Filial piety: the supreme emperor

While enjoying the plum blossom pastry made by Aunt Rong herself, paired with a cup of clear iced flower tea, he suddenly felt relaxed, as if this was the ultimate enjoyment. Lu Ran exhaled lightly, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked Aunt Rong: "Aunt Rong, how are the sales of our new underwear?"

“It’s selling really well!”

"If nothing unexpected happens, the winner of this business competition will be our Tongbao Chamber of Commerce."

With a smile on her face, Qu Qirong picked up her handkerchief and gently wiped the cake crumbs from the corners of Lu Ran's mouth. After the new underwear was launched, she first found a prestigious female doctor in Xuancheng and asked her to make a statement pointing out that the old underwear had many inconveniences and various disadvantages, such as affecting development and other issues.

Afterwards, Qu Qirong found a group of ladies from famous families and ordinary families, and asked them to try on the clothes before promoting them in their respective social circles. With the advantages of good quality and low price, the new underwear quickly became popular among female consumers. The Xuanling Sect also launched an underwear, still focusing on the high-end market. However, due to the mediocre quality of the silk provided by their family, no matter how it was processed and decorated, it was difficult to attract consumers to buy. Therefore, the contrast between the two industries was very obvious, and the winner was immediately determined.

Lu Ran asked: "So, now we just need to wait for the final result?"

Qu Qirong nodded and replied: "Yes, this time it will still last for one month to see which industry can make the biggest profit."

"This time, thanks to Ran'er, we were able to win so easily."

"Aunt Rong, you are very clever. You can win even if I don't give you any suggestions!"

However, Lu Ran shook his head to deny it. During this period of time, he had a deeper understanding of Aunt Rong. Since Aunt Rong decided to participate in this business competition, it means that she is very sure to win, just like the dominant position she has always shown in the cooperation between Lingbao Pavilion and Zixia Sect.

Qu Qirong stopped talking about business competition and changed to another topic:

"I have some free time today, so I want to paint a picture of the first clear day after the snow."

At this time, the sky had cleared up, and the rising sun shone through the thin clouds and sprinkled into the courtyard, presenting a beautiful scene of the first clear day after the snow.

Lu Ran smiled and responded: "Everything is up to your arrangement, Aunt Rong!"

For such an elder who cares about him, he has no reason to refuse. In short, for him, filial piety is the most important thing!

Not long after, in Lanting, Qing'er cleaned up the dishes and left. Qu Qirong set up the drawing board again, stood up, looked at the snow scene outside the window, and began to splash ink on the rice paper with a charcoal pencil. However, unlike the smooth flow of her previous painting of Lu Ran, she seemed to lack a bit of calmness at this moment.

Lu Ran noticed this and felt a little strange. Generally speaking, Aunt Rong always had a plan in mind when drawing him, and could accurately depict his image without looking up. But facing this snowy scene, why did she hesitate so much?

Lu Ran held Aunt Rong's hand like last time and helped her sketch the picture. Feeling the warmth and moisture in her palm and the familiar male scent drifting past her nose, Qu Qirong's heartbeat quickened, her cheeks flushed, and her breathing became rapid.

Before this, she had never experienced such strange emotions, and she didn't know whether this was the kind of emotion that elders should have towards their juniors. At this moment, she only knew that she liked Ran'er to be by her side, to chat with her, to hold her hand, and to teach her to draw.

The elegant and light fragrance surrounded him, and Lu Ran's heart was also stirred. He couldn't help but think of the charming scene when he removed the heart-controlling Gu last time, and the faint fragrance of peach blossoms at the end. He quickly restrained his inner restlessness and focused on guiding:

"Aunt Rong, the scenery in the courtyard has been painted. Next we need to outline these falling snowflakes."

"Yes!" Qu Qirong agreed softly, her face became more beautiful and even her crystal clear earlobes turned red.

The two held hands tightly, and the heat from Lu Ran's words accidentally blew on Qu Qirong's cheek, causing ripples in her heart.

Under Lu Ran's careful guidance, the originally complicated painting of the first clear sky after the snow gradually came to life on paper. In the courtyard, there were frost-covered rockery and flower beds, lotus ponds, and snowflakes... But Qu Qirong frowned slightly: "Why do I feel that the whole painting looks a little crooked?"

"how could be?"

Lu Ran took a few glances and didn't find anything unusual in the picture of the clear sky after the snow. But when he looked at it carefully again, he found the problem - it turned out that he was leaning sideways to Aunt Rong, so the angle was naturally biased, causing the picture to be tilted.

Qu Qirong also noticed this problem. She frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly thought of a solution: "Why not...Ran'er, you hug me from behind, so there won't be any angle difference!"

Lu Ran was stunned for a moment: "Is this okay?"

Hug Aunt Rong from behind? Doesn't that mean he needs to put one hand around Aunt Rong's waist and hold her hand with the other? In this way, the physical contact is obviously too intimate.

In response, Qu Qirong shook her head and denied it without hesitation: "It doesn't matter, Ran'er is just teaching me how to draw, it's no big deal!"

In fact, when she asked Lu Ran to hug her from behind, she had already realized that it was not appropriate to do so. After all, she was the elder and Lu Ran was the younger, and they should take into account the etiquette of seniority. However, when the younger asked for her opinion, Qu Qirong, as the elder, did not refuse unconsciously and even agreed readily.

Lu Ran asked: "Then let's draw a new one?"

Since Aunt Rong had made the request, he naturally had no reason to refuse. Besides, this wouldn't be considered a violation of filial piety, right? After all, he and Aunt Rong simply wanted to paint a picture of the first clear sky after the snow, and perhaps their posture was indeed a little intimate.

At this moment, Qu Qirong felt a little complicated. She felt that what she did was inappropriate, but she also had a hint of inexplicable expectation: "Then let's draw a new one!"

As she said this, she was shy and nervous and did not turn back to look at Lu Ran's expression, but changed a new piece of rice paper.

"Aunt Rong, I'll go over there then!"

Hearing this, Lu Ran walked behind Qu Qirong, slowly embraced her slender waist, and then gently held her hands. Although there was clothing between them, he could still feel Aunt Rong's plump and tight body and the warmth transmitted through the clothes.

This was not the first time he had hugged Aunt Rong, but the soft touch of a mature and beautiful woman still made him lose his mind for a moment. At the same time, Qu Qirong, who was held in Lu Ran's arms, trembled, her face flushed, and her heartbeat accelerated. She felt the warm palm on her waist and the warm chest against her back, and her ears became hot and her whole body softened.

Especially the words "Aunt Rong, I'm here!" reminded her once again of the time when he held her heart tightly when she was removing the heart-controlling Gu.