CHAPTER 255: CHAPTER 255: BLESSED FATE

Shen Qinglan introduced without changing her expression, "Mother, this is a friend I met while working at Shengxiang Restaurant, named Xuan Ying."

Xuan Ying, hearing this, quickly bowed and said, "Hello, Auntie!"

"Oh~ so well-mannered!" Dong Yao smiled and asked, "How old is little Xuan now?"

Xuan Ying replied thoroughly, "Replying to Auntie, I am seventeen!"

"Seventeen! Very good!" Dong Yao nodded and said, "Are there any other people in your family?"

"Huh?"

Even if Xuan Ying were a fool, he would know what Dong Yao was misunderstanding.

He quickly cast a pleading look at Shen Qinglan.

If the manor’s Young Master saw this himself, wouldn’t he be skinned alive?

"Mother, Xuan Ying still has things to do," Shen Qinglan said with some helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Dong Yao quickly said, "Oh, right, right, then little Xuan, go ahead and get busy!"

Xuan Ying quickly took out a few blocks of ice from the carriage and said to Shen Qinglan, "I’ll bring more ice tomorrow."

For the sake of his life, he wouldn’t come tomorrow no matter what, whoever wants to come can come.

"Auntie, Miss Shen, I’ll be going now!"

Seeing him eager to leave right after getting on the carriage, even Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but want to laugh.

"That child is quite handsome, where is he from?"

As soon as Xuan Ying left, Dong Yao couldn’t help but ask Shen Qinglan.

"Mother, please stop getting ideas, Xuan Ying already has someone he likes."

Looking at the few basins of ice on the ground, Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but sigh lightly.

When poor, someone sends you money; when cold, someone sends winter clothes; and in the heat, someone sends ice. Is this what people often call good fortune?

Thinking this way, she indeed has quite good fortune; otherwise, how could she have met someone as good as Duan Yunfei?

Dong Yao muttered, "One look and you can tell this boy is clever, what a pity!"

Clever?

Shen Qinglan felt a laugh inside; that boy Xuan Ying, in truth, is just a bit dull.

Of course, someone would never think they are sometimes quite similar to Xuan Ying too.

Looking at the ice in the basin, Dong Yao said, "This Tang Shopkeeper is too generous, one basin would have been enough, why five?"

"It’s fine, our owner’s got plenty of money," Shen Qinglan laughed and said, "Mother, you sit down first, I’ll put these ice blocks in the ice cellar, if they stay here they’ll probably melt."

"I’ll move them too!"

Dong Yao put the round fan aside and picked up a basin.

The two of them moved two basins each, leaving one where it was.

"Mother, is there any mung bean left at home?" Shen Qinglan asked, looking at the remaining ice basin.

"No more! It’s all been cooked these past few days, your Aunt Yang just went out to buy some, I wanted to go too, but it’s too hot!"

Dong Yao couldn’t help but sigh, "People just can’t be idle for too long, idle for too long, people become delicate, and can’t even endure a bit of heat."

Shen Qinglan suddenly recalled something and quickly asked, "Mother, did you inform Uncle about the house?"

Dong Yao nodded, "Yes, when you went to the Prefecture, they came to see it and said it’s nice, and they’ll move in later."

"The house deed? Did you give it to them?" Shen Qinglan asked again.

Dong Yao said, "Gave it, but they didn’t accept, said it doesn’t matter where it’s placed, so I locked it in the house."

As if recalling something, Dong Yao’s eyes suddenly turned slightly red, "Ah! If only your Aunt were still here!"

Speaking of which, Shen Qinglan suddenly realized that up till now, there hadn’t been any news from Duan Yunfei about Dong Lian.

Due to Feng Wuya’s matter, she didn’t dare to disturb Duan Yunfei. She wondered if there were any sects in this era that specialized in gathering information.