Faced with Jing Zhe's "proposal," Manager Hu and Prefect Liu had no choice but to agree.
His poems "The moon rises above the willow branches" and "I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd" brought the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering to a climax, but also brought it to an end. The crowd discussed the two poems and left one after another.
Just then, Manager Hu and Master Qu and the others prepared to go upstairs. Jing Zhe reminded them, "Manager Hu, while we haven't found the land deed, you should stay one more night! It might be very difficult to stay here again later!"
"..."
Being spoken to like this in his own restaurant, Manager Hu turned pale, but he was helpless, because if he couldn't come up with a solution, Juxianlou would truly no longer be his tomorrow!
Seeing that he ignored him, Jing Zhe said in a deep voice, "However, Manager Hu had better prepare the accounts for Juxianlou in advance, because I will be checking the accounts after the handover tomorrow!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Manager Hu was visibly taken aback.
Without saying a word, he hurriedly went upstairs.
In a short while, only Jing Zhe and his group, Zhou Ziqiong and her servant, and Mu Qingren and her apprentice remained in the hall.
"Ugh, why am I so sleepy today? I need to go upstairs and take a nap..."
"I'm sleepy too, let's go to sleep!"
"Wait, come along!"
"..."
The people from the newspaper had been following Jing Zhe for so long that they were already quite shrewd. Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit awkward, they didn't want to stay a moment longer and all went upstairs.
In an instant, only six people remained in the hall.
Zhou Ziqiong actually had a lot to say to Jing Zhe, and also many questions.
However, seeing Mu Qingren and her master standing to the side with their arms crossed and glaring menacingly, she felt a little guilty for some reason.
"Young master, thank you very much..."
Jing Zhe laughed and said, "Miss Zhou, I've told you so many times, I'm not helping you for nothing. In return, you have to spend the whole day with me, so there's no need to thank me!"
The fact that he could say something like that in front of his wife and other women, asking her to spend the whole day with him, suggests that he was honest and open about it, and that he was simply trying to avoid putting pressure on himself.
Zhou Ziqiong was even more moved. She reached up and tucked her long hair behind her ear, smiling gently, "Young master, the 'thank you' I'm referring to is the poem you just wrote for me. 'The moon rises above the willow branches, a rendezvous after dusk'—this is the best poem I've ever seen for the Lantern Festival!"
Before long, this poem will likely become famous throughout the land, and everyone will know that it was written for Zhou Ziqiong of the Zhou Family Cloth Shop. This will be a great benefit to the promotion of our Zhou Family Cloth Shop, which is why Ziqiong said thank you!
"Oh, so that's what you were talking about!"
Jing Zhe waved his hand with a smile, "It's nothing, nothing at all!"
"Cough cough~"
Mu Qingren cleared her throat twice and said, "Since Miss Zhou is going to thank you, then since you wrote an even better poem for me, shouldn't I be thanking you even more?"
He said "thank you" but his expression was arrogant, showing no sign of gratitude whatsoever.
Moreover, when Mu Qingren spoke, he stared straight at Zhou Ziqiong, which was quite provocative: The lyrics he wrote for me are much better than the poems he wrote for you. I didn't even think about thanking him. Do you have any reason to thank him?
Zhou Ziqiong clearly sensed Mu Qingren's provocation, but at this moment she didn't know what to say or how to say it.
"No need for thanks, Pavilion Master Mu, it's only right!"
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoyu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke up and stepped forward to take Mu Qingren's hand.
Mu Qingren was also visibly taken aback, but the impatient expression on her face when she was talking to Zhou Ziqiong just now disappeared instantly, replaced by happiness.
"If my sister says there's no need to thank me, then there's no need to thank me!"
"..."
The two looked at each other with gentle smiles.
That feeling was as if they were sisters, which made people very envious... Yes, at this moment, Zhou Ziqiong was inexplicably envious, and she was even more curious as to why Mu Qingren treated Zhang Xiaoyu so differently from how she treated herself.
Although Zhang Xiaoyu is also beautiful and capable, Zhou Ziqiong feels that she is better than her. So why do both this young master and Mu Qingren treat her so well?
Is it because of her personality?
She has a really good personality and is very open-minded. Although I haven't known her for long, I really admire her...
Zhou Ziqiong's mind was in a mess. She knew she couldn't say anything more to Jing Zhe, and she didn't want to stay any longer, because there was no place for her here!
So he bowed to Jing Zhe and said, "Young master, thank you very much for today! Now that you are in Ruzhou, please come and visit our Zhou family when you have time. I will then extend my hospitality to you! It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now!"
"Thank you for the invitation, Miss Zhou. I will definitely visit the Zhou family when I have some free time!"
Jing Zhe also exchanged a polite remark and watched Zhou Ziqiong leave.
...
"They've already walked far away, why are you still looking!"
At this moment, Mu Qingren said in a low voice.
"Even if Pavilion Master Mu leaves now, I'll still take a few more glances!"
Jing Zhe teased her.
"you--"
Mu Qing was speechless with anger, then took Wang Yingqiu's hand and said, "Yingqiu, let's go!"
Then you could hear her muttering under her breath, using words like "heartless," "faithless man," and "bad person." Perhaps afraid of being overheard, her voice was soft, like that of a wronged wife.
His aggrieved look made Jing Zhe unable to suppress a smile.
Is this still the same aloof and arrogant Pavilion Master of Wuxian Pavilion? How come she's become such a timid and womanly person after just over a month?
What he didn't know was that when a woman falls in love but is then forced to separate for more than a month, even the strongest woman wouldn't be much stronger than Mu Qingren!
After Mu Qingren finished speaking, she actually pulled Wang Yingqiu out. Wang Yingqiu covered her mouth and chuckled, then winked at Jing Zhe, and then gestured towards Mu Qingren next to her. The meaning was self-evident: she wanted Jing Zhe to coax Mu Qingren.
At this moment, Mu Qingren seemed to be Wang Yingqiu's apprentice, needing her master Wang Yingqiu to find someone to comfort her.
Jing Zhe didn't immediately follow them out. Instead, he deliberately spoke loudly to Zhang Xiaoyu, "My wife, starting tomorrow, this Juxianlou will be ours! I'm so happy, I won't be sleeping here tonight. How about I go to another inn to rest for the night?"
Zhang Xiaoyu pouted, "Husband, do you think you're planning to go out and do something naughty?"
"My wife is overthinking it. When has your husband ever been that kind of person? If you're worried, come with me. Let's stay at another restaurant in Ruzhou City. Otherwise, once Juxianlou becomes ours, we won't have the chance to stay at other restaurants!"
"Alright, then I'll do as my husband says!"
After saying that, the two walked out hand in hand.
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