At this moment, Shen Changliu was not the only one who took in Yunling and Pei Lin's actions; Lu Yinghuai and Uncle Cao, who were standing on the third-floor corridor, were also present.

Uncle Cao looked at Lu Yinghuai and asked softly, "Brother Huai, this..."

"It's alright. Lingniang is here simply to discuss business; it's nothing important."

Uncle Cao didn't believe Lu Yinghuai's words. If it were really unimportant, then Manager Zhou wouldn't have been standing in the corridor watching over the days, as if he was afraid that the young lady would lose a piece of her flesh.

Uncle Cao joked, "But this young lady and the Pei family's son are childhood sweethearts. The way they moved, you saw them, was so natural and familiar. I reckon they usually..."

"Uncle Cao, you're probably overheated and your eyes are blurry. You should go back and find Minniang."

"Brother Huai, I'm doing just fine with you, why do you want me to go back and find Sister Min? Wait, no, you mean you want me to find Sister Min?"

Lu Yinghuai nodded.

Uncle Cao was puzzled again. Although Min-jie knew Lin-ge, their relationship was not very close. How could Lin-ge'er have his mind on Xiao Er-niang? Besides, the things he had been doing recently had nothing to do with Min-jie. So he had no idea why he was looking for Min-jie.

"Uncle, just have Min-jie prepare all the paintbrushes, paints, and paper she used to tinker with."

Uncle Cao suddenly realized, "Brother Huai, you want to find a talented painter to paint that... what, oden?"

Lu Yinghuai smiled, cleared his throat lightly twice, and continued:

"That little rascal, she's not that kind-hearted. She just wants someone to paint pictures on her own products, and she's just doing Manager Zhou a favor by doing him a favor."

"So Huai-ge'er found out about this too?"

"If you noticed, she said something like, 'Shopkeeper, do you know any talented painters?' instead of, 'Shopkeeper, you could have someone paint a picture of oden and hang it on the door to advertise it.'"

Now Uncle Cao knew, and was also surprised that Huai-ge'er would pay so much attention to Xiao Er Niang. If Xiao Er Niang and Lin-ge'er got together, this man would probably go crazy.

Uncle Cao, always eager for a good show, wanted to see what would happen, but he couldn't bear to see his young master disappointed, so he quickly abandoned the dangerous idea.

"So Brother Huai asked Sister Min for help, just in case Second Mistress can't find a female painter. Oh dear, if Second Mistress knew about the young master's intentions, she would definitely..."

"There's no need to tell her that I did it voluntarily, not to win her favor or become a moral constraint that would force her to love me. I will make her like me and have only me in her heart."

Lu Yinghuai had this thought, and Pei Lin below him also had the same thought. After the meal, once Yun Chu had paid the bill, he turned away from Gangzi and went to Yun Ling's side.

"Hey, you little bug, drive the carriage and take me to Qingxin Lane later."

"I'm busy."

"Hey, didn't you just say you were looking for some talented painter? I happen to know one. I treated him at his home in Qingxin Lane before. If I weren't acquainted with you, I wouldn't bother with you."

Yunling stepped out of the threshold, looked up at the sky, and asked softly, "Male or female?"

"Of course it's a man."

"Goodbye."

Yunling went straight into the stable, checked that the gauze shirts in the carriage had not been stolen, and then pulled the carriage out.

Pei Lin ran up again, her tone pouting:

"You're looking for female painters? No, oh, you bastard, female painters, women's only, you're just trying to find a way for yourself, and you're making it sound so high and mighty."

"What did I say? Hey, what I said sounded high-sounding?"

Pei Lin carefully recalled what the man had just said, and it seemed that what he said was quite normal, otherwise he would have noticed something was wrong at the time.

However, he did know one female painter, Lu Jiamin, who had been learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood. Her painting skills were exceptional. However, she was Lu Yinghuai's biological sister. If he introduced her to Yunling, it would inevitably bring Yunling and Lu Yinghuai closer together, which would be extremely disadvantageous for him.

"You didn't expect that, did you?" Yunling jumped onto the deck and laughed, "Hey, you shorty, do you know any female painters?"

"I don't know her! I... I don't know any female painter."

"If you don't know me, you don't know me. Why are you panicking? Are you hiding something, or are you hiding something behind your back?"

Before Pei Lin could retort, he heard Uncle Cao's laughter from behind him.

"Oh dear, the sunlight is so bright, even a ghost would have to hide in the shade."

"Uncle Cao? You're also dining at Shengfu Restaurant?"

"I came to Shengfu Restaurant today to discuss matters with the Chamber of Commerce. Brother Lin is here too."

Pei Lin nodded, called out to Uncle Cao, and when he didn't see Lu Yinghuai behind him, he plopped down on the other side of the carriage deck.

He was determined to have Yunling deliver it to him, and he also wanted to hear what the Lu family was really planning.

Yunling was naturally happy; seeing Uncle Cao meant she had one more person to ask him questions.

"Uncle Cao, do you know if there are any female painters in our city?"

Uncle Cao clicked his tongue, his brows furrowing immediately, and he adopted a thoughtful expression.

"Female painters... are quite rare. Learning to paint is like learning to read. Painting requires a lot of brush and ink, and even more paint. Usually, only young ladies from wealthy families like Xiao Er Niang can afford to learn."

"Uncle Cao, please don't tease us. Our Yun family is not like your Lu family. Lu family, hey, doesn't Young Master Lu have a younger sister? Does she know how to paint?"

Pei Lin's heart sank immediately. Damn it, this was the first time he had ever hated himself so much for not having a younger sister, because she only attracted wolves and tigers.

Uncle Cao was thrilled. He loved interacting with a clever young woman like Yunling. She could give him the answers he wanted without him having to guide her much. It was wonderful.

"Is the Second Sister talking about Min-jie? What a coincidence! Of the four arts of qin (a stringed instrument), chess, calligraphy, and painting, her painting is the most praised. When she was twelve, her imitation of a relic from the previous dynasty was so good that it was hard to tell the difference between the real and fake at an auction."

Yunling's eyes lit up. My God, isn't this the female painter of her dreams?

"Uncle Cao, may I ask her to help me with a set of illustrations? Name your price, as long as..."

"Are you stupid?!"

Pei Lin hurriedly grabbed Yun Ling, saying, "What do you mean by 'name your terms'? Is that something a human being would say? What if Lu Yinghuai said he wanted to marry her, and she actually agreed?"

“The Lu family has everything, so why are you saying such things? If you really want to express your gratitude for the Lu family’s help, why don’t you give Lu Jiamin a few sets of those novelties you made? That would definitely work.”