Zhao Yi wanted to stay a little longer, but Tan Ji hurriedly came over and whispered something in his ear.
Seeing Zhao Yi's troubled expression, Jiang Bai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, don't worry, I'm fine here."
Zhao Yi gritted his teeth and strode towards the door.
Jiang Bai strolled towards the store entrance and immediately saw Young Master Wang holding a huge "Double Cannon" and drinking it. Tian Rou smiled and handed him a card, which, judging by its color, was a VIP membership card.
It's the highest-level membership that offers a 50% discount for recharging 100 taels of silver.
Jiang Bai walked over and asked Tian Rou, "How many drinks has he had now?"
Tian Rou smiled and replied, "The third cup."
Jiang Bai pressed further, "Does that include the bayberry milk tea I gave him?"
"You gave him a cup?" Tian Rou's eyes widened.
This person must have finished the first cup, then strolled over to the counter to order milk tea. Seeing the menu, they were overwhelmed and, on the counter's recommendation, ordered two more cups.
Then Tian Rou came out and, seeing the man's extravagant appearance, persuaded him to get a membership card.
Once he got the membership card, Young Master Wang became even more unrestrained. After finishing the two glasses in his hand, he rested for a while and still wanted to drink more.
I couldn't finish two more drinks, so I simply ordered a Double Blast, with two flavors in one cup, separated in the middle.
Actually, this thing is made of two specially designed cups, each half of the other. They can be separated in the middle or connected together to form a circle. Because there is a divider in the middle, the amount of milk tea is actually slightly less.
Since its launch, this product has been enthusiastically received by children, and now finally an adult has become very interested in it.
Jiang Bai also remarked, "Everyone says women have a second stomach when it comes to desserts, but this person must be a cow? They must have four stomachs."
—One stomach for eating, three offspring for drinking milk tea.
Watching Young Master Wang browse the milk tea shop, as if he had returned to his happy hometown, Jiang Bai nodded in satisfaction and went back to work.
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For the next few days, Young Master Wang went to the milk tea shop every day. After drinking his fill, he would go looking for Jiang Bai. Sometimes he could find him, and sometimes he couldn't.
Jiang Bai sighed, looked at the young master Wang who was blocking her door again, and asked, "Don't you have your own things to do?"
“Yes,” Young Master Wang said, shaking his fan. “My thing is drinking milk tea.”
"How old are you?" Jiang Bai asked, pursing his lips.
Young Master Wang didn't catch the sarcasm in her words and honestly answered, "Twenty."
"Are you married?" Jiang Bai asked again.
Young Master Wang shook his head blankly: "I have several concubines at home, but I haven't married yet."
"If you don't earn money and just idle around all day, how will your concubines live? How will your servants make a living? Are they just relying on the blessings of their ancestors?"
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if your elders no longer had the ability to support your reckless behavior? Would you be able to support the family?"
Upon hearing these words for the first time, Young Master Wang instinctively replied, "My family can easily support me for the rest of my life..."
"So what's the difference between you and your concubine?" Jiang Bai interrupted him. "Aren't you both supported by others?"
"How can they be compared to me?" Young Master Wang said with disgust.
He thought for a moment, then continued, "They are not related to me by blood, but they were raised by me. My grandmother and I are closely related by blood..."
"So, don't you think they're better than you?" Jiang Bai asked.
Seeing the other person's puzzled expression, Jiang Bai explained, "Your grandmother loves you because you are her grandson, but she would do the same if anyone were reincarnated as her grandson. She doesn't love you as a person, but rather the identity of her grandson."
"If you weren't her grandson, would she still like you this much when she had the chance to get to know you? What qualities do you have that make you likable?"
Young Master Wang remained silent.
Jiang Bai continued, "At least your concubines earned the favor of strangers and your protection through their own efforts. Ask yourself honestly, if you were them, could you have reached their current position?"
Young Master Wang thought to himself: It's really hard to say.
Each of those concubines had their own skills and tricks; the fact that he could bring them into the house proved that these women had some tricks up their sleeves.
If he were in their position...
Young Master Wang thought for a moment, then shook his head in exasperation and said to Jiang Bai, "I don't want to think about it. Being born into a good family is a skill in itself."
“That’s true,” Jiang Bai agreed. “Having good fortune is also a kind of advantage.”
Young Master Wang said, "Compared to Zhao Yi, he has struggled for so many years, yet he was still left behind by me when I was just born."
He was upset by Jiang Bai's words, so he deliberately stepped on Zhao Yi's shoulder.
Jiang Bai nodded in agreement: "Zhao Yi comes from a humble background; he might never reach your status even if he works his whole life."
"But I think he's better than you."
"What makes him better than me?" Young Master Wang frowned deeply.
“Because he has the ability to strive and improve.” Jiang Bai explained, “Life is so long, there will always be ups and downs. Maybe what I’m looking for is someone who can support me, not someone who survives by relying on the love of my parents and elders.”
"What's wrong with the latter?" Young Master Wang muttered to himself.
"Because I don't want to have to live at the mercy of others. Your grandmother is very close to you, she likes you, but does she like your concubines?"
Jiang Bai's question startled Young Master Wang again. He tried hard to recall, but could only remember that at last year's family banquet, several concubines hunched over like quails as they greeted their grandmother.
Seeing their appearance, the grandmother impatiently had them sent away.
At that moment, Young Master Wang only thought that these concubines were too petty. His grandmother was so kind, would she really eat them?
Looking back now, if they didn't please my grandmother in any way, she could have just kicked them out and sold them to brothels.
Young Master Wang had frequented brothels; the girls there rarely lived past thirty-five.
Jiang Bai then asked, "You're so old, why aren't you married?"
It's because those young ladies from wealthy families are too boring; he doesn't find them interesting.
However, the women he liked were disapproved of by his grandmother and brothers, and soon these women disappeared from his life.
He lacked perseverance back then. His grandmother said they left because they saw no hope, but is that true?
He didn't even bother to investigate further.
He gave a wry smile: "So you think Zhao Yi is better than me? If you had to choose between the two of us, who would you choose?"
"I've already chosen Zhao Yi," Jiang Bai said with a smile.
"Some women may like to achieve success overnight, but I prefer to work hard steadily, take one step at a time, and live a peaceful and stable life like an ordinary person."
"What I want is a lifelong, monogamous relationship."
None of these belonged to Young Master Wang himself.
He was eliminated from the very beginning.
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