Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 82
[Chapter 82 Xue Ning’er’s Self-Reflection]
Lin Xiu was surprised that Qin Wan would actually come to such a place to eat.
This kind of street stall usually has common people as customers, and even small wealthy merchants would not come here. Lingyin is already the most humble among them, but she has never eaten at a street stall with Lin Xiu.
Xue Ning’er is a fairy who does not care about worldly things. Not to mention sitting on this old stool, even if she steps into this roadside shop, she will feel that her shoes are dirty.
Princess Minghe is even less likely to do that. The food she eats on weekdays is all made by the chef of the imperial kitchen. She may not even look down on the food of Zhaiyue Tower and Tianxiang Tower.
Lin Xiu originally thought that Qin Wan was also such a fairy until he saw this scene.
Qin Wan was also surprised.
The Lin family is already a second-class baron’s mansion. She just saw that when Lin Xiu went out on weekdays, the lowest denomination in his hand was a silver note of one hundred taels of silver. Why would he come to such a place to eat?
He was the first powerful and noble son Qin Wan had ever seen eating in such a place.
The shop owner saw Qin Wan and smiled, “Miss is here again. It’s still the same old rules. Noodles should be thinner, less chopped green onions, more soup…”
Lin Xiu realized that Qin Wan had just borrowed money from him for a meal.
This made him even more strange.
Although Qin Wan’s family was not very prominent, they should not be short of money. If she forgot to bring silver when she went out, she had no choice but to come to eat a bowl of vegetarian noodles for a few coins. The boss was so familiar with her and couldn’t explain it.
Obviously, she was a regular here.
Although he was full of doubts, Lin Xiu still smiled at Qin Wan as if nothing had happened and said, “Miss Wan’er, what a coincidence.”
Qin Wan also came back to her senses and sat opposite Lin Xiu generously, saying, “It’s a coincidence. Does Mr. Lin often come here to eat?”
Lin Xiu shook his head and said, “Not often, I just happened to pass by and was hungry, so I came in to eat a bowl of noodles. Miss Wan’er seems to be a regular here.”
Qin Wan did not deny it and said, “The taste of this small shop is very good. I come here often.”
After she said this, there was a long, awkward silence between the two.
In fact, for Lin Xiu, being in the same room with a girl and having nothing to say is a great shame, but facing Qin Wan, Lin Xiu did not take the initiative to find topics.
Although this is only the second time to see Qin Wan, Lin Xiu’s intuition tells her that her rank is very high.
Qin Wan’s rank is much higher than that of a little green tea like Xue Ning’er. For such a woman, all the skills of men are useless.
Simply put, she is the same kind as Lin Xiu.
Although the two have not even said a few words so far, the intuition between the same kind tells Lin Xiu that this woman is not simple, because he can’t see through Qin Wan.
Caiyi, Xue Ning’er, Lingyin, and even the imperial concubine, Lin Xiu can understand what they are thinking with just one look or one action, but Qin Wan, her eyes are like a deep pool, and Lin Xiu can’t see any information from it.
Her rank is not lower than Lin Xiu.
Facing people with lower ranks than him, he can make a move at will, because everything is under his control.
But when facing a woman of the same rank or a higher rank than him, the moment he takes the initiative to attack, that is when he loses. In a
high-ranking duel, no moves are better than moves.
But in the end, Lin Xiu couldn’t help but attack first.
He took off his outer robe and handed it to Qin Wan.
Qin Wan shook her head and refused, “I’m not cold.”
Lin Xiu looked at her clothes that were tightly against her chest and the exaggerated size under the clothes, and shook her head and said, “This is not a question of whether it’s cold or not. If you don’t put on clothes, I can’t eat properly. Or, you can sit at another table?”
Qin Wan looked down, then raised her head, took Lin Xiu’s clothes, wrapped them around her, and said, “Thank you.”
From beginning to end, she behaved very indifferently, without the shyness and anger that a woman should have when encountering such a thing. If it was Xue Ning’er, she should have hit Lin Xiu’s shoulder with her little fist and said “You are so bad” in a delicate voice…
This also made Lin Xiu more convinced that he had met a master.
After that, Lin Xiu and Qin Wan had no more communication.
After finishing his bowl of noodles, Lin Xiu stood up first, asked Sun Dali to pay for his noodles, said goodbye to Qin Wan, and left the noodle shop.
Inside the noodle shop, Qin Wan ate noodles in small bites. Lin Xiu’s clothes were warm on her body, but Qin Wan couldn’t see through him.
Zhao Lingjun’s fiancé didn’t have a high sense of existence in people’s minds. He was the son of a third-class earl, and he only awakened his supernatural powers at the age of 18. He couldn’t be more mediocre. A mediocre man who became famous by relying on his fiancée was played around by a woman like Xue Ning’er without knowing it. I don’t know how many people secretly laughed at him. Qin Wan used to think so.
But after a brief contact today, Qin Wan realized that he had a big misunderstanding of Lin Xiu.
This person is not simple, he is definitely not a mediocre person, and such a person can’t be played around by Xue Ning’er. Xue Ning’er’s methods can only deal with those simple-minded dandies. She treats this kind of man who is much more clever than her as prey, and she must be the one who suffers in the end.
I just don’t know what Lin Xiu’s purpose was in approaching Xue Ning’er…
Revenge?
Or is it a trick to cheat people?
She couldn’t see through it.
After eating the noodles, Qin Wan paid for the noodles and walked out of the store.
At some point, the rain outside had stopped.
Qin Wan put away the umbrella that Lin Xiu lent her and walked to the street. It happened that two drunks came over. When they saw her, they were amazed for a moment, and then their faces showed a lustful look. They said jokingly: “The girl is so beautiful, do you want to play with us…”
Qin Wan looked at them, and a charming smile appeared on her face, and she said: “Okay…”
After that, she took the initiative to walk to the alley on the side.
This kind of top beauty was willing to throw herself into his arms. The two drunks were overjoyed and couldn’t wait to follow.
After an unknown period of time, someone passed by the alley and heard a burst of obscene sounds coming from inside. His footsteps couldn’t help but stop, and he couldn’t help but look out. Then he was stunned and shocked.
In the alley, two drunks were seen hugging each other and kissing passionately. At the same time, their hands were constantly touching each other. The scene was passionate and chaotic…
The passerby suddenly felt his stomach churning and ran away, sighing in his heart as he ran: “The world is going downhill, the world is going downhill…”
…
Academy of Strange Arts, training ground.
Lin Xiu and Li Baizhang leaned against a tree beside the training ground, both of them had a dogtail grass in the corner of their mouths, and kept looking up at the sky for a long time.
From fellow travelers to fellow sufferers, the friendship between the two became deeper than before.
Lin Xiu already knew that Li Baizhang came to the Yishu Academy just to relax.
With such a wife at home, it is indeed better outside than at home.
Lin Xiu initially wanted to learn martial arts knowledge, but he gradually discovered that the role of martial arts classes was not that great. The biggest use was that there were instructors to help them draw qi. Lin Xiu had already drawn qi successfully, so even if he didn’t take martial arts classes, he could practice on his own.
The reason for him to take martial arts classes was naturally Xue Ning’er.
Because the number of copied abilities has reached the upper limit, Lin Xiu needs to awaken again to obtain Xue Ning’er’s flying ability. Before that, he must maintain a good relationship with Xue Ning’er, otherwise it would be equivalent to wasting all his previous efforts, and even the precious earrings rewarded by the imperial concubine would be lost.
Lin Xiu was looking up at the sky and suddenly a beautiful face appeared in front of him.
Even from this angle, Qin Wan’s beauty is 360 degrees without dead angles.
She handed the umbrella and clothes to Lin Xiu, took out a silver ingot, and said, “Thank you, Mr. Lin, you didn’t come to the Yishu Academy the past two days, so I can return these things to you now. By the way, I have washed your clothes.”
Lin Xiu took the silver and said, “You’re welcome, it’s just a small favor.”
The two did not have any extra communication. Qin Wan handed these things to Lin Xiu and turned away.
Li Baizhang stared at Lin Xiu with wide eyes and asked, “When did you meet Miss Wan’er? How did she have your clothes?”
Lin Xiu said, “Don’t get me wrong. It was raining a few days ago and she forgot to bring an umbrella. She was soaked standing under the eaves. I happened to see her. I thought we were classmates, so I lent her an umbrella and a piece of clothing. She came to return my things today.”
Li Baizhang said in disbelief, “Is that so?” Lin Xiu
shrugged and said, “You should be able to see that she is much more powerful than Xue Ning’er. It’s not that easy to get her.”
Li Baizhang nodded and said, “That’s right. There are so many women in the Yishu Academy, but I can’t see through Miss Wan’er. I don’t know who will eventually win the beauty. Anyway, it won’t be the two of us…”
As if he mentioned something sad, he looked up at the sky again, with a lonely face.
He knew better than anyone what kind of person the Princess of Qin was. She was a jealous woman who would replace a maid in the mansion in the evening if he looked at her one more time in the morning. And how could Zhao Lingjun, such an excellent and proud fairy, let Lin Xiu take a concubine?
Li Baizhang sighed, they were both people who were lost in the world…
On the other side, Xue Ning’er gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in her sleeves.
Qin Wan, this little bitch, was going to snatch Lin Xiu from her?
If it was someone else, Xue Ning’er would not worry at all. She had absolute confidence in herself, and few people could snatch the prey from her.
But if it was Qin Wan, she really had no confidence in winning.
Since Qin Wan came to the Yishu Academy, many of those who pursued her in the past have turned to surround Qin Wan. Xue Ning’er and her have a grudge. To be
honest, when Qin Wan appeared next to Lin Xiu, she was a little panicked.
After Qin Wan left, she could no longer remain calm. She walked quickly to Lin Xiu’s side and pretended to be calm and asked, “Mr. Lin, are you familiar with Qin Wan?” Lin Xiu
said, “Not very familiar, I’ve only met her twice.”
Xue Ning’er asked again, “Then why did she look for you just now?”
Lin Xiu repeated what he said to Li Baizhang to Xue Ning’er.
Xue Ning’er was relieved after hearing this, but still reminded Lin Xiu, “Mr. Lin, Qin Wan is a very dangerous woman. You have to stay away from her. I think she must have bad intentions when she approaches you. Don’t fall into her trap…”
Lingyin and Xue Ning’er’s evaluation of Qin Wan was actually “a dangerous woman”, but Lin Xiu knew very well that people who had bad intentions towards him were far away and close at hand.
However, he showed an expression of complete disbelief on his face, and shook his head and said, “Miss Ning’er, you think too much. Miss Wan’er and I are just ordinary friends.”
Xue Ning’er said unhappily, “Ordinary friends, ordinary friends call Miss Wan’er so intimately…”
Lin Xiu said, “But I call Miss Ning’er like this too…”
“You!”
Xue Ning’er was really irritated by this blockhead. Didn’t he know that she didn’t like Qin Wan very much? He was so close to that little bitch. She glared at Lin Xiu and gritted her teeth and said, “Humph, I don’t want to care about you!”
After that, she turned around and left angrily.
At this moment, she had secretly decided in her heart that if Lin Xiu didn’t apologize to her, she would never pay attention to him again!
This fool is really infuriating. How could he not even see whether the beautiful woman approaching him had bad intentions!
Li Baizhang, who was looking up at the sky in thought, glanced at the direction where Xue Ning’er left and sighed lightly.
Maybe even Miss Ning’er herself didn’t realize that in her relationship with Lin Xiu, she had gradually changed from being active at the beginning to being passive…
Ten days passed in a flash.
During these ten days, Lin Xiu had never stopped practicing.
The winemaking workshop outside the city had begun to operate day and night. Even so, their wine was still in short supply. This innovation in the winemaking industry even affected other wine shops in the capital, especially those that focused on high-end wines, whose business plummeted.
In the middle, there was a huge chain of interests, even involving the top dukes’ mansions in the capital. If it weren’t for the Qin Palace behind the shop, the shop would probably have been closed long ago.
This also made Lin Xiu realize that it was a wise choice to find Li Baizhang to cooperate with instead of the Zhao family.
Although the Zhao family was also a first-class marquis’ mansion, it was difficult to suppress the top dignitaries in the capital.
The wine shop was doing a booming business, so Lin Xiu naturally made a fortune. At his request, in addition to the silver needed to expand the factory and purchase raw materials, every five days, Li Baizhang would exchange his dividends for silver notes and give them to him. As soon as he got the silver notes, Lin Xiu would exchange them for Yuan Crystals.
In order not to attract attention, he used different faces and went to different shops every time.
Although the second-level alien beast Yuan Crystals were not scarce, if someone bought dozens or hundreds of them every time in a short period of time, they would definitely be noticed by those who were interested.
As for the third-level alien beast Yuan Crystals, Lin Xiu also bought more than a dozen of them several times, preparing to use them to break through the bottleneck.
The price of this kind of Yuan Crystal was as high as one thousand taels per piece, and the quantity was relatively scarce. Lin Xiu went to several shops and only got 15 of them. As for the fourth-level Yuan Crystals, they were generally out of stock. Lin Xiu tried to ask several shops, and most of the replies he got were that they didn’t have them. The only one that had them was 30% higher than the market price.
This also means that after the ability awakens again, Lin Xiu can only practice honestly and can no longer rely on a large amount of Yuanjing to shorten the practice time.
Of course, compared with others, his practice speed is still very fast.
With two heaven-level abilities and one earth-level ability, his practice speed is two to three times that of others. In this way, the word genius can also be used on him.
Lin Xiu has been very fulfilled in these ten days.
Xue Ning’er, however, has a very bad life.
Obviously, she is angry, but Lin Xiu never comes to coax her. In these martial arts classes, he did not take the initiative to talk to her. Is he also angry?
Gradually, Xue Ning’er went from being sulky at the beginning to not being angry, and finally began to reflect on herself.
Was she too unreasonable last time?
It seems that Lin Xiu just borrowed an umbrella from Qin Wan and lent her clothes to the wet Qin Wan. Any man who cares for women would do the same.
If Lin Xiu turns a blind eye to this, he is really ruthless.
So, Lin Xiu is not wrong?
Then she is wrong.
It turns out that she is wrong.
Xue Ning’er felt extremely regretful. If she had known earlier, she would not be angry. She had finally gained Lin Xiu’s favor, but because of her willfulness, all her previous efforts were wasted.
When they were in martial arts class again, Xue Ning’er took the initiative to find Lin Xiu, lowered her head and said, “I’m sorry, it was all my fault last time. I was too unreasonable. Can you forgive me…” Before
Lin Xiu opened her mouth, she was like a child who had done something wrong. She pulled Lin Xiu’s sleeve, twisted her body uneasily, and whispered, “Just forgive me, okay…”
Not far away, several of Xue Ning’er’s admirers saw this scene and felt a surge of blood rushing to their heads.
If Miss Ning’er treated them like this, even if they spoke a little louder, they would have to slap themselves. This damn Lin Xiu, no matter what Miss Ning’er did wrong, he should forgive her without hesitation!
Looking at the aggrieved Xue Ning’er, Lin Xiu smiled and said, “Okay, okay, I forgive you. Qin Wan and I are really just ordinary friends. No, not even ordinary friends. We have only met twice. How can it compare to the relationship between us…”
The haze in Xue Ning’er’s heart for ten days disappeared without a trace because of Lin Xiu’s words. She snorted and said, “I didn’t misjudge you…”
(End of this chapter)
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