Chapter 542 - 0322 Bulk Purchase (2-in-1)_2

"Take this troublesome girl, lock her in a room." The steward woman was visibly frustrated.

Thus, the little maid was gagged and pushed out with her arms clamped. As she left, Xu Chang’an still heard some young ladies whispering to the maid, "You’re too young to understand... You’ll know in the future."

"...?"

"That..." The steward woman crossed her arms over her chest and whispered, "Young Master, don’t listen to the nonsense of young girls. They know nothing. These earrings were made by me personally, they are very light, and there really won’t be any problem."

Xu Chang’an replied.

He understood.

Didn’t they say it? The ones that are painful won’t come off easily, and since the ones for Yun Qian might fall off, they obviously won’t hurt. Anyway, he was just giving Yun Qian a bit of joy.

But originally he didn’t care. However, after the meddling of the little maid, he couldn’t help but care.

Xu Chang’an didn’t show it on his face, thinking that if he had any doubts, he would just ask Senior Zhu.

He quickly nodded to accept the clothing.

Seeing the matter pass like this, the ladies sighed in relief and continued bringing clothes, except this time, instead of displaying them one by one, they piled all the clothes together and brought them over in a mix.

Xu Chang’an looked at the clothes in front of him, thinking to himself that he was on a shopping spree.

For a long time to come, as long as Yun Qian’s figure didn’t change drastically, she could probably wear different clothes for quite some time.

As for why they weren’t displayed one at a time, the ladies said it was to avoid wasting Xu Chang’an’s time.

Initially, Xu Chang’an thought that too, until he caught sight of a familiar piece of light gauze among the pile and suddenly paused.

Looking carefully, Xu Chang’an saw a scattered shawl, the collar partially open, and then... nothing more below.

He twitched a little at the corners of his eyes.

Turns out, the ladies at Piluo Residence mixed in those sparsely made, inconvenient-to-display clothing?!

After all, having these young girls display those marital garments in front of a man was something they couldn’t bring themselves to do.

What could be said...

Still quite considerate?

Ahem.

Xu Chang’an blinked and put a stack of clothes into his storage pouch.

However, in his mind flashed the image of Li Zhibai.

At this moment, Xu Chang’an suddenly realized something.

"Teacher..."

It turned out that the teacher he respected wasn’t some unattainably celestial being, nor a god without private desires; sometimes, she was just an ordinary woman.

Thinking about how Li Zhibai enjoyed applying makeup on Yun Qian, putting bracelets and earrings on her, how was that different from what these ladies at Piluo Residence did?

They all treated Miss Yun as a doll to dress up.

No difference.

Indeed, the teacher was also a woman, so it wasn’t strange that Zhu Pingniang liked her.

——

Soon after, Xu Chang’an finished his major shopping spree.

"Young Master, here’s the straw hat you asked for." The steward handed Xu Chang’an a hat shaped like a bamboo veiled hat that could shield the face, and said, "The rouge shop you inquired about is not far east from the exit of Cuiyu Street, you might want to take a look."

"Thanks." Xu Chang’an nodded, put on the hat, and then headed east, out of Piluo Residence.

"...He’s gone."

Watching Xu Chang’an leave with reluctance, the ladies at Piluo Residence gathered and mumbled among themselves.

Until the steward turned around and reprimanded the young maids, "Who was the shameless one staring at the young master’s face, alerting him so he asked for a straw hat to cover his face when leaving? Now, with the hat on, none of you will see him anymore, what now? Are you keeping it all to yourself?"

Indeed.

After Xu Chang’an’s breakthrough in Open Source, his appearance changed so much that the ladies couldn’t believe their eyes. Even when they went to fetch the clothes, they exchanged comments about this.

"Can’t help it, can’t see Miss Yun, can’t we at least feast our eyes on the young master to satisfy our cravings..."

"Exactly. Is this what Immortal Sect cultivation does? The change in Young Master is so drastic, I didn’t recognize him at first glance."

"I think if the young master let down his long hair and slightly dressed up, he might be even more handsome than Pingniang."

"Yes, yes, Pingniang is also from the Immortal Sect, how come she doesn’t have this kind of aura..."

Someone pointed at the steward, "Sister, don’t criticize us, you were staring at him the longest."

"Indeed, indeed, when you first saw the young master, you were almost drooling, and you’re chiding us?"

The steward woman: ’...’

No words to refute.

How handsome is Xu Chang’an?

But what he wore was the most ordinary clothing. Maybe there was some Immortal Sect Array on his attire that they didn’t understand, but ugly clothes are ugly clothes, they could tell Xu Chang’an’s wear was mass-produced, the one making those clothes must not have been attentive.

So the steward woman did imagine several scenarios of Xu Chang’an being a mannequin in her mind, but she didn’t agree with these girls’ suggestions.

Xu Chang’an might be gentle but had no effeminate qualities and thus was completely unsuitable for feminine clothes; she imagined different men’s fashions instead.

It’s just a pity; for unmarried girls, carefully sewing men’s clothes stitch by stitch has a special meaning they won’t do, and even if they did, Xu Chang’an probably wouldn’t accept it.

Just wondering about Miss Yun’s skills.

With her personality, Young Master might never wear clothing handmade by his wife.

Such a pity.

——

At this moment, a girl suddenly spoke up.

"Ms. Yun is staying at Flower Moon Building as a guest, so she doesn’t have time to come out. Why don’t we just go in?"

The steward listened to this and was a bit dazed.

Unexpectedly, this remark was like a stone thrown into a spring, creating ripples that quickly gained the approval of most of the girls.

Until they all turned their gaze towards her, and the steward woman, under the confused eyes of the girls, shook her head.

"Do not go." She said seriously.

"Why?"

All the girls were stunned for a moment, thinking... Sister would definitely agree, as it was she who discovered how attractive Miss Yun was.

She led the initiative in spreading the fondness for Yun Qian around Piluo Residence.

Some even thought the steward had a particular fondness for Yun Qian—of another kind.

"Be content." The steward woman’s voice was calm, "Each of us longing for Miss Yun, that’s inappropriate."

"Sister, I don’t understand."

"Me neither."

The steward woman helplessly looked at her own sister, extending a finger, "Everything should have its limits; don’t make Young Master Xu dislike us, understand?"

"Huh?" The girls were baffled.

"Young Master Xu is such a good person, I doubt he would..."

"Right, sister, don’t scare us."

The steward woman sighed, fetching a ruler to tap the heads of several leading girls, and looked at some who began to ponder, feeling very gratified.

"Do you know what Pingniang told me about the young master?" The steward asked.

"We don’t know." They shook their heads.

"Young Master Xu is someone who seems warm on the surface but cold at heart."

The steward’s tone was meaningful.

"Didn’t auntie tell you how to deal with such people?"

"...Maintain some restraint, don’t go overboard."

"Exactly." The steward woman paused before continuing, "You think, why did the young master ask for a straw hat when he left?"

"..." The girls fell silent.

It was, of course, because they had looked at him too keenly.

"Good, as long as you understand." Seeing the young girls quiet down, the stewardess looked in the direction Xu Chang’an left and curved her lips.

Warm on the surface, cold at heart?

So what.

How could these young girls know, because Xu Chang’an’s heart was full of only that Miss Yun, he appeared cold-hearted.

The steward looked at the experiences of Xu Chang’an and Yun Qian as though reading a novel.

This was her favorite couple pairing.

She once thought Yun Qian was so beautiful, making Xu Chang’an look ordinary, but now... it’s a perfect match made in heaven.

What’s more blissful than a couple, indifferent to others yet whose eyes only have each other, passionately, only for one another?

At least, at this moment, the steward as head fan of Piluo Residence’s Yun Qian, was wholly satisfied.

The Young Master being warm on the surface but cold at heart was exactly what was needed, lest his affections stray—what would Ms. Yun do then?

Having a warm face but a cold heart is not a flaw.

Moreover, that dangerous woman Pingniang did mention she liked those who were warm on the surface but cold at heart.

Just hope the young master keeps his distance from such undesirable women.