Good luck every time

It was already dark. Zhao Qi walked through the corridor of the Zhao family and strolled to the main courtyard where he and Qin Huanzhang lived.

He didn't come here often after he got married.

However, Qin Huanzhang is a capable person, and as the mistress of the house, she will never let herself live a miserable life.

Even though she was not favored by Zhao Qi, nor tolerated by the old lady of the Zhao family, she was still very successful.

At least that's what it looked like to servants and outsiders.

Sometimes a legitimate identity is more important than those empty likes.

She is a good player at the card table. Even if she doesn't have many cards, she can still play a wonderful game.

The yard was brightly lit. The little girls were a little surprised to see Zhao Qi coming in a hurry, but they all hurriedly saluted.

Zhao Qi rushed into the room as if no one was there, and the door curtain was swung by him with a rustling sound.

Qin Huanzhang was sitting in the small hall eating, with only a few home-cooked dishes on the table.

She is rich, but not extravagant.

Having taken off his extravagant clothes, Qin Huanzhang was now wearing a loose home robe.

When she saw Zhao Qi coming, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, but her face was full of surprise.

"How did you come?"

Seeing this, Zhao Qi sat down opposite her more calmly than her, looked at the only set of bowls and chopsticks on the table, and greeted the people around him.

"Go get me another set of bowls and chopsticks."

The dishes were quickly placed on the table, and the two of them sat at the table in silence, with only the occasional clinking of cups and plates.

Qin Huanzhang subconsciously put on the airs of the mistress of the house. Although Zhao Qi was unhappy, he had no choice but to accompany her.

After the meal was finished and the table was cleared, Zhao Qi patted his stomach, which was neither full nor hungry.

"Is this what you usually eat?"

Qin Huanzhang was a little speechless. She usually ate the same food that she and Zhao Qi ate together, but wasn't there one more person?

"fine……"

After saying this, the two fell silent again.

There must be a winner among them. Qin Huanzhang will not be controlled by others and does not want to fall into a disadvantage in this power struggle.

After sitting for a while, Zhao Qi felt that this place was even more awkward than Chen Panpan's.

He stood up and tried to leave.

Qin Huanzhang also stood up to see him off.

When Zhao Qi saw the heavy expression on her face, he suddenly felt a little anxious.

This makes me seem like I'm not popular.

So he stood up, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat back in his previous seat.

Qin Huanzhang took two deep breaths and suppressed the "farewell" that he almost blurted out just now.

Zhao Qi glanced at her and felt much better.

"I heard that your caravan has been doing well recently. There are many new things in the city, all brought back by them!"

It's not that Zhao Qi had nothing to say. He had already investigated these matters and had wanted to ask them for a long time.

Qin Huanzhang's attitude towards him was a bit perfunctory, but he still managed to appear respectful.

"Well, a new trade route always brings back some new stuff!"

After saying this, Qin Huanzhang seemed to feel that his attitude was too cold, and added another sentence.

"If you like any of these, you can tell the butler and ask him to send them to you to play with first..."

The question Zhao Qi wanted to ask was blocked by Qin Huanzhang, and for a moment he couldn't find the next connection to this topic.

After enduring it for a long time, he finally asked.

"I heard that you met Miss Li today!"

He deliberately avoided looking at Qin Huanzhang, but he was very curious in his heart whether Qin Huanzhang would mention Li Ruyi to him?

"Yes, we did meet."

Qin Huanzhang carefully observed Zhao Qi's expression. She had also heard about Zhao Qi's blocking of people on the street today. She cursed Zhao Qi 18,000 times in her heart, asking him why he was still pretending to be noble in front of her.

"Ruyi is even more beautiful than last year, but she is a bargain for the poor boy from the Han family!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qi instantly became excited.

Even when looking at Qin Huanzhang, he felt that he was more attractive. It turned out that saying bad things about someone you hate together would bring the two of you closer.

"That's true. That poor boy named Han is good for nothing except reading a little."

After saying this, Zhao Qi added another sentence.

"By the way, I heard that he knows some martial arts, but it doesn't look that good!"

"What do you mean he became a disciple just to practice martial arts? I think he was clearly after his senior sister, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten his turn..."

Zhao Qi's words were extremely sour.

Qin Huanzhang heard it but pretended not to hear it and continued speaking.

"It's just that Ruyi has no other choice. There aren't many men in this world who would allow her to show her face to the public. Otherwise, how could she have gotten the chance to meet that poor boy named Han?"

"Poor Ruyi, she is so smart and capable, but she can only find someone like this because of worldly standards!"

Zhao Qi felt that Qin Huanzhang's words hurt his self-esteem, but when he heard that the other party still looked down on Han Shian, he felt that he could endure it a little longer.

Little did he know that this was the person Qin Huanzhang despised the most.

She seemed to lament that Li Ruyi had to be with Han Shian for her future.

In fact, he was talking about himself.

"You're right!"

Zhao Qi nodded in agreement.

"By the way, what did you and Ruyi talk about today? Did you only talk about your caravan's accounts?"

He thought he was changing the subject tactfully, but he didn't know that it was actually very awkward.

Qin Huanzhang was also happy to cooperate.

"Ruyi's account was done very well. I looked at it after I came back. It was clear and well-organized, with clear sentences and not a single detail was missed."

Zhao Qi immediately grasped the key point of Qin Huanzhang's words.

"Come back to see? Then why did it take you so long to eat?"

Qin Huanzhang: ...

She cursed in her heart, Zhao Qi, "Did you reveal too much?"

But he said something else.

"Ruyi and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so of course we have to tell each other about the changes in the past year or so."

"Ruyi also told me about the customs and practices of Quzhou County, and how people there always have to adopt nicknames or change their names in order to be recognized by the people around them."

"She said she has many names now. Some people call her Miss Ruyi, some call her the head of the family, and some call her Li Er..."

When talking about Li Ruyi, Qin Huanzhang's smile became much more sincere.

It seemed as if he thought of something and couldn't help laughing out loud again.

Zhao Qi was tickled by her laughter and asked.

"What else did she say? It's so funny..."