Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter Thirty: Don't even think about leaving without apologizing.

Outside, the street was teeming with pedestrians, a constant flow of people. Xiao Chong, with his hands behind his back, leisurely weaved through the crowd.

In front of him, Qingmeng, like a fledgling bird newly emerged from its nest, looked at the roadside stalls with curiosity, chirping incessantly. Not far behind him, a fat man with a lot of flesh trudged along, sweating profusely, his body covered with large and small packages.

"Poor fat guy, not only does he have to pay the bill, but he also has to do hard labor in Qingmeng. He's such a hardworking and conscientious comrade. But this scene is very heartwarming and touching." Xiao Chong silently felt the rich atmosphere of life on the street, but in his heart he couldn't help but chuckle at the fat guy's miserable plight.

As they were walking, Qingmeng suddenly pointed at a cosmetics shop on the side of the street and exclaimed, like a bird spotting a fat worm, "Young master, young master, look, there's a shop selling rouge here. Shall we go in and take a look?"

Daichunxuan? I've heard of it before. Xiao Chong glanced at the golden signboard in front of the shop, and his heart skipped a beat.

This watercolor shop is very famous in Feiyue City and has always had an excellent reputation. However, because of this, the goods inside are extremely expensive, which is beyond the reach of a poor young master like him.

Fortunately, there's the fat guy to fall for it, so the expenses can be transferred to him. I think the understanding fat guy won't have any objections.

Thinking of the fat man, Xiao Chong glanced back at him and saw that the money pouch at his waist was much emptier. He immediately became a little hesitant.

"Wouldn't doing this be unfair to my brother? Fatty's had it tough too. What if... we go too far and he doesn't come back next time?"

Xiao Chong was conflicted, his broom-like eyebrows trembling and furrowing into a messy knot.

Qingmeng was simple-minded and had no idea what her young master was thinking. When she saw that Xiao Chong did not answer, she thought it was a tacit agreement, so she excitedly slipped inside.

By the time Xiao Chong turned around, Qing Meng had already entered the powder shop, and not even a trace of her clothes could be seen. Helpless, Xiao Chong could only close his eyes and silently pray for the fat man, hoping that the little girl wouldn't get too much powder in her head and hurt his feelings.

Perhaps because of their sincerity, the prayers worked, and a soft "bang" came from the door of Daichun Pavilion.

As soon as Xiao Chong opened his eyes, he saw Qing Meng's thin figure fly out of the house, followed by a girl in a bright red cloak who also rushed out.

The girl in red was none other than Situ Mingyue. Upon realizing she had bumped into someone, Situ Mingyue was initially startled. But when she saw that the girl was dressed as a maid, she quickly tossed down a silver ingot and prepared to leave.

As one of the three powerful clans in Feiyue City, the Situ family has always been arrogant and domineering. Today, she wanted to avoid that scumbag Tie Changqing as soon as possible and didn't want any unnecessary trouble.

Besides, the other party was just a maid, and the silver ingot he had just given her was nearly ten taels, which should be enough to get rid of her, so Situ Mingyue didn't care.

Just as he took a step, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old suddenly darted out from the side and blocked his way.

The young man helped the little girl, who was sitting on the ground whimpering, to her feet, and then said to himself, "Girl, you bumped into someone and you're just going to leave without even apologizing?"

Situ Mingyue glanced at the young man. Apart from being a bit dark-skinned, he was quite clean-looking, especially his distinctive eyebrows, which made him instantly likable.

Despite the goodwill, when has the daughter of the Situ family ever apologized to anyone? Not to mention that the person she apologized to was just a maid.

Situ Mingyue was unwilling, but when she thought of Tie Changqing still in the powder shop, she hesitated.

"Who are you?" Situ Mingyue decided to try to get information out of the other party first. If he was just an ordinary person, she would ignore him and leave. She figured he wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Situ family.

"My name is Xiao Chong, and this is my maid," the young man said, wiping away the little girl's tears.

"Your surname is Xiao? You're from the Xiao family of Feiyue City?" Situ Mingyue was taken aback.

“Exactly,” the young man named Xiao Chong replied calmly.

"This is troublesome! Although the Situ family can do whatever they want in Feiyue City, the Xiao family is not to be trifled with either. In terms of family strength, the Xiao family is actually slightly ahead of the Situ family." After learning about the other party's background, Situ Mingyue secretly groaned.

It wasn't that she was afraid of the other party, but rather that she really didn't want to be bothered by Tie Changqing anymore.

"If I don't apologize, I might not be able to get away for a while, but how can I bring myself to apologize to a maid? And if word gets out, won't people laugh at me?"

Situ Mingyue was hesitant and extremely distressed. Her cloak even trembled due to the intense fluctuations in her thoughts.

"Let's swallow this for now, and at worst we can be more tactful with our words. Compared to saving face, Tie Changqing's annoying attitude is much more unbearable."

After thinking it over, Situ Mingyue decided to send the master and servant away first.

Apologizing is easy to think about but very difficult to do, especially for someone with a sense of superiority.

"me……"

Situ Mingyue stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single complete sentence.

"Hmm? This attitude is really insincere. I bumped into someone, is it so hard to get an apology?" Xiao Chong was getting impatient.

In his view, this was a very simple thing, but he didn't know why the other party found it so difficult, so he had to ask again.

Just then, another person emerged from inside Daichunxuan. He looked like a man, but for some reason, his face was covered in rouge, making him look extremely "charming," like a female opera singer.

"What a joke! She's just a maidservant, born into such a lowly family, how could she possibly deserve an apology from Miss Mingyue!"

The alluring man snorted and reached out to wipe his face, but accidentally smeared a large patch of dirt on his face, causing passersby to chuckle.

Xiao Chong had no liking for this legendary spoiled brat, so his voice turned cold as he asked rudely, "And where did you come from?"

"You don't even know the name of Young Master Changqing, yet you have the nerve to call yourself a disciple of the Xiao family?"

The alluring man rolled his eyes and pointed his folding fan at Xiao Chong with disdain.

"Never heard of it," Xiao Chong scoffed.

"You!" The charming man was furious, his rouge smeared all over the ground.