Qibao chose a white double-breasted skirt and a red chest-length pleated long skirt with narrow sleeves. Both were simple but distinctive in style, so she lost interest in shopping anymore.
I asked the waiter to bring the clothes to the counter, and then I prepared to wait for my brother and the others to come out and then pay together.
Not long after, Xu Wenwu and his men came out from the other side. Su Chenyu saw Qibao and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Are you all okay? We just heard a woman crying."
Shippo replied, "We're fine. Have you all made your choices?"
Seeing Qibao asking this, Su Chenyu smiled and said, "There's nothing I can't accomplish. I've picked out several pieces for Uncle Xu, your eldest brother, and your fifth brother. They're all made of top-quality materials."
Qibao nodded and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Su. I'll treat you guys to dinner later."
Su Chenyu smiled and said, "No problem, since Qibao invited you, I will definitely honor you."
After placing the clothes on the counter, the shopkeeper looked up and saw Su Chenyu among the group of people. He immediately walked around the counter, bowed and said, "My humble servant greets you, Mr. Su. It is truly an honor for us to have you come to Xiangyun Clothing Shop."
Are you kidding? This guy is one of the most noble young men in the capital, and the Taifu Mansion is one of the most prestigious families. How can he not be respectful to him?
Although he was somewhat puzzled by the injuries on Su Chenyu's face, he could only pretend not to see them and did not dare to ask.
"No need to be so polite. I brought a few friends to your store today. Can you tell me how much these clothes cost?" Su Chenyu said.
"Mr. Su, you are joking. You and your friends can wear these clothes. Our boss has said that if you come to our store, we must treat you well. How dare I accept money from you?" The shopkeeper said respectfully again.
The owner of Xiangyun Clothing Shop is surnamed Gao, a middle-aged woman. Su Chenyu has had some dealings with her. Although she is a woman, she was born to love drinking and has an amazing alcohol tolerance. Ever since fruit wine became popular in the capital, Boss Gao has privately approached her to buy fruit wine.
"When doing business, one must deal with each other first. Money must be paid. Tell your boss Gao that next time she comes to buy fruit wine, I can sell her a few more bottles." Su Chenyu said.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Su. I will definitely convey your words." The shopkeeper said with a smile.
The shopkeeper returned to the counter and, after calculating the prices of all the clothes, said, "Mr. Su, there are eleven pieces of clothing in total, each with a different price. I'll make a list for you later. The total is seven hundred and eighty taels of silver."
"Hiss... Oh my god..." Uncle Xu couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the sound. He never thought that clothes in the capital would be so expensive. The best ready-made clothes in their Huamen Town only cost about seven or eight taels. This would be enough for him to buy so many pieces in Huamen Town.
Qibao was about to take the money when a hand with well-defined joints and slender fingers took a few banknotes and placed them on the counter.
Qibao looked over and saw that it was Jingchen, who was looking at the shopkeeper calmly and said, "Pay the bill."
The shopkeeper glanced at Jing Chen and once again praised that this young man was really the best-looking one he had ever seen. He seemed to be even more handsome than Young Master Su. Young Master Su was one of the most handsome men in the capital, but these three young masters were also extraordinarily handsome, no less handsome than Young Master Su.
It's no wonder that the shopkeeper didn't know Jing Chen. Everyone in the capital knew that the emperor had a third prince who didn't like to show up in public. It was rumored that even every time the emperor held a palace banquet, few ministers had ever seen the third prince attend. Many people had heard rumors that the third prince was a loner by nature and didn't like to meet strangers. So far, only a handful of people had seen the third prince. Even if they walked on the street, few would recognize him.
When the shopkeeper was respectfully preparing to take the silver, he saw another hand stretched out in front of him, holding a silver note.
"Take mine, we bought this dress."
The shopkeeper looked in the direction of the voice and saw the handsome young man in a white robe among the few people. He immediately looked at the silver bills in the hands of the two people and felt a little troubled. These people walking with Young Master Su seemed to be people he could not afford to offend, so he looked at Su Chenyu.
"Just accept mine. Consider it my apology for not being able to welcome uncle and Brother Xu yesterday. It can also be considered as me doing my best to be a good host. Brother Xu, don't be polite to me." Jing Chen said softly.
Everyone looked at the two men who did not take back their hands holding the banknotes while talking, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I'll give it to you, brother. You can keep the money to buy books for yourself. Jingchen, please take the money back. It's not good to let a stranger pay for my sister's clothes. That's not good." Qibao said quickly.
After saying that, he stuffed the banknote into the shopkeeper's hand.
Everyone also understood that the elder sister was just a front for Qibao disguised as a man.
When Jing Chen heard Qibao use the word "outsider" to describe him, he felt a little uncomfortable. He raised his eyebrows, looked at Qibao, pursed his lips slightly, tightened his hand holding the banknote, and slowly put it away.
Seeing Jing Chen like this, Su Chenyu almost burst out laughing, but she held it back by covering her mouth. The corner of her mouth that was pulled didn't seem to hurt so much.
Suddenly, Jing Chen glanced at her unkindly. Su Chenyu quickly restrained her expression and said seriously, "Qibao's wallet probably has more money than I have. It's just a few pieces of clothing. It's nothing at all, right, Qibao?"
Qibao nodded seriously and said, "That's right, I don't care about this little bit of money at all."
Subconsciously, these words seemed to be telling Jing Chen that he didn't care about the seven hundred taels at all, and even if you paid him, he would not admit that he owed you a favor.
Xu Wenwu touched Qibao's head lovingly. He also had his own thoughts. He had long felt that Jingchen was a deep-minded boy and seemed to have ulterior motives towards Qibao, so he had to be cautious and keep an eye on Qibao.
The shopkeeper's face lit up with joy in an instant. He counted the money he had won, which consisted of eight silver notes of one hundred taels each. He then took out a silver ingot of twenty taels from the money box and gave it to Qibao.
"Mr. Su, if it is inconvenient for you, I can send someone to deliver the clothes to your house." said the shopkeeper.
Su Chenyu turned to look at Qibao and asked what Qibao meant.
Qibao thought about it and decided that since everyone was planning to continue shopping and it would be inconvenient to carry all these clothes, he nodded.
Su Chenyu immediately told the shopkeeper the address. After the shopkeeper promised to send someone to deliver the clothes to the address immediately, Su Chenyu nodded in satisfaction, and everyone walked out of Xiangyun Clothing Shop.
The shopkeeper respectfully escorted everyone all the way to the main road in front of the shop. After watching the group walk away, he breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the counter to continue calculating the bill.
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