Chapter 65 is an old man; who could like a man like that?
Upon realizing what had happened, Li Shiyue immediately slapped her forehead.
"Yes, if someone likes to drink sweet rice wine with a floral aroma like peach blossom wine, they are most likely a woman."
Hearing them address each other as "Mr.," I never imagined that a female teacher could also be called "Mr."
Li Shiyue looked at Mr. Yan on the low couch with a look of surprise and great admiration, and couldn't help but think to herself, "I can kill people with a knife, and I don't look like a sissy as they say. What's impossible about me being a successful female tycoon?"
Perhaps Li Shiyue's gaze was too intense, for Mr. Yan looked at her and said, "Your little lady is quite interesting."
"Greetings, sir. My daughter was stunned by your beauty."
Li Shiyang, who was standing nearby, was thinking of saying something to defend Li Shiyue, but to his surprise, Li Shiyue spoke up right away, and with such "bold words".
Although Li Shiyang was initially taken aback, he really didn't expect that this Mr. Yan Jun, who was rumored to be a wealthy merchant under the command of the Prince of Zhenbei, was actually a woman.
However, right now, his only thought is to bring all the people from Lijia Village to settle in Andong as soon as possible; that's the most important thing.
He didn't care whether Yan Jun was male or female. As long as he could get a boat to take them to Andong, he would accept it even if it was a monkey, let alone a person.
As for Mr. Yan's good looks?
Of course it's beautiful, otherwise Li Shiyue wouldn't have said she was stunned by it.
However, since it is a woman in charge, she should be most sensitive about others talking about her appearance.
Therefore, fearing that Li Shiyue's words would offend Mr. Yan, Li Shiyang quickly followed up by saying, "My younger sister's words were inappropriate. I hope Mr. Yan will consider her young age and not pursue the matter further."
I apologized to the gentleman on her behalf...
Li Shiyue was unhappy to hear this. She knew that Li Shiyang was a good person, knowledgeable and a scholar.
He has a conscience and can travel from the prefectural city back to Lijia Village on his own.
He was responsible and led his entire clan of over a hundred people to flee the famine ahead of schedule, seeking a way to survive.
However, Li Shiyang was ultimately a man bound by the shackles of this world.
Therefore, Li Shiyue interrupted Li Shiyang directly, saying, "Brother, don't say any more."
After saying this to Li Shiyang, Li Shiyue placed the peach blossom wine and tea on the round table next to the low couch.
Then she quickly took two or three steps forward and stopped just three steps away from Mr. Yan on the low couch.
"My daughter's surname is Li, given name is Shiyue. She and her brother fled famine all the way to this place. This is the first time she has met someone like you, sir. I apologize for my rudeness."
She bowed respectfully to Mr. Yan, then raised her head and said with a smile, "Although this is probably the first time I've met you, sir, I feel as if I've seen you somewhere before."
I've met someone like Mr. Ke once, and I'll never forget him.
"Then let's consider this October a reunion with an old acquaintance after a long separation. In that case, I'll shamelessly ask you for a cup of peach blossom wine."
As she said this, Li Shiyue picked up the peach blossom wine, which weighed only two pounds, that she had just put down and walked toward Mr. Yan, who was smiling on the low couch.
When Li Shiyue was still two steps away from the low couch, the two green-clad maids on either side of it stepped forward to stop her. Even Li Shiyang, who had been watching in a daze, reacted at this moment and called out, "Shiyue!"
Mr. Yan waved away the two maids, sat up and crossed his legs on the low couch, then invited Li Shiyue to slip on her shoes and get on the couch.
"Come, come, sit down."
I said I thought you were interesting the moment I saw you!
When people from out of town see me for the first time, they either think I'm a woman and look down on me because I'm Mr. Yan's maid, or they think I'm the woman of the Prince of Zhenbei and treat me like a lowly, filthy thing.
They still have to beg me for favors, and they all put on a show of trying to please me, which disgusts me.
No matter how old the peach blossom wine they brought was, I didn't want to drink it.
Li Shiyue had already taken off her shoes and gotten into bed. Luckily, she had washed her feet at the Zhu Family Inn last night and changed into clean new socks, otherwise she would have been in an awkward situation.
"They're short-sighted; they look down on us women!"
If you ask me, in what way are they better than us?
"Those who look down on others when asking for favors should be thrown out by the authorities."
“Yes, yes,” the maid said, placing two small wine cups on the table on the low couch. Another maid brought over a platter of snacks from outside.
"Here, October, try this. This isn't something sold outside; it's made by the head chef of the restaurant. It's much tastier than what you buy from Xiang Guifang."
Li Shiyue was really hungry. She thanked Mr. Yan and took some snacks from the plate to eat.
Li Shiyang was dumbfounded. He sat down, and a plate of pastries and a wine cup were placed on the small table next to him by a maid.
He never expected things to develop this way.
Li Shiyang listened to Li Shiyue eating and eating upstairs, while Mr. Yan talked and talked, saying that she was just good at business and had a sharp mind.
She said she loves to hear people praise her for being pretty, and she hates shopkeepers praising her for being a good businesswoman.
They also said that the Prince of Zhenbei is over forty years old and an old man. Who would like a man like that?
"ah?
Is this an old man?
She's about the same age as my dad, but my dad, well...
When Li Shiyue talked about her scumbag father, she suddenly felt that the fragrant and crispy pastry in her hand had lost its flavor.
When Mr. Yan saw Li Shiyue like this, he got really excited.
She leaned forward to personally pour wine for Li Shiyue, and turned to the maid, saying, "Hurry up and tell the kitchen to bring some meat. How can we eat just snacks?"
The maid curtsied in response to Mr. Yan's words. Mr. Yan turned around and greeted Li Shiyue, who was pretending to be melancholy with her head down, "Oh, Shiyue, eat up. Tell me in detail, what happened to your father?"
"Sir, I..."
"Calling you 'sir' is too formal. We hit it off immediately. It really proves what you said. Perhaps we met in a past life."
I am the ninth child in my family, so you can call me Ninth Mother.
Look, our names are even connected! You're October, and I'm Ninth Sister, haha!
"good!
"Listen to you, sir—no, listen to Sister Jiu Niang! Come on, let's have a go together!"
"Alright, let's have a toast!"
Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang chatted happily, but Li Shiyang, who was sitting alone by the high table, was the only one who suffered.
For the entire hour he sat there, aside from saying a few words when he first entered the room, he mostly listened to Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang talking.
"My father... he abandoned his wife and children..."
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