The madame rises, bowing low to him - she probably could have made a lot more money out of Yuan in the long run, but she won't deny the lump sum will be very useful - and being amenable to the gentry usually helps keep them sweet, which in the end makes her more money as well. They buy her silence and everybody wins.
"Thank you, Jiang-zongzhu." she says as she leaves.
~~~
"That's very kind of you, thank you." Yuan says, but he can't help but be a little curious - there's clearly something going on there, something they're not saying. He wonders what kind of rumours are floating around (he knows there must be rumours)
"Uh, yea!" Hua nods quickly "Anything at all, happy to help!"
Yuan smiles at them both before looking back to Jingyi.
"So, a tour? Or picking out my room?" he asks - it's a convenient excuse so that he can ask Jingyi in private what people might be saying. He'd rather be prepared.
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2021-09-05 01:16 (UTC)The madame rises, bowing low to him - she probably could have made a lot more money out of Yuan in the long run, but she won't deny the lump sum will be very useful - and being amenable to the gentry usually helps keep them sweet, which in the end makes her more money as well. They buy her silence and everybody wins.
"Thank you, Jiang-zongzhu." she says as she leaves.
~~~
"That's very kind of you, thank you." Yuan says, but he can't help but be a little curious - there's clearly something going on there, something they're not saying. He wonders what kind of rumours are floating around (he knows there must be rumours)
"Uh, yea!" Hua nods quickly "Anything at all, happy to help!"
Yuan smiles at them both before looking back to Jingyi.
"So, a tour? Or picking out my room?" he asks - it's a convenient excuse so that he can ask Jingyi in private what people might be saying. He'd rather be prepared.