After the Thousand Autumns Festival, the Colorful Glass Workshop rose to fame.

Orders poured in.

Some people are ordering tableware, and some are ordering gifts.

That month, they achieved a profit of 200,000 taels.

Xiao Qingyin, Ji Yunhua, Yi Shuihan, and Ouyang Xiuqi decided to share the profits to celebrate.

Xiao Qingyin received 70,000 taels.

He couldn't stop smiling.

As she happily counted the silver notes, Yi Shuihan handed her a thick stack of notes.

Xiao Qingyin was stunned.

"You want me to count for you?"

"No, this is for you."

"ah?"

Xiao Qingyin was completely bewildered.

This stack of silver notes was only slightly less than hers, clearly representing all the dividends Yi Shuihan received this time.

He didn't want a single penny, and gave it all to her?

She counted out ten thousand taels and handed the rest back to him.

"The arithmetic textbook is only 10,000 taels."

Yi Shuihan did not answer.

He smiled and said, "The rest is my consultation fee. Qiu Lie, you saved my life, and I haven't paid you for the consultation yet."

"That's not necessary."

Xiao Qingyin took out a hundred-tael silver note.

"One hundred taels is enough."

"My life is worth this money."

Xiao Qingyin remained silent.

Didn't Yi Jiu say that Yi Shuihan was broke? Why is he acting like a rich young master now?

Ji Yunhua leaned closer.

"If you find the money too hot to handle, you might as well give it to me."

Xiao Qingyin rolled her eyes at her.

"You wish."

Seeing that Yi Shuihan insisted on refusing, Xiao Qingyin had no choice but to accept it.

Consider this as a prepayment for the textbooks; we won't charge Yi Jiu for the remaining three English textbooks.

Anyway, the money for Yi Jiu to buy textbooks was given by Yi Shuihan.

"Let's have dinner together later."

Ouyang Xiuqi suggested.

"It's my treat."

"Brother Ouyang is very generous."

Ji Yunhua smiled.

Ouyang Xiuqi said embarrassedly, "His Majesty really liked that golden dragon. When he learned that I was in charge of its production, he gave me an official title."

"Wow, congratulations! What official position do you hold?"

"Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial".

"sharp!"

Ji Yunhua gave a thumbs up.

Ouyang Xiuqi blushed with embarrassment at the praise.

"It's all thanks to His Majesty's grace, there's nothing amazing about it."

"The position of Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies sounds like a lot of fun. You can entertain envoys from various countries. It would suit you quite well."

"Really?"

"Of course, you're very good at socializing, so you'll definitely do well. You might even be promoted to Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies soon."

Ouyang Xiuqi immediately felt greatly encouraged.

"Thank you for your encouragement. I will definitely do my best."

The four held a debriefing meeting, planned the production and sales for the next month, and then went to Dingshengxuan for a meal.

Ouyang Xiuqi and Ji Yunhua chatted happily.

Xiao Qingyin and Yi Shuihan both fell silent.

One of them remembered what Yi Jiu had said last night, that Yi Shuihan liked her, and didn't know how to face him, so she just kept eating.

Seeing that the other person was reserved, one of them felt a little annoyed and just kept drinking tea.

After the meal, Ouyang Xiuqi was reluctant to part with Ji Yunhua and wanted to ask her to go shopping.

Xiao Qingyin couldn't wait to pull Ji Yunhua into the carriage.

Why are you in such a hurry to go back?

As soon as he got in the car, Ji Yunhua asked.

"I had too many banknotes in my pocket, and I was afraid of being robbed."

Xiao Qingyin said casually.

Ji Yunhua was skeptical.

Xiao Qingyin breathed a huge sigh of relief.

It's so good that I don't have to face Yi Shuihan.

She almost suffocated just now.

This marriage arrangement needs to be called off as soon as possible.

But how to back down without hurting feelings is the question.

They were still running a glass workshop together, and the business was just starting to look promising. She was a little reluctant to give it up like this.

It's best to annul the engagement peacefully if possible.

She kept thinking about this all the way back to the Yun residence, when she saw Yun Zhao with a bloody head.

"What happened?"

She exclaimed in astonishment.

"The hero who saved the damsel in distress got beaten up."

Yun Shu said succinctly.

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

She went back to her room, retrieved the first-aid kit, and helped Yun Zhao stop the bleeding and bandage his wound.

The injuries weren't serious, but they looked rather horrifying.

There was a deep cut on the right cheekbone that required eight stitches.

"There might be traces left here."

Xiao Qingyin said regretfully.

Yun Zhao was originally very handsome, but this scar made him look a bit like a bandit.

"It's okay, I'm not a girl."

Yun Zhao wanted to laugh, but accidentally aggravated her wound, so she had to keep a straight face.

Yun Shu asked Xiao Qingyin, "Do you know who the beauty my brother saved is?"

"have no idea."

"It's that Qiu Sanniang."

Yun Shu replied.

Xiao Qingyin was surprised.

"Doesn't she always have bodyguards with her?"

"She only has eight guards, while that playboy has more than thirty thugs. How could she possibly win?"

Yun Shu pouted.

"If it weren't for our help, she would definitely have been taken away by that playboy."

"Which family's纨绔 (playboy/spoiled brat) is he?"

Han suddenly asked.

"have no idea."

Yun Shu shrugged.

"We've never seen it before."

Mr. Han was a little worried.

"Was that spoiled brat badly injured?"

If they didn't manage to snatch the person, fine, but if they were also beaten up, they definitely wouldn't let it go.

Yun Shu fell silent immediately.

Han's face darkened.

"You injured someone?"

“Grandmother,” Yun Zhao said with a look of shame, “it wasn’t Xiao Shu who hit him, it was me. I broke that纨绔’s right leg.”

"Why……"

Han didn't know what to say.

Acts of bravery are a good thing, but it can be quite upsetting if they lead to trouble.

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