PFC Chapter 204 If he really responds enthusiastically
Chapter 204 If he really responds enthusiastically
With good news in mind, Xia Mo ran excitedly towards Huangfu Qian, who was directing people in the courtyard.
Huangfu Qian saw Xia Mo suddenly charging towards him and tried to dodge, but his reaction was always a step slower than Xia Mo's.
The servants and workers waiting for Manager Huang's orders in the courtyard stared wide-eyed in astonishment, their eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets, just watching as Xia Mo threw herself into Huangfu Qian's arms.
Huangfu Qian: "..." His gaze swept over the servants and workers present without leaving a trace, while his hands remained suspended in mid-air.
The impression given is that Huangfu Qian wanted to hug Xia Mo back, but hesitated and didn't.
Xia Mo whispered to Huangfu Qian, "Come closer, I have some good news to tell you."
Huangfu Qianru squatted down a bit, as if in a horse stance, and leaned close to Xia Mo's mouth.
Xia Mo whispered in Huangfu Qian's ear: "Regarding the Cao family's freight business, which helped human traffickers transport trafficked people, let's keep the witnesses and evidence first, and let Cao Kai first shift the blame to someone else."
Huangfu Qian's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He glanced at Xia Mo, met her eyes which were full of joyful smiles, and nodded.
"I'll get you something nice then," Xia Mo said again, in a cheerful mood.
Huangfu Qian nodded and asked softly, "Can I step back now?"
"Okay," Xia Mo said suspiciously, but then snuggled closer to Huangfu Qian before happily jumping away like a rabbit.
Huangfu Qian glanced at Xia Mo, who had retreated, and then swept his authoritative gaze over everyone present.
The servants and workers lowered their heads.
They saw it.
Seeing the bearded, old-looking Steward Huang embracing the plain-looking but incredibly strong girl, and... the formidable Steward Huang didn't push her away!
What they didn't know was that Huangfu Qian did manage to dodge, but rather... Xia Mo's abilities were special, and he couldn't dodge them.
It turns out that the maid beside the girl is in love with Steward Huang!
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!
* * *
The next day—
Yin Rou got up early and took Xia Mo to the Han family, who controlled the Han family's shipping.
Yin Rou looked serious, already prepared for a tough battle.
In reality...
Huangfu Qian gave Yin Rou the token for Han's shipping, not just a token, but also told Yin Rou where she could see the account books and take over Han's shipping.
When Yin Rou took Xia Mo to the Han family in Lingzhou Prefecture, she thought that the Han family would control the shipping business and not let her touch it. Unexpectedly, when she arrived at the Han family, the Han family head personally welcomed her into the Han family and led her into the study. She was free to look at all the account books in the study.
There was absolutely no attempt to stop them.
She thought that the accounts might have been tampered with, but after going through three important annual accounts, she found that the head of the Han family would help answer questions, and she realized that she might have been being suspicious.
But the smoother things went, the more incredible it seemed to her.
Yin Rou looked at Xia Mo beside her in astonishment. How popular must Xia Mo be with King Jiang? She actually... gave up the Han family's shipping business so easily! The Han family head didn't even hesitate after receiving the order.
“If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask Patriarch Han,” Xia Mo said in a simple, honest girl’s voice.
Yin Rou nodded blankly.
The Han family head immediately nodded in agreement, "You can ask anytime. I'm ready to hand over the reins to you right away."
The head of the Han family had a beaming smile on his face, and did not look like someone who was about to relinquish power.
Yin Rou smiled shyly at the Han family and continued to sit behind the desk, flipping through the Han family's ship cargo ledgers.
Xia Mo told Yin Rou, "I'll be gone for a while, I'll be right back."
Yin Rou wondered what business she could possibly have in the Han family's study. She nodded in agreement and left.
The Han family head watched the petite figure, who was only about 1.53 or 1.4 meters tall, leave, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
* * *
At the end of summer, he returned to the Yin family in Lingzhou Prefecture.
Huangfu Qian was in his private study in the side courtyard of the front yard—
On the table in front of Huangfu Qian, there was a pile of letters, account books, and so on.
Huangfu Qian flipped through the pages very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.
As Xia Mo appeared, Huangfu Qian seemed to sense something, put down the account book in his hand, looked up, and met Xia Mo's gaze.
Xia Mo used her divine sense to scan the account books and letters on the table, then hopped over to Huangfu Qian's side.
“No one is making things difficult for Miss Yin. Miss Yin is currently reviewing the accounts of Han's Freight for the past years at the Han family’s residence,” Xia Mo jumped to Huangfu Qian’s side.
Regardless of whether Huangfu Qian agreed or not, she plopped down in his lap.
Huangfu Qianshou was once again suspended in mid-air.
Xia Mo said, "You can go and do your own thing. I don't need you to keep me company."
Huangfu Qian said with a serious expression, "Nothing I have to do is as important as the matter at hand right now."
“There’s something wrong with your people,” Xia Mo said bluntly.
A hint of surprise flashed across Huangfu Qian's eyes.
His old account books and correspondence were all important secrets, and he never saw Xia Mo reach out to look at them, but Xia Mo already knew their contents!
“It’s nothing,” Huangfu Qian said.
"Considering you handed over Han's Shipping to Miss Yin so readily, I'll give you a reward," Xia Mo said, sitting in Huangfu Qian's lap and looking up to meet his gaze.
Huangfu Qian: "..."
"Don't be distant, this is very important to you," Xia Mo said, flipping her hand to reveal a delicate little jade medicine bottle in her palm.
"Lin Fengzhi's hands and feet were all broken. It was because he ate this that he became the Lin Fengzhi he is today," Xia Mo said, holding up the small jade medicine bottle to Huangfu Qian.
Huangfu Qian: "The small jade medicine bottle in your hand is a top-grade medicine."
"There's no way around it. If this kind of pill isn't stored in a jade bottle, its medicinal properties will leak out, and it will become a useless pill," Xia Mo sighed, expressing her helplessness.
Huangfu Qian stared intently at Xia Mo.
The pills all jumped out.
"Most importantly, this kind of pill can only be refined in the upper plane, you can think of it as the heavens. The medicinal materials used in it can only be found in that world. If it is ruined, it is difficult to regenerate," Xia Mo said with a shrug.
Huangfu Qian solemnly extended both hands to accept it.
“The female eagle is trustworthy; you can have it deliver medicine,” Xia Mo said.
Huangfu Qian looked at the medicine bottle in his hand and said, "I'll return the bottle to you after I finish the medicine."
“Yes, of course I have to return it. I have other uses for this jade.” Xia Mo deliberately winked at Huangfu Qian.
Huangfu Qian asked, "The reward has been given. May you get up now?"
"You... you say you're keeping your distance from me, but you haven't really rejected me. Are you playing hard to get?" Xia Mo asked in a coquettish voice.
Huangfu Qian met Xia Mo's gaze steadily, his eyes deep and unfathomable, as if to say: Xia Mo, say whatever you want.
What Huangfu Qian was actually thinking... only he himself knew.
Xia Mo got up, indicating that he was bored, and said, "I'm going to look for the girl."
Huangfu Qian's powerful senses told him that Xia Mo had indeed left and had not left any divine sense or other abilities to observe him, so he relaxed his tense body.
When the person he's attracted to falls into his arms, how much self-control must he have to remain unmoved by so many temptations!
Most importantly, Xia Mo was right; he was indeed playing hard to get.
He knew very well that if he responded enthusiastically, Xia Mo would likely lose interest in him.