The Double
Chapter 206 - 206 96 Ye San_4

206: Chapter 96 Ye San_4 206: Chapter 96 Ye San_4 He hadn’t expected that here Jiang Li would once again speak words similar to those of Ye Zhenzhen.

Ye Mingyu couldn’t help but feel sentimental.

Everyone said that Ye Zhenzhen was naive and honest, lacking in schemes and not very bright.

But Ye Mingyu believed that it was exactly because of Ye Zhenzhen’s gentle nature that she could understand the simple truths.

On closer inspection, Jiang Li didn’t look like Ye Zhenzhen; compared to Ye Zhenzhen’s fullness, Jiang Li was more delicate and pretty, resembling Jiang Yuanbai, with a clear and beautiful spirit and also more quick-witted.

But after all, she was Ye Zhenzhen’s daughter.

Seeing the tenderness in Ye Mingyu’s eyes, Jiang Li’s heart stirred.

Ye Mingyu’s attitude towards her had softened, which was a good thing.

Ye Mingyu himself found his interactions with his niece very enjoyable, and Jiang Li wasn’t as willful and domineering as Ye Minghui had described.

He had traveled far and wide over the years and had seen plenty of arrogant young misses, but Jiang Li was exceptionally gentle, her facial expressions exuding softness.

Yet this softness was different from his niece Ye Jiaer.

Ye Jiaer was stable and proper, while Jiang Li was exceptionally smart.

Her perspective seemed to differ from that of the typical sheltered young lady, making her appear even more unique.

She was a girl with a lot of “vision.”

It wasn’t just because she was Ye Zhenzhen’s daughter that Ye Mingyu took a liking to this young girl from the bottom of his heart.

He scratched his head and suddenly thought of something.

“You came back this time, and I haven’t had anything to give you.

My caravan brought back some trinkets from the sea,” he said, somewhat embarrassedly, “but you come from Yanjing, and these things are not that rare.

I just bought them because I found them interesting.

I don’t know if you, Ah Li, will like them.”

Ye Mingyu, when buying things, naturally followed his whims, just like when he traded with the sea fleets; he never considered whether it would bring fortune, but purely based his decisions on his preferences.

Jiang Li smiled and said, “Interesting things are much harder to come by than valuable ones.”

“You’re right,” agreed Ye Mingyu, and he instructed the servant by his side, “Ah Shun, go fetch a box over!”

He truly had an impetuous temperament.

Jiang Li smiled without saying a word, taking the opportunity to chat with Uncle Mingyu and deepen their connection.

In doing so, Old Master Ye the Third would take her side and help her and the Ye Family “renew their old friendship.”

Ah Shun and Ye Mingxuan’s servant Ah Fu should be brothers, sharing a resemblance but with very different personalities.

Ah Fu was as refined and sharp as Ye Mingxuan, while Ah Shun was as rough and ready as Ye Mingyu.

Very soon, a mahogany box was brought over, one of many such boxes previously seen with Ye Mingyu’s caravan.

Ye Mingyu asked Ah Shun to open the box and then looked at Jiang Li with a smile.

“Ah Li, do you see anything you like?

Uncle will give it to you.”

Do members of the Ye Family really like saying this phrase?

Jiang Li thought to herself.

When Ye Jiaer took her to Lizheng Hall, she said if Jiang Li saw a horse she liked she would give it to her, and now Ye Mingyu said whatever thing caught her fancy, he’d give it to her.

Perhaps this was the way of a hugely wealthy family, breezy about wealth and also very generous?

Jiang Li looked down into the box.

The box contained an assortment of items, including some pearls and cat’s eye stones that were certainly valuable.

There were also Westerly mirrors, a wooden box that when a mechanism was pressed, a little figure would pop out and dance, which was quite amusing.

There was also an object resembling a long tube; Jiang Li had just picked it up to look when Ye Mingyu explained, “That’s a kaleidoscope, let me show you how to…”

Before he could finish the word “how”, Jiang Li had already expertly lifted it to her eye and began twisting the tube.

Ye Mingyu was momentarily lost for words, and Ah Shun looked at Jiang Li in amazement.

Even the worldly Ye Mingyu hadn’t figured out how to use this device the first time he saw it, yet Miss Biao from the Jiang Family seemed so familiar with it.

Could it be she had seen one before?

But the seafarer had said that almost nobody in Northern Yan knew about this thing, right?

“Had you seen it before?” Ye Mingyu asked.

“No,” Jiang Li laughed, “I just read about it in a travelogue.

This is my first time actually holding one in my hand.”

Xue Zhao was very fond of these strange and curious objects, and liked reading miscellaneous books behind Xue Huaiyuan’s back.

But his habit resulted in the house collecting many unique books, and thus, Jiang Li learned about many special things.

Ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li even more favorably, feeling that she and he had much in common.

Jiang Li then picked up something that resembled a seashell, which was very uniquely shaped, much like the feathers of a peacock, bright and luscious.

Upon close inspection, when exposed to sunlight, it even shimmered with delicate radiance, casting a glistening play of light.

Placed beside the cat’s eye stone, it was in no way less shine-worthy.

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