Outside was the sound of Xu Yong and others carrying the goods, but the carriage was silent.
It's been almost a quarter of an hour since the two of them met just now, but Li Qinyuan seemed to have not regained his senses. The person in front of him will disappear.
Gu Wuyou let him watch at first, but now he can't bear it anymore.
He lowered his head, his cheeks were slightly red, the hand holding the handkerchief was gently curled up, those slightly drooping thick eyelashes trembled, the bottom of his eyes was mixed with endless shame, and he said softly: "Don't look at it like this. I."
Li Qinyuan, who was absent for a long time, heard this familiar voice, and finally twitched his eyelashes. He couldn't help but shook her hand. His generous palm covered the soft back of his hand, and his heartbeat skipped another beat, "I'm not here. dream?"
His voice was a little hoarse, not only because of the exhaustion revealed by not sleeping well for a long time, but also because of disbelief, for fear that it was a dream, so he acted extremely restrained.
Gu Wuyou knew what he was thinking, and sighed softly.
At this time, she didn't care about being shy anymore, she raised her face and looked at him, her fingers so clean and tender that there was no trace of pebble lightly stroked his eyebrows, with tenderness and pity, and her voice was very gentle, "You It's not a dream, I really came to find you."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was hugged into her arms.
The person who was holding her was like a drowning person clutching the last piece of driftwood in her life, and her strength made her a little breathless, but she was reluctant to break free, especially when the person was shaking, too. I don't know if I'm scared or excited.
I couldn't help but sighed again.
Before Li Qinyuan came, Gu Wuyou listened to Cong Yu mentioning the current general, and knew what kind of changes he had made in the past few months. Thunder's methods and momentum were terrifying. Zhen Defeng's reputation, people below him respect him and fear him, but he is such a person who makes others fear to the extreme, holding her now, like a child who has been bullied and wronged.
She was soft in her heart, and had love and pity for him.
He raised his hand and gently stroked his back, without saying a word, just patted it gently, using silence to appease his grievances and exhaustion for the past few days.
It was like this for a while before Li Qinyuan let go of his hand. He just hugged him tightly and refused to let go, but now he is embarrassed again, but no matter how embarrassed he is, he still has to ask some questions.
"Why are you here all of a sudden? Uncle, he..." He looked at the person, his sharp eyebrows were slightly raised, and he said hoarsely, "How could he agree to your coming."
Their bet isn't over yet.
And Lin'an is so far away from the capital, with Uncle Gu's temperament, how could she be willing to come here? I looked at her face again. A few months ago, there was some baby fat face, and I could squeeze out a small amount of meat with my hand, but now it was so thin that a pointed chin was exposed.
Even his body has lost a lot of weight.
He didn't realize it just now, but when he looked at her like this, he realized that her little face was pale, and there was still a blue and black spot. It was obvious that she hadn't rested for a long time.
He felt pity and pain in his heart, holding her face and frowning, "Why are you so thin?"
Gu Wuyou let him hold his face, didn't answer those questions, just said softly, "I'm here because I miss you."
The words were sincere, but obviously not telling the truth.
Li Qinyuan looked straight at her with deep eyes, pursed his thin lips lightly, and asked her after a while, "Do you... know everything?" In fact, this is also a question in vain, and the carload of woven brocades outside is the best proof. , his heart suddenly gave birth to the first retreat in months.
No matter how calm he is on weekdays, he is still only a teenager after all.
The young man is full of ambition and has no turning back, but in the face of setbacks, he is still a little cowardly.
If it hadn't been for that bet in his heart and the matter of marrying her back home, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hold it any longer when it happened. He lost for the first time in his life, and beat him to the arrogance of his life. Bits and pieces.
Gu Wuyou saw the shyness in his eyes, and felt pity in her heart. She didn't say anything, but raised her hand to touch his face.
Noticing that his body was trembling slightly, he asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you write to me? Didn't we agree that no matter what happens, we will bear it together."
"I… "
Li Qinyuan opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he lowered his head under her gaze, withdrew the hands covering her face, put them on both sides of his body and squeezed into fists, his voice was a little more hoarse than before, "I, I don't know how to tell you."
"Li Qinyuan."
Gu Wuyou held his face and called him, "Look at me."
Li Qinyuan seemed hesitant, but finally raised his head and looked in her direction.
"We will encounter many, many failures in our life, and now this is just a small ordeal, it won't be overwhelmed, and..." Gu Worry paused, then laughed again, "Manager Cong told me You have done a great job these days."
She was very worried when she came, for fear that he would not be able to hold on.
Now I know that even without her, her young man will not be able to survive, he is much better than she imagined.
"Really?" Li Qinyuan's voice was hoarse, still somewhat suspicious.
"Of course it's true." Gu Wuyou smiled at him with his eyes bent, looking at the doubt and hesitation remaining in his eyes, he couldn't help but leaned over and kissed the corner of his lips, "You did a good job, before The third brother also told me about Lin'an, and even daddy appreciates you."
"really?"
Li Qinyuan's eyes finally filled with excitement, as if a child was recognized for his good deeds, but the ridiculousness was only for a moment, and soon he frowned again, bringing up the old things again, "You haven't told me yet, how could my uncle agree with you? Coming to Ann?"
"Well… "
Gu Wuyou retracted his hand, held the handkerchief, looked away, and acted coquettishly at others, "It's so boring in the carriage, shall we go down?"
Seeing that he didn't speak, she said coquettishly, "I haven't been to Jiangnan yet, so you can take me to see it, okay?"
But obviously, Li Qinyuan wouldn't ignore it just because she acted like a spoiled child. He, who has more experience than before, would be a little serious when he didn't speak.
Gu Wuyou used to be most afraid of his appearance, even if she changed the core now, it was still the same, she couldn't hide it, so she got discouraged: "Okay, I'll just tell you, don't look at me like that, I Fear."
She shared what she had said with her father and everything in the capital. Seeing his frowning more and more, and his increasingly silent face, she pursed her lower lip lightly, He tugged at his sleeve again, "Are you going to drive me away?"
When he was talking, those watery Xing'er eyes stared at him eagerly, and the little hand was still pulling on his sleeve, which was very pitiful, "But now the county master of Leping is recuperating in Bie Zhuang, if you drive me away, I have nowhere to go."
Li Qinyuan looked at her and frowned, but finally sighed, "That's it."
The person he looked forward to day and night came to him like this, and he was too late to be happy, how could he be willing to drive her away
only-
Looking at the person in front of him who had lost a lot of weight since before, he still couldn't help feeling pity and remorse. He stroked her face with a generous palm, and his eyes did not hide his pity, "You have suffered all the way."
Seeing that he agreed, Gu Wuyou laughed long ago. Hearing people talk about this, he just said nonchalantly, "It's not hard work, I didn't do much work. I just ate and slept all day long.
Hearing this, Li Qinyuan felt more pity in his heart.
What else to say, Xu Yong's voice sounded outside, "Master, Manager Xu brought a total of 200 pieces of woven cloud brocade, all of which have been registered."
"Um."
Li Qinyuan straightened his face and his voice was calm, "You ask them to go in and rest first, I'll come right away." When it was answered outside, he said to Gu Wuyou again, "Let's go down too."
Hearing the answer, he didn't let him go immediately.
"Wait."
"Huh?" Gu Wuyou stopped in confusion, turned to look at him, and asked, "What's the matter?" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Li Qinyuan taking the hat she had placed on the high case.
"Put this on."
After Li Qinyuan finished speaking, he took the initiative to put it on for people, and the long hat covered the figure of the person to ensure that no one could see her appearance, and then he took her hand and walked off the carriage with satisfaction.
There were people coming and going in the business, and he didn't want those people to keep staring at her little girl.
There were still many people standing at the door of Defeng's business, not only those brought by Xu Sui, but also many of Defeng's guys. When they saw their owner leading a girl off the carriage, the group of people were stunned.
Ever since Defeng got up, no matter whether it was the stewards or the people from other firms, they have privately asked the two stewards, Xu and Cong, about the owner's situation, knowing that the owner came from the capital of the capital, the city of Lin'an. A lot of people hit him.
Today this family brings their daughter, and tomorrow the family brings their niece.
No matter if there are any difficulties in the business field, but in this matter, it can be regarded as being diligent and prepared. Even now, the boss of the largest business in Lin'an City has used this to discuss with the owner, but the owner nodded and accepted his family. Daughter, the matter of weaving cloud brocade can be completely resolved.
But this is not unusual.
Even if the owner does not have a title, but for these people, if they can step into the palace, let alone be a wife, even if they are a concubine, it will be smoke from their ancestral graves.
But the owner refused all of them, and usually behaved with a pure heart and few desires. Even if he went out to talk about business, he would never be attracted to women. In just a few months, it was rumored that the owner was not good at women.
But what's the situation now
The owner, who is pure-hearted and not good for women, actually took the initiative to hold the girl's hand
The expression on his face has never shown the gentleness in front of people, and when he walked over the threshold, he still reminded people, "Be careful."
A dozen people inside and outside Defeng were stunned. You look at me, I look at you, and I don't know how holy this young woman wearing a hood is. It can make their boss look like a different person. of.
Li Qinyuan didn't care what those people were thinking, holding Gu Wuyou's hand and went straight to the second floor.
The people who were sitting inside and drinking tea heard the sound and all stood up. They knew the relationship between the two. Seeing them holding hands at this time, they didn't show anything. gave a nod.
Li Qinyuan nodded towards several people.
Doing business should not be carried out with Gu Wuyou originally. This has been the rule in the industry since ancient times, but Li Qinyuan obviously did not have this concern. He asked someone to sit next to him and poured her a cup of tea. Cai and Xu Sui said, "Mr. Xu has worked hard all the way."
Xu Sui dared to take care of him, and then bowed his hands to the person, "What are you talking about? We are all doing things for the master, so how can we talk about hard work." He added, "Originally, the third young master was going to come in person, but it's just that There was something at the Chamber of Commerce that held up, so I had to let Xiao run this trip."
Li Qinyuan smiled and said politely, "Whether it's Gu Sange or Xu Guanshi, I should say thank you."
After reminiscing, he turned his head and asked Xu Yong, "Where's the booklet?"
Xu Yong hurriedly gave the booklet he had just registered.
Li Qinyuan took it over and looked over it. He used to hate these things the most, but now he is very skilled, but in a short time, he closed the booklet and said to Xu Sui: "The cost of weaving cloud brocade is five taels per piece, and now is the peak season. , according to the current retail price is 121 horses."
"Cong Yu, go get two thousand taels of silver notes."
"Yes."
Cong Yu went out in response, but Xu Sui frowned, "What do you mean?"
Li Qinyuan said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, don't be too careless. I thank Third Brother Gu for helping me, but my brothers have to settle accounts. Besides, this cloud brocade is just fine. I'm afraid Third Brother Gu will ask others for me."
"I'm not afraid of your jokes."
"Now all the businesses in Lin'an are reluctant to sell Zhiyun Brocade to me, and even the surrounding places have raised the price several times when they heard rumors. Gu Sange, I still gave it to me because of my familiarity."
His words were gentle and his attitude was humble, and the breath that Xu Sui had left in his heart just now disappeared.
"Those bastards are only capable of this. When you come out in the future, they won't dare to do it." There are too many such things in the business field, Xu Sui didn't say much, seeing Cong Yu bring it He didn't shirk the silver note, but when he got it, he only took one.
This time, Li Qinyuan was a little confused.
Xu Sui said with a smile, "The third young master only produced half of these two hundred pieces of woven cloud brocade, and the other hundred..." He glanced at Gu Wuyou, his smile deepened, "It was collected by the young lady."
Li Qinyuan looked slightly startled, and turned to look at Gu Wuyou, who was beside him.
She still wears a hat obediently, and she drinks tea when she asks, and eats fruits when she eats fruit. She hasn't said a word since she entered the door. He blushed and whispered, "Look at what I'm doing?"
The tenderness of the daughter's home that cannot be hidden.
Li Qinyuan's heart was warm, and he didn't speak. He just held her hand under the table. How much did this girl do for him, yet she didn't tell him anything.
Xu Sui bid farewell: "Since the things have been delivered, I should also bid farewell."
Hearing this, Li Qinyuan retracted his thoughts, turned his head and said to the same person, "Manager Xu has been on the road for so long, why don't you stay for a while? I will ask Cong Yu to help you decide the restaurant and inn. You and the brothers below have a good rest. meeting."
"No."
Xu Sui said with a smile: "I have to go to several other shops for our third master."
in this way,
Li Qinyuan didn't stop anyone anymore, got up and said, "Then I will personally send Director Xu out."
Xu Sui was startled and was about to refuse, but when he saw Li Qinyuan's expression, he thought he had something to ask, so he didn't say much, and then cupped his hands to Gu Wuyou, who was following him, "Miss, take care of yourself."
Gu Wuyou also bowed to the person and said, "Take care."
"I'll go back when I go." Li Qinyuan said to Gu Wuyou, and seeing her nod, they sent Xu Sui out. Cong Yu and Xu Yong also bowed their hands to her and left, and there was no one left, Gu Wuyou She directly lifted the two gauze curtains. After wearing them for so long, she was almost bored.
There was no one in the room, she sat bored for a while, got up and walked towards the window.
This land is too unfamiliar to her.
She doesn't know anyone here, not even a place...
"What are you thinking?" Li Qinyuan didn't know when he came in, and saw her standing by the window alone, hugging her from behind, holding her slender waist, and resting her chin on her shoulder.
The two were so close, their hair was folded together, and even their breathing seemed to be intertwined with each other. The long-lost closeness made Gu Wuyou a little shy. She lowered her head, blushed, and said in a low voice, "Nothing at all."
Li Qinyuan didn't speak, just looked at her sideways.
When he went out just now, he specifically asked Director Xu about the recent situation. The more he knew, the more distressed he felt. She was so afraid of pain and suffering, how did she survive those ten days
The slender fingers brushed the blue and black lightly.
"What's wrong?" Gu Wuyou asked him with his eyes lowered.
"...Nothing." Li Qinyuan shook his head, didn't ask her, just tightened his arms around her involuntarily. After a while, he seemed to remember something and took out the silver note just now.
Gu Wuyou frowned as soon as he saw the silver note, and just as he was about to speak, he heard someone say, "I won't give you this money yet."
Um
As if he didn't expect it, Gu Wuyou looked at him blankly.
"I don't have much money on hand right now," Li Qinyuan didn't hide his situation from her, looked at her calmly, "I'll give it to you when I make money in the future."
Gu Wuyou didn't want the money at all, but she knew his temperament. It wasn't easy for him to say such a thing. She felt soft in her heart, turned around, nestled in his arms, and bent her eyes. Mu Chong people smiled and said: "Then you will have to pay me interest later."
Li Qinyuan also smiled. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips. His voice was calm, as if he was promising a cherished oath, "Well, I'll give it to you."
The two were tired and crooked for a while, before Li Qinyuan asked again, "Then where do you plan to stay at night?"
He was a little tentative when he spoke. If she wanted to live elsewhere, he would let Xu Yong decorate a new house, and then pick a few maids to serve her. If she...
Would she want to live with him
Gu Wuyou seemed to have heard a very strange question, and looked at him suspiciously, "Aren't we living together?"
"what… "
He usually gave orders in front of his subordinates, and the imposing Li Qinyuan heard such calm words at this time, his ears were red, and with the pure and pure eyes of Gu Wuyou, he turned his head and finally spit out a few words. , "Then, let's live together."