Seeing that Fu's mother looked like she wanted to hug and kiss Zhao Cheng, Zhao Wu smiled dismissively, thinking to himself, "What's so special about this?"
Our master has plenty of ideas for running a brothel!
In my master's words, that's called a routine!
Having been to many places like Heaven on Earth, even Zhao Wu would shake his head at the activities offered here.
Madam Fu didn't dare to delay and quickly went to do the preparations, while Zhao Cheng politely drank with the young men who came to offer toasts.
If this were in Yanchuan, Zhao Cheng wouldn't have time to deal with these people, but now that he's in Qingdong City, he has to give Xiao Luomu face, right?
Xiao Luomu understood Zhao Cheng's intentions and mediated between them, preventing those people from drinking excessively with Zhao Cheng.
Soon, the lights in Cuifang Tower dimmed, and lanterns of varying intensity lit up the stage, mainly in red.
An old pimp walked onto the stage and began to explain the upcoming activities.
Upon hearing that the tipping feature had been added, the guests not only didn't complain that the establishment was taking advantage of the situation to charge more, but they were also incredibly excited, clamoring for the aspiring courtesans to come out quickly.
Most people who come to the brothel are willing to spend money, and after a few rounds of drinks, they get even more tipsy. They automatically filter out the pimps' words about needing to spend money and only remember the key point: the top-ranked guest can spend time alone with the prospective courtesan.
The young men who came to offer toasts all found seats and set up tables. Those without seats stood next to Zhao Cheng's table with bottles of alcohol in their hands, making Zhao Cheng feel as if he had stepped into a bar from his previous life.
The first girl to go on stage performed a rather uninteresting piece on the guqin. The melody was gentle and soothing, like a clear spring or a babbling brook, making the listener feel drowsy.
Zhao Cheng shook his head inwardly, thinking that Madam Fu's management of the brothel was still a bit weak. The first performance was the opening act, which should be lively and create an atmosphere. She shouldn't have chosen such a calm and uneventful program.
To be honest, the girl playing the guqin was quite pretty, with delicate features and a charming girl-next-door vibe, but the guests' reaction was lukewarm.
The guests weren't open to the idea, and not a single person gave a tip; they probably all pinned their hopes on the next person.
The girl left with a cold expression, indicating that she had suffered a significant blow.
Perhaps because of the awkward silence of the first girl, the second girl on stage was a little timid, but before she even started doing anything, her tight-fitting clothes alone drew screams and shouts from the guests.
Then guests began to give tips sporadically, and the girl swayed left and right, dancing a dance that even she probably couldn't understand.
It wasn't until the third girl that the atmosphere of interaction between the stage and the audience truly began. This girl sang and danced, and was not only beautiful but also very professional.
The guests started vying for the top spot in order to spend time alone with her.
"Ten taels!"
"Fifteen taels!"
"Twenty taels!"
"I'll offer thirty taels..."
Zhao Cheng's face was a little stiff, and he found it boring. But then he saw Zhou Chuan staring intently at the stage and teased, "Does Master Zhou like it? Why don't you join in and have some fun?"
"No, no..." Zhou Chuan waved his hand and said, "I'll just take a look."
Zhou Nuo interjected, "What's so fun about that! Throwing around tens or hundreds of taels of silver like that, do these people think their money falls from the sky?"
"So you were worried about the money." Zhao Cheng raised his wine cup to Xiao Luomu and said with a smile, "Hero Zhou, please enjoy yourself. Brother Xiao will cover the tips!"
Xiao Luomu quickly chimed in, "Yes, you must have a great time in Qingdong City!"
Zhou Chuan said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
Hey! Zhao Cheng smiled to himself. It's not good, but once you add the word "ba," it means you have ideas!
It's like inviting someone for drinks, saying, "Let's go have some drinks tonight?"
If you really don't want to go, just tell me you're not going. What if you reply, "You're not going, right?"
Then you two definitely met at the dinner table that night.
Zhao Cheng was practically ready to throw money at Zhou Chuan, like a mischievous older brother encouraging his little brother to play a prank. He said, "Play without worry, be bold, and if you become the number one on the leaderboard, you can share a room with this girl... and be alone with her! You love watching so much, so look at her up close, wouldn't that be great?"
"One-on-one!" Zhou Chuan's expression hardened, and he immediately glanced at Yang Taozhi, his look becoming extremely serious.
"Everyone has a love for beauty, but it's absolutely unacceptable for a man and a woman to be alone together in a room..."
"Tch, boring." Zhao Cheng rolled her eyes at Zhou Chuan, then moved closer to Xiao Luomu and said, "There are five in total, right?"
"Yes."
"If it's not Yan Lan's turn yet, it's your turn to make a move."
Xiao Luomu thought for a moment and understood Zhao Cheng's meaning.
From the moment the first girl went on stage, Fu's mother, who was not far away, had been watching Zhao Cheng closely.
The request was made by Zhao Cheng, and the solution was also Zhao Cheng's idea, but even after three girls had been served, not a single tip had been given at Zhao Cheng's table.
What are you trying to do?
Is the young prime minister too picky?
"Next, if you snatch the top spot on the leaderboard, you can have the girl come and sit down."
"clear."
The third girl received a lot of rewards before leaving the stage, and the top reward amount was finally fixed at one hundred taels, which made Zhou Nuo, who was watching the excitement, gasp.
"One hundred taels just to have a private conversation with a girl? Are you crazy?!"
"It might not just be talking." Zhao Cheng leaned close to Zhou Nuo's ear and whispered, "Have you forgotten the comic books we were reading?"
Zhou Nuo blushed and said, "That's not worth that much money!"
"You don't understand men."
"I don't understand, all I know is that men who spend this kind of money are complete idiots!"
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