Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 123
[Chapter 123 I’m Not Familiar with Him]
When leaving Xue’s house, Lin Xiu passed by the gate of Zhao’s house.
He did not go in, because he had to come again tomorrow.
After the first day of the Chinese New Year, people would visit relatives and friends. Since the decline of the Lin’s house, most of the relatives had long lost contact, except for his mother’s family. Although many people now come to the door to re-recognize relatives, they are all false and there is no need to visit.
But for the Zhao family, Lin Xiu has to visit in person.
In the past, Lin Xiu and Zhao Lingjun were not adults, and the two families were not closely connected, but now Lin Xiu and she are both over 18 years old. The wedding of the two will probably be this year, and the proper etiquette must be followed.
Early in the morning, the couple of the Earl of Ping’an prepared a large cart of gifts for Lin Xiu and asked him to deliver it to the Zhao’s house.
When he came to the Zhao’s house again, Lin Xiu did not have any special feelings. On New Year’s Eve, Zhao Lingjun did not go home, which was just right for Lin Xiu. Anyway, he didn’t know what to say when he saw her.
Sun Dali and the servants of the Zhao Mansion took the gifts off the carriage. Lin Xiu pointed to a few jars of wine and said to Lingyin’s father, “Uncle Zhao, this is the Immortal Drunk from Hongniju. You drink it first. I will have someone send a few jars to the Zhao Mansion every month in the future.”
Wu’an Hou smiled and said, “It seems that I won’t have to worry about drinking in the future.”
He didn’t say anything polite to Lin Xiu. With the relationship between the two families, Lin Xiu would be equivalent to half of his son in the future.
Then, Lin Xiu took out another brocade box and handed it to Lingyin’s mother in person, saying, “Aunt, these are the latest perfumes launched by Ningxiangzhai. You don’t have to carry sachets with you in the future.”
Wu’an Hou’s wife knew about perfume. In recent days, this thing has been popular in the capital. Not only the ladies and wives of the major wealthy families are using it, but even the concubines in the palace seem to have a bottle in their hands.
But this thing seems to be extremely difficult to buy. Only a small amount is available every day. Many people line up for several days in a row to buy a bottle.
She asked the maid beside her to take the brocade box and said with a smile: “Thank you for your trouble.”
Lin Xiu smiled and said: “It didn’t take much thought. Ningxiangzhai was originally a collaboration between me and my friends. If there are new products in the future, I will let Lingyin bring them to my aunt.”
After Lin Xiu greeted the two one by one, Wu Anhou said to a young man standing behind him: “Xuan’er, why don’t you meet your elder brother Lin.”
A handsome young man walked out from behind him, looked at him contemptuously, and snorted: “I don’t have an elder brother like him. He is not worthy of my sister…”
Wu Anhou’s face sank and said: “You don’t know etiquette!”
The young man was still a little afraid of him. Although he was unwilling in his heart, he still walked in front of Lin Xiu and said in a very weak voice: “Hello, elder brother Lin.”
After that, he left without looking back.
Wu Anhou looked at Lin Xiu and said: “Nephew Lin, I am really sorry. Xuan’er has been practicing outside since he was a child. We neglected to discipline him, so he is so ignorant of etiquette…”
Lin Xiu smiled and said: “It’s okay, children are like this, I also came from this time…”
Wu Anhou and his wife have three children in total.
In addition to the sisters Lingjun and Lingyin, they also have a son.
This is normal. The powerful families in Daxia can have no daughters, but they must have sons. If the wife cannot give birth to a son, they will take a concubine until a son is born. After all, they have a title to inherit.
The title cannot be passed on to daughters. If there is no son, the family inheritance will be cut off.
The son of Wu’an Hou is not as famous as his two sisters.
Because he has not awakened the strange arts, he has a good talent for martial arts. He has been worshipping a martial arts master since he was a child and has been practicing outside.
According to etiquette, Lin Xiu will not go back until he has eaten at Zhao’s house. There is still some time before the lunch. Wu’an Hou said to Zhao Lingyin: “Lingyin, take Lin Xiu for a walk in the house.”
In fact, he should have asked Zhao Xuan to entertain Lin Xiu, but looking at his attitude towards Lin Xiu, it is probably difficult for the two to become friends.
There was nothing interesting to see in the Zhao Mansion. Zhao Lingyin brought Lin Xiu to her courtyard, looked him in the eyes and asked, “What does Ningxiangzhai mean?”
Lin Xiu explained, “Ningxiang Ningxiang, as the name suggests, is a place where fragrance is condensed. How about this name of the store?”
Zhao Lingyin snorted coldly and said, “I think this Ning is Xue Ning’er’s Ning?”
Lin Xiu asked in confusion, “Isn’t this one word?”
Zhao Lingyin glared at him and said, “Don’t play dumb. Didn’t you promise me that you wouldn’t get entangled with Xue Ning’er in the future? What’s going on?”
Lin Xiu said, “The establishment of Ningxiangzhai was due to Miss Ning’er’s investment in it. She invested 10,000 taels of silver and is one of the bosses behind the scenes. It’s not wrong to use her name for the store name, right? “
Zhao Lingyin said unhappily, “You know she has ulterior motives for you, why do you still accept her money?”
Lin Xiu said, “Who would have a problem with money? Besides, do you think she just invested money? The publicity and management of the store also depend on her. Ningxiangzhai’s business is so good now. Anyone can be missing, but she can’t be missing…”
Zhao Lingyin didn’t say anything else, just said, “I believe you have a sense of propriety and won’t do anything to let your sister down.”
Speaking of propriety, Lin Xiu naturally had a sense of propriety with Xue Ning’er.
But if he said he had a sense of propriety with Miss A Ke, it would be a bit unconscionable.
The round and white moon often appeared in his mind.
At this time, Zhao Xuan walked into the courtyard and said to Lin Xiu, “Hey, you opened Ningxiangzhai, it’s just right, you give me a few bottles of perfume, I can use it…”
Zhao Lingyin glanced at him and frowned, “Zhao Xuan, don’t be rude!” Lin Xiu looked
at the boy in front of him with a look of disdain, as if he was looking at a fool.
Just because he is Zhao Lingjun’s brother, he can do whatever he wants?
Giving Lingyin perfume is because Lingyin is good to him.
Giving Princess Minghe perfume is because Lin Xiu wants to practice dual cultivation with her and must build a good relationship with her. Those who
can take advantage of Lin Xiu are either like Lingyin and the imperial concubine, who are simply good to him, or like Princess Minghe, Lin Xiu has something in mind for her.
The boy in front of him obviously has no connection with any of them.
And he just offended Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiu is very vindictive. Although he can’t report it in person for some reasons, he will definitely find an opportunity.
If he wants to get something for free after being offended, dream on.
Lin Xiu looked at him calmly and said, “It is true that I opened Ningxiangzhai, but why should I give it to you? You don’t even want to call me brother-in-law.”
“Brother-in-law?” The boy looked at Lin Xiu and sneered, “You are worthy of being my brother-in-law. I tell you, don’t be complacent. Sister will not marry you!”
Zhao Lingyin’s pretty face was already cold as ice, and she said coldly, “Zhao Xuan, apologize!”
The boy said stubbornly, “I don’t, he is just not worthy of my elder sister, am I wrong!”
Zhao Lingyin had raised her arm, but was held by Lin Xiu. Lin Xiu smiled and said, “Forget it, it’s New Year’s Day, and he is still a child…” He
hadn’t seen his fiancée yet, but he had a grudge with his brother-in-law first.
During the lunch, Lin Xiu sat opposite him and didn’t know how many times he was glared at.
This marriage, except for the satisfaction of the dog emperor, did not get the blessing of most people.
After the lunch, Lin Xiu asked to leave.
In the afternoon, he had to go to the palace to wish the imperial concubine a happy new year.
Only after Lin Xiu left did Zhao Xuan look at Wu’an Hou and said dissatisfiedly: “Dad, my grandfather has been dead for so long. Are you really going to follow the engagement and marry my eldest sister to such a person?”
Wu’an Hou looked at him and asked, “Do you know what kind of person he is?”
Zhao Xuan was speechless for a moment, but still said, “In short, he is not worthy of my sister!”
Wu’an Bo looked at him and said in a deep voice, “You have not been with us for these years. You really don’t know any rules at all.”
Zhao Lingyin also looked at him and said coldly, “I haven’t seen you for more than half a year. Let me see how much your strength has improved…”
Zhao Xuan had a bad premonition in his heart and wanted to escape, but it was too late.
…
For Lin Xiu, after the second day of the Chinese New Year, this year is meaningless. It is
more important to practice. As a friend, he must enter the supreme realm as soon as possible and free Li Baizhang from the sea of suffering.
But practice is a matter of accumulation. Even if the speed of practice is fast, it takes time to accumulate. Now his ability limit has been filled, and the speed of practice is fixed at six times. At least within a year, there will be no improvement.
Unless there is a situation where there is thunder every day in the capital.
The ability of thunder is somewhat special.
It is also a heavenly ability, but unlike ice and fire, it requires daily practice, and the upper limit is extremely high. If there is a thunderstorm once a month, being struck by lightning for a quarter of an hour or two is equivalent to a month of hard practice for Lingyin and Princess Minghe.
But it is winter now, and there has been no thunder for a long time.
There will be more thunder in spring and summer. If next year is a year with many thunders, his promotion speed will be even faster.
It is a pity that there is no weather forecast in Daxia, otherwise he can chase the thunderstorm. The flying ability can make up for the shortcomings of speed. I wonder if it will be more efficient if he flies into the thundercloud.
In the past few days, A Ke has not come to see Lin Xiu again.
I don’t know where she went. She always does something dangerous. Lin Xiu is a little worried about her safety.
It can be seen that although her profession is an assassin, she still loves beauty. Lin Xiu also plans to give her a bottle of perfume when he sees her next time.
During the New Year, Ningxiangzhai has become completely popular in the capital.
It was even more popular than the Hongniju during its heyday.
Women’s spending power should not be underestimated. Lin Xiu, Li Baizhang, Xue Ning’er and the imperial concubine made a lot of money in just a few days.
The high profits even gave birth to a scalper industry.
After they lined up to buy perfume, they did not use it themselves or give it to others, but resold it to others at a high price. Li Baizhang had asked the Ministry of Revenue to investigate this behavior.
During the New Year, the Ministry of Revenue was not open, but because it was the order of His Royal Highness the King of Qin, they had to grit their teeth and work overtime.
In Ningxiangzhai, Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er were counting money.
Even Xue Ning’er, who came from a wealthy family, couldn’t help but say after counting the stacks of silver bills: “We made 50,000 taels of silver in just one day yesterday…”
This number is extremely shocking. Although people’s desire to consume is high during the New Year holidays, the goods in major stores are selling well, but they are far less than Ningxiangzhai.
Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er were happily counting the silver bills, and suddenly there was a noise outside.
Lin Xiu looked back and asked, “What’s going on outside?”
A little girl ran in and said, “Brother Lin, Sister Xue, there are people fighting outside because of the queue.”
Ningxiangzhai has a limited supply of goods every day, first come first served, and those who are in the back can only wait until tomorrow. There are several conflicts almost every day because of the problem of queue jumping.
When Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er walked out, they saw Zhao Xuan and another young man wrestling with each other.
The young man had two helpers, one of whom was obviously a supernatural power user. He controlled several vines growing from the ground and tied Zhao Xuan’s legs, greatly restricting his movements.
Zhao Xuan was obviously at a disadvantage against three people. When he saw Lin Xiu, his eyes lit up and he immediately said, “Hey, Mr. Lin, come and help me!”
Lin Xiu glanced at him lightly and turned to walk into the store.
Xue Ning’er was surprised and said, “That seems to be the young master of the Zhao family. Aren’t you going to help him?”
“Why should I help him?” Lin Xiu shook his head and said, “I don’t know him very well…”
(End of this chapter)
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