Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

The two of them laughed and joked for a while, and then the maid came in and said, "Miss, Master Chen is here."

Pang Qiuyan asked, "Here we are?"

The maid shook her head: "No, I just came to the scene."

Pang Qiuyan hurriedly lifted the curtain and asked, "Where is it?"

The maid pointed to the front right.

"Huh?" Pang Qiuyan asked in surprise, "He actually brought his wife and daughter with him?"

Xie Qinghuan said, "Let me see."

Pang Qiuyan curled her lips and said, "Sister Qinghuan, why are you so nervous? Are you really in love with him?"

Xie Qinghuan said seriously, "Qiuyan, I'm telling you one last time. I have no relationship with Master Chen in any way. Stop talking nonsense."

"If this gets to Master Chen's wife's ears, how will I face him in the future?"

Pang Qiuyan uttered an "oh" and continued looking over there: "His wife is quite pretty, especially her breasts... She's on par with you, Sister Qinghuan."

At this time, Pang Qiuyan discovered that several people walked up to Chen Lang.

"Mr. Chen is really generous."

The group of people who came in front of Chen Lang were the sons of merchants headed by Ma Jiaqi. Ma Jiaqi had called so many people here, and his purpose was very clear, which was to make Qi Meng the most popular courtesan.

After watching for a while, Pang Qiuyan couldn't help but sigh, "That's impressive. Ma Jiaqi, the young master of Tingxue Tower, has been actively chatting with Master Chen, but Master Chen's reactions have been rather dull."

"Ma Jiaqi used to be the one being fawned over by others, but things have changed, and now he's the one fawning over others."

"Oh, now I know why Ma Jiaqi wants to curry favor with him... Sister Qinghuan, look, that's Qi Meng!"

"Qimeng actually... Oh my god, am I dazzled? She actually took the initiative to show her affection?"

"Sister Qinghuan, this is intolerable. We have to go over and cause trouble..."

Xie Qinghuan dragged Pang Qiuyan back into the shed and said, "Mr. Chen's wife is still here. Is it our turn to worry about her?"

"Besides, what right do we have to go over and cause trouble?"

"Just prepare yourself and stop overthinking."

……

Among the four top courtesans selected in this Oiran competition, Qi Meng's temperament is the most unique. If she doesn't say it, most people who see her for the first time will mistake her for a lady from a noble family rather than a geisha.

Because she has a very scholarly air.

This was also what the Ma family intended. Not only did they hope that their children would get rid of the "money-mongering" atmosphere of merchants, but even the geishas they trained had to be full of bookish air.

You don't have to be too proficient in playing the piano or chess, but you must strive for perfection in calligraphy and painting.

This kind of training method made Qi Meng very popular among the literati and poets.

Qi Meng herself also prefers to communicate with talented people.

A song of "Man Jiang Hong" made Qi Meng admire Chen Lang to the point of being completely overwhelmed. In the past period of time, she even tried every possible way to find out interesting stories about Chen Lang.

These things were "accidentally" spread among the people, leading many people to think that Qi Meng was interested in Chen Lang.

It's not that Chen Lang hasn't heard these arguments before, but he knows very well that these arguments were most likely released deliberately by the Ma family, just to let Qi Meng take advantage of their power.

Chen Lang didn't object, because the Ma family was very sensible in this matter.

We are all businessmen, there is no need to ruin the relationship over these trivial matters.

Li Xiuzhi is here now, so Ma Jiaqi asks Qi Meng to come out and greet Chen Lang, which is a disguised apology.

We are all smart people, and we can understand many things without having to say them.

Qi Meng also knew her place well. After greeting each other, she started chatting directly with Li Xiuzhi.

Li Xiuzhi was rather slow in this regard. She had no idea of Qi Meng's purpose in chatting with her. After chatting for a few more sentences, she even developed admiration for Qi Meng.

This girl is really elegant and talented. Being born as a geisha is not a stain on her at all.

Seeing that the food was almost cooked, Qi Meng winked at Ma Jiaqi, who smiled and said goodbye to Chen Lang.

Chen Lang took Li Xiuzhi and Guoguo and found an empty table to sit down.

He peeled an orange and handed it to Guoguo, saying, "Try it and see if it's sweet."

Guoguo ate a petal and narrowed his eyes: "Sweet."

Then he took a petal and put it into his mother's mouth: "Mom, try it."

Li Xiuzhi held the orange peel and said to Chen Lang, "That Miss Qimeng is really very elegant. She seems even more impressive than Miss Qinghuan."

Chen Lang said with a half-smile, "You've only known her for less than half a cup of tea, and you already admire her so much?"

Li Xiuzhi asked, "What do you mean?"

Chen Lang said: "I don't deny that Qi Meng is very talented and has great temperament."

"But you didn't understand the purpose of her talking to you at all."

Li Xiuzhi asked, "What's the purpose?"

"I'm apologizing to you." Chen Lang smiled. "Over the past period of time, the Ma family has been using Qi Meng and me for publicity."

Li Xiuzhi was stunned: "Huh?"

Chen Lang said, "The Ma family is determined to push Qi Meng to the top of the courtesan this time, so they will use any means to boost Qi Meng's popularity."

"But the Ma family is relatively disciplined in their work, otherwise I wouldn't allow them to do this."

"As for Qi Meng chatting with you, it's actually to clarify to you that she has nothing to do with me."

Li Xiuzhi opened her mouth wide, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. "Oh my god, is it so complicated? I really didn't feel it at all."

"Ji Lang, am I stupid?"

Chen Lang took Li Xiuzhi's hand and said gently, "No, they are just too cunning and bully you, an honest person."

Li Xiuzhi curled her lips and said, "After becoming an accountant, I thought I had grown a lot, but now it seems that I am still very stupid."

Chen Lang pinched Li Xiuzhi's nose and said, "That's called simplicity and kindness, not stupidity."

"If you don't believe me, ask your daughter."

"Guoguo."

Guoguo, whose mouth was stuffed with fruit, raised her head: "Hmm?"

"Do you think your mother is stupid?"

Guoguo swallowed the fruit and said, "I'm not stupid. Mom is much smarter than me."

Chen Lang said: "Did you hear that? You are smarter than Guoguo."

Li Xiuzhi was stunned for a moment and said, "Is this how you two comfort people?"

Chen Lang laughed out loud.

Being interrupted like this, Li Xiuzhi stopped thinking about the question of stupidity and intelligence.

Anyway, as long as my husband is smart, it doesn’t matter if I’m a little stupid.

At this time, an official from the government office walked onto the stage and announced the official start of the final of the Oiran Contest.

The first to appear was Miss Si Wan'er, who became the leader of the group for the first time.

She was dressed in a colorful dress, standing on a big drum, and was carried onto the stage by several strong men.

Boom boom boom!

The dense drumbeats shattered the surrounding night. Si Wan'er danced on the big drum like a bird, opening the curtain for the final of the Oiran Contest.