CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: CAME TO SEE MISS SHEN

When he saw the person outside the door, Old Tang was first stunned, then said in surprise, "Young Master, why are you here?"

"The Young Master heard my brother mention some girl, so he said he wanted to come and have a look."

Before Duan Yunfei could speak, Xuan Ying had already answered for him.

"Uh-huh~"

Duan Yunfei lightly coughed into his hand, covering his nose.

Old Tang suddenly realized, "Oh, so the Young Master is here to see Miss Shen?"

Old Tang thought Duan Yunfei was intrigued by Shen Qinglan because of his words, so he came to take a look.

"Miss Shen is inside looking at the house, come on in, everyone."

So her surname is Shen?

"Mm."

Duan Yunfei thought of this, responded to Old Tang softly, and then stepped through the door.

After everyone was inside, Old Tang finally closed the door again.

On the way, Duan Yunfei curiously asked, "Old Tang, did you sell this place to her?"

Old Tang nodded, "Yes, well, it was just sitting empty anyway. My wife and children live in the Prefecture, so it’s just me here. I usually stay in the house you arranged for me, so I don’t need this place. Better to make a nice gesture and sell it to Miss Shen."

Why is the Young Master asking about this? Could it be that he wants to buy it too?

That would be a problem, I’ve already promised to sell it to Miss Shen!

Thinking of this, Old Tang asked somewhat troubled, "Young Master, you wouldn’t also want to buy this place, would you? That won’t do, I’ve already promised to sell it to Miss Shen!"

Duan Yunfei: ...

When did he ever show any interest in buying this place?

The house next door, though, he could consider!

Seeing that he didn’t answer, Old Tang thought he had guessed his thoughts correctly, and became even more troubled.

"Young Master, if you want to buy a house in Baihua Lane, you could consider next door. There’s a place next door that’s even bigger than this one, and it’s been vacant for a long time.

I’ve met the owner of that house a couple of times. If you want to buy it, I can ask the owner about it on your behalf some other day?"

Duan Yunfei originally wanted to decline, but after thinking about it, staying here might give him a chance to encounter the expert behind that girl, so he nodded in agreement.

Seeing him relent, Old Tang couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Shen Qinglan had looked at both the front and back yards in a cursory manner, and just as she returned to the inner courtyard, she saw Old Tang leading two young men inside.

She had some impression of these two, remembering that she saw them at the bun shop.

However... what are they doing here?

Judging from Old Tang’s attitude, he seemed to be very familiar with them.

When Old Tang saw Shen Qinglan standing in the courtyard, he couldn’t help but smile and ask, "Miss Shen, have you finished looking around?"

Shen Qinglan nodded and gave a slight nod to the two behind him, as a form of greeting.

Upon seeing Shen Qinglan’s face clearly, Xuan Ying exclaimed in surprise, "It’s you!"

Old Tang was startled, looking at Xuan Ying with suspicion, "You know Miss Shen?"

Hearing this, Xuan Ying scratched his head awkwardly and said, "We’ve met once or twice before."

Xuan Ying wanted to say twice, but remembered that during their previous encounter on the mountain, Shen Qinglan was completely unaware that they were observing from behind a boulder, so he quickly changed his words.

"You’ve met before?"

Old Tang was surprised again, and then suddenly came to an understanding.

He realized that his Young Master probably didn’t become curious about Shen Qinglan because of his words; he must have had the intention all along.

Recalling his unusual behavior over the past two days, Old Tang further confirmed his suspicions.

So, it turned out his Young Master wasn’t here to buy a house from him at all, but to see Miss Shen.

No wonder when he mentioned checking about the house next door, he agreed immediately; he wanted to become neighbors with Miss Shen!