When the guests heard this, their voices immediately became noisy.
"Is that Cao Zhuangyuan?"
"This is a real young talent... his future is boundless."
"Yes, I met him once that day. He is also humble and polite, without the impetuousness of a young man who succeeds, which is rare..."
"It is said that many dignitaries in Beijing wanted to recruit him as their son-in-law."
Listening to these compliments in his ears, Xia Xi's frown slowly relaxed.
She was clearly despised by someone, but he was so praised by others. This wonderful feeling of pride made her feel very happy.
The next moment, someone in the group of people sighed: "This champion is good at everything, but there is one thing..."
A little something?
Xia Xi immediately pricked up her ears and waited to listen.
Some curious people also asked in low voices.
Even the waiters in the study were leaning their heads to listen.
I just heard the man cough lightly and said: "It's nothing. It's just that the number one scholar is only twenty years old, and the top of his head seems to be a little sparse. He is always working hard in the officialdom. I'm afraid he won't last a few years."
Just have to..."
Xia Xi's face froze when she heard this.
...and what should we do?
——Bald?!
That day she went to see him parading on horseback. He had a No. 1 Scholar's hat on his head. His face looked mature enough, but under that No. 1 Scholar's hat, even his hair was in danger?
Girls aged sixteen or seventeen are still at an age where appearance is important. Even if there is no one they really like, who doesn't want the person they marry to be handsome and suave?
It’s okay if he’s not handsome enough, but he’s bald. Who can handle this?!
Xia Xi only felt darkness in front of her eyes.
"As a scholar, it takes a lot of effort. I am from a poor family, so my diet is inevitably a bit crude. Baldness is also common."
"Yes, and as a man, it is enough to be talented...not to mention that he is going to marry Miss Xia, so what does it matter how much hair he has?"
"Since ancient times, there has been a saying of 'extremely smart'. This person has less hair and looks calmer. It's not a bad thing!"
Listening to the teasing laughter from those people, Xia Xi was so angry that she turned around and left the study.
"Axi...!"
Zhou Nu handed the chosen inkstone to the maid to pay the money, and he hurried out after him.
"Axi, why did you come out suddenly?"
Xia Xi frowned and looked at her friend.
Was she deaf? Didn't she hear what those people just said?
But looking through the gauze hanging from the power fence, the girl with round cheeks looked puzzled, but it didn't look like she was pretending.
After all, Zhou Nu has always been stupid and careless.
"Seeing that you have almost picked it out, I came out to get some fresh air." Xia Xi explained in a cold tone, and her eyes were suddenly attracted to a busy shop opposite.
This shop is full of female customers, many of whom are ladies in rich clothes.
"Where is that place?" Xia Xi asked casually.
After asking, her eyes touched the sign hanging outside the shop door, and her eyes suddenly turned cold.
Suyufang......
Even though she had never been there in person, it didn't stop her from knowing that the jewelry shop Xu Ying opened on Xiyi Street was called Su Yufang.
"This... is a jewelry shop." Zhou Nu said hesitantly, as if he didn't dare to mention anything more.
Xia Xi sneered.
"If there's anything I dare not say, isn't it the driver named Xu Ying?"
She had never seen such a shameless person. He had done something like that and harmed her second brother, but he still had the nerve to open a shop in the city.
The existence of this shop seems to remind the people of the capital of that old incident all the time. Anyone who passes by here will probably think of her second brother's incident and secretly give advice and comments to the Xia family!
Whenever she thought about this, she felt like a lump in her throat, not to mention seeing with her own eyes that the business of this shop was actually quite good.
When the shop first opened, she had people come to trouble Xu Ying, but Xu Mingyi and Princess Yufeng got in trouble, and Princess Yufeng threatened to support the shop that day. She didn't want to offend the county.
Lord, I rested my thoughts for a while.
At that time, Zhou Nu had advised her not to be angry because of this, saying that the shop would not be open for long. After all, who would dare to go against the Xia family? No one would patronize it, and the business would naturally not be able to continue.
But what's going on now?
Aware of her gaze under the fence, Zhou Nu said with a complicated expression: "The business was indeed deserted at first, but Princess Yufeng and Miss Xu from Zhenguogong's Mansion frequented this place and often wore custom-made clothes from this shop.
As soon as the jewelry came and went, word spread, and the number of customers gradually increased..."
If you go shopping alone, you may still think about whether it will offend the Xia family, but if you go together, you won't have to worry about it.
Xia Xi's face turned serious after hearing this.
Xu Mingyi...Xu Mingyi again!
Xu Mingyi has always been picky. What kind of valuable things can be sold in this small shop? How could it catch her Xu Mingyi's eyes?
As for custom-made jewelry, there are so many big jewelry stores in Beijing, why did you choose Xu Ying?
This is obviously a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for the Xia family and her!
This has been true since childhood!
"Axi, I have never been there before." Zhou Nu assured in a low voice from the side.
Xia Xi had no time to pay attention to her words, and looked straight at a carriage not far outside the shop door.
That's the carriage of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion!
The corners of Xia Xi's pursed lips moved, her eyes full of sarcasm.
It seems that Xu Mingyi came very diligently. It is extremely rare for her to go out and meet her here.
Shouldn't we just make friends with Xu Ying? - What Xu Mingyi is always best at is how to disgust her!
Zhou Nu obviously also saw the carriage - to be exact, she saw it earlier than Xia Xi.
At this time, she gently tugged on Xia Xi's sleeves and said softly in a cautious tone: "Axi, let's go and look elsewhere..."
Xia Xi coldly shook off her hand.
Why should she take a detour when she sees Xu Mingyi? Could it be that she is afraid that Xu Mingyi will fail!
She wanted to see what good things were in this shop!
Xia Xi walked to the opposite side with her maid.
"Axi, wait for me..." Zhou Nu followed quickly, his tone sounding quite nervous.
Xia Xi, who had just reached Suyufang, suddenly stopped.
There was a chair placed on the side outside the shop door, and inside the chair lay a flat-haired animal.
The girl, who had been raised in her boudoir since she was a child, had never seen a vulture before and couldn't recognize what it was. At first, she just thought it was strange.
But the next moment, it was more than just strange.
Xia Xi looked at the bare bird's head under the sun, and suddenly felt extremely dazzling, as if it was filled with connotations.
...Is she so unhappy that even a bird is mocking her?
With nowhere to vent his anger, Xia Xi angrily snatched a pack of roasted chestnuts from the maid's hand, grabbed a few and smashed them hard: "Get away!"
