Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 394: Where Is Shopkeeper Kong?

"What is your name?" Shen Qinglan thought for a moment and asked softly.

The gardener hurriedly replied, "My surname is Rong, and my given name is just De."

"Rong as in tolerance, and De as in virtue?"

The gardener nodded, "Exactly!"

Shen Qinglan nodded in acknowledgment and asked again, "Can you read?"

Rong De nodded, "Yes, I can!"

"Very well!" Shen Qinglan said, "For now, you will temporarily assume the role of house steward of the Shen Mansion. It’s still early; first, lead everyone to sweep the courtyard a bit."

Upon hearing this, Rong De hurriedly bowed in response.

Shen Qinglan glanced at the others. Seeing that they had no objections, she withdrew her gaze.

"I’ll go outside to take a look and while I’m at it, add some furniture to the house," she said to Rong De. "You all tidy up the places you will stay first. Tomorrow, you can sort out the rest."

"Yes!" Rong De responded, "Miss, take care!"

Now that she had their contracts of servitude with her, Shen Qinglan was not afraid of them running away.

She looked at Duan Yunfei and the other two and said, "Let’s go, let’s browse the furniture shops."

Duan Yunfei said, "Yongning Manor also has a furniture store in the Capital, I can take you there to choose."

As they walked outside, Shen Qinglan asked, "Can we place custom orders?"

"Of course!" Duan Yunfei nodded, "However, custom orders might take longer."

"Then let’s look at ready-made options first," Shen Qinglan said, "We can discuss custom orders after the coming of age ceremony."

Song Ting yawned, somewhat bored, and said, "If I had known we were going to do this, I would have taken a nap at home."

Duan Yunfei raised an eyebrow, "It’s not too late to head home for a nap now."

"No need!" Song Ting stretched lazily and said, "I might as well check out your family’s furniture shop too, and see if I should order a couple of sets to avoid having an empty courtyard when I buy a new one."

Business doesn’t come along just like that for no reason. Since he mentioned it, as the host, Duan Yunfei obviously couldn’t tell him to leave.

"There’s nothing fun in this Capital," Lan Ruo observed the passing crowd and said, "Everywhere is crowded with people and carriages!"

"Downtown areas are always like this," Shen Qinglan smiled and said, "There should be some tranquil spots, shouldn’t there?"

Seeing her look over, Duan Yunfei nodded slightly and softly laughed, "Yes."

He looked at Lan Ruo and said, "If Miss Lan wants to visit some quiet places, you could have Mr. Song take you to stroll along Qing Lake Street’s Qing Lake, where there are fewer pedestrians."

"Qing Lake?" Lan Ruo looked at Song Ting but saw him snort coldly, "What time do I have to take people sightseeing?"

"You—" Lan Ruo huffed heavily, "If you won’t go, I’ll go by myself when the time comes!"

Shen Qinglan chuckled and said, "I’ll go with you then."

Lan Ruo was delighted to hear that, "Qinglan, you’re the best!"

"We’ve arrived!"

Duan Yunfei reminded in a low voice.

When the shopkeeper saw them enter, he only gave a quick glance and said carelessly, "Pick what you need by yourselves."

Duan Yunfei furrowed his brows but said nothing more, instead leading Shen Qinglan and the group inside.

"These pieces of furniture are all newly made," the shopkeeper reminded loudly, "You can look, but it’s best not to touch. If you scratch them, you probably can’t afford to pay."

Song Ting raised an eyebrow and looked at Duan Yunfei with a hint of a smile, "Does your Yongning Manor employ shopkeepers like this?"

Duan Yunfei walked to the counter and asked coldly, "Where is Shopkeeper Kong?"

"Shopkeeper Kong?" The shopkeeper looked up and sneered, "That old fellow was dismissed by the young master long ago. Are you relatives of that old guy?"