yao Yao downstairs.

A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"This kid is all bark and no bite."

She turned around, walked back to the table, and poured herself a cup of tea.

He took a sip and muttered to himself:

"Yao Yao's situation is settled now, what's next..."

She narrowed her eyes and smiled like a fox.

"Lin Chen, Lin Chen, you think this is the end of it?"

"Have I wasted over three hundred years of my life?"