There was a knock on the door. Qin Mian, who was by the window, turned around and shouted, "Come in!"
Yuan Gang pushed the door open and entered. The gazes of the two women in the room were focused on him.
Yuan Gang's gaze swept past Qin Mian and fell on Su Zhao's face. He stared at Su Zhao as he walked over and stood in front of her.
Being looked down at like this made Su Zhao feel pressured. She slowly stood up.
Due to the height difference, Su Zhao had to raise her head slightly to look at him. Their eyes met.
Su Zhao's eyes were smiling.
Yuan Gang's eyes were like the sea of stars. They were deep and magnanimous, not for lust or pleasure.
Su Zhao couldn't smile when she looked into his eyes. She could clearly feel the masculine aura emanating from his body.
She didn't feel anything when they were far apart on the fancy boat. But now that they were standing so close together, Su Zhao could clearly feel Yuan Gang's strong and oppressive physique, his magnanimous eyes, and the masculine aura that could make women submit.
Standing next to Yuan Gang, Su Zhao realized that the gender difference was so obvious. It was the first time she clearly realized that she was a woman, and the other party was a man, a real man!
This feeling was so strong that it made her a little flustered. Her bright eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to look at him again.
She was able to call Yuan Gang over because she had a sense of superiority in her heart. But now she realized that this ordinary man's magnanimity and fearlessness were enough to crush all her feelings of superiority. She could tell from the way he looked at her that he didn't take her as seriously as she thought she was.
"Miss, are you the lady boss of the White Clouds Restaurant? Your name is Su Zhao?" Yuan Gang asked fearlessly.
Suddenly facing a man who gave off such a strong feeling, Su Zhao felt a little helpless. She quickly looked away and tried to maintain a calm expression. She turned her body slightly to avoid looking at him and said calmly, "That's me!"
Yuan Gang asked, "Boss Su, are you not satisfied with our tofu?"
Su Zhao replied, "It's alright."
Yuan Gang asked, "Then why did you come to me again and again?"
Su Zhao was puzzled. Why did she feel like a prisoner being interrogated? Why was she afraid of him? So she turned around and said, "Boss An protected my maidservant last time. I haven't had the chance to thank him yet. Naturally, I have to express my gratitude in person."
Yuan Gang: "It's nothing, don't mention it."
Su Zhao smiled and said, "It's not as easy as lifting a finger. I saw with my own eyes that Boss An took a lot of whips to protect my maidservant."
Yuan Gang stared at her face and asked, "How do you want to thank me?"
Su Zhao felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, as if he wanted to memorize his face from top to bottom. He was a little angry out of shame and wanted to poke out two fingers to blind his eyes. How could he look at people like this?
Qin Mian smiled and said, "Mr. An, is it appropriate for you to stare at a girl like that?"
Yuan Gang slowly tilted his head to look at her and replied, "You're pretty. I want to see more of you!"
"…" Qin Mian was rendered speechless by his words. She realized that he was very straightforward and didn't beat around the bush. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "No matter how pretty she is, you can't look at her like that. Which girl can stand it?"
Yuan Gang turned back to stare at Su Zhao and asked directly, "Can't I watch?"
"…" Su Zhao was speechless. He changed the topic. "What kind of gratitude do you want?"
Yuan Gang: "You really want me to thank you?"
"Of course!" Su Zhao nodded. "As long as it's within my ability."
Yuan Gang: "White Cloud Space is very famous in Jing City. I haven't seen it yet."
"Uh …" Su Zhao's expression was a little complicated. He looked at him up and down. "Boss An, do you also want to see the enthusiasm of Miss White Cloud Space?"
Yuan Gang: "I've already seen the enthusiasm of Miss White Cloud Space."
Su Zhao and Qin Mian looked at each other. Qin Mian stepped forward and asked, "Boss An, have you been to our White Cloud Space before?"
She felt strange. Why didn't she know that this person had been to White Cloud Space before? Could it be in the past?
Yuan Gang: "No."
Qin Mian was even more puzzled. "How can you say that you've seen it before if you haven't been there?"
Yuan Gang stared at Su Zhao. "Boss Su, aren't you a girl from White Cloud Space? Boss Su, you've looked for me several times. I've seen your enthusiasm. "
The two women suddenly understood. So this was what he was referring to. In that case, they were the ones who had dirty thoughts and thought of the matter between men and women.
If someone else had said this, the two women would have been angry. Because saying that Su Zhao was also a girl from White Cloud Space was like saying that Su Zhao and the other girls in White Cloud Space were all prostitutes. However, when these words came out of Yuan Gang's mouth, the two women didn't feel humiliated.
Not to mention anything else, they had seen with their own eyes that Yuan Gang stood up for a prostitute and got beaten up.
Qin Mian: "Boss An, do you mean that you want to go to our White Cloud Space to take a look?"
Yuan Gang: "Yes! Can I? "
Su Zhao smiled and said, "You're very welcome. If Boss An wants to go, you're welcome at any time."
Yuan Gang: "I know I can go at any time. I mean, the kind that doesn't cost me money. I just want to go and take a look."
"Pfft!" Qin Mian couldn't help but cover her face to stifle her laughter.
Su Zhao also couldn't help but roll his eyes. "I know what you mean. I didn't say that you're going to look for girls. I know that you just want to go and take a look. There's no need to emphasize it. When I said you're welcome at any time, I meant that you're welcome to visit White Cloud Space at any time. "
Yuan Gang's gaze fell on the bowl on the table and he asked, "Boss Su, are you done eating?"
Su Zhao: "So what if I'm done? So what if I'm not?"
Yuan Gang stepped aside and extended his hand in invitation. "If you're done, you can leave."
Su Zhao chuckled and said, "Boss An, are you chasing us away now?" After saying that, he lightly swept his sleeves and slowly sat down again. He looked like he was saying, "I paid you, so you can't chase me away."
Yuan Gang: "I mean to go to White Cloud Space. Didn't you say that we can go at any time?"
"…" Qin Mian and Su Zhao were speechless again. This time, they finally understood that they could just follow the literal meaning of this person's words. Thinking too much about it would be misleading.
There was a saying that went, "Cleverness can make a fool of oneself!"
"Now?" Su Zhao asked in return.
Yuan Gang: "If you still want to sit, then you can sit first. If you need anything, you can look for Manager Gao directly." After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Wait." Su Zhao stood up. "I'm a man of my word. Manager An, please!"
The three of them quickly went out of the shop and boarded the flower boat on the lakeside within a few steps.
The boat started moving. Su Zhao, who entered the cabin, took off the gauze hat that covered his face, and Qin Mian personally served tea to the guests.
Yuan Gang walked around the cabin and occasionally tapped his fingers to listen to the sound.
Sitting beside him, Su Zhao's eyes followed him for a while and asked, "What are you looking at, Boss An?"
"The furnishings are exquisite. This boat is better than our shop," Yuan Gang replied and walked back. Yuan Gang walked back and sat down. He looked at Su Zhao and asked, "I've heard some things about Mr. Su."
Su Zhao smiled. "In what way?"
Yuan Gang: "Your relationship with the king of West Yard. Rumor has it that you're his woman."
The cabin was silent. Qin Mian was quite speechless. She naturally knew about this rumor, but it was the first time that someone asked about it in front of Su Zhao.
Su Zhao looked down and slowly picked up the teacup in his hand. He said with a faint smile, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Yuan Gang: "It does."
Su Zhao looked up, a little confused.
Yuan Gang explained, "If the rumor is true, will the king of West Yard misunderstand our relationship? I can't afford to offend him. "
Su Zhao gently sipped the tea. "Since it's just a rumor, do you believe it?"
Yuan Gang: "I'm asking you because I don't know."
Su Zhao: "You think too much. Don't worry, he won't misunderstand."
When he said this, his tone was cold, and his eyelids were lowered for a long time. No one knew what he was thinking, but he seemed to be in low spirits.
So the cabin became quiet, and only the sound of the paddles could be heard.
It was dusk. The boat docked at the Water Pavilion and reached the back of White Cloud.
When they got off the boat, Yuan Gang looked back at the waterway. "Boss Su, you come so far every time just to eat a bowl of tofu?"
Su Zhao: "Can't I?"
Yuan Gang: "As far as I know, there's a place we set up not far from White Cloud. Why go so far?"
Su Zhao: "I know. But there are people coming and going on the street. The barrels are there, and the street vendors are watching. Do you think it's clean?"
"I see." Yuan Gang nodded slightly, walked into the secluded courtyard, and looked around. "Good place, can I have a look?"
"Go ahead!" Su Zhao reached out and personally accompanied him.
The place in front of them was already brightly lit with lanterns. The orioles and swallows were dressed in light clothes and were in a myriad of poses. Not to mention flirting with the guests, there were even some who were unscrupulously cuddling and frolicking. There were even some wealthy guests who threw out handfuls of money, causing the crowd to cheer and crowd around them.
Yuan Gang turned his head to look at the closed door, and then leaned against the railing to look at the cheers downstairs.
He seemed to prefer quiet places. After looking at the front, he came to the back.
However, some places didn't allow him to enter. At the entrance of a small courtyard, Qin Mian reached out and stopped him. "Boss An, this is a private place for women. It's not convenient for men to enter."
However, after walking past, there was a burst of irritated "gu gu" sounds in the courtyard. Yuan Gang squinted and continued to move forward calmly.
Su Zhao accompanied Yuan Gang away, but Qin Mian stopped. She turned around and entered the courtyard. She reached out and beckoned someone over. She asked, "What's going on?"
The man said, "I don't know what's going on, but the golden wings in the cage suddenly became restless."
Qin Mian followed him to see what was going on …
"Daoye, tofu is delivered from outside."
Black Peony entered the door with a bowl and reminded Niu Youdao, who was lying on a chair pretending to sleep.
Niu Youdao stood up. Black Peony opened the lid of the bowl and saw that there was nothing under the lid. She took a spoon and stirred the bowl, picking out a small oilcloth bag.
She opened the oilcloth bag, and there were two pieces of paper inside. One of them was larger, and it was the map of the entire White Cloud.
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