Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

"Do you two distinguished guests have a reservation?" the waiter came up and asked politely.

Ji Nuan: “No.”

"There is a private room upstairs. Please come this way." The waiter led the two upstairs attentively.

As they reached the last step, a woman in purple holding a zither came towards them from the corridor. Her face was like a lotus, her waist was like a willow branch, and she passed by Ji Nuan gracefully, bringing with her a gust of fragrant wind.

Ji Nuan lowered her voice curiously and asked Chen Yu, "Do you know that person?"

Chen Yu nodded and said, "That's Miss Ziyu from Changyin Pavilion, a famous zither player."

Ji Nuan became even more curious and asked, "Then why are you here?"

The waiter explained, "A guest is hosting a banquet here and has specially invited Miss Ziyu to come and play music to entertain the guests."

"People from Changyin Pavilion can be invited outside!" Ji Nuan nodded, looking like she had learned something new.

"What would you two distinguished guests like to eat?" the waiter asked politely after pouring tea for them.

Ji Nuan looked at Chen Yu and said with a smile, "You are the guest today, so you order the food."

Chen Yu immediately put on an expression of eating out the rich man's house and said with a smile: "Then I won't be polite!"

Ji Nuan waved her hand and said proudly, "As long as it's something that can be cooked here, just order it."

So, Chen Yu named six dishes in one breath, all of which were Xunweiju’s signature dishes.

The waiter wrote down the name of the dish, said "wait a moment", and went out to prepare it.

Ji Nuan brought the topic back to the beginning and asked curiously, "Tell me about Changyin Pavilion? What kind of place is that?"

Chen Yu explained, "As the name suggests, it's a place for listening to music. However, most people who like to go there are men. There are musicians and singing girls inside, who play music and sing for the guests."

Ji Nuan became even more interested and asked stealthily, "Have you ever been there?"

Chen Yu: "I don't appreciate this kind of elegance. I've only been there twice with others. It's certainly quite lively inside, but I'm not particularly interested in listening to music."

Ji Nuan thought for a moment and then said, "Can you make an appointment with Miss Ziyu? I want to hear her play the piano."

"Do you really want to go? Then I'll let you know when I make an appointment." Chen Yu was just surprised and didn't think there was anything unusual for a girl to go listen to music.

Ji Nuan smiled, looking very happy: "Thank you! Do you have anything else to do after dinner? Please go to Fusheng Tower for tea and listen to books."

Chen Yu responded jokingly, "Why are you suddenly being so nice to me? Do you have any special purpose?"

Ji Nuan thought about it and answered seriously: "Well... not really."

Chen Yu: "Did he get rich or something good happen? He treated me to a meal, tea and a book."

Ji Nuan smiled pretentiously, "Is it considered a good thing for me to inspect my own shop?"

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that Fusheng Building and where we're having dinner now, Xunweiju, are both my properties." Ji Nuan said, and then added, "Keep it a secret."

"You, you, you, are we still friends? Why are you so tight-lipped!" Chen Yu accused, pretending to be hurt.

"Hey, you are really wronging me. You didn't ask, and I didn't have the chance to tell you!" Ji Nuan spread his hands innocently, looking helpless.

Chen Yu said to Qiao, "I'm giving you a chance now. If there's anything else you don't know, tell me right away."

"Well, sit tight then. Don't be startled by what I say next." Ji Nuan said mysteriously, as if she was about to break some big news. "I'm telling you, half of this East Street is my property!"

Chen Yu: “…”

Chen Yu was stunned and speechless for a long time.

At this time, the waiter came forward with the steaming hot meal and said as he placed it on the table, "Dear guests, the food is here! Please enjoy."

Seeing that he seemed to be still a little dazed, Ji Nuan put a piece of food in his bowl with chopsticks and said, "Don't just stand there, eat some duck meat to calm your nerves!"

Chen Yu complained a little: "I think carrots are more suitable for me, just right for my eyes. After all this time, I didn't realize you were a rich man. I'm really surprised and delighted!"

Ji Nuan rolled her eyes at him when she heard him say that. "Hmph, I think you're more shocked than surprised. Your good friend is a rich man, shouldn't you be happy? Would you rather me be a pauper to be happy?"

After saying that, Ji Nuan started eating by herself and no longer paid attention to Chen Yu.

Seeing that she really stopped coaxing him, Chen Yu felt a little guilty, so he picked up the chopsticks and picked up some food for her.

Ji Nuan's lips curled up into a smile, and she jokingly said, "Tell me, were you jealous that I'm richer than you just now, and couldn't accept this fact for a while?"

Chen Yu looked at her clear and bright peach blossom eyes and nodded slowly, "Yeah, a little." He didn't know what was wrong with him, he just felt a little lost and a little panicked, but definitely not jealous.

"Haha, being envied by others means I'm excellent. You are my friend, so you must be excellent too." Ji Nuan laughed heartily.

Looking at Ji Nuan's bright smile, Chen Yu's depressed mood disappeared and he regained his proud and confident look. "Of course! Birds of a feather flock together, otherwise how could we be good friends?" He said with a smile. If they were not sitting some distance apart, I believe he would hug Ji Nuan and give her a good hug.

Ji Nuan responded with a smile: "Haha, you're right! Come, eat some food, let me taste it carefully and see how Xunweiju is inferior to Xiankelai?" As she spoke, she picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and tasted it.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they left Xunweiju. When they arrived at Fushenglou, the storyteller had already begun his lecture.

As soon as Ji Nuan and Chen Yu sat down upstairs, Lou Zhongyu came in person with tea and snacks.

"Boss, how come you have time to come here today?" Lou Zhongyu said as he poured hot tea for the two of them.

"I thought of inviting Master Chen out for tea, and naturally thought of coming here." Ji Nuan took a sip of tea and then asked with concern, "Manager Lou, have you encountered any difficulties recently? Why do you look much more haggard than last time?"

Lou Zhongyu sighed and said, "Master Lao, I'm worried about you. To be honest, my mother is seriously ill and even her medicine isn't working very well lately."

He shouldn't have told his boss about his family's private affairs, but thinking that even Dr. Chen admired his boss's medical skills, and that he might be able to gain a glimmer of hope for his mother, he told him anyway.

Ji Nuan asked with concern: "Has Doctor Chen examined the old lady?"

Lou Zhongyu nodded and said with a worried look on his face, "I've seen it. The medicine that Doctor Chen prescribed before could alleviate the symptoms, but after two months, it stopped working."

"Can you tell me more about the condition?" Ji Nuan asked.

Lou Zhongyu sighed and recounted the story in detail: "At the beginning, the old lady's vision was a little blurry, as if covered by a layer of fog. Now, her vision is getting worse and worse, and only a little light and shadow can be seen."