【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Just as the party was going on, Li Wan came out from the inner room. Seeing that Jia Lan's clothes were all soiled, she told him to go upstairs and change. Then she brought Pin'er and Xichun to the tea room and brought them some fruits and snacks.

After Jia Lan changed into clean clothes and came down, Li Wan asked him to accompany the young aunts while she hurried to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

After sitting for a while, the three of them felt bored. Jia Lan said mysteriously to the two aunts, "Do you want to go to my pet park?

The three of them hit it off and quickly went upstairs. There was a small room at the back of the second floor. This room was not big and looked like a storage room.

There was only a natural table made of a long stone in the room, on which were piled a lot of things, including various small boxes and many colorful porcelain basins.

Jia Lan picked up a white Ding kiln with gold painting, opened the lid and showed it to the two of them: He introduced it as "Jade Crown and Golden Wings". Xichun carefully opened the lid and saw that it was indeed very magnificent. She couldn't help but sighed: "Not bad! It's better than "Crab Shell Green"!"

Pin'er was beside her, pulling Xichun's arm to look inside. Xichun taught her how to look. Pin'er held the basin as usual, gently lifted the lid, and saw that there was still a cricket in the basin.

"Is this your pet?" When he first mentioned the pet park, Pin'er thought it was a cat or a dog, or at least a turtle or a goldfish!

"My mother doesn't allow me to keep pets that need to be served. She said that serving me is already tiring enough." Jia Lan sighed.

"So you raise them? What do they eat?" Xichun asked again.

"Pollen, petals." Jia Lan answered one by one.

"This little thing is so delicate!" Pin'er teased.

Then he continued, "You can come to my place when you have time. I have two small crabs, nine hermit crabs, and a big parrot. Oh, and there's also a big katydid. Although the katydid is not mine, I keep it there too."

Jia Lan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "That's great. Actually, I don't just raise them for fun. I also design some mechanical equipment by observing them. I want to go and see the crabs someday. Is that okay?"

"Okay, what kind of mechanical equipment?" Pin'er was curious again.

"For example, when crickets fight, their antennae and hind legs will exert force. I will make a thrust vehicle based on the structure of their legs and antennae. It is currently being installed and I will show it to you when it is finished."

Xichun also liked this kind of invention. She liked people with rich creativity. After all, she was just a child and was curious about the duel he talked about.

"Can I see how the duel works?" Xichun asked excitedly.

"of course."

Seeing that both aunts liked it, Jia Lan became even more proud: "Then I'll invite you to watch a performance together."

He then spread out a large red velvet carpet on the wooden floor under his feet, took down an ivory cage inlaid with gems and placed it in the middle of the carpet, and then arranged the many colorful porcelain basins on the table in a row outside, forming a circle.

Jia Lan asked the two aunts to sit cross-legged opposite each other. He first put the crickets he had just caught into the cage, and then put in all kinds of crickets called "butterfly", "praying mantis", "flying bell", "date core", "golden pipa", "fragrant lion" and "oil-lipa" in turn, and paired them up to fight each other.

At first, the "Jade Crown and Golden Wings" was standing still, but once the grass stems provoked it, it became furious, pressing forward, the two tangled together, not giving in. Jia Lan was so pleased that he clapped his legs and laughed, but after laughing he still lowered his head and stared at it.

Unexpectedly, a long cry suddenly sounded from the cage, which frightened Pin'er. It turned out that a "fragrant lion" was bitten by the "Jade Crown and Golden Wings". It was seen raising its body and flapping its wings, as if it was proud. It fought five or six battles in a row, and it was victorious every time. In the end, even the "You Li Ta" was defeated and fled. Jia Lan also cheered: "This is a real general!"

They were having a great time when Suyun knocked on the door and came in to ask Xichun and Pin'er what dishes they wanted to eat, and then she added more.

Xichun and Pin'er declined hastily, saying they were going back to eat, and then they were ready to say goodbye and go back. Li Wan came out to see them off, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After thinking for a while, she decided to discuss it with Baoyu first and then with everyone else, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Pin'er sent Xichun back first, and then walked back. When she got to Yingchun's residence, she met Xing Xiuyan.

Pin'er called her, "Xiuyan."

Xing Xiuyan stood there and looked at Lin Pin'er for a long time. She felt that she looked familiar but she couldn't remember her name.

"I'm Su Miaoyu's friend. I went to your teahouse last month." Pin'er helped her recall.

"Oh, I remember now. Hello!" In fact, she still couldn't remember, because there were many guests coming and going in the teahouse every day, and she really couldn't remember people who had only come once and who President Su hadn't clearly introduced. Moreover, even if she remembered their faces, she didn't know their last names.

Seeing her embarrassed face, Pin'er didn't want to continue chatting, so she smiled and left. She called Su Miaoyu after she returned home.

"Miaoyu, I saw Xing Xiuyan in the garden today." Pin'er went upstairs while talking on the phone.

The person on the other end of the phone sighed, "Yes, her aunt insisted on taking her to live in your garden, so she is now squeezed in with Jia Yingchun. I told her not to go, but Mrs. Xing insisted on taking her." It turns out that the relationship between Xing Xiuyan and Su Miaoyu is like that between Lin Pin'er and Wu Qing. The two have both friendship and cooperation in entrepreneurship. Xing Xiuyan has been helping Su Miaoyu run the teahouse, so the business is good.

Pin'er walked into the cloakroom and asked quietly when she saw that no one was around: "Miaoyu, is Xing Xiuyan a reborn person?"

"According to my observation, she is not the one I have observed so far. After my rebirth, I first found her based on my memory, and she and I got along very well. But after testing, observing, and even asking for divination, I found out that she was not reborn. But I am not in a hurry. Maybe the time has not come yet. I will just keep her by my side for now, just like I advised you to treat Xiangyun, and let fate decide!"

Pin'er's hand holding the clothes paused. No wonder she didn't recognize herself. She also understood Xing Xiuyan's behavior today.

The person on the other end of the phone said, "By the way, maybe we'll be able to see each other more often soon. Your garden is being rented out recently. I don't plan to move in, but I like the location there, so I plan to move my teahouse there. First, I want to take advantage of your popularity, and second, I want to take care of Xiuyan. I'm afraid her aunt will look down on her, so I'm going to go there to support her."

Pin'er was surprised. She lived in this garden all day long, but how come she didn't hear any news at all.

"For rent? Where? But you don't have to go out of town to rent a house. If you miss me, you can come and stay at my place anytime." Pin'er found the home clothes she wanted to change into, then turned on the speaker of her cell phone and threw it on the cabinet. She changed clothes while chatting with Miaoyu. Every time they talked on the phone, they would talk for a long time. This was normal.

"Of course, I'm so smart, how could I not do the math? I've taken a fancy to your lake and want to do afternoon tea on a boat. Last time you taught me about Western-style afternoon tea in the greenhouse, I started looking for a place everywhere, and I just happened to see your rental notice a few days ago. But we're still discussing it recently, and I don't dare to reveal too much. After all, it's my idea and it involves commercial secrets. I'm not trying to prevent you, but I'm afraid that they will think my idea is good and do it themselves, thus stealing my lead. So I just secretly found someone to discuss this matter with."

When Pin'er heard that it involved commercial secrets, she stopped asking any more questions, but she was secretly hoping that she could open a shop here, so that it would be close, cheap, and they could meet every day.

"Amitabha, then I will hope every day that you can fulfill your wish as soon as possible!"

Hearing her chanting Buddha's name made Su Miaoyu giggle over there.

Pin'er remembered something again: "Oh, by the way, I have submitted the Mid-Autumn Festival couplets for the poetry collection, and it was approved. Now I just have to wait for the typesetting and printing."

The smile on the other side was even more meaningful. "Then we will wait and see what Xiangyun will think when she sees the poetry collection. When a person is suddenly shocked or moved, he cannot hide it."

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too!"

After chatting for a long time, Pin'er finally remembered the most important thing: "By the way, my cheongsam shop will hold a fashion show to celebrate its opening on October 1st. You must come then!"

"Sister Lin, if you want to invite me, shouldn't you post the invitation first?" Su Miaoyu teased her deliberately.

"Okay, okay, I'll give you the invitation tomorrow. I didn't expect you to be so arrogant." Pin'er pouted. She had already changed her clothes and went downstairs.