A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

Seeing that she had frightened him, Gao Yu quickly said, "Don't be nervous, I was just joking."

Then, Gao Yu rubbed her palms together and asked, "So, do you have that wildly popular novel in your hand?"

The waiter patted his chest as if still shaken, and after a moment said, "Our boss treats us servants well and gives us some perks from time to time. If we need something from the shop, we can buy one at cost price, but not more. And we are not allowed to resell it at a higher price. But this is a very good perk for us."

As he spoke, the shop assistant took out three books that looked smaller than ordinary books from a cabinet next to him.

“I don’t usually have any big spending habits. Now that I have more money and some spare cash, I’ve been buying novels one after another since they were first published. They’re really cheap, affordable and good.”

Xu Huai took the novel with a landscape painting on the cover. The shop assistant reminded him, "These three books are the first volume. The bottom one is the first book, and there is a brief introduction on the title page."

Upon hearing this, Xu Huai picked up the bottom book and opened it.

"Future ideas, time travel, infrastructure, new societies, countries beyond the ocean..."

After briefly glancing at the introduction, Xu Huai gave another wicked smile.

"Looking at this content, it feels somewhat blasphemous."

Hearing Xu Huai say this, Gao Yu reached out and said, "Let me see."

The enthusiastic fellow, somewhat anxious, quickly said, "No, the plot is very exciting, the ideas he expresses are also very unique, and he has written a lot of useful knowledge. Although some of it we have never seen before, there is absolutely nothing treasonous in it."

After reading the introduction, Gao Yu said, "Yes, I think that although the things written in it seem a bit unrealistic, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Alright, then maybe I misjudged it."

Xu Huai shrugged, seemingly indifferent, but a hint of barely perceptible interest flickered deep in his eyes.

After a moment, Xu Huai asked the waiter, "What's your name?"

"The younger one is named Changxing, Chang as in 'often' and Xing as in 'prosperous'."

"It's actually a good name."

Xu Huai nodded, then asked, "Have you read all three books?"

Chang Xing replied, "I haven't had time to read the new book yet; I've finished the first two."

"Then sell me the first two books."

"What?"

Xu Huai repeated, "Sell me the first two books."

"No."

Chang Xing shook his head repeatedly, then hugged the three books tightly to his chest from Gao Yu's hands, as if he were afraid they would be snatched away.

Xu Huai frowned and said, "Didn't you finish reading the previous ones? I didn't ask for the latest one."

Chang Xing shook his head so hard it was almost blurry, and said stubbornly, "I want to collect it. I'll read it many times from the beginning after it's finished."

Upon hearing this, Xu Huai couldn't help but reveal some of his nasty side, and retorted sharply, "Do you even know that many words? Can you understand the deeper meaning behind them?"

Xu Huai had actually flipped through the other two books just now. The plot had reached a small climax and brought out some deeper meanings.

Gao Yu shook Xu Huai's arm a few times and whispered, "Why are you talking about people like that again?"

Xu Huai is a good person in every way. He looks like a handsome and sunny young man, but he has a bad temper. He has to get what he likes. If he doesn't have it, he will try to exchange or buy it from someone who has it. If things go smoothly, that's fine, but if things don't go smoothly, he will uncontrollably say some unpleasant things. He will also make people feel uncomfortable for a long time if he can't get it.

However, Chang Xing not only didn't mind, but also said with some pride, "My father was a scholar when he was young. Although he failed to pass the exam again and he and my mother passed away early, he still taught me to read. And after working in the bookstore for so long, I already know a lot of characters. As for the deeper meanings, I will naturally understand them after reading more. At the very least, I can ask some knowledgeable people for help. These past few days, many of the people in our reading room are very talented scholars."

Xu Huai curled one corner of his mouth and said, "Why would they bother with a young shop assistant like you?"

Chang Xing raised his chin and said, "Don't look down on them. They have good tempers, and several of them have been begging me for days to take over these books."

"Oh, that's because they need something from you, otherwise..."

Gao Yu, who had already withdrawn his hand, slapped Xu Huai.

"Stop talking now."

Xu Huai turned to look at Gao Yu and nodded, "Alright."

Seeing that Xu Huai was completely insincere, Gao Yu raised her hand and slapped her forehead.

"What are you doing?"

The door to the lounge opened, and Lan Feng had already sent back the people who were insisting on buying the novels at the door but hadn't been able to.

Upon seeing his superior approaching, Chang Xing, though perhaps not a particularly formidable opponent, was still a reliable ally, and quickly slipped behind Lan Feng.

"Manager, that person is trying to steal my novel."

Lan Feng: "Who is it?"

Chang Xing raised his hand and secretly pointed at Xu Huai, saying, "It's him."

"It's him."

Lan Feng assumed that Gao Yu wouldn't be the one to do such a thing, but he never expected that Xu Huai, the famous strategist, would do something so disgraceful.

Now that they were on their own turf, and knowing that Jinwen was outside not far away checking today's sales and rental records, she mustered up her courage and asked, "Why did you steal his novel?"

Xu Huai raised his hand and took a sip of tea without saying a word. Gao Yu could only laugh awkwardly and say, "No, he was just joking. Chang Xing, don't mind him."

If I had known that Xu Huai would reveal his hidden flaws at this moment, I wouldn't have brought him to the bookstore. This is Zhengjun's property. If Jinwen, Lanfeng, or anyone else complains about it, Zhengjun will definitely be unhappy even if he doesn't do anything.

If the Lord is unhappy, then his young master will be even more unhappy. At that time, he won't care whether Xu Huai is one of his personal guards or not. Anyway, now that he has lost his memory and regained his skills, he can deal with people without any burden.

Seeing Gao Yu speaking well of the other person, Lan Feng didn't want to take the opportunity to make trouble. However, since Chang Xing was the main character in the incident, he turned to him and asked, "Are you going to forgive him?"

Lan Feng originally thought that if Chang Xing didn't forgive him, he could take the opportunity to verbally teach the guy who had made him uncomfortable for a while today a lesson. Don't ask why I said verbally teach him a lesson, after all, he couldn't beat him, and it wouldn't be good to call the guards.

However, Chang Xing was a kind-hearted young man. Even though Xu Huai himself hadn't expressed any opinion, Gao Yu had said so, and his novel was still in his hands, so he said, "Yes, I forgive him, as long as he doesn't do it again."

Lan Feng felt a pang of regret, but since no one was saying the slightly unpleasant things Xu Huai had said earlier, he had no choice but to give up.