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In the next few days, Shen Youyun pestered them several times. She waited for Lin Lixuan to come out alone each time. Lin Lixuan still had a good temper at first, but then he really couldn’t maintain his cool around this woman.
Shen Youyun was even more terrifying than dog skin plaster!
“This person acts like they don’t understand the human language. She’s always in her own little world.” Lin Lixuan couldn’t bear it any longer and sent someone to inform Shen Youyun’s parents and older brother. After Shen Youyun was forcibly taken back, his world returned to normalcy.
Huang Yuan watched this encounter with joy. “I know what I want to write next. Isn’t your story very interesting?”
“If you dare write about it, then don’t come here in the future.” Lin Lixuan’s bony fingers were playing with the abacus. He raised his eyes and angrily glared at Huang Yuan. Huang Yuan was now addicted to writing books, but he hadn’t released anything he’d written yet.
“Then I won’t write it, but you should give me something good. Come, bring me a bowl of white-meat chicken.” Huang Yuan was similar to an old-fashioned homebody. He liked to go to his store to eat and drink. He looked at the empty bowl and wanted to call for more food with dissatisfaction.
“Stop eating. Don’t you see how much weight you’ve gained this year?” Huang Yuan was so plump that he still had fat on his face. Lin Lixuan couldn’t stand it.
His originally skinny and even face was now round!
“That’s because I’m writing books at home now. The stories made my belly round.” Huang Yuan patted his belly, saying that he still had space to eat more.
“Aren’t you embarrassed to say this to me?”
“You’re a fruit farmer, so you don’t understand us scholars.” The stories that accumulated in his belly needed to be vented, so he naturally was plump with them.
Huang Yuan felt sorry for Lin Lixuan. He had read stories written by the other party before, and they were splendid and gorgeous, with clear intentions, arguments, and reasons. He might have become a Zhuangyuan by now if he’d kept studying hard. But this person was now addicted to growing melons. Not to mention his knowledge, even the novels he casually wrote attracted everyone. This made Huang Yuan very jealous.
His mother said that if he stayed beside this person, he might be able to absorb some talent too… Yes, Huang Yuan always used this excuse to come to Lin’s Restaurant to eat and drink, but he didn’t absorb any talent, only fat.
“Hmph. I really don’t know anything about you scholars, but I heard that you recently wrote Liulang Tales. If you want to print the story, you can come and beg me, an old fruit farmer. Maybe if I’m happy then…”
Huang Yuan was so shocked he jumped up from the chair. Lin-dage was startled that he took a few steps back. THe abacus in his hand smashed on the table, making a banging sound. The other party rushed forward to hold his hand and shook it like a rattle.
“You believed me without even asking first?”
“After knowing you all these years, I’ve never seen you say something you aren’t sure about. You must have a plan, don’t you?” Huang Yuan’s cat-like eyes stared at him tightly, as if he had picked up a dead mouse.
The guests on the second floor kept coming and going. Huang Yuan’s mad dog-like action attracted everyone’s attention. He glanced left and right. “Don’t look, don’t look. Don’t look this way. I’m taking matters with the boss.”
Huang Yuan seemed to grasp at a life-saving straw. He shook Lin Lixuan’s hand side to side. “Lin-dage, help me.”
Huang Yuan learned from Ger Yan to call him in this strange way using Lin-dage.
Lin Lixuan sat down on the bench in an exaggerated way. Huang Daniu hurriedly served him tea. “Daniu, get another pot of tea!”
“Tell me, what’s your plan?” “Are you going to introduce me to the boss of Songyun Bookstore?” Huang Yuan seemed to have a tail wagging behind him.
“Yes and no… Let me give you a suggestion. You can talk to the boss of Songyun Bookstore yourself.” Lin Lixuan cleared his throat, picked up the tea the other party had given him, and lowered his head to take a sip.
“I, well, that Mr. Shen… Aren’t you making things difficult for me…” The frantically wagging tail suddenly paused. Huang Yuan sat beside him with a bitter face and depressingly stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea for himself.
“I’m not trying to make this hard for you. What I’m saying is—you’re already in front of the boss of Songyun…” Lin Lixuan put down the teacup and supported his chin with his hand.
“Isn’t that Mr. Shen…” Speaking was the same as not speaking. Huang Yuan couldn’t understand what the fruit farmer beside him was saying. He lowered his head, depressed, and took a cup of tea. He directly swallowed his grievances.
“No. Sitting in front of you is the future boss of Songyun Bookstore.” Lin Lixuan smiled and threw a shocking statement out there.
“How is that possible?” Huang Yuan spit out the tea in his mouth. His crotch got wet. “Ahem, cough cough… I’m choking…”
“I can’t do anything if you don’t believe me.” Lin Lixuan suddenly stood, lest the tea the other party spit down on the table dripped onto his pants.
Huang Yuan coughed several times before stopping. He hurriedly picked up a rag to dry the tea from his body. He also reached out to wipe the wooden table clean.
Lin Lixuan sat again.
“I can’t believe my good friend is suddenly becoming the big boss. How could such a miraculous thing happen? Old fruit farmer, are you lying to me?” Huang Yuan’s eyes’ narrowed, his lips pursed, and his entire body was filled with doubt.
“Xiao-Yuan, are you going back on what you said?” “If I’m not mistaken, you said that in all these years, you haven’t seen me say anything I wasn’t certain about…”
“T-then what about Boss Shen?” Huang Yuan finally believed him.
“He’s returning to the capital and can’t take care of the bookstore anymore, so he gave half of Songyun Bookstore to me.” The two books Lin Lixuan sold at the bookstore became even more popular. The money he’d accumulated was also increasing. And with the operation of the store in the county town, he had already amassed a considerable amount of silver taels.
In this era, there were no luxuries. Ger Yan and Zhao Liniang didn’t want expensive jewelry either, so most of the money earned by the family was sitting idle and not used.
It just so happened that Mr. Shen, who had always valued and admired him, suddenly asked him if he wanted to buy Songyun Bookstore. This shocked Lin Lixuan, and he hadn’t answered Mr. Shen right away. He had to go home and discuss it with his family first.
As a result, Lin Lixuan brought the news back to the Lin family. Zhao Liniang, who was often stingy with money, actively supported him to take over the bookstore.
“If there isn’t enough money, mother will sell the chickens in the mountains.”
“If we didn’t have enough money, even if Mother sells the chicken, it still wouldn’t be enough.”
“…In any case, we can’t miss out on such a good opportunity. Boss Shen is a really good person. His mother must have prayed to Buddha to bless him.”
Lin Lixuan asked Mr. Shen why he wanted to sell the bookstore and Mr. Shen replied, “In a month, I will leave All Water County and return to the capital… I’m old, and I’m afraid I won’t be returning.”
Mr. Shen was originally an official from the capital, but he was later involved in a scandal case and was sent him half as a demotion and half as being exiled.
Now that the new emperor succeeded the throne, the past became a cloud of smoke. His son and daughter-in-law were over there, so Mr. Shen let go of the past and decided to settle in the capital.
“I see…” Huang Yuan nodded in realization. “Brother, you’re really lucky… In the future, I’ll be counting on you.”
After speaking, he jumped up with joy and pounced on Lin Lixuan. Lin Lixuan didn’t notice for a while that he happened to be pounced on by this bear. His entire upper body was pressed against the wooden table.
“Y-your clothes are full of tea…” Lin Lixuan shifted and saw the tea stains on his clothes. He didn’t want to talk any longer.
After avoiding the cup of tea, he couldn’t avoid this person. It was a real disaster.
Huang Yuan rubbed his hands in front of him like he’d done something wrong. Lin Lixuan glanced at him angrily, then raised his eyebrows.
“Is this how you beg someone?”
After saying this, Lin Lixuan poured himself a cup of tea leisurely. He had the posture of a big person.
“Lin-dage, I beg you.” Huang Yuan’s expression changed in a second. His voice turned coquettish.
At this time, Lin Lixuan choked on his tea. He threw the tea aside. Before they finished speaking, he definitely wouldn’t drink any more tea.
“Don’t learn to talk like Ger Yan. No, Ger Yan only likes to call me Lin-dage. You’re learning from Shen Youyun… Do you want me to shake off all my goosebumps and give it to you?”
Huang Yuan said, “We’re all cultured people, so there’s no need to say something so disgusting. Lao-Lin, brother, you have to help me.”
“On one condition.”
“What is it?”
“Don’t call me an old fruit farmer anymore.”
“Okay, okay. Little fruit farmer, adult fruit farmer, big fruit farmer…”
“…” His mouth was so naughty.
“…I was wrong. Boss Lin. Big Boss Lin.”
Huang Yuan’s expression changed in a second, like the clouds and wind gathered. His face was filled with flattering smiles.
“For your sake, I’ll promise you.”
Huang Yuan jumped up happily. “Okay, then I’ll thank you in advance. I won’t let you suffer. I just want to borrow your printing workshop to help print a few copies for myself.”
“…”
“Why are you looking at me like that? I know myself, okay?”
“Huang Yuan, I’ve read everything you wrote. The storyline is pretty good…Have you considered drawing the story?”
“Don’t joke around. Have you seen the landscapes I’ve drawn?” “People will laugh if I try…”
“The people you draw are pretty good…”
Huang Yuan supported his chin with his hand and pretended to think. “…Do you want me to illustrate the story I wrote?”
“Yes, that’s right. I think it’ll be good. Your story isn’t elaborate enough to only describe in words, but if you add images, you can make them more exaggerated, and that might get the public’s liking.” Lin Lixuan spared no effort to persuade the other party to abandon his writing style and start drawing. He really thought that this method was suitable for Huang Yuan.
Of course, he also had selfish motives. Since he took over Songyun Bookstore, he planned to start an ancient version of a periodical magazine.
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