Chapter 112 Aren’t you going to visit a brothel?
With Pei Xingju's consent, Zhuang Wan took the first step towards his dream of becoming the richest man.
In fact, doing business was not a whim for her. In her previous life, her family ran a restaurant, but the restaurant had been lukewarm for more than ten years. At that time, she thought about inheriting the family restaurant after graduating from university and developing it well.
However, she died before graduation. Now, forced to come here to make a living, she has embarked on a new path in business, which she feels is a good start. Although she doesn't know if she can go back, if not, she will just live well here. As Lixia said, having a career and making a living in troubled times with your own abilities is a very cool and remarkable thing.
Zhuang Wan was so driven that she even pursued business in her dreams. In her dreams, her career flourished, and during a free moment, she attended an opera, where a wad of banknotes spilled onto the stage. The actor, a young man, twirled and danced amid the swirling bills, his eyes radiant, and he tossed his sleeves in a gentle thank you.
In the morning, Zhuang Wan woke up from her dream with a smile. She opened her eyes and looked at the curtains, feeling that the rest of her life was bright.
After breakfast, she took Jingzhe out. The first thing they did was to find a shop in a good location.
On the way, Zhuang Wan chatted with Jingzhe in a casual manner.
"How did you come up with the idea of flipping houses...oh, how did you come up with the idea of buying a house?"
Jingzhe sat in front of the car door, folded his arms, and looked forward: "I have money but don't know how to spend it, so I bought a house."
Zhuang Wan was confused, as if she had answered but also as if she had not answered.
"But your monthly salary is only so little, how can it be enough to buy a house?"
"The monthly allowance alone is certainly not enough," Jingzhe said, "there will be a lot of rewards for completing tasks on weekdays."
Zhuang Wan leaned over and asked quietly, "What kind of mission is so lucrative? Can you add me to the group?"
Jingzhe turned his head with a dangerous expression that said "You really want to know."
Zhuang Wan was embarrassed and waved her hands quickly: "No need, I was just joking."
The affairs of Xuanzhao Pavilion cannot be made public. It might be a mission like assassination, which she dare not do.
She patted Jingzhe on the shoulder and said, "If I were as rich as you, why would I still be a bodyguard? I would have quit long ago."
"I can't quit."
"Why?"
"Because I am your bodyguard." Jingzhe said seriously.
"Have you signed a lifelong contract to sell yourself?"
"No, the Lord did not ask us to sign any contract."
"Why not?"
"Because I am the master's guard."
"......oh."
Zhuang Wan found it difficult to understand this loyalty that was engraved in her bones, just as Jingzhe found it difficult to understand what she had grown up eating.
About a quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the East Market.
The East Market seemed to be a little more lively than usual today. When Zhuang Wan got off the carriage, he saw many people gathered in front of a restaurant, talking and discussing.
She stopped to watch for a while and asked the people next to her, "What are they looking at?"
"You don't know?" the man said, "People from Zuishenglou have come to our county."
"What kind of building is Zuishenglou?"
After he finished speaking, the man smiled ambiguously: "Why are you asking about this, girl? Zuishenglou is a place that men like to go to. It has nothing to do with you."
Oh, I see. It must be a brothel or something like that.
After a while, the crowd became agitated and jostled. Another group of people came out of the restaurant and evacuated the crowd.
"Quickly get out of the way, Miss Ningyan is coming out."
Zhuang Wan stood outside the crowd, standing on tiptoe to look, and indeed saw a beautiful woman coming out of the restaurant.
She had a graceful figure and wore a veil on her face, but the thin veil not only failed to hide her beautiful face, but instead added a bit of mysterious temptation to her beauty.
Her eyes moved gently, which immediately caused the crowd to boil.
Perhaps it was Zhuang Wan's illusion, but the gentle gaze unexpectedly met hers through the crowd, and seemed to pause for a moment. Then, the woman, supported by her maid, boarded the carriage.
“Miss Ningyan! Ah…it’s really Miss Ningyan! Miss Ningyan, don’t go!”
The carriage drove away, but the crowd continued to chase after it, screaming, like a group of flowing ants slowly moving towards the end of the street.
There were also some women who were watching the fun like Zhuang Wan. The expressions on their faces were completely different from those of the young men. They were very disgusted with the woman who had just appeared.
"Flirting in broad daylight, shameless!"
"Dressing like that, with even your arms showing, is really immoral!"
"Hey! All the people coming out of Liuli City are like this!"
After hearing these people's indignation, Zhuang Wan imagined a large-scale scene of star-chasing encountering anti-fans, and secretly found it funny.
After a moment, she said to Jingzhe, "Let's go."
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It was already late when they returned to Lihua Lane. As soon as Zhuang Wan saw the sky getting dark, she hurried to the kitchen to make lunch for Pei Xingju.
Since arriving in Hezhou, Pei Xingju hadn't been particular about food; he'd eat whatever Zhuang Wan cooked. Today, since he came home late, Zhuang Wan had only cooked him a bowl of noodles.
When the noodles were brought to the door of the study, he unexpectedly heard people inside talking about Liuli City.
"Liuli City is not far from Luyang County, just fifty miles to the west. But the strange thing is that this place seems to be isolated from the world. It is neither under the jurisdiction of Luyang County nor any other jurisdiction. Poor people can't get in, and rich people can't get out." Xue Gang said.
"Why can't you get out?" Pei Xingju asked.
Xue Gang said with a look of "you know what I mean," "Who wouldn't be tempted by a life of drunkenness and dreams? How could they bear to leave? Over the years, many wealthy young men from all over the country have fallen into this trap."
He said, "There's a saying in Liuli City: 'In this world of vanity, drunken dreams are born; fair faces smile, fair faces cry.'"
"What do you mean?"
"The 'Gorgeous World' naturally refers to the prosperity of Liuli City, and the 'Drunken Dream Life' refers to the Zuisheng Tower, the largest brothel within it. As for the 'Powder Faces Smiling, White Faces Weeping', perhaps it's a metaphor from a poet. The pink faces represent the brothel girls, who naturally smile when they get money. The white faces, on the other hand, represent the wealthy young men from aristocratic families, who squander their wealth on pleasure, leaving their families and children to be homeless. Some, even more tragically, end up begging on the Magpie Bridge. In short, this Liuli City is truly extraordinary. I spent two days there and almost lost my way back."
Pei Xingju paused in silence. He caught a glimpse of Zhuang Wan at the door and said calmly, "Come in."
Zhuang Wan brought the food tray in, placed it on the table, and bowed to Xue Gang.
She asked curiously, "Master Xue, have you ever been to Liuli City?"
Xue Gang was surprised: "Have you heard of this place too?"
Zhuang Wan: "I heard people talking about it on the street this morning."
"I see." Xue Gang thought for a moment and asked Pei Xingju, "When are you planning to go?"
"There is no time to lose, let's set off today."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Wan glanced at Pei Xingju in surprise, her heart tutting. He looked so serious, but she had never expected him to be so impulsive, and he hadn't even bothered to show it in front of her.
This glance had a deeper meaning, and Pei Xingju naturally noticed it.
He raised his eyelashes and glanced at me: "What are you doing?"
"Ah...nothing, nothing." After thinking for a moment, Zhuang Wan asked again, "You're going to Liuli City, can you take me with you?"
Pei Xingju frowned: "What are you going to Liuli City for?"
"Whatever you do, I'll do."
"Do you know what I'm going to do?"
Tsk! It’s installed.
Zhuang Wan asked directly, "Aren't you going to visit a brothel?"
Xue Gang spat out a mouthful of tea, coughed for a long time, and laughed stiflingly.
And Pei Xingju....had a complicated expression on his face.
"Isn't it?" Zhuang Wan blinked blankly. "When I was walking down the street today, I saw the girl from Zuishenglou from a distance. Don't you men all like her?"
"Nonsense!" Pei Xingju scolded after a long pause, "What are you doing in a place like that?"
"Go and have a look."
She'd read too many time-travel novels, and there were always scenes where women disguised themselves as men and visited brothels. What other time-travelers had, Zhuang Wan wanted to have too.
"I'm really just going to take a look," Zhuang Wan said. "Don't worry, I won't disturb you. When we get there, you can do your own thing and I'll just go shopping. Besides..."
She continued, "I heard that Liuli City is prosperous. I'm going to see if there are any other business opportunities."
Over there, Xue Gang was having a hard time suppressing his laughter: "I think you should let her go, otherwise she will be worried."
Zhuang Wan was baffled by this, but nodded in agreement and looked at Pei Xingju hopefully: "I can dress up as a man. Oh, I can be your servant. How about that?"
Pei Xingju's face darkened for a moment, and he said, "I did go to Zuishenglou, but I didn't go to..."
"I know!" Zhuang Wan responded quickly, "You have something important to do."
Who doesn't say this when visiting a brothel? This excuse is so overused!
Pei Xingju looked at her with a slightly strange look in his eyes: "Do you really... want to go with me?"
Zhuang Wan nodded vigorously.
After a moment of silence, Pei Xingju said, "It's not impossible for you to go, but you must follow me closely and not run around."
"I know!" Zhuang Wan was happy.
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