Yang Ruxin also didn’t ask any further because if he said he had a way, then there must be a way.
Fang Tianze’s body didn’t allow him to eat meat, especially roasted meat, but Yang Ruxin made him a small bowl of egg custard, which he ate completely without feeling any pain afterward.
Fang Dehua and his wife wiped away tears of joy, but they didn’t dare to stay long because there were two princes present, which made them feel uncomfortable all over. They could only leave behind a pile of snacks, pastries, fabric, and other things they brought before letting Liu Guang drive them back overnight. Fortunately, it wasn’t a long distance and wouldn’t take too much time.
By the end of dinner, the several dozen pounds of meat and five chickens that Yang Ruxin had prepared were all swept away, even a pot of hot and sour soup was devoured, everyone’s stomach was round and full.
With so many people, sleeping arrangements at night became a problem. In the end, there was no other choice but for all the men to follow Gu Qingheng to the Gu Family home, leaving only the women here. As for whether it was cramped, they just had to make do.
Yang Ruxin didn’t forget to stop Qi Jingrong to ask for silver.
Qi Jingyi immediately showed a face full of schadenfreude, pushing Gu Qingheng to leave while lamenting, "Gu Qingheng, Xinxin really suits my taste. Why didn’t I meet her earlier?"
"Even if you met her earlier, you wouldn’t have been able to recognize her good traits..." Gu Qingheng mercilessly shot down Qi Jingyi’s remark without any mercy, "Right?"
Qi Jingyi smacked his lips, realizing there might be some truth to that.
"Eighth Prince, what do you think of Xinxin’s tables?" Gu Qingheng changed the subject.
"I was about to ask. Where did they come from?" Qi Jingyi immediately perked up at the mention. "Those tables make dining so convenient, no need to fuss over etiquette. If you like something that’s too far away, you can’t even eat it. I must have one, no, make that two..."
"Xinxin designed them," Gu Qingheng laughed. "She had them made. She also has many innovative designs for furniture and plans to go into the furniture business. Are you interested?" He knew Ruxin wanted to target the high-end market, which would require the patronage of the wealthy, and there was no one wealthier than the royal family.
"I’m definitely interested," Qi Jingyi’s eyes widened with excitement. "I tell you, count me in. You can’t cooperate with anyone else. I’ll provide the silver, I’ll find the market, she just needs to handle the design and production. If necessary, I can provide the carpenters too...," the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works were idle anyway.
However, Gu Qingheng laughed, "I’m only responsible for introducing you to her. The rest you’ll need to discuss with her directly, there’s no use telling me..."
"I’ll go find her right now..."
"Are you sure you want to talk to her now?" Gu Qingheng raised an eyebrow slightly. "Aren’t you afraid of the Tenth Prince..."
"Let’s wait till tomorrow," Qi Jingyi decided, thinking that if Qi Jingrong found out, it would never be the end of it, so it was better not to let others know for now.
At this moment, the Tenth Prince, Qi Jingrong, who was being blocked by Yang Ruxin, was somewhat frustrated, "Do you want one silver per person just for this sleeping condition? Do you know how much the best inn in town charges for one room?" He felt that he had encountered an extremely stingy money-grubber. For the meal, one silver seemed quite fair, since the meat was even more delicious when roasted, but asking for one silver per person for lodging was a bit too much, wasn’t it?
"Then you might as well hurry off to that ’best inn’ you’re talking about," Yang Ruxin laughed upon hearing this. "I’m not even keen on serving you guys."
"You..." Qi Jingrong felt that he couldn’t maintain his usual composure in front of this country girl.