Xue Huan said: "I don't have that much money on hand at the moment, can I——"
Before he could finish his words, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Hanhuan, I've retrieved the money you deposited at the bank. Please check to see if the amount is correct."
Xue Huan turned around in surprise and saw Yuan Ji handing her a box. He smiled at her, blinked, and gave her a look that only the two of them understood.
Xue Huan took the box and counted the banknotes inside. There were as many as three thousand taels. Although she didn't know how Yuan Ji knew that she was short of money, since he had already given it to her, she would use it first and return it to him later.
Compared with Shen Huiqing, in her mind, Yuan Ji is obviously closer to her, and she is more inclined to borrow money from him.
Xue Huan smiled and said, "You've come at the right time." She took out two thousand two hundred taels of silver notes from the box and handed them to Shen Huiqing. She handed over the money with one hand and took the shop's house deed and land deeds with the other.
The deal is done.
Then she can report to the government office and this spacious shop on Changping Street will belong to her.
She finally owned her first property in this world.
As for the house she lives in now, it was given to her by Mr. Nie, and it was not something she worked hard for.
Xue Huan took the deed and looked at it carefully, her heart leaping with joy. She didn't notice that Shen Huiqing and Yuan Ji were looking at each other with rather unfriendly eyes.
Shen Huiqing: Who is this pretty boy? He seems to be very familiar with Miss Xue. Miss Xue was clearly short of money and wanted to ask him for a few days' grace, but was interrupted by this man who suddenly appeared.
If he didn't show up, I could take advantage of the situation and make Miss Xue owe me another favor. The more favors I owe, the deeper they become. Wouldn't I be able to have more contact with Miss Xue?
Yuan Ji: He has been keeping an eye on Xue Huan secretly, but she has been busy with the noodle shop these days, and he has no interest in watching how she makes noodles and runs her business, so he didn't keep an eye on her all the time. Who would have thought that a suitor would appear next to Xue Huan without him noticing. She is really a magnet for attention.
But this kid looks very young and a dandy boy. Xue Huan would definitely look down on him.
After reaching this conclusion, Yuan Ji smiled calmly and asked Xue Huan, "Who is this?"
Xue Huan put the contract away carefully and introduced each of them to the other.
"This is the third young master of the Shen family, Shen Huiqing, who has been taking good care of my business recently. This is Master Yuan Jiyuan, my... friend."
After hesitating for a while, Xue Huan still chose the relationship of "friends". She said that neighbors were too unfamiliar, but the relationship between the two of them did not go beyond friendship, so calling them friends was the most appropriate.
When Shen Huiqing heard this introduction, she felt unfair. It turned out that in Miss Xue's eyes, she was just a customer who had always taken care of her business.
But that Yuan Ji was her friend.
What friend? He knew at first glance that this person was his rival in love. This Yuan Ji must also be eyeing Miss Xue! After all, she was so good, it was normal for more than one person to like her. He had to work harder, otherwise he might just have to watch Miss Xue marry someone else in the future!
Just thinking about that situation made him feel heartbroken, so he had to win the beauty! Miss Xue could only be his!
Shen Huiqing mentally encouraged herself, regrouped, and made an invitation to Xue Huan: "Miss Xue, I think there are some things about the shop that you may not be familiar with. How about I take you inside for a look?"
Xue Huan: "Okay, thank you for your help then."
"Don't worry about whether it's troublesome or not. This is what I should do." Shen Huiqing made a "please" gesture.
Xue Huan glanced at Yuan Ji and said, "Master Yuan, why don't you come too?"
Someone sent her a box of banknotes and gave it to her directly without even saying "borrow". If she took the money and left him behind, it would be too unkind.
Yuan Ji naturally followed suit and said, "Okay."
He stepped into the shop with her.
The two walked side by side, looking handsome and beautiful, quite a match, just like a young couple, while Shen Huiqing, who was walking in front, looked like a servant leading the way.
He suddenly: "..."
If Yuan Ji hadn't been there, he would have been able to walk with Miss Xue after entering. But now, Yuan Ji and Miss Xue were the only ones walking together, and he became the redundant one.
Shen Huiqing felt depressed for a moment, stopped for a moment, and walked to the other side of Xue Huan.
Humph, now I am walking side by side with Miss Xue.
He looked past Xue Huan and cast a smug look at Yuan Ji on the other side.
Yuan Ji ignored him and focused on talking to Xue Huan.
After all, the two had only known each other for a few months, and Xue Huan had the mission of conquering Yuan Ji, so naturally she had to seize the opportunity to gain his favor. As a result, the two of them had a very pleasant conversation, and it felt like no one else could get in the way.
Shen Huiqing next to him: "..."
I was excluded again!
After looking at the shop, Shen Huiqing became much more depressed. She tried several times to draw Xue Huan's attention to herself, but failed in the end. Yuan Ji is such a scheming man!
Coming out of the shop, Shen Huiqing asked, "Miss Xue, are you going back now? I'll ask my driver to take you."
Before Xue Huan could speak, Yuan Ji said, "I'm going back too, Miss Xue, why don't we go together?"
"Okay, it's on our way." Xue Huan nodded and said goodbye to Shen Huiqing.
Shen Huiqing watched the two of them get into a carriage and seemed to hear the sound of her own heart breaking.
Miss Xue was so open about Yuan Ji, riding in the same carriage with him, was she already devoted to him? Otherwise, if the news got out, it would be very damaging to her reputation.
What he didn't know was that Xue Huan didn't care about this reputation. Although she didn't remember the past, she didn't agree with the various restrictive dogmas on women in this era and didn't intend to abide by them.
As long as it's not against the law, who cares who she smiles at or who she associates with?
What's more, Yuanji is her target, so naturally she has to have more contact with him.
I've been busy running the noodle shop business lately and have neglected him a little.
In the car, Xue Huan asked, "Master Yuan, how did you know I needed money and happened to send it to me?"
It appeared a little too timely, and she couldn't help but have some doubts.
Yuan Ji naturally sensed it through his divine sense, but he couldn't tell Xue Huan this. "I recently sold a few calligraphy and paintings and earned some money. I was planning to deposit it in a bank for emergencies. On the way there, I passed by Xue's Noodle House and decided to stop in for a bowl of noodles and take care of your business."
When he said this, he smiled, and his smile was innocent with a bit of shyness, which made people feel relieved.
"When I was checking out, I asked the waiter and learned that you had gone to Changping Street to look at shops. I thought you might need some money, so I didn't deposit it for the time being."
Xue Huan: I can earn three thousand taels just by selling a few paintings, yet the system still defines me as a poor scholar? Does the system have a misunderstanding of the word "poor"?
So, in the eyes of the system, is she not even considered a human being?
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