He walked around the room twice, walked up to her, pointed at her nose and said, "Stop pretending to be so noble and show your affection. Didn't you marry me for family background and money? If I were just a flower farmer, would you marry me?"
"I..." Mrs. Lu suddenly realized that she had never thought of this.
Lü Yu was furious and said, "I'm too lazy to waste time talking to you. I only give you two choices. One is to persuade Song Qiao to marry him, and the other is to get a letter of divorce, take your parents and brothers, and go back to your rotten alley!"
He turned and walked away, then turned back after a few steps. "Also, since you can't bear to let Song Qiao marry, then let Wan'er marry. She should be a member of the Lu family now, right?"
Then, he mocked her, "My Lu family's legitimate daughter is more worthy of being your wife than your flower girl."
After saying that, he turned away.
Mrs. Lu slumped in her chair, her face as pale as a dead person.
————Dividing Line————
Huailiu Lane, where Zhanchun Bookstore is located.
Xu Jiang was demonstrating the method of carving a plate to Song Xuelu and several engravers.
Today, she went to the Imperial College to deliver books, but she mentioned the matter of the Orchid Book in passing and lured the person to the bookstore.
Song Xuelu picked up a small orchid print he had just made and marveled at it. "It's so lifelike." He then drew inferences from the past and said, "If we use this method to overprint famous paintings, wouldn't it be impossible to mistake the fake for the real thing?"
Xu Jiang smiled and said, "The engraver's skills must be on par with those of a famous painter. If there really is such a superb knife technique, even if the engraving is a replica, it will surely be a masterpiece of exquisite craftsmanship, even more valuable than the original masterpiece."
Several engravers echoed this statement.
Song Xuelu asked, "Can Shopkeeper Xu do it?"
"Not right now." Xu Jiang spun the carving knife in his hand and said proudly, "We can wait for it someday."
"What great ambition!" Several engravers gave thumbs up.
One of the engravers suggested, "With so many plates, it's hard to say how long it would take for the two of you to finish engraving them. Why don't you give us some so we can practice? This will also save you some effort, killing two birds with one stone. What do you think, Shopkeeper Xu?"
"This..." Xu Jiang looked at Song Xuelu.
Song Xuelu said, "As long as it doesn't delay the work in the prison, I won't care. It all depends on whether Manager Xu is afraid of having his skills stolen."
Xu Jiang smiled brightly, "If I were worried about my skills being stolen, I wouldn't have invited you all here. Besides, this is just a printing method. If I hadn't thought of it, someone else would have thought of it. Besides, you are all seniors, and your skills are more experienced than mine. It's hard to say who will steal whose skills by then."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Xu Jiang said with a small nose and small eyes: "But let's make it clear first, this is voluntary and there is no payment."
Song Xuelu said sarcastically, "I'm not saying anything wrong, but Shopkeeper Xu is a well-known figure in the capital now, so why is he becoming more and more stingy?"
Xu Jiang said to the engravers, "It's not that I'm stingy, but your worth is simply too high. I can't afford you."
Several carvers burst out laughing again, then declared they wouldn't charge for their work. They then started competing, agreeing that after they finished carving, they would compare their work, and the one who came in last would buy dinner.
Song Xuelu nodded repeatedly and applauded, "I'll be your witness."
Xu Jiang said with a bitter face: "Isn't this just a trap for me?"
Everyone was stunned, and then burst into laughter.
This flattery is quite effective.
When Lou Yunchun arrived in front of the bookstore, he heard the noise. He leaned over to take a look and found that they were all recognized. He then led his horse to the backyard to avoid people.
Liang Mo was removing the saddle from the stubborn donkey and preparing to brush its fur when he saw Lou Yunchun leading the horse in. He also took off the saddle. Lou Yunchun had nothing to do at the moment, so he brushed the fur with him.
The stubborn donkey looked at the brush in Liang Mo's hand warily, and when it reached for the horse, it swung its butt. After swinging it a few times, it bumped into Lou Yunchun, who then raised his hand to slap it. The action was exactly the same as Xu Jiang's, but the strength was greater than Xu Jiang's, and the stubborn donkey kept crying out.
Liang Mo felt so distressed that he had to move it away and take care of it with a brush and a bucket of water.
After brushing the donkey and horse clean, the two men also swept the donkey shed before leading the donkey and horse in and giving them water and feed.
"Liang Mo!" Yin Yin poked her head out from the small door and waved to Liang Mo.
Liang Mo quickly threw the donkey away and ran over, "What's the matter?"
"The guests are leaving, and my sister wants you to help divide the pages."
"Edition?"
“The customers said they wanted to take it home to help carve it.”
Liang Mo thought for a moment and asked quietly, "Do you want to collect the wages?"
Yin Yin leaned close to his ear and whispered, "No."
"Oh...that's good." Liang Mo touched his ears, which soon turned red.
Yin Yin asked, "What's wrong? Are your ears itchy?"
Liang Mo shook his head, feeling a little itchy.
Lou Yunchun watched the donkey and horse eating grass for a while. The donkey ate very well this time. It was not until he heard a goodbye voice outside that he patted the donkey's head and walked towards the bookstore.
Xu Jiang walked into the room with a smile on her face. Seeing Lou Yunchun helping to tidy up the mess, she asked in surprise, "When did you come?"
Lou Yunchun smiled, "It's been a while."
"The stones are gone."
"I can help with the color adjustment."
Liang Mo walked to the door and saw that the two of them were together, so he stopped Yin Yin and took her to the backyard with the osmanthus cake.
Yinyin bit off the tip of the osmanthus cake and said to Liang Mo seriously, "Liang Mo, although it's presumptuous, can I make a request?"
Liang Mo involuntarily tensed his back, "What's the request?"
Yin Yin hesitated and asked, "Can we not eat osmanthus cake tomorrow?"
Liang Mo was stunned. "What's wrong? Is it not tasty anymore?"
"Not really." Yin Yin took another bite and said with puffed cheeks, "It's delicious, but if you eat it every day, you'll get tired of it."
Liang Mo breathed a sigh of relief, "How about changing it to glutinous rice cake?"
Yin Yin nodded quickly, "Okay, okay."
Seeing this, Liang Mo smiled.
Yin Yin couldn't help but take a few more glances and thought: Liang Mo looks really good when he smiles.
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