Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 171 Xuanyuan Hidden Clan (5)
"You two are overthinking it, Zhang Junyao is sincere, while Miss behaves as if I’m a competitor, so this misunderstanding is a comedy of errors," shaking her head, in reality, Miss just wanted to show off her background, then suppress me and keep me away from Zhang Junyao, but even with this, Zhang Junyao wouldn’t take a fancy to her.
"Miss, where shall we go next?" Wandering aimlessly on the street is not a solution.
"Let’s go. Let’s check out the Jade and Jewelry Building ahead," to see if there are any good items to bring back for my future sister-in-law.
"Miss, what would you like to buy? We have jade bracelets, traditional hairpins, gold hairpins, and more, we have everything." The waiter saw three people come in, all dressed finely, and greeted them warmly.
Feng Xuxu shook her head; they were all commonplace, none caught her eye at first glance.
"Is this all you have in the shop?"
"Miss, our shop has some treasures on the upper floor, please follow me." The waiter led them to the second floor, and once there, they realized the space was quite large, with several young ladies picking through jade at the counters. Feng Xuxu glanced over the counter and realized the first floor displayed common jade pieces, but the second floor housed the fine ones.
Seeing the waiter bring up several customers, the shopkeeper stepped forward and said, "Miss, take a look, these are the most fashionable styles right now." The shopkeeper brought out a tray filled with various types of jade hair ornaments and such. Feng Xuxu chose a few pieces for her future sister-in-law, picked out two each for Yingsu and Baihe by her side, selected a traditional hairpin for herself, and then asked the shopkeeper to wrap them up. When she went to pay, she found out that the bill had already been settled, and upon inquiring further, she learned that Zhang Junyao had sent someone to pay for it.
The three left the Jade and Jewelry Building, and seeing that it had gotten late, they headed to one of the three major restaurants, "Clouds of Guests like Brocade."
Yingsu noticed that the place was fully seated and called over a waiter, "Is there still a private room upstairs?"
"My apologies, sisters, there are no private rooms available, but the third floor is quieter and has some window-side seats," the waiter said with an accommodating smile.
"Take us there!" Seeing her miss nod, the waiter led them upstairs.
"Young waiter, bring us some signature dishes, and a pot of wine," Baihe quickly ordered the dishes before the waiter could speak.
"Just a moment, coming right up," the waiter replied cheerfully, and hurried downstairs to prepare the food.
Feng Xuxu was enjoying the view outside when she was interrupted, "Miss, we were late for our meal, and I wonder if we could join your table? Of course, we are willing to pay," Nangong Xiu didn’t expect to encounter a beautiful lady while dining and came forward to ask unabashedly.
Feng Xuxu saw that indeed there were no seats available, and thinking it wise to help others when out and about, she nodded and agreed, "All right, there’s no need for your silver, you can just pay for your own."
Yingsu stood up and sat with Baihe, pouting her lips. She hadn’t checked the almanac before going out, someone was competing for clothes while shopping, someone wanted to share a table while eating, next time she’d definitely check the almanac before leaving the house to avoid such troubles.
"Thank you, miss," Nangong Xiu sat opposite Feng Xuxu, while Qiu Yuquan took a seat to Feng Xuxu’s left.
"Young Masters, your tea," the waiter placed down the teapot and left.
Just then, they heard a few traveling merchants at the next table say, "Did you know? A few days ago, Ruitian Prefecture suffered heavy rains for over ten days, and then, two nights ago, a flood broke out. Now, Xiangtai Town is submerged under water, and not a single person from the entire town survived the disaster."
"Oh dear, that’s truly tragic," a fellow traveling merchant at the table remarked.
