Chapter 65 A Sheng is generous
After the waiter left, Gao Zhenbo couldn't help but mention the Baiyuquan wine.
"Bai Yuquan wine is a new wine that has been released in the past two or three months. It's very popular. I don't know who brewed it, but it's exclusively for Hongsheng Restaurant and is not available anywhere else. Today, I was lucky enough to have a few sips thanks to everyone, hahahaha."
The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it to heart. Lu Songli took note of this incident and would later have someone investigate the origins of the White Jade Spring Liquor. The main reason was that the Hongsheng Restaurant had caught her attention before, and the White Jade Spring Liquor was exclusively supplied to the Hongsheng Restaurant, as if specifically to boost its reputation.
Soon, the food and wine arrived.
Liu Erxi took the lead in picking up a jar of wine, poured it for Qin Sheng and Lu Songli, and then poured a glass for everyone else.
Lu Songli noticed the wine in the glass. It was clear and light yellow. He took a sip and found it refreshing. The alcohol content was also higher, probably around twelve degrees. No wonder it was so popular among people at the time.
Next, Lu Songli sat in the seat next to Qin Sheng and ate her meal leisurely, while Qin Sheng entertained Liu Erxi and others.
After eating and drinking, the four of them walked away arm in arm.
Qin Sheng sat lazily on the chair. Liu Erxi and others toasted him from time to time. He drank quite a bit, but it was obvious that he was in a very relaxed state at the moment.
Lu Songli came to his side, slightly bent over and asked him, "A Sheng, you are not drunk, are you? Are you still sober?"
Qin Sheng looked up at Lu Songli and said slowly, "I'm not drunk."
"Then let me tell you something?"
He nodded slowly, "Yes."
Lu Songli took out the deed to the 100-hectare land in Longcheng from her arms and gave it to Qin Sheng.
After Qin Sheng took it, he looked at it for a long time before asking in confusion, "This is a land deed, where did it come from?" The Lu family is a simple family. Apart from occasionally returning to their hometown, they rarely leave Chang'an City. It is impossible for the Lu family to go as far as Longcheng to buy land.
Lu Songli did not hide it from him and told him directly that the land deed was compensation from the Xie family.
To be honest, she was quite satisfied with the compensation given by the Xie family. However, she was not grateful to the Xie family, but to herself. It was thanks to her hard work that the Xie family had to pay such a heavy price.
If she had concealed the consequences of saving Xie Zhan for the sake of her own reputation and had not revealed it in front of the Empress Dowager and the imperial concubines, she estimated that the Xie family would only be willing to give her 10,000 taels at most.
After all, the dowry for a fifth-rank official's daughter in the imperial court was only between five and eight thousand taels. Not to mention that she was only the second-rank legitimate daughter, this was a dowry only afforded by wealthy officials. A less fortunate fifth-rank official would have had to pay even less. Without knowing that she had lost her fertility saving Xie Zhan, the Xie family was willing to compensate her with ten thousand taels, enough for two dowries. Anyone who heard this would think the Xie family had done their best. The Lu family would have to bear this loss.
Besides, as the saying goes, it's not a good deal if you're the one who's pushing. In fact, the Lu family had already considered breaking off the engagement, as had the Xie family. But the Lu family had remained silent, and she forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately throw Xie Zhan out. Because if it were the Lu family who came to ask for a breakup, not only would it play right into the Xie family's hands, but they would certainly not be willing to offer much compensation. At most, the compensation would just save face for both families.
It can be said that most of this compensation was obtained through the Lu family's own efforts.
Qin Sheng only heard that the Xie family's compensation to Lü Songli was one hundred hectares of land in Longcheng and ten thousand taels of silver. His mind was momentarily lost, and he hadn't considered that these land and silver were what Lü Songli specifically requested. A more sober mind would have recognized that Lü Songli wasn't the type to suffer in silence. If she wasn't satisfied with the compensation, the Xie family wouldn't be able to easily walk away from this marriage.
"How stingy." Qin Sheng muttered.
Lu Songli raised an eyebrow. She guessed that Qin Sheng was a little drunk. He was a little slow in both speaking and thinking, but it was not obvious on his face. So he must have misunderstood something.
But she didn't explain, letting him misunderstand her. She even nodded seriously, agreeing with him, "He's really stingy. He's not as generous as our Ah Sheng."
Lu Songli joined him in slandering her ex-fiancé Xie Zhan without feeling any pang of guilt.
Qin Sheng nodded and thought to himself, he is generous.
The family had recently been preparing a betrothal gift for her, and he had included quite a few goodies. These were spoils of war he had won. Although he was young and had only fought a few battles with his brothers, he had good luck. One time, he raided the lair of a foreign king and, along with his brothers, obtained quite a few treasures.
Lu Songli poured him a cup of tea and whispered to him, "Take this deed, find someone to change hands a few times, and then hand it over to someone you trust. It's best not to openly have any involvement with the Qin family."
This piece of land needed to be transformed from light to darkness. This was a backup plan she had left behind. If the Qin family could avoid exile, it didn't matter whether this backup plan was activated or not.
Qin Sheng looked at the deed in his hand, full of questions. Is this for him? Is it taken care of for him right now?
Something seems to be wrong. Isn't it said that in a couple's relationship, the man usually works outside and the woman works inside. Then, he works hard outside, and gives a portion of the spoils to the family, and the rest is given to his wife to manage, and the two of them take care of the family together?
After drinking, he was a little dazed, his reactions were not as quick, and the hair on his head stood up.
Only then did Lu Songli notice that his hair actually had some natural curls, and usually natural curls are not honest!
Lu Songli felt her hands were a little itchy, so she pressed them down hard. It was really driving her obsessive-compulsive disorder to death!
After a while, he realized that something was wrong. Why was the situation reversed?
Seeing him drunkenly, yet still trying to sober up, Lu Songli said, "Don't think about it, don't make it hard on yourself."
After hearing her words, Qin Sheng really stopped struggling.
"Keep this."
"Oh, okay." He put the deed into his waistband blankly, subconsciously trusting her.
"Come, have some soup." Lu Songli had just asked Mo Bing, who was guarding outside, and the restaurant to order another sweet soup.
After drinking half a bowl of soup, Qin Sheng seemed to be more sober. He said, "I, I also want to tell you something."
Lu Songli stopped scooping soup for him and said, "You say."
Qin Sheng said seriously, "The Zhao family sent people to various pharmacies to inquire about medicines for injuries and painkillers, and they bought a lot."
As soon as Lu Songli heard this, she knew that the Zhao family was asking about the anesthetic powder she had given Zhao Bin that day. "Don't worry, they won't be able to find out anything."
Qin Sheng felt relieved when he heard it.
Lu Songli discovered that he trusted her. As the saying goes, truth comes out when drunk, and his attitude after drinking was very telling.
Qin Sheng was drunk. After drinking half a bowl of sweet soup, he actually dozed off slightly.
Lu Songli discovered that he was always used to being alone and didn't like to have followers or servants around.
Lu Songli was worried about letting him go back like this. Zhao Bin hated her, and he probably hated him just as much. It would be fine if there was no chance to hurt him, but if there was a chance, he would definitely not let it go.
And she had no plans to leave at this time, so she simply stayed with him in Hongsheng Restaurant and waited until he sobered up.
Because Qin Sheng had fallen asleep without realizing it, Lu Songli had someone fetch her spare cloak and put it on him. Then, Lu Songli arranged for someone to watch over him while she walked out of the private room and onto the second-floor corridor, from where she could take in the bustling lobby below.
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