Transmigrated into Substitute Bride Fu Lang Chapter 7: 46 to 50, a manhua/chinese comics/漫画 fanfic

The very moment Chen Xing appeared, the originally expressionless man's lips hooked up a not very obvious arc and when he looked at Chen Xing holding the cat and waved towards them; the corner of his mouth got bigger and bigger, and turned into that gentle and calm man as usual again.

Chen Xing stared at Gu Lang's face full of smiles, slowly crossed the threshold and walked in, looked at him and asked: "What are you guys doing here? I thought I'd be able to see you guys once I'd finished cooking." As a result, when he brought the dishes to the dining room, he found that the people who were supposed to be waiting there were nowhere to be seen.

Gu Lang looked at the curiosity in Chen Xing's eyes, the smile on his face became more and more gentle, and he said softly, "I'm here copying the words you'll be learning tomorrow. Qiu Jiu just happened to have something he wanted to tell me so he came over."

Hearing Gu Lang say it like this, Chen Xing seemed not quite understand and nodded but he did not continue to ask, he said directly: "In that case, then let's go eat ba! It won't be good if it gets cold."

Gu Lang carefully pressed what he had just written with a paperweight, then looked at Chen Xing who had been waiting for him, before then he walked with him towards the dining room.

Gu Lang and Chen Xing walked towards the dining room together, he glanced sideways at Xue Qiu who was held in Chen Xing's arms, looking at the little thing in Chen Xing's arms, sleeping on all fours, he gradually rising a few points of displeasure in his heart.

Gu Lang was silent for a few seconds, as if inadvertently asked: "This cat, isn't it becoming fat?"

At first, he was thinking about things, Chen Xing whose thoughts have run far away, then heard Gu Lang's words, subconsciously turned over the kitten in his arms and then only as an afterthought, he said: "Does not seem to have gained much weight, well, perhaps just grow more fur."

"Is that so?" Gu Lang was skeptical.

Chen Xing patted the cat's bum of the kitten in his arms and hesitantly nodded, "It should be! After all, it's just a little cat right now, still in the stage of growing its body."

Gu Lang glanced at Xue Qiu, who was sleeping comfortably in his arms, so he nodded noncommittally, then said, "That's right ah, If it is still growing like this as when it becomes an adult, you have to let him lose weight."

Chen Xing felt that Gu Lang's words were a bit strange, but for a moment, he did not know where the problem was. He could only nod along blankly.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's appearance and still couldn't help but rub his head, he felt that if he ignored the cat in Chen Xing's arms, such a Chen Xing was also very cute.

Feeling Gu Lang's intimate gestures, Chen Xing's face could not help but redden.

Qiu Jiu, who followed behind and was automatically ignored by the two of them, looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but shake his head, feeling that he should stay away from them a little further, or else he always felt that his staying here seemed extraordinarily unnecessary.

Coming to the dining room, unsurprisingly today's food was still some soft food that was relatively easy to swallow. Ever since Gu Lang's neck had been injured, Chen Xing had been cooking in this style, so the three people present had all become accustomed to it.

It was only when the three of them started to eat that Chen Xing seemed to remember something, and said with some hesitation towards Gu Lang who was giving himself some food, "I've taken stock of the money I've earned over this period of time, and I'd like to rent a shop in a few days."

Hearing this, Gu Lang, without hesitation pinched the shrimp into Chen Xing's bowl, looking at the hesitant Chen Xing, he said somewhat strangely, "This is a good thing ah! Why, what are you still worrying about?"

Chen Xing did not expect that his small worries were instantly realized by Gu Lang, he hesitated for a moment, but still voiced his concerns, "But the stall I'm renting right now hasn't expired yet, so I'm afraid I'll be too busy if I go and make a new shop."

Gu Lang smiled at his words, he thought the matter was something bigger. He didn't think it would be such a small thing, he looked at Chen Xing and said softly, "It will be fine, no big deal, you probably only need to hire more people to sell it at both stalls, and you'll be responsible for watching over it. If you feel not at ease, when the time comes, when you hire people, I will help you to watch over it."

Chen Xing felt that his proposal was feasible so he nodded his head counted as agreement.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's appearance, gave him another chopstick of baby bok choy, and faintly said, "When you rent the shop, I will also follow you along, so I can also be an adviser for you."

Chen Xing heard this and originally wanted to refuse, after all, he knew that Gu Lang's health was not good. Who knew that before he could wait for him to open his mouth, he heard the man in front of him say something first, "For one thing, I've spent so many years outside, so maybe I can help you a little. Second, I also want to go outside and take a stroll. Staying in this mansion all day feels like my entire being is a bit tired."

Chen Xing looked at the man in front of him who was speaking seriously, and swallowed back the words he wanted to refuse, nodding his head, "Well, then we'll just go together." He would take Gu Lang along when the times come, perhaps it would also put him in a happier mood.

The two of them made an appointment to go and look at the shop together, and the next thing they did was to eat in peace and quiet, only in the middle of the meal, Chen Xing's love and care for Gu Lang became more and more obvious.

"Come, eat more of this fish, it's good for your body."

Gu Lang looked at the chopsticks of fish in his bowl that Chen Xing gave over, looked at the fish pan-white dead eyes staring at his own, so he hesitated for a moment or nodded, "En."

Chen Xing was happy, and he also became more energetic.

Qiu Jiu spent the duration of one dinner watching the interaction between his family young master and Chen Xing, doing his best to disguise himself as an invisible man.

Chen Mansion,

"Master, this is a letter sent by someone from Yamen office there, saying that this letter is for you!" That butler,as soon as he came to the study room and respectfully handed the letter to Master Chen who was sitting in a rocking chair drinking tea.

"Sent by the local authorities?!"

Hearing the butler's words, the originally careless Master Chen immediately sat up straight, even the look on his face became serious, snatching the letter and opening it hastily.

After he quickly read the content inside, only then Master Chen's stiff body relaxed a bit, but then how can he not hide the contempt? At first, he knew and then became interested in that woman, after all, they are just having a short period of love affair, who knows to the present, she still wants to come to blackmail him, she simply does not know her place!

Master Chen snorted a laugh, looked toward the housekeeper who was still waiting beside him and softly said, "Has anyone else read this letter?"

Hearing this sharp question, the butler's heart fixed on it, then shook his head somewhat guiltily, denied as he said, "No, I got this letter from the gatekeeper and he handed it directly to me. This servant took it directly to the Old Master here, and during that, it did not pass through a third person's hands."

When Master Chen heard him say this, he nodded in satisfaction, then turned his head to look at him and lowered his voice, "You did a good job, next I have some things for you to do, you remember to do it properly, don't let others notice."

"Yes!" The butler's face was serious, listening attentively to Master Chen's next words.

"Firstly, you go and enquire if there is a newly come female prisoner named Qiao Xin in the women's prison." Master Chen paused when he said this.

The butler's heart jolted, he thought that his master wanted him to go and get this woman out, after all, his master had quite a few affairs in the past!

Who knew that the truth is completely different from what he guessed, because the next moment Master Chen sent out a message, "After inquiring about it, operate to make the punishment heavier there, it is best to be able to banish the person!"

The butler froze on the spot when he heard this request from his master.

"What? Did you not understand?" Looking at the butler who stared blankly, Master Chen spoke with some impatience.

"No, no." The butler, who realized what he was thinking, hastily shook his head and immediately assured, "Master, I've heard and understood, I promise to get this matter done."

"Hn." Looking at the butler who had returned to normal, Master Chen nodded with satisfaction, then as if he had thought of something, he continued, "There is another thing."

The butler immediately perked up, perked up his ears, and cautiously said, "Please command, Master"

"I still have a shop outside, you go and take it over to rent it out, put the income to my private account."

A few days later.

At feudal office,

In the dark and damp women's cell, Boss Qiao shrank expressionlessly in the corner, her face was all numb, like a rag doll that had lost its soul, and she regretted every extra day she stayed in here.

It was only with the opening of the door that Boss Qiao seemed to suddenly come back to her senses, a few glimmers appearing in her eyes.

After the door opened, what came in was not only Guan Meipo who was responsible for delivering food to them on weekdays, but also a few tall yamen attendants.

Guan Meipo came into Boss Qiao's cell with a drooping face, and under Boss Qiao's expectant gaze, opened her cell door.

Boss Qiao moved her numb head and looked at the soon to be opened cell door, as if she had suddenly been injected with a soul, she immediately pounced on it, clinging herself up on the door bar, and eagerly said, "Is there anyone coming to save me? Can I leave this hellish place now?"

Looking at the maddened Boss Qiao, Guan Meipo gave her a pitying look and said in an uncertain manner, "You can go out now."

Hearing this news, Boss Qiao was instantly ecstatic, and did not have time to discern the strangeness in her tone until she found herself to be disappointed with shackles by the Yamen officials who had followed Guan Meipo in.

Boss Qiao looked incredulously at the people in front of her, guessed what was going on, and said in a trembling voice, "What are you guys doing? Aren't you guys going to release me?"

That yamen attendant looked at Boss Qiao, who was almost as crazy as a madwoman in front of him, and laughed coldly, "We've been ordered by His Excellency to escort you to the Northlands for exile!"

Boss Qiao's eyes widened in disbelief and she struggled frantically, "Impossible, you guys must be lying to me!" Wouldn't she be dead if she went there? It's not true, no!

Looking at the noisy Boss Qiao, the officials directly took a piece of rag and stuffed it into her mouth, and then forcefully dragged her out, directly dragging her to the prison wagon, and heading to the Northlands for exile with the remaining few people.

On the streets, Chen Xing was leisurely strolling with Gu Lang.

Chen Xing felt that this weather, which not too hot and not too cold, was just right for window shopping. Just as he wanted to ask Gu Lang what kind of food he would like to eat later so he could buy it for him and go back and cook it for him, he saw several prison vans loaded with prisoners heading in the direction of the city gates.

Chen Xing looked at the dirty prisoners on the vans and couldn't help but shake his body, saying with some discomfort: "Where are they going? Are they going to be executed as well?"

Gu Lang raised his eyes and glanced coldly at the several people on the prison van, focusing on a gagged with rag person and skimming over that person before looking at Chen Xing again, his tone carrying a few hints of joy, "I don't know, but looking at the direction, it's not a place of execution, perhaps it's being sent to exile?"

"Exile?"

Hearing Gu Lang say this word, Chen Xing's eyes for the first time appeared to be puzzled, he had heard of this term before in the TV drama, but in his perception those prisoners were escorted through, but these prisoners not far away were obviously escorted by prison wagons.

"What?" Gu Lang looked at the doubt in Chen Xing's eyes and asked thoughtfully.

Listening to Gu Lang's gentle voice, Chen Xing thought of the problem he had just struggled with, and immediately became a little embarrassed. He felt that his question was really somehow difficult to say, and would appear to be very ignorant and not well informed.

Unfortunately, Gu Lang looked at his appearance, just as if he had guessed what was on his mind, he continued in a low voice: "Is there something so difficult that Xing Xing can't open up to me? If that's the case, then do you treat me so much like an outsider?"

Chen Xing heard Gu Lang say it like this, he immediately became anxious, looking at him as he hurriedly said: "I did not, I just think my question is too stupid."

"I don't mind you." Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's anxious appearance, gently hooked up the corner of his lips. He said in a soft voice: "Who called you is Xing Xing na."

Chen Xing smiled after he heard this and he became more and more embarrassed, under Gu Lang's gaze, slowly said, "I am just a little curious, why are these prisoners sent to exile using these prison vans?"

Hearing Chen Xing's words, Gu Lang gently laughed, raised his eyes to look at the group of people that was gradually walking away, and softly said, "As a matter of fact, they should all walk there, after all, that would be considered punishment. It's just that being in exile is tough, and these people won't necessarily be able to survive when they get there. Some county magistrates have compassion for these prisoners, so they will let these prison cars send them on a journey, and when they are out of the jurisdiction to the edge of the exile land, these prison cars will also come back."

After listening to this, Chen Xing only felt that this rule was a bit strange, since he had compassion for these prisoners, why didn't he just sentence them to lighter penalties so that they wouldn't need to go into exile?

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's tangled face, as if he had guessed what he was thinking about, he looked at him and asked, "But you're thinking about why they're still treated so well even though they've been exiled?"

Being guessed by Gu Lang, Chen Xing immediately felt a little embarrassed, how Gu Lang always knew everything. Although he was shy, he was also very curious about the answer to this matter, so he looked at Gu Lang with a tangled face, waiting for his answer.

Gu Lang didn't answer the question immediately, instead, he looked at Chen Xing and asked, "Do you know how the previous dynasty was in power?"

How could Chen Xing know about this, he had only been here for a short while, and he couldn't even figure out things in the modern times, so how could he possibly figure out what happened in the previous dynasty. So, he honestly shook his head in front of Gu Lang, honestly expressing that he did not know about this matter.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's confused face, the arc of his lips gradually deepened, his eyes indistinctly looked at a short distance away, as if recalling memories from a long time ago, he slowly opened his mouth, "The emperor of the previous dynasty was the uncle of the current new emperor. The new emperor lost his father at a young age, so his uncle took the opportunity to take the position. Unfortunately, although the emperor grabbed the position, but did not take up the responsibility of his position, doing things according to preference, the court is even allowed to appoint party members (henchmen) for pro. Therefore, the situation of collusion between the top and the bottom, corrupt officials rampant, they are not with them, or even want to overthrow them, they will collude with each other to frame his whole family banished."

When Chen Xing heard Gu Lang say this, a guess gradually emerged in his mind.

As expected, the next thing he heard was Gu Lang continue to say, "There were local parental official (a popular term for a county magistrate) who sympathized with them, but didn't dare to blatantly help them, so they could only help them maintain their last dignity in this way, in the hope that they could have a better life afterwards. And this rule of sending them off in a prison wagon has been kept until now, only now it's not so that they can live, it's just to show off the benevolence and righteousness of the local parental officials."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing was in a daze, he did not know even there is a story behind the prisoner van. At this moment, his mood is a little complicated as he does not know whether to sympathize with those good officials who have been falsely accused or should be feeling that it was not worth it for these present criminals who can enjoy the same treatment as those good officials who were falsely accused.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's distressed expression, put away that profound mystery expression on his face, and reverted back to his usual warm and gentle as jade appearance, reached out to rub his head, and laughed: "Well, don't think about it so much, it's all in the past now. The new emperor is a benevolent ruler, under his governance, this country will get better and better!

Chen Xing nodded, and the gloomy look on his face dissipated a little bit, waiting until he lifted his head again to return to his usual 'submit to the will of Heaven and be content with what he has' look.

Seeing Chen Xing already feel better, Gu Lang followed suit and revealed a smile, then said: "Didn't we say we're going to look at the shop? Let's go find someone first, he should know the rental information in this neighborhood."

"Hn." Chen Xing did not have any objections to Gu Lang's arrangement, after all, he had only been here for a short time and was nowhere near as well informed as Gu Lang. The two of them left their original spot side by side and walked together in the direction Gu Lang had said.

They did not notice, originally stayed in a corner of the prison car, the lifeless woman who was dirty beyond recognition, looked over in their direction, after seeing the appearance of Gu Lang, she excitedly jumped to the side of the prison car, strenuously outstretched her hand as if she want to grab Gu Lang.

With a "Pa" sound, the heavy whip directly hit the woman's hand, and the woman immediately drew back her hand.

The official looked viciously at the woman sitting in the prison car who was not honest, threateningly flung the whip on his hand, looked at the woman subconsciously trying to dodge, laughed contemptuously and snorted: "Be quiet little! Don't make any trouble, or watch out that I will give you a good look."

Boss Qiao covered her hand that had been lashed, which was painful at the moment. She looked at the official who was staring at her threateningly, and desperately nodded.

The official looked at her cowering appearance, a satisfied expression appeared on his face, and after spitting a mouthful of saliva, he put away the whip in his hand and went to chat with his colleagues with his hands behind his back.

Boss Qiao looked at the departing officials and redirected his sight to the direction where Gu Lang and the others were standing just now, only to see that there was nothing else there but only an empty bamboo basket.

Boss Qiao thought of the scene she had just seen, the handsome scholar and the handsome little Ger talking. The picture was so beautiful that it seemed like a painting, her tears unknowingly fell. At first it was a small sob, then it was bawling, gradually becoming more and more tearful.

She was wrong! She was really wrong! She shouldn't have moved that bit of greed in the first place, if she hadn't moved that bit of greed, perhaps she wouldn't have become what she is now!

Boss Qiao cried her heart out, the surrounding prisoners looked on numbly, and the surrounding passers-by were not surprised (not to wonder at strange sights), pointing and watching the fun.

The official with the whip in his hand glanced at the woman who had just been warned and was now making noises. He was just about to raise the whip in his hand to give her a lesson when he was pulled back by the official next to him.

The official looked at him and smiled teasingly, "Let her be, she won't be able to cry later anyway."

The official holding the whip glanced at the person who spoke with him, then looked at the woman whose voice was gradually becoming smaller, and put away the whip, "That's also right, after all, after you're dead, you can't cry anymore."

Chen Xing followed Gu Lang out of the street full of shops and into the neighborhood full of residents.

Looking at the alleys that were tightly lined up in front of him, full of the atmosphere of busy life, Chen Xing looked at a bare-bottomed child running past, and was somewhat curious about the person Gu Lang had mentioned, how could he live here?

When Chen Xing came back to his senses again, he saw Gu Lang who was supposed to be standing by his side, had gone to the door of a courtyard in front of him at an unknown time, and gently ring the door bolt.

Not long after, a half-blind old man opened the door from the inside and looked at Gu Lang standing outside as he felt uncertain and said, "Who are you guys looking for?"

Gu Lang looked at the old man and politely said, "This elder, we want to rent a shop. We've specifically come over here to look for Bao Da Ting (Detective)"

That old man swept a glance at the calm Gu Lang, then looked at Chen Xing who was curiously looking at the alley not far away, opened the door of the room in front of him and let them in.

Chen Xing lifted his foot to walk and followed Gu Lang, quickly went in. Inside, he only realized that this courtyard, although small, was very clean. That courtyard in the center of the tree, at this time, there is a young man in his early twenties, is sitting sloppily on a rocking chair slowly swaying.

After Chen Xing and the others came in, the young man lightly swept them a glance, then slowly got up from the rocking chair and looked at them, "What are you guys coming here for?"

"Renting a shop."

The man raised an eyebrow and looked at the speaking Gu Lang and continued, "What kind of shop do you need? What's the approximate price you can afford?"

Gu Lang immediately said the same thing they had discussed in the Gu family, "We need a shop with a kitchen, that's good for business.".

The man lowered his eyebrows in thought for a moment, then raised his head to look at them again and said in a low voice, "I do know a few places like this. Are you guys looking at the houses right now, or will you make an appointment to look at it in a few days?"

Gu Lang glanced at the curious Chen Xing and directly said, "Just today."

"Good." You guys, young man, are really good. As he patted the non-existent dust on his clothes, he directly led Chen Xing and Gu Lang towards the few shops he had mentioned.

Chen Xing looked at him as he led the way in front of them ,only minding his own business, without talking to them, feeling that he was very different from those agents in his previous life, somewhat curiously pulling Gu Lang's sleeve next to him, and asking his curiosity out as he looked over inquisitively, "Is he like this on weekdays when he takes people to look at houses?"

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's face with an undisguised expression written on it, 'How in the world does a person like him do business?' and gently smiled, explaining on his behalf, "That's his style, although he doesn't seem to be very reliable, as long as he is found to be in charge of something, it basically makes the employer happy."

Hearing Gu Lang's explanation, Chen Xing gained a little more admiration for the man in front of him, just being able to let the employer come to the door by himself and be satisfied with his work was already not easy.

During the time Chen Xing and Gu Lang were talking, the man had already led them to the first shop they were going to take a look at.

The man stopped in his tracks, raised his chin, and said towards the two men following behind, "This is the first shop."

"This is the first one."

Chen Xing followed the direction that man pointed, only to see a two-storey restaurant. It was not that different between those restaurants in the street. Moreover, because only seeing it from outside, he can not actually see how big it is.

Perhaps it was because seeing Chen Xing didn't have any reaction after he saw the shop, Bao Da ting smiled. He was full of interest as he looked at Chen Xing: "Do the two of you want to go in and see?"

Chen Xing turned his head to look at him, and a few surprises appeared in his eyes. He felt that of course it would be best if he could go in to take a look.

Bao Da ting looked at Chen Xing's reaction, immediately understood that he wanted to go in and take a look, he did not say anything more, just let Chen Xing and Gu Lang wait where they were, and then walked to a nearby shop that was open, said a few words to the boss who guarded the shop inside, and then took a set of keys from them and helped them to open the front door in front of them.

After Chen Xing went in and walked around, he found that the restaurant also had a courtyard at the back, and the overall layout was also very reasonable, and the price of renting it out also made him feel very suitable.

There is only one thing that makes Chen Xing feel a little difficult, that is, this restaurant is located in a place that is too remote, there is no place to shop nearby, all were only sporadic households. Even if Chen Xing is not worried about his cooking skills, he also does not think in this kind of place, customers can come like clouds.

Perhaps seeing Chen Xing's concerns, Bao Da ting very interested as he said, "There are still two places that comes to your term, do you want to go and take a look?"

Hearing that, Chen Xing immediately nodded, to be able to compare three is the best, otherwise by the time the shop opened up, but no business whatsoever, it will also give him a headache.

Bao Da ting's patience is also very good, after seeing Chen Xing nodded, he directly took Chen Xing and Gu Lang went to the second shop to rent.

Chen Xing looked at the restaurant in front of him which was at the end of the street, looked a bit old, and 'the inviting guest sign board' was about to fall off or not, and his face became even more entangled. He was worried that if he rented this shop, he would need to spend money again to repair it.

Bao Da ting had a knack for reading people (to carefully weigh a person's words and closely watch his expression), so after seeing the hesitation on Chen Xing's face, he smiled and said that he could go in first to see if it was okay.

Chen Xing nodded without hesitation and followed him in with a glimmer of hope, he felt that if the furnishings inside were two or three floors newer than they looked outside, he would be able to accept it.

Only to Chen Xing's disappointment, the furnishings inside were the same as it appeared outside, they all looked like old objects that had been used for many years, even the beams above his head looked a bit worn out. He was a little curious as to how this shop had lasted until now when it was so dilapidated.

Looking at the disappointed and curious Chen Xing, Bao Da ting kindly explained, "This shop has been around for about forty years now, originally it was an old couple doing it, but then they got older and their children were not around, so they wanted to rent out the shop, so it could also change into some money for living expenses."

Speaking to this point, the corner of Bao Da ting's mouth raised a smile, and continued, "Of course, if someone wants to buy it, they are also willing to do so."

Hearing this, Chen Xing asked out of instinct, "How much money do they want?"

The smile at the corner of Bao Da ting's mouth deepened as he continued, "Four hundred taels!"

Chen Xing sucked in a breath of cool air, he felt that this price was too expensive for him, he could not afford it at all, moreover the shop was not worth that much.

Seemingly understanding what was in Chen Xing's mind, and seemingly having been questioned many times, after seeing the shock on Chen Xing's face, Bao Da ting directly said, "Although this shop looks outdated, it is located in a good location, and if it is purchased and renovated, it would not be a bad place to pass on to the family."

Chen Xing understood now, this was called a premium, it was just that he didn't have that much money right now, so he looked at the man in front of him who seemed to be quite good natured, and asked with some embarrassment, "Are we able to go and take a look at others?"

"Of course we can."

Without the slightest bit of impatience in his eyes, Bao Da ting led them right to another rented two-storey restaurant just across the street.

Looking at the brand new signboard at the entrance, Chen Xing was a bit tempted, and when he went in and looked at the brand new décor inside the shop, the clean kitchen, as well as the small courtyard with a patio, he was even more tempted to settle the shop with Bao Da ting on the spot.

Bao Da ting (Detective) leisurely leaned against the door, looking at the excited Chen Xing, knowing that he must be very satisfied, so he waited for him to finish looking at it and then spoke out: "Xiao Gongzi (Little Young master), you like this place?"

Chen Xing nodded and counted his savings, thinking that if he could accept it, he would bite the bullet and rent it. Looking at the man in front of him, he directly asked, "I'm very satisfied with this place, how is the rent here calculated?"

Bao Da ting smiled, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth, and quickly said, "Fifteen taels a month."

As soon as his words fell, the shock on Chen Xing's face couldn't be hidden any longer, the ordinary shop was at most seven or eight taels, 'This shop was surprisingly that expensive?!'

"Too expensive! Can it be cheaper?" If it was ten taels of silver, he might even consider it and bite the bullet to rent it.

The always nice and talkative Bao Da ting shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and said helplessly, "Sorry, this isn't what I can decide either, it's the lowest amount given by the seller. If it goes any lower, that side won't let it up. And as you can see, the décor here is all new, if the original owner's family can't do it anymore, it's absolutely impossible for them to rent it out."

Chen Xing was a little disappointed to hear that there was no room for a price reduction, his eyes swept unwillingly around the shop, his heart full of struggles. He felt that he really liked this shop, but he really didn't have that much money.

Bao Da ting also did not say anything, only on the sidelines quietly watching, slowly waiting for Chen Xing to make a decision.

Just as Chen Xing struggled for a long time, still wanting to bear the pain of giving up this shop and choosing that old shop just now, suddenly Bao Da ting who was next to him, looked like he thought of something and clasped his hand. He was annoyed as he said,

"By the way, yesterday I also just had a new shop here, originally it was a restaurant, but not a two-storey one. Do you want to go and take a look? I think that one might be suitable for you, both in terms of price and place."

Seeing that things suddenly turned into good again, Chen Xing's eyes instantly lit up as he looked at him and nodded. He said excitedly, "I want to take a look at it."

Gu Lang, who had been following Chen Xing without making a sound, then swept him gently after hearing Bao Da ting say that there was another shop, a hint of an unknown emotion flashing in his eyes

After Chen Xing nodded his head, Bao Da ting led them to the side street and arrived in front of the last one.

Chen Xing looked at this familiar street, this front shop that looked a little familiar, and said with some doubt: "I remember that this shop wasn't run by someone else not long ago? How come it was taken out for rent so quickly?"

Chen Xing still remembers the shop's lady boss' fierce appearance, how can it be, only in just a few days of time had passed, not only the lady boss is gone, even the shop is going to change its owner?

When Bao Da ting heard his question, his eyes flickered and quickly regained that calm smile, explaining, "I heard that the previous boss of this rental shop had an accident and is currently imprisoned, so the original owner of this place wants to find a new tenant."

After Chen Xing first heard about the tenant offense, he was shocked, and then he heard the original owner wanted to rent the place in a hurry, so he began to worry a little, he was worried that if he is the one who rented this shop, will he encounter any trouble? After all, he just wants to do business honestly, and does not want to get involved in any trouble.

Concerned about the peace of his future shop, Chen Xing looked at Bao Da ting and asked directly, he was very careful in his tone, 'This shop, if it is rented, there will not be any problem right?'

Bao Da ting looked at his cautious look and smiled. His tone did not have the slightest bit of impatience as he explained: "Whatever passes through my hands, there will not be any problems, you can rest assured! The rental properties under me are clean, if there is a problem, you can find me on the line; who doesn't know me in this city?'

Chen Xing still felt a little strange, but Gu Lang, who hadn't said anything next to him, also opened his mouth and advised, "Why don't we go in first and take a look? In case it's suitable, we can actually rent it. After all, this deed is to go to the government side to do, if something goes wrong, we can also get justice."

Gu Lang hadn't said much along the way, but suddenly spoke out at this time, causing both Chen Xing and Bao Da ting beside him to look over in his direction.

When Chen Xing heard Gu Lang say it like this, his heart instantly settled down, thinking that Gu Lang's words were very reasonable, since there was evidence from the government side, what else was there to worry about? He turned his head towards Bao Da ting next to him and said, "I'd like to trouble you for taking me in and to take a look."

Bao Da ting swept a glance at Gu Lang, at first he only thought that this scholarly looking man didn't know anything, that's why he never opened his mouth. Who would have thought that the person who didn't open his mouth, the moment he opened his mouth, it was this kind of words that poked right at the heart of the matter, which impressed him a little bit.

Bao Da ting thought like that for a moment and quickly came back to his senses, meeting Chen Xing's excited eyes and smiling again, "Naturally, it's possible." With that, he went and found the key and opened the shop in front of him.

Waiting until they were inside, Chen Xing had a good look at the shop, only to see that the four sets of tables, chairs and benches inside were all intact and placed there, and the kitchenware in the back kitchen was a lot more, so if they wanted to, they would be able to fry up a few dishes right now.

Moreover, Bao Da ting also said that all these things are not used, so if Chen Xing wants to rent this shop, all these things will be left for him to use.

What made Chen Xing feel even more pleasantly surprised was that he had brought a courtyard with ginkgo trees planted in the back, and also three small rooms, which were messy and piled up with things, but could be used as a private room after tidying up a little.

Chen Xing felt satisfied after looking at it, although there is no second floor, but those three small rooms completely filled his gap, even though he felt that if the backyard and the three rooms were packed up, the effect would definitely be even better.

Thinking of what Bao Da ting said when they had yet to come in, Chen Xing turned his head to look at Bao Da ting who was standing on the side and directly said, "How can I rent this place?"

Bao Da ting extended his palm, spread it out in front of him and gestured a five, then in Chen Xing's glowing eyes, he softly said, "The landlord of that rental said that as long as you can give a month's deposit, then pay three months' rent, and then give the rent for three months, three months after that, counting you at five taels of silver a month."

Chen Xing's eyes instantly lit up, not only was the price he said within his reach, but the money he asked for just happened to be the savings he had saved up over this period of of this, he immediately clapped his hands and said, "Alright, I'll rent it."

Seeing Chen Xing decide so quickly, Bao Da ting who was about to have a sum of silver in his pocket, was also very happy.

After Chen Xing and Bao Da ting agreed on when they would go to the government to sign the contract, and then gave him the 50 wen payment for showing them the house this time, they parted ways.

On the way back, Chen Xing still sighed a little, although he still had to give Bao Da ting one hundred Wen for the rest of the payment after a few days of signing the official contract, but at least it was very efficient, allowing him to find a good shop so quickly. Only, soon he was a bit worried about preparing for the opening.

"What's wrong?" Gu Lang who beside him looked at Chen Xing, who had scored a bargain and should clearly be happy. Yet, with his brows furrowed, he looked rather troubled, therefore he asked in some confusion.

Chen Xing turned his head to look at him and directly stated his worries, "I was just thinking, where should I go next to find people to decorate the shop, and hiring workmen is also a big problem. By the time the shop needs to do more things, it can't merely depend on me and Qiu Jiu. However, having to take care of the sneaky ones will also be a big trouble when the time comes."

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's face, which was wrinkled up because of his distress, he then gently smiled. In Chen Xing puzzled gaze, he suggested in a low voice: "In fact, you can ask Bao Da Ting about all of these questions when the time comes, although he charges a bit expensive, the prices he can get are exceptionally fair."

Chen Xing froze upon hearing this and turned his head to look at Gu Lang, saying with some skepticism, "He said he wasn't in charge of renting the house? How come other things are also in his charge?"

Gu Lang seemed to think that such a clueless Chen Xing was very cute, the smile at the corner of his mouth got bigger and bigger as he continued, "Naturally not all, it's not like there will be people renting houses every day, so if he didn't have any other side business, how could he live so comfortable? Therefore, other things related to renting, he is slightly involved in."

Chen Xing was dumbfounded by what he heard and said with some admiration, "He is really smart!"

"That's why he has the qualifications to be capricious!" Gu Lang followed and added, "After all, if he did not have these skills, how could he get buyers to come to him automatically?"

Hearing his words, Chen Xing nodded in agreement.

"So, just look for him, and that will alleviate most of your worries. Next, you only need to think about how to run your new shop." Gu Lang reminded him with extra gentleness.

"Hn, hn." Chen Xing nodded obediently, then as if he thought of something, his eyes shone brightly as she looked at Gu Lang and said, "It's been hard for you to accompany me and come out with me today, so let's go to the food market to buy some food later; when we get home, we'll have a good meal."

Chen Xing thought of the fact that today went so smoothly that it didn't take much time,so he still had a lot of time to utilize when he went back, so he wiggled his fingers and calculated, "Well, there's still a lot of time today, we can take our time to make a big meal. Later on, I'm going to make pork braised in brown sauce, I'll simmer it for a while longer and stew it longer until it's soft…"

Gu Lang listened to Chen Xing dish out his plans from the side, looking at him with an extraordinarily gentle gaze all the time, and the corners of his mouth always carried a soft curve.

The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder like this towards the vegetable market, looking like a young couple living their ordinary lives.

Chen family,

Master Chen was standing in the garden, teasing the new favorite pet hanging in the birdcage on the tree, his body overflowing with a lazy air. Next to him was a young and beautiful little maid carrying a tray with the bird food he needed.

Just as Master Chen was teasing the bird, the butler slowly walked in, first saluting towards Master Chen before saying, "Master, I have completed what you ordered before.

Hearing his words, Master Chen stopped the movements in his hands and turned his head in his direction, looking at his serious face, he placed the bird-teasing thing in his hands onto the little maid's tray and waved his hand towards her to ask her to leave.

Only when that young maid sensibly retreated, did Master Chen slowly look towards the housekeeper and whisper, "Say it."

"Yes." The housekeeper's face was serious as he spoke with Master Chen about today's events, "I inquired a few days ago and found out that there was indeed that female prisoner called Qiao Xin in the women's prison. I used a little trick to get them to increase her sentence and get them to exile her. Today is the day they exiled the prisoners, I specially went to the scene and made sure that that woman was also in the escorted prisoners. I'm sure that she won't be able to return in the future."

Hearing the butler say this, Master Chen hooked his lips. He seemed really pleased, then he praised him and said, "You've done well." A few moments of gratitude surfaced on the butler's face, before soon he continued, "By the way, Master. I've already taken back that shop and have asked my nephew to help sublet it, so I guess I'll be able to receive the rent in a few days."

Hearing this, the smile on Master Chen's face grew even more heartily as he patted the butler's shoulder and said cheerfully, "I'm still really at ease when you're the one in charge."

"Master, praise me too much; these are all things I should do." The butler slightly bent over, acting extraordinarily humble.

Master Chen withdrew his hand and put it behind his back, asking as if nothing had happened, "I've heard that your brother has been looking for work recently?"

The butler's eyes immediately lit up when he heard Master Chen's words, and he couldn't wait to say, "Yes, Master, I'm sorry to trouble you with this, but my good for nothing brother, he is indeed looking for something to do recently."

Master Chen stroked his mustache and continued, "It just so happens that there was a vacancy in the grain shop some time ago, you should let your brother go over to take a look at it then."

"Yes, yes, thank you for helping me, to be able to work for a Master's is truly this little one's honor for three lifetimes (consider to be lucky)."

"Alright, as long as you do a good job, Master, me, won't treat you badly." Master Chen patted his shoulder and smiled as he promised.

Waiting for the butler who deeply grateful left the garden, Master Chen's originally gentle face gradually turned cold, as if he had thought of something, he gently snorted and said disdainfully, "Qiao Xin ah, don't blame me for being cruel, who asked you didn't know how to appreciate my kindness?

Chen Xing and Gu Lang bought a bunch of vegetables and went back. As soon as they entered, they saw Qiu Jiu waiting at the front door.

Looking at Qiu Jiu as if he had something to tell Gu Lang, so he also didn't want to get in their way here. He said hello before then he put the vegetables in his hand to the kitchen.

Gu Lang glanced at Qiu Jiu and asked Qiu Jiu to wait for him for a while longer as he followed Chen Xing to the kitchen to put the vegetables away, and only after seeing that Chen Xing was not in a hurry to do the cooking and was ready to go back to his own room to plan how to set up his little shop then come back later to cook, did Gu Lang slowly return to the study room.

Gu Lang swept the not-so-existent layer of dust from his body before entering the room, then he sat down in his seat, looking at Qiu Jiu who had been waiting since a while ago, and said indifferently, "Tell me directly what's wrong."

"Yes." Qiu Jiu answered, then pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve and carefully handed it to Gu Lang, "Gongzi, this is what we have found out."

Gu Lang took the letter from his hand and glanced at it, then snorted a sarcastic laugh, "That Chen family isn't greedy, actually letting the Zhao family take the lion's share."

Qiu Jiu quietly raised his head and surveyed his Gongzi's expression, looking at him as if he didn't look angry before he softly said, "Gongzi, since those families have swallowed so much, what should we do next?"

Gu Lang hooked his lips, the corners of his mouth brought out a bit of sarcasm, his tone cold and hard, "Naturally, I'll let him spit out as much as he's eaten, I'm going to make them spit it out for me little by little!"

Qiu Jiu's heart was cold as he arched his hand and responded, "Yes."

Gu Lang lowered his eyes and looked at the letter paper in his hand, flicked it gently, and continued to command, "Go and check to see what relationship this Zhao family has with the former county magistrate."

Although Qiu Jiu felt that this order from Gu Lang was somewhat odd, he still responded very obediently.

After taking Qiu Jiu away to lead the mission, Gu Lang took another look at the things in his hand, then slowly got up and took down a thick dictionary from the bookshelf.

The dictionary was empty when it opened and there were a lot of similar papers in it, but the color was already a bit old, Gu Lang casually swept a glance, and then put the new chapter in his hand and closed it again.

After doing all of this, Gu Lang just looked at the sky outside the window and sighed helplessly, "I wanted to come slowly, who knows that you guys are so impatient, right now you can't blame me."

After Chen Xing put down the dictionary, he joyfully went back to his own room. First of all, he took out his money from a small storage box, counted it and found that the money inside was really enough for the payment of the rent, besides that it can still have a surplus, only then he joyfully put it back.

Then he took out a pen and paper on the table, and began to draw the layout of his new shop according to his own ideas, and when he finished repairing and modifying the painting, he looked at the painting that made him extraordinarily satisfied. He thought about it, and then directly picked up and prepared to go to find Gu Lang to help him to look at it, so that Gu Lang could give him some advice.

When Chen Xing walked to the door, he saw Xue Qiu basking in the sun under the veranda. He came to Xue Qiu in three steps, picked him up and said happily, "Let's go, let's go find Gu Lang together. You want to see him too, right?"

Responding to Chen Xing were two resentful cat calls, "Meow~Meow!"

Chen Xing heard Xue Qiu in his arms meowing, picked one of its paws up, looked down at him and said happily: "You are also very happy ah!"

Xue Qiu looked at the happy Chen Xing with those blue eyes, and his voice was full of sadness, "Meow~"

Chen Xing rubbed its furry head, looked at it and educated it earnestly, "Gu Lang is a good person, you will like him after spending time with him."

Xue Qiu once again meowed, when lost the ability to argue. It's just a kitten, why does it have to bear so much?

Chen Xing carried Xue Qiu all the way towards Gu Lang's study room, in fact, he was also a bit puzzled. Why is Xue Qiu so afraid of Gu Lang? Didn't he say that small animals are able to sense good and evil the most? Gu Lang was such a good person, why couldn't Xue Qiu feel it?

Chen Xing tilted his head, expressing that he couldn't figure this matter out.

When he reached the door of Gu Lang's study, Chen Xing still hadn't figured it out, so he didn't think about it at the moment. Before entering the door, considering that Xue Qiu and Gu Lang do not get along, he did not force Xue Qiu to go in. He directly put the kitten on the ground and instructed: "Play by your own for a while, I won't accompany you."

Xue Qiu, who was put down, gave a soft 'meow', tilted its head and looked at him, seeming to not understand.

Chen Xing rubbed its hairy head again and got up to enter the room.

When Chen Xing went in, he found that Qiu Jiu, who had said that he had something to say to Gu Lang since they came back, was still here. He somewhat hesitantly looked at the two people who seemed to still be discussing things, wondering if he should come over again later or not.

While Chen Xing was hesitant, Gu Lang raised his head and stared straight in his direction, stopped him in place for a moment, and before Chen Xing felt uncomfortable, he slowly opened his mouth, "Do you have something?"

Chen Xing glanced at Qiu Jiu, then at Gu Lang who stood up, and whispered, "I want you to help me look at the design for the restaurant, but there's also no rush, if you guys are busy, I'll come over again later."

Gu Lang, however, glanced at Qiu Jiu and said softly, "It doesn't matter, it's just that I've finished my matter with Qiu Jiu. He's also ready to go help you clean the ingredients. Didn't you say that you are going to cook a lot of dishes tonight?"

Hearing Gu Lang say it like this, Chen Xing was a little embarrassed, always feeling as if every time he came over to rush Qiu Jiu.

Qiu Jiu listened to his own young master's words, and then looked at the embarrassed Chen Xing over there. He who had originally received the information and come back to report to his family's young master, felt that it was okay for him to say his information later, so he looked at Chen Xing and said:

"Oh, yes, that's right. What I have to tell Gongzi has all been said. Since I don't know what kind of dishes Chen Xing is going to clean up, I'll go now and clean them first. Later on, you can just come over and cook directly, and save yourself from wasting any more time."

Chen Xing struggled for a bit, but still told Qiu Jiu about the dishes he was going to make today, and asked him to go and help him to clean it first, and soak some of the ones that needed to be soak in advance as well, so that they could have their meal earlier as well.

After Qiu Jiu had listened to what he needed to do and remembered down those things he needed to get it done and left, only then did Gu Lang look at Chen Xing and said gently, "Alright, now let's take a look at those preparations you have made for your own shop."

Hearing Gu Lang's slightly making fun of him, but not making people to feel annoyed, Chen Xing blushed, and then took out the sketches he had just drawn in the room, and placed them in front of Gu Lang, saying with a bit of shyness in his tone, "That, I'm not good at drawing, so you, don't laugh at me!"

Gu Lang just wanted to say that he couldn't, but as a result, he looked down and saw that Chen Xing's so-called sketch was actually a sketch, and although he could roughly make out what it was, it was just too simple and easy.

Chen Xing had already felt that his own drawings were not good enough, and at this moment, he looked at Gu Lang's laughter and tried to hold it in. Trying hard to hold back his laughter, he gave up on himself and moved his shoulders, looking at Gu Lang and said: "Laugh if you want to, it's not good for your body to hold it in."

Hearing Chen Xing say this, Gu Lang snorted and laughed, then looked at the frustrated Chen Xing next to him and gently touched his head with his hand, comforting him, "Full of childish fun. Hn, it's easy to understand."

Chen Xing turned his head to look at Gu Lang, his eyes filled with hidden bitterness.

Against Chen Xing's eyes like this, Gu Lang soon couldn't hold on any longer, and he shifted his line of sight to the blue and white porcelain not far away, trying to change the topic, "Well, didn't you say that you wanted me to help you to see how to decorate the shop?"

Saying that, Gu Lang shifted back to return his gaze to the drawing paper, pointing at the outline of the restaurant outlined in black ink on it, as well as the second layer of decorations written above it with a red vermilion pen on top of it, and softly said, "Are these the things you're going to add? It doesn't look quite the same as what's available in other shops. Are you trying to make the counter wider? What thing do you plan to put in it?"

Chen Xing who initially feeling ashamed of being laughed for his drawing craft, when he heard Gu Lang's words, his eyes lit up, he didn't think that Gu Lang had seen his intentions, so his excitement went up a few notches as he pointed to the drawing and said:

"Hn, I plan to get some wine, or other drinks on it then, so that guests can see it at a glance when they come in, and if they need to order, they can also order it directly. Also, here, I'm going to hang up the menu prices, so that a guest passing by can see the prices here at a glance, so that even if the shop's decoration is done, they won't feel like they can't afford to consume it, and will come in to eat."

Chen Xing didn't even need to pay attention to this before, he also never paid attention to it, he could only know this because he had a female cousin who wanted to open a shop for his dream at that time, rambling beside him for a long time. He barely remembered some of it, but now it seems like he still remembers too little of it.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing, who had just been coaxed and was starting to be sad again at this point for some reason, hesitated for a moment or didn't make a move to touch his head, but just pointed to a small table next to him and continued to ask, "What does this thing for again?"

Chen Xing was instantly distracted, and gave Gu Lang a detailed explanation on the role that thing was going to play in the future.

Gu Lang looked at the rejuvenated Chen Xing and nodded with satisfaction, then immediately plunged back into the discussion with Chen Xing.

Only after Chen Xing had explained everything in his drawing did he look at Gu Lang with an excited face and said happily, "How is it? Do you think there's still something there that needs to be modified?"

Gu Lang looked at the sketchy design drawings and pondered for a while, before finally pointing to a few places and saying to Chen Xing, "Look, this place, this place, if you want to follow this setup of yours, it might hinder the guests from entering and exiting. Moreover, with this place of yours set up like this, the front hall and the backyard will be a bit confusing. When the time comes, you might be so busy that you almost can't handle it."

Chen Xing listened to what Gu Lang said and felt that he had a point, he pondered for a while and then felt like changing it, just as he looked around and wanted to get a writing brush, Gu Lang next to him already looked as if he had expected it and handed it over to him.

Looking at the well-prepared Gu Lang, Chen Xing raised his eyes and showed him a smile.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's smile, reached out and touched his head, also returning the same gentle smile towards him.

The two of them looked and smiled at each other, a very beautiful picture.

Over the course of the afternoon, Chen Xing confidently completed his setup with Gu Lang's help and advice. In the end, he even had Gu Lang personally supervised his sketches and redrew them.

Holding those several pages of construction drawings, Chen Xing turned his head to look at Gu Lang beside him and said happily, "Gu Lang, thank you."

Gu Lang, however, looked at Chen Xing's smiling face and revealed a gentle look as he said in a warm voice, "There is no need to say thank you between you and me."

Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang staring at his eyes. That gaze was gentle without the slightest bit of aggression, yet it always made Chen Xing feel embarrassed. He felt uncomfortable so he moved his gaze, "That, I think that this setup is already good enough, if there is nothing else, I'll go and cook first. Next, just let's wait and discuss it later until we find an expert to decorate it."

Gu Lang nodded.

Chen Xing suddenly realized a problem after Gu Lang's nod, which was that Gu Lang never seemed to object to him and not allow him to do anything. Thinking like this, Chen Xing suddenly felt that Gu Lang seemed a little too good toward him.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing, who had just said that he was going to cook, but had started to daze at this moment. He somewhat helplessly flicked his head, and when Chen Xing looked over angrily towards him in pain, he said somewhat helplessly, "Didn't you say that you were going to cook? How come you've started to be in a daze again?"

Chen Xing covered his teased head and looked at Gu Lang's handsome face, remembering the messy things he had just thought about, his face instantly turned red. Then he ran out like a rabbit ran, as he ran he also said, "You're right, I'll go cook for dinner now."

Gu Lang's gaze followed Chen Xing until he stepped out of the room before he slowly retracted it, however before he retracted his gaze, he still saw the furry figure (aka the kitten) that had left with Chen Xing.

Gu Lang snorted softly, his face no longer as gentle as it had been when he was in front of Chen Xing just a moment ago, but only when he looked back down at the tabletop at the several sketches he and Chen Xing had drawn after integrating them, a few more smiles appeared again on his originally expressionless face.

Chen Xing ran to the kitchen in a flash. Qiu Jiu, who was originally still picking vegetables inside, immediately looked in his direction. His eyes were full of puzzlement, causing him to immediately come back to his senses. He smiled awkwardly toward him, "I'm fine, I just ran a little bit too fast just now."

Qiu Jiu didn't know if he believed it or not, nodded towards him and didn't ask any more questions, just looked at him and kindly reminded him, "Next time run slower. Moreover, it's still early, we can eat later, it's also fine."

Chen Xing nodded his head, feeling guilty inside, thinking of how he almost ran away just now, he was annoyed while admonishing himself that he should be a little more cautious next time, as not to reveal that foolish look again, causing Gu Lang to be amused by watching him make fools of himself.

Having made up his mind, Chen Xing's heart also settled down quite a bit, and he no longer confused anymore, walking briskly towards the kitchen, ready to show off his skills with today's ingredients. Today was a good day, they have to, at least celebrate it!

Xue Qiu stood outside the kitchen and looked at the two-legged beast inside, hesitated or did not put his foot inside, silently turned his head and left. Such a hot place, the two-legged beast can stay, but the little cat can not stay any longer.

Chen Xing glanced from the corner of his eyes, looked at Xue Qiu who was leisurely flicking his tail and left. He gently smiled, then lowered his head as he prepared today's dinner.

To say that it was a big meal, in fact, compared to what they usually eat, there were only two more than the usual three dishes and one soup but each of them, Chen Xing took out his skills to cook it, so the taste is naturally even better than in the past.

Looking at the large meatballs braised in soy sauce, the steamed osmanthus fish, braised pork with preserved mustard greens, dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper with less oil, stir-fried baby bok choy on the table as well as the the chicken stewed mushrooms, Qiu Jiu couldn't help but drool over it. He felt that Chen Xing's dishes were already tasty enough in the past, but he didn't expect today's dishes to be even more delicious!

Gu Lang gently glanced at his 'failed to live up to his expectation' subordinate, then turned his gaze towards Chen Xing who looked very happy and raised his cup towards him, "Today, let's drink tea instead of wine, and congratulate the future Boss Chen on his prosperous business!"

Being complimented by Gu Lang, Chen Xing's face showed a touch of shyness, he raised the cup in his hand and said to Gu Lang and Qiu Jiu: "In the future, our lives will definitely get better and better!"

Qiu Jiu busily raised his cup and clinked glasses with them.

After this part had passed, Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiu, who couldn't wait, and the indifferent Gu Lang. He then happily said, "Now, let's eat ba!"

Qiu Jiu gave a cheer and took the lead, moving his chopsticks towards the long braised pork with vegetables.

Gu Lang slowly clips the large meatballs braised in soy sauce and puts it into Chen Xing's bowl. Chen Xing was surprised as his eyes softly looked at him, "Today, this meal, since you're the biggest contributor, you should be the first to taste the food."

When Chen Xing came into contact with Gu Lang's gentle gaze, he didn't know how to react for a moment. He could only answer softly, then gave him a chopstick of fish meat and hurriedly said, "You eat too!"

Gu Lang looked at the fish in the bowl, the smile at the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious. The moonlight shone shallowly on his face, making his handsome face look more and more gentle as well.

As Chen Xing watched this scene, his heart suddenly beating fast and then his face involuntarily reddened. He actually developed a few illusions that it would be good if he could always be like this in the future.

Xue Qiu at the bottom, who was eating the cat rice that Chen Xing had specially made for it, seemed to have detected an unusual aura, looked up and glanced at the two-legged creature with an odd atmosphere above. The cat silently tilted its head, its beautiful blue eyes were full of doubts. The rice was so delicious, why didn't he eat it? Was the person on the opposite side that good looking?

Xue Qiu looked for a while, found that the two-legged creature still did not intend to eat, it finally gave up observing, and lowered its head to purr and eat.

A few days later was the time that Chen Xing and that Bao Da ting had agreed upon, he and Gu Lang arrived at that notary's place one incense stick of time earlier.

Chen Xing and the two of them just stepped into the office. From afar, they saw that Bao Da ting and the yamen officer in charge of the notary talking and laughing. They seems to be an old acquaintance.

Waiting until Chen Xing and Gu Lang to come in, the official swept a careless glance at them, and after realizing that the visitors were Gu Lang and Chen Xing, an even brighter smile immediately blossomed on his already happy face. He directly stood up to look at them and said, "What are you guys' purpose for coming here?"

Chen Xing was a little uncomfortable with the official's enthusiasm, but it was always better to have goodwill towards them than hostility towards them, so after he asked his question, Chen Xing explained their purpose in coming.

The yamen official knew that the person who signed the contract this time was Chen Xing, first he was a bit surprised, then he became more and more enthusiastic, praising him for being so awesome. In such a short period of time, he was already able to rent a shop on the main street here, so it was true that you can't judge a book by its cover.

Chen Xing's cheeks burned at this official's praise, and he felt that he wasn't that great either.

In the end, it was Gu Lang who glanced at the embarrassed Chen Xing, who was about to be fainted by the compliment, so he cut off the official's chattering words, "This official, the contract that going to be signed later, I wonder if you can show us the official contract first?"

That official froze, turning his head to look at the man who spoke out, the mood that was originally a bit unhappy because of being cut off, it gradually completely disappeared after meeting Gu Lang's indifferent eyes and feeling the extraordinary aura on him. Not even able to give birth to half a day's vilification, stuttering, "Of…of course you can, but that document still has to be written on the spot. "

"It doesn't matter, I will trouble this official."

"No, no trouble."

Watching that official return to his position after saying these words, Chen Xing quietly let out a sigh of relief, bearing too much praise was unfortunately something that cannot be enjoyed.

Next to them, Bao Da Ting glanced at Chen Xing, who was whispering with Gu Lang, and then looked at the official who was actively writing the deed, the corners of his lips slowly hooked up, feeling that things might be more interesting than he had imagined.

Just as Chen Xing and Gu Lang were staring curiously at the official writing the deed, a young man in his early twenties, swaggered while carrying a box, and after casually looking at the crowd present, he said in a ambiguous way, "Yo, it's really lively here this day, and there are so many people who actually rushing to sign the deed today."

His voice instantly attracted the attention of the people present, and they all looked over in his direction.

Bao Da Ting looked at him but revealed a smiling face, smiled and walked up to him as he said, "Zhou Gongzi, the people who rented your shop are all here, let's get ready and start!"

Zhou Qing looked at Bao Da Ting who was smiling fawningly towards him and rolled his eyes disdainfully, humming a syllable from his nose as a response, "Hn."

Bao Da Ting looked at his attitude, a dark light flashed in his eyes, but the smile on his face did not change at all as he greeted him and walked inside.

That Zhou Qing came down beside Chen Xing and Gu Lang under Bao Da Ting's greetings. His greasy line of sight swept over Chen Xing and Gu Lang one by one, and finally lingered on Chen Xing for a few more seconds, his tone somewhat flippant, "These two are the ones who signed the contract with me?"

Chen Xing felt that the way he was looking at him made him feel uncomfortable, but thinking that after signing the contract, he wouldn't have to meet with this person, he forcely held it back and tried to maintain his composure, "Yes, I'm the one who is going to rent the shop."

That Zhou Qing, seeing that the one who spoke was not Gu Lang, but was actually Chen Xing, a beautiful Ger, looked at him with a flickering gaze, seemingly finding it more and more interesting. He took a step forward, wanting to walk in front of Chen Xing and say something, only to see that extremely weak-looking man, whose face was still a bit pale, blocking in front of him all of a sudden. While he was taken aback, he met the man's cold eyes and shivered coldly.

Gu Lang looked at the man in front of him whose eyes were glowing with lechery. The corner of his lips hooked up into a cold smile as he softly said, "Since Gongzi has arrived, why don't we talk about signing the contract?"

Zhou Qing looked at the man who smiled hypocritically in front of him. The evil tendency was born because of the timidity he had just now so he roared out, "What kind of a thing are you (what do you think you are) to teach me how to do things here?!"

Gu Lang looked at the suddenly furious man in front of him, his face still had the same bland look that he had just had. He looked at him and said indifferently, "I'm his husband and I'm not teaching you to do things, I'm just casually asking."

Zhou Qing were usually didn't like to be picky, his old mom's favorite was to make a comparison between him and the poor & pedantic scholar next door. She always said that the poor scholar in the future must become some kind of national pillar, then he will only be someone that could only eat and the bedbug who wait for death.

The poor scholar also always thinks that his mother is right, every time and whenever they met, he was always unhappy. Therefore, whenever he met such a poor scholar who unable to differentiate good from bad, he especially hated it.

After hearing Gu Lang say that, he immediately exploded and looked at him as he said with dissatisfaction: "Casually asking? What I hate the most is a foul scholar like you. Lao Zi tell you, this shop is mine, if I'm willing to rent it, then I am renting it out, if not, you guys can't rent it."

Gu Lang looked at the deliberately making trouble person and frowned gently, seemingly a little helpless as he asked, "If that is the case, what does this Gongzi want?"

Zhou Qing, who was still very angry, saw that Gu Lang had conceded so quickly, so he wasn't as angry as he had been. He glanced at the man in front of him with a bit of scholar arrogance aura, and then looked at the beautiful ger next to him staring worriedly at them, gently ticked up the corners of his lips, and indifferently said, "If you kowtow to me here today, and then add an extra two taels of silver, I'll assume that the thing that I just said to be forgotten and the shop will still be rented to you as usual."

Zhou Qing calculated, the shop price is low enough, the whole street can not find such a price. They should not be that easy to give up so as long as this man agreed, not only he could humiliate him, the extra two taels of silver could also be used as his own reward, it was simply 'as if killing two birds with one stone' of luck.

The moment Zhou Qing's words left his mouth, Chen Xing was already angry that something he originally thought could be accomplished with ease would turn out like this. He pulled Gu Lang's sleeve, and as he inclined his head, he said in a vicious voice, "Forget it, we're not going to rent it."

"Yo~" Hearing Chen Xing's words, Zhou Qing hung back and looked towards Chen Xing, a few moments of drooling over surfacing on his face, "Little beauty, let me tell you, this shop is now rented to you, you are picking up a great bargain. If you don't rent it, there are plenty of people who are going to rent it!"

Chen Xing was even more angry, he pulled Gu Lang. He panting with rage as he said, "Isn't it just a shop? I'm not going to rent it, isn't it fine then?" Even if he didn't want the shop, he couldn't let Gu Lang suffer wrong because of it.

After saying that, Chen Xing paused for a moment and turned his head to look at Bao Da Ting beside him, a few apologies surfaced on his face, apologizing, "Sorry, it seems that we can't rent this shop, but I already trouble you for coming here."

Bao Da Ting did not expect that at such a time, Chen Xing actually thought of apologizing to him. His gaze flickered slightly.

Zhou Qing looked at Chen Xing's appearance and clasped his hands and laughed coldly. He just wanted to let these poor people see what would happen if they messed with this Grand Master Zhou!

Just when Zhou Qing was complacent, Bao Da Ting, who hadn't said anything beside him, gently opened his mouth, "Sir Zhou, there is one thing I must clarify for a bit."

Zhou Qing looked at him, his gaze somewhat puzzled, as he impatiently said, "If you want to say shit, just say it quickly! Don't waste any more of Lao Zi's time."

(Lao Zi is the arrogant way to say 'I' or me)

Bao Da Ting looked at his rude and unreasonable appearance but he did not get angry, gently tickling the corner of his lips, "It's like this, from this shop, I received a commission from Master Zhou to put it out for rent. The person who belongs to it belongs to another master, therefore you, Gongzi only have one responsibility to help sign on behalf of him. You do not have the power to refuse not to rent it."

As soon as Bao Da Ting's words fell, Zhou Qing's face became extraordinarily ugly.