Lu Yinghuai only treats Yunling this way. If he encounters other young ladies, he will simply follow his heart, because he has no desire for them and therefore will not care too much.
He thought so, Lu Jiamin thought so, and Yun Ling naturally thought so too. Therefore, Yun Ling cares about him!
With this thought, Lu Yinghuai suddenly understood, and even the ginseng soup seemed incredibly delicious. He ate a whole bowl by himself without feeling tired of it.
Yunling, who was being talked about, felt that something was strange about tonight. Although there was a cool breeze blowing in from outside the window, she did not feel comfortable. Instead, she felt a little eerie and couldn't help but shiver. She had to pull the blanket over herself to feel more comfortable.
**
Before we knew it, autumn was approaching, and it was also the day that "Zhao Ye Qing" announced her last fashion show of the year.
Previously, because I lived in Dongtou Village, it took some time to get to the city, so I had to get up early. Now that I live in Pingli Lane in the city, I can naturally save some of the journey.
However, because this fashion show was quite grand and involved orders, everyone had a heavy burden on their shoulders. Therefore, they did not rest much. After packing their things, they quietly waited to the side, ready to receive Yunling's orders at any time.
If we're talking about tension, Yunling is second to none. She's already failed once, and she can't afford to fail twice. She didn't sleep a wink all night. Now that she saw Tang Ling and the others ready to go at any time, she didn't waste any more time. She dug out the fishing nets and cotton cloth and drove the carriage to Shengfu Restaurant.
Yun Ruoxia was not there, and Yun Ling only had one carriage. She originally planned to transport five people each time, in two trips, just like the first time at the brokerage. However, one of them suggested that they walk, since it wasn't far, and the others followed suit.
Yunling had intended to offer some advice, but then she remembered Pei Lin's previous remarks and realized that she should give them some freedom. So she didn't press them further and just told them to be careful.
Yunling drove the carriage toward Shengfu Restaurant, thinking that she would park the carriage in the restaurant's stables first, just like last time, and then have breakfast with Tang Ling and the others.
To everyone's surprise, Manager Zhou was already waiting at the restaurant entrance. When he saw Yunling, he excitedly waved to her.
"Good morning, young lady."
"Shopkeeper, you startled me! Why are you here so early today?"
Shopkeeper Zhou was beaming, his mouth agape, unable to close.
"Today is not the young lady's important fashion show day, so I thought I would come early to avoid losing my composure like last time and letting those servants at the back door make a ruckus."
Yunling understood immediately. She increasingly grasped the meaning behind the saying, "When you succeed, you only see good people."
"Thank you for your kindness, shopkeeper. Since Mr. Wu and the others haven't arrived yet, I'll take the ladies to have breakfast first."
"No, no, no, young lady, there's no need for that. Everything is prepared in the building."
Yunling's lips twitched. Although her business had brought considerable benefits to Manager Zhou, she had never received such good treatment before. The sudden kindness made her feel uncomfortable, fearing that the saying "unsolicited kindness is either a trick or a theft" might come true.
"Manager Zhou, this..."
"I was thinking that the young lady would be busy with this and that here, and would definitely not have time to have breakfast. Moreover, we don't know when this fashion show will end. If it is not finished by noon, she will inevitably go hungry."
Seeing that Yunling was still waiting at the door, Manager Zhou reached out to welcome her in.
"I don't know what you ladies prefer for breakfast, so I had the kitchen prepare some ordinary steamed buns, noodle soup, thick and thin noodles, fried dumplings, wontons, hot soup, porridge, broth, bone broth, mushroom soup. Whatever you want to eat, we have it all. There should be more than enough."
Yunling was ushered into the building. She saw that the ceiling and the surrounding area were covered with cotton cloth, which was neatly and tightly covered, even better than what Yunling had done before.
Passing through the screen, there is a large area in the hall where a wooden catwalk is placed. Underneath it, small tables and matching chairs are arranged in an orderly manner. Snacks and tea are placed on the tables, along with corresponding number cards. On both sides of the hall, there is a large ice basin filled with the fragrance of flowers, which spreads gently throughout the hall, creating a very elegant atmosphere.
"Young lady, is there anything else you need to purchase? I'll have someone arrange it right away."
"Thank you for your trouble, Manager Zhou. This is very good."
Seeing that Yunling was satisfied, Manager Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thanks to Yunling these past few days, their Shengfu Restaurant's business had been much better than before. More importantly, he had also made the acquaintance of a noble person from the neighboring city, which was incredibly beneficial.
It's probably because people always want to make amends to those they owe, so last night he specially arranged for the show to be well done, to make up for his previous indifference, hoping that Yunling would forgive him.
Yunling could roughly guess what was going on, but since this was a mutually beneficial matter, there was no need to fuss over it. She simply expressed her gratitude to Manager Zhou.
Tang Ling and the others arrived at Shengfu Restaurant shortly after. Following them, Wu, the shopkeeper, and others arrived pushing a wooden plank. Manager Zhou warmly invited everyone to have breakfast on the second floor first, and then they could go about their own business.
Last time, because we lacked experience and were busy pulling fishing nets, sealing cotton cloth, and setting up the show, we didn't have much time to do our makeup and hair. We did it so casually. Some people only did their makeup, some only did their hair, and only two or three people had both makeup and hair done.
This time I have more free time to make up for the regrets of last time.
Yun Ruoxia and Zhang Shi arrived after daybreak, accompanied by Yun's mother, Fan's mother, Bing Niang, and Fan's eldest sister-in-law.
"Ling-jie, given our relationship, you'll let me through the back door, right?"
"Grandma, you've become even more mischievous these past few days."
Old Lady Fan said happily:
“Ling’er, your grandma said your show is really amazing, it’s…it’s…it’s so popular that seats are hard to come by. We’ve never seen anything like it before, so we tugged at your aunt’s sleeve to come and see what’s going on. Is that alright?”
"It's no problem for family members, and besides, I need to trouble my two aunts to help my young ladies with their hair."
Bingniang and Sister-in-law Fan are busy embroidering panties and menstrual cloths every day. Even bras are embroidered by their own hands. Naturally, they want to see what the final result will be like. Now that Yunling has a request, they will do their best to help.
"Okay, let's go now."
"Thank you, aunties."
Yunling thought about going in with them to learn some martial arts, but just as she was about to leave, Zhang grabbed her hand.
"Ling-jie, wait a moment."
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