Chapter 35

When Luo Chaoyan and Su Qian were going downstairs, they ran into Gu Xinyu and Liang Qianyi who were about to leave in the corridor.

Liang Qianyi looked proud, raised the book in her hand, and said proudly: "I said that some people are not suitable to come to this Xiangsulou."

"What do you mean!" Su Qian glared at her.

Liang Qianyi said, "Didn't I make it clear? What I meant is that you illiterate people are not worthy of coming to this Xiangsulou."

Luo Chaoyan was a little speechless and said, "Miss Liang, I think a so-called restaurant is just a place to eat and stay. As long as you can afford it, it's fine."

"Hmph! You are indeed full of the smell of money and vulgar!" Liang Qianyi said disdainfully.

"You sound so elegant!" Su Qian mocked, "Liang Qianyi, what are you so proud of? The book in your hand was won by Miss Gu, not by you. If you are really talented, you can surpass her talent. If you do that, I promise that I will never set foot in any place you pass by. How about that?"

"You..." Liang Qian glared at her angrily.

The maid next to Gu Xinyu said, "Miss Liang is good friends with our lady. She is also a disciple of Master Le Xin. She is very good at poetry and songs. She is not like you illiterate ladies. Miss Liang, let's go and not bother with these people, so as not to become as vulgar as them."

Liang Qianyi's expression turned from gloomy to bright after hearing this, and he said, "You are right, let's go and not bother with these vulgar people."

"Wait!" Luo Chaoyan stopped the two people who were about to leave. She is angry! She wants to fight back. Isn’t it just copying the poem and couplet? Will she be okay too?

"Pineapple, go ask the shopkeeper to come over."

Pineapple nodded when she heard that and trotted down the stairs to look for someone.

Luo Chaoyan looked at Gu Xinyu and the others and said, "I have a couplet here. If the two girls can match it, I will never set foot in this Xiangsu Building again. If you can't match it..."

Liang Qianyi said disdainfully: "If we can't figure it out, we will never set foot here again!" She didn't believe that she, an uneducated person, could come up with any couplet.

Luo Chaoyan smiled, "Great! Then let's settle it this way?" She looked at Gu Xinyu. In fact, she hopes that people won't always try to gain a sense of presence in front of her. Having Huo Rui was enough to annoy her.

Gu Xinyu has always been confident in her talent and said, "It's a deal."

The shopkeeper of Xiangsulou walked up to them and asked, "What can I do for you, gentlemen?"

"Boss, I also have a couplet here, but I have been having trouble thinking of the second line, so I want you to post it for me so that talented people from all walks of life can try to come up with a match. If anyone can come up with a match, I can give him two hundred and fifty taels of silver," said Luo Chaoyan.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "Sir, are you serious?"

Luo Chaoyan nodded, "Of course!" Then she asked Shu Lan to take out the silver bill and give it to him.

The shopkeeper agreed with a smile.

Luo Chaoyan coughed lightly and said, "Listen carefully, my first couplet is: Wangjiang Tower, looking at the river flow, Wangjiang Tower looks at the river flow, the river flow is eternal, and the Jiang Tower is eternal!"

The shopkeeper touched his chin and praised: "Sir, this couplet is very good."

Gu Xinyu frowned and looked at Luo Chaoyan. Was it really her who came up with this couplet? Her mind was working rapidly, but she couldn't think of a good second line for a while.

Luo Chaoyan was delighted to see this, hum! Let you say I am vulgar, let you say I can't read! I'll let you rack your brains. This is an eternal truth. It would be strange if you could get it right.

Su Qian quietly walked over to her ear and whispered, "Sister Luo, judging from their expressions, this couplet is difficult?"

"Hehe! Anyway, they can't think of the second line for the time being." Luo Chaoyan said.

The shopkeeper thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of an answer, so he asked someone to write the first couplet and hang it up.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I will go and tell the guests here about this."

Luo Chaoyan nodded.

The shopkeeper walked to the center of the stage.

The people present thought that something interesting was going to happen, but they heard the shopkeeper say, "Dear guests, a lady here has come up with a couplet, and she said that if the guests present can come up with the second couplet, she will reward them with 250 taels."

Everyone was shocked! Just now, I was upset about not being able to match the shopkeeper's couplet and missing out on Mr. Nanshan's book. If I had the chance to get real gold and silver, how could everyone present not be excited. .

However, when the shopkeeper asked someone to put up the couplet, they were dumbfounded.

"Wangjiang Tower, looking at the river flow, from the Wangjiang Tower, looking at the river flow, the river flow is eternal, and the Jiang Tower is eternal!"

"this……"

"This is even harder than what the shopkeeper came up with!"

"Yeah, who can tell the difference?"

Not only the people present, but even Gu Xinyu was a little annoyed at this moment. She shouldn't have underestimated the Luo family. I think it might be the couplet from Lord Huo.

Liang Qian noticed that she was frowning and was a little worried: "Sister Gu?"

Su Qian smiled and said, "So, could it be that even the famous talented woman in our capital has her downfalls?"

Liang Qianyi defended, "It's just a couplet. Just wait and see. Sister Gu will definitely be able to come up with it."

"Really? Then we'll just have to wait and see."

Su Qian asked the waiter to prepare an incense burner and a stick of incense, and said, "It's been a while since we came out. Let's be generous and give you one stick of incense. If you can get it right within one stick of incense, we lose. If you can't, I hope you'll keep your promise!"

Half an incense stick of time had passed, and Gu Xinyu still couldn't figure it out.

When she saw Luo Chaoyan's determined expression, she knew she had lost.

"I lost."

Su Qian scratched her ears and said in disbelief, "Miss Gu, what did you just say?"

Liang Qianyi knew that she was deliberately humiliating Sister Gu, and said, "You obviously heard it, why are you pretending to be deaf?"

Su Qian said, "Okay, I hope you will keep your promise."

Gu Xinyu looked at Luo Chaoyan and said, "Do you know the second line?

Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "I guess I know it." In modern times, you can just search on Baidu and it will come up.

"Girls, I hope you will keep your promise. I also hope that after this incident, you will understand that there are always people who are better than you. People should not be too confident or feel too good about themselves, otherwise they will easily fall."

"What's the second line?" Gu Xinyu ignored her ridicule. She just wanted to know what the second line that stumped her was.

Su Qian thought Luo Chaoyan didn't know the second line, so she quickly chimed in, "Why are you two so shameless? Are you trying to deny it?"

Liang Qian stamped her feet in anger, "Sister Gu, let's go."

Seeing the two annoying people leave, Su Qian happily cast an admiring gaze at Luo Chaoyan: "Sister Luo, did you see Gu Xinyu's frustrated expression? It's so funny."

"This is the first time I've seen her act like that! Oh! Right! A lost dog! It's really satisfying. Humph! Let's see if she dares to call herself a talented woman and look down on others with arrogance in the future."

Yes, I hope she won’t jump around in front of her anymore after this! Luo Chaoyan thought to herself.