Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 439 - 438: Fair Deal

Shen Qinglan had never met Duan Qingluo, nor did she know her, so she couldn’t really make any judgments.

But she still found it a bit baffling why Qingluo would fancy a peculiar man like Luo Tu back then.

"Xiao Wu, who’s here?"

They had just arrived at the courtyard when Xuan Ying’s voice came from the main room.

Xiao Wu shouted, "The Young Madam is here!"

Upon hearing this, before Xuan Ying could even step out, Duan Yunfei had already risen to his feet, crossing the threshold with big strides.

He took off his cloak to drape it over her, leading her into the house, and said with a slight reproach in his tone, "Why aren’t you resting at home in such cold weather?"

Shen Qinglan laughed, "I just went to Heavenly Melody to see Young Master Qian and Lian’er, so I dropped by to see you all."

"Just drop the ’all’," Le Zhao teased, "We know who you’re really here to see."

Upon seeing him, Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but smile, "I just ran into Young Master Le at a restaurant on the street, so we also settled the tea transaction."

"Really?" Le Zhao looked at her and said, "Did my brother not rip you off?"

Supported by Duan Yunfei as she took her seat, Shen Qinglan finally laughed, "Fifty taels for one or two of tea, does that count as being ripped off?"

"That depends on what kind of tea it was," Le Zhao laughed, "If it was one of those sold in your Tianming Pavilion, that price is definitely fair, but if it was something else, then you’ve been ripped off."

Shen Qinglan chuckled, "Then it can be considered fair."

"In that case, my brother treated you quite well," Le Zhao glanced at Duan Yunfei and laughed, "That was someone who even dared to rip off the Young Master Duan."

"Oh?" Shen Qinglan looked at Duan Yunfei with raised eyebrows, "He ripped you off?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Back when I was young and naive, I thought all famous teas were precious, so I asked him for a pound of tea, and he charged me two thousand taels."

"Pfft—"

Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "And then what? After you found out, didn’t you go back to get your money?"

"Get what money?" Duan Yunfei snorted coldly, "I took Le Zhao and Yijie, along with Xuan Ming and Xuan Ying, to his father-in-law’s restaurant for meals every day, putting it all on tab. After we ran up to a thousand taels, that’s when I sent the shopkeeper to the Le Mansion to get the money from Young Master Le."

Hearing this, Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but laugh again, "Did Young Master Le pay up then?"

Duan Yunfei raised an eyebrow, "Why wouldn’t he? That’s what he owed me."

Le Zhao sighed softly and shook his head, "These two are probably the only ones audacious enough to openly rip each other off."

Anyone else would be too scared to try it with these two powerhouses, lest they learn the meaning of bleeding out the hard way.

"Ah, right!" Le Zhao said, "In a couple of days, it’s my cousin’s birthday. She asked me to let Miss Shen know that she’ll send someone with an invitation to the mansion today, so keep an eye out."

"Lady Shangguan’s birthday?" Shen Qinglan looked at him and asked, "Seventeenth birthday, is it?"

"Yes indeed." Le Zhao nodded, laughing, "Once this birthday is passed, she’s getting married next month, so Miss Shen, no need to rush out of the Capital. You can leave after attending the wedding feast."

Shen Qinglan nodded, "I’ll be staying in the Capital for a while."

She looked at Le Zhao, smiling, "I think I heard you say Lady Shangguan doesn’t lift a finger in household chores, yet she doesn’t seem like it?"

"Oh, she truly is someone who doesn’t lift a finger for household chores," Le Zhao said, "When she was fourteen, she said she would make me a peach blossom soup. And what happened? She almost burned down the kitchen along with herself. If it weren’t for the servants who discovered it early, her life might have been in danger."