Lin Jinyan read the letters one by one, asked Yutong to prepare pen and ink, and while writing a reply, he chatted with Bai Zhi who was holding a tea cup:
"Are there enough new year's goods in the dyeing and weaving workshops? Are Aunt Xu going to see them?"
Bai Zhi: "After Hong Jiu and I sent the New Year's gifts, we followed your instructions and went to the two cloth shops to have a look. More than half of the New Year's goods you sent us years ago were left. By the end of the first month, there was still some left. Well, the stewards have asked me to greet you and say thank you."
"I've been to Yongning Alley too. Everything is fine, and there are plenty of new year's goods. When I went there, my wife was sewing small clothes for you and Miss Wanrong. She said they are close-fitting clothes. You have to work slowly and carefully to make them comfortable. ."
Lin Jinyan: "It's hard to worry about Aunt Xu. Wei Zhong went to Zhao Xincheng, has he come back?"
Bai Zhi: "When we returned home, we met Wei Zhong at the gate of Ximen Courtyard. His face was red, as if he had drunk some wine. He said that Zhao Xincheng was living a stable and smooth life now, and asked Wei Zhong to take care of him."
Lin Jinyan: "As long as everything is fine, you and Yutong go and sort out the gifts you have prepared for grandpa and the others tomorrow and put them together so as not to leave anything behind when you leave."
Bai Zhi and the others left the room. Lin Jinyan dried the ink and put the letter back into the envelope:
"Hong Jiu, can Boss An and Master Feng be at the teahouse tomorrow?"
Hong Jiu: "I should be here. Miss, are you going to go tomorrow?"
Lin Jinyan thought for a while, then said thoughtfully:
"I prepared a return gift for Boss An. If I go in person, I'm afraid it will be too eye-catching. Tomorrow you..."
Hong Jiu interrupted: "It doesn't matter, the teahouse business is good, and we added a few more tables. There was no place to put a lot of things, so we bought a new house, just next to Taifeng Grain Store. The owner... Boss An said, you You can go whenever you want, but if you are afraid of being seen, just go to the food store and wait."
Seeing Hong Jiu speaking in a different hurry than before, Lin Jinyan smiled sweetly and stared at her, looking straight at Hong Jiu, her eyes evading uneasily:
"Miss, why are you looking at me like this?"
Lin Jinyan's smile did not change, she leaned slightly against the table, supported her head with one hand, and said in a long, lazy voice:
"It's because...you look good."
It was the first time that Hong Jiu saw Lin Jinyan's charming appearance. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It wasn't until Lin Jinyan's smile widened that he came back to his senses. He felt his ears were burning and his heartbeat was racing.
He cleared his throat awkwardly. Although his face was angry, his eyes were even more flustered than before:
"Ahem...you have such an appearance, and you still come to tease me. If a man sees you like this, your soul will be gone. If it's okay, I'll go back to my room to rest."
After Hong Jiu finished speaking, he quickly walked out the door. Before stepping out, he heard a faint teasing voice behind him:
"You really can't hide your thoughts from unsuspecting people. You're so cute and tight. I really like it."
Hong Jiu gritted his teeth, stepped out of the room angrily, slammed the door, strode back to his room, sat on the bedside and murmured sulkily:
"How dare you come to tease me... No wonder Young Master Feng often says that the little fox has grown into a vixen."
Yulan watched Hong Jiu slam the door out with a calm expression, then went back to her room and slammed the door shut. Only then did the hidden figure appear from behind the pillar, her eyes moving back and forth between Lin Jinyan's door and Hong Jiu's door.
Bai Zhi entered the room and saw Lin Jinyan holding a needle and thread, smiling inexplicably, and asked in confusion:
"Miss, what's wrong with you? You're smiling like a slut..."
(End of chapter)
