When Hua Zhi lowered her head, she would not make people feel that she was not presentable, nor would she look any different from other women.
Yu Weiwei is the only daughter in the family. She is much more aggressive than other girls in the boudoir. It is common for her to argue with her cousin, but she and Zeng Xiangyan have always had a good relationship, especially when facing outsiders. No matter what the relationship between her cousin and this woman is, or what involvement they have, she will naturally help the people brought by her cousin and there is no reason for her to sabotage them.
"Miss Hua Ling, you don't have to cover up for my cousin. He is a heavy drinker who is well known in Jinyang City. You just started a little dispute. I remember one time he insisted that he was as light as a swallow and dragged someone up to the city wall to compete with that person to see who would land last."
Everyone who heard it couldn't help laughing, obviously they were also thinking of that incident. Compared with that incident, what Miss Hua Ling encountered was nothing, and fewer people paid attention to her. After all, there were only so many noble families in Jinyang, and no one wanted such good things to fall into the hands of outsiders. Although Zeng Xiangyan was the eldest son, he was not as favored as her.
For those who are interested, it is enough to know that she and Zeng Xiangyan have no special relationship.
Hua Zhi just lowered her head and pretended to be a lady from a wealthy family. Suddenly, she felt a weight on her shoulders and her ears were blown by hot breath. The voice was also low, "Don't pay attention to them. My cousin doesn't care about them."
Hua Zhi resisted the urge to look at her or reply, pretending not to understand.
At this time, someone nearby shouted, "The Zhu family is here."
"They're here, so why do we have to set off firecrackers to welcome them?" Yu Weiwei snorted, her disdain obvious without any concealment at all.
Hua Zhi looked over and saw a group of people walking slowly towards her from the stands, including men and women, young and old.
A girl walked straight over here. Because Hua Zhi was sitting on the aisle side, she bowed politely and said, "Excuse me."
Hua Zhi took a look and found that there was still a spot inside. Just as she was about to stand up, her arm was grabbed. She knew who it was without even looking.
Yu Weiwei said with a fake smile: "Miss Zhu, please sit somewhere else. There is no room here."
Miss Zhu smiled good-naturedly and said softly, "The seats for other places are also inside, and it's the same if you sit here."
"If it's the same, let's go somewhere else. This row will be too crowded if there's one more person."
Miss Zhu glanced at Hua Zhi a few times, bit her lip, lowered her head and went to the empty seat in the back two rows.
Yu Weiwei leaned close to Hua Zhi and whispered, "This person is not a good person. Don't be fooled by her appearance."
Hua Zhi smiled and said "hmm" as if she accepted her kind reminder. If these two people really confronted each other, the one who would suffer would definitely be someone like Yu Weiwei who looked like she would not suffer any loss. It would be fine if the girl surnamed Zhu was just gentle, but there was obviously an empty seat in the back, and this row would be crowded if one more person sat there, but she still came forward, and she had to make Yu Weiwei say such a thing. She didn't think she was really a harmless person.
"Don't disbelieve it." Yu Weiwei saw her smile and thought she didn't believe it, so she lowered her voice and said in a strong tone: "She is really not a good person, and the Zhu family is not a good person."
Zhu family? Hua Zhi's heart moved, "The Zhu family is very powerful?"
"No way, if the Zhu family hadn't produced a magistrate, who would recognize them?" Yu Weiwei sneered, very disdainful.
It turned out to be Zhu Ling’s Zhu family!
Hua Zhi looked completely surprised, like a qualified outsider, "Aren't the Zhu family members from a wealthy family?"
"Anyway, he's not from a family like ours. If he hadn't made a lot of money with everyone, no one would take him seriously." Yu Weiwei muttered and emphasized again, "Anyway, his family isn't a good family. Don't be fooled by them."
"Thank you. I'll make a note of that."
Yu Weiwei looked at her and stopped talking. If this person hadn't been brought by her cousin, she would have said all this! I don't know if my cousin has any intentions. I heard my aunt say that she wanted to find a family for my cousin a while ago. Don't make things unhappy.
Hua Zhi watched everything at the horse farm without leaving a trace. When the whole audience cheered, she was the first to see the people entering the field one after another, leading their horses.
"Ta Yun, Ta Yun!" Yu Weiwei stood up and shouted excitedly. Some other people shouted "Ta Yun", some shouted "Zhu Yue", some shouted "Nong Ying", some shouted "Ji Feng" and so on. If you compare carefully, more people shouted "Ta Yun", which shows its popularity.
"Tayun will definitely be number one this time!"
"Yes, it must be Stepping Cloud!"
"Not necessarily." A soft voice sounded from behind, "In the competition last month, Jifeng was only half a horse length behind Tayun. My eldest brother has been personally taking care of him during this period. I heard that Jifeng is in very good spirits!"
Yu Weiwei exchanged it without thinking, "If it's half a horse's length short, it doesn't mean it's a loss? If I take care of it myself, I can compete for the first place. What's the point of waiting on others? I can just take it back and raise it in the house."
Hua Zhi looked at the girl from the Zhu family who blushed and lowered her head, and then looked at Yu Weiwei, who seemed to have the upper hand but no one agreed with her, and the corners of her lips slightly raised.
The dull atmosphere was broken by another old voice, "Then let's follow the old rules and open a market. I'm optimistic about Jifeng. Who knows, it might turn around today."
"I bet on Tayun to win."
"I bet on stepping on the cloud, too."
"I bet on Hayate."
"..." In just a moment, Hua Zhi saw someone setting up a trap right under her eyes. A group of people skillfully wrote down their bets, signed their names, and pasted them on the side they favored.
Yu Weiwei poked her waist secretly. Hua Zhi understood what she meant and placed her bet like everyone else and put the signature on Tayun's side.
Seeing this, everyone's impression of her increased, and their attitude became a little more friendly. They thought that she had potential and was worth making friends with, as she could adapt to their way of playing and participate in it so quickly.
Yu Weiwei treated her as one of her own, and whispered in her ear openly, "We are like this in Jinyang, there is no problem that cannot be solved by a bet. You may not be used to it since you are new here, but you will be fine after playing a few times."
"How many times? Go to the casino?"
Yu Weiwei sneered, "We're not going to the casino. You'll get used to it if you stay with me for a day."
Hua Zhi wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and said softly, "Jinyang is very different from the capital... I probably won't have the chance to go out again after I go back. Miss Yu, can you take me out for some fun?"
Yu Weiwei had only said it casually, but after hearing her say that, she couldn't refuse, so she had to agree, "You Beijing people are so pitiful."
Hua Zhi shook her head slightly, "Jin Yang is different."
Different is a good word. Yu Weiwei smiled reservedly, with a little bit of complacency on her face but it was not annoying.
The time had come. A gong sounded, and with cheers coming one after another, nine horses rushed out of the fence and galloped forward at the same time. Everyone who was originally sitting stood up. Even those who had been reserved and not shouting became nervous and stared closely at the ground below.
Hua Zhi's heart moved, thinking of the overt and covert schemes in the future, could it be...