This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

"..."

Cheng Jun gave a gentle and kind smile, pretending not to understand what she meant.

Cheng Chumo was getting impatient. "Alright, stop rambling and hurry up and call Lady Ruyan out!"

"Alright...please wait a moment."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Niang turned and left the private room, gently closing the door behind her.

Only Cheng Jun and Cheng Chumo remained in the room. Cheng Jun looked at his elder brother and asked, "Brother, how many times have you had this young lady Ruyan as your companion?"

"first!"

Cheng Chumo spoke the truth.

"..."

Cheng Jun was speechless. No wonder that middle-aged woman's expression was off, she didn't respond for a long time, and she even deliberately changed the subject. So that's what happened.

Not long after, the door to the private room was pushed open from the outside, and the woman walked in, smiling obsequiously as she said:

"Gentlemen, I'm so sorry, Ruyan said she's not receiving guests today..."

She said that she would pay for all the expenses of the two gentlemen at Leyun Tower today as an apology, and hoped that the two gentlemen would not take it to heart.

This young lady knows how to behave... Cheng Jun was somewhat surprised. Although it was his first time at Leyunlou, he could tell that eating here must have cost a considerable amount. He looked at his elder brother.

boom!

Cheng Chumo slammed his fist on the table and shouted angrily, "It's not that I don't have money. My third brother is here for the first time and just wants to see Miss Ruyan. But you've turned him away!"

"Do you think he's easy to bully, or do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Xu Niang was somewhat helpless. She knew Cheng Chumo's background, which was why she hadn't directly refused him earlier, but instead went to find Ruyan. Seeing his current attitude, she had no choice but to tell the truth:

“Cheng Dalang, you are also a regular customer of Leyunlou. You should know Ruyan’s temper. If she doesn’t want something, you can’t do it even if you tear down our Leyunlou.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chumo choked on his words, scratched his head, and felt embarrassed. He was extremely annoyed. He had wanted to show off in front of Cheng Jun, but he hadn't expected to expose his true colors. It was too embarrassing!

Cheng Jun noticed the embarrassment on Cheng Chumo's face, but didn't say anything to him. Instead, he crossed his arms, leaned against the wall by the window, and asked with interest, "Xu Niang, why is this young lady Ruyan unwilling to come out? Does she think we didn't bring enough money, or that we have too little background?"

Xu Niang quickly waved her hand and explained, "Cheng Sanlang, you misunderstand. It's not like that. Ruyan never looks at a man's background or wealth when choosing a client."

"Then what should we look at?" Cheng Jun pressed. "Is it appearance, judging people by their looks, or talent? We have to look at at least one of them."

"If neither of those are the case, then don't blame me for thinking the wrong thing."

Cheng Jun stroked his chin and said, "I don't think I've done anything to offend her, have I?"

Xu Niang was somewhat surprised by his sharp words and quickly said, "Cheng Sanlang, please don't misunderstand..."

Cheng Jun raised his hand to interrupt her, saying, "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, it's not up to you to decide."

After saying that, he changed the subject and said, "Well then, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll ask you a question, and you'll have to answer honestly: Does this young lady Ruyan understand couplets?"

Xu Niang said, "Ruyan is exceptionally talented, so of course she can do it."

Cheng Jun said in a calm tone, "In that case, bring me the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."

“I’ll give her a couplet. If she can match it, we can call it a day. If she can’t, then we’ll call her out to keep us company.”

The woman hesitated for a moment, "This..."

Cheng Jun turned and gave Cheng Chumo a look.

Cheng Chumo instantly realized that Cheng Jun was trying to give him a way out, so he immediately stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and said angrily, "What's this? Do you have to force me to slap you before you'll go?"

"Alright, alright, we'll do as Cheng Sanlang says!" Seeing that the two brothers were assertive but not abusive, Xu Niang quickly said, "I'll go get the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone right away. Please wait a moment, gentlemen, I'll be right back!"

After Xu Niang left again, only the two Cheng brothers remained in the private room. Cheng Chumo said with a look of shame, "Third brother, I've embarrassed you..."

"How could that be?" Cheng Jun smiled and said, "Brother only wanted the top courtesan of Leyun Tower to come out and keep me company to celebrate. I'm just happy. Brother, don't overthink it!"

In his past life, he was all alone and grew up in an orphanage. He even became a superman, doing the work of dozens of people in a company all by himself.

Although the leaders showed him great care, Cheng Jun could sense that it wasn't the care of family, but rather a purposeful kind of care driven by the desire to see a sophisticated instrument that could generate profits and save costs.

The care and concern you receive from your family is different.

Having lived two lives, Cheng Jun is extremely perceptive of human relationships. He clearly understands Cheng Chumo's thoughts: Cheng Chumo is genuinely happy for him and wants to celebrate with him, but he has overestimated his own abilities.

Cheng Chumo's eyes reddened as he listened. He wiped his eyes, stood up, and said, "Third brother, wait here. I'll go tell that Xu Niang that we don't need Ruyan to come and keep us company. We can have someone else!"

He had just stood up when Cheng Jun grabbed him.

"Brother, since you've already decided to have the top courtesan from Leyun Tower come and keep you company, I think there's no need to change it. Just let her come."

“But…” Cheng Chumo scratched his head, then finally stamped his foot and said, “I can’t get them to come!”

Cheng Jun pulled him up and made him sit on the ground, saying, "Don't worry, I'm here for you."

Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Xu Niang walked in carrying a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, smiling and saying, "Cheng Sanlang, here is the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone you requested."

"Put it here."

Cheng Jun pointed to the table in front of him. After she put down the brush, ink, paper and inkstone, he got up, straightened the collar of his blue robe with cloud patterns, and sat down in front of the table.

After laying out the paper and picking up the rabbit-hair brush, Cheng Jun wrote on the paper without thinking, then gently folded the paper and handed it to Xu Niang.

Xu Niang quickly took it and said, "I'll take it to Ruyan right away!"

"Go!"

Cheng Jun waved his hand and said.

…………

Inside Leyun Tower, Xu Niang walked quickly across the corridor, crossed the small bridge, and stepped over the flowing water to arrive at a small house with a gable roof in the backyard.

She knocked gently on the door, "Ruyan..."

Crunch!

Soon, the door was pulled open from the inside by a pair of fair and soft hands, and at the same time, a woman's melodious voice rang out: "Mother, what brings you here?"

The woman was young and beautiful, wearing a yellow dress, tall and slender with fair skin.

She went out without makeup, seemingly incredibly confident in her looks.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan was draped in a light veil, her figure outstanding, and her long, beautiful legs were faintly visible under her yellow dress, making her stunningly beautiful.

Looking at her, Xu Niang said with some helplessness, "It's still about the matter of Cheng's eldest son."

Liu Ruyan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, her melodious voice tinged with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance: "I've already given him face by covering all his expenses at Leyun Tower today, what more do you want from me?"

Xu Niang chimed in, "Who says otherwise? This eldest son of the Cheng family is a regular at our Leyun Tower. He should know the rules of Leyun Tower. We always let you choose your guests, not the other way around. But today he suddenly asked to see you. His father is Duke Cheng Yaojin of Su State. I had no choice but to come to you again and again."

Liu Ruyan's anger softened slightly as she looked at her mother and asked, "I'm sorry to have put you in such a difficult position, Mother. What does Cheng Dalang mean by this? Does he insist that I accompany him? If so, then I'll have no choice but to make him lose face."

Xu Niang said, "No, it's not that. This time, it was Cheng Sanlang who asked me to bring this to you."

After saying that, she held out her palm and handed the paper to Ruyan.

…………

Give me some... handsome guys and beautiful girls... Invincible taps the bowl, his lips trembling.