It was indeed the first time for Bai Yu'an to see so much gold. Although she was shocked, she felt that Gu Junjiu in front of her was more like a madman.
She said solemnly: "Please put your things away. I'm not interested in this kind of thing."
Gu Junjiu was stunned, obviously not expecting Bai Yu'an to refuse something that everyone liked.
He had a lot of money at home, and this trick worked repeatedly.
His father told him that there is almost nothing in the world that money cannot do.
Bai Yu'an, a mere seventh-grade official, may never see this box of gold in his lifetime. That's because he thinks he is worth it.
The elegant and beautiful Tan Hua Lang was worth every penny in his heart.
This box of gold can allow anyone to do anything.
But Bai Yu'an, who looked as cold as an immortal in front of him, actually rejected him.
Gu Junjiu was so shocked that he didn't even know how to speak.
Bai Yu'an looked at Gu Junjiu and looked at him in a daze. The thought of Duan Xiu trying to please him made him feel sick.
This boredom showed up unconsciously in her eyes. She stopped looking at him and planned to leave as soon as he missed him.
Gu Junjiu didn't stop him this time, he just stared blankly at Bai Yuan's back as he entered the yard.
The silhouette of his back was clear and elegant, and his official uniform was swinging gracefully.
Gu Junjiu looked a little crazy, and the words "wishful thinking" appeared in his mind.
As the courtyard door closed tightly, the box in his hand fell to the ground, making a crisp clanging sound.
Seeing this, the followers behind him quickly ran over to pick up the gold on the ground, and then looked at Gu Junjiu, who was standing still.
Gu Junjiu's face was at a loss. He stood there for a long time before walking towards the carriage in despair.
Gu Junjiu's personal attendant, Zhang Feng, noticed that Gu Junjiu's face looked wrong, so he cautiously said: "Little Master Jiu, I heard that several new waiters have come to the Muyun Pavilion recently. Would you like to go and take a look, Little Master Jiu?"
Gu Junjiu's face, which had been lost just now, suddenly became fierce after hearing these words.
He kicked Zhang Feng hard on the chest and said, "You slave, those things deserve to be seen by me."
"Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
Zhang Feng was kicked so hard that he knelt down quickly and kept raising his hand to slap himself in the face to apologize. His legs were so frightened that they became weak.
Gu Junjiu breathed a sigh of relief and kicked Zhang Feng hard on the shoulder. His mind was filled with Bai Yuan's red figure.
As soon as Bai Yuan returned to the house, he took off his official uniform in disgust.
"Let's wash the public clothes. That person touched them."
Seeing Bai Yuan's disgusted look, A Tao couldn't help but smile: "Young Master really hates that person."
Bai Yu'an was wearing a middle coat, and went to get a robe to put on him. He looked at A Tao and said, "Don't you think he is annoying?"
A Tao took Bai Yu'an's official uniform and thought about it, then said, "I think he is indeed annoying."
"But I feel a little pitiful about him."
Bai Yu'an paused while holding the tea cup, then shook his head and said, "You just feel sorry for him because I refuse."
"But have you forgotten the time he bullied others on the street?"
As he spoke, Bai Yu'an lay back on the armchair holding a tea cup, took a sip of tea and whispered: "It is difficult to change a person's nature."
"Do you know that his intention in giving me things is really just to get to know me?"
"Have you ever seen anyone who really wants to make friends with someone who would take something as tacky as money as soon as they make a move?"
A Tao stood next to Bai Yu'an, looking at her lazy and leisurely look and couldn't help but smile: "Silver money is indeed a bit tacky."
"But with so much gold, did the young master really not have any interest in it just now?"
Bai Yu'an glanced at A Tao and raised her eyebrows rather aloofly: "Do you think your son is so rich?"
A Tao snorted softly: "I don't know who was selling paintings a few days ago."
Bai Yu'an smiled: "That doesn't count. I got it with my own ability, not as a gift from others."
A Tao smiled: "Yes, yes, Lord Bai is upright and has a breeze on his sleeves."
As he spoke, he even made a show of bowing to Bai Yu'an.
Bai Yu'an also cooperated with her, stood up and bowed humbly: "Where is it?"
A Tao couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing. After laughing, she pushed Bai Yu'an to sit on the chair. She sat next to Bai Yu'an and said, "Last time I heard Shen Shoufu say that the man had a broken sleeve."
"Young Master is indeed right not to accept his things, so as not to get entangled with him."
Bai Yu'an squinted his eyes and leaned back, lazily taking an orange and peeling it open in his hand: "Let's not talk about him, where is Wei Ruyi?"
A Tao said: "It's in the shop. There are still some things that need to be sorted out in the back kitchen of the shop."
"There is also a cubicle in the back kitchen. I brought the bed and quilts over there today. You can use it to sleep when you are tired."
As A Tao said, she looked at Bai Yu'an: "The shop is a bit far away from here. It's not convenient for her to come back alone at night. So I told her to sleep in the shop on weekdays and come back to have a look when she has free time."
Bai Yu'an took a bite of the orange and nodded: "That's convenient."
A Tao hummed and looked at the sky outside: "It's getting dark now. Wait for Mother Chen to prepare the meal. Young Master will eat later. I'll go pick up Wei Ruyi first."
A Tao then said, "The clothes can only be washed when the slave comes back at night."
Bai Yu'an saw that the sky outside was getting darker and he couldn't see the road clearly, so he said, "How about I go with you."
A Tao glanced at Bai Yu'an: "Young master is not as strong as me, so don't cause trouble. I can go alone."
Bai Yu'an was told by A Tao that she was useless, so she smiled bitterly and still told her to put the lantern away.
A Tao was much more attentive than Bai Yu'an about these things. She just went out with a lantern and let Bai Yu'an read by herself.
Seeing A Tao leave, Bai Yu'an leaned on the chair and took another bite of an orange in a daze.
After a while, Mother Chen asked Bai Yu'an to go out for dinner, and she got up and walked outside.
By the time A Tao came back, Bai Yu'an had been writing on the desk for a long time.
Wei Ruyi took out a paper bag from her arms and said, "Sir, you can try the roasted sweet potatoes bought on the street."
When Bai Yu'an saw it, he put down his pen and went to pick up the paper package.
As soon as I put it in my hand, there was heat, and the warm fragrance spread. When Bai Yu'an opened the paper bag and saw the sweet potato inside, she couldn't help but take a greedy bite.
Bai Yu'an has chewed his food carefully since he was a child. This bite was like a cat's bite, leaving two shallow rows of teeth marks.
Wei Ruyi looked at Bai Yu'an and said with a smile: "Sir, does it taste good?"
Bai Yu'an nodded: "It's delicious."
A Tao went to get a cup of tea for Bai Yu'an: "Young Master, eat slowly, don't choke."
Bai Yu'an saw that he couldn't finish the big one in his hand, so he broke it into three pieces, and several people sat by the brazier to discuss waiting for the shop to open on the Lantern Festival.
While talking, they discussed the name of the pastry.
After talking like this for a long time, Bai Yu'an finally finished eating the roasted sweet potatoes in his hands, washed up and went to bed.
