Chapter 678 - 0390 The Premise of Trust (Two-in-One)

Xu Chang’an naturally is willing to trust Zhu Pingniang.

The premise is—she shouldn’t directly show her ill-intention on her face.

"What are you stunned for?" Zhu Pingniang glanced at Xu Chang’an in a daze, grabbed his sleeve, and took him along with Yun Qian to the banquet table on the high platform.

From this angle, they could clearly see the stage and the girls slowly beneath them, signifying a separate area, tranquil and serene.

"Tonight our banquet will be here. Chang’an... looking at this empty table, don’t you feel you should do something?" Zhu Pingniang spread her hands.

"First..." Xu Chang’an paused slightly, helpless: "Ms. Zhu."

"Mm." Zhu Pingniang sat down at the table, then hid the amazement in her eyes and said to Yun Qian calmly, "Go cook, I’ll take care of Ms. Yun, alright?"

As Zhu Pingniang spoke, she was actually asking Yun Qian.

No choice, even though Yun Qian hadn’t taken off her Light Gauze, her presence was already eye-catching to the point of blinding.

However, Yun Qian did not respond, just looked at Xu Chang’an.

It would be considered rude, but fortunately, those present knew some of Yun Qian’s character, so no one minded.

Xu Chang’an: "..."

Just as Xu Chang’an wanted to say something, Miss Lu came over, smiling: "Would you trouble the gentleman to prepare dinner for Pingniang? Gentleman... apart from Ah Qing, the girls have prepared a lot of fresh things for tonight’s banquet, exactly... you can also taste them, do you want to see the performance program?"

At this moment, Miss Lu’s sudden appearance scattered the inexplicable awkwardness around Xu Chang’an appropriately.

Xu Chang’an then took the performance program and looked at Zhu Pingniang’s arrangements for tonight.

Nothing more than singing, dancing, and musical pieces, along with some girls who could perform opera.

Indeed, expecting fresh things from the girls at Flower Moon Building?

"Let me see." Zhu Pingniang grabbed the performance program, looked at the names on it, then glanced around the hall, where the girl’s faces under the lights were charming and lovely.

"Tsk." Zhu Pingniang clicked her tongue, pointing at the list: "When did these girls learn to play the xiao? Such a good banquet, don’t go up there to embarrass yourself and then come crying to me."

"Please don’t undermine the girls." Miss Lu chuckled lightly: "The girls specifically want to be the first to perform, I listened to the piece, and it fits well to open the stage, you can rest easy."

"Them first?" Zhu Pingniang said discontentedly, "What about Ah Qing? Why isn’t she opening the stage?"

"Ms. Zhu, are you sure you want to push Ah Qing forward like this?" Miss Lu said helplessly, "A rare banquet, even though the girls know it’s related to Ah Qing, pushing her to open the stage with dance, don’t you think it’s too deliberate?"

"What’s wrong with being deliberate." Zhu Pingniang asked.

"They’d be jealous." Miss Lu pointed at the girls on stage in front of Xu Chang’an: "If they really envy Ah Qing, don’t expect Ah Qing to fit in."

Zhu Pingniang: "..."

Valid point indeed.

"So how do you plan to arrange it?"

"Let Ah Qing perform a dance after warming up, not too ahead, and not too behind." Miss Lu said.

"Leave it to you, I can’t figure it out." Zhu Pingniang completely entrusted her.

"Mm."

Xu Chang’an watched all this from the side, feeling that Miss Lu’s approach was stable, giving more reassurance than Zhu Pingniang.

Once Zhu Pingniang came to her senses, she turned her head to find Xu Chang’an still holding Yun Qian’s hand standing at the table, blinking: "Chang’an, what are you standing there for?"

At this point, Miss Lu half-jokingly came over, saluted Yun Qian and Xu Chang’an, then rose with a smile, half playfully saying: "Gentleman, you should go busy yourself, leave Miss Yun to me, I won’t let Pingniang bully anyone."

Hearing this, Xu Chang’an nodded.

Well.

As expected, the same words sound unserious from Zhu Pingniang’s mouth, but from someone else... they are reassuring.

Xu Chang’an indeed couldn’t delay for too long, since without preparing dinner for Zhu Pingniang, the banquet couldn’t start.

Xu Chang’an whispered a few things in Yun Qian’s ear, then let her sit down, gently removing the Straw Hat from her face, turning to leave with the maid’s guidance to the kitchen.

As for Miss Lu and Zhu Pingniang staring at Yun Qian’s face in a daze, that’s no longer Xu Chang’an’s concern.

"Gentleman, you indeed indulge Pingniang." The maid sighed gently, seeming to complain to Xu Chang’an about Zhu Pingniang: "Insisting you cook personally, what is Pingniang thinking?"

Xu Chang’an followed behind her, smiling without speaking.

"But... the sisters prepared a lot today, hope gentleman has fun." The maid led Xu Chang’an into the kitchen: "If you have any orders, feel free to ask."

Thus, Xu Chang’an began his work.

Many of the girls on the boat saw Xu Chang’an heading toward the kitchen, naturally including the yellow-clothed girl. She left her room and headed to the still-preparing Ah Qing.

"Pingniang again, enjoying alone." The girl muttered, sitting beside Ah Qing.

"Pingniang... what’s the matter now?" Ah Qing was rather helpless.

"Having the gentleman prepare dinner solely for her... if this isn’t enjoying alone, then what is?" The girl pouted: "Really knows how to boss people around."

Ah Qing: ’...’

Knowing Xu Chang’an may be cooking and actually confirming Xu Chang’an entered the kitchen... it’s two different feelings.