Chapter 266 Su Mansion
Two days later, Xu Zhiyi came to Su's house to attend the birthday banquet with prepared gifts.
The steward of the Su residence checked the invitation that Xu Zhiyi handed to him, and wrote down the name and gift on the gift list. After finishing writing, he signaled the maid beside him to take Xu Zhiyi into the banquet hall.
Xu Zhiyi followed the maid to the banquet hall. Many people had already arrived there. From what she could tell from their conversations, they were all businessmen.
Occasionally, someone would come up to chat with him, and Xu Zhiyi would respond politely. Some would also try to bring up business ideas and Yan Yige's clothing design drawings, wanting to cooperate. However, when they heard Xu Zhiyi's conditions for cooperation, they were reluctant to give too much.
Xu Zhiyi didn't care. The main store in Kyoto that cooperated with Guyue Pavilion was booming! The noble ladies in Kyoto were buying up new headwear styles that cost thousands of taels a set as soon as they were put on the shelves!
Especially for the noble ladies in Kyoto, there were many banquets, such as flower-viewing banquets and poetry-competition banquets. When the noble ladies gathered together, they could not avoid comparing with each other. So, any new clothes, jewelry and headgear from Guyue Pavilion with never-before-seen designs would cause a sensation as long as there was one person taking the lead!
The banquet began, and when Su Mo toasted Xu Zhiyi, he intentionally or unintentionally inquired about Luo Jinqiu.
Xu Zhiyi was very curious. She had never heard Aunt Luo say that she knew Su Mo?
Su Mo noticed Xu Zhiyi's curiosity and pretended to be surprised and asked, "Manager Xu, didn't I hear that you and Manager Luo jointly run Yanyi Pavilion? That proves that you two are very familiar with each other! She didn't even mention the Su family to you?"
"Su family? Mr. Su, do you know Aunt Luo?" Xu Zhiyi thought about it and realized that he had never heard Aunt Luo and Qianqian know Su Mo.
Su Mo: "Really? Her aunt is my father's second wife. So, I am her cousin. And by chance, I saved her mother and daughter's life."
Xu Zhiyi: "Oh, Aunt Luo did mention it to me, but she didn't mention the name. I didn't expect it to be you, Mr. Su!"
Aunt Luo often told her that she had an aunt in town, and she occasionally visited her, but she had never heard of any relationship between her and Su Mo!
"Brother, happy birthday! Here, my parents asked me to bring you a birthday present. Although my father didn't come, he specially prepared a gift for you more than ten days in advance. He wanted you to give him a way out and stop being angry with him!"
Su Mo looked at the wooden box handed over and said calmly: "No need, you can take it back!"
Xu Zhiyi, who was standing by, saw that the situation was not right and decided not to eavesdrop on other people's family affairs, so he found an excuse and sat back in his seat.
Su Dongyang: "Brother, this is a token of our parents' kindness..."
"Thought? No need!"
Su Dongyang: "Then you must accept my feelings, right? Are you still angry with me? I don't understand! When my mother tried to match my cousin with me, I pulled you out to defend myself and said that you liked my cousin. I was wrong, but in the end, didn't my cousin have a lover of her own?"
"Alas! Besides, I'm almost a grandfather now, why should I still dwell on what I did back then?"
"But you, you haven't married yet, and your father makes a scene at home every day, saying that he won't be at peace even after he dies if he doesn't see you get married in this lifetime. Can you bear it?"
Su Mo: "You talk too much. If you keep nagging, I'll kick you out!"
Upon hearing this, Su Dongyang quickly pursed his lips and kept silent, but his beard trembled as he tried to hold it in.
After the banquet, Xu Zhiyi thought about going to Yanyi Pavilion before going back.
When he entered the shop, he saw Wang Xiaohe and a few other shop assistants busy, so he went upstairs. Chi Sheng was cutting cloth for the embroiderers according to size. When he saw Xu Zhiyi, he quickly put down his work and greeted him, "Shopkeeper!"
Xu Zhiyi nodded, then looked around, didn't see Lou Qianqian, looked at Chi Sheng and asked, "Where is Manager Lou?"
When Chi Sheng heard this, he thought about what had happened at the first floor door just now. For some reason, the building manager suddenly rushed out into the crowd and disappeared in an instant!
"The manager just sent a customer to the store door. I don't know who she saw, but it seems she chased after that person!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi couldn't help but feel curious and a little worried. Who is he pursuing?
At this time, Lou Qianqian finally stopped the man in an alley. She gasped for breath and said to him from behind, "Turn around."
Hearing this, the man said, "Girl, you have been chasing me all the way, but I don't know you. What are you doing?"
Lou Qianqian: "Huh! You don't know me? After all, I've spent a lot of money on you. We're old acquaintances, so we're just saying hello. Why are you running away?"
"I'll say it again, Mo Lin! Turn around!"
Hearing Lou Qianqian's words, Mo Lin had no choice but to turn around.
Lou Qianqian looked at the handsome face that once haunted her dreams. If it were before, she would definitely jump for joy, but now, she seemed to no longer have the courage to spend time pursuing someone.
"Mr. Mo, shouldn't you be in Wutong City? Why are you in Nanzhou City?"
Mo Lin: "There is a daughter of a wealthy man in Nanzhou City who redeemed me, so I am hers and must go back to Nanzhou City with her."
Hearing this, Lou Qianqian thought about how she had spent a lot of money on him and had tried to redeem him several times, but was ruthlessly rejected every time. Now he was actually willing to let another woman redeem him.
"I remember you said that if one day you were willing to let someone redeem you and go with her, it would mean that you loved that person terribly. I think you two must love each other very much now. I am half your friend, right? So, I wish you a happy marriage and unconditional love!"
After hearing this, Mo Lin stared at Lou Qianqian's face. Seeing that her expression was indifferent, which was completely different from before, he asked tentatively, "How are you after coming to Nanzhou City?"
Hearing this, Lou Qianqian nodded: "Very good!"
"But... I feel like you... have changed!" Mo Lin looked at Lou Qianqian in front of him, and she gave him the feeling that she had become a different person.
"Isn't it normal that I've changed? Don't people have to learn to grow up? I've been a carefree rich girl for sixteen years. My mother is old, and I'm her only daughter. I have to learn to take over her job and support the world, right?"
Mo Lin: "Did something happen to you?" Something was wrong, he felt that her emotions were not right!
Lou Qianqian: "No, I'm fine!"
After saying that, he turned around and said goodbye: "Mr. Mo, I have things to do, so I won't talk about the past!"
"Also, I'm sorry for causing you trouble by catching up with you just now! If we meet again in the future, this situation will not happen again!"
Mo Lin saw Lou Qianqian was about to leave and subconsciously wanted to chase after her, but when he thought of his own situation, he had to stop in his tracks!
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