"This is such a big place, and it's all ours?"
Lin Yong was still not used to the feeling of renting out a theater. He looked down at the stage below, then looked left and right, and saw that there were no other customers besides them. There were all sorts of fruits and pastries on the table in front of them. He asked with uncertainty.
Fang patted his shoulder, took a pear from the table, and took a bite. He said, "Don't look, no one else will come in."
Li Yi had no intention of renting out the theater, but the scene that Lin Wanru had casually ordered was not scheduled today, so it could only be performed at the last minute. Li Yi did not tell her either. After all, it was his family's brothel, and it was not a big deal to be a little extravagant once in a while …
Lin Wanru took a sip of tea and looked down at the stage, but her mind was not there.
She had known many things about him a long time ago.
He was the number one scholar in the Jing Kingdom, and a favorite minister of the Emperor. Before he had even reached the age of 20, he had risen from a commoner to a noble, and his glory was unparalleled.
If not for the experience in the Qi Kingdom half a year ago, given their status and position, perhaps they would never have met, and the things that had happened before would not have happened.
Originally, she had thought that the distance between her and the accountant, who was proficient in mathematics and had a unique understanding of business, was very close.
However, the appearance of the Third Prince later made her understand that there was an insurmountable gap between the two of them.
After arriving at the capital, in less than a day's time, she had already heard many things about him.
He was more powerful than she had imagined, and it also made her realize that things were not the same as they had been half a year ago. One was a foreign businessman, and the other was the youngest duke in the Jing Kingdom. Perhaps even if they met, there would not be much to say between them.
However, this thought was completely overturned when she saw him.
Everything seemed to be the same as half a year ago.
At this moment, after learning about these things, she was surprised to feel that the distance between the two of them seemed to be much closer than before.
It was as if they suddenly had a common language, just like half a year ago …
Li Yi turned to look at Lin Wanru and asked, "You just said that the Lin family wants to get involved in industries other than jewelry. Is it true?"
Lin Wanru nodded and said, "I started preparing a few months ago. This time, I came to the Jing Kingdom to see more and learn more. I thought it would be best if I could cooperate with you on perfume and ready-made clothes, but I didn't expect …"
She looked at Li Yi and shook her head. "I didn't expect such a coincidence."
"Actually, a few days ago, I also thought that the business in the Jing Kingdom would eventually reach saturation. I also had the idea of expanding these businesses to the Qi Kingdom. But after all, it's a neighboring country, and the relationship between the two countries is so tense. If the merchants from the Jing Kingdom were to go there, I'm afraid that they would encounter a lot of trouble and obstacles …" He looked at Lin Wanru, wanting to say something but hesitated.
"How about …"
"How about …"
The two of them spoke almost at the same time and were stunned at the same time. When they looked at each other, they understood each other's thoughts.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Li Yi smiled and reached out his hand. Lin Wanru also reached out and shook his hand without hesitation.
"From now on, we're a family …"
…
"So soon?" Fang opened his eyes wide and looked at this scene in disbelief.
The two figures who had just walked into the door of the private room stopped. Wan Ruoqing looked puzzled. Zeng Zuimo's eyes stopped on the two for a moment and she asked in a low voice, "Did I disturb you?"
Li Yi and Lin Wanru looked back and were slightly stunned. Then, they naturally let go of their hands.
He shook his head and said with a sincere expression, "No, of course not."
Lin Wanru looked at him, then looked at the two girls in front of her, and asked, "These two girls …"
Li Yi stood up and introduced the two women to her before saying, "This is Lin Wanru, Miss Lin."
The three women nodded slightly. Zeng Zuimo looked at them and said, "We're just here to take a look. We won't disturb you."
Her gaze swept across Li Yi's body, then she left with a smile.
"Sorry, I'll leave you for a moment." Li Yi naturally saw the deep meaning in her eyes. He smiled apologetically at Lin Wanru and immediately followed her out.
Lin Wanru looked at the figure disappearing at the door and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
Fang stood to the side and shook his head slightly when he saw the confusion and thought on her face.
Somewhere in the brothel, in a room on the second floor, seeing Li Yi walk in, Ruoqing quietly left and gently closed the door.
The Luo Shui Goddess was flipping through a picture book. Li Yi explained, "This is Miss Lin …"
"You don't need to explain anything." Zeng Zuimo rolled her eyes and said, "It has nothing to do with me anyway."
Li Yi sat beside her and said, "How can it have nothing to do with you? If it weren't for Miss Lin, you wouldn't have seen me a long time ago."
"Huh?" Confusion and worry immediately appeared on her face. "Why? What happened?"
Li Yi briefly told her what happened in the Qi Kingdom. If it weren't for her, he and Miss.Liu would be in a much more dangerous situation.
"What about the family you mentioned just now?"
"Miss Lin's family is in business. This time, I plan to sell perfume and ready-made clothes to the Qi Kingdom, so I can only cooperate with Miss Lin. In the future, the two families will benefit each other. If we aren't family, what are we?"
"Then why, why are you holding hands?"
"It's a kind of etiquette to show that the cooperation has been achieved … Besides, Fang is still here. How can it be like that …"
Zeng Zuimo glanced at him and said, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier …"
"You didn't give me a chance just now …" Li Yi looked at her and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Jealous?"
She rolled her eyes again. "Who's jealous?"
"Don't worry. My relationship with Miss Lin is still very pure. It's not like what you think." Li Yi put his arm around her shoulder and said, "But, I quite like it when you're jealous …"
"I'm not …" Her face was a little red. Then, as if remembering something, she hurriedly stood up and said, "Oh no, she's your savior. Was I a little impolite just now …"
"So you know that you were impolite …"
"I thought, I thought you … Oh, anyway, it's all your fault!" She glared at Li Yi and then quickly ran out.
Li Yi shook his head. At this moment, she must have gone to cultivate her relationship with Miss Lin. It was not very suitable for him to appear.
His business was developing towards the Qi Kingdom, and the Lin family was undoubtedly the best partner. However, the specific cooperation method still needed to be discussed slowly. At least for now, the two of them had reached an agreement. There was still a long way to go. She still had to stay in the capital for a long time, so there was enough time to discuss.
There was a pen and paper on the table in the room. Since he had nothing to do, he walked over and sat down, ready to write down some preliminary ideas.
This was Ruoqing's room. The room was clean and tidy. There was a thick pile of books on the table, most of which were scripts. On one of the opened pages, there were her comments.
The pleasing Hairpin-style Small Regular Script was just like her. At first glance, it gave people a feeling of delicacy and elegance.
The ink was still wet, so he couldn't close the book directly. There was no extra space on the table. Li Yi looked around but couldn't find any space. He had to open the drawer next to the table and put the opened book in it horizontally. The size was just right.
When he closed the drawer, his hand paused, and a surprised expression appeared on his face. Then, he took out the book again.
In addition to the book he took out, there was only a thick booklet in the drawer, and some yellowed paper under the booklet.
Li Yi subconsciously reached out his hand, but stopped in mid-air.
Since she put it in the drawer alone, it might be something very secretive or important. He just touched other people's things without their permission …
It seemed, maybe, maybe … not so good?
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