After returning to Hangzhou, Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao finally had a few comfortable days, but then began to worry again. I don’t know what’s going on, but Nangong’s father has been very worried and frowning recently. He either sits alone in a daze every day, or takes Uncle Qin to whisper in the study for most of the day...
Could it be the sequelae of the poison pill case? Su Qiqi patted her head and temporarily stopped this idea. Things have been going on for so long, so I’d better advise my father to be more open-minded! Although Lin Quan and other members of the Ye You League have not been arrested yet, they should not come out to act as monsters at the moment, right?
Thinking of this, she decided to visit Father Nangong. She asked her maid Bi'er to go to the Jingmingxuan Tea House on the street and buy some Longjing tea that her father loved to drink, as well as some new pastries, and then took Bi'er to the study to find Father Nangong.
Su Qiqi and Bi'er walked around several long corridors and arrived outside Nangong Qin's study. They saw that the door of the study was closed tightly and the windows were closed. Is daddy out? Normally, except for eating and sleeping, dad almost always stays in the study. Why is there something unusual today?
Su Qiqi stepped forward and pushed the door in confusion, only to find that the door was locked from the inside. She reluctantly walked to the window and looked in through the window crack. I saw a little light coming from behind the screen, and two figures were whispering... Are they dad and Uncle Qin? What big thing are you discussing? So mysterious?
Just as she was thinking about it, the maid Bi'er suddenly pulled off her sleeve and shouted in a low voice: "Miss, the eldest young master is here..."
Su Qiqi hurriedly turned around, stood up straight, looked at her elder brother Nangong Ke, and smiled guiltily: "Brother, why are you here?"
"Oh, I came to see dad..." After saying that, Nangong Ke looked at Su Qiqi, who looked unnatural, and then looked at the closed study door, and asked doubtfully: "You... also came to talk to dad." Something?"
After hearing her eldest brother's question, Su Qiqi hurriedly replied: "Oh, I, I bought some tea and cakes, I want to give them to daddy to try..." Su Qiqi finished hesitantly and pointed at Maid Bi. The child holds a piece of beautifully packaged tea and a bag of pastries in his hands.
Nangong Ke smiled and nodded, and said, "My little sister is getting more and more sensible! Unlike your second and third brothers, who stay away from home all day long..." After that, he stepped forward and knocked on the study door.
After a long time, Nangong Qin's response came from inside: "Who is it?" Then there was a sound of rustling footsteps.
"Dad, my little sister and I are here to find you!" Nangong Ke stood in front of the door with his hands lowered and replied respectfully. Su Qiqi also replied, waiting with her eldest brother for her father to open the door.
After a while, the door to the study room opened, and Nangong Qin walked out with a tired look on his face. He forced a smile and said, "Why did you two think of coming over to see dad?"
"Dad, I bought your favorite Longjing tea and pastries and brought them to you..." Su Qiqi took the pastries from Bi'er's hand and handed them to Nangong Qin. Nangong Qin took a look and said with a smile: "Su'er, you are the most filial... you two brothers and sisters, come in..." After that, he took the tea and cakes and led Su Qiqi and Nangong Ke into the study. Bi'er obediently closed the door and waited quietly outside.
In the study, the oil lamp behind the screen has been extinguished. The person who was talking to Nangong Qin just now has disappeared. Su Qiqi's heart was filled with doubts. Wasn't that person just Uncle Qin? Who could it be?
She was looking at the screen blankly when Nangong Ke suddenly came over and asked in a low voice: "Little sister, what are you looking at?" Su Qiqi came back to her senses and said with a shy smile: "No...it's nothing. ...I just think the pattern on the screen is quite unique. I can use it next time when I embroider pillow covers for my father and mother-in-law..."
After hearing this, Nangong Ke nodded slightly and said to Nangong Qin: "Dad, you don't have to worry about my little sister anymore... She is getting more and more careful in doing things..."
Nangong Qin nodded and said with a doting look on his face: "With a daughter like this, I am very satisfied as a father..." After saying this, he burst into laughter. Su Qiqi and Nangong Ke looked at each other and laughed heartily.
The next day, as soon as Su Qiqi got up, Zheng Miao rushed over with Ning'er in a hurry. As soon as she entered the door, Zheng Miao grabbed her arm and shouted: "Sister, something happened!"
Su Qiqi was shocked when he heard this and asked, "What happened?"
Zheng Miao lowered her voice and said, "Several bodyguards are going to resign. The chief bodyguard and my father are almost furious... Go and have a look..." After saying that, she pulled Su Qiqi and ran towards the front yard. Ning'er followed the two of them and ran towards the front yard.
When the two of them came to the front door of the main hall, they happened to meet the resigned escorts, each carrying a baggage and mumbling.
"...I really can't stay here anymore. I can't get two escorts in a month. If I don't find a new way of life, are we still waiting to drink the northwest wind..."
"Yes! I can see that since the head of the family came back from the capital, his soul has wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost. He has no intention of taking care of the business of the escort agency... He also turned down the fat guy who came to visit..."
"Who says it's not the case? The head of the family still has some savings, so we just live on the little money we get each month. How can we live without any income?"
"..."
"Luo Daniu, are you really planning to go to Wusheng Escort Agency? I heard that they will give you double salary? Do you want to introduce me to my brother?"
"Liu Sanli, it's not that I don't want to help you, but with your three-legged cat skills, Xuan..."
Several escorts were talking enthusiastically when they saw Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao approaching, they stopped talking, silently passed by them, and hurried out of the yard.
Su Qiqi stared at their backs for a moment in a daze, cursing in her heart, it's Wu Sheng Escort Agency again! It's really abominable to take advantage of others' danger and poach them! But then I thought about it, who caused the current bleak business of my escort agency? Birds all know how to choose high branches to fly, and of course those escorts have the right to choose a better platform... At the moment, the best way out is to find a way to revive the escort agency! Thinking of this, Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao quickened their pace and walked towards the main hall. Ning'er saw the black tiger jumping out from the flower bed next to it, so she stopped and played with the black tiger.
As soon as Su Qiqi entered the main hall, she felt a sad and depressing atmosphere. Dad and Uncle Qin were sitting dejectedly on either side of the Eight Immortals table, chatting away.
"Dad! Uncle Qin!"
"Dad! Uncle Nangong!"
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao cautiously approached and called out. Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian raised their heads in confusion and asked, "Ah? Why are you two here? Didn't you go shopping today?"
"No? No new products have arrived at the Natural Beauty Rouge Shop recently... I have also visited the nearby clothing stores several times... I don't want to buy anything at the moment so I am too lazy to go..." Su Qiqi said lazily.
Nangong Qin forced a smile, suddenly raised his forehead and said: "I heard that an antique restaurant is about to open, do you want to go and take a look..."
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao immediately cheered up and asked, "Oh? Where is it? When will it open?"
"Just north of our Zhengyang Street... I can't remember the opening time... Hannian, do you know when Lebaozhai will open?" Nangong Qin suddenly became speechless mid-sentence and asked the sitting person Qin Hannian next to him looked at him asking for help.
"It seems like it will be tomorrow..." Qin Hannian thought for a while and replied.
After hearing this, Nangong Qin turned to look at Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao, and said gently: "Let Ke'er take you for a walk tomorrow to gain some knowledge..."
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao looked at each other, smiled and nodded. Then he asked tentatively: "Dad, I just met Mr. Luo and the others...are they...going to leave?"
Nangong Qin nodded slightly and said disheartenedly: "The trees fell and the hozens scattered, they will go wherever they like... At the worst, I will close the escort agency and buy dozens of acres of fertile land to collect rent... and still be happy and free!"
"Ah? Dad, are you really going to close the escort agency? Your decades of hard work..." Su Qiqi was so shocked that she couldn't speak clearly.
Nangong Qin was still silent, and Vice President Qin frowned and said, "We are old... These old bones can't stand the torment anymore..."
Su Qiqi sighed after hearing this and looked at Zheng Miao. Zheng Miao hurriedly stepped forward to help her father beat his shoulders, and said coquettishly: "Dad, you and Uncle Nangong are not old at all... Cao Cao said it... Old men are still young, but they have great ambitions... You and Uncle Nangong are in your prime, and you can still make great achievements. …”
Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian both became happy when they heard this, forgetting their displeasure just now. Su Qiqi was busy striking while the iron was hot, and she and Zheng Miao talked about revitalizing the escort agency.
Nangong Qin pondered for a while and asked: "Whose idea was this? Your brothers asked you to ask?" Su Qiqi swallowed in embarrassment and replied carefully: "No, it was me. What I want to ask..."
"Oh?" Nangong Qin looked at Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao thoughtfully, and said in a slow tone: "After what happened in the past few months, I no longer have the same enthusiasm for the escort agency business... I just want to grow old. In order to be an idle farm man and live a leisurely life... In addition, I don't want you to get involved in the right and wrong of the world... Especially you are a girl, and dad doesn't want you to live a life of licking blood..."
Su Qiqi nodded and said, "I understand what dad said... It's just that Weiyuan Escort Agency is the hard work of dad and Uncle Qin for many years. It's a pity to give up like this..."
Zheng Miao also echoed: "Yes! Uncle Nangong, can you give us a try? You and my father can be our behind-the-scenes consultants..."
"Behind-the-scenes consultant?" Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian were stunned for a moment and asked in surprise.
"Huh? What Wanrou means is that you and Uncle Qin will be the strategists behind the scenes and guide us in running the escort agency... I wonder what you and Uncle Qin want?"
Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian finally understood. They were a little relieved, but also a little unbelievable. The two made eye contact, and then said seriously: "Let's discuss this first..."
When Su Qiqi heard that there was room for negotiation, her heart was full of joy. She stepped forward and bowed: "Dad, Uncle Qin, please discuss it slowly. Wanrou and I are going to practice kung fu first..." After that, she took Wanrou with her. Leave the main hall quickly.
Looking at the two girls' retreating figures, Qin Hannian smiled and joked: "When the children grow up, it's time for them to practice..." Nangong Qin twisted his beard in silence, and after a moment, he said quietly: "I don't think so. Give up the escort agency, but the people from Ye Youmeng have already found them, and I'm worried about Su'er and the others..."
Qin Hannian's expression also darkened, and he murmured: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided... If they really come to cause trouble, we are not soft persimmons and let others manipulate them..."
Nangong Qin nodded and drank all the tea in the tea cup on the table. Then he called the housekeeper and ordered him to take the name card to see the new governor of Hangzhou Prefecture.
