Chapter 134 Face Changing
"Don't mention it." Cui Huailang waved his hand. "I've been unlucky lately. I even missed a step and fell down the stairs in my own restaurant."
Cui Huailang lifted his other leg and said, "Fortunately, one of my legs is still good. It's okay. I'll be fine after a few days of crutches."
Ling Qingyan glanced at his legs with a complicated expression, "Are you sure you can do it? Otherwise, you should go back and have a good rest. It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, so you should take good care of yourself."
"Sister Qingxi, I have to accompany you to this merchant's banquet. I can introduce you to some friends with me here. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. It's not that serious." Cui Huailang said with a smile.
In the carriage, he told her a lot about business.
The Shang family is one of the aristocratic families with deep roots in Yizhou for several generations. It has a deep foundation, and the prefects of all dynasties have to give the Shang family some face. Even the prefect Zhang Guqing is no exception. The Minister of Works in the capital is from the Shang family.
In previous natural disasters, merchants have donated a lot of money to disaster relief, so they have a good reputation in Yizhou.
Cui Huailang said that he had a good relationship with Mr. Shang Liu, and it would not be difficult for him to introduce a few friends to her.
The carriage wheels stopped, and Ling Qingyan and his group got off. A servant at the door greeted them with a smile. When they stepped into the Shang Mansion, they attracted everyone's attention.
It’s nothing, these people are just too outstanding in appearance.
Cui Huailang is a well-known handsome man in Yizhou, and has won the hearts of many young girls. At this flower-viewing banquet, the two people who came with the second young master Cui were even more outstanding in appearance.
The man has a handsome face and long, hooked eyes. He looks a bit more steady than Cui Huailang, but still has the youthful spirit.
The woman had beautiful facial features, a face like a lotus, and a perfect figure. Her face was painted with bright and pretty makeup, and she looked like a fairy from heaven.
The three of them standing together looked as if they had walked out of a painting, pleasing to the eye and eye-catching.
What a joke! Since Ling Qingyan came here to promote her own products, of course she had to dress herself up more beautifully.
Not to mention the remaining two. Both of them knew what the other was thinking. They had fought countless wars without the smoke of gunpowder in front of Ling Qingyan. Each of them wore more beautiful clothes than the other.
Most of the people at the banquet did not know Ling Qingyan and Chen Chuo. Only some people who had been to Furong Manor recognized Ling Qingyan as the owner of Furong Manor.
"So this is Boss Gu from Furong Manor. No wonder my sister kept telling me how beautiful the new Boss Gu is. Wow, now it seems she's really as pretty as her reputation says."
"That young man next to me is pretty good-looking, right? Do you think he would agree if I asked him to marry me?"
"Boss Gu doesn't look very old, right? I heard she's an orphan, and I've never met her parents. She's really lucky to have become friends with Mr. Cui. I'm not young anymore, so it seems like it's time for me to get married..."
"A toad wants to eat swan flesh."
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Yizhou is big, but not that big. Those aristocratic families or wealthy businessmen who have good relationships with each other have already known each other for a long time. The sudden arrival of two good-looking outsiders inevitably attracted a lot of attention.
Cui Huailang's friends saw him and walked over quickly.
One of the men, dressed in green brocade, stood beside Cui Huailang and teased him, "You're still walking around when your leg isn't healed yet? Didn't I tell you that I'll take care of your sister Qingxi? Your friends are my friends. How can I let my friends suffer any injustice?"
It can be seen that he has a very good relationship with Cui Huailang. He did not care about Cui Huailang's leg injury at all and put his arm around Cui Huailang's shoulders.
Cui Huailang was almost knocked down by his force.
"Slow down!" Cui Huailang staggered and barely stood firm, giving the man in green brocade clothes a sharp look.
He hit her so hard that she almost made him lose face. It would be fine if it was just an embarrassment under other circumstances, but this happened in front of Sister Qingxi. Could he please use his brains and give him some face?
"You couldn't even take care of me and almost made me fall flat on my face. How could I expect you to take care of my friends?" Cui Huailang's voice was mournful and deep.
The other person spread his hands and shrugged.
"Who is this?" Ling Qingyan asked with a bright smile.
Without even waiting for Cui Huailang to introduce himself, the man in green brocade clothes bowed to him and said with a smile, "Sixth Young Master Shangjia, nice to meet you, Boss Gu."
Ling Qingyan returned the greeting with a smile.
The other young masters who came with Young Master Shang Liu also introduced themselves to her.
Cui Huailang seemed to have told Master Shang Liu about their purpose in advance, and Master Shang Liu introduced his sister, Miss Shang San, to her.
Seeing that Ling Qingyan and Miss Shang San were having a good chat, Cui Huailang wanted to take Chen Chuo, Shang Liu and the others to play pot-to-pot and archery over there. Sister Qingxi was such a nice person, it shouldn't be a problem for her to establish good relationships with these noble ladies from aristocratic families.
Ling Qingyan nodded to Chen Chuo, and then Chen Chuo left with Cui Huailang, looking back every few steps.
"Let's go, Brother Shen. These little girls are familiar with each other quickly." Shang Liu said with a smile.
After those young masters left, only Ling Qingyan and these young ladies from aristocratic families were left.
The smile on her face had not yet faded when she heard the people in front of her suddenly speak sarcastic words as if they had become different people.
"So it's you who's always flirting with Brother Cui and never goes back to his house. You really do look like a foxy and calculating person." Miss Shang said.
Ling Qingyan's brain didn't even react for a moment.
Because the Third Miss Shang in front of her had just promised her brother in a sweet voice that he would take good care of her. Ling Qingyan didn't need her to take care of her much, but at least the atmosphere wouldn't be so tense.
He changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.
"Miss Shang San, do you have any misunderstandings about me?" Ling Qingyan's smile remained undimmed. "Brother Cui and I really hit it off right away. We're very good friends."
"Cui Huailang is certainly a good man, but I'm not bad either. I wouldn't go so far as to seduce Mr. Cui." Ling Qingyan said calmly, "Of course, I believe Third Miss Shang is also a very good person. She doesn't seem like someone who would speak ill of me for no reason."
"I don't think I've done anything to offend Miss Third. Did someone say anything bad about me to Miss Third?"
Shang Rulan looked up at the woman in front of her.
She has an approachable appearance, and even if I say so, she didn't get angry with me directly. Her voice is like the gurgling water in a beautiful valley, beautiful and clear.
"Do you think everyone will fall for your tricks?" Shang Rulan's brows were still furrowed. "As a woman, you're out in public, and you're trying to take shortcuts by letting Brother Cui take advantage of my Sixth Brother. How can a little girl like you be so shameless?"
"If Sixth Brother and Brother Cui weren't friends, a scheming woman like you wouldn't be worthy of entering our Shang Mansion. I advise you to pack up and get out of here right away if you know what's good for you. This isn't a place for a mere female vendor like you!"
"You'd better get as far away as possible from my brother Cui!"
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