Chapter 253: When Ah Su appears, there are no flowers in the world

Zitan and Kou Shao looked at Jiang Jing's back. Kou Shao was straightforward and said, "Master Jiang, Shengjing is full of flowers, but please don't be dazzled by them."

Jiang Jing turned around and said, "When Ah Su appears, there are no more flowers in the world."

He instructed: "Take good care of her and say sorry for me. Time is running out, so I have to leave without saying goodbye."

Mingheng looked at the young master worriedly.

Jiang Jing said, "Do you remember what I said?"

Ming Heng clasped his fists and said, "I'll remember that."

Inside the room, Jiusu sat up and watched what was happening outside the window. It was close enough for her to hear. She laughed out loud and murmured, "What do you mean the moment I show up, there are no more flowers in the world? Am I a herbicide?"

She wiped away her tears with the ball of her little finger.

Separation is for a better meeting.

After seeing off her mother and brother, Jiang Nianyin came to Qiyuanyuan. She knocked on the door and saw Jiusu working on the blueprints.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Susu, if you need me for anything, just let me know."

"You came at the right time. Help me press the edge of the drawing." Jiusu said.

Jiang Nianyin looked down at the content on the map and asked curiously, "Are these roads to be built? Susu, you are really amazing. You know everything. I feel like a piece of crap compared to you."

"Nonsense." Jiusu raised his head and said angrily, "Don't say that about yourself, Nian Yin. Everyone is a unique star. Don't be ashamed of yourself. If you hadn't helped me press the blueprint, I wouldn't have been able to draw so fast."

The wind was howling outside, and the two stayed there until noon.

Straightening their sore waists, they performed the same movements and smiled at each other.

Jiusu said guiltily: "I'm so sorry, I'll treat you to milk tea."

By noon, there were fewer people in the bookstore.

The waiter was clearing the coffee and milk tea on the table. She nodded politely to the host. When she heard the host ask about Hu Baozhu, she said, "Sister Baozhu is in the private room on the second floor."

Jiang Nianyin looked at the bookstore and felt very relaxed.

She said, "Susu, I'll be waiting for you here reading a book."

Jiusu lifted her skirt and went upstairs in the direction indicated by the waiter. When she reached the innermost private room, she heard people talking. She lifted the curtain and saw an ambiguous scene.

A man held Hu Baozhu's hands with both hands.

Hu Baozhu noticed the gaze at the door.

The man quickly pulled his hand back.

Hu Baozhu nervously tucked her hair behind her ears and followed her boss out, explaining, "Boss, I'm sorry. I'll pay for him."

Jiusu raised his hand, signaling her not to be nervous.

“As the owner of this store, you have the right to let people into the store to read.

Just keep your eyes open and don't be deceived. I wish you happiness."

Hu Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief. After reporting what had happened in the bookstore in the past few days, the boss and Miss Jiang left. She walked into the box again and looked at the three or four cups of milk tea on the table.

She asked, "Are you going to Beijing after the New Year?"

Hearing this, Yuan Zexu sighed: "Maybe I can't go."

Hu Baozhu hurriedly caught up and asked the reason.

Yuan Zexu rubbed his hands, took out a worn prescription, placed it on the table, and explained: "My mother was sick, and in just one day, she spent half of my travel expenses."

"Ah? How could this happen?" Hu Baozhu looked worried. She took off the silver hairpin on her head and said, "Take this and exchange it for travel expenses."

Yuan Zexu was moved and promised: "I will come to see you when I pass the exam."

Looking at the man's hurried back, she sighed.

The next day, the store was not open yet.

He came.

Hu Baozhu opened the door and invited the frozen man in. She asked, "What happened? Come in and warm up. If you have any questions, just tell me..."

Feel the gravity coming from behind your body.

She stopped asking and quietly enjoyed the joy of being held by him.

Soon, everyone in the store came to work, and Hu Baozhu had to take them to the lounge.

Yuan Zexu cried with red eyes: "Baozhu, I really have nowhere else to go. I came to say goodbye to you. My mother's condition has worsened and I can't afford it anymore. I have to go to a brothel to sell my body..."

These words shocked Hu Baozhu greatly.

She hadn't expected him to choose this path, nor had she expected him to be so filial. "Isn't the silver hairpin from yesterday enough? How much silver will it take to cure it?"

Yuan Zexu held up three fingers, trembling all over, and said, "I need another three hundred taels."

"What!?" Hu Baozhu closed her eyes, unable to hide her shock. She took a deep breath. What kind of illness is three hundred taels? She said, "I don't have that much silver. Even if I borrow it, I'll be lucky if I can get ten taels."

Yuan Zexu said affectionately: "Baozhu, I don't want to leave you, can you save me?"

Hu Baozhu bit her lower lip tightly, racking her brains to figure out how to save her. Tears welled up in her eyes, her heart ached, and she said painfully.

"I, I want to help you too, but I don't have that much money."

"Baozhu, you can do it!" Yuan Zexu whispered, "I know a reliable gambling boss. As long as I mortgage this shop, I'll have money!"

Hu Baozhu refused without hesitation: "No, this store is not mine."

Yuan Zexu knelt on the ground, his face showing despair. His body was shaky and he muttered to himself: "Am I going to watch my mother suffer from illness? Am I really going to go to a brothel? Baozhu, I have fallen in love with you. I don't want to lose you, nor do I want to betray you. Can you help me? Just this once, I will pass the imperial examination and redeem this shop. Alternatively, you can ask your boss for some money. She has money and will definitely help me."

Hu Baozhu suppressed the pain and pulled her hand back.

Her face was pale. She said, "Give me a day and let me think of a solution, okay?"

Yuan Zexu said excitedly: "Thank you Baozhu!"

The rain and snow stopped.

The moon was high in the sky, and the ice on the ground was shining brightly.

Ming Heng investigated and finally tracked down a strange group of people in a gambling house. They had rough and fierce looks and acted like bandits.

Jiusu took the initiative.

She and Kou Shao dressed up as men and met up with Ming Heng in the gambling house.

"how's it going?"

Ming Heng said, "They were having a blast and declared themselves to be bandits from Yinshan."

Kou Shao looked around and suddenly saw something. She tugged at the young lady's sleeve and motioned her to look over. "Miss, isn't that the man who has a good relationship with Miss Hu?"

Yuan Zexu.

Jiusu saw him, and also saw Baozhu's older brother Hu Ming. Birds of a feather flock together. Did they actually know each other? She had a bad feeling.

Kou Shao speculated, "Miss Hu said her mother was seriously ill and she couldn't raise any money. Could it be that she was desperate and came here to gamble?"

Jiusu sneered, took Kou Shao and followed the two of them.

"He was chatting and laughing, hanging out with Hu Ming. He was completely different from the gentle and refined scholar he was in the bookstore during the day. Rather than saying he was desperate, this was his true self."

The wins and losses in the casino are ever-changing, some people cry, some people laugh.

Hu Ming had lost all night and was in a particularly depressed mood. He took advantage of a break to sneak out to urinate. On the way back, he became more and more angry and kicked the stones under his feet.

"What a damn bad luck! Why can't I win?"