Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

As the night deepened, Ruan Chuyin stayed in the kitchen for a long time, but Jiang Xuanzhou didn't summon her. She couldn't help but ask, "Guard Chuyi, are the prince and Master Yan satisfied with today's dishes?"

"Satisfied, satisfied! The prince and Master Yan both praised your cooking skills, saying your dishes are even better than those of the chef at Liangcheng's Dongkelai Restaurant," Chuyi said with all his might, his eyes wrinkling with laughter. Ruan Chuyin was the prince's favorite woman, and now, in his eyes, she was half his master.

"That's good, that's good. I wonder if the prince has any other instructions?" Ruan Chuyin tactfully expressed her desire to return home. It was getting late. She hadn't been at the inn all day, and she didn't know if Master Qin and A Yu could handle it.

"Not yet. Miss Ruan, how about I bring you some more fruit?" Chuyi was also wondering why the prince wanted to keep Miss Ruan for so long. Miss Ruan had been busy all day today, and he felt tired just looking at the work, let alone doing it himself.

Ruan Chuyin had already eaten three plates of fruit and two pots of hot tea. She had also devoured half a plate of the lotus pastry Chen Ping and his friends had made. She couldn't eat any more and didn't want to wait any longer, so she had to ask Chuyi to go and ask again.

Sleepiness crept in, slowly invading her body. If she stayed like this any longer, she would really fall asleep.

Chuyi couldn't bear to see the noble lady suffer, so he thought about it and turned around and ran towards Qingshuiyuan.

Jiang Xuanzhou and Yan Yan were meticulously analyzing the case. He had originally considered sending her back after the hour of Xu, but now that they were discussing a crucial point, Yan Yan had to return to Liangcheng the next morning. After a moment's silence, he instructed, "Chuyi, take Miss Ruan back first."

Yan Yan raised his eyebrows at this and quipped, "Your Highness, didn't you just tell me that Miss Ruan had already gone home? Why is she still at the mansion?" Jiang Xuanzhou was so concerned about this girl being seen by others, so she must be extremely beautiful. Could he be planning to keep her in his golden house? As the Prince of Linhuai, no woman would refuse his advances or requests for sex.

Jiang Xuanzhou would never have expected that because of this detail, Lord Yan had already begun to imagine the relationship between him and the beauty.

After getting permission to leave the house, Ruan Chuyin finally put down the tea bowl in her hand and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Outside the mansion gate, Qin Guanzhi stood tall and straight in front of the carriage, staring firmly at the vermilion gate not far away.

The moonlight shines down, and the mottled reflections of the pines and cypresses are reflected on the red gate, swaying gracefully, making the already peaceful surroundings even more peaceful.

With a creak, the door opened.

The moment Ruan Chuyin saw Qin Guanzhi, her eyes suddenly widened, and a look of surprise spread across her eyes like a rippling water.

"Mr. Qin, why are you here?"

"I'm here to pick you up." Qin Guanzhi's slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, a faint smile appeared at the corners of his handsome lips, and his eyes fell quietly on Ruan Chuyin.

The lotus-pink dress on her body was as light as a cloud, emitting a gentle and soft aura, and her beauty was extraordinary. Her graceful figure looked so delicate, like a lovable dodder flower, making one want to hold her in the palm of one's hand and cherish her well.

The night breeze blew, and her long black hair gently caressed Ruan Chuyin's face in rhythm with the wind. She stood on the stone steps, staring blankly at the thoughtful man in front of her, as if a drop of sweet spring water had fallen into the lake of her heart, causing a circle of shallow ripples.

Suddenly, a big hand was gently raised and stretched out towards her gracefully.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and my heartbeat became disordered.

The small hand covered the palm of her hand, and the big hand immediately wrapped it tightly. The warm and moist touch made Ruan Chuyin lower her head shyly.

"Mr. Qin, this carriage belongs to Mr. Qu, right?" Ruan Chuyin asked as she looked at the furnishings inside.

Qin Guanzhi nodded: "At noon, Mr. Qu came to the restaurant to buy braised meat. Seeing that Yu Yu and I were too busy, he asked Qu Yi and Qu Er to stay and help. In the afternoon, they helped carry back the supplies in a carriage. After we finished dinner, I saw that you had not returned yet, so I borrowed a carriage to pick you up." After he finished speaking, he raised a gentle smile, turned around and lowered the curtain.

So he waited a long time?

Through the crack in the curtains, Ruan Chuyin stared quietly at Qin Guanzhi's back, her chest heaving softly. Thinking back to his meticulous care for her during this period, the throbbing that had been suppressed deep in her heart seemed to be unable to be suppressed any longer, and quietly sprouted.

Reason and emotion constantly collide with each other, and an inexplicable emotion arises spontaneously, hovering on the boundary between the two and constantly pulling.

Back at the small house, Yu Yu had already boiled water. He knew Sister Ruan bathed every day, so he had already prepared bathing utensils for her.

"Ayu, thank you!" Ruan Chuyin was so touched that she couldn't help but reach out and touch his head.

Although Yu Yu was three years younger than Ruan Chuyin, he was not shorter than her. His face turned red instantly and he stood there smiling foolishly for a long time.

After Ruan Chuyin returned to her room, he approached the young master and asked nervously, "Young master, did Sister Ruan have a smooth time at Linfeng Garden today? Who is the distinguished guest that the King of Linhuai invited?"

"Ayu, don't look at what is inappropriate, don't listen to what is inappropriate, don't say what is inappropriate, don't do what is inappropriate, do you understand?" Qin Guanzhi glanced at him speechlessly, shook his head, went back to his room and closed the door.

Yu Yu knew that the young master's literary "style" disease had come back. The storybook he bought from the town was still quietly placed on the shelf.

Now the young master has no money and no power. Even if he tries to save face, when will he be able to bring Sister Ruan back to Liangcheng?

They had only been in Wushui Town for a short time, but Sister Ruan already had Qu Haoyue by her side, and now there was Jiang Xuanzhou too. Who knew who would be around in the future?

He who strikes first gains the upper hand, and he who strikes later suffers the consequences. Even if you are close to the water, you cannot reach the moon. In one word - inferior!

Yu Yu decided to instill a sense of crisis in the young master every day to prevent him from suffering a big loss and even losing his position as the legal husband.

The next day, Ruan Chuyin woke up bright and early. Ever since Mingyue Bistro opened, she hadn't slept in once. Every day when she opened her eyes, there was a mountain of things waiting for her to do.

I was very uncomfortable in the first few days, but now I'm used to this fast pace.

There was no other way. Who had made her so poor and without any relatives in this strange world? If she didn't work harder, her only option would be to get married.

"Ayu, where is Young Master Qin?" Ruan Chuyin looked around but couldn't find him.

Yu Yu brought over the meat pie and vegetable porridge that were warming on the stove and said, "Sister Ruan, the young master has gone to the pawnshop to recruit employees."

Ruan Chuyin took a bite of the meat pie, thought for a moment, and asked, "Ayu, is it expensive to hire someone now?"

"Hiring people isn't expensive, buying them is. Don't worry, Sister Ruan. Our restaurant is doing so well that we can afford it," Yu Yu said with a confident smile. When the young master's jade key arrives in a few days, let alone hiring people, we could even buy the best Peach Blossom Spring Restaurant in Wushui Town without blinking an eye.

However, what Ruan Chuyin and Yu Yu did not expect was that Qin Guanzhi would hire two gray-haired old men. They were stunned on the spot and were so surprised that they didn't know what to say.

These two look to be in their sixties, don't they? Can they still work?