The heavens begin from the golden years

Chapter 404 One step at a time and one step at a time

"I'll go in and sit for a while!"

Standing outside the house and watching the Persian dance for a long time, and talking with Song Yinzhang and others for a long time, Zhao Paner felt a little tired, so she told them that she wanted to go inside and sit for a while. Although the Persian dance was new, But it is not as good as listening to Zhao Pan'er vividly telling how she used her superb Cuju skills to convince the hooligans in Tokyo. Therefore, Song Yinzhang and others followed her into the house and waited for Zhao Paner to sit at the table in the living room. After sitting down, Song Yinzhang and others also sat around her, Song Yinzhang said curiously:

"Sister, what does Chi Ya Nei do? Is he really a Ya Nei?"

"I don't know either, but I see that he is dressed richly, and he is accompanied by a group of bastards to curry favor with him, so it should be more or less the same!"

Zhao Paner poured herself a cup of tea and drank it. Having said that, she glanced at the sky outside the window. It was almost noon, but Yuan Xudong was still nowhere to be seen. She immediately felt unhappy, and could not help cursing in a low voice:

"The bad guy, the liar, hasn't come here yet, so he left us and ran away secretly, right?"

"how can that be possible?"

Seeing Zhao Pan'er sitting there complaining in a low voice to Yuan Xudong who hadn't come here yet, Sun Sanniang covered her mouth and smiled and said:

"Pan'er, Mr. Xiao likes little ladies so much. You, Yinzhang, and Yinping, you are all charming little beauties. How could he be willing to leave you behind and run away secretly? Let me tell you, he There must be something delayed, it will be here in a while!"

After Sun Sanniang finished speaking, Song Yinzhang immediately nodded in agreement and said:
"That's right, Miss Sanniang is right, Fan Lang must have been delayed by something, he'll be there in a while!"

"Yeah, miss is right, young master must have been delayed by something on the way, and he will be there in a while!"

After Song Yinzhang finished speaking, Yin Ping girl also nodded and agreed, and after finishing speaking, she looked at Zhao Pan'er again and said with a smile:

"Sister Pan'er, before coming to Tokyo, the young master also said that he would give our young lady a set of other courtyards in Tokyo, as well as a piece of suet white jade for the young lady and the silver vase. Could the young master go to buy these things? Was it delayed?"

Hearing that Yinping girl said that Yuan Xudong would give Yinzhang a set of other courtyards in Tokyo, and also give Yinzhang and Yinping each a piece of high-quality suet white jade, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but marvel at Yuan Xudong's generosity. My sister was happy, congratulated her, but on the one hand suddenly became a little unhappy, because Yuan Xudong didn't even say what gift he would give her. Could it be that Yuan Xudong prefers introductions?
At noon, before Yuan Xudong came to the Sanyuan Inn, Zhao Paner and the others were already hungry. Just as they were about to go downstairs for dinner, a sound of footsteps came from outside the house. Zhao Paner and the others thought it was Yuan Xudong who had finally come, and Sun Sanniang The closest to the door, she quickly opened the door and said with a smile:
"Young Master Xiao, why are you so late, why are there so many people here?"

Seeing Yuan Xudong standing outside the door with a group of servants, who were still holding large and small food boxes, Sun Sanniang was startled, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Sanniang!"

"Young Master Xiao, come in quickly, Pan'er is waiting impatiently, I thought you sneaked away!"

"okay!"

Entering the room, Yuan Xudong told the servants to put the food boxes in their hands on the table in the living room, and then let them leave.

"Fan Lang!"

"Son!"

Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl gave Yuan Xudong a little blessing and said hello.

"Introduction, silver bottle!"

Looking at Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl, Yuan Xudong responded, and then he looked at Zhao Pan'er with a cold face and said with a smile:

"Hope!"

"Humph~~"

Hearing Yuan Xudong greeted him, Zhao Pan'er just snorted coldly and didn't want to pay attention to him, but seeing Zhao Pan'er like this, Yuan Xudong hurriedly pulled her over to please him and said:

"Pan'er, I specially ordered these dishes for you at the Yuezhou Building. Among the Jiangnan dishes in Tokyo, their home makes the best ones. You can taste them later. If you like them, I will order them for you again!"

"Thank you Young Master Xiao for arranging this!"

Angry in her heart, Zhao Pan'er deliberately didn't give Yuan Xudong a good look, but seeing Zhao Pan'er playing temper, Sun Sanniang was worried that she really annoyed Yuan Xudong, so she hurriedly interrupted:
"Master Xiao, there are so many good dishes, how can we finish them all?"

Saying that, Sun Sanniang took out the Jiangnan dishes in the food box one by one and placed them on the table. Looking at the table full of Jiangnan dishes, they were obviously carefully selected by Yuan Xudong, and she looked at them with a face full of flattery. What a fool, Zhao Paner's heart couldn't help but softened, and a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes. At first, he wanted to not give Yuan Xudong a good look, but now, looking at the stupid Yuan Xudong, what is the indifferent expression on Zhao Paner's face? Unable to hold back, he suddenly burst out laughing and said:
"You're such an idiot, big fool, wood!"

After scolding Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er walked easily to the table and sat down. Yuan Xudong also followed and sat down beside her. Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Yinping girl also sat down. Under her request, although Yinping girl is still Song Yinzhang's maid, her status is quite equal, and Yinping girl will be the same for whatever food and accommodation she waits for.

Probably because she can feel that Yuan Xudong really likes and cares about herself, not just a maid who can be bought and sold at will, so Yinping girl also likes Yuan Xudong very much, she dare not expect too much, as long as she can be Yuan Xudong's concubine Well, I can have a man to rely on in this life. I don't have to worry about the future life, and I don't have to worry about being bought and sold by my master at will, or used as a gift, or used to entertain relatives and friends. She has seen it with her own eyes. The little girl who had just reached her age was used by her master to entertain a gray-haired old man who was on good terms with her. Just like people sang, the eighteenth bride, eighty-year-old, with pale hair and red makeup, and a mandarin duck in the middle. In two nights, a tree of pear blossoms crushes crabapples.

Everyone sat around the table, eating the Jiangnan flavor made by the Yuezhou Restaurant in Tokyo. Song Yinzhang picked up a piece of his favorite crispy yellow toast, and said with a happy smile:
"That's great, there are crispy yellow dumplings. I like to eat this dish the most. Thank you, Fan Lang!"

"You're welcome, eat more if you like!"

Looking at Song Yinzhang, who was smiling happily, Yuan Xudong smiled, and said, he also gave her a piece of crispy yellow dulcet, which made the little girl flushed with shame, and buried her head in the food, looking at Zhao Pan'er in embarrassment Waiting for others, Sun Sanniang on the side smiled and said:
"Young Master Xiao, you have really put your mind to it, and even ordered Jiangnan cuisine for us!"

As soon as the words were finished, Song Yinzhang suddenly put down his chopsticks and frowned slightly, Sun Sanniang asked involuntarily:

"What's the matter, isn't it delicious?"

"This crispy yellow taste is weird, a bit disgusting!"

Song Yinzhang frowned slightly, she glanced at Yuan Xudong cautiously and said:

"Fan Lang, I didn't mean to be a picky eater. The taste of this crispy yellow is really weird. I really can't eat it anymore. You won't blame me, will you?"

"of course not!"

Looking at the somewhat delicate Song Yinzhang, Yuan Xudong couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch her face and said with a smile:
"I just like fussy little ladies, and the introduction is so delicate, which is exactly what I want!"

"Cough cough~~"

Sun Sanniang glanced at Yuan Xudong and Song Yinzhang who were busy flirting, she couldn't help but coughed, her face flushed slightly, then she picked up a piece of crispy yellow and ate two bites by herself and commented:
"Well, the taro is too old, and the frying is not soft enough, and the torreya powder on the outside smells astringent. This is the Jiangnan cuisine in Tokyo?"

"No way?"

Hearing Sun Sanniang also commented in the same way, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help being surprised, she thought it was only Song Yinzhang's picky taste that said that, she picked up a piece of crispy yellow and tasted two mouthfuls by herself, seeing everyone looking at her, she said calmly:
"It's not bad, but it's not delicious either!"

Seeing that Zhao Pan'er and others didn't like these Jiangnan flavors, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but get angry and said:
"Just now the shopkeeper of the Yuezhou Building told me that their Yuezhou Building is one of the 72 main stores in Tokyo, not an ordinary foot store, so they made it like this to scare me, no, I want to settle the score with them!"

"Don't go, forget it, just don't go to their house next time!"

Seeing that Yuan Xudong was going to make trouble in the Yuezhou Building, Zhao Pan'er hurriedly pulled him back, and Yuan Xudong took the opportunity to sit down again, and he just put on a show. In fact, the Jiangnan flavor made by the Yuezhou Building is not bad, and it can even be said to be good. It's just more suitable for the taste of Tokyo people, not necessarily suitable for real Jiangnan people. After Yuan Xudong sat down, everyone began to eat again. Although it didn't suit their taste, they were still edible.
"What are you doing here? It's not as delicious as what I made!"

Hearing what Sun Sanniang said, Song Yinzhang's eyes lit up, he put down his chopsticks and said with a smile:

"Sister Sanniang, I have a good idea. You are so good at cooking Jiangnan cuisine. Otherwise, we might as well open a restaurant in Tokyo, just like Yuezhou Restaurant. My sister is in charge of the shopkeeper, and Sanniang is in charge of the chef. I How about playing the pipa to attract some guests?"

After Song Yinzhang finished speaking, but she didn't hear any project that she was responsible for, Yin Ping girl hurriedly asked:
"Miss, what am I responsible for?"

"you"

Seeing the expectant Yinping girl, Song Yinzhang really didn't know what to ask her to do for a while, at this moment, Yuan Xudong laughed and said:

"The restaurant we run doesn't need mistresses, but only young and beautiful ladies as waiters, who are responsible for serving tea and water to guests, and those who need to deliver food to the door, and then recruit some boatmen and coachmen, fast-paced servants, along the way. Yuhe, and the main street extending in all directions, all our restaurants deliver food to your door, and charge an extra delivery fee, and all these people are handed over to Yin Ping to manage, how about such an arrangement?"

"That's a good idea!"

After listening to Yuan Xudong's words, Sun Sanniang's eyes lit up, as if she had already seen the day when the business would be booming in the future and the wealth would be abundant. She put down her chopsticks and said with a smile:
"I'm in charge of cooking, Pan'er is in charge of the shopkeeper, Yin Ping girl is in charge of managing people, and the introduction. She can play the pipa so well. When I was still in Qiantang, there were not a lot of people around to listen. This It’s a really good idea, and it’s sure to make a lot of money!”

Seeing that Sun Sanniang and the others were getting more and more excited as they talked, she wished she could go to a shop on the street to open a restaurant and open the door to welcome customers to make money. Zhao Paner couldn't help but pour cold water on them:

"Let's forget it. We are not familiar with the place of life in Tokyo, and we don't understand the market. If we want to open a restaurant, we can open a restaurant if our eyes are dark. It really doesn't cost money to open a restaurant. What should we do if we lose money?"

"This is easy to handle!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, who was clearly agitated but afraid of losing money, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"If you make money, you guys keep the flowers. If you lose money, I will make up for it until the restaurant you opened turns a profit. How about it?"

"Well, your money isn't money anymore?"

Looking at Yuan Xudong who wanted to help out, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but glared at him and said angrily:
"Besides, if the restaurant is really losing money all the time, you keep throwing money into it, just like a bottomless pit. I won't be able to pay back so much money in the future!"

Staring closely at Zhao Pan'er, who has always kept aloof from him, Yuan Xudong said in a low voice:
"Do I want you to pay me back?"

"It's only natural to pay back the debt, you don't have to, but I must pay it back!"

Stared closely by Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er lowered her head, not daring to look at him, but still stubbornly said:
"Although I don't have a lot of money, it is still possible to open a teahouse in Tokyo. I will start a small business first, and when I make money in the future and become familiar with the business environment in Tokyo, it will not be too late to open a restaurant. As for you I won’t ask for the money, who are you, why should I ask you to spend money to support me, am I the maid you keep in the inn?”

After listening to Zhao Paner say so much, until the end, Yuan Xudong finally understood what she meant to express, and couldn't help laughing:
"Pan'er, are you blaming me for letting you live in this inn instead of picking you up to live in the mansion?"

"No, I didn't mean that, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhao Pan'er blushed and said shyly, unknowingly, she actually expressed all the complaints in her heart. Although the Sanyuan Inn is one of the top inns in Tokyo, the room they live in is the best room in the entire Sanyuan Inn. It occupies an entire floor. Standing in the corridor outside the house, leaning against the railing, you can see the scenery and streets around the inn. Although the environment is good, you are living in the inn, not in Yuan Xudong's mansion. There is still a big difference here, if Yuan Xudong and Ouyang Xu are the same, they just want to raise her, Zhao Pan'er temporarily, instead of really wanting to marry her, even a new Jinshi Ouyang Xu despises her He once belonged to a humble family, let alone Yuan Xudong, the eldest son of Xiao Shixiang's family?
"is it?"

Looking at the red-faced Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong naturally understood what she was thinking. She used to belong to a lowly family. Although she is now a daughter of a good family, she has been a kabuki for several years and worked in the Jiaofang Division. This is the past that no one can erase. Zhao Pan'er always has trouble getting over this hurdle in her heart. She despises herself. She wants to be a Jinshi lady, and Dai Fengguanxiapei does not rule out the psychological impact of this. Thinking of this, Yuan Xudong looked at Wei Wei The dazed Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl laughed and said:
"Introduction, silver bottle, go get the pen and paper!"

"Oh~~"

Hearing Yuan Xudong's voice, Song Yinzhang and Yinping girl hurried to the study room to get pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and put them on the table. Yinping girl poured water and grinded the ink. After finishing the ink, Yuan Xudong dipped his pen into the ink, and directly in front of Zhao Pan'er and others, wrote a letter of engagement for the engagement, black and white, with force penetrating the back of the paper. On the other hand, she naturally knew what Yuan Xudong wanted to do. After Yuan Xudong wrote the letter of appointment, he signed his name at the signing place, took out the white jade seal he carried with him and stamped it, and handed over the letter of appointment that was half completed. Zhao Paner smiled and said:
"Okay, compared to each other, a black and white contract is more sincere. Pan'er, will you marry me?"

"Fan Lang, I."

Being thrown into the Sanyuan Inn by Yuan Xudong, and he came late, Zhao Paner inevitably felt a little resentful in her heart, so she said a few words to complain about Yuan Xudong, but she didn't expect Yuan Xudong to write the engagement letter on the spot, as long as Zhao Paner wrote down her own If her name is affixed with a seal or fingerprint, she and Yuan Xudong will be officially engaged, and under normal circumstances, one cannot easily regret the marriage. In other words, she and Yuan Xudong are both married and With the status between husband and wife, she is only the final wedding, and she will be the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family!

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, whose eyes were reddish and tears were hidden, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Why, don't you want to? Or do you want to agree to marry me after I give you the dowry first?"

"hate~~"

Hearing Yuan Xudong teasing himself, Zhao Paner said shyly:
"In this world, how can there be someone like you who came here to propose marriage without any preparation, or in the inn?"

"Who said I wasn't ready?"

Seeing Zhao Pan'er looking at him beautifully, Yuan Xudong took out a string of bells from his arms and stuffed them into Zhao Pan'er with a smile:

"Pan'er, here it is for you!"

"A bell?"

Zhao Pan'er looked at the golden bell tied with a red string in her hand, and shook it lightly, jingling, as if she had thought of something, she blushed and said angrily:
"Have you ever given another little lady a golden bell?"

"No, I gave you this one!"

Yuan Xudong said seriously, and said, he took the golden bell from Zhao Paner's hand, squatted down, tied it on the pink belt around her waist, and said with a smile:

"Pan'er, take two steps and try!"

"Hmm~"

Zhao Pan'er nodded lightly, and walked obediently, while the lotus steps were lightly moving, the golden bell was half-falling in the air and swayed. With each step, the sound was clear and melodious, which was really pleasant to hear. Yuan Xudong and Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang was full of envy, and murmured:

"One step at a time, one step at a time, think about it, sister, you are lucky, Yinzhang really envies you!"

"What's ringing every step?"

Looking at Song Yinzhang with eyes full of envy, Sun Sanniang standing next to her was puzzled and said:
"It's just a golden bell, what is there to envy?"

"Sister Sanniang, you don't understand!"

(End of this chapter)