After paying the money, Tian An left his address and asked the shop assistant to deliver the music to their door, and then they left the music shop.
Qin Yalan looked at Tian An with admiration, "An An, you are amazing! You saved more than a hundred taels of silver!"
Gu Jinyan also said: "Yes! This is the first time I know that you can bargain in a music shop."
Tian An scratched his head embarrassedly, "I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to actually work."
Qin Yalan sighed and said, "I don't even dare to think about it!"
Gu Jinyan nodded in agreement, she didn't dare to think about it.
Tian An said happily, "That's why people should have dreams. What if they come true?"
Qin Yalan and Gu Jinyan nodded in agreement, and suddenly felt that they were such spendthrifts! They had never thought of bargaining when buying things before.
The weather was cold, and the three of them couldn't just wander around the street, so they found a nearby teahouse to have tea and chat.
As soon as they arrived in the private room, Tian An and Qin Yalan couldn't wait to ask Gu Jinyan why she was in the capital.
Gu Jinyan blushed and said, "I will be coming of age after the New Year. My mother wants to bring me to the capital to hold the coming of age ceremony and by the way... by the way, to meet someone."
Tian An opened his mouth exaggeratedly, "Meeting? Sister Jinyan is getting married?"
Qin Yalan also asked with a gossipy look on her face: "Tell me quickly, which family is this young man from? Is he handsome?"
Gu Jinyan's face turned even redder. "I'm just planning to meet her. Even if it's successful, we won't get married right away. My mother promised to keep me for a few more years."
Qin Yalan said with envy: "It's good to have a mother. My father has a lot of trouble arranging things in this regard."
Hearing this, Tian An teased, "Sister Yalan, are you planning to get married?"
Now it was Qin Yalan's turn to blush. She twisted her sleeves and said awkwardly, "How could I have that?"
"No? Then why are you blushing so much?"
“I…I…”
Seeing Qin Yalan blushing and speechless for a long time, Gu Jinyan smiled and came out to smooth things over, saying, "An An, stop teasing Yalan. Tell me why you all came to the capital."
Seeing that Tian An's attention was diverted, Qin Yalan just breathed a sigh of relief and raised her teacup to drink tea when she heard Tian An say, "Sister Yalan's purpose for coming to the capital is the same as yours. As for me, I came here to escape disaster."
“Cough cough… cough cough…”
Seeing Qin Yalan choking, Tian An hurried to help her smooth her back, muttering to herself, "Sister Yalan, please go slower! It must be so uncomfortable to be choked!"
This caused Qin Yalan to look at her with resentment.
Gu Jinyan watched the two of them playing with an amused look on her face.
The three of them stayed in the teahouse for an entire afternoon, telling each other what had happened during the time they were apart. After hearing about what had happened to the two of them, Gu Jinyan felt worried for them.
"Thank goodness you're all safe."
Tian An said with a heartless smile: "It's all in the past. Why think so much? If you survive a disaster, there will be good fortune in the future."
Qin Yalan nodded. "Of course not. As soon as An An arrived in the capital, she bought a house with three entrances in the inner city. It's close to Mr. Zhao's academy and there's also a manor. Most importantly, she didn't spend much money yet. This is a great blessing."
When talking about the farm and house that Tian An bought, Gu Jinyan was envious and said, "An An is really lucky."
"So, doing good deeds can really accumulate merits. An An saved someone and was rewarded right after that." Qin Yalan said this and also recounted the story of the two of them going to the free clinic.
Hearing what the two had done these days, Gu Jinyan was also deeply touched. "Next time something like this happens, count me in."
Tian An turned to look at her, "Sister Jinyan is not going back to Dingzhou?"
Gu Jinyan thought for a moment and said, "I probably won't be going back in the short term."
"That's great. This way the three of us can get together more often." Qin Yalan said happily.
Then he thought of something and said, "Jinyan, why don't you draw patterns for An'an too! Your painting skills are so good, the velvet flowers you draw will definitely look beautiful."
"Patterns? Velvet flowers? What's going on? What did you two do? Tell me quickly." Gu Jinyan asked curiously.
Then Tian An and Qin Yalan talked about how they collaborated to set up a stall to sell velvet flowers.
Then Gu Jinyan took an exquisite box from Shiqin's hand behind her. When she opened the box, she saw a lavender lilac velvet hairpin lying inside.
Gu Jinyan looked at the two of them and said, "Is this the velvet flower hairpin you were talking about?"
Tian An took the box and carefully identified it, saying, "This is the one Sister Yalan drew a few days ago. I didn't expect that Sister Jinyan would buy it."
Gu Jinyan shook her head and explained, "I've only been in the capital these past two days, how would I know there were velvet flowers? This belongs to my cousin. She bought one a while ago, and after she brought it back, her sisters at home all clamored for it. It really upset my aunt, so while I was out today, she asked me to help buy a few more for them."
Tian An glanced at the sky outside and said, "Ah! It's already this late, I'm afraid they're all sold out! Can you report back?"
Gu Jinyan was also a little anxious. "This is the first time my aunt asked me to help her. She's probably going to be unhappy if I'm delayed. Are these velvet flowers so popular? Are they sold out by now?"
The two people opposite nodded in unison. Qin Yalan said, "This velvet flower invented by An An has a good meaning and is beautiful. The price is not expensive. Young ladies love it. The supply basically cannot meet the demand. The stall is sold out in an hour at most."
Gu Jinyan was shocked, "An An you are so amazing!"
Tian An said modestly, "Sister Yalan's patterns are still the most beautiful. How about Sister Jinyan, do you want to join us?"
Gu Jinyan said excitedly: "Is it possible? I have never done it before!"
Tian An and Qin Yalan looked at each other, then stood up and extended their right hand towards Gu Jinyan, "Welcome to join us."
Gu Jinyan was a little confused, but she still stood up like the other two, extending her hands to shake theirs. She also said, "It's my honor."
Since they are partners, they must help solve Gu Jinyan’s problems.
After Tian An asked Gu Jinyan how many velvet flowers she wanted, he asked Deng Xue to go back and get them. He also asked the waiter at the teahouse to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and immediately signed the contract with Gu Jinyan.
There were also two copies, one for each person to keep. It was also agreed that the patterns would be handed in every three days.
Soon, Deng Xue also brought the velvet flower hairpin.
After Shiqin took it, she found that there was an extra flower. Tian An smiled and said, "The one with the crabapple flower is a gift for your young lady."
"But I haven't prepared any gifts for you!"
Qin Yalan waved her hand cheerfully and said, "Well, we are so familiar with each other, why should we be polite?"
Tian An picked up the contract in his hand and shook it towards her, saying, "This is the best gift you can give us."
The three of them smiled at each other.
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