The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

The teahouse's first crosstalk performance quickly made a name for itself, and the following days were very fruitful. However, Tong Qian remembered that Ji Quan and Ji Ling's voices couldn't continue like this, so she only let them perform for three days before letting them rest.

Soon after, Yulingyuan announced that crosstalk performances would be held once every five days, and the teahouse would not accept guests on those days. If anyone wanted to come in, they would need to buy tickets in advance.

It was Tong Qian who came up with the idea of ​​buying tickets. After all, it was impossible for people to come early every time just to listen to crosstalk. So, she came up with the idea of ​​buying tickets, which saved the teahouse a lot of trouble.

In just three or four days, the teahouse made a profit of more than five hundred taels of silver.

"Qian'er, you are truly amazing." Yun'er hadn't expected the teahouse to be so profitable.

Tong Qian smiled but didn't say anything. In fact, this kind of profit was within her expectations.

The teahouse's profits are divided among the original teahouse owner (20%), the opera troupe (10%), and the Prime Minister's residence (20%). The remaining 50% will likely be used to further cultivate Xiu Ping's official career. Therefore, profits from the teahouse alone are insufficient.

At night, Tong Qian slipped into Ji Xiuping's room before he had gone to bed.

"Brother Xiuping," Tong Qian called out sweetly.

Ji Xiuping was reading a book when he saw Tong Qian arrive, and immediately smiled, "What's wrong?"

"You're still studying so late." Tong Qian glanced at the book in his hand, then sat down at the table and poured herself a glass of water.

Seeing that there wasn't even a servant in the room, Tong Qian suddenly had an idea, "Brother Xiuping, have you found the teacher?"

"I visited the Deer Antler Academy a few days ago, and the teachers there were excellent," Ji Xiuping said, before picking up his book again to continue reading.

Feeling bored, Tong Qian started talking to him about the teahouse's profits. "The teahouse has been doing well these days, but we've made over five hundred taels in the last three days alone."

"Mm," Ji Xiuping responded, his eyes full of smiles.

"How about I hire a page for you? That way he can take better care of you," Tong Qian asked.

Ji Xiuping responded, then looked up at her before lowering his head again. "It's up to you to decide."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Tong Qian felt a surge of anger for some reason and immediately snatched the book from his hand. "I came to the capital for you and ran a teahouse for you. You haven't asked about me or cared whether I'm tired or not all these days. You just want to read this book. Fine, read it."

After saying that, she threw the book on the table and ran out.

After a while, Ji Xiuping came to his senses and thought about going forward to chase after him, but then stopped.

It's too late now, he can only wait until the next day.

The next morning, Ji Xiuping got up early to go find Tong Qian, but as soon as he arrived at Tong Qian's door, Yun'er came out unexpectedly.

"Young Master Ji, are you here to see Qian'er?" Yun'er was also surprised to see Ji Xiuping here.

During his time in the capital, Ji Xiuping either stayed indoors reading or went out to find academies; he never took the initiative to visit Tong Qian.

Ji Xiuping seemed a little embarrassed, scratched his head and asked, "Miss Yun'er, is Qian'er inside?"

"Qian'er, she left early this morning. She seemed to be in a bad mood." Yun'er said directly, thinking of Tong Qian's strange behavior this morning.

Ji Xiuping naturally knew why Tong Qian was in a bad mood. It was only after Tong Qian said those things last night that he realized he had truly neglected Tong Qian these past few days.

He was only focused on studying hard and passing the imperial examinations as soon as possible, so that he could be worthy of Tong Qian. However, he forgot that Tong Qian was alone here and that she had to worry about everything.

"Young Master Ji, could it be that you and Miss Qian'er had some kind of argument? I only mentioned you to Qian'er today, and she immediately became unhappy." Yun'er thought about the unusual situation this morning and asked with some doubt.

Ji Xiuping gave an awkward laugh, then said, "Miss Yun'er, if Qian'er returns, please let me know."

He knew it was his fault, but since he was a man, he couldn't say to outsiders that he had a conflict with Qian'er.

On the way back, I unexpectedly ran into Suyun.

"Young Master Ji." Su Yun saw Ji Xiuping from afar and called out sweetly, her voice so soft that it made people want to protect her.

Ji Xiuping glanced at the newcomer and vaguely recognized her. She seemed to be from an opera troupe, but he couldn't remember who she was.

"May I ask who you are, young lady?" Ji Xiuping asked politely.

Faced with this awkward question, Su Yun was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "Young Master Ji, you really have a bad memory. I am Su Yun from the opera troupe. I even poured you tea a few days ago."

It is true that tea was poured, but Yun'er saw it and immediately told her not to bother Ji Xiuping anymore.

"Oh, may I ask what brings Miss Suyun here?" Ji Xiuping was a true gentleman, not allowing Suyun to get any closer to him, and simply asked.

Su Yun felt a little embarrassed, so she didn't insist on moving closer to him. She just smiled and said, "I noticed that Young Master Ji seems to have something on his mind. May I ask what it is?"

Ji Xiuping was currently troubled because he had angered Tong Qian. Seeing that Su Yun was a girl, he thought that girls should understand girls better, so he decided to talk to her.

"Qian'er came to see me yesterday, but I was so focused on my studies that I seemed to have neglected her. She seems a little unhappy today. I wonder if Miss Suyun has any good ideas to make Qian'er stop being angry with me?" Ji Xiuping briefly recounted what happened yesterday.

Upon hearing this, Su Yun's eyes darted around before she said, "I do have some ideas about this, but it's a long story. Why don't we sit down and talk about it slowly?"

"Oh, that's fine." Ji Xiuping only then noticed that the two of them had been standing the whole time.

He was a man, so standing for a while was fine, but Suyun was a young lady, and she must have gotten tired of standing, so she walked to the pavilion.

Upon arriving at the pavilion, Su Yun immediately tried to sit next to Ji Xiuping, but Ji Xiuping dodged her.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Su Yun's face, but she quickly concealed it. "Young Master Ji, I shouldn't have mentioned this."

As she spoke, she seemed to hesitate for a moment, her eyes filled with sincerity.

Ji Xiuping didn't know what she meant, so he frowned.

"To be honest, a young lady really shouldn't be showing her face in public like this. I was forced to take her in by the troupe leader when I was little, but now that I'm older, I've learned some things, so I absolutely refuse to go on stage these days." Su Yun said, glancing at Ji Xiuping's face.