Jiang Yi heard this and sneered.
Xiao Cuiying wanted to treat him like a prisoner.
She wasn't worried about him getting into trouble, but rather that she couldn't trust him.
What had just happened made Xiao Cuiying feel that Jiang Yi was unreliable.
"I've already asked the servants to buy ingredients to cook. We can eat at the old house!" Xiao Cuiying said.
Jiang Yi nodded in agreement.
Since someone was cooking, there was no need for him to go out.
After the servants bought the ingredients, they began to cook in the kitchen.
An hour later, the meal was ready.
Jiang Yi, Ye Yanran, and Xiao Cuiying sat around the table.
Upon seeing that the table was full of Beijing dishes, Jiang Yi immediately lost his appetite.
Beijing cuisine had a very unique flavor, and Jiang Yi was not used to it.
Ye Yanran took a bite and also frowned.
It was clear that Ye Yanran was also not used to it.
"Where is the kitchen? I'll go make something myself!" Jiang Yi said.
Xiao Cuiying said nothing and had a servant lead Jiang Yi to the kitchen.
Seeing Jiang Yi leave the hall, Xiao Cuiying looked at Ye Yanran, seeming to want to say something but hesitating.
"Aunt, just say whatever you want to say!" Ye Yanran said.
"Yanran, I can see that you have feelings for Jiang Yi!"
Xiao Cuiying said, "Although Jiang Yi has helped you a lot, he is not a reliable person. You can only use him to get things done, but you absolutely cannot fall for him!"
"You won't be happy with him. I'm speaking from experience, and I'm very good at judging people."
"He's my ex-husband!" Ye Yanran said.
Xiao Cuiying did not know about the relationship between Jiang Yi and Ye Yanran.
When Xiao Cuiying heard that Jiang Yi was Ye Yanran's ex-husband, she was stunned.
"Your relationship is too complicated!"
Xiao Cuiying took a deep breath and said, "But you must remember that you cannot be together. Your parents are not here, so I have the final say on your marriage. Since you've divorced, you cannot remarry."
Ye Yanran's brows furrowed slightly.
"Jiang Yi is unreliable, that's only one reason. There's another very important reason," Xiao Cuiying said.
"What reason?" Ye Yanran asked.
Ye Yanran did not retort. In fact, she knew that Jiang Yi was the most reliable person.
If even Jiang Yi was unreliable, then there was no one reliable at all.
"Jiang Yi is not good enough for you!"
Xiao Cuiying said directly, "You are now the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, the future heir, and a powerful figure. Jiang Yi, on the other hand, is just a doctor who treats people. He's no different from a barefoot doctor. He has no status, and the two of you are worlds apart, incompatible."
Xiao Cuiying's lengthy speech boiled down to one point: Jiang Yi was not good enough for Ye Yanran.
From Xiao Cuiying's tone, it was evident that she looked down on Jiang Yi.
"Yanran, you must listen to me!" Xiao Cuiying said.
"Aunt, let's eat!"
Ye Yanran changed the subject.
Xiao Cuiying frowned.
"Yanran, I'm doing this for your own good!" Xiao Cuiying said.
"I know!"
Ye Yanran smiled, "But you've misjudged this time. Jiang Yi is not only very reliable, but he's also not just an ordinary barefoot doctor. It's not that he's not good enough for me, but rather that I'm not good enough for him."
"You..."
Xiao Cuiying was so angry that she threw her chopsticks onto the table.
After a long while, Xiao Cuiying finally calmed down.
Xiao Cuiying had finally found Ye Yanran and didn't want to fall out with her. After thinking for a while, she decided to talk to Jiang Yi.
She wanted to force Jiang Yi to stay away from Ye Yanran.
"Yanran, I don't want to argue with you. I won't force you on this matter!"
Xiao Cuiying said, then got up and said, "I'm going to the kitchen to get a bottle of wine, and we'll have a good drink later."
After speaking, Xiao Cuiying walked straight towards the kitchen.
When she reached the kitchen door, Xiao Cuiying was stunned!
She saw more than a dozen servants standing at the kitchen door, constantly peering into the kitchen, their mouths watering!
Seeing this, Xiao Cuiying's face was filled with confusion.
When Xiao Cuiying reached the kitchen door, she saw Jiang Yi stir-frying, and the aroma was constantly emanating from the kitchen.
Xiao Cuiying, who was used to delicacies, found her mouth watering at the smell.
The food made by Jiang Yi was incredibly delicious, and no one could resist it.
"Go back to your own work. What are you all doing gathered here?" Xiao Cuiying shouted at the servants.
The servants were startled and quickly left.
After all the servants had left, Xiao Cuiying looked at Jiang Yi and said, "I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good. You can not only treat people but also cook."
"Madame Xiao, you flatter me!" Jiang Yi said.
A cold smile appeared on Xiao Cuiying's face, but it quickly disappeared!
It was precisely because Jiang Yi lacked status that Xiao Cuiying looked down on him.
However, Jiang Yi still had some use for her, so Xiao Cuiying did not turn against him for the time being.
"I ask you, did you see Yanran become the eldest daughter of the Xiao family and want to remarry her?" Xiao Cuiying asked Jiang Yi directly.
Jiang Yi heard this and sneered.
Xiao Cuiying was truly looking down on people.
"If you don't speak, it's tacit admission!"
Xiao Cuiying stared at Jiang Yi and said indifferently, "I advise you to abandon any thoughts of remarrying. When Yanran becomes the head of the Xiao family, we will naturally not shortchange you. Once you get your benefits, you should leave the capital. Otherwise, I won't let you off."
Jiang Yi burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Cuiying asked.
"If I wanted to remarry her, I would have done so in Jiang Province long ago! There would be no need to wait until now. I already knew Ye Yanran was the eldest daughter of the Xiao family back in Jiang Province." Jiang Yi said.
"How can I believe your words?"
Xiao Cuiying said lightly, "I want you to swear that you will never remarry Yanran in this lifetime, or you will die a terrible death!"
Jiang Yi was speechless!
Xiao Cuiying was too ruthless to ask him to make such a venomous oath.
"Aunt..."
Ye Yanran suddenly walked into the kitchen.
Seeing Ye Yanran arrive, Xiao Cuiying's brows furrowed slightly.
"Aunt, my affairs with Jiang Yi are my private matters, and you shouldn't interfere!"
Ye Yanran's willow brows creased, and she looked very angry.
Between Jiang Yi and Xiao Cuiying, Ye Yanran would unhesitatingly choose Jiang Yi.
"Yanran, I'm doing this for your own good!"
Xiao Cuiying frowned and said, "Did you not hear what I just said?"
"I know, but you're not considering these things from my perspective! Aunt, I hope this kind of thing doesn't happen again, otherwise, I will cut off ties with you directly!" Ye Yanran said.