Adhere to the gentleman's principles

The two walked in the street market, Shen Congwen said: "It's close to the Lantern Festival, the street market is busy, you can see that the jewelry from Linglong Pavilion is displayed in the street market." Li Ziyan nodded and said: "Yes, it's quite busy. I wonder if Zhao Junning in the shop can handle it."

Li Ziyan's voice gradually lowered. Shen Congwen looked at several girls looking at jewelry at the Linglong Pavilion's booth, as well as several young masters from aristocratic families. Shen Congwen said, "This Linglong Pavilion is making a lot of money today. So many people are buying the jewelry as soon as it is put on display."

Shen Congwen looked at Li Ziyan, and Li Ziyan looked towards the jewelry stall of Linglong Pavilion. Shen Congwen waved the fan in front of Li Ziyan's eyes and said, "What are you looking at? Want to buy something for your wife? Just go and buy it."

Li Ziyan asked, "Are the jewellery from Linglong Pavilion the best in Bianjing?" Shen Congwen nodded and said, "Yes! Anyway, I see that my mother and my brother buy jewellery for my sister-in-law from them."

Li Ziyan put away his folding fan and said, "Let's go to Linglong Pavilion." After that, he dragged Shen Congwen to Linglong Pavilion.

Arriving at Linglong Pavilion, Shen Congwen panted: "Hey, you're running so fast, I'm exhausted." Li Ziyan said: "Please work hard, I'll buy you some wine in a while." Shen Congwen said: "I want the best Bai Bo." Li Ziyan said: "Okay, let's go."

The two entered Linglong Pavilion, and the proprietress of Linglong Pavilion greeted them: "Gentlemen, are you going to buy jewelry for your wife?" Shen Congwen said: "It's not me who will buy it, it's him, he will buy it."

Li Ziyan smiled and nodded to the proprietress. The proprietress said, "What kind of jewelry do you want to buy for your wife? Hairpins, hairpins, jade bracelets, earrings?" Li Ziyan didn't understand these and said, "Take them all out so I can see." The proprietress' eyes lit up after hearing this and said, "Master, follow me."

The two came to a cabinet, and the proprietress said, "These jewelry are the best. Please take a look." Li Ziyan looked at the jewelry, which was different in shape and color. The proprietress asked, "Does this gentleman like any of them?" Li Ziyan thought for a while and said, "Pick one of each for me. Wrap this pair of hairpins separately." The proprietress said, "Sir, you have good taste. This pair of red jadeite hairpins is the best pair! I will wrap it for you right away." After wrapping it, Li Ziyan asked how much it cost. The proprietress said, "A total of ten taels."

Shen Congwen's legs went weak after hearing this: "Ten taels is enough for two good meals at Yuchun Restaurant." Li Ziyan handed over a silver ingot and said, "No need for change." Shen Congwen was stunned and followed Li Ziyan out of Linglong Pavilion and said, "Li Ziyan, you are too extravagant!" Li Ziyan said, "No, we usually spend thousands of gold in restaurants, dance halls, and casinos. Ten taels is not much."

Shen Congwen looked at Li Ziyan and said, "Are you in love with Zhao Junning? You bought her so many jewellery." Li Ziyan kicked him and said, "Go away. Haven't you seen the jewellery he bought for his wife? My wife is busy in the shop every day, selling cloth and doing business. A 14-year-old girl must have some jewellery, right? You don't understand because you don't have a wife."

Shen Congwen shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yes, you have a wife, you know that, but after so long, do you really not like Zhao Junning at all? I think that girl is pretty, gentle, and also good at business and smart. If I had married her, I might have fallen in love with her."

Li Ziyan turned around and walked away and said, "Go away. If you want a wife, go find one yourself. Don't set your sights on mine." Shen Congwen chased after him and said, "I just said if. Why are you so angry? You don't like the girl. I was just talking. I don't plan to get married yet."

Li Ziyan said, "I don't know if this counts as love, since I've never loved anyone before." Shen Congwen said, "Didn't Xu Wenhe just say that? You'll know if you experience it yourself! Oh, I should go home now. You can think about it slowly." Li Ziyan said, "Okay, I can't rely on you."

Li Ziyan returned to the mansion with the jewelry he bought. When he arrived at the door of the mansion, he saw Feizhou and asked, "Feizhou, are Zhao Junning back?" Feizhou said, "No, the young lady asked me to come back first. She said that the cloth shop still had some accounts to settle."

Li Ziyan looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark. Take it back to my room and ask the kitchen to cook some hot soup. I'll go pick her up." Then he rode his horse to the cloth shop. Just as he was about to go in, he heard the sound of an abacus, so he backed off and sat at the door waiting, muttering to himself, "This girl doesn't care about time when it comes to making money. Hey, try Wen He's suggestion when you have time." As he spoke, he glanced into the cloth shop from time to time.

After Zhao Junning finished the calculation, he yawned: "Finally, it's done."

She said to the clerks in charge, "These cloths will be put here tomorrow. When they are sold tomorrow, the customers will see them first. It is getting late. You should go back and rest early. This month's salary will be paid tomorrow." The clerks said, "Yes, thank you, Madam."

When Zhao Junning walked out of the cloth shop, she saw Li Ziyan waiting at the door with a smile on her face. Zhao Junning was a little surprised, but Li Ziyan said first, "I finished reciting today's book before I left."

Zhao Junning said: "I know, I was just wondering why my husband came to pick me up today?"

Li Ziyan said, "Let Feizhou and Fuling go back. Aren't you afraid of going home alone when it gets dark here?"

Zhao Junning said, "What's there to be afraid of? The streets are already busy and it's even busier as the Lantern Festival approaches. The lights are brightly lit, so why should I be afraid?"

Li Ziyan muttered quietly, "You are so brave. Aren't you afraid to go home alone as a girl?" She walked forward and said, "Let's go home."

The two walked to the horse, and Li Ziyan said, "Get on." Zhao Junning said, "Okay." After getting on the horse, Li Ziyan said, "Sit still, I'll lead the horse." Zhao Junning replied, "Okay."

The two of them slowly walked back towards the mansion. The light from the not-so-round moon shone on them, lengthening their shadows. When they arrived at the mansion, Li Ziyan got off the horse holding Zhao Junning and handed the horse to the servant at the door.