The He family's guest house was very quiet, with only the rustling sound of wind blowing through the leaves.
Qin Yao had already left without anyone noticing.
Fortunately, Liu Ji did not fall to death.
He lay on the bed, looking at the beam where she had been hung, with a look of reluctance and disappointment on his face.
If possible, he would like to go back to the inn with her now, do her laundry, cook for her and warm her bed!
But it was just a thought, as he couldn't climb over the He family's wall.
Remembering something, Liu Ji turned over and touched the hard silver ingot on the side of the bed. He picked it up, put it to his mouth and gave it two big kisses, feeling extremely at ease.
Before my wife left, she said that she would stay in the city for several days. With such a wise and brave wife in charge, he will definitely kill those two dogs!
That night, Liu Ji tossed and turned, too excited to sleep.
After finally making it until dawn, he packed his clothes, sent someone to tell his teacher, and then went out.
At this time, Qin Yao was still taking a nap in the room of the inn.
Song Yu had gotten up early, drafted a note, called the waiter, gave him fifty cents as a running fee, and asked him to help deliver the note to Fulong Commercial Bank.
While waiting for the reply, Song Yu had breakfast in the lobby. Seeing that it was almost time, he was about to ask the waiter to deliver breakfast to Qin Yao's room, when he saw a man in moon-white Confucian clothes and with a refined appearance walking out from the kitchen, carrying something in his hand and going up to the guest room on the second floor.
Song Yu shook his head violently and took another look. Apart from his elegant and refined temperament, the white-haired man was none other than his family's eldest master!
Song Yu was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that his master would look so handsome after dressing up.
Then he smiled knowingly and waved his hand, signaling the waiter to leave and there was no need to deliver breakfast.
“Boom boom boom!”
There was a knock on the door, and Qin Yao, who was lying on the bed, immediately opened her eyes, with a hint of sleepiness in them.
But he soon regained consciousness and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who?"
"Ma'am, I've brought you breakfast."
Liu Ji's voice came from outside the door. Qin Yao raised her eyebrows, quite surprised.
But then he thought again, he had just given him twenty taels of silver yesterday, so his behavior today was quite tactful.
"Come in, the door is not locked." Qin Yao got out of bed and dressed. She picked up a wooden comb to comb her long hair, tied it into a simple and neat bun, and inserted a snake hairpin. She looked heroic in the pink and white skirt.
Liu Ji pushed the door open and put the tray on the table, muttering, "You can't sleep without locking the door at night. What if you get robbed? Remember to lock the doors and windows next time."
After Qin Yao finished washing up, she sat down at the table with her arms and legs stretched out. She said "oh" perfunctorily, curious about what breakfast he had prepared.
It was a bowl of white porridge with green vegetables and minced meat, and two side dishes, a pair of hot and sour cucumber strips, and a pile of pickled mustard greens.
They all look like ordinary things, but they actually contain something extraordinary.
Liu Ji sat opposite her, helping to serve the porridge while saying, "Don't underestimate these two side dishes, but I asked the chef in the kitchen of Dengyun Tower for these hot and sour cucumbers."
"And this plate of pickled mustard greens, which I pickled myself, goes really well with porridge!"
Qin Yao glanced at him in surprise, "You're still pickling plums?"
Liu Ji nodded, "Isn't this to save some money? I can have a few more meals of pickled mustard greens and porridge."
Qin Yao didn't believe that he would starve himself. Most likely he did it to maintain his current image as a "poor and hardworking" student.
"Where are you planning to go?" Qin Yao asked while drinking porridge.
Looking at Liu Ji's "poor" outfit, it was definitely not for her to see.
Liu Ji chuckled, "Nothing can be hidden from your eyes, my lady. I'm going to go beat the dog."
"But I'm still worried that you might not be used to the food in the city, so I came here to prepare breakfast for you. I'll leave after you've eaten."
Qin Yao drank the porridge in the bowl in one gulp and put down the empty bowl. "Okay, I'm done, you can go now."
The sound of Song Yu's footsteps going upstairs was heard outside the door. It should be a response from Fulon Trading Company.
So she also had to go out and do some business.
Liu Ji didn't have such good hearing. He just felt that Qin Yao was chasing him away. He looked at her resentfully and said, "Then I'll leave?"
Qin Yao nodded, "Go away."
"Wait!" He was suddenly called again.
Liu Ji was delighted, "My wife, are you reluctant to leave me? Actually, it won't hurt to stay a little longer. The two dogs haven't left the kennel yet."
Qin Yao looked at him speechlessly and warned: "I advise you not to go too far."
The smile on Liu Ji's face disappeared instantly, and he said unhappily, "My lady, you are too contemptuous of me for saying this. Am I such a petty person?"
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows: Aren’t you?
Liu Ji curled his lips and caught a glimpse of Song Yu who had stood at the door without him knowing when. He said "oh" in response, turned around and walked away angrily.
But as soon as he turned around, all the emotions on his face disappeared, leaving only a gloomy look.
Song Yu glanced at it casually, and his heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
Is the moon-white man who has walked away really our master?
Turning his gaze to the guest room, the lady was eating the breakfast sent by the master, so, probably, possibly, that was his eldest master.
Song Yu walked into the room and asked tentatively, "Madam, what about the master?"
"Don't worry about him. What's the matter?" Qin Yao asked with a smile.
Song Yu paused, then reacted, suppressed his curiosity, and handed over the reply from Fulon Commercial Bank.
Qin Yao opened it and took a look. Jiang Wen asked her to meet him at Dengyun Tower in the evening.
"Go to Dengyun Tower. The standards are a bit high." Qin Yao shrugged and put down the reply.
In the past, he only ate in other restaurants. It seems that the host this time is not Jiang Wen, but most likely his employer Qiu Yan.
It just so happens that it would be more efficient to bring the Lady's Box and talk to Qiu Yan directly.
But it was still early, so Qin Yao finished the bowl of minced meat and vegetable porridge in front of her, and then took Song Yu to meet Manager Fang, who provided raw materials to the stationery factory.
The two sides got to know each other and discussed the price of the next batch of goods. Shopkeeper Fang cried poor and wanted to increase the price, but Qin Yao did not agree, and the talks between the two sides were somewhat unpleasant.
After leaving Shopkeeper Fang, Song Yu asked in confusion, "Madam, why don't you look for another timber merchant?"
Qin Yao smiled bitterly, "This Shopkeeper Fang is the least astute of all the timber merchants."
After hearing this, Song Yu realized that he had asked a stupid question. After thinking about it, he tentatively suggested, "If we increase the purchase volume, maybe Manager Fang will agree not to raise the price."
Qin Yao lowered her head to look at the maid's box in her hand which was covered with a gray cloth bag. Just now, Shopkeeper Fang had tried to lift the cloth cover several times to see what was inside, but she had blocked his attempts without saying a word.
When Manager Fang asked, she just said it was a new thing in the factory.
That is why, although the price was not agreed upon, the deal was not broken down either.
Qin Yao said calmly: "Now it depends on whether this new product can be favored by Qiu Yan, the owner of Fulong Commercial Bank." (End of this chapter)
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