"Have you had dinner?" Su Shi asked enthusiastically, "I'll treat you to dinner."
"I've eaten." Qin Yue said with a dark face.
He could see that Su Shi was very happy, but the happier Su Shi was, the more uncomfortable he felt.
Su Shi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you've already eaten. I'll serve you for lunch. What do you want to eat?" Then with a thought in his heart, he continued, "How about Hechanglou?"
“Hechang Tower is very good.”
Su Shi showed his face and said, "Then we will be at Hechang Tower at noon today."
"I'm not going." Qin Yue said lightly.
"Why?" Su Shi frowned: "Didn't you say that Hechang Tower is very good?"
Qin Yue sighed and said: "Hechang Tower is very good, but if you want to dine there, you must make a reservation three days in advance. If you go there rashly, no one will care about you at all."
Su Shi touched his nose and asked doubtfully: "Is Hechang Tower's business really so good? We need to book three days in advance."
However, he still refused to give up and continued: "Anyway, I have nothing to do today, why don't we go shopping together in Yong'anfang. Maybe someone has made a reservation at Hechang Building, but can't come because of something unexpected."
Qin Yue did not comment on Su Shi's behavior of picking up leaks, but he still followed Su Shi to Yong'anfang.
The reason why he followed Su Shi was because the three-day period had come, and so far, there was still no couplet that could confront Su Shi.
Although Qin Nan's mind has been made up, it doesn't matter to her whether she writes the second line or not.
However, Qin Yue was not optimistic about Su Shi, so when he learned from Kong Wenshun that Su Shi had hidden the second couplet and was willing to give it to Qin Nan unconditionally, he had other thoughts.
The reason why Su Shi insisted on inviting Qin Yue to dinner was because he naturally wanted to know Qin Nan's thoughts from Qin Yue's mouth.
Although he could guess from Qin Yue's attitude, wouldn't it be better if he could get confirmation from Qin Yue himself.
So they came to Yong'anfang together.
Yong'anfang has two characteristics.
One feature is that it is large, and the other feature is that it is expensive.
As the first square in the capital, Yong'anfang's area is at least twice that of other squares.
Just because it is the first square in the capital, most of the shops in Yong'an Square are also the first in the capital.
The number one restaurant in the capital - Hechang Restaurant;
The number one jewelry store in Beijing——Bai Yu Tang
The number one curio store in Beijing—Jinzhufu
The number one rouge shop in Beijing—Yujun Pavilion
The No. 1 silk and satin shop in Beijing—Ruihexiang
…
Since it is the first in the capital, the items sold in these stores are very expensive, unimaginably expensive.
Of course Su Shi had been to Yong'anfang before, but not many times, and after coming once, he would not set foot in Yonganfang again for at least three months.
Passing by Bai Yutang, Su Shi took a fancy to a filigree enamel butterfly hairpin inlaid with gems. However, when the waiter told him the price in the gentlest manner, Su Shi looked at the hairpin in shock.
One thousand taels of silver.
There were one thousand taels of hairpins. Su Shi stared at this hairpin and kept sighing.
With a sigh, Su Shi walked out of Bai Yutang under the slightly contemptuous look of the waiter.
Qin Yue and Lin Mo did not go in and kept waiting for him outside the door. Seeing him walking out in despair, Qin Yue asked, "Is there anyone you like?"
"have."
Qin Yue looked at his empty hands and smiled: "Why didn't you buy it?"
Su Shi rolled his eyes at him: "I'm not a fool. Hairpins in other places sell for fifty taels of silver at most."
"Bai Yutang's stuff is indeed very expensive, but it's justified."
Su Shi admitted that Qin Yue's words made sense.
This hairpin is absolutely top-notch in terms of texture, workmanship, and inlaid gemstones, so the price is really not expensive.
"So if you want to make a girl happy, it's best to choose Bai Yutang."
Although Qin Yue didn't go in, the hairpin Su Shi picked was obviously women's, and he also vaguely guessed who Su Shi wanted to buy it for.
Su Shi smiled bitterly and said, "I also know the truth, but I am walking in a hurry today and only have one hundred taels with me."
"Only one hundred taels?"
Su Shi sighed: "One hundred taels is not too little."
One hundred taels of silver is already a lot for many people, and most people cannot earn one hundred taels a year.
"I know."
Qin Yue is not that kind of playboy, and Qin Zhidao's tutoring is very strict, so now his pocket money is only ten taels of silver every month.
Then he sighed again: "But you said you would be the host today."
Su Shi said sincerely: "So you must not be polite to me today."
Qin Yue smiled bitterly and said, "If you want to invite me to dinner at Hechang Tower, I don't want to be polite."
Su Shi looked at him doubtfully: "Why?"
"Because for one hundred taels of silver, you can only order up to three dishes at Hechang Tower, and they are still the kind that look exquisite, but are just pre-dinner snacks."
Su Shi was shocked, because Bailiang could almost buy several banquet tables in other restaurants, but at Hechang Tower, he could only eat pre-dinner snacks.
Hechang Tower is not far from Bai Yutang. Su Shi stood in front of the door of Bai Yutang and could already see the eaves of Hechang Tower.
"Actually, we don't have to eat at He Chang Lou, and you didn't make a reservation in advance, so you can't eat today."
Seeing Su Shi with a sad look on his face, Qin Yue said understandingly.
Su Shi thought for a while and said with a smile, "Let's go take a look."
Qin Yue looked at him doubtfully, because he didn't understand why Su Shi had to go to Hechang Tower, because even if he got to Hechang Tower, what could he do?
The General's Mansion did have a prestigious reputation, but if Su Shi wanted to use his power to force He Changlou to submit, he would have no choice but to humiliate himself.
Because in front of Hechang Tower, not to mention the General's Palace, even the Duke's Palace must abide by its rules.
However, Su Shi did not explain and walked straight towards Hechang Tower. Qin Yue and Lin Mo could only follow him.
When they arrived in front of Hechang Tower, it was already noon. When they saw the three of them, a boy had already come to greet them.
Because from the servant's perspective, one look at Su Shi and Qin Yue's attire and knew that they were not ordinary people, and ordinary people would never come to Hechang Tower.
However, when he saw the boy coming to greet him, Qin Yue was already far away from Su Shi, as if he didn't know Su Shi, because he really didn't want to embarrass himself.
The boy looked at Qin Yue strangely, because he had never seen such a scene before, and the guests who were with him actually hid far away.
However, he still looked at Su Shi politely, lowered his body and asked humbly: "Who are the young masters?"
He originally wanted to ask if they were three guests, but seeing Qin Yue far away, he wasn't sure.
"Three."
"I wonder which room the young master has reserved?"
Su Shi smiled: "We were on a whim and haven't made a reservation yet. I wonder if there are any rooms available now?"
