Yuan Yao was counting the bamboo signs with the names of the desserts that she had previously had engraved in the main hall when she heard a waiter say, "Princess, another guest has arrived!"
guest?
Yuan Yao was quite surprised.
She asked, "Isn't it before opening hours?"
Danqing replied, "Yes."
Yuan Yao stood up: "I'll go take a look!"
As soon as I reached the door, I came across a familiar figure.
"Yun Chan?" Yuan Yao exclaimed in surprise and delight.
The person in front of me is really a little awkward!
At this moment, Xie Zhi and Lin Xuan, who were helping with the setup, looked over.
Yun Chan?
Why is this sickly little one here too?
When Yuan Yao saw Yun Chan, her eyes lit up: "Yun Chan, what brings you here?"
She came running to Yun Chan's side like a gust of wind.
Yun Chan was pale-skinned, covering her mouth with one hand, coughing.
Yuan Yao was both delighted and helpless: "You're not feeling well. Why aren't you resting properly before you go back to school? Why are you coming to my shop?"
"I...have come to deliver a congratulatory gift." Yun Chan coughed lightly as she raised her hand.
Ah Qi, holding a box made of boxwood, bowed and said, "Wishing the Princess a grand opening, may you make a fortune every day, and may your wealth flow in like a river!"
After he finished speaking, he handed over the box.
Yun Chan said, "I don't have anything valuable, so I'll give this to you as a congratulatory gift."
Yuan Yao happily accepted the box: "Yun Chan, thank you. I'm so glad you could come!"
As she spoke, she waved, as if to tell Danqing to take the gift away and keep it safe.
At this moment, Xie Zhi and Lin Xuan walked over.
Lin Xuan asked with a sour face, "Yun Chan, what did you give Yuan Xiaoyao?"
Yuan Xiaoyao?
Upon hearing this address, Yun Chan's beautiful brows furrowed slightly.
Yuan Yao exclaimed in surprise, "Lin Xuan, just call me by my name properly, why do you add 'little' to it?"
That's so cheesy!
Moreover, it was clear that Lin Xuan was deliberately provoking Yun Chan...
Yun Chan is so sensitive and jealous!
If you stimulate him a little more, he'll cough up blood again!
Yuan Yao quickly said, "Lin Xuan, that painting seems to be hanging crooked. Take a closer look."
"So what if it's off-topic?" Xie Zhi said. "I'm more curious about what kind of expensive gift the young prince Yun, as the eldest son of the Chu emperor, would give to Xiao Yao'er, given the Chu kingdom's wealth and prosperity?"
Yuan Yao: "..."
Don't cause trouble!
Yuan Yao had a terrible headache.
Xiao Biao had already said that it wasn't an expensive gift, which was why she happily accepted it but didn't open it in front of so many people, lest others look down on him for no reason.
These two, Xie Zhi and Lin Xuan, are simply here to contradict me!
Unfortunately, they also gave her extremely expensive gifts, and she didn't want to offend them...
Helpless, Yuan Yao had no choice but to turn to Yun Chan and ask for his opinion.
"Yun Chan, may I open this gift now?"
Yun Chan half-covered her pale lips, her voice slightly hoarse: "Okay."
Yuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
She asked Danqing to bring the wooden box over.
The precious box made of boxwood is carved with a lifelike dragon and fish, and a very complicated-looking lock hangs on the box.
This lock...
Combination lock?
Yuan Yao looked at Yun Chan with suspicion.
At this moment, Yun Chan covered her lips, walked up, and taught her how to unlock the lock, hand in hand.
Perhaps it was the heavy morning dew and chill in the air, but my slightly awkward hands felt icy cold.
With a "click," the lock snapped open between his slender fingers.
Yuan Yao raised her hand and opened the wooden box.
"hiss……"
As soon as the box was opened, a chorus of gasps filled the lobby.
Even Xie Zhi and Lin Xuan were shocked.
Inside the box was an enormous luminous pearl!
The beads are round and smooth, light blue, translucent, and lustrous, without the slightest flaw.
This luminous pearl is roughly the size of an adult man's fist!
Yuan Yao vaguely remembered that the Great Qi also had a pair of luminous pearls.
Those two luminous pearls, it is said, were obtained in exchange for a city, and are now inlaid on the emperor's carriage.
Those two luminous pearls, probably three of them, would be enough to match Yun Chan's one!
Yuan Yao immediately said, "Yun Chan, this gift is far too precious..."
"You only accept other people's congratulatory gifts, but not mine?" Yun Chan interrupted her in a hoarse voice.
Yuan Yao pursed her lips.
She took a deep breath, her chubby little face serious: "Yun Chan, do you know how precious this luminous pearl is?!"
“If you don’t want it, it’s worthless.” Yun Chan’s voice was cold and hard.
Yuan Yao: "..."
The phrase "a little tiff" sounds so... domineering CEO-like!
It's unreasonable, but strangely endearing...
Yuan Yao shook her head, trying to shake off those strange thoughts.
She stared at the luminous pearl, deeply conflicted.
Do you accept it?
I don't feel good...
You won't accept it?
Yun Chan is getting angry...
That's enough!
Keep it for now, play with it for a while, and if necessary, find a suitable opportunity to send it back to Yun Chan.
Yuan Yao said, "Yun Chan, I accept the luminous pearl. I understand your intentions."
"Okay." Yun Chan nodded and started to walk out.
Are you leaving already?
Yuan Yao quickly handed the luminous pearl to Dan Qing and said, "Yun Chan!"
Yun Chan turned around and looked at her.
Yuan Yao smiled sweetly and gently: "Yun Chan, how about we have some opening desserts to share in the festive atmosphere?"
Yun Chan's furrowed brows relaxed: "Okay."
Yuan Yao beckoned and summoned a palace maid, asking her to fetch some desserts and heat up three bowls of milk, which were then delivered to a private room on the second floor.
As they went upstairs, Ah Qi looked at the vast Si Shi Chun shop and asked curiously, "Princess, is this whole shop yours?"
“Yes!” Yuan Yao replied with a smile.
Ah Qi exclaimed, "This store is huge!"
Yuan Yao laughed and said, "If it's not big enough, I won't have the Four Seasons Spring blooming here."
She opened the shop with the goal of making it a big success!
The group entered the private room.
Soon, Danqing and his men brought up food and drinks.
Gazing at the exquisite desserts, A-Ning stared wide-eyed, swallowing hard. "Princess, may A-Qi try some too?"
"Of course!" Yuan Yao said generously, "From now on, if A Qi wants to eat desserts from Si Shi Chun, just come over, tell me your name, and you can eat as much as you want, it's free!"
"Then Ah Qi won't be polite!" Ah Qi's face flushed slightly with excitement as she shyly picked up a piece of sweet cake.
Xie Ning had already pulled out a chair, sat down, picked up a dessert, and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
They look like they're starving.
Yun Chan sat upright, one hand on the edge of the table, the other covering her lips, her brows furrowed, coughing softly.
Yuan Yao asked with some concern, "Yun Chan, are you alright?"
Before Yun Chan could answer, A Qi said, "My Highness coughed up a lot of blood last night!"
Coughing up blood?
Yun Chan gently called out, "A-Qi!"
Ah Qi quickly lowered her head, looking somewhat aggrieved: "Ah Qi was also worried about Your Highness..."
Xie Ning took a sip of hot milk and smiled gently, "It's just coughing up blood. You'll get used to it and won't be afraid anymore."
In short, you won't die, don't be afraid.
Coughing habit?
How can coughing up blood become a habit?
Yuan Yao looked at Xie Ning suspiciously: "Uncle, do you really know medicine?"
"What do you think, Xiao Yao'er?" Xie Ning asked her with a smile.
Yuan Yao: "..."
She felt it was quite unreliable.
At this moment, Xie Ning said, "Little Yao'er, actually, I came here today to say goodbye to you."
Farewell?
Yuan Yao was stunned: "You...you're leaving?"
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