Chapter 334 Throwing a Ball to Find a Marriage
After deciding to keep the statue of the God of Wealth, Deng Youning curiously asked about the signature on the gift.
However, the servant who brought the gift had no idea who it was from, as if it appeared out of thin air.
Han Xinxin and Han Xian carefully observed the statue of the God of Wealth.
The paper, ink and gold powder used for portraits are not commonly seen among the people.
I’m afraid it’s the King of Changle again?
Deng Youning and Ying Shi had already invited customers to come into the store to shop.
To celebrate the grand opening, Han Xinxin also held promotional events, and sold a lot of goods in one day.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yu had no idea what happened in the store afterwards.
He didn't stay there for long before returning to the Honglu Temple.
Ever since Li Tianzhuo learned that, by chance, Jiang Yu and the Han family rented the same shop together, he has been trying to win him over intentionally or unintentionally during this period of time.
However, it cannot be too obvious, so as to prevent him from noticing the clues and exposing the identities of Ningning and the Han family.
Xiangrongfang has been doing good business since its opening.
Jiang Yu is busy with official duties and rarely comes.
Usually, Han Xinxin and her maid are the ones who look after the store.
Han Xian's injury has almost healed.
When he has nothing to do, he will stay in the store and help Han Xinxin greet customers.
Deng Youning doesn't come here often, and the place she often goes to is still Changle Palace.
However, every time I went there, I couldn’t get any news from Li Tianzhuo.
As time went by, she began to feel that she was ridiculous.
Was all her persistence really wrong?
It was dusk again.
When she dragged her zombie-like body back to Xiangrongfang, Han Xian was the first to notice her and hurriedly welcomed her into the house.
"Tian Zhuo, there is still no news?"
Looking at Deng Youning's expression, Han Xian could guess what was going on.
She curled her lips, and her expression said it all.
Han Xian sighed, "He is deliberately trying to avoid you!"
Deng Youning understood this without Han Xian saying it.
"How about you deliberately act intimately with others to piss him off?"
Han Xinxin walked over with a cup of tea, talking as she walked.
This was the "good idea" she gave to Deng Youning.
Both she and Han Xian could feel that Li Tianzhuo's spies were watching them in the dark, and he knew everything they did.
So use this trick to piss him off and see if he can get anxious enough to come out on his own initiative?
Not to mention, Deng Youning actually agreed to Han Xinxin's seemingly unreliable idea.
"Okay, let's get ready. Tomorrow, I will throw the ball to find a husband."
"This will also increase customer traffic and visibility for our Ruyifang."
"Don't worry, my hydrangea will never hit anyone!"
Deng Youning spoke in a relaxed and lively manner, but Han Xian was not at all worried.
"If it hits someone, you won't really marry him, right?" Han Xian asked suspiciously.
"That's great, let's see if Prince Changle dares to come and snatch the bride!" Deng Youning raised his eyebrows, waiting for Li Tianzhuo to take the bait.
Everything they talked about in the store was heard by Li Tianzhuo's secret guards outside the store.
When Li Tianzhuo learned that Deng Youning and the others wanted to use this method to force him to show up, he was not in a hurry at all. He wanted to see, after he had made some arrangements in advance, which citizen would dare to catch the bouquet?
Sure enough, Deng Youning threw the bouquet for three consecutive days, but no one caught it.
This actually boosted the store's business a lot.
Han Xinxin's batch of mid-range goods is almost sold out.
She planned to use this place as a warehouse when she sold the high-end goods.
When Deng Youning threw the ball on the fourth day, the ball was caught by a man passing by.
The man was skilled in martial arts and used his lightness skills to fly into the sky and snatch the item away.
Seeing the ball fall into that man's hands, Deng Youning, the Han family, and Li Tianzhuo's people didn't know what to do.
Han Xian stepped forward quickly and tried his best to reject the man.
"My dear, when I throw the ball to find a husband, it means that only the one who is hit by the ball will be considered successful, not like you did, using light skills to snatch it away."
"It's so unfair to you to treat those ordinary young people who don't know martial arts!"
As soon as he said this, other ordinary people followed suit.
"Of course we are. We are just ordinary people. We don't have the skills to kill people."
"You are using Qinggong to catch the embroidered ball, which is unfair to us ordinary people!"
"If you really like this young lady, just come with us and wait for the hydrangea to fall on you."
Other people also rushed forward, as if the man who received the ball was entirely to blame.
The man was wearing a dark purple tight-sleeved suit, a bell tied around his waist, and his cheeks had the slight red color unique to the plateau.
He doesn't look like a Nanxin person!
"You are so unreasonable. I clearly snatched this hydrangea with my own ability. Why doesn't it count?"
"This thing is supposed to be for the best, why shouldn't I be considered the winner?"
He argued for himself and seemed to care about it.
When he spoke, the strong accent of Xilei Imperial City made Han Xian feel that this matter was a bit out of proportion.
It would have been fine if it had hit a Nanxin citizen, but unfortunately the opponent was from Xilei!
He turned his head and exchanged glances with Deng Youning who was standing by the stained glass window on the second floor.
Deng Youning shook her head at him, obviously wanting him to think of a solution. She must not marry him casually.
Han Xian put on a sophisticated smile and said to the man from the Western Fort:
"You can admit that you received the bouquet, but marrying a girl from our family is not as simple as just receiving the bouquet."
"How many people are there in your family? How do you make a living? How old are you? Do you have any good farmland or property?"
"You can't let my sister live a hard life with you after she gets married, right?"
After hearing what he said, many people who felt that they were in good conditions and could meet Han Xian's requirements also talked about their family affairs.
The people gathered here were mostly young men from wealthy families nearby.
The vast majority meet the requirements.
I wonder if the young man from Xilei is also satisfied?
I just saw him smiling calmly.
"I am not from Nanxin, and I do not have any property in Nanxin. However, after arriving in Xilei, my family's wealth ranks among the top three in the country!"
He said this with great pride, and he didn't seem to be bragging.
Top three in the country, what level is that? Second only to the royal family?!
Naturally, the people did not believe him.
But Han Xian believed it.
In Xilei, the third richest family is the Zhu family.
Recently, an envoy from Xilei will go to Nanxin to bring back Princess Jiaxiang.
Han Xian felt that the man in front of him was most likely from the Zhu family.
"According to what you said, if my little sister marries you, she will have to travel thousands of miles with you back to Nanxin, separated from her relatives and friends?"
The Western Prince hastily retorted, "No need, I can also stay in Nanxin."
Han Xian became interested and asked, "Do you have any legitimate business or land in Nanxin?"
"I am running a regular business in my family, and I just bought the property when I arrived in Nanxin two days ago."
"Oh, yes, it's the Yuan family mansion that was raided a few days ago."
As soon as the Yuan family residence was mentioned, everyone present became interested.
The house was too big, so even if it was sold at a low price, it would cost at least several thousand taels of silver.
Being able to take over that house, the financial resources of this Xilei Langjun’s family should not be underestimated!
Han Xian naturally understood this truth.
He exchanged glances with Deng Youning again.
This time, Deng Youning took the initiative to use Qinggong to fly out of the window.
She was an expert in martial arts, and with her fluttering clothes, she looked like a fairy from heaven descending to earth.
The young man from Xilei also stared at her with his eyes wide open.
I never expected that such a beautiful girl would have such high level of martial arts skills!
He was sure in his heart that he had grabbed the hydrangea very well!
"My daughter is polite."
"Please answer all the questions my cousin asked just now, including his name, age, and family members."
The young man from Xilei didn't think much about it and explained them one by one.
But when Han Xian listened, he felt that except for his age, all other information was false.
He said his name was Lu Zhaoye. The surname Lu was the surname of the eldest lady of the Zhu family. This Lu Zhaoye must have some connection with Mrs. Lu.
Judging from his age, Deng Youning felt that he was most likely the third son of the Zhu family and the cousin of Princess Jiaxiang!
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