Chapter 167: Chapter 167: The Lucky Farr is at Ease, While the Husband with No Heirs is Busy Pursuing His Wife 27
The young master in the moon-shaped white brocade robe hastily withdrew his gaze and refrained from looking at her again, but the sudden quickening of his heartbeat compelled him to take another glance at her nonetheless.
There was only a simple silver hairpin in her hair bun, very plain in style, all her long hair was swept up, and she wore a pale green large cloak with a matching dark green long skirt underneath. Her fingernails were not as exquisitely adorned as those of other noble ladies from the Capital City; they were neatly trimd and looked just right. Perhaps it was too cold outside, her fingertips were reddened, contrasting with her clothes, and looked like green onion roots, making it hard for him to look away.
She had a very proper appearance, neither demonic nor flamboyant, giving off a clear and comfortable vibe.
“Young master, you look a lot like soone I know,” Su Zhiruan answered his earlier question, smiling lightly, “You ntioned earlier, young master, that you wanted to pick a piece of jewelry for your mother, is that correct?”
Seeing her smile, the young master hastily withdrew his gaze, looking towards those jewelry pieces, “I’ve been selecting for a while but I’m not sure which ones would be suitable.”
“These might be more suitable,” Su Zhiruan was intimately familiar with her own designs, naturally knowing what was more suitable for the elderly and what was more suitable for young ladies, “If the person is older, choosing from these will be more luxurious and presentable.”
The chubby man who had mistaken them earlier also ca closer, seeing that the choices Su Zhiruan was recomnding to the young master were indeed more suitable for the elderly, he couldn’t help but express his admiration, “I didn’t expect the lady to have such a unique eye! All these are personally drawn by our shop manager, you won’t find another collection like this throughout the Capital City.”
“Your shop manager?” Su Zhiruan raised her eyebrows and looked at the man, “Were all those designs made into jewelry?”
The young master had selected several pieces that looked quite nice and gestured for the chubby man to wrap them up.
As the chubby man packed them up, he bragged proudly, “Indeed! Although I haven’t t our shop manager personally, she’s really impressive. Many of the best-selling jewelry here, as well as many others, were designed by her personally. I’m not boasting, the manager is a woman, but she is far more capable than ordinary secluded ladies. Recently, when the new jewelry was made, everyone in the Capital City wanted to buy it!”
Su Zhiruan looked surprised, she hadn’t expected the sketches she had casually made to beco a hot trend in the Capital City!
Misinterpreting her expression as astonishnt, the chubby man beca even more proud and continued to praise how amazing their manager was.
The young master initially didn’t want to listen to his lengthy assertions, but the more he heard, the more he believed this behind-the-scenes manager was truly remarkable. He casually remarked, “If only I could et this extraordinary lady in person.”
“Indeed! We all wish to et her,” the chubby man sighed, “but unfortunately, she’s too busy with business, having lots of dealings in Jiangnan Prefecture as well. She has no ti to co to the Capital City. Not just you, even we subordinates wish to see her in person!”
At that mont, even the small couple in the store and a few clerks had heard their conversation and curiously gathered to listen.
Su Zhiruan nodded with a gesture of regret.
However, just then, a voice ca from outside the door. Even before the curtain was lifted, the voice had already reached inside the shop.
“My goodness! Why did it suddenly start snowing heavily? Let’s go, hurry inside!”
Su Zhiruan felt a sense of foreboding the mont she heard the voice; she slowly turned around and looked back.
The chatty young man entering from the door was covered in snowflakes and hadn’t yet managed to brush off the snow from his clothes when he looked straight into Su Zhiruan’s eyes.
Su Zhiruan: “…”
“Ah!!! Manager! Sister Ruanruan!!” The young man’s eyes imdiately brightened. He rushed forward, pushing through the crowd and walked straight up to Su Zhiruan, “Sister! It’s really you! You’ve actually co back! Why didn’t you tell before coming to the store? I would have co out to welco you.”
He spoke too quickly, Su Zhiruan couldn’t even stop him in ti. She shook her head, suddenly feeling a bit dizzy.
She hadn’t lost her disguise when she arrived, but unexpectedly, this big-mouthed man appeared in such a sudden situation.
“Don’t get excited, I have returned,” Su Zhiruan said helplessly.
“That’s wonderful, that’s wonderful! Sister, let tell you, many people liked the design drawings you made, really, at that ti people in Capital City even queued up to buy them!” The young man, like a child who hadn’t grown up, shared all these joyful news with Su Zhiruan as if telling his relatives. After he finished speaking, he realized that sothing was off around them. He walked over to Su Zhiruan and asked with so confusion, “What’s wrong with them? Why do they look stupefied? Is it too cold?”
The young lord in the Moon-shaped White Brocade Robe was sowhat astonished upon hearing this conversation.
She turned out to be the owner of Liuyun Golden Jade Workshop and the one who drew those jewelry design drawings.
The peaceful and elegantly poised lady, as gentle as jade, turned out to be the legendary Su Family’s Family Head.
This was the first ti he had encountered such a unique young lady. Although it was their first eting, for so reason, his favor for her soared suddenly—even wanting to get to know a lady on his own for the first ti.
The fat man, who had been talking confidently just now, had his smile freeze on his face when he saw the young man reveal Su Zhiruan’s true identity.
He had embarrassed himself too much today!
First, he mistook his own master for the wife of this young lord and then boasted about her in front of the store manager. It was truly embarrassing!
And the young couple who had been enjoying what they believed to be a legendary tale, along with other shop attendants, stood stunned as well now.
This feeling was like listening to a story in a tavern, and then, in the blink of an eye, the protagonist of the story appeared in front of them.
“You, you are our master!” The fat owner, to ease the embarrassnt, hurriedly grabbed two frail attendants and ca forward, “Miss Su is our true master, the master, we were blind not to recognize your greatness! We didn’t expect you to have co back!”
The young man, oblivious to the situation, scratched his head but continued to speak joyfully, “Ruanruan sister has returned, does that an you’ll have ti to draw more jewelry, so we can earn more money later?”
“I have been quite busy lately, let’s talk another day,” Su Zhiruan patted her large cloak, sowhat helplessly, “Auntie misses you dearly, visit when you have ti.”
“Okay!” The young man nodded in agreent.
“I will take my leave now, we’ll talk another day.” After saying this, Su Zhiruan nodded to everyone and then headed towards the door.
As she lifted the curtain, she lifted her eyes to see the heavy snowfall.
The goose-feather-like snow fell slowly, as light as down feathers, but the air was filled with the chill only found in the depths of winter; a single breath turned into a vast expanse of fog. She looked up at the sky, the lanterns on the ground had long been extinguished, covered with a thin layer of snow.
“Miss Su—”
A clear and gentle voice suddenly stopped her.
Su Zhiruan turned her head and saw the young lord in the Moon-shaped White Brocade Robe walking towards her.
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