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"My Lord, why are you so nice to me? I am just a lowly commoner. A person of your status should marry a noble lady, not a lowly woman like me. And I have sworn that I will never be a concubine in this life, so I am not worthy of you."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Since you don't want to be my concubine, then I will marry you as the wife of the Loyal and Brave Marquis, in a sedan chair carried by eight men, with a phoenix crown and a red robe."

"This, this won't do. I, I'm not worthy of you."

This was the second time Zhao Pan'er heard Zhou Chen say that he was willing to marry her as his wife. She was shocked and even more flustered.

Zhou Chen grabbed her hand and said softly, "Whether you are worthy or not is up to me."

Zhao Pan'er still shook her head: "No, I will drag you down. If you marry me, you will be criticized by your colleagues. I can't harm you."

Zhou Chen said confidently: "I, Zhou Chen, have never been afraid of other people's criticism. My marriage is decided by myself. I don't need to arrange a marriage with anyone. I will only marry the woman I like. And the woman I want to marry the most is you, Zhao Pan'er."

Zhao Paner was very touched, but also very nervous.

"My Lord, we have only known each other for a few months. Why are you treating me like this? I don't deserve you at all."

"Whether it's worth it or not is up to me to judge. You don't have to feel inferior because of your background. Even the current Saint Queen, whose background is not as good as yours, can become the Queen. Why can't you be my Zhou Chen's woman? Why can't you become the eldest lady of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion?"

Zhao Pan'er was so frightened that she quickly covered Zhou Chen's mouth and said, "My Lord, you can't say that. If someone hears it, it will be troublesome."

"I just want to tell you that I don't care about my status, and you don't have to feel inferior. I want to marry you, and I believe you can be a good wife to me, and you can help me manage the mansion, so that I don't have to worry about things at home."

Seeing that Zhou Chen had already started talking about the management of the Marquis' Mansion, Zhao Pan'er felt embarrassed, but at the same time, she couldn't help but start imagining what the situation would be like.

Madam of the Loyal and Brave Marquis’ Mansion, can I?

That night, Zhou Chen talked with Zhao Pan'er for a long time. Zhao Pan'er just stayed with Zhou Chen. She felt her heart was very excited and she had an impulse to agree to Zhou Chen's request immediately, but she still tried hard to restrain herself.

For several nights in a row, Zhao Pan'er didn't sleep well, because once she lay in bed, she would unconsciously think of Zhou Chen and what he had said to her.

The feeling of being liked by someone is really sweet, especially when a hero like Zhou Chen is always thinking about her while being busy. This makes her happier than any love words.

Although she was still hesitating and weighing the options in her heart, it was undeniable that she had been in a very good mood ever since Zhou Chen expressed his desire to marry her.

But today, her mood was not good, because Banzhaimian faced the biggest crisis since its opening.

The recent popularity of Banzaimian, coupled with He Si and others going to Chatang Lane to promote and solicit customers, has aroused the hostility of many shopkeepers in Chatang Lane. Today, they all came to Banzaimian to discuss the tea ceremony.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 984 Pan Er: Being taken advantage of again

Ban Zhaimian and many bosses and shopkeepers in Chatang Lane made an appointment to have a tea-drinking competition, and the news soon spread throughout Chatang Lane and the entire Maxing Street.

In order to watch the fun, many people gathered in the half-covered store, and even many people gathered outside the store.

It is no exaggeration to say that this prosperity was only seen on the day when Banzhaimian just opened.

This is a good opportunity for Banzaimian to promote himself, but the prerequisite is that he has to defeat the many shopkeepers in Chatang Lane who come to challenge him.

If they lose, the reputation of Half-Mask will plummet. Many people live for their reputation. If Half-Mask loses today, those self-important literati and scholars will definitely not come to Half-Mask again.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Pan'er is so serious. She has the acumen of a businessman and knows that this is an opportunity.

Of course, even if it was not an opportunity, she had no way to retreat. Today she had to compete with the shop owners in Chatang Lane.

While Zhao Pan'er was competing with the representative from Chatang Lane, Zhou Chen also quietly came to the half-hidden second floor and looked down at the tea competition below.

Chinese culture is broad and profound. Even the tea ceremony is all-encompassing and has countless schools.

Zhou Chen stood upstairs and watched, feeling something in his heart. In the modern society of later generations, many people felt that the tea ceremony was too complicated. Most people drank tea just to quench their thirst, and only a few people would really study the tea ceremony passed down by their ancient ancestors.

On the contrary, the little things we learned from our great country were regarded as treasures and passed down.

Of course, he could understand why it turned out that way.

The pace of life in modern society is too fast. Everyone is busy making money and supporting their families. They can hardly support themselves and their families. How can they have the time to calm down and study the tea ceremony?

Even if I have time, I just spend it looking at my phone, playing cards, hanging out in bars, and talking about love.

Unlike today, there are many people who drink tea and understand tea, especially those literati and scholars, who want that kind of artistic conception. If you don’t have some skills, people will not be willing to come to you to drink tea.

Tea-fighting is indeed an interesting thing, but it takes a long time. Zhou Chen stood upstairs and watched for a long time before the result was determined.

The result was naturally that Zhao Paner won, and the opponent she defeated had no temper at all.

Sun Sanniang and the other girls cheered excitedly. This victory in the tea-tea contest with Chatang Lane established Banzhaimian's position in Tokyo Teahouse and made them famous in Tokyo.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen also smiled, and then he didn't go down to say hello to Zhao Paner and the others, and left from the half-covered room.

In the evening, Zhou Chen came to the courtyard where Zhao Paner and her family lived again and knocked on Zhao Paner's window.

This was not the first time Zhou Chen came, so when Zhao Pan'er heard the voice, a smile immediately appeared on her face and she opened the window as if she was familiar with the place.

"You're here."

"Well, here we come."

"Aren't you busy lately?"

"It's OK. It's not too busy. Today you guys had a tea contest with your faces half covered in Chatang Lane. I also went to watch it. You were really stunning at that time."

"You went too?"

Zhao Pan'er felt sweet in her heart, but was also very surprised: "But why didn't I see you?"

Zhou Chen said: "After your fight, I saw you were very busy, so I didn't go over to disturb you. I also had something else to do, so I left first."

"After this competition, your Banmao has gained a foothold in Tokyo. I believe that with your ability, you will be able to make Banmao bigger and stronger."

But after saying this, he suddenly remembered something. In the TV plot, it seemed that a huge storm destroyed the half mask, so Zhao Pan'er and the others had to think about expanding the scale and operating the restaurant.

However, the TV series did not clearly state the exact time when the heavy rain would occur, so he did not know how to remind them and could only let things take their course.

Zhao Pan'er smiled and said: "Then, I would like to accept the auspicious words of Lord Marquis, and hope that half-hiding can be done better and better, so that we can continue to stay in Tokyo with peace of mind."

Zhou Chen said: "In fact, if you want to stay in Tokyo forever, there is a simpler way."

"what way?"

"Become the eldest lady of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion. By then, let alone three people, even if there are thirty or three hundred people, you can stay if you want."

Zhao Pan'er rolled her eyes immediately, but before she could say anything, Zhou Chen suddenly reached his hands into the window, and in front of Zhao Pan'er's shocked gaze, he held her waist with both hands and easily carried her out of the window.

"Ah? What are you doing?"

Zhao Pan'er screamed, but still couldn't stop Zhou Chen.

After Zhou Chen carried Zhao Pan'er out, he did not put her down, but held her up straight. Zhao Pan'er patted his shoulders nervously.

"What are you doing? Put me down, put me down."

Zhou Chen did not let go, but said: "I have waited for this moment for so long, do you think I will let you go easily, Pan'er?"

Zhao Pan'er struggled hard, but how could she escape from Zhou Chen's clutches? She was still held tightly by Zhou Chen, and her feet could not even touch the ground.

"My Lord, please don't do this. It would be bad if someone saw you."

Zhao Pan'er was nervous and shy. It was not the first time she was so close to Zhou Chen. When they were in Qiantang, they even had physical contact.

But the concepts at that time were completely different from now. Now when she thought about what Zhou Chen said to her, combined with the current situation, she felt both shy and happy.

"There's no one here, and it's so late. No one will see us. Even if someone does, so what? Anyway, I've made up my mind to marry you, and I'm not afraid of others knowing."

These words left Zhao Pan'er unable to refute. Zhou Chen was not afraid of anything, so what else could she say? What's more, she already had a good impression of Zhou Chen, so this could be considered half-hearted.

After a while, Zhao Paner asked, "Aren't you tired of holding me like this?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "That's because you don't know my strength. Let alone just for a while, even if I hold you for a whole day, I won't feel tired."

Zhao Pan'er didn't feel very comfortable being held by Zhou Chen like this, but there was nothing she could do since Zhou Chen wouldn't let her go.

"How can you put me down?"

"Unless you kiss me."

"No."

Zhao Pan'er flatly refused. Being hugged was already very intimate, but she really couldn't bring herself to kiss Zhou Chen.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

But as soon as she said no, Zhou Chen put her down and pecked her lips gently.

Zhao Paner widened her eyes, and then saw Zhou Chen’s figure flash in front of her, and then he ran away.

"I have to be on duty tomorrow, so I'm leaving now. Pan'er, have a good sleep."

Zhou Chen jumped directly from the wall, without giving Zhao Paner a chance to lose her temper, and disappeared.

Zhao Pan'er was originally very depressed, even a little resentful, but when she saw Zhou Chen disappear so quickly in this way, she burst out laughing.

She was flirted with when he gently touched her lips, and even kissed her on the lips.

"Really, that's unreasonable."

There was a helpless smile on her face, but no matter how you looked at it, it seemed that there was more joy in her smile.

Zhao Pan'er stood there in a daze for a while, then turned around and prepared to go back to the house, but when she reached the corner, her footsteps stopped suddenly.

"San, Sanniang, when did you come?"

Sun Sanniang laughed dryly: "I just got here."

How could Zhao Pan'er believe her? She asked again, "Did you see everything just now?"

Sun Sanniang nodded: "I see, Pan'er, I really didn't mean it, but Pan'er, now you believe what I said before, right? I told you a long time ago that Lord Zhou has taken a fancy to you, but you still didn't believe me."

Zhao Pan'er rolled her eyes. Is this a question of belief or not? If Sun Sanniang could see it, how could she not see it?

It's just that she had never thought about it before, but recently after Zhou Chen's mourning period ended, his attack was so fierce that she had no way to defend herself and was already trapped.

Sun Sanniang said teasingly, "It seems that it won't be long before I will call you Marquise."

You can't become the wife of a third place winner, but you can become a marquise, which is more honorable.

"Sanniang, don't talk nonsense. There is no sign of anything yet."

"Humph, others may not know you, but how can I not know you? If you didn't like Lord Zhou, how could you allow Lord Zhou to treat you like this? Anyway, I think the two of you are a perfect match. Lord Zhou is more than a hundred times stronger than Ouyang Xu. You will definitely enjoy happiness if you follow Lord Zhou."

Sun Sanniang's experiences during this period also made her see many things clearly.

When judging a man, you should not look at how he treats you when he is poor, but how he treats you when he becomes rich.

Ouyang Xu is one example, and Zhou Chen is another.

Zhou Chen knew from the beginning that Zhao Pan'er was of humble status and had fallen into slavery, but he never looked down on Zhao Pan'er. He had been helping them since Qiantang, and after arriving in Tokyo, he had taken care of them many times.

So Sun Sanniang felt that Zhou Chen was much more reliable than Ouyang Xu.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's you, Sanniang, who has good taste."

Zhao Pan'er didn't argue with her because her thoughts were similar to Sun Sanniang's. She also felt that Zhou Chen was much better than Ouyang Xu.

Sun Sanniang pulled Zhao Pan'er into the house with gossip in her eyes and asked curiously, "Pan'er, tell me quickly, Lord Zhou treated you like that, has he ever mentioned marriage to you? He is a marquis with a high status, could he want to take you as a concubine?"

"No, he said that he was willing to marry me and make me the eldest lady of the Marquis' Mansion, but I didn't agree."

When Sun Sanniang heard this, she immediately became anxious: "Pan'er, are you out of your mind? You are the head lady of the Marquis's Mansion, and you haven't agreed yet? Are you stupid?"

Zhao Pan'er looked heavy-hearted and sighed, "You also know how big the gap is between him and me. I'm just afraid that he will regret it. I'm also afraid that if he marries me, people will gossip about me behind his back. Although I've thought about being with him, I'm also afraid of dragging him down."

"Ugh."

Sun Sanniang sighed heavily. After coming to the capital, she realized the gap in status between people. Zhao Pan'er's worries were normal.

If a marquis like Zhou Chen, a high-ranking official in the imperial court, married a woman who was once a lowly person, he would probably be gossiped about.

"Pan'er, I don't know how to persuade you, but I think that Lord Zhou is a man worthy of entrusting your life to. If you miss him, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life."

"Thank you, Sanniang."

Zhao Pan'er knew that Sun Sanniang was truly doing this for her own good, and she was very grateful.

"I need to think about it carefully."

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"Chen'er, today's banquet is specially held for you. You can communicate more with others later."

In the side hall of the mansion of Zhou Chen's fourth uncle Meng Wei, Meng Wei spoke to Zhou Chen with a serious expression.

Today, Meng Wei's mansion held a banquet and invited many nobles in Tokyo City to attend.

The nobles are a group, just like the civil service group, but the nobles are more united than the civil service group, because most of the nobles are passed down from generation to generation, and there are frequent intermarriages within the nobles group, so the relationship is naturally more united than that of the civil servants who come from all over the world.