Chapter 205: Pre-New Year Arrangements (Part 2)
The content of the communication between the last four friends was much more reasonable, at least it returned to the normal communication between young people.
For example, Xiangling talked about what new styles of women's clothing had appeared, and what progress her cooking skills had made during her travels. Finally, she invited everyone to come and try new dishes, commonly known as guinea pigs.
Xingqiu said with a smirk that Chongyun's body turned as red as a cooked shrimp when he was receiving a massage. Chongyun then started to tell him about the scandal of Xingqiu selling his "Sword Record of Chen Qiu" outside, but few people were interested in it.
Gu Sanqiu told them that a few young people who were not aware of the danger had taken on a challenge, which was the bizarre project that most young people today find difficult to handle: "talk to Ying'er for more than five minutes."
But it was obvious that those young people who didn't believe in evil finally failed the challenge.
"Hahaha, it turns out there are such stubborn young people this year."
Xingqiu laughed loudly, "I never expected that. Wanwen Collection already had a fun booklet called '100 Stories of Embarrassing Stories', yet there are still people who want to die."
"No way. To put it nicely, they are brave and fearless. They all think they can open up a new world. Or they were coerced after drinking or losing a bet."
Xiangling put down her chopsticks and said, "Hey, so there are such strange challenges among you guys? If so, wouldn't Sister Ying'er be very troubled?"
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "That's not the case. The losers have to buy the ointment from Ying'er anyway, so she won't lose out."
"If it's a slow season, Ying'er would probably wish for a few 'ignorant' guys to come every day, so that she can make a lot of money."
"According to common sense, she shouldn't lose."
Xingqiu gently raised his hand and controlled the water element to pour a cup of tea for Xiangling.
"Who told you that this is only an activity between boys? Aren't there a lot of girls who often go to Sister Ying'er to 'learn common sense'? It's just that you are so obsessed with honing your cooking skills that you don't know."
"So that's how it is?"
Xiangling drank tea: "Then how do you know so much?"
As soon as these words came out, Gu Sanqiu shook his head and began to wonder if there was some strange drug added to today's wine, and why he didn't notice this problem.
Chongyun looked at his friend with a thoughtful look. After Xiangling's reminder, he finally realized why his good friend knew so many details.
"I say, you didn't wear women's clothes to get in with the girls, and maybe even developed a circle of close friends, so you know these things, right?"
Gu Sanqiu was quite suspicious of the guy's source of information. It was just like the discussion among boys about a girl's good figure, or the various gossips among girls. To be honest, this kind of stuff generally wouldn't go viral.
Of course, unless you have a friend who can be burned at the stake, he might know the answer.
"Who do you think I am?"
Xingqiu was furious.
"Am I that kind of person? And why must I dress up as a woman and mingle with the girls to get information? Can't I just rely on my excellent friendship skills, conversation skills, and elegant and handsome appearance?"
"After saying this long string of adjectives, it means that you are guilty in a sense."
Gu Sanqiu glanced at Xingqiu and said, "You must have read a lot of psychology books in my house, but you are still so irritable now. I think this is very telling."
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Xiangling and Chongyun looked at their little friend with gradually more disdain in their eyes.
"Really not!"
Xingqiu tried to argue: "These things were told to me by Ying'er when I was chatting with her!"
"You farted."
Gu Sanqiu pointed it out without hesitation: "I remember that you had dealings with her before, and then you saw through her nature of 'looking elegant but very curious about certain things' at a glance, and then you never went to Chunxiang Kiln again."
Xiangling and Chongyun gasped.
"That was so long ago, just listen to me, asshole!"
Xingqiu took a deep breath and said, "I am in charge of our family's silk business. The last time I went there, I wanted to talk to Ying'er about the compatibility of ointment and silk. She told me that."
"After all, Chunxiang Kiln's perfumed ointment is considered unique. Out of respect, I must go and negotiate in person."
"I just complained to her that my family wanted me to date while I was young, and even asked me to attend some gatherings of young people in the business circle, and then Ying'er told me all this."
Xingqiu spread his hands and said, "So, things really aren't what you think. This information was really obtained through conversation!"
"Oh, I can still believe this reason."
"You just barely believe it?"
Gu Sanqiu waved his hand: "This question is not important, let's get over it first."
"What the hell are you talking about, you bastard? This is a matter concerning my personal honor, how can I just let it go?"
Gu Sanqiu smelled the poured wine and confirmed that there was no problem before continuing to drink.
"What are you afraid of? We won't tell anyone about this. At most, they will laugh at you when we have dinner together. Stay calm."
"Even this is unacceptable! Isn't this just trying to bring out my dark history and use it to smear my corpse?"
Xingqiu suddenly felt a little desperate. All of those present were owners of the Divine Eye, and those who did not return also possessed the Divine Eye. In addition, there was also Gu Sanqiu who was proficient in elixirs. It was conceivable that the upper limit of their lifespan would be very, very high.
And his dark history will continue to be mentioned among friends for such a long time, and it is even likely to be passed down by storytellers in Liyue Harbor in the future...
No!
"No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened today!"
"Don't worry, we won't tell."
Gu Sanqiu rubbed three fingers of his right hand towards Xingqiu, and Xiangling and Chongyun realized later and followed the formation.
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"Your family is so rich and yet you still want to blackmail me!"
"What's wrong with making some extra money?"
"By the way, what do you think of this year's Emperor's Dance?"
"This bidding is not for my family, so I will just be a spectator, nothing else to do."
After changing the subject, Xingqiu was visibly relieved.
"There shouldn't be any changes to this year's Lantern Festival. It has been like this for the past few years. The evil spirits outside have been mostly cleared out by that person, so the Qianyan Army stationed outside should be able to relax a bit."
"Nothing has changed?"
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "Maybe, maybe nothing will change."
"Hey, hey, hey, every time you say something sarcastic, it means you're going to do something big."
Xingqiu became alert: "What do you want to do?"
"What are you going to do?"
"Of course you'll take me with you."
Xingqiu said confidently: "Whatever you are going to do, it is definitely not something that will disrupt harmony and stability during the Lantern Festival. After those things are excluded, it will definitely be fun."
"Why don't you invite me when there's something fun?"
