Huang Xi snapped out of his daze and spat, "The rules of the Fengchen Restaurant are that we don't pay people who haven't worked before! Especially not someone like you who owes us 100,000 in favors! Get back to work with me right now!"
Gu Liyan shook his head with a wry smile, "Alright, alright, I'll work with you then."
Huang Xi secretly glanced at Gu Liyan and thought to herself: This guy is really good-looking. If I hadn't known he was a lecherous playboy, I would have been afraid that my sisters would have fallen for him!
The two arrived at the garden, and Huang Xi pointed to the messy flowers and plants on the ground and said, "Sweep all of this up, or you won't have anything to eat!"
After saying that, he shoved the broom next to him into Gu Liyan's hands and left in a hurry before he could utter a word in rebuttal.
Gu Liyan stared blankly at the broom in her hand, chuckling bitterly, "I think I applied to be a dancer, right? How did they end up making me a handyman?"
With a helpless sigh, Gu Liyan slowly began to work.
Huang Xi, who was secretly watching Gu Liyan, raised her chin smugly and said, "Hmph, try to fight me, I'll exhaust you!"
...In the blink of an eye, it was noon.
As the women gathered for lunch, Chengxi suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Third Sister, where did you arrange for that person to go?"
"Oh no! How could I forget about him!" Huang Xi slapped her forehead; she had actually forgotten to supervise Gu Liyan's work!
Thinking of this, Huang Xi hurriedly ran out, and the girls followed.
The garden is no longer filled with withered flowers and fallen leaves, but rather with beautifully trimmed and beautified plants. It has also attracted many butterflies to flutter around, making it as beautiful as a fairyland.
"What, what's going on?" Huang Xi looked at the garden in surprise.
"I never expected there to be so many ladies in this brothel!" Gu Liyan's voice suddenly came.
The women looked up and saw Gu Liyan sitting on the eaves of a pavilion not far away, looking down at them. He was leaning against a red umbrella, holding a gourd of wine in his hand, and seemed a little drunk.
"Gu Liyan! Did you make this?" Huang Xi pointed at the flowers and plants in the garden and looked at Gu Liyan with suspicion.
"Look, no one has cleaned this place in a long time, so I guess I'll have to do the work." Gu Liyan chuckled and took a big gulp of wine.
Hongling frowned as she looked at Gu Liyan. She had heard Lüxiu say that Gu Liyan was very beautiful, but she didn't expect that she was no less beautiful than one of them.
Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan with disbelief, but didn't think much of it.
"What are you doing there! Get down here right now!" Huang Xi was so angry that she jumped up and down, pointing at Gu Liyan.
Gu Liyan chuckled, "Come down here if you dare!"
"You, you..." Huang Xi's fingers trembled with anger, not knowing what to do.
“Young Master Gu, we are currently having a meal. Would you be willing to join us for a few drinks?” Hong Ling looked up at Gu Liyan and spoke coldly after Huang Xi gave in.
Gu Liyan glanced at Hong Ling, a lewd smile spreading across his face. "I can see the heavens and the earth from here, and I can see the flowers, trees, and plants. Why would I want to go inside to drink? Perhaps some young lady has taken a fancy to me and wants to get me drunk, and then..."
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, everyone's faces turned cold and they cursed.
"Shameless scoundrel, utterly despicable!" Hong Ling glared coldly at Gu Liyan before turning and leaving.
"You have such a handsome face, but your heart is truly ugly!" Cheng Xi snorted coldly and left.
"I feel disgusted eating with you!" Huang Xi said, then turned and left.
“What a disgusting fellow!” Green Embroidery said.
Gu Liyan smiled helplessly and said nothing. His gaze fell on Qingqing, who looked at him with a curious expression on her pale face.
For some reason, Gu Liyan had the illusion that she could see right through him when they made eye contact, so he didn't say anything and just drank his wine in silence, his gaze wandering elsewhere.
Qingqing smiled, glanced at Gu Liyan without saying anything, and turned to leave.
Gu Liyan was somewhat bewildered, but thought to himself, "To distance myself from them, I have to lie morally!"
The best way to avoid leaving a trace in the world is to be a bad person!
But how long can he keep it up?
As dusk fell, Xiao Wu Qingqing was in charge of the Red Dust Wine Shop today. However, many people had inexplicably arrived at the Red Dust Wine Shop, the most conspicuous of whom was an arrogant young man surrounded by guards exuding the aura of powerful figures.
Cao Jin looked at the servants coming and going around him with a bored expression, and said irritably, "I told you, the Fengchen Restaurant is full of beautiful women, which is why I traveled a thousand miles to get here. Where are the beauties?! All I see are a bunch of ugly men!"
Just as Cao Jin was about to lose his temper, Qingqing, dressed in a three-meter-long light blue dress, walked downstairs alone, carrying a zither. Even with her face covered by a veil, her stunningly beautiful features were still visible.
All eyes fell on her, and the crowd immediately shouted:
"Miss Qingqing is here!"
"Fifth Sister! Look here!"
Qingqing smiled slightly, walked to the stage, and slowly sat down, placing her zither carefully. Once seated, everyone fell silent. Without any opening remarks, her fingers began to pluck the strings…
The melodious sound of the zither echoed in the tavern, and everyone closed their eyes and listened intently. However, Cao Jin was the only one whose eyes were fixed on Qing Qing, with a lewd smile on his face.
On the second-floor balcony, Gu Liyan sipped his wine while looking at Qingqing. "This little girl has delicate features and looks only seventeen or eighteen, but she's mature and gentle. But if we're talking about something truly remarkable, it's this brothel. Beautiful women, fine wine, great music, and wonderful dances—this brothel... is extraordinary!"
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