Gu Fei bowed: “Goodbye, young master.”
Su Chen then pulled Young Master Xu: “Brother Xu, let’s go!”
Young Master Xu put away his fan: “Hey, why are we leaving? I haven’t even finished my cup of tea yet.”
Su Chen didn’t say much, smiled apologetically to Gu Fei, and pulled him out.
Not long after the two got on the carriage, they arrived at the bookstore.
Su Chen was looking for books on the bookshelves. Young Master Xu didn’t know what he was thinking and suddenly smiled: “Brother Su is excellent. I didn’t expect that you could find a pair of stunning sisters hidden in this market.”
Su Chen’s face changed: “Brother Xu, be careful with your words.”
“Miss Gu and I are old acquaintances, and it’s not what you think.”
He thought for a while and added: “Besides, Miss Gu and her cousin are both girls from good families. How can you tease them behind their backs!”
Young Master Xu choked slightly and smiled: “It’s a slip of the tongue. I wonder if Brother Su knows where is Miss Gu’s cousin’s home. Is she engaged?”
Su Chen regretted bringing Young Master Xu to Gu Fei’s shop at this time, and said coldly: “I don’t know, why are you asking these questions?”
Young Master Xu looked at him: “Why am I asking this question? I am not a playboy. Naturally, I will ask clearly and go to her house to pay the betrothal gift.”
“I saw the young lady during the Lantern Festival. The young lady is beautiful and is exactly the woman I dream of. I should respect her.”
Su Chen frowned. It seems that Young Master Xu is planning to marry Lanzhi.
After saying this, Young Master Xu glanced at Su Chen and poked him with his fan: “Brother Su, what about you? Are you interested in Miss Gu? Are you planning to let Miss Gu open an inn outside and show her face all year round?”
“I think it’s better to marry Miss Gu to the room as soon as possible so that she can accompany you to read at night.”
Su Chen’s face suddenly flushed: “What nonsense are you talking about!”
“How can you be so contemptuous of Miss Gu!”
Young Master Xu looked at him strangely: “Why is Brother Su angry?”
“Am I wrong? If you like a girl from a common family, isn’t it common to take her back as a concubine?”
Su Chen said angrily: “Miss Gu is different from ordinary girls. Although she is a peasant girl, her talent is no worse than that of girls from wealthy families.”
“Besides, how can you say such things behind a girl who is innocent!”
After saying this, Su Chen flicked his sleeves and left Young Master Xu angrily and walked out.
Young Master Xu looked at his back and muttered: “This guy is really–”
Just then, a woman came out from behind the bookshelf and bowed to Young Master Xu: “Mr. Xu.”
Young Master Xu was startled and turned around to see that it was the granddaughter of the headmaster of the academy, Qin Ying.
He bowed hurriedly.
Qin Ying smiled faintly: “Just now, I heard Young Master Xu and Young Master Su talking about some girls’ things.”
Young Master Xu smiled awkwardly: “No, the young lady heard it wrong.”
He thought that there was only him and Su Chen in this bookstore, but he didn’t expect Qin Ying to stand behind the bookshelf. It’s not appropriate for such a thing to be heard by others. How can a man who reads sage books pay attention to women?
Qin Ying said: “I just heard you two say that Miss Gu is talented, which aroused my curiosity. I wonder who this Miss Gu is?”
Young Master Xu hesitated for a moment: “This, Miss Gu is an old acquaintance of Young Master Su, as for her talent, I don’t know.”
Qin Ying nodded: “Then can you tell me which inn, Miss Gu is in?”
Young Master Xu’s eyes flashed, and he remembered that Su Chen had just left in a huff.
Seeing Miss Qin seemed to be pressing him step by step, he hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should say it or not.
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