She has a lot of rouge and lipstick at home, and she really can’t use them all up.
So she nodded: “Take it yourself later.”
Wu Wei’an smiled shyly: “Thank you, Yun Niang~”
Just when they were talking, the waiter pushed open the door of the wing room and bought tea for Wu Wei’an and Wu Weining who had just arrived.
The restaurant is crowded and noisy, but when the door is closed, it can cut off some sound. But now, as soon as the door opened, all the voices from below poured in.
“Fang Yuan! You are a liar! Give me back my money!”
“Brother, you have to be willing to admit defeat in gambling. I didn’t force you to gamble with me. Since it’s a gamble, how can there be any rule for me to pay you back?”
“You——”
After that, the content of the words could not be heard clearly. There was the sound of stools being dragged, the sound of tablewares and chopsticks falling, as well as the angry voice of a man.
The two seemed to fight together and were pulled apart again.
“Come on, stop it. Both of you need to calm down.”
“He cheated me of my money!”
“I told you earlier that Fang Yuan is good at gambling and he has many tricks. You can’t beat him.”
“Fang Yuan, you’ve also passed the Rural Examination. You are a successful candidate too. Don’t always play with these dirty things.”
“Why are these things dirty? In fact, these methods can be found in ‘Nine Chapters of Arithmetic’. They are all knowledge.”
“Alright, alright. Both of you just say less. Let’s just wait for the list!”
“……”
The voices then faded away.
Ji Yunxi stopped the waiter who was about to leave: “What happened down there?”
The waiter knew who was in this wing, so when he heard the words, he said respectfully: “Replying to Third Miss, that Fang Yuan came from the countryside for the Spring Imperial Examination. His home is far away and his family is poor. The travel allowance issued by the government has long been used up. He has no money, so he won money by provoking other candidates to gamble with him. This person has a very bad reputation, and all the successful candidates don’t like to associate with him.”
Ji Yunxi lowered her eyes: “I see. You may go back now.”
The waiter said yes and respectfully stepped down.
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As soon as the waiter left, Ji Yunxi got up and left the wing room. She stood in front of the fence on the third floor and looked down at the lobby below.
A scholar below was full of anger and surrounded by many colleagues who seemed to be persuading him.
Not far away, a thin man in black stood alone, and the successful candidates around him didn’t even want to be associated with him at all.
But he was also happy and comfortable, counting the money he had just won.
Ji Yunxi glanced at it, called Baofu and whispered a few instructions. Baofu soon took the order and left.
Wu Wei’an looked aside and said nothing.
He was thinking, when she picked him at the snow banquet, was it the same as now?
In her eyes, is he the same as that poor scholar in the large room below?
Wu Wei’an answered his own question in the next instant. It should be almost the same.
First of all, both of them are poor.
Secondly, they both have something that she took a fancy of.
When Ji Yunxi turned around, she met Wu Wei’an’s gaze.
In his gaze, there is inquiry, and also a little bit of… hurt?
Ji Yunxi asked casually: “What’s wrong?”
Wu Wei’an clutched his chest, and grief came from his heart: “Did you took a fancy on that poor scholar in black?”
Ji Yunxi looked at him and hesitated, but finally said: “You can try to open an opera house. I think your opera house should be able to make money.”
Ji Mingyan, who suddenly rushed out, pointed his ear tips upwards: “What opera house? Who wants to open an opera house? Third Sister, are you going to open an opera house?”
Ji Yunxi: “…”
Ji Mingyan didn’t wait for Ji Yunxi’s answer either, and then said excitedly: “The person who will put the list is coming! He will be here soon! Let’s hurry up and grab the best spot!!”
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Pinnochies' Little Translation Corner 
Hahahahaha you drama queen you’re still her best moneymaker 🤑 but I think a tiny part of him does feel like a piece of meat she appraised and bought. Don’t worry baby, she’s probably picked this guy to help you her AnAn
Thanks for the chapter 🙏 Hooe you’re feeling better🕯
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I think he’s already very interested in her, albeit not quite in a romantic sense. He’s actively trying to figure out how she thinks. He is acting in front of her to observe her reactions.
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Yeah. He’s paying attention to her a lot.
There’s also a component of physical attraction he’s currently ruthlessly pushing down in order not to let her notice and get a handle on it, which I find the most entertaining and wish to see more of. (Like that time when she simply said ‘I’m already yours, what are you afraid of’ and his reflex is to immediately leave the premises)
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OMG you’re right! Also, there were some mentions of him thinking about her beauty, lips, how elegant and pretty she is (like when she was laying lazily on the beauty couch).
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Or that time he was lazying around in his room between studying, in the chaise lounge she left there. Then, he started picking up the remnants of her perfume and natural scent, and his imagination started to conjure her appearance when she was last there…and then he removed himself from the couch 😏.
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Lol, no matter what he says, Ji Yunxi never takes him seriously.
Everyone else sees an unsavoury scammer, while Ji Yunxi sees a potential employee.
Thank you for the chapter:
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