Wishful Things

Cao Lang just came here?

How could it be such a coincidence?

Fortunately, she came a step late!

When the guests heard this, their voices immediately became noisy.

"Is that Cao Zhuangyuan?"

"This is a real young talent...the future is boundless."

"Yeah, I also met that day once. He is also humble and polite, without the impetuosity of teenage success, which is rare..."

"It is said that many high-ranking officials in Beijing wanted to recruit him as their son-in-law."

Hearing these praises, Xia Xi's frowning brows slowly relaxed.

It is a person whom she clearly dislikes, but others praise him so much, this kind of wonderful sense of pride makes her feel very happy.

The next moment, someone in the group sighed: "This Zhuangyuan Lang is good in everything, but there is one thing..."

a little what?

Xia Xi immediately pricked up her ears and waited to listen.

There were also curious people who asked in low voices.

Even the buddies in the study poked their heads to listen.

He only heard the man cough lightly, and said: "It's nothing, just seeing that the number one scholar has only turned twenty, the top of his head seems to be a little thinner, and he has always been bothering and worrying in the officialdom, I'm afraid he won't last for a few years and then..."

Xia Xi's face froze when he heard it.

...how about it?

—Are you bald? !

That day when she went to see him straddle the street, he was wearing the number one scholar's hat, and he was old enough just by looking at his appearance, but under the number one scholar's hat, even his hair was in danger?

Sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls are still at an age that values ​​appearance. Even if there is no one who really likes them, who doesn't want the person they marry to be handsome and suave?

It's fine if he's not handsome and suave, but he's bald, who can handle that? !

Xia Xi only felt darkness in front of her eyes.

"Students, it takes a lot of effort, and they come from a poor background. It is inevitable that their diet is rough, and it is common to lose their hair."

"Yeah, and as a man, talent is enough...not to mention that everyone is going to marry Miss Xia, so what does it matter how much hair you have?"

"Since ancient times, there has been a saying of 'extremely smart'. This hair is less, and it looks more calm, which is not a bad thing!"

Hearing the ridicule and laughter from those people, Xia Xi became dizzy with anger, turned around and left the study.

"Axi...!"

Zhou Wei gave the chosen inkstone to the servant girl to pay the silver, while she hurriedly chased it out.

"Ah Xi, why did you come out suddenly?"

Xia Xi frowned and looked at her friend.

Is she deaf? Didn't you hear what those people said just now?

But looking through the tulle hanging down from the fence, the round-cheeked girl looked puzzled, and it didn't seem like she was pretending.

After all, Zhou Wei has always been a fool, and he is very careless in dealing with things.

"Seeing that you've almost finished the selection, I'll come out to get some air." Xia Xi explained in a cold tone, and his eyes were suddenly attracted by a bustling shop opposite.

This shop is full of female customers, many of them are ladies in Chinese clothes.

"Where is that place?" Xia Xi asked casually.

After asking, her eyes touched the signboard hanging outside the shop door, and her eyes suddenly turned cold.

Su Yufang...

Even though she has never been here in person, it does not prevent her from knowing that the jewelry shop opened by Xu Ying on Xiyi Street is called Suyufang.

"This...is a jewelry store." Zhou Wei hesitated, as if he didn't dare to say anything more.

Xia Xi sneered.

"If there's anything I dare not say, isn't it the guy named Xu Ying who drove it?"

She has never seen such a shameless person who has the face to open a shop in the city after such a thing happened and hurt her second brother.

And the existence of this shop seems to remind the people of the old things in Beijing from time to time. Anyone who passes by here will probably think of her second brother and secretly give pointers to their Xia family!

Whenever she thinks about this matter, she feels a pain in her throat, not to mention seeing that the business of this shop is actually good at this time.

When the shop first opened, she once asked Xu Ying to trouble her, but she was disturbed by Xu Mingyi and Princess Yufeng, and that day, Princess Yufeng threatened to support the shop, she didn't want to offend the princess, so she took a break for a while.

At that time, Zhou Wei had persuaded her not to be angry because of this, saying that this shop would not last long, after all, who would dare to oppose their Xia family? If no one patronizes, the business will naturally fail.

But what's going on now?

Sensing her gaze under the fence, Zhou Wei said with a complicated expression: "The business was really deserted at the beginning, but Princess Yufeng and Miss Xu from Zhen Guogong's mansion visited here frequently, and often wore jewelry custom-made from this shop. After coming and going, word spread, and the number of customers gradually increased..."

If you go alone, you may consider whether you will offend the Xia family, but if you go together, you don't have to worry about it.

Xia Xi's expression darkened upon hearing this.

Xu Mingyi...it's Xu Mingyi again!

Xu Mingyi has always been picky, what precious things can be sold in this small shop, how could it catch her Xu Mingyi's eyes?

As for custom-made, there are so many big jewelry houses in Beijing, why did you choose Xu Ying?

This is clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for the Xia family and her!

This has been the case since childhood!

"Ah Xi, I've never been there before." Zhou Wei assured in a low voice from the side.

Xia Xi didn't have time to pay attention to her words, and looked straight at a carriage not far from the door of the shop.

That is the carriage of the Zhen Guogong Mansion!

The corners of Xia Xi's pursed lips moved, eyes full of sarcasm.

It seems that Xu Mingyi was really diligent in coming here, it was extremely difficult for her to go out, and she was able to meet him here.

Shouldn't they just make friends with Xu Ying? ——What Xu Mingyi has always been best at is how to disgust her!

Zhou Wei obviously also saw the carriage - to be exact, she saw it earlier than Xia Xi.

At this time, she gently tugged on Xia Xi's sleeve, and said softly in a cautious tone: "Ah Xi, let's look elsewhere..."

Xia Xi coldly shook off her hand.

Why did she take a detour when she saw Xu Mingyi? Could it be that she was afraid that Xu Ming's intention would not be fulfilled!

She wants to see what good things are in this shop!

Xia Xi took the maid and walked to the opposite side.

"Axi, wait for me..." Zhou Wei hurriedly followed, her tone sounded quite nervous.

Xia Xi, who had just walked in front of Suyufang, stopped suddenly.

There was a chair on the side outside the shop door, and a flat-haired animal was actually lying in the chair at this time.

She was raised in a girl's house in the boudoir since she was a child. She had never seen a vulture, nor could she recognize what it was. At first, she just thought it was weird.

But in the next moment, it was not just as simple as feeling strange.

Looking at the bald bird's head under the sun, Xia Xi suddenly felt extremely glaring, as if she had been connoted.

... Is she so troubled that even a bird is mocking her?

With nowhere to vent her anger, Xia Xi angrily snatched a pack of roasted chestnuts from the servant girl's hand, grabbed a few and smashed them hard: "Get away!"

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