Ma Guan's bottom line was still far too flexible.
Although he truly disliked things that were expensive yet unattractive.
He could accept anything that did not cost much in Silver Coins.
Even whether it was beautiful or not did not matter.
And when the word "free" was not linked to "charity," when it did not touch his fragile self-respect as a scholar, Lou Yuxue was already comparable to the gods and Buddhas filling the sky in his eyes.
Such a kind, such a beautiful... soul.
The first time Ma Guan came to the Cloudside Wonton Shop, he felt as though he had come home.
"Madam, two more bowls of wontons."
Lou Yuxue answered with a smile and instructed the waiter beside her to refill his order.
Ma Guan cautiously glanced at Chen Yi, embarrassment showing on his face.
"Please forgive me, sir. This student forgot food and sleep last night, so my appetite is inevitably a little larger this morning."
"If you're hungry, eat more. It's no trouble."
Chen Yi naturally knew that Ma Guan did not have much money on him, so he could understand what he was thinking.
No money at home, no money on his person—it was normal enough to like free things.
Little did he know that some people and some matters were most expensive precisely when they cost nothing.
Chen Yi did not continue teasing Ma Guan, lest the man become so ashamed that he tried to burrow into a crack in the ground.
Instead, he met Lou Yuxue's gaze and said with a smile, "Madam, your shop has only just opened today, yet you're already giving away free wontons. With such enlightened business practices, your trade will surely flourish in the future."
Looking into those gentle, waterlike eyes, Lou Yuxue inwardly sighed that this