Jin Shanyao returned to the study, and the two children asked curiously, "Who's here?"
"I've sent the manager of Jade Flask Spring Bookstore away..." She went to the bookshelf and took out the book " Flowers Pinned into the Embrace " that she had read a few days ago.
Find the annotation marked in red: When someone is nice to you for no reason, you should pay attention; there must be something they want from you.
It's either her body... or her money...
She said we should take notes while reading, and here it comes in handy. Jin Shanyao directly to the ending... the two women lived happily ever after. Never mind... no need to read this page.
Knowing where she and Miss Zhang were at was enough. She closed the book, put it back on the shelf, and sighed... What a tragic fate!
The next day, early morning.
Qing He and Nanny Chen were huddled in the kitchen making pork sausages.
" Nanny Chen, Qing Yang has been gone for some time now, why hasn't she returned yet?"
Qing He, "It'll be soon... it'll be in the next day or two."
Nanny Chen leaned closer to her, "I heard that the master wanted Qing Yang to spend the New Year at home, why didn't you go back with her?"
Just as Qing He was about to answer, there was a knock on the door. Nanny Chen put down her chopsticks in surprise.
"Could it be Qing Yang coming back? I'll go open the door."
He hurriedly washed his hands, dried them, and walked quickly to the gate, pulling the latch out through his sleeve.
"You finally..." Nanny Chen's words trailed off midway.
He said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, young lady, I thought it was someone from my family coming home."
Zhang Jiuwei and said, "It's alright. I am the manager of Jade Flask Spring Restaurant. Zhang Jiuwei... could you please inform them that I acted inappropriately yesterday and have come here today to apologize?"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Chen hurriedly went to call Jin Shanyao.
"Master, Master... that girl came to apologize yesterday."
Jin Shanyao jumped up in fright, " Zhang Jiuwei here?!"
Nanny Chen chuckled and said, "Yes... she said she was abrupt yesterday and came here today specifically to apologize."
Upon hearing this, Jin Shanyao breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally come to her senses... It was good that she had, otherwise she wouldn't have felt good, after all, it was someone who liked her.
Jin Shanyao feigned composure and said, "Take her to the main room and have Qing He prepare some fruit and hot tea."
"Alright... I'll go take care of it right away," Nanny Chen said, leaving the study and leading Zhang Jiuwei to the main room.
Zhang Jiuwei placed the arm-high ornament on the table, examined it from left to right, and then tugged at the red cloth twice to make it cover the ornament more completely.
Hearing footsteps outside the door, she subconsciously turned around, saw who it was, and smiled, " Shopkeeper Jin, I was rude yesterday... I came here today to apologize."
Jin Shanyao felt that Zhang Jiuwei's gaze was too intense, and to prevent her from falling into a trap, she deliberately looked away.
He said calmly, "It's alright... It's good that we talked it out."
Seeing that Jin Shanyao was ignoring her, Zhang Jiuwei assumed she was still angry and quickly introduced the gift she had brought.
"A few days ago, I acquired a jade Bodhisattva statue. Both the carving and the quality of the jade are Higher Vehicle. I think you'll like it."
As the red cloth was lifted, a jade Bodhisattva appeared before our eyes...
Jin Shanyao's heart sank... It's over, love has turned to hate.
Looking into Zhang Jiuwei's cautious yet ingratiating eyes, she realized she had misunderstood, so she tentatively asked, "You really came here to apologize?"
Zhang Jiuwei nodded sincerely, "I hope Shopkeeper Jin will give me another chance."
Looking into her incredibly sincere eyes, Jin Shanyao suppressed the turbulent emotions within her and said to Qing He, who was bringing tea, "Go and fetch my battle robe and sword."
Qing He put down the tea and turned to get it.
Zhang Jiuwei was puzzled. " Shopkeeper Jin... what's going on?"
With Jin Shanyao, she said nothing more... It was definitely love turned to hate.
A moment later, Qing He walked in carrying a yellow robe and a copper coin sword.
Jin Shanyao at his robe, unfurled it, and pointed to the Bagua diagram on it. Looking intently into Zhang Jiuwei's eyes, he asked seriously, "What kind of diagram is this?"
The Bagua diagram??? Zhang Jiuwei's head buzzed... Damn it, she was so flustered! Everyone in the city knew that Jin Shanyao used talismans to catch ghosts, how could she have forgotten that?
Zhang Jiuwei felt like dying, and she hurriedly covered the jade Bodhisattva with a red cloth.
With a trembling voice, he said, " Shopkeeper Jin, please listen to me... I misunderstood. I'll move the jade Bodhisattva away right now, and I'll bring you the Jade Emperor tomorrow."
Jin Shanyao a deep breath and said cruelly, " Miss Zhang, don't bother seeing me off... I won't give you any chances. To be honest, I don't like women, and I don't like men."
Zhang Jiuwei taken aback, thinking to himself, "What does it matter to me who you like or don't like? I'm here to discuss business."
Suddenly, something seemed to explode in my mind.
Zhang Jiuwei's eyes widened in disbelief. She secretly glanced at Jin Shanyao and tentatively asked, " Shopkeeper Jin, you must have misunderstood. My son is almost two years old."
Jin Shanyao at her sideways, "I didn't expect... you'd already planned the ending ahead of time."
Zhang Jiuwei was both amused and exasperated. "What is all this about?" she said. " Shopkeeper Jin, I'd like to purchase a batch of medicinal herbs from the Anzhi Hall to make medicinal wine... Although our Jade Flask Spring is not as large as Anzhi Hall, our annual output is still very high."
I hope to have a long-term partnership with Shopkeeper Jin, and I hope Shopkeeper Jin will give me a chance.
Jin Shanyao was stunned. "The opportunity you're talking about, is it cooperation?"
Zhang Jiuwei and nodded.
Jin Shanyao couldn't accept this fact. "You were on the oxcart, and you gave me the wine you were half-drinking?"
Zhang Jiuwei, "I noticed you were staring at me, so I thought you wanted a drink and just asked casually."
I casually asked a question... snap... the Jin Shanyao and a corner fell off.
Undeterred, she said, "You said I'm strangely good-looking?"
"Before discussing business, you should flatter the other party to make it easier to negotiate the price."
The Jin Shanyao silly? Snap... another corner of its charm has fallen away...
You even sent me wine and meat?
"It's the Lunar New Year, and I couldn't come empty-handed, so I wanted to bring my own food and drinks to show my sincerity and closeness."
Boom... The charm collapsed...
Jin Shanyao was in utter disarray. How could she, a dignified goddess, have misunderstood? No, no... that's not how it's written in the book.
She cleared her throat, wanting to further prove she wasn't wrong, "Do you like me?"
"Like..."
Before Zhang Jiuwei could finish speaking, Jin Shanyao her hand on the table and asserted, "What did I tell you? You're only after my body."
Zhang Jiuwei taken aback, then burst into laughter, " Shopkeeper Jin, I like you, but not in that way... You've misunderstood."
"What kind of liking is that? Let me tell you, I can't agree to either kind of liking you. Our lifespans aren't compatible."
Zhang Jiuwei so hard she could barely breathe, waving her hands repeatedly, "My liking is like..." She glanced around, pointed at Qing He, and asked Jin Shanyao, "Do you like her?"
Jin Shanyao.
Zhang Jiuwei and said, "It's this kind of liking..."
Jin Shanyao suddenly realized, and was terrified. It wasn't about courtship after all... Then she felt a little disappointed. People say that having children diminishes one's charm, and she had two children; her charm had indeed decreased.
Jin Shanyao awkwardly wanted to apologize, but apologize... what was there to apologize for? She, a dignified goddess, didn't need to. So she cleared her throat, "What medicinal herbs do you need? Make a list, and I'll send them over to you."
Zhang Jiuwei thought she was hallucinating. "What did you say, Shopkeeper Jin?"
Jin Shanyao away uncomfortably. "I said I agree to cooperate with you."
Zhang Jiuwei was overjoyed and wanted to jump up and celebrate. She glanced at Jin Shanyao sideways at her, "Laugh if you want to, don't hold it in..."
"Pfft..." Zhang Jiuwei couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I'm so happy! I didn't expect you to agree so readily. If all the other partners were like you, that would be wonderful."
Jin Shanyao her eyes. Humans' happiness really is built on the embarrassment of others. She couldn't laugh at all right now.