Chapter 753: Chapter 752: The Benefits of Being Unenlightened
When Jin Lan led her people to present the tea and snacks, everyone was engaged in a lively conversation, especially her brother, whose excitent seed as if he had acquired jade of a thousand years.
The fragrant breeze wafted over, prompting everyone to cease their conversations and turn with benevolent smiles upon seeing Jin Lan.
The maids served tea to all present and stepped aside, while Jin Lan did not leave but took a seat herself.
Ah Jiu’s brows furrowed slightly and then relaxed, as Jin Yu also glanced at his sister.
"What kind of tea is this? It’s so fragrant." Wufu lifted the lid of the teacup and was greeted by a strong aroma.
"It’s Top-grade Fragrance, a tribute specially for the Imperial Family. If you like it, I have a few canisters at my place, and I can ask Xiao Li to bring them to you later," Ah Jiu said before Jin Yu could speak.
At these words, Jin Yu’s eyes flickered, and Jin Lan also looked at Ah Jiu in surprise; the Jin family had gone through many connections and paid a high price for just two canisters, yet he claid to have several?
"Oh." Wufu took another sip. Although fragrant, the sll overpowered the taste of the tea itself.
"Ninth Master really has extensive knowledge. I myself managed to obtain only two canisters of this Top-grade Fragrance," Jin Yu comnted.
Upon hearing this, Wufu turned to him and asked, "Do you like this tea?"
"If Young Master Jin likes it, I’ll have soone send two canisters to you as well, as a token of gratitude," Ah Jiu suggested, raising his cup in a very astute manner.
Jin Yu smiled, "In that case, I thank you, Ninth Master. I must not refuse your generous offer!"
Ah Jiu smiled lightly in response.
"How about the two of you join
for lunch here on my ship? My cook, whom I’ve brought with , is especially skilled at preparing Jiangnan cuisine," Jin Yu invited again.
"Yes, yes, that’d be great," Wufu eagerly nodded.
Jin Yu then looked toward Jin Lan, who rose with a beaming smile: "Big brother, I’ll go down and make the arrangents now!"
"It’s much appreciated, Miss Jin!" Wufu said, grinning foolishly.
Jin Lan curtsied to everyone and left with her maids. As soon as she stepped out, she overheard the girl nad Wufu praising her.
"Young Master Jin, your sister is truly beautiful. Are all the people in the Jin family this pretty?"
The corners of Jin Lan’s mouth turned upward; the woman was indeed forthright.
"Miss, that girl is too rude, like a rogue," said the maid.
Quietly rebuking her, Jin Lan said, "Qi Huang, do not be disrespectful. The desire for beauty is common to all; she is just a woman, after all. Besides, she wasn’t impolite to ."
The maid nad Qi Huang stuck out her tongue, "I just never imagined a woman would be more keen on looking at beauties than n are!"
"In this world, there are always many unexpected things, such as..." Such as that Ah Jiu, who seed indifferent to her beauty.
Unaware that she was being discussed, Wufu was excitedly talking with Jin Yu about craftsmanship, and upon recognizing that the hairpin on her head was from Peach Blossom Spring, she took it off and handed it to him for a closer look.
"The carving is fine, the design both generous and innovative, truly beautiful," Jin Yu said upon observing the sword-shaped hairpin, then he inquired tentatively, "As I recall, Ninth Master kept a small piece of Peach Blossom Spring for himself, could it be that this hairpin...?"
"Young Master Jin is correct, this hairpin is indeed made from that very piece," Ah Jiu replied with a light smile.
Wufu also took back the hairpin and placed it back on her head, chuckling, "Although I carved it myself, it was a marriageable age gift from Ah Jiu."
Ah Jiu watched Wufu with a smile, thoroughly pleased with this straightforwardness; even naivety had its benefits.
Upon realizing that Wufu displayed no shyness on her face and seed unbothered by the gift of the hairpin, Jin Yu looked at Ah Jiu with a half-smile.
A gentleman harbors intentions, but the fallen blossoms remain clueless, no?
Feeling the implication of that gaze, Ah Jiu’s expression darkened.
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