Chapter 12: Three Handsome Men

Is there anything happier than being fed by someone? Yes, being fed by your sweetheart. Chi Mei happily held the cup and gulped down the coconut juice, his heart melting with bliss, both joyful and proud. It’s great to have a gentle and considerate partner. The most popular females in the ocean are not as good as Jiang Yang. It’s so lucky to be caught and brought onto the ship.

The sea dog-fish’s tail swayed on the water surface, creating an enchanting ripple of red that slowly emerged from the water.

Jiang Yang looked closely and felt this red looked somewhat familiar. She picked it up with the peacock feather. An exquisite handkerchief dripped water along the feather.

“You kept it?” Jiang Yang said with a smile.

Chi Mei drank two big coconuts in a row and let out a satisfied belch. Seeing Jiang Yang pick up his cherished handkerchief, he immediately snatched it back, blushing as he held it to his chest. “You… you said you gave it to me.”

“Look how nervous you are, it’s just a handkerchief, I’m not going to take it back.” Jiang Yang suddenly raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, “You seem to really like phoenix flowers?”

Chi Mei suddenly blushed. “How did you know?”

Actually, from the day Jiang Yang casually threw the handkerchief to him, he had wanted to ask. He hadn’t said anything at all, so how could Jiang Yang accurately guess his thoughts?

Jiang Yang said, “Although you didn’t say it out loud, your eyes did.”

Being reborn into a large family clan with a complex population has its perks of eating, drinking and enjoying, but other things are rather troublesome, such as interpersonal interactions. You need to deal well with relatives, guests, older and younger brothers, and even the head servants.

Ancient people were also more reserved in their speech, like in the TV drama “Legend of Zhen Huan”. There were hidden meanings in words, daggers hidden in smiles. A single glance could represent a layer of meaning.

When watching palace dramas, Jiang Yang would self-deprecatingly say that with her IQ, she definitely wouldn’t last three episodes in there. After transmigrating, she was immersed in the struggles within the large family and learned it bit by bit. She could be considered barely passing.

So in front of Jiang Yang, the little glances that Chi Mei thought he hid well were no less than loudly reading in a library, clearly exposed.

Chi Mei lowered his head, his wet heavy hair hanging down and blocking his eyes, making it impossible to see his gaze, but his lower face was unusually fair and delicate.

Jiang Yang thought his little thoughts had been exposed and he was feeling embarrassed. She used the soft peacock feather to brush the smooth and delicate arc of his chin. She thought she would see Chi Mei’s embarrassed little glance, but when Chi Mei raised his head, his eyes were bright and moist with a watery glow. His face, like carved white jade, was breathtakingly beautiful, but there was no trace of the little fluster of being exposed, instead his eyes were slightly widened, filled with stupid amazement.

Jiang Yang: “……” She had overthought it, how could this stupid fish be embarrassed?

“Jiang Yang, you’re so smart, you can actually see it from my eyes. I didn’t even know my eyes could talk. How did you do it? That’s too amazing.” The light of the summer evening was so blazing hot it seemed unreal. Shining on his deep eye sockets, Chi Mei couldn’t help but praise. No wonder she’s the woman he chose!

Jiang Yang helplessly chuckled. Although being crazily boot-licked by a stupid fish with low IQ was like the last place complimenting the second-to-last place for good grades, it wasn’t something worth boasting about, but…… She had successfully pretended in front of him, it felt great!

Jiang Yang stood up with a sense of superiority. “Want more coconut juice?”

Chi Mei nodded frantically. “Yes.”

“Okay, I’ll go buy some for you.” Jiang Yang walked out briskly.

“Jiang Yang, I’ll wait for you! Come back soon!” The stupid fish’s voice came from the room.

“I know.” Jiang Yang felt her body. She did have silver, but the loose change was all used up. She had to go back to her room for some change first.

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“For men of humble origins like you, it’s a life of hard labor. Being chosen by the Second Miss is your blessing. Serve her well, and you won’t lack for silver. If you satisfy the Second Miss, she might even take you back to the Jiang family. That would be a meteoric rise. Not only would you enjoy wealth and honor, but your whole family would be shielded. Take out all your tricks, understand?”

Lan Qian arrogantly said to the three Narong men.

“Understood.” The three Narong men listened submissively with their heads lowered, as gentle as lambs.

Lan Qian nodded in satisfaction. These three men were carefully selected by her and the first mate. Not only were they good-looking with great physiques, they also understood some of their country’s language.

Although these men’s appearances weren’t as enchanting as the top courtesans in the brothels, the first mate was right. Dark-skinned beauties had their own unique charm. Lan Qian had been by Jiang Yang’s side for many years and understood her tastes. She was quite confident in the men she chose.

“Alright, come with me.” Lan Qian brought the three dark-skinned handsome men onto the ship.

The sailors on the ship who weren’t on leave yet saw this scene and all joked, “Sister Lan has good taste, even bringing them on the ship.”

“Don’t tease, these are offerings to the Second Miss.” Lan Qian smiled.

Jiang Yang was of a noble status and naturally couldn’t be allowed to go ashore to find men herself. That would be too degrading. A great family needed to have a great family’s style. Men had to take the initiative to serve her.

Hearing they were prepared for Jiang Yang, the sailors didn’t dare joke anymore and became concerned about their own important matters.

“Why aren’t those people back yet? When is it my turn?”

“Sigh, we’ll have to wait. Next time I won’t draw lots. I always lose when drawing lots and end up in the last batch every time.”

“The Second Miss is so lucky.”

Chi Mei was obediently lying at the edge of the bucket, waiting for Jiang Yang to bring coconuts back for him. Even his tail was ramrod straight. Suddenly, he heard the people on the deck discussing Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang? What happened to Jiang Yang? Why do they say she’s lucky?

Merpeople had good hearing, but it greatly diminished out of water. Chi Mei wanted to hear everything related to Jiang Yang. He stretched half his body out of the bucket, preparing to listen more carefully. Suddenly, he heard Lan Qian’s voice not far away.

“Our Second Miss has a good temper and is generous. As long as you serve her well and don’t act up in bed, I guarantee your family won’t have to worry about food and drink for several years.”

Bed? Bed!!! The alarm bells rang in Chi Mei’s head.

“Yes.” A man’s voice came.

Why are there men?! And three men! And men who reek of a stench his nose can smell from afar!

Shocked, Chi Mei flapped his fishtail, wanting to open the window and see what men they were and where they were going.

Chi Mei’s room happened to be three floors below Jiang Yang’s. For Lan Qian to bring the dark-skinned handsome men into Jiang Yang’s room, she had to pass by Chi Mei’s door, and her voice became clearer and clearer.

“By the way, the Second Miss likes men with a sense of fun, don’t be like a dead fish.”

“Got it.”

A sense of fun? So Jiang Yang likes men with a sense of fun. No, Chi Mei’s slow wit came online. That woman Lan Qian was going to find men for his Jiang Yang.

Not allowed! He absolutely won’t allow it!

Chi Mei frantically flapped his tail fin. The huge splash in the bucket was like a small tsunami, but it was all in vain. No one would pay attention to a merman locked in a deserted room. Only Jiang Yang would come to accompany him every day and relieve his boredom.

Seeing that his efforts got no response, Chi Mei retracted his tail fin, which was injured and damaged from flapping too hard.

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Jiang Yang opened the drawer to find some loose change. Sigh, she was really too rich. There were big heaps of gold ingots, but it was really hard to find change.

Looking up, she saw Angry Bird staring at her with a resentful look.

Jiang Yang smiled and violently ruffled the bird’s head. “Alright, I’ll bring you back some good food later too. Hmm, how about deep-fried silkworm pupae?”

Angry Bird’s brow furrowed even more angrily.

“You don’t like it? Then how about deep-fried big spiders?”

“Coo!” Angry Bird unusually responded for once.

“Ah, I was just joking, but you really like it?” Jiang Yang was surprised. This bird had really picky tastes.

“Second Miss.” Two knocks sounded from outside, and Lan Qian’s voice rang out.

“Come in.” Jiang Yang had no guard up and lowered her head to look for money.

“Second Miss, we finally reached shore. The sailors all went down to experience exotic customs.” Lan Qian’s voice came from behind.

“Mm.” Jiang Yang responded offhandedly, focused on finding money.

“This servant also brought some back for you.”

“Mm, hmm?” Exotic customs? What exotic customs? Jiang Yang turned her head and was greeted by three dark-skinned, big-chested handsome men. “What the f–”

Jiang Yang’s mind went blank. Although the three dark-skinned, big-chested handsome men were still two steps away from her, being surrounded by a bunch of sturdy, big chests made Jiang Yang feel like her face was already buried in these dark-skinned beauties’ chests, unable to breathe.

“You… you… you…” Jiang Yang pointed at Lan Qian with a trembling finger, looking at her gratified smile, and asked, “What are you doing?”

“Experiencing exotic customs.” Lan Qian narrowed her smiling eyes with a ‘you know’ expression.

Jiang Yang was silent for a moment, looking at the three dark-skinned handsome men in front of her. Not only did each of them have a super top-notch physique, their appearances were also uniquely charming. One had dark skin and white hair, with a tough and stubborn look, like a little black panther. Another had dark skin and black hair, but soft features, giving off a gentle male mommy vibe. The other also had dark skin and white hair, with features slightly inferior to the male mommy, but his eyes were shy yet bold, constantly exuding a coquettish sexiness.

It was clear that Lan Qian had really put in a lot of effort to find men for her. But… although her reputation for being a spendthrift was well-known, she had only gone out to sea once and wasn’t that thirsty yet.

Also…

Jiang Yang was both helpless and angry. “Why three?”

One was already very sufficient, sister. Three? You really think highly of me.

Lan Qian’s eyes widened slightly. “Hmm? Wasn’t this what you meant, Second Miss?”

Jiang Yang: Spreading rumors is illegal, don’t talk nonsense.

“When did I ever tell you that?”

Lan Qian was full of confidence. “You just brought three coconuts back to the ship and deliberately gave me one. Wasn’t that to remind me to find three?”

Jiang Yang and her two idiots

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