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Chapter 321: Rising
Being said like that in public, Nie Junfeng was furious and glared at Li Xiaoxiao: "I said I owe you money and I will pay it back, stop slandering me here."
"What did I slander you about? I didn't say anything." Li Xiaoxiao spread out his hands with an innocent expression on his face.
In Nie Junfeng's eyes, that was a naked provocation. It took a lot of courage for a peasant girl to tease him like that.
Just as the two were about to quarrel, Cheng Kun stepped out to act as peacemaker.
"Please calm down, you two. You are giving me face by coming to my Prime Minister's Mansion today. Since Master Si and Master Gu have no objection, and the little girl is truly the first, why not give her the money first, and Master Nie will not be known as someone who owes money to a woman."
"As for the money I owe you, one thousand taels of silver is not a small sum. It is normal that you cannot come up with it in a short time. Why don't we all be witnesses today and let the two gentlemen give you a few days' grace."
Regarding this matter, Cheng Kun naturally sided with Li Xiaoxiao. Why not win the favor of a beautiful woman without any effort?
Cheng Yun'er also stood up. Actually, she originally wanted to give the money to Si Chengxu and Gu Feiyan first, but her brother had already spoken for it, so it was not easy for her to openly go against him.
"We all believe in Master Nie's character. He will definitely return the money in full."
Seeing Cheng Yun'er, Nie Junfeng's heart trembled, and he immediately promised: "I will definitely send the silver to the two gentlemen's house within ten days. I said before that I owed it to the little girl, but I just thought that I only owed her, so I don't need to run back and forth when I pay the silver. I never thought of not paying it back."
"I said that Mr. Nie is not that kind of person. How can we judge a gentleman by our own mean standards?" Cheng Kun patted Nie Junfeng on the shoulder and said with a smile. The matter was finally over.
Li Xiaoxiao got what he wished for and put the one thousand taels of silver into his pocket. He was in such a good mood. As for the silver he owed to Si Chengxu and Gu Feiyan, he thought they would not refuse to pay it back.
Everyone pretended not to notice Nie Junfeng's constipated expression. He really deserved it. Time passed quickly amid the noise and it was time for lunch in the blink of an eye.
Today was a fine day, with not a cloud in the sky, and not even a breath of breeze in the air, so the banquet was held in the garden.
Seeing the exquisite dishes being placed on the table, Li Xiaoxiao was already starving. There was a lot of food in the space, but there were two people on her left and right, sandwiching her in the middle, so she had no chance to eat anything even if she wanted to.
According to past practice, the host of the banquet would say a lot of words of thanks, and Cheng Yun'er was no exception.
Li Xiaoxiao didn't hear a word she said. Her eyes were fixed on the delicious dishes brought up by the maid, and she almost drooled.
"Pay attention to your image, you are a lady." Seeing her like this, Zhou Lingfei couldn't help but remind her.
"Don't ladies want to eat? Besides, if you pretend to be a lady in front of Brother Gu, I have to accompany you to pretend to be a lady in front of Brother Gu?" Li Xiaoxiao teased with a smile.
"You bad girl, you always know how to make fun of me. Look at my Nine Yin White Bone Claw." Zhou Lingfei stretched out her hands and scratched Li Xiaoxiao's armpits.
"Hey, hey. Lady, please spare me. I dare not do it anymore." Li Xiaoxiao was most afraid of being tickled. Originally, the two of them were sitting on a stool, and the space was not spacious. There was also Li Ruolan next to them. There was no way to avoid her and she had to beg for mercy repeatedly.
After tickling her several times, Zhou Lingfei finally let her go and snorted. I finally know your weakness. I will use this method to make fun of me next time.
When most of the dishes were served, Li Xiaoxiao looked up inadvertently and was met with Qiao Yueru's fierce gaze. Her eyes were wide open as if they were about to spit fire.
Did she calm down so quickly? But it doesn't look like she did.
Li Xiaoxiao gave her an extremely brilliant smile, which made Qiao Yueru so angry that she almost slammed the table and stood up.
Ignoring him, Li Xiaoxiao sat back in his seat and pretended to take out a silver needle from his sleeve. In fact, he took it from the space. Using the cover of his sleeve, he tried each dish one by one, and only felt relieved after making sure that they were non-toxic.
You cannot have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others, especially that Cheng Yun'er, who is obviously not on good terms with her. Now that she is at her house, if she wants to tamper with the food, it will only take a few minutes.
Li Ruolan and Zhou Lingfei looked at her actions and were a little surprised at first, but then they realized that Xiaoxiao was right to do so. Too many things happened at this banquet, and everyone was targeting Xiaoxiao, so it was better to be careful.
I have to say that the chef in the Prime Minister's Mansion is quite skilled. The dishes are delicious, both meat and vegetarian, and look very appetizing.
Nie Junfeng just left, using the excuse that he was not feeling well. What physical discomfort? Was it mental discomfort?
Li Xiaoxiao wanted to laugh when she thought of this. Someone actually came to her house to give her silver. Why should she be polite? Who doesn't like silver? It would be a waste if she didn't want it, and it would be a waste if she accepted it.
Zhou Lingfei has been a rich lady since she was young. She eats her meals in small bites and looks very elegant.
During this period, Li Xiaoxiao and Li Ruolan were forced by the old lady to learn a lot of etiquette, but no matter how hard they tried, they could not learn to be like Zhou Lingfei.
Li Ruolan was slightly better, but Li Xiaoxiao was unwilling to learn these things from the bottom of her heart, so her eating habits could be said to be the rudest among all the young ladies.
"You'd better be careful or no one will marry you." Zhou Lingfei tugged at her clothes and said in a low voice. So many people are watching, it will have a bad influence.
"There's no need for that. If the man I choose in the future doesn't meet his expectations because of my eating habits, then he may not love me that much. What's the point of having such a person?" Li Xiaoxiao didn't care.
The way she eats is actually not bad, she just eats seriously. Unlike Zhou Lingfei, she only takes a piece as big as a fingernail at a time.
Then put it in her mouth and chew it slowly, eat it, and wipe her mouth. If she eats like this, she can eat lunch until dinner.
She definitely can't learn it. Eating is supposed to be an enjoyable thing. If this way of eating is not enjoyment, then it is asking for trouble.
"You, you, I don't know what to say to you." Zhou Lingfei was a little annoyed and took another small bite of the food.
While eating, Zhou Lingfei suddenly covered her stomach.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiaoxiao put down the chopsticks in his hand and asked nervously.
"I suddenly have a stomachache. It hurts so much." Zhou Lingfei covered her stomach with her hands and showed a painful expression.
"Did you eat something bad?" Li Xiaoxiao asked.
"No, I might as well go to the toilet." Zhou Lingfei thought about it.
"Then I'll go with you." Li Xiaoxiao was a little worried. Too many things happened today. She came here with Zhou Lingfei, and she couldn't let her go out alone.