Chapter 2: It makes people unable to go up or down in one breath
"Qu Feiyan?"
Hearing Qu Feiyan's name in front of him, Chu Qinghe nodded slightly.
But there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
It’s not because he was dissatisfied with Qu Feiyan in front of him.
On the contrary, the maid Zhou Xian hired for himself was a little too beautiful.
You know, as a businessman, if Zhou Xian sent a woman as beautiful as the one in front of him to brothels or prostitutes in the city, he would probably make a lot of money.
But now Zhou Xian sent her to be his maid, which is a bit intriguing.
As if he saw Chu Qinghe's confusion, Zhou Xian glanced at the girl next to him and quickly smiled.
"Fei Yan is a distant relative of mine. His parents passed away early, and he is getting older now. It is not appropriate to keep him at home."
"After all, Mr. Chu, you also know that my business involves dealing with all kinds of people. If I spend too much time on it, it will be troublesome if someone takes a fancy to me."
"It just so happens that you, Master Chu, are also short of a maid at home, so I thought of sending this girl to you to be your maid."
"According to Mr. Chu's requirements, I need to be able to cook, clean the house, and be diligent."
"Of course, the price remains the same as before, there is no need to increase it."
"A relative?"
Facing what Zhou Xian said, Chu Qinghe smiled softly and looked at Zhou Xian and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou's words are a little unconvincing!"
Others may not know, but Chu Qinghe knows that in this pawnshop, there are always a few more land deeds and slave contracts every year. It is needless to say where these come from.
Hearing Chu Qinghe's words, Zhou Xian hurriedly said, "I dare to cheat others, but I dare not cheat Mr. Chu!"
After his gaze stayed on Zhou Xian for a while, Chu Qinghe glanced at Qu Feiyan beside him.
Feeling Chu Qinghe's gaze, Qu Feiyan immediately had a well-behaved and innocent smile on her face.
Chu Qinghe sighed inwardly.
Then he looked at Zhou Xian and said, "If Shopkeeper Zhou feels uncomfortable, just blink."
"Blink?"
Hearing Chu Qinghe's words, Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused.
"Can't you refuse?"
Seeing this, Chu Qinghe sighed, thought for a few breaths, then nodded and said, "Then let's choose her!"
Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Master Chu. If there is anything wrong with this girl one day, you can come to me first. Here is the written agreement, Master Chu, keep it."
As he spoke, Zhou Xian took out a contract from his pocket, opened it and handed it to Chu Qinghe.
After taking a glance at the content and Qu Feiyan's signature, Chu Qinghe casually took it.
After Chu Qinghe took the contract, Zhou Xian whispered, "Then Mr. Chu, please come in first and let me talk to this girl."
Chu Qinghe nodded and said, "Okay!"
After saying that, Chu Qinghe glanced at Qu Feiyan, who was about to become his new maid, and then walked towards the house.
But as he walked, Chu Qinghe seemed a little confused.
"Qu Feiyan, this name seems familiar."
However, until he opened the door and entered the yard, Chu Qinghe could not remember where he had heard these three words before, and he did not think about it any further.
At the door, after Chu Qinghe entered the vermilion door, Zhou Xian, who had retracted his gaze, suddenly looked unnatural.
When looking at Qu Feiyan beside him, Zhou Xian, who seemed easygoing before, bowed his body and said carefully: "Lady, I have already done as you ordered. I hope you will show some leniency and give me the antidote!"
Hearing this, Qu Feiyan on the side snorted lightly, and her previous obedience disappeared in an instant, and she became a little arrogant instead.
After taking a glance at Zhou Xian in front of him, Qu Feiyan took out a brown pill from her waist and placed it in front of Zhou Xian.
"Remember, don't tell anyone about what happened today, otherwise, be careful the next time I come to your house."
"Also, if you dare to beat up those sisters who come to you for a living again, I will teach you a lesson."
Seeing this, Zhou Xian quickly raised his hands and took the pill.
After swallowing the pill, Zhou Xian responded, "Don't worry, lady. No matter how brave I am, I won't dare to do that. I promise I won't do it again in the future."
Then, Zhou Xian said nervously, "Look, lady, now that the matter is settled, should I...?"
Seeing this, Qu Feiyan waved her hand.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xian ran to the carriage as if he had been pardoned, then drove away quickly.
He looked like he was afraid he would die if he stayed any longer.
On the other hand, Qu Feiyan slowly turned around.
After his gaze lingered for a moment on the two words "Chu's House" on the vermilion gate in front of him, Qu Feiyan couldn't help but murmur softly when he thought of Chu Qinghe's appearance before.
"This guy looks good, but I don't know what kind of person he is. If he's not bad, I can keep him for a while."
As he spoke, Qu Feiyan walked briskly towards the gate with his hands behind his back.
After stepping over the threshold, he closed the door.
The inner court.
At this time, Chu Qinghe was already sitting beside the stone table. After checking the sleeve arrow he made in his left sleeve, Chu Qinghe picked up the kettle on the table that was boiling before he went out and made a pot of tea.
Compared to when he was facing Zhou Xian outside, Chu Qinghe seemed to have taken off his disguise when he returned home. He leaned on the stone table like a boneless person, his whole body loose and exuding a lazy feeling.
While waiting for Qu Feiyan, Chu Qinghe turned his attention to his mind.
Accompanied by a thought.
The next second, a translucent progress bar appeared in front of Chu Qinghe.
There is a line of small words under the progress bar.
"System binding progress: 99%"
As early as half a year ago when Chu Qinghe's memories of his previous life were restored, he discovered that there was an extra sign-in system in his body.
But the ordinary system is basically ready to use right out of the box.
My own system is even better, with a bound progress bar.
The key is that the progress of this progress bar is like constipation, pushing it up little by little.
After a few months, it is still "99%".
This feeling is just like going to a brothel and finding a beautiful courtesan.
The courtesan had finished her bath and was lying down in a thin gauze dress, but the next second she said that she had her period and seemed to have a mouth ulcer.
It really makes people feel unable to breathe either up or down, it's so uncomfortable.
A moment later, just as Chu Qinghe had withdrawn his attention from the system, he faintly heard the sound of a door closing.
A moment later, Chu Qinghe saw Qu Feiyan stepping into the inner courtyard.
At the same time, when Qu Feiyan stepped into the inner courtyard, the scenery of the inner courtyard was also clearly seen by Qu Feiyan.
The first thing that caught Qu Feiyan's eye was a white camellia tree that required almost three adult men to hug it.
The pure white camellia blossomed like a giant oil-paper umbrella, almost covering half of the yard.
There are also some other elegant small camellias .
The air in the courtyard is filled with the distinct scent of camellia.
And under the camellia tree, Chu Qinghe, who was sitting at the stone table sipping tea, made Qu Feiyan feel that the scene was picturesque.
Focusing his eyes on Qu Feiyan, Chu Qinghe slowly asked, "Where is your luggage?"
After the voice came out, Qu Feiyan, who was standing at the front door, came to his senses.
Then he said, "It's still at the dental office and we haven't brought it over yet."
Chu Qinghe nodded first, then refilled his cup with tea and said to Qu Feiyan who was standing aside: "Sit down! There won't be so many rules here in the future, just be casual."
Hearing Chu Qinghe's words, Qu Feiyan nodded slightly, then sat down opposite Chu Qinghe.
His eyes were always on Chu Qinghe's face.
After a few breaths, Qu Feiyan couldn't help but say, "Sir, you are so handsome."
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe smiled softly and said, "You're quite sweet."
Then, Chu Qinghe changed the subject and said, "Manager Zhou has already told you about the monthly salary from me, right?"
Qu Feiyan nodded and said, "One tael of silver, two days off per month."
In Yu Shui City, one tael of silver is enough to cover the monthly expenses of an ordinary family of three.
What Chu Qinghe gave was already considered a very generous monthly allowance.
Chu Qinghe nodded and said, "Except for the room I live in, all other rooms are empty now. You can choose the one you like."
"There are pillows and quilts inside, but there are some women's things missing. If you see anything missing, buy some back later!"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe took out a ten-liang silver ingot from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"The extra money is usually used for household expenses such as buying groceries."
After glancing at the silver on the table, Qu Feiyan asked, "What should I do now? Clean or do laundry?"
Chu Qinghe propped up his chin and said, "It's still early. You can go get your luggage first, buy what you need, and then come back to cook."
Seeing this, Qu Feiyan glanced at the silver ingot on the table, a cunning look flashed across his eyes, and he said, "You're giving me money right after I got here. Aren't you worried that I'll just take the money and run away?"
