Chapter 1666 - 1509: Female-Dominated Society 3
Chapter 1666: Chapter 1509: Female-Dominated Society 3
Regarding Qi Guanshuang’s efforts to become strong, Mei Xin, Lanting, Zhu Jun, and Ju Xin deeply believe in her. In their eyes, their young lady is the best.
Although Qi Guanshuang is a frivolous woman, in the eyes of Mei Lan Zhu Ju, she is perfect in every way. Any shortcomings are due to others leading their young lady astray; her essence is good.
This filter is incredibly heavy; anyway, Qi Guanshuang looks down on her reincarnation. Clearly possessing ability, yet not striving until reaching a crisis, it’s infuriating.
After being served by the Mei Lan Zhu Ju’s four servants and washing up, Qi Guanshuang sat down at the dining table. Due to a serious illness, her recent diet has been quite light.
Though light, it’s absolutely abundant. The dishes laid on this table together amount to dozens of varieties, just the staple food includes buns, steamed bread, noodles, fried dough, porridge, cakes, and wontons in a big lineup.
Despite the large quantity, there won’t be any waste. After Qi Guanshuang finishes eating, the leftovers will be given to the servants. When Qi Guanshuang eats, she places food in individual bowls to prevent leftovers from being contaminated.
Moreover, the servants love eating the leftovers from Qi Guanshuang’s meals because they are made with quality ingredients, and not just any servant can have them.
Since the meals weren’t going to be wasted, Qi Guanshuang didn’t say anything about the extravagant breakfast. She loved eating, and being able to enjoy such abundant food made her very happy.
After the meal, Qi Guanshuang specifically met her mother’s remaining important old shopkeepers. These people had benefitted from the Qi Guan Family or had been long-standing veterans loyal to the family.
In her past life, Qi Guanshuang relied heavily on the network connections made by these old shopkeepers, truly showing their lifelong loyalty to the Qi Guan family.
This almost blind loyalty is something modern people cannot comprehend, yet it’s a very precious quality.
Of course, despite their loyalty, these old shopkeepers aren’t as easily fooled as the Mei Lan Zhu Ju four; their filter isn’t as deep. Even if Qi Guanshuang expresses she’s turned over a new leaf, they remain doubtful.
However, on the surface, these old shopkeepers all encourage Qi Guanshuang. No matter what, if the family head is willing to strive in managing the business to move forward, it’s a good thing that must be encouraged.
Additionally, these old shopkeepers hold on to the thought that Qi Guanshuang might have matured due to the sudden loss of her parents, which is not impossible. A person usually changes after experiencing a major event.
Qi Guanshuang knows these old shopkeepers don’t trust her, but it doesn’t matter. She will use actual actions to let them know she is no longer the Qi Guanshuang of the past.
Speaking of going to inspect industries, it’s really just a simple inspection of the business in Yun City and two surrounding cities. The Qi Guanshuang family’s industries span several State Mansions; a full inspection would take at least two months.
Even a simple inspection would take up two or three days, so after having breakfast, the Mei Lan Zhu Ju four started busying themselves to prepare for Qi Guanshuang’s outing.
Qi Guanshuang watched Mei Lan Zhu Ju scrambling around and felt the four little fellows seemed a bit too anxious.
Their demeanor seemed eager to pack everything quickly, take her away immediately, afraid she might regret it later.
Qi Guanshuang touched her chin, clicked her tongue, a bit displeased. Is she really that untrustworthy? She’s not her foolish reincarnation.
Qi Guanshuang watched the four busy Mei Lan Zhu Ju servants and tried to help, but she couldn’t find anything, ending up being scornfully pulled aside by Zhu Jun and Lanting.
Then, Qi Guanshuang was pinned onto a chair, a row of melon seeds placed in front of her, and Lanting specially brewed a good tea. The meaning was clear; Qi Guanshuang should sit and eat and drink without making a mess.
Qi Guanshuang felt a bit moody drinking tea and crunching melon seeds. She’s thought to be messy, but she didn’t care. They’ll be shocked one day!
However, Qi Guanshuang didn’t leave on time because a servant came saying her good friend Fang Miaozhen came to visit her.
Qi Guanshuang was stunned, and couldn’t help but let a trace of cold smile slip from her lips. How convenient, she hasn’t had a chance to trouble her yet, and now here she comes on her own.
Perhaps the original Qi Guanshuang had a good relationship with Fang Miaozhen; Fang Miaozhen didn’t wait for someone to invite her and directly found herself in the inner mansion.
Fang Miaozhen entered with an intimate smile and greeted Qi Guanshuang: "Shuangshuang, I’ve come to see you. Today, sister has prepared a nice outing to cheer you up, so you don’t get sick from staying cooped up."
This Fang Miaozhen is very handsome; in this world, men are more delicate while women are robust, a trait that manifests both in behavior and appearance.
Fang Miaozhen’s looks are a good example of a man’s handsome elegance. If not for her well-developed chest, it would be hard to tell she’s a woman, especially when holding a folding fan gracefully.
Qi Guanshuang’s appearance isn’t up to par. By the world’s aesthetics, she’d be considered too masculine, appearance like a good man, rather too beautiful.
Qi Guanshuang thought her appearance and Li Yu’s were somewhat similar; both being of the delicate demon variety, though more beautiful than Fang Miaozhen, less appealing to men than Fang Miaozhen.
It’s no wonder Dong Xinxian preferred Fang Miaozhen over Qi Guanshuang in the past; facing a wife who is prettier brings too much pressure.
Fang Miaozhen noticed Qi Guanshuang stared at her from the moment she entered, rubbed her face in confusion, then looked down at her outfit. Everything seemed fine.
She strangely asked Qi Guanshuang: "Why are you staring at me? Is there dirt on my face? Or is my outfit wrong today?"
Qi Guanshuang banished the chaotic thoughts from her mind, looked at Fang Miaozhen with a half-smile, lazily reclining on the chair: "Nothing’s wrong. What’s your purpose in coming today?"
Qi Guanshuang’s attitude was somewhat indifferent, but Fang Miaozhen didn’t notice. She sat beside Qi Guanshuang, tapped her palm with the folding fan, playfully looking at Qi Guanshuang.
"I’m worried about you, afraid you’re too sad. Thinking your mourning is over, sister wants to take you out for fun, so you don’t get more depressed at home."
At this point, Fang Miaozhen leaned closer to Qi Guanshuang, lowered her voice mysteriously: "Let me tell you, Chunfeng Pavilion has launched a new top star today; the looks, peerless elegance, truly a Beauty.
Let’s stick to the old routine, first go see the Beauty, enjoy, and then head straight to the casino, have a good time. Once we’ve gone through the round of fun, sister guarantees you’ll feel great."