Chapter 220: Between people, the water is the watershed
Xu Shujian was not angry either. His jade-like face was always filled with a faint smile and respect, and his every move was full of the gentleness of a scholar, and he was very tactful.
Qiao Wanyan stroked the camellia flowers on her temples, glanced at the maid holding a bronze mirror not far away, and then saw the maid coming towards her.
She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and seemed very satisfied. She also felt that her simple and elegant outfit suited her very well.
"No wonder your paintings are beautiful, you have some aesthetic sense. If you didn't study and became a craftsman, you would definitely make a lot of money."
Xu Shujian chuckled, "Second Miss, you are too kind. If I do as you said, I will definitely be taken care of by you and never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of my life."
Qiao Wanyan gently waved her hand to signal the maid to leave, and said lightly: "Alright, I'm a little tired of listening to compliments, let's paint."
She said this, but Xu Shujian could tell that she was in a very good mood.
From another perspective, the second young lady is a very pure and simple person.
If you praise her, she will be in a good mood and will be more friendly to you.
If you scold her, she will kill you, or at least skin you alive.
Yun Heng placed the medicinal food on the stone table at the side and stood quietly watching the visual feast in front of him.
But Yun Heng felt a little uncomfortable.
After a long time, he lowered his eyes and looked at the koi in the pond, his expression somewhat lost and resentful.
Not happy.
Guo Licheng stood at the door and looked at Yun Heng. From the moment Yun Heng stood outside the yard to the moment he stood next to the table, she couldn't take her eyes off him.
Yun Heng stood by and waited for half an hour while painting. When it was over, he immediately walked over with the medicinal food.
But the moment he handed it over, he took it back.
Qiao Wanyan raised her eyebrows slightly. She felt a little tired after standing for half an hour. She sat on the armchair brought by the maid from Yongning Pavilion and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yun Heng felt a little guilty, "I was careless for a moment, it's better not to drink this medicinal food now that it's cold."
The maidservants standing by sighed in their hearts as they watched the scene in front of them. Seeing Master Yun's tone and expression, they felt that no one would refuse even if they were cold. They must take the bowl of medicinal food and drink it up to not let his kindness go to waste.
but........
Qiao Wanyan nodded slightly, "Then you must be more careful in the future."
Yun Heng didn't feel sad at all. Instead, he was filled with guilt, guilty for his carelessness and sloppiness.
"good."
Yongning Pavilion maids: “….”
How did Miss tame Mr. Yun, such a cold and aloof man, into being so obedient and considerate without even a temper?
Guo Licheng came over and said, "Didn't the Second Miss say before that she wanted to treat Master Yun to a farewell banquet? It just so happens that a new restaurant has just opened recently. Should we go and try it?"
Qiao Wanyan nodded slightly, "Okay, it's almost time for dinner, let's go to the place you mentioned. Ziyuan, go and call Yaoyao to come along."
Guo Licheng said, "Second Miss, Miss Yun went out at noon. She said that the Tenth Princess made something called a magic cube and asked Miss Yun to be the first to play with it, so Miss Yun went. I heard that she will not be back until the evening."
Qiao Wanyan understood, "So that's how it is. But it's strange. Before, Yaoyao complained of headaches when she heard the name of the Tenth Princess. Why is she coming here now?"
Guo Licheng smiled and said, "Children are always naughty."
Qiao Wanyan stood up. Xu Shujian didn't take the money bag handed over by the maid. He bowed and said, "I won't accept the money. It's my honor to paint for the second young lady. If I accept money again, it would be really a traitor."
He then said, "Since the Second Miss is going out for dinner, I won't bother you any more."
Qiao Wanyan glanced at the money bag and said, "If there is nothing important, let's have dinner together. It will be more lively with more people."
Xu Shujian was a little hesitant. "This is Master Yun's farewell banquet. Would it be inappropriate for me, an outsider, to go with him?"
Qiao Wanyan raised her eyebrows, "What's wrong with that? It's your blessing that I invited you, are you rejecting me?"
Xu Shujian immediately said, "I dare not, please forgive me, Second Miss."
"Then follow."
Qiao Wanyan and Guo Licheng left, and Yun Heng glanced at Xu Shujian when he passed by him.
Xu Shujian followed and said with a soft smile, "Master Yun, it's time to go back."
Yun Heng looked at him with disgust on his face, "You are so annoying."
Xu Shujian smiled and said, "Thank you."
Yun Heng frowned, something was wrong.
He took a few quick steps to catch up with Qiao Wanyan, not wanting to walk with a sick person.
Huijulou is a newly opened restaurant in the capital. There was also a restaurant opened here in the past. Although the business is not making a lot of money every day, it is definitely not losing money. The people who support the restaurant can still make some money.
But it suddenly closed down. I heard that the former behind-the-scenes manager sold the restaurant at a low price.
The person who took over was the son of the shopkeeper Yan Si of Yunjian, whose business had been declining due to offending the Tenth Princess some time ago.
Zhou Yu looked at the account book. With the previous customers and the opening of the new store, business was booming.
This restaurant was not bought at a low price, it was clearly given to him by Qiao Chuxue for free.
The Qiao family is the head of the noble families. Even if they are not the eldest branch, they are still quite powerful. Which of the Qiao family's children does not have a fortune that they can't spend in several lifetimes? This restaurant is just one of them.
The Qiao family quietly gave away a restaurant, and the people in the second branch of the Qiao family didn't even know about it. After all, there were too many businesses, and they might have forgotten which restaurant was theirs.
"Sir, please come in. Are there four of us?"
Zi Yuan said unhappily, "Are there any private rooms left? My young lady never eats in the living room."
The waiter smiled and said, "There are too many guests today, so there are no more private rooms. But there is a quieter spot in the hall. How about I take you there?"
Zi Yuan didn't respond, but took out a silver ingot and threw it to him, "Do you have it now?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed as he felt the heavy silver in his hand, "This private room is really gone, there is nothing I can do."
Zi Yuan threw him another ingot of gold and said, "Why don't I teach you a way to clear out your best private room? My young lady will pay for the meal."
The waiter was stunned. He had just given a silver ingot, and now he was giving a gold ingot. How could he be a distinguished guest? Wasn't this a gold nugget?
Which family's daughters of the God of Wealth are going out?
This ingot of gold was enough to pay for all the guests’ meals, and there would still be quite a bit left over!
Not only was the waiter stunned, but Guo Licheng also gained some new insights.
She knew that the second young lady's grandfather was an imperial merchant and extremely wealthy, but she had never imagined that he was so wealthy, not even if she was beaten to death.
She had always thought that her family was wealthy, but now she felt that she was extremely poor.
Between people, the water is the watershed.
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