She Wants to Protect Her Friendship!

“Miss Lu.” Su Yujin thought for a moment and said, “In fact, in my opinion, there is no conflict between you coming to eat often and you not liking me…”

“Yes.”

Lu Wenjing slapped her thigh fiercely, “What you said makes sense, that’s exactly what happened!”

These two things were not contradictory at all.

She could come here to eat often in the future, but she could still dislike Su Yujin.

At most, she could just be polite and not make things difficult for her.

The more Lu Wenjing thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She nodded again, “Okay, then I’ll come over often in the future, and you have to prepare meals for me.”

The kind that tasted good.

“Okay.” Su Yujin responded with a smile.

“It’s getting late. I’ve already asked someone to clean up the guest room. Miss Lu, would you like to go to bed early?”

“No, I have to go.” Lu Wenjing picked up her cloak and tied it around her body. “I was really hungry, so I came here and now I have to go back quickly.”

Firstly, although her family allowed her to go out and play, it was not acceptable for her to go out without saying a word and spend the night outside. After all, if her grandparents found out, they would probably nag her for days.

Secondly, Yan Siying was hosting a Spring Festival banquet at home tomorrow. She had agreed to go, so she must not be absent.

She might as well go and give Sister Ying some good advice tomorrow.

You can’t hang yourself on a crooked tree.

She can’t give up such a large and beautiful forest just for her unclean biǎo gē.

While speaking, Lu Wenjing had already taken her whip, led the horse, and walked out.

“Goodbye, Miss Lu.” Su Yujin went out with her and saw her off.

“It’s cold outside, no need to see me off.” Lu Wenjing bowed to Su Yujin, climbed onto the horse, whipped the horse, and squeezed the horse’s belly. With the neighing of the horse and the clattering of hooves, she disappeared into the night.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and Lu Wenjing returned to Su Yujin’s front.

“Miss Lu, have you forgotten something?” Su Yujin asked in surprise when she saw her coming back.

Lu Wenjing took off a gold bracelet inlaid with agate pearls from her wrist and handed it to Su Yujin, “Here, this is for you.”

“This is too valuable. I dare not accept it.” Su Yujin refused hastily.

“Just take it if I give it to you.” Lu Wenjing stuffed the bracelet into Su Yujin’s hand without further ado, “Let me make it clear first, this bracelet is not given for free, it’s a reward for the delicious meal you cooked for me, and I didn’t eat this meal for free.”

After she gave her the bracelet, every time she could come to eat with her in the future, the food would be bought, not a favor.

In the future, if Sister Ying and Su Yujin really quarreled over her biǎo gē’s affairs, she would not have to consider this human relationship and could stand on the side of Sister Ying, who was on good terms with her, without hesitation.

Su Yujin heard Lu Wenjing say this and roughly understood her purpose, so she just took the bracelet and said, “Miss Lu, since you said so, I will respectfully obey your order. Thank you, Miss Lu.”

“It’s only natural to pay for meals. You don’t have to thank me.” Lu Wenjing bowed to Su Yujin and cracked the whip again.

When the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard, Su Yujin returned to the house and looked at the bracelet that Lu Wenjing had given her.

It was quite heavy, with the agate and pearls on it being of excellent quality, and the filigree inlay workmanship being extremely delicate. It was simply an excellent work of art, and you could tell at first glance that it was worth a fortune.

With a bracelet like this, it would be worth it even if Lu Wenjing had a home-cooked meal occasionally, or even if she had all the delicacies from land and sea.

She has to say that Miss Lu was really generous.

Su Yujin immediately regarded Miss Lu as the second financial sponsor besides He Yanxiu and was thinking about what kind of delicious meal she should prepare for Lu Wenjing if she came again next time.

The next day, Su Yujin went to the pawnshop to find Manager Sun to handle the relevant procedures for the sale and transfer of the farm.

The brokerage firm was experienced and many of the procedures were handled by dedicated personnel. Within two days, all the formalities were completed and Su Yujin obtained the title deed to the farm.

After putting the title deed into the small box and locking it, Su Yujin was planning to go to the farm again in the next few days to talk to Niu Dali about the management of the farm, when He Yanxiu came hurriedly.

“Second Master came a day early this time.” Su Yujin made He Yanxiu a cup of newly bought Biluochun tea and asked, “But the Second Master has something to do tomorrow and can’t come?”

“I really can’t come tomorrow.” He Yanxiu took a sip of tea, “The Emperor sent me to Hedong Prefecture on official business. This trip will take at least two months, or at most half a year.”

“It’s going to be a long trip. Firstly, I don’t have anyone around to take care of my daily life. Secondly, I need you to help me treat my taste retardation. So after thinking it over, I think it is for the best that you go with me.”

Thirdly, because he worked in the Ministry of Revenue, whenever he went to the local government for official business, local officials would often give him treasures and beauties to build closer relationships. Gold, silver, and other treasures were easy to deal with, but beauties…

If he refused, the issue of homosexuality would inevitably be brought up again. If he accepted, it would be really troublesome.

It would be better to bring Su Yujin with him so that these two difficult problems could be solved at once.

“Please pack up and take some daily necessities with you, along with two handy maids. After lunch, we will set out in the afternoon.”

The Second Master wanted to take her on a business trip?

And he walked so fast…

Su Yujin knew that she had no right to refuse, so she bowed to He Yanxiu and said, “I understand. I will go and prepare something right away.”

After saying that, Su Yujin told Ai Cao and Mother Liu to get busy.

Su Yujin usually didn’t have high requirements for clothing, she just wanted something comfortable and light, so she didn’t carry many clothes with her. Plus, she was going to a public office, so she could buy one or two more pieces there, so she only brought two or three sets of clothes for the journey.

Other than that, she only brought some commonly used medicinal herbs, silver needles for He Yanxiu’s treatment, and some easy-to-store snacks that might be needed on the road.

For example, shāqí mǎ, shítóu bǐng, pork jerky, dried fruits, etc.

As for the maidservant, she was going to take…

Ai Cao has always been serving Su Yujin personally, and Su Yujin could use her skillfully. Qingkui was very strong, so she could also be of use if anything happened.

After weighing the options, Su Yujin decided to take both of them with her.

In addition, Su Yujin explained that Mother Lu had to go to Huibinlou and Su Ji’s side and tell them that she was going on a trip so that they could deal with things by themselves. If they really encountered something difficult to decide, Su Ji’s Shuang Ye could find Wu Jiantong to discuss with each other.

As for the farm…

(End of this chapter)

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