PFC Chapter 376 Reason
Chapter 376 Reason
Qin Huiyin handed the things in her hand to the maid next to her and asked her to call the gardener over to take care of it.
She washed her hands, walked hand in hand with Xia Ruwan to the pavilion not far away, and asked Zhilan to get some tea and snacks.
The two sisters were chatting in the pavilion. Xia Ruwan talked about what she had been facing recently, with a worried look on her face.
"Logically, as long as there's no problem with your goods, the Maritime Customs should have released them after receiving the benefits. Now they've taken the money but haven't done anything. That's really strange."
"That's right. The Maritime Customs never dares to go too far. After all, it doesn't benefit them if they offend merchants. This time, it's obvious that they're deliberately making things difficult for me."
"Since you can't find the problem, then find a way to break it down and get to the bottom of it first. Otherwise, if you rashly apply force but don't use it correctly, it will be in vain."
"I sent people to inquire, but there's no definite answer. I can't find out anything at all." Xia Ruwan said angrily, "Forget it. Let's go out and get some fresh air!"
Qin Huiyin asked Su Jin to tell her that she would not be coming back for dinner today, and that she and Xia Ruwan would go to the East Building to eat.
Just as the two were about to get on the carriage, the Xia family's steward ran over, saluted Xia Ruwan and Qin Huiyin, and then said, "Miss, didn't you ask us to inquire about that herb? We just got news that there's an auction today that includes that herb."
"Let's go and take a look." Qin Huiyin said, "If we can take a picture of it, I can make scar removal cream. Doctor Wei wrote the recipe down for him before."
Xia Ruwan sent many people to search for the herb, but after a long time, she gave up hope. She wore the mask every day and almost forgot its existence.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Qin Huiyin waved her hand in front of her. "Let's go! No, we have to take some banknotes with us. We must get this herb."
Xia Ruwan came to her senses and told Shuhui to go back and get the money.
Qin Huiyin also asked Zhilan to go back and get the money.
"There's an auction going on, so if I see something I like, I'll buy it. We're not short of money now, so of course we can't treat ourselves badly."
The two maids moved quickly. After returning with the money, they headed for the auction house the steward mentioned in their carriage.
This auction house is in North City. North City is a bit far from here. Qin Huiyin has not been there yet, so today is just a refresh of the map.
"Sorry, ladies, the private rooms are full. Only the lobby has space."
Xia Ruwan and Qin Huiyin looked at each other.
They certainly didn't want to be seen in the lobby. Besides, if they saw something they liked later, they would definitely take a picture of it, and it wouldn't be good to attract too much attention.
"Miss Qin, our young lady is upstairs. Do you mind coming together?" a maid came over and asked.
Qin Huiyin recognized that the maid was from Zhu Hongxiu's side and explained her identity to Xia Ruwan, who immediately agreed.
Since I can get a private room, that would be the best.
When the two went upstairs and entered the side room, they saw a man next to Zhu Hongxiu, and the man had half of his face covered with his hair.
Qin Huiyin had seen that half of his face and recognized him. At the same time, she felt a surge of worry. Considering the burn scars on his face, could this man be here for the scar-removing herb? If so, the chances of them capturing the scene today were much smaller.
The Zhu family is not short of money.
"Sister Qin." Zhu Hongxiu greeted with a smile, "We are really destined to meet again. This is..."
"This is my sworn sister Xia Ruwan. Wan'er, this is Miss Zhu from the Minister of Personnel's Mansion." Qin Huiyin introduced the two.
Xia Ruwan bowed and said, "Hello, Miss Zhu."
"You are Qin's sister, and you are my sister. Let's not be so polite. Just call me Hongxiu." Zhu Hongxiu said, "This is my brother. He doesn't like to make friends. Please don't be offended, my two sisters."
"Mr. Zhu." Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan saluted Zhu Jingxuan.
Zhu Jingxuan nodded at them and continued looking out the window, with no intention of paying any attention to them.
"Luckily I met my two sisters. Now I have someone to talk to. Otherwise I would be bored to death. I, as a brother, always like quietness, but I like noise."
"Are we disturbing them too much?" Qin Huiyin said.
"How can it be considered a disturbance?" Zhu Hongxiu said, "I just wish someone could talk to me."
"But we have to excuse ourselves for a moment." Qin Huiyin leaned closer to Zhu Hongxiu. "We left in a hurry just now. I need to go to the toilet first."
Zhu Hongxiu covered her mouth and chuckled: "It's still early, we need to wait a while, you guys go quickly!"
Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan left the room, asked the waiter where the toilet was, and headed towards it.
"You have something to tell me, right?" Xia Ruwan lowered her voice. "Are you worried that you won't be able to take a picture of that herb?"
"You didn't see the half of Mr. Zhu's face that was covered just now. I saw it the last time I went to the Zhu family. That half of his face was covered with burn marks. Now that he appears here, I guess he is here for that herb as well."
"It's okay, Yinyin, we just have to do our best. To be honest, it was hard for me to accept it at first. Now I'm almost forgetting about the scar on my face."
Qin Huiyin knew that Xia Ruwan was comforting her. As a girl who loves beauty, how could she not care about her appearance?
It would be fine if she was born without any beauty, but her mother happened to give her a pretty face.
"How about I tell Miss Zhu that we have something urgent to do and need to leave first, then disguise ourselves and find a corner where no one can see us to compete with her?"
"If we get caught, won't that offend people? Okay, stop doing stupid things and let's go back!"
Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan returned to the side room.
Shuhui and Zhilan were standing behind.
There was tea, snacks and a variety of dried fruits in the room.
Zhu Jingxuan sat in front of the window looking outside, not knowing what there was to see.
The girls had a lot in common. Both Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan were powerful businesswomen, and maintaining social etiquette was no problem for them. Even before the auction began, Zhu Hongxiu had grown closer to them, even making plans to go boating on the lake next time.
Xia Ruwan felt a gaze sweeping over, and following the line of sight, she saw the silent eldest son Zhu Jingxuan.
However, Zhu Jingxuan's gaze was not on his sister, but on Qin Huiyin.
He realized that she had noticed him, and turned back awkwardly, trying to cover up his embarrassment and awkwardness by drinking tea.
Xia Ruwan glanced at Qin Huiyin, who was completely unaware, and cursed her inwardly, calling her a nuisance.
When did this peach blossom debt come about?
This is not the kind of thing to tease!
Even if we ignore his appearance, just based on the awkward personality of this Young Master Zhu, he is not worthy of the sunny Qin Huiyin.