They hadn't seen each other for a long time. He thought it would be awkward when they met again, but the awkwardness was washed away by Miss Zeng's nonchalant "I don't want to waste it."
"How is it?" Li Yi put down his brush and pointed at the drawing in her hand.
"Wide-sleeved fairy dress …" Zeng Zuimo put down the drawing and looked at the other two. "I've never seen this style before, but it can be used."
She glanced at Li Yi and asked, "You even know about women's clothes?"
"Clothes are nothing. You don't know, but I actually know women's minds very well." Li Yi pointed at the picture and said, "The wide-sleeved fairy dress isn't just a wide-sleeved fairy dress. There's also a touching story behind it. When the time comes, we'll put up a sign and write down the story. Then, we'll put it in the shop and let every woman who enters the shop see it. Once we've earned enough women's tears, the grade of the dress will rise. This is called packaging and marketing …"
"In the future, every new set of clothes can be packaged in this way, and then let the brothel advertise it. I'm sure it will sell well."
Zeng Zuimo glanced at Li Yi. "You said you know women's minds?"
"…"
What did that disdainful smile at the corner of her mouth mean? Mockery, disdain, personal attack? He was talking about a serious matter. The point was not whether he knew women's minds or not.
There was no way to continue this conversation. It had always been the conversation that died. Today was the second time he had been talked to death.
They hadn't seen each other for a few months, and he wasn't sure if today was one of those special days. Li Yi decided to focus on drawing so that Miss Zeng wouldn't stay up all day. There weren't many bosses who were so considerate of their employees.
Xiao Cui came in from outside and asked, "Li, I'm going out to buy some food. Do you need me to bring some for you and that uncle?"
There were still many drawings to be drawn. Li Yi estimated that he wouldn't be able to leave for a while, so he wasn't in a hurry. He stood up and said, "Forget it. Is there rice and noodles in the kitchen? I'll make it."
Xiao Cui nodded her head and said, "Yes, sister Ruoqing sometimes comes back to cook. There are rice, noodles, and vegetables."
Watching Li Yi walk past her and straight into the kitchen, Xiao Cui's face was filled with excitement. She had heard that Li Yi's cooking was delicious, but she had never tried it before. At this moment, her heart was filled with anticipation.
…
…
"Uncle Fang, what do you want to ask?"
"Miss Xiao Cui, are you familiar with Xiao Hong?"
"Of course we're familiar with Sister Xiao Hong. Back then, in the Jade Courtyard, Sister Xiao Hong would always accidentally break things. It was Miss who helped her a few times."
Li Yi was cooking in the kitchen. Fang was a little unhappy because Xiao Cui called him "uncle". He corrected her a few times and called her "big brother Fang" instead of "uncle Fang". He was very patient.
"Okay, Uncle Fang." Xiao Cui nodded and said, "Uncle Fang, if you don't have anything else to do, just sit here for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to help Li."
"Yes, big brother Fang." Fang sat back on the stone bench dejectedly and corrected her for the last time.
"Okay, Uncle Fang. I'll go now." Xiao Cui jogged all the way to the kitchen and ran out after a while because she didn't even know how to cut vegetables.
What kind of young lady would have what kind of servant girl. Neither master nor servant had the talent to cook. Just like Miss.Liu, they were born to be young ladies.
Xiao Cui sat on the stone bench and held her chin. She glanced at the kitchen, then turned back to look at Fang and said, "big brother Fang, is Li Yi's cooking really delicious?"
Fang took a deep breath and said, "I'll say it for the last time. It's uncle Fang, not big brother Fang."
"I understand, Uncle Fang." Xiao Cui looked at him and said with a pitiful expression.
"Of course the food cooked by the son-in-law is delicious. It's not that Uncle Fang wants to brag, but the son-in-law's cooking is rare in the world. I guarantee that after eating it for the first time, you'll want to …" Fang suddenly covered his face and buried his head.
"Want to what?" Xiao Cui blinked and asked.
Fang raised his head and said dejectedly, "Miss Xiao Cui, let's do it again, okay?"
"Okay, Uncle Fang."
Bang!
A loud noise came from the yard.
Then came Xiao Cui's panicked voice.
"Uncle Fang, uncle Fang, what's wrong? Don't hit your head on the table …"
…
…
The four of them only needed to make four simple dishes and a soup. In principle, these dishes weren't enough for Fang alone. However, the kitchen didn't have enough food, so he had to restrain himself today.
When all the dishes were served, Zeng Zuimo finally arrived.
Li Yi looked up at her and found that she had already combed her hair and changed her clothes. She must have put on some light makeup. Although she looked good without any makeup, it was obvious that she looked more like a doll than before …
"Miss Xiao Cui, let's go eat over there. Tell big brother Fang about Xiao Hong's past in the Jade Courtyard."
Lao Fang put some food into his bowl. When he left, he also dragged Xiao Cui, who kept stuffing rice into her mouth, away.
There were only two people left at the table, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Because there were some things that Li Yi didn't know how to explain to her.
Miss Zeng was the first to break the silence. "I heard that you gave Her Royal Highness a glass statue?"
So the atmosphere became even more awkward.
"Fang, come here." Li Yi waved to Fang.
"What's the matter, son-in-law?" Fang was listening to the exciting part. When he walked over, his expression was still a bit unsatisfied.
Li Yi looked at him and said, "Give me the small package hidden in your sleeve."
Fang's expression changed. "Son-in-law, what small package?"
"Don't dawdle, hurry up."
Fang reluctantly took out a small package from his sleeve. Li Yi took it from him and opened it in front of Zeng Zuimo.
Clatter …
A pile of colorful, sparkling objects formed a small hill on the table.
Li Yi looked up at Fang, and a few black lines appeared on his forehead.
Was this guy planning to let Xiao Hong buy the entire Jade Courtyard in the capital?
These bracelets, earrings, headdress … If they were really sold, it would be more than enough to buy two Jade Courtyards.
The problem was that it was a crime to be rich. Could a little girl like Xiao Hong keep these things?
The expression on Fang's face was a bit awkward. He scratched his head and said, "Son-in-law, I, I took it from my share …"
Xiao Cui sat on the side eating and was suddenly blinded by a light.
After turning around to look, she screamed and pounced at him.
"Is, is this for the young lady?" She looked at the things on the table, and her eyes were shining. She looked up at Li Yi and asked expectantly.
"Xiao Cui!" Looking at the glass ornaments on the table, Zeng Zuimo was also lost in thought for a moment, but she quickly recovered and glared at Xiao Cui.
Li Yi glanced at Fang. Fang gritted his teeth and nodded.
Li Yi looked at her and nodded. "You guys take a look first. If you like it, I'll have someone send some more tomorrow."
"We? Can I pick too? "Xiao Cui asked in disbelief.
Li Yi nodded and said, "When Xiao Zhu comes back, you two pick a few as well."
"Thank you, Li!"
Li Yi stopped Xiao Cui from rushing over and said, "Let's eat first. We'll talk after eating."
Xiao Cui picked up a bracelet and put it on her wrist. She didn't even eat and stood in the courtyard, raising her wrist to look at the sun.
"This is glass?" Zeng Zuimo picked up a necklace and asked curiously.
"Sort of." There was only one word difference between glass and glass, so it wasn't wrong to say that.
Zeng Zuimo looked at the things on the table and asked, "Are these the things you gave to the two little princesses?"
"Yes." Li Yi nodded.
"What does the glass look like for the eldest princess?"
"I'm full. I'm going to draw." Li Yi put down his chopsticks, stood up, and walked to the art room.
He forgot to check the almanac again today. It must be written that drawing is good, not chatting.
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