To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 123 Gifts

  The next day was fine.

  A young girl stopped in front of the restaurant, looking at the closed door with hesitation.

  Standing for a while, she glanced at the blue wine, and turned to leave.

   At this moment, the door of the store opened with a creak, and a woman who still retained her charm walked out.

   "Does the girl want to drink?" The female shopkeeper looked at the girl for a while from the window in the lobby. Although it was not time for the restaurant to open, she thought about it and came out to ask.

  As a qualified shopkeeper, naturally he cannot let go of a possible guest.

   "This restaurant—" the girl hesitated, "is it opened by Miss Luo?"

  The female shopkeeper was taken aback, then nodded: "Yes, the owner of our restaurant is Miss Luo."

   "Then...the market hasn't opened yet?"

  The female shopkeeper smiled: "The market opened yesterday, but our restaurant only serves the evening market. If the girl wants to drink, please come later."

   "Is that so." The girl was stunned and surprised.

   Suddenly, I knew why the store was closed at this time, but I was surprised that it was unheard of for a wine shop that only serves the evening market.

  But considering that the owner is Miss Luo, it seems that nothing is impossible.

  The girl handed a brocade box to the female shopkeeper: "I can't come at night. Please tell Miss Luo that Miss Xu couldn't go out yesterday, so I came here today to give you a congratulatory gift."

  The female shopkeeper took the brocade box and asked, "May I ask which house the girl is from?"

   "The shopkeeper said Ms. Xu, Ms. Luo should know." The girl paused at this point, and added, "I live with my cousin."

  The female shopkeeper watched the girl leave without paying much attention.

   It's normal for Miss Luo to open a restaurant, and it's normal to have a handkerchief to give as a congratulatory ceremony.

   This is the misunderstanding of the female shopkeeper, Miss Luo didn't hand in a handkerchief at all.

  Princess Changle?

  Princess Changle, of course, can’t be counted as a handkerchief handkerchief, it’s a friend who has common hobbies.

  Luo Sheng came to the restaurant and heard the female shopkeeper talk about this matter, and knew that the person who came was her niece Xu Fang.

  Open the brocade box and take a look, inside is a pair of Ruyi auspicious knots, embellished with a small gold Pixiu.

  Things are not expensive, but the heart is more important.

  Luo Sheng thought for a while, and ordered Hongdou: "Pack a box of stewed beef and send it to Duke Ning's mansion."

   There are comings and goings, and if you come and go again, you will have friendship.

   She knows this, and so does Xu Fang.

   Before it was time to go to the Yamen, Zhao Shangshu sent Lin Teng to call his cousin, and arranged to meet at a restaurant.

   After reaching Xiaya, Zhao Shangshu rushed to the wine shop with the wind on his feet, because he ran into Lin Jijiu who had just come out of the Imperial College because he was walking in a hurry.

   "What is Zhao Shangshu doing so fast?" Lin Jijiu rubbed his shoulders and said with a smile, "My old bones are about to be knocked apart by you."

  In terms of age, Lin Jijiu is older than Zhao Shangshu.

   "Go for a drink." Zhao Shangshu suppressed his gluttony and said in a hurry when meeting colleagues.

  Although Lin Jijiu is old, he has good eyesight. Even if Zhao Shangshu tried his best to restrain himself, he could see the eagerness in him.

  Why are you so impatient after having a drink?

  Old Jijiu became curious for a moment: "So, my eldest grandson has gone back?"

   "No, I asked him to eat together." Speaking of this, Zhao Shangshu felt a little guilty.

  He not only called Lin Jijiu's eldest grandson, but also his second grandson.

  Lin Jijiu coughed lightly: "If there are no outsiders, wouldn't it be convenient to count me in?"

   Zhao Shangshu hesitated for a moment.

   "Is there no outsider?" Lin Jijiu asked again.

  Zhao Shangshu twitched the corners of his mouth: "There is no outsider. Let's go together."

   He is an outsider.

  The two walked side by side through the street lined with government offices, and turned into Qingxing Street.

   "Is Zhao Shangshu drinking here? It's quite close to the Yamen."

   "Yes, it's more convenient. Lin Jijiu pays attention to his feet, the restaurant is right there."

  Lin Jijiu paused slightly, looked at the front of a restaurant that Zhao Shangshu was pointing at, squinted his eyes and said: "There is a restaurant."

   "Lin Jijiu has good eyesight."

  Lin Jijiu twisted his beard and smiled: "Vulgarity is elegance, but it has some artistic conception."

   Zhao Shangshu didn't care about answering the conversation, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

  He doesn't care whether it's vulgar or elegant, he only cares whether it tastes good or not.

  Lin Teng and Lin Shu came one step ahead of Zhao Shangshu.

  Standing at the door of the restaurant, Lin Shu looked helpless: "Brother, I have an appointment today."

  Lin Teng said embarrassingly: "I will invite my second brother's friend to drink to apologize later."

   "Why don't you call them—"

  Lin Teng hurriedly interrupted Lin Shu: "No."

  Lin Shu was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Lin Teng in puzzlement.

  Even though the eldest brother is not very talkative, he has a cheerful personality. What happened today?

   What else can I do, of course it’s because it’s expensive!

  Lin Teng thought that if his cousin brought a few friends to eat him, his calves would tremble.

   There is a restaurant for a meal, and he has to spend in advance the money prepared by the family for his wife.

   It's no wonder Grandpa didn't break his leg!

  Of course you can’t say that to your cousin.

  Lin Teng forced a smile: "I haven't told you that there is still Zhao Shangshu today."

  Lin Shu was even more surprised: "Brother and Shangfeng had a drink, why did you call me?"

  He thought it was a gathering of two brothers.

  At this time, a crisp voice came: "Are you two coming in, or not?"

  The two brothers heard the voice and saw that she was a delicate and lively female second.

  Lin Shu whispered to Lin Teng: "Brother, why does this woman look familiar to me?"

   "Come in and we'll talk." Lin Teng dragged Lin Shu in.

  Lin Shu faintly felt that something was wrong, and he saw the girl in plain clothes by the counter with a glance.

  Lin Shu turned his head in shock, looking at his brother.

  Lead him into the wolf den, this can't be his big brother!

   "Long time no see, Second Master Lin, he seems to have grown taller." Luo Sheng looked at Lin Shu with a smile.

  Lin Shu: "..." The weird feeling of being scrutinized by the grandmother came again.

  But this made him inexplicably relieved.

  After all, it is unlikely that the grandmother's generation will **** him face to face.

   He heard about Miss Luo bringing her cousin back to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion a few days ago, so she secretly went to see her cousin.

   Although Ms. Luo's actions are considered to be helping her cousin, but the cousin seems to have been severely hit...

   "Hongdou, take the two Young Masters to sit by the window. Kouer, bring some side dishes."

   "Small dishes?" Lin Teng was startled.

  What side dish?

  Luo Sheng smiled slightly: "Small dishes as a gift."

  Lin Teng looked at Lin Shu in silence.

  Lin Shu was at a loss: "Brother, what do you want me to do?"

  Lin Teng didn't want to say anything, and sat down.

   Not long after, Kerr brought up a tray, and there were four porcelain plates of different colors on the small tray.

   "Red oil and green bamboo shoots." Kerr put down the white porcelain plate.

   "Puffed Fennel Beans." This is a cherry red china dish.

  In the lotus leaf green porcelain plate: "Purple potato jelly."

  Keer put down the last light pink porcelain plate: "Crystal Shrimp Jelly."

  Lin Teng stared at the four dishes on the mahogany dining table, silent for a long time.

  Lin Shu took advantage of Kouer to take away the tray, and asked his cousin in a low voice: "Brother, tell the truth, is it expensive to eat here?"

See you tomorrow.

  (end of this chapter)