Chapter 104 Stay with Me for One Night

I don’t know if it’s because my brother was at the General’s Mansion, but Ah Ying, who hadn’t slept well for a few days, slept surprisingly well.

Just when Ah Ying seemed to be half awake, she heard a burst of laughter outside.

I rubbed my sleepy eyes and walked towards the sound, only to see a layer of frost outside.

Su Jian and a few cleaning women were playing in the yard.

Just as Ah Ying was about to call Su Jian, he walked to the door and felt a chill invade him. He immediately shrank back.

Only after wrapping myself in a layer of cotton clothes did I feel my cold hands regain some feeling.

Su Jian just happened to enter the room and saw Ah Ying getting dressed. She apologized and said, "Miss, did we disturb your rest?"

Ah Ying smiled slowly, "No problem. I just couldn't sleep, so I got up."

"It's extremely cold outside today, and it feels like winter has arrived. You should wear more clothes." Su Jian said gently.

The coldness in the capital city is slightly less than that in Lin'an, and it is not as biting.

As she didn't have much of an appetite, Ah Ying only had some light porridge and some side dishes for breakfast.

During this time, he asked, "Is there any news from Uncle Liang?"

"I've already replied. The shop is in the downtown area, next to the Magnolia Pavilion." Speaking of this, Aying is definitely the person Su Jian admires the most. Even with such a mess in her life, the girl still has the mind to go to the shop.

"Okay, business matters cannot be done as we please. Ask Uncle Liang to post a notice, sincerely recruiting accountants and shop managers. If there is a suitable one, set a time and I will go to meet him." Aying instructed.

Su Jian responded: "Yes."

"Girl, I think you should take a rest first. You look very tired during this period." Only Su Jian could see the bitterness and depression in Aying's life.

But in the eyes of others, such a frustrating and depressing life is already the best life in Ah Ying's cognition. In the past, she would not even dare to think about it. She does not want to waste any opportunity, even if this opportunity can only make her a penny, it is her last channel to change her fate.

Working with Sister Hua makes money quickly, but it also has risks. Not only is it not a long-term solution, the key is that if you want to continue working with Xie Chengyi, you must be worthy of him. This worthyness requires not only thinking, but also obvious support.

Especially after what happened to her brother, she became more convinced that this path was the right one.

"By the way, Su Jian, when you go to the villa to deliver the silver, tell Madam Shen to let them stay there safely. Don't let anyone find out about this place, especially my brother." Nowadays, Aying has to be more cautious in doing things.

"Don't worry, girl."

"Come with me to the shop later." Since he had staked his entire fortune this time, Aying had no way out.

Fortunately, she had been smart since she was young, and all the ideas she gave to the brothel madam always made the madam happy.

As for those shops, which ones were profitable and which ones were not, she saw them most clearly when she was singing and doing business.

Nowadays, with limited energy, I have to carefully choose the most stable business - the rouge shop.

All women, no matter whether rich or poor, cannot live without rouge and powder, let alone in the capital.

Ah Ying secretly wrote down the cosmetics recipes and materials that her sisters used to use, and made several versions before. After using them for a while, she finally decided on the final product. Although it was not much, it was enough to start a shop.

When he arrived at the shop, Ah Ying looked at the layout and the wall color, but his expression was still unclear.

"The color of this wall is not suitable, let's redo it." Aying looked around and said softly.

Qingshi immediately replied: "Yes."

"Here are the layouts and drawings I drew, and the materials used are clearly marked. Uncle Liang, please take care of it for me to prevent those people from making random offers or filling in the numbers with shoddy work." As he spoke, Ah Ying handed the paper tube with the information drawn to Uncle Liang. Uncle Liang used to be a laborer, and he did have some knowledge of shop decoration, so Ah Ying felt relieved to leave it to him.

"Don't worry, young lady. I will definitely do it according to your ideas." Uncle Liang was very grateful to Aying. If the young lady hadn't given him this job, it would not have been so easy for him to support the whole family.

Ah Ying nodded and said, "I'll give the money to Su Jian. If you need it, you can withdraw it at any time."

When I came out of the shop, it was already past lunch time.

My mind relaxed a little and my stomach started to feel a little hungry.

It was obviously too late to go back to the Marquis' Mansion for dinner, so Aying told Su Jian to eat something nearby.

Xie Chengyi was not idle either. He was sitting opposite Su Yin in Jiyue Tower.

"Prince has not come to see Su Yin for a long time. How come you are free today?" There was a hint of resentment in Su Yin's words, but her eyes were always on Xie Chengyi.

Xie Chengyi said calmly: "Are you not welcome?"

Su Yin smiled and said, "Your Highness, that's what I meant. I think about you every day. How could I not welcome you?"

Xie Chengyi frowned slightly. This kind of "flirting" was a bit unlike the Su Yin he knew. "You have changed."

Su Yin sat down next to Xie Chengyi, moving closer on purpose, and stared at him with a frivolous look, "Why did you change?"

"Su Yin!" Xie Chengyi's expression tightened.

Su Yin straightened up slowly as if someone had grabbed her chest. "I forgot that the prince doesn't like such intimacy."

Xie Chengyi looked at Su Yin and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her. "You weren't like this before."

"Before? How long ago was it? Staying in this brothel, every day felt like a year. How could I not change?" Su Yin's tone was filled with sadness.

Xie Chengyi was not concerned about these things, so he changed the subject and asked directly: "Did you meet someone yesterday?"

Su Yin asked innocently, "Who are you talking about, Master? Master Liu or Mr. Chen?"

Xie Chengyi's brows furrowed even deeper, "Shen Qingye."

"Shen Qingye?" Su Yin stretched out the last syllable in confusion, as if searching for this person.

"What did you say to him?" Xie Chengyi asked directly without hiding anything. Su Yin was not very good at lying and her expression just now was obviously teasing him. Xie Chengyi didn't like this feeling.

Su Yin's defenses were completely broken down by Xie Chengyi's cold and distant look.

She was such a proud person and had imagined countless scenes of reuniting with Xie Chengyi, but she had never expected him to look at her like this, as if she had done something unforgivable.

At that moment, I felt bitter. I held on to my remaining pride and stopped pretending. I "chatted with him about the past."

"What's the matter?" Xie Chengyi continued to ask.

Facing Xie Chengyi's cold eyes, Su Yin's heart instantly turned cold. She picked up a glass of wine, looked at Xie Chengyi with interest, and said, "He is not Huo Aying's cousin. Huo Aying is not from Wushan, Qingzhou, right?"

"You believe this nonsense." Xie Chengyi didn't say anything.

Su Yin was more convinced, "If you didn't come to see me, I wouldn't really believe it, but since you came in person, I have to believe it."

"What do you want to do?" Xie Chengyi leaned back slightly and looked at Su Yin who was like a venomous snake.

"Nothing else, just stay with me for one night..." Su Yin breathed softly towards Xie Chengyi's face.