Chapter Ninety-Four: All Things Have Their Value

  "What did Mr. Yang say? Do you still remember?"

  Zhen'er looked up and glanced at Miss Zhou, seeing her intently drinking tea. If not for the furrowed brow, she would have thought that Miss Zhou wasn't very concerned about the matter.

  However, from the moment she was brought to this flower hall and knew that Miss Zhou wanted to see her, she knew there were reasons behind it that she didn't know.

  Zhen'er thought carefully for a moment, describing Yang's words and actions in great detail. To her surprise, Zhou's eyebrows furrowed even tighter. Zhen'er felt a bit uneasy in her heart, wondering why she had so quickly sought out this wealthy family after deciding to cut ties with them and focus on being a mistress of the manor.

  Zhen'er was secretly annoyed, but there was a saying that made people sit at home and wait for disaster to come from the sky. She didn't want to get involved with the wealthy and powerful families, but this relationship had already sprouted when she first reported Miss Zhou's name, and the subsequent contacts had watered and fertilized it. Now its roots were weak, but it had the potential to grow into a vine that could climb up to the sky, only the tree it would cling to was still unknown.

  Miss Zhou has helped her a lot, intentionally or unintentionally. When she thought of passing on the message, she knew her plan was useless. Now that she thinks about it, there's no need to regret it, just consider it as repaying kindness.

  Miss Zhou thought for a moment and said: "If he wants to buy strawberries, just sell them to him. It's not a big deal. You just need to let him know that this thing will definitely be worth it."

  Is it worth the money? Miss Zhou's words seemed to have a hidden meaning. Zhen'er didn't understand and wasn't going to think about it, she just fell silent for a moment.

  Miss Zhou had something on her mind, and not having heard Zhen's response, she felt annoyed and didn't think much of it. She narrowed her eyes and stared straight at Zhen, asking in a low voice: "What? You don't agree?"

  This sentence is more like an interrogation than a question. Zhen'er has been somewhat intimidated by Zhou's gaze since the last time, despite having a gentle and elegant face. Normally, when she speaks, you would think she is a soft-spoken and quiet girl. But when she looks at people with such eyes, it still gives off a strong sense of oppression, making one feel suffocated. Zhen'er has always thought that Zhou should be this kind of person deep down, reserved and introverted, yet gentle and tough at the same time.

  "Not unwillingly," Zhen'er hesitated for a moment, seeing Miss Zhou's eyebrows slightly furrowed in anger. She slowly said: "Last time I sold strawberries to Qian Zhongren, we agreed that next time I sell strawberries, I must go find him first."

  Miss Zhou's eyebrows unconsciously relaxed, she thought she had misjudged her before, this Zhen'er was also a greedy one, didn't expect that she didn't dare to agree because of this. "So when did you plan to discuss selling the second batch of strawberries?"

  Miss Zhou was also hosting the banquet and quickly grasped the key point. Her questioning was sharp, and Zhen'er replied: "It's just these two days."

  Miss Zhou hesitated for a moment, made an eye signal to let Wang'er take Zhen'er to wait at the corner door, and after discussing with Xia Mama for two sentences, she saw Xia Mama hurrying out of the garden.

  Zhen'er saw Xia Mama's figure flash by, and she felt a little puzzled. However, she also knew that large families usually had some secrets that were not to be shared with outsiders, so she just chatted with Pan'er, pretending not to hear about what was happening in the garden.

  "... Is Sister Wan'er getting married?! Hearing this news, Zhen'er was not unshocked. She had only thought it was just a visit to give a gift for the engagement. Unexpectedly, there's another dowry coming afterwards! "Is that person good? Has the date been set? I'll come to add to sister's dowry at that time."

  Wan'er's face turned bright red as she said in a mosquito-like voice: "The marriage was arranged by the mistress, and that person is a young servant beside the young master. I've seen him a few times, he's a kind and honest man. My mother also says he's good; The date hasn't been set yet, my mother doesn't want to part with Miss, saying she'll talk about it after Miss gets married, the mistress agrees, and I think that's good too."

  Zhen'er saw Wan'er's sweet expression when talking about that person, and she knew that Wan'er also had a good impression of him and was willing to accept this marriage. She was truly happy for her in her heart. Living a life is still the business of two people; if they get along well with each other, then their life will be prosperous. And that Xia Popo is also a clever person; since she thinks that young man is good, it proves that he indeed has some exceptional qualities.

  Before the two had spoken many words, they heard a murmur of voices at the door. Xia Mama led in a young servant and said to Zhen'er: "This little servant is clever and often comes and goes among various households. You take him with you to find Qian Zhongren. If anything happens, you handle it." As she spoke, she nodded at the young servant, who quickly raised his head, which had been lowered since he entered, bowed to Zhen'er, and then lowered his head again.

  His movements were too fast, Zhen'er hadn't seen his face clearly, but saw that his ears had turned red, and was very puzzled in her heart: such a shy temperament, didn't seem like someone who often went out.

  Zhen'er knew that Miss Zhou was trying to find someone to boost her confidence and also hoped that she could make a deal with Jingchuntang. Although she was not pleased with Miss Zhou's arrangement, she suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and thought that since the Yang family was paying more money, she would just focus on the money.

  Just as I was about to bid farewell to Pan'er, I turned around and saw that she too had her head lowered, with the back of her neck and ears flushed red. I thought she was just shy in front of an outsider, until the young man handed her a package of pastries and said: "Wanfu Xuan's three-color steamed cake, your favorite." It wasn't until then that I suddenly realized this must be Pan'er's fiancé.

  On the way to Yangliu Lane to find Qian Zhongren, Zhen'er said a few words to that young man and found out that although he looked stupid, he was actually clever. He was still very sincere with people, and his answers to Zhen'er were detailed, really a good husband.

  They were lucky, and Qian Zhongren happened to be at home today.

  As soon as she entered the gate, Zhen'er looked at this three-entry courtyard and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. Being a middleman was also a pretty good profession, at least it seemed to be very profitable for now.

  Qian Zhongren had just been scolded by his wife and was feeling annoyed. Seeing Zhen'er made him even more annoyed, but he still patiently let her pour tea for him and asked: "Little girl, why have you come today?"

  Isn't this a deliberate question? They had all agreed to discuss the second strawberry transaction over the next two days, and she didn't come for that, so was she here just to drink tea?

  "Last time I said I was going to sell strawberries, I came to ask you first. I think last time our strawberries were priced too low, so Qian Zhongren will definitely come to buy again. I'll ask you how much we should charge and we can go pick strawberries and set a date?" He pretended to be stupid, so Zhen'er pointed it out to him. Fifty taels of silver, Ye Baiju had been muttering about it for two days, saying that no matter what she had to find trouble with Qian Zhongren, but since she couldn't find any trouble, she could at least disgust him a bit.