Lu Qingyan left after saying this, and turned to leave with Xiaozao.
"Would you like me to treat you to dinner?" Ye Li asked from behind Lu Qingyan.
"Need not!"
Ye Li watched Lu Qingyan's retreating figure, but ultimately did not chase after her.
Kozao asked nervously, "Miss, if you say that, won't he cause you trouble?"
"Did I say something wrong? Who wants to get involved with that guy?" Lu Qingyan pulled Xiaozao into a clothing store.
Half an hour later, they came out with two bags of clothes and went home.
"Miss, aren't we going anywhere else?" Xiaozhao asked in surprise. They hadn't been out for very long, and they were already going back?
"Let's go back first. I had bad luck today and ran into someone again. Let's do it another day."
After looking around, Lu Qingyan discovered that most of the clothes here were still older Western dresses, and many of the old things from this country had been discarded.
In truth, she knew that what originally belonged to her was more beautiful than these foreign things, but now that the pearls were covered in dust, someone needed to discover them.
"Xiao Zhao, do we have enough money to open another store?" Lu Qingyan asked.
"Why did you suddenly decide to open a shop, Miss?" Xiaozhao asked casually. Before Lu Qingyan could reply, she added, "I don't know anything about the South City area either. I can ask around tomorrow."
Lu Qingyan nodded. Having an extra helper would indeed make things much easier.
On the other hand, Ye Li used his connections to raise a lot of money, which helped to fill some of the gaps in the Rong family army's pay and food supplies.
After finishing all that, he leaned back lazily in the chair next to Rong Qing: "Rong Qing, we've known each other for so many years. At first, I thought we were friends, brothers, but the longer it goes on, the more I feel like I'm your father. You see, you need me to watch over you for everything."
Rong Qing's lips moved, but the words that reached his throat ultimately remained unspoken. Although the original owner was born into such a family, she was indeed a naive and innocent girl. If it weren't for Ye Li's help, she would have been reduced to ashes long ago.
Although Ye Li was taking advantage of the situation, Rong Qing let him have his way.
Ye Li talked about what had happened in the past few days, from traveling to negotiating with those people. As she talked, she started chatting, and Ye Li inadvertently mentioned Lu Qingyan, whom she had met.
“I saw that the girl had a lot of money, so I thought I could swindle some from her, but she didn’t give me the chance and was very wary of me,” Ye Li said regretfully. “I always knew that my face was very popular with those girls, but I didn’t expect that some people wouldn’t buy it. It’s a real pity about all that money.”
"You even cheat young girls out of their money?" Rong Qing's lips twitched. He wasn't like this before. Could it be that the falling out between Rong Qing and him back then was a huge blow to him?
Rong Qing thought uncertainly, yet also with some curiosity: "What kind of girl are you talking about?"
At least in his memory, Ye Li never mentioned any girl.
Could it be that the cycad has blossomed?
"She's a bold and a bit fierce little girl," Ye Li concluded, then added, "She's probably also a bit stingy."
Rong Qing looked at Ye Li and bluntly exposed him: "I'm sure you were talking about yourself in that last sentence."
When it comes to being stingy, no one can compare to Ye Ershao, Ye Li.
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