The moment the parrot rushed over, Bai Youxin and Su Shunci froze there, not daring to move.
Lin Wuchen was horrified and immediately stepped forward. He stretched out his hand and pulled Su Shunci aside, then raised his hand and knocked the parrot to the ground.
"Are you okay? Are you scared?" Lin Wuchen pulled Su Shunci and looked at him several times.
Su Shunci shook her head and took two steps back. "I'm fine. Thank you, third cousin."
Bai Youxin, who was standing aside at this moment, clearly saw Lin Wuchen's eyes. It was not just worry, but also an indescribable pity.
She could even sense that Lin Wuchen had forgotten she was still around.
Her scrutinizing gaze moved between the two of them. At this moment, she was like an outsider observing with cold eyes, clearly feeling their passionate yet restrained emotions.
Bai Youxin wasn't angry, but a fighting spirit was rising in her heart. Just like every time her business was coveted by others, she would find a way to take it back.
She is a businessman who only judges success or failure by the results and does not care about the process.
So it doesn’t matter who this person belonged to before, what matters is that he will belong to her in the end.
At this time, the servant of the Shen family also reacted and knelt down to apologize, "Master, please forgive me. I was careless."
Lin Wuchen also came to his senses and motioned the servant to get up without blaming him.
Then he turned to look at Bai Youxin, "Miss Bai, are you okay?"
Bai Youxin's expression remained unchanged. "Thank you for your concern, Third Young Master. I'm fine."
Afterwards, Lin Wuchen sent Bai Youxin and Su Shunci to the carriage before turning around to look at Su Qingyu.
A few days later, Su Shunci suddenly received an invitation from Xue Yuan, the young master of the Xue family, inviting her to a banquet at Ruyi Tower.
Like the Lin family, the Xue family began as a grain merchant and now has a wide range of businesses. Su Shunci purchased some of the jewelry she needed for her last shipment from the Xue family.
Of course, Xue Yuan didn't just entertain Su Shunci, he also invited Lin Wuchen, Bai Youxin, and the sons of several other merchants.
Su Shunci would not refuse a banquet like this, because besides obtaining some useful information, he could sometimes also close some deals.
If she wants to gain a foothold in the capital, she must deal with these people.
At noon that day, Su Shunci dressed neatly and took a carriage to Ruyi Tower.
When she arrived, Xue Yuan was already welcoming guests at the door of Ruyi Tower.
Seeing her get off the car, he walked up to her and greeted her politely: "Boss Su, long time no see."
In fact, the last time Xue Yuan saw Su Shunci was more than a year ago. At that time, Su Shunci was always with Lin Wuchen, and those who didn't know her would think she was someone else's child.
But in just over a year, the fourth young lady of the Su family had managed to run Huajin Pavilion's business successfully and was even in charge of the shipping business.
Last year, he even bought jewelry worth three hundred thousand taels of silver from the Xue family. I heard that at the end of the year, the goods shipped back from overseas made him a huge profit.
As businessmen, they also respect the strong.
Therefore, Xue Yuan not only did not look down on Su Shunci, but also lowered his posture.
Su Shunci bowed and said, "Hello, Master Xue, you are still as charming as ever."
In fact, what she said were all polite words. Although she had met Xue Yuan, she didn't take it seriously at the time and had long forgotten what he looked like.
While speaking, she also looked at Xue Yuan twice.
He was about twenty years old, dressed in a cloud satin brocade robe, with handsome features. His pair of shimmering peach blossom eyes, when he looked at people, were like flowing water waves, unable to conceal his romantic demeanor.
After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Xue Yuan instructed the maid standing behind him, "Bing'er, take Boss Su in. Don't neglect this distinguished guest."
Su Shunci had already noticed that there were two maids standing behind him, and she was a little surprised.
Xue Yuan saw through Su Shunci's thoughts and explained, "Don't misunderstand, Boss Su. I don't usually take maids with me. It's just that you and Bai Shaodong are here today, and I'm worried I won't be able to entertain you well, so I borrowed two from my mother."
Su Shunci smiled and said, "Xue Shaodong is very thoughtful. To be honest, I thought..."
Before Su Shunci could finish, Xue Yuan took over the conversation, "Did you think I found a girl to have some wine and harem? Boss Su, you really misunderstood."
The two chatted and laughed, and became quite familiar with each other.
Then Xue Yuan's maid Bing'er brought Su Shunci into Ruyi Tower.
Just as Su Shunci entered, another carriage stopped in front of Ruyi Tower. Lin Wuchen, the third young master of the Lin family, got off the carriage.
"Brother Lin, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time." Xue Yuan was familiar with Lin Wuchen, and he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
Lin Wuchen looked past Xue Yuan, but didn't even see the shadow of Su Shunci.
Only then did he look away and greet Xue Yuan.
In addition to Lin Wuchen, Su Shunci, and Bai Youxin, Xue Yuan also invited three young masters from the Liu, Xu, and Wang families to today's banquet.
These three businesses were among the most prominent in the capital, and all had business dealings with the Xue family, so Xue Yuan invited them all.
Soon, everyone arrived and Xue Yuan asked them to sit down.
Lin Wuchen was sitting on Xue Yuan's left, and below Lin Wuchen were Bai Youxin and Su Shunci. Su Shunci's target was the young master of the Liu family.
After everyone sat down, Bai Youxin leaned close to Lin Wuchen and said, "Come to think of it, the last time we had dinner together was in Yunzhou Prefecture. I've been in the capital for over half a month, and you haven't even treated me to a meal."
Lin Wuchen smiled apologetically and said, "I've been too busy lately. Sorry."
Bai Youxin could hear the perfunctory and evasive tone in his words, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she smiled brightly.
From Su Shunci's perspective, she felt that the two were a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman.
The Lin and Bai families did not tell anyone about this, so no one present knew that the Lin and Bai families were going to get married except Su Shunci.
When Xue Yuan saw Bai Youxin and Lin Wuchen talking close to each other, he didn't think much of it and just thought they were discussing business matters.
Then he said jokingly: "What are you two talking about? If there is any good business, you should think about us brothers."
Lin Wuchen turned his head and sat up straight, "Brother, you're joking. We are still counting on your support."
Then, everyone started to clink glasses and talk about business.
Su Shunci and Bai Youxin both used tea instead of wine, and naturally the others had no objections.
After three rounds of drinks, everyone started talking about shipping. Su Shunci didn't say much, but every word hit the nail on the head.
Xue Yuan had heard before that Su Shunci and Lin Wuchen had discontinued their partnership and were instead starting their own shipping business. At the time, he had thought Su Shunci's decision was hasty, and that having Lin Wuchen around would save them a lot of trouble.
But after hearing what Su Shunci said today, Xue Yuan's opinion of her completely changed.
Bai Youxin did not miss the admiration for Su Shunci in Xue Yuan's eyes, and an idea came to her mind while they were chatting.
When the banquet was over, Bai Youxin used the excuse that she had business to discuss with Xue Yuan and did not leave with everyone else.
Although Xue Yuan was surprised, he still ordered someone to arrange a new single room and serve tea.
"Bai Shaodong said he has business to discuss with me. I wonder what it is?"
Bai Youxin took a sip of tea and said meaningfully, "Of course it's a business that's guaranteed to make money."
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