Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 160: The Secret Tome Acknowledges Its Master - Picking Flowers and Flying Leaves (3)
"This trip out is for an inspection." Feng Xuxu was well aware that the other party wanted to cooperate with her, but at present, she had no such plans.
"Oh~ I wonder how Miss Feng’s inspection is going. If possible, I would like to work with Miss Feng again." He extended an olive branch to Feng Xuxu, for there was great potential for profit in the wine business.
"Alright, if I make up my mind, Young Master Zhang will be the first one I consider for cooperation." You throw an olive branch, and I’ll catch it.
"Then it’s settled." Zhang Junyao took another scrutinizing look at Feng Xuxu, who was only fourteen but had such great capabilities that one could not underestimate her.
As the two were inside the room discussing the harvesting of the land, a sweet voice like that of an oriole came from outside.
"Miss Cousin, our Young Master is busy. Please come back later." The servant by Young Master Zhang’s side stopped Wang Lixue from entering the study.
"I’m just here to bring Cousin a bowl of ginseng soup. I won’t disturb him." Wang Lixue’s eyes were instantly brimming with tears as she looked at the servant pitifully.
"This..." The servant’s heart softened upon seeing Miss Cousin’s frail body enduring the blazing sun to deliver a bowl of ginseng soup to his Young Master.
While Wang Lixue’s face was streaked with tears, she listened intently to the noises inside the house, anxiously waiting for her cousin to call her in.
Feng Xuxu watched with a smile as Zhang Junyao’s face turned red, "Young Master Zhang, since the ginseng soup is already here, you might as well have a little. Regarding this, I will write a detailed proposal when I return, and you can review it later. I shall not disturb you further."
"Miss Feng, you misunderstand. She is not my fiancée but the youngest daughter of my maternal aunt. She is only staying here temporarily. She went to the temple to pray a few days ago and just came back today." Zhang Junyao, eager to avoid any misunderstanding, quickly stood up to explain.
Feng Xuxu, just about to leave through the doorway, paused at Zhang Junyao’s explanation and then laughed," Young Master Zhang, what are you nervous about? I wasn’t misunderstanding."
Zhang Junyao also didn’t know whether to be happy or worried—happy that Feng Xuxu didn’t misunderstand, but worried about why he felt the need to explain himself to Feng Xuxu.
As she opened the door of the study, Feng Xuxu saw a girl in a tender yellow dress with peach blossom-styled hair adorned with a pink tassel swaying amid her locks, which was quite charming.
Wang Lixue happily turned around, her face filled with joy at her cousin coming to open the door for her. Yet, she became stunned upon seeing Feng Xuxu in her dazzling red clothes coming out instead.
Seeing Wang Lixue still standing there, dumbfounded, Feng Xuxu had no choice but to walk past her and, with Baihe and Yingsu, leave through the second door, taking a carriage back to the inn.
By the time Wang Lixue came to her senses, the people had already walked outside. She clenched her handkerchief tightly and only then pushed the door and entered the study.
"Cousin, I’ve been simmering this ginseng soup since morning. Try it and see how it is?" She extended her slender fingers like scallions, picked up a small bowl, and served the ginseng soup to her cousin.
Zhang Junyao looked at Wang Lixue in front of him, her face meticulously made up, lightly rouged. She had never seemed special before, but now compared to Feng Xuxu, she was simply not in the same class. The more he looked, the more irritated he became.
Seeing her cousin drinking the ginseng soup she brought, Wang Lixue’s cheeks turned a coy red. She thought of the woman in red who had just left, and her heart instantly felt uneasy. She bit her red lips and asked cautiously, "Cousin, who was that girl who just left?"
As he drank the soup, Zhang Junyao hesitated for a moment, then finished the bowl of ginseng soup in one gulp, put the bowl down, and said with a displeased tone, "Miss Feng is my business partner and an honored guest. You should ask fewer questions about her in the future, and there’s no need for you to bring any more ginseng soup."
