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Chapter 192 Birthday

Tu Shanjing paused and replied, "Not yet. I'll come back to eat first. Grandma is old, I'll wait till night and wash myself well, and then go tomorrow."

Qian Mu looked at me with a smile on his face, "Yes, yes, the young master is very considerate and filial! The young master must be hungry after a long journey. I will go and ask the small kitchen to start the fire right away."

I smiled and replied, "Don't worry, young lady. I'll be leaving right away. Just sweep up your fallen flowers, and don't worry about anything else."

Qian Mu lowered his eyes and said yes, then his hands started moving again.

Tu Shanjing and I walked to the corridor, he went back to his room, and I went to my small kitchen.

After I finished giving the instructions, I returned to Tu Shanjing's door.

The door was open, and the room was bustling with activity. Jingye, Ruiyang, and Ruofeng all surrounded him, wiping their faces, untying their hair, and flattering him.

"Although the young master didn't make much money this time and lost a large amount of medicinal materials, cloth and food, his good reputation spread far and wide. It spread all the way back to the Central Plains from Haoling. People said that our Tushan family is not only the richest family in the world, but also knows how to help the world and is the most benevolent and righteous!" Ruiyang said with a smile, holding a basin of water.

"Yes, our family has always been the most particular in doing business. We are not like that Master Huang, who raises the price arbitrarily and hoards rare goods! How shameless of him to make money from disasters!" Jing Ye wiped Tu Shanjing's face and angrily pressed the towel into the basin.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. Fortunately, the young master said that he would not succeed and forced him to let go. In the end, there was a good result." Ruo Feng took off Tu Shanjing's hair crown and put it on the table.

Tu Shanjing opened his eyes, saw me come in, looked up and smiled, his face was as white as cream and his eyes were as black as lacquer.

"Young master, please take a rest first. I'll go get some water!" Ruiyang saw me come in, turned around with a basin in his hand and winked at me.

"Then I'll go to the kitchenette to see if there's anything ready-made to eat." Ruo Feng was not to be outdone and followed him out very tactfully.

Jingye nodded to me, held the hair crown and walked to the side and put it in the box.

I walked closer and asked, "Sir, did you meet Master Huang in Haoling?"

Tu Shanjing replied, "Yes, he wanted to monopolize the market at first, but I persuaded him and he became more flexible. I also transferred a large number of goods to fill the market. He saw that he couldn't monopolize the market, so he just went with the flow and did a favor. He became more honest later. Maybe he saw the miserable situation of the people with his own eyes and couldn't bear it anymore."

I snorted, "This Mr. Huang is so unkind, he doesn't even know when to make money! Fortunately, we didn't do business with him for the Sunlight Crystal, otherwise, I don't know what kind of trouble he would have done with it! If he caused trouble, and later found out that it was the Tushan family who provided the Sunlight Crystal, we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves even if we were right."

Tu Shanjing nodded: "So you must be on guard against others, especially in the business world, where there are many cunning and deceitful people. Remember to be careful everywhere."

Jingye took out a set of moon-white underwear from the suitcase, put it on her arm and walked over, saying, "Yes, the young master has taught him a lesson this time. I wonder if he will dare to trip us up in the future."

Tu Shan Jing looked at her and said, "He dare not. The Tu Shan family is rich and powerful, and he is used to changing his attitude according to the situation. At most, he will criticize her in his heart. I am not afraid. By the way, will Lan Xiang serve you here tonight?"

Seeing Jingye and him both looking at me, I changed my mind and said with a smile, "Sir, if I were here, I would definitely ask you about your experiences along the way. My chattering would disturb your rest and delay your meeting with the old lady tomorrow morning. It's better for Sister Jingye to be on duty tonight. It's my birthday tomorrow, so I'll take a leave in the afternoon and go back to finish the work in advance."

Jingye nodded with relief.

Tu Shanjing didn't say anything after hearing this, he just said "OK" lightly.

I chatted with them for a few more words, then said I would go to the kitchen to see if the braised chicken was ready, and turned to open the door.

There was Qian Mu in the courtyard. She was startled when the door opened. But when she saw it was me coming out, she put on a smile again and continued moving her hands.

I also smiled, walked over to her and said, "I think we've almost finished sweeping here. I'm going to the small kitchen. Miss Qian Mu, why don't you follow me and sweep there too?"

She looked away, then looked back at me and smiled, "Miss Lanxiang, there are no flowers planted at the entrance of the small kitchen, only some green leaves. They are not falling at this time, so there is no need to sweep them."

I didn't answer, but just smiled at her meaningfully and turned to the small kitchen.

I brought the braised chicken and some side dishes to Tu Shanjing. Jingye and I watched him eat. He then called Ruofeng to bring the bathtub to take a bath in the room. Jingye took his changed clothes to wash them, and I went back to my room.

The next morning, I got up early and Xiaowei brought me a bowl of longevity noodles and said, "Sister, I heard that today is your birthday, so I specially asked Mrs. Li in the kitchen to let me go in and make it. Eat it while it's hot!"

I smiled and patted her shoulder: "Xiao Wei is becoming more and more considerate!"

Xiao Wei pursed her lips and said, "I'm so ashamed! To be honest, I only knew that today was my sister's birthday last night when I heard from Brother Ruiyang. Otherwise, I would have prepared some gifts a long time ago, and I wouldn't have just given out such a shabby bowl. Sister, let's go out this afternoon, and I'll buy you something nice?"

I blew the hot steam of the noodle soup and replied, "No need to spend money on you. Besides, I have an appointment this afternoon and I have to go out to see the flowers. Don't worry about it. This bowl of noodles is good enough."

She came closer to me, with a curious look on her face, "Sister, are you going out with the young master? I can't argue with that!"

I slurped my noodles and nodded.

Xiaowei stood up and said, "Then sister has to dress up well! You can't be like you have been recently, even plainer than Bai Yulan!" After saying that, she began to rummage through the boxes and drawers, looking for my few belongings.

I had eaten most of the bowl, and when I saw that she had already prepared a set for me, I couldn't help but laugh and said, "You just said that I'm plainer than white magnolia, why did you turn around and find me a white set?"

She turned around and replied, "I thought about it. If we go out to enjoy the flowers, it's already so colorful outside. It would be too bright if we mixed in colors. Sister usually looks good in white. Why not wear this moon-white pleated chiffon skirt with folded branches? It's light and white, and it looks like smoke and mist when she walks. It can better highlight Sister's elegance!"

I took a sip of the noodle soup and replied, "Okay, okay, as you say!"

Xiao Wei turned around and opened the jewelry box, saying, "Look at all your clothes. You don't usually buy them. When the time comes, there's not much you can show off! And she's the young master's personal maid! I don't think she's as rich as the maids in Aunt Zhao's courtyard!"

I took a bite of the egg and said, "Mrs. Zhao needs some clothes and jewelry to enhance her status, so her subordinates naturally follow her example and spend all their monthly allowance on their clothes. I don't use them much on weekdays, and buying too much will be a burden. It's better to save the money and buy you more dowry in the future."

Xiao Wei turned around, her face flushed, and she said anxiously, "It's too early for me! Let's get married first! If you ask me, you should go out with the young master today, and take advantage of the hard work you have done recently. Don't look at the illusory flowers and grass, and do something practical, and let the young master buy you some jewelry. I heard those sisters discussing that the jewelry store in the east has new goods, such as the red hairpin with golden silk orchid core, the three-winged oriole feather southern pearl hairpin, and the nine-phoenix bright moon hanging pearl hairpin. No matter what kind of hairpin it is, buy a few plugs and put them on your hair, so that others can see your position in the young master's heart."

I drank up the noodle soup and said with a smile, "I'm not in a hurry, but you are! What kind of status is in the hearts of the people? What can a few hairpins show? If you ask me, those are illusory. It would be nice for the young master and I to have a good walk and talk, enjoy the breeze and look at the flowers, isn't it?"

Xiao Wei lowered her head and thought for a while, then replied, "Sister is right. True love cannot be bought with a thousand gold coins, and a heartless person cannot be retained with ten thousand silver coins. I am shallow. I have read this truth in a book."

I wiped my mouth, walked over to her and pinched her cheeks: "Wow, Xiaowei is awesome, have you read anything else besides my book?"

She patted my hands and muttered, "That's right. If you don't write anymore, I won't be able to read it. I have to read something else!"

I took the clothes she had found for me and put them on while saying, "You see, I'm so busy all day long. I'm already doing my readers a great favor by being able to finish writing The Legend of Zhen Huan!"