latelenovela Chapter 185: The Exploration Trip
Chapter 185: The Exploration Trip
Chapter 185: The Exploration Trip
"Go back now! Standing here is embarrassing." Ji Tianzhu glared at her, then turned and walked away without looking back. Xiao Cui wiped the tears from her face and stared blankly at his retreating figure.
Seeing this, several young men nearby, noticing Xiao Cui's attractive appearance, came forward and offered her tissues. "Miss, don't be angry. This Young Master Ji is really no good. Don't take it too hard."
"Thank you, young master." Xiao Cui thanked him calmly, then pushed his hand back. "I appreciate your kindness, young master."
Having said that, he hurried forward, completely ignoring the look of disgust on the face of the person behind him. Ji Meiqing stood at the window of the room, watching the situation unfold, her brows slightly furrowed.
When she got back, she told Lu Yu about it. But when he heard it, his expression turned somewhat sour.
"This is ultimately their business, and they should resolve it themselves." Ji Meiqing paused, then carefully observed his expression before continuing, "I know you're not happy about it, but it's her choice, and neither of us can interfere."
"Xiao Cui is, after all, my sister."
“I know,” she said quickly, then looked at Lu Yu, “You can handle this yourself, I won’t interfere. She treats you like a brother, but she’s never treated me like a sister-in-law.”
“You are angry and resentful towards her.” Lu Yu sighed. “As you said, this is their business, so let them handle it.”
“Yes.” She glanced at Lu Yu subconsciously, then looked away and said to herself, “Now that you know, you can handle it yourself. I won’t interfere.”
"Forget it, I was just angry. You should handle Xiao Cui's matter yourself. After all, she's still your sister." She rubbed her temples, where they were throbbing and aching.
Lu Yu stepped forward to help her up, "Are you alright? Do you need to see a doctor?"
"I am physically weak, but not to this extent." She stood up and refused his offer, completely ignoring Lu Yu's helpless expression behind her.
"Let's go to another restaurant together tomorrow. Right now, we're just sticking to our own thing and not understanding what others are doing, which will prevent us from making progress."
"Oh...I..." She didn't know how to start a conversation. Looking at other people's wine and comparing it to her own was indeed a good idea...
However, doing so might harm their competitors, which would be somewhat unethical. Besides, their wine is already of slightly better quality than others.
But if we go back now, we might be proven wrong.
Ji Meiqing hesitated for a moment, but didn't intend to expose him, so she nodded perfunctorily. Lu Yu immediately smiled, his eyes filled with anticipation.
After taking a bath, she returned to her room and saw Lu Yu thinking about visiting the restaurant the next day. She felt as if a stone had suddenly been placed in her heart.
It was so heavy she could hardly breathe.
She slowly climbed into bed and lay down, then closed her eyes. Lu Yu leaned closer and asked excitedly, "Have you decided which place to go to first tomorrow?"
“I…” She hesitated for a moment, then looked at the top of the tent above her head, and suddenly didn’t know what to say.
"How about we go to Qingyuanlou first? I've heard their Daughter's Red wine is top-notch."
Lu Yu suggested, completely ignoring her worried and hesitant expression. Ji Meiqing only wondered if she would be kicked out if she explained her purpose tomorrow.
"...Actually, you just want to go for a drink..."
The next morning, Ji Meiqing was pulled out of bed by Lu Yu. Still half asleep, she immediately woke up after feeling an extremely cold breeze.
Seeing that Lu Yu's excitement hadn't subsided, she couldn't bear to dampen it, so she changed into new clothes and went out with him.
After eating a bowl of wontons by the roadside, I put down my chopsticks and looked at the pedestrians on the roadside.
Lu Yu also put down his chopsticks, and the two sat for a while before starting to walk forward.
Thinking back to when she woke up that morning, a set of men's clothes was thrown at her. Luckily, it's winter and people wear a lot of clothes, so it wouldn't matter if she didn't wear that constricting corset. Anyway, the thick cotton clothes would make her look like a big, chubby boy.
But Ji Meiqing, who rarely wears makeup, made an exception today. She used a knife to trim her willow-leaf eyebrows and then drew on a man's sword-like eyebrows with charcoal.
A round face cannot be sculpted into a sharp profile, but that's alright; sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes are enough.
Her long hair was styled high, and she wore boots. Inside were some self-made height-increasing insoles, allowing her to be about the same height as Lu Yu. However, even dressed like this, she was still rather thin, looking almost like a bamboo pole.
Once she was dressed up, she ran up to Lu Yu, twirled around, and asked expectantly, "How is it? Does it look good? Isn't it dashing?"
"Beautiful, dashing." Lu Yu complimented her, and Ji Meiqing didn't mind, sitting down and striking a domineering pose, which made Lu Yu frown repeatedly.
"What kind of behavior is this?!"
"You're the one who told me to dress as a man so no one would recognize me..." She directly used his words to shut him up. Lu Yu had nothing to say, and the two eventually left the house peacefully.
Looking at my clothes, I noticed the sun was exceptionally bright today. I could feel its warmth even early in the morning.
The sun came out after the snow, so the temperature must have been very low. But she felt as hot as if it were summer. She wiped the sweat from her brow, and the two continued walking.
Lu Yu had already figured out the situation there, so without ever going to Qingyuan Tower, the two arrived at the place without missing a single step.
Before even getting there, I saw a large, gleaming gold sign hanging there, and the whole building was rich, luxurious, and uniquely exquisite.
Ji Meiqing sighed with emotion, and the next second Lu Yu pulled her inside. There were even more people inside than in her own restaurant, but because the place was bigger, it wasn't as crowded. However, there were quite a few people sitting in the waiting area, while the main hall was quite empty.
She was somewhat puzzled; the two of them went inside and were similarly made to sit on the side.
"You clearly have so many seats available here, why are you making people wait here?"
Ji Meiqing asked directly, "There are seats available, but no one is sitting down."
"Young master, you probably don't know this is your first time here, but this morning we're welcoming people who made reservations last night. After all, our head chef served the Emperor in the palace!" He said this with a look of longing on his face, which made Ji Meiqing even more puzzled.
Emerging from the palace, one is immediately elevated to a higher status. I wonder what's become of this restaurant.