Anle, the little chick, nodded like it was pecking at rice. "Ah, right!"
"Then what about the business you mentioned earlier—"
Anle interrupted with a grin, "Ah, we'll talk about this later. I'll send a formal invitation to your residence later."
Helsin understood the implication: don't discuss business in front of others; they'll come to him when the time is right.
Okay, then he'll wait.
He was quite looking forward to seeing what kind of business she would discuss with him.
When he was her age, he also started learning how to do business. Seeing this little girl seemed like seeing his younger self.
Yan Qingxue had no interest in listening to their business talk. After leading them inside, she busied herself with getting close to Qiao Zhishu.
The biggest surprise was getting her little cousin to come over; she never expected that her little cousin would bring her cousin and so many other friends.
She hadn't had such a lively atmosphere in a long time. Although she had only been confined here for a few days, it felt like a year. She couldn't stand staying at home and loved going out to have fun. So, being suddenly confined at home was a bit of a shock for her.
"Hehe, little cousin, why don't you and your cousin stay here for a few days? You can keep me company. I'm so bored. My mother won't let me go out and keeps me cooped up at home learning the piano. It's incredibly boring."
Upon hearing Yan Qingxue's words, An Ning seemed to have found a kindred spirit and began to talk freely.
"Yes, yes, learning the piano is so boring. I can't learn that stuff. I thought it would be a lot of fun, but I found it to be tedious and tasteless after I started learning it."
It's better to make friends and go shopping together. I brought you a lot of things, all new and interesting things I bought from Jincheng Commercial Street. You've been stuck at home these days, so you probably haven't seen what Jincheng Commercial Street looks like now. They've opened up so many shops there, with lots of delicious food and fun things to do. It's a pity you can't go out.
If you can go out, the two of us can go out and have fun together.
"Look at all these things I brought you!" Anning excitedly chattered as she pulled out the gifts she had brought.
As soon as the two plush toy bags were opened, Yan Qingxue excitedly pounced on them, screaming and making a complete loss of composure.
"What is this? It's so cute! It looks like a pig, but it doesn't look like a pig. What is this? Is it... a bear?" Yan Qingxue pointed at the Brown Bear with some uncertainty.
"That's great! I'm so envious that you can go and have fun. I want to go and see too! What's in this little cloth bag?" Yan Qingxue couldn't wait to open it herself.
“This is full of all kinds of candy. There’s a candy store on the commercial street, but you’ve definitely never seen candy like this before.” As An Ning was saying this, Yan Qingxue had already opened the package, unwrapped the paper packet, pinched a candy, and popped it into her mouth.
As soon as you open it, you can smell the wonderful aroma of strawberries.
Having tasted the strawberry candied hawthorn from the candied hawthorn stall on the commercial street, Yan Qingxue had gained some knowledge about strawberries.
"Hmm... strawberry?! Strawberry! This is strawberry-flavored candy? What amazing candy! Candy even taste like strawberry?"
"And these candies aren't hard at all, they're soft and fluffy, so delicious!" Yan Qingxue hurriedly stuffed two more into her mouth.
Helsin raised an eyebrow and glanced at An Ning and Yan Qingxue. "Snacks from Jincheng Commercial Street?"
Yan Qingxue brought over a bag of food, and although she was a little reluctant, she still politely placed it on the table. "Young Master He, haven't you tried any? Then please have a taste." As she said this, Yan Qingxue watched with a pained expression as Helsin pinched one and chewed it. Seemingly not satisfied with just one, he pinched another.
When Helsin picked up the third pastry, Yan Qingxue finally lost her composure. "Come, come, Young Master He, have some pastries. These are also from the commercial street that my mother and her family bought. They're red date cakes, and they taste quite good." Ever since Jincheng Commercial Street became famous, her mother couldn't resist the enticements of those wealthy women and went to Jincheng Commercial Street.
Goodness, her mother, who is usually so frugal, really spent a lot of money there, bringing back quite a lot of pastries and other treats, and sent some of them over to her.
Under the guise of rewarding her daughter who stayed indoors and practiced the piano diligently.
I heard that her mother spent three hundred taels of silver on that one trip to the shopping street. When her father found out, his face turned green, but he could only suppress his anger and not let it out. I guess it will take him a long time to recover from this internal injury.
Helsin wasn't interested in the plate of red date cake that Yan Qingxue pushed over. He had tried the red date cake a few days ago. It tasted good, but it was too sweet and would feel cloying if you ate too much. He didn't really like it. This one, on the other hand, was soft and fragrant, and the taste wasn't too sweet. It was a very easy snack to eat.
"This Jincheng Commercial Street is truly extraordinary." His family has made a lot of money doing business on Jincheng Commercial Street recently, and they estimate that they will be able to recoup their investment in a while.
His family's shop wasn't opened randomly; it was filled with all sorts of strange and novel trinkets, attracting many customers who came to hunt for bargains.
You absolutely couldn't make it work in a place like that, because all the shops there sell novelties. If something is too ordinary, it won't be popular and won't attract attention. So his treasure trove is also full of novel food and trinkets, but compared to this candy, it's still quite inferior.
"Young Master Yan, does your family also have a shop in Jincheng Commercial Street? What kind of shop do you have? What kind of delicious food do you sell?" Yan Qingxue asked with great interest, while pushing her favorite food in front of Qiao Zhishu.
"You eat too. My mother will have someone bring the dishes over later, and she'll definitely come over to check on things. When she arrives, make sure you behave well," Yan Qingxue reminded Qiao Zhishu, adding her own words of advice.
Qiao Zhishu: "..." What does this have to do with him? What is there for him to show?
Helsing smoothed the creases in his clothes and answered Yan Qingxue's question.
"It's nothing much, just some trinkets brought in from outside, like goat cheese and donkey-hide gelatin, and other tonics. I'll send some to your residence another day so Miss Yan can have a taste."
Anle paused in her movement as she reached for the candied fruit.
Huh?
What?
Goat cheese?
Donkey-hide gelatin?
Do you have something like this here too?
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