Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

The night is as dark as ink, and the moon is above the willow branches.

Shen Tingxue repeatedly estimated the time it would take Xiang Yunchi to arrive, and finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked Wang Shi to go to the private room No. 2 in the upper room to hand a note to Ruan Chuyin.

Wang Shi knocked on the door under the pretext of delivering sweet soup. Coincidentally, Qin Guanzhi was bathing.

Ruan Chuyin was somewhat surprised at Lanshan Pavilion's service-oriented approach. Shen Tingxue was truly a master of business; no wonder they had the "gold bricks" paving the floor.

But when she opened the note, the expression on her face was no longer one of surprise, but turned into deep shock.

"Shopkeeper Wang, does Mr. Shen know Xiang Yunchi?" Ruan Chuyin had a big question mark in her mind.

"Miss Ruan, Lord Xiang is the fifth brother of our employer. He sent a letter to our employer some time ago with a picture of the jade leaf hairpin you are wearing on your head, asking us to help find you. How about you wait a little longer and stay a few more days? We will cover all the expenses." Wang Shi looked at her amiably, waiting for a reply.

Ruan Chuyin agreed without hesitation.

"Okay. To be honest, I went to Licheng this time just to find him. It would be great if he could come to Bafang Town."

What? This girl was going to find Lord Xiang? Then why did she bring Qin Guanzhi along?

Wang Shi was secretly surprised and couldn't help gossiping in his heart. The two "fat radishes" hid in his sleeves and kept playing with the "cotton".

"I wonder what your relationship is with Lord Xiang?" He asked boldly.

"He is my boss, my benefactor, and my good friend." Ruan Chuyin said frankly, Xiang Yunchi's enchanting face flashed in her mind, and a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes that she herself did not even notice.

"What does the boss mean..." Wang Shi looked at her beautiful face and suddenly doubted his hearing. Such a delicate girl knew martial arts? Could she kill people?

"I'm the chef in the restaurant he opened," Ruan Chuyin explained. She missed her lovely friends in the restaurant.

"Can you cook?" Wang Shi now not only doubted his hearing, but also began to doubt his life, and fell into a wandering state.

It seemed that his questioning voice was a little louder, or he did not control the expression on his face well. When he noticed the surprise in Ruan Chuyin's eyes, he quickly restrained his expression, smiled and hurriedly retreated.

At this moment, his mood could no longer be described by the word "excited", and he ran towards the backyard.

In front of the long desk, Shen Tingxue was concentrating on sketching the stunningly beautiful afternoon scene on white deer paper.

The brushstrokes are delicate and subtle, revealing a gentle power.

In a short while, the figure of a peach blossom beauty appeared on the paper.

"Peach and plum blossoms are flying over Liangcheng, but where will they land?" Shen Tingxue pondered silently in his heart, staring at the woman in the painting absentmindedly, his mood becoming complicated.

A sudden knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Come in." Shen Tingxue put down her pen, pulled up the bead curtain and walked out.

"What did Miss Ruan say?"

"Miss Ruan agreed to stay. OP, she went to Licheng this time just to find Lord Xiang. She is not Lord Xiang's wife at all, she just regards Lord Xiang as a friend. Moreover, that girl can cook, and works as the head chef in the restaurant opened by Lord Xiang..." Wang Shi told every word of the news he had received.

Finally, she added, "Master, Miss Ruan is not only beautiful and kind, but she can also cook. She is a perfect match for our Lanshan Pavilion."

"Fate?" Shen Tingxue asked back in a strong voice, silently picking up the white jade flute beside her and gently stroking it.

His third brother once read his fortune and said that his horoscope said, "Strong in body but weak in wealth." This means that he will be hard-working and have difficulty accumulating wealth.

He didn't believe it before, but later he believed it.

Ever since his father handed Huixuelou over to him, he'd been spending more than he earned, and even after a busy year, there wasn't much of a surplus. Fortunately, Huixuelou had a strong foundation, and his mother occasionally gave him money, which made him feel less uncomfortable.

The third brother said that the fastest and most effective way to solve the problem is to let him marry a woman with a good fortune and a wealthy appearance.

Take Liu Shuangshuang, for example. Although she wasn't particularly attractive and overweight, her hair was fine, soft, black, and shiny, her face was plump, her ears were thick, and her teeth were pearly white and neatly arranged—a typical sign of a woman who would bring prosperity to her husband.

Shen Tingxue had inquired about her horoscope. The day master was prosperous in wealth, the official star was effective, the wealth star gave birth to the official, and the seal star protected her. No matter how she calculated it, it was perfect.

It's just that Liu Shuangshuang was too impatient. If she had been given more time to think and consider, perhaps she wouldn't have kicked him this morning.

God is fair. He gave him a beautiful appearance, but he also took away the corresponding blessing from him.

But why did he want to "take away" his wife?

"Miss Ruan... is too thin." Shen Tingxue said in a trance.

Where did you lose weight when you were curvy?

Wang Shi got another heart attack when he heard this. It turned out that the poster liked this kind of thing!

"Master, if you really find a girl like Liu Shuangshuang, the old master will definitely fight you to the death! If you really want to find someone, you have to find someone like Miss Ruan. Otherwise, you can fatten Miss Ruan up a bit and let her slim down after she gets married?" Wang Shi was not joking at all. He knew the old master's temper very well; he would definitely pin someone to the ground and beat him to death. As for the wife, she probably wouldn't defend the master in this matter.

Shen Tingxue's eyes changed instantly when he looked at Wang Shi. After thinking about it carefully for a few times, he felt that it made sense.

"Go find out her horoscope." His mind gradually became active, and there was a hint of longing in his eyes.

"Master, why do you want to know her horoscope? Does such a beautiful girl need it? Look at the tenacity with which Master Xiang pursued his wife, even if Miss Ruan's horoscope were utterly awful, he wouldn't even frown. You wouldn't know it's perfect until you check it." Wang Shi had never known the master would be interested in this. Shouldn't the horoscope be something the master and his wife should consider?

Wang Shi's words were so shocking that they struck Shen Tingxue's heart directly, like a bolt of enlightenment that opened his eyes.

"Old Wang, you are amazing! Go to the accounting office and collect three hundred taels of silver later. Come on down." Shen Tingxue's mood suddenly brightened up. Now everything he saw seemed to be coated with a layer of gold.

He returned to the long table, stared at the woman in the painting with burning eyes, and slowly traced her outline with his fingers.

Third Dad and Fourth Dad are brothers, so Fifth Brother shouldn’t mind, right?

Quiet at night

Upper Room No. 2

Qin Guanzhi stood by the railing, gazing alone at the peach blossoms in the garden. Even without sunlight, under the bright moonlight, they still vying with each other to bloom, stretching out their proud figures.

Who wouldn’t want to pick such beautiful peach blossoms?

Xiang Yunchi, are we meeting so soon?

He turned around and walked over to sit beside Ruan Chuyin, quietly looking at her sleeping face that was more beautiful than peach blossoms, and fell into endless contemplation.