Chapter 166 - What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

The facade of Yaohui New Porcelain on Beixiang Commercial Street was quite grand. A single shop could not satisfy its "new porcelain" foreshowing requirement, so it bought two shops and doubled the storefront. Not only that, it also had to make a signboard twice the size and hang it up with the words "Yaohui New Porcelain" written prominently on it. Afraid that others might not know it was innovative porcelain, it was almost as if it wanted to write "proud" on its face. Although the shop here was large and the goods displayed in the store were abundant, the number of customers in the shop was much less compared to other shops on the commercial street. By this time, the craftsmanship of porcelain had become quite mature, and there were many pottery workshops of all sizes. Therefore, for the general public, the price of porcelain was not considered expensive. Even ordinary families could afford not-so-good quality porcelain with a bit of hesitation. But Yaohui New Porcelain was different. Selling the same porcelain, its products were more than ten times more expensive than those of other shops. Some of the latest crafted items were even a hundred times more expensive. For example, the "Blue Ink Wash" porcelain plate that He Yunxiao bought for Nan Zhu last time was quite innovative and beautiful, but expensive. A plate cost three taels of silver, and He Yunxiao bought three of them, plus a "little chubby dog," which cost a total of ten taels. Ten taels of silver was not a small amount. Generally speaking, five taels of silver was the annual expenditure of an ordinary family. At that time, had Xinger known that these few plates required ten taels of silver, she probably wouldn't have been able to bear to break them. Spending ten taels of silver to buy a few plates was something only a prodigal young master would do. Coincidentally, He Yunxiao was indeed a profligate young master. However, for He Yunxiao, ten taels of silver to buy Nan Zhu's favorite was actually too cheap. It couldn't wait to spend another ten! Leading Nan Zhu to Yaohui New Porcelain's storefront, He Yunxiao no longer needed to deliberately use martial arts and internal strength to protect Nan Zhu, as there were fewer people at the door than on the road. But Nan Zhu still remained as close to him as before, tightly sticking to his side. Even holding hands. Previously, he had always taken the initiative in holding her hand, but now she was the one holding his hand tightly, afraid to let go. In fact, in the Qi Kingdom, it was a bit inappropriate for men and women to hold hands on the street. However, with He Yunxiao's reputation here and Meng Qingrou wearing a veil to obscure her face, making it difficult to discern her features, everyone just regarded her as an ordinary woman and didn't pay much attention. Pulling Meng Qingrou into the store, He Yunxiao headed straight for the place with the "little chubby dogs." The "little chubby dogs" were actually made of ceramics, animal-shaped ceramic bases, which were also a little toy developed by Yaohui New Porcelain. Previously, wooden carvings were used as bases for porcelain. The layout of Yaohui New Porcelain's shop was quite interesting. In the past, porcelain shops used tall wooden shelves to display rows of finished porcelain for people to appreciate and purchase. But Yaohui New Porcelain was different; it used a model of square display tables. The platforms were not tall, with edges reaching only to the waist. Inside the platforms, a series of increasingly higher wooden shelves were placed, each with a circle of porcelain. Stacked layer by layer, they formed a magnificent mountain of porcelain. There were several such platforms in the store. Apart from the platforms, Yaohui New Porcelain also used some wooden shelves to assist in displaying the porcelain, and some of those shelves also played a role in dividing regions and paths. He Yunxiao could only describe this practice as "very avant-garde." The location of the "little chubby dogs" base was indeed a square display table. Many of the porcelain items here used these animal bases. There were many people in the store, and Meng Qingrou wasn't entirely at ease. Due to the close proximity, He Yunxiao could clearly feel that Nan Zhu was very excited. "Yunxiao, look at this, it's a little cat," Meng Qingrou said, delightfully. But she didn't dare to make too much movement, and she even hesitated to reach out. She only dared to lift her head and speak to He Yunxiao, getting excited and then grabbing his hand, lightly shaking his arm. While enjoying the unexpected benefits bestowed by Nan Zhu, He Yunxiao promised her, "Yes." "And there are little frogs, little pigs, little lambs..." Meng Qingrou carefully went through each one and then looked up, pleading, "Yunxiao, can Rou Er get closer to take a look? Can I?" Could she? She must! "You decide how close you want to get," He Yunxiao said. Seeing Nan Zhu hesitating again, He Yunxiao said, "You can pull me along." Meng Qingrou nodded and then looked at the other people around them. There were no strange outsiders around, so she tentatively took a step forward. Until then, He Yunxiao had been the one pulling her, but now this step forward was the first step she took on her own. After taking a step forward and moving away from He Yunxiao, Meng Qingrou looked at the unfamiliar people walking not far away and her sense of security decreased. Without waiting for He Yunxiao to step forward, she took a step back to his side, keeping close to him. Seeing Nan Zhu's fear, He Yunxiao sighed inwardly, thinking, "Let's take it slowly." In such a situation, He Yunxiao could only encourage her, saying, "Nan... Rou Er, you did a great job just now, do it again. Remember to pull me." Meng Qingrou nodded and took another step forward, pulling He Yunxiao, and he indeed followed her. "Very good, very good, try it again," He Yunxiao encouraged. Meng Qingrou took another step forward, pulling He Yunxiao, and he followed. After these two steps, they were already very close to the display table for the small animals, and there was no need to walk further. However, Meng Qingrou seemed to enjoy it and pulled He Yunxiao to go around the entire display table. What's more, she wanted to pull him to other places. Seeing her behaving this way, He Yunxiao knew that she was fine. "Can Rou Er hold my hand when we walk in the future?" Meng Qingrou nodded and said, "Yes!" He Yunxiao smiled helplessly. Leading Nan Zhu, he felt as if he were raising a daughter. He had to start by teaching her how to walk. Only in an environment like the Linxuan Palace could a girl as pure as Nan Zhu be nurtured, untainted like crystal. Meng Qingrou led He Yunxiao around again, completely adapting to the pace of leading him, and then turned her attention back to the various ceramic animals. As for the actual exhibits, such as plates and vases, she completely ignored them. After watching for a while, He Yunxiao considerately asked, "Little sister Rou Er, do you like them?" Meng Qingrou nodded vigorously and repeatedly said, "Yes, yes, I like them." "What do you like? We'll buy them all and take them home." "I like... all of them." He Yunxiao pointed to one of the rather ugly ceramic toads and asked, "Do you like this one too?" "Yes." He Yunxiao frowned, "Can a girl like toads? They're not cute." Meng Qingrou cautiously said, "Yunxiao, can I not buy it?" "You can buy it, you must buy it!" Tl: Soothsayer.io