Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart

Chapter 328: Surviving on Looks Alone

"He’s quite good-looking, but I don’t like that delicate, fragile type that looks like a girl." Le Zhao looked at Xuan Ying and smiled ingratiatingly, "I just like someone like our Ah Ying here!""Who’s ’your’ Ah Ying?" Xuan Ying glared at him viciously, gritting his teeth, "If you can’t talk properly, just shut up. No one’s forcing you to speak."

"Can’t we poach someone?" Shen Qinglan asked again.

"It’s not impossible, but it’ll definitely be difficult." Le Zhao raised an eyebrow, "Would you sell your own money maker to someone else?"

Shen Qinglan shook her head without thinking.

"Exactly!" Le Zhao chuckled, "Qian Liuyun is Ruyun Pavilion’s cash cow, and Ruyun Pavilion is named after him. So, Miss Shen, don’t even think about poaching him."

Shen Qinglan sighed regretfully, "So besides Qian Liuyun, is there anyone else? Women are fine too!"

"Women?" Le Zhao pondered for a moment, then said, "There are a few from a Music House, they sing well, but it’s all folk songs."

He looked at Shen Qinglan and said, "Miss Shen knows, in a bustling place like the Capital, how many people can genuinely appreciate folk songs?"

Duan Yunfei chuckled and said, "When full and warm, desires arise; those people’s ears can only hear seductive tunes, just like this fellow named Le here."

"Pfft—"

Xuan Ying burst out laughing.

Le Zhao wasn’t pleased, "How am I full and warm, seeking desires? Talk about others if you want, why drag me into this?"

"Aren’t you?" Duan Yunfei raised an eyebrow, "If not, would you run off to Ruyun Pavilion to listen to Qian Liuyun sing?"

"Exactly!" Xuan Ying echoed, "All those high-sounding excuses are just to see that handsome guy at Ruyun Pavilion, right?"

Le Zhao was extremely frustrated. He was just going there to drink, why doesn’t anyone believe him?

"Are they still at that Music House?" Shen Qinglan brought the topic back.

"They are." Le Zhao said, "It’s just that over the years the Music House hasn’t been doing well, surviving only thanks to a few regulars. It’s likely to close down in a few years."

Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "So, does this mean I can poach them?"

"Pretty much." Le Zhao sighed, "It’s fortunate that the owner of the Music House is nostalgic; otherwise it would’ve closed down long ago!"

"Why does Miss Shen want to poach them?" Xuan Ming was curious.

Le Zhao and Xuan Ying also looked at her.

Shen Qinglan said truthfully, "To start a Music House."

"Start a Music House?"

The three exchanged glances.

Le Zhao asked tentatively, "Is Miss Shen planning to open a Music House in Jinxi Town, or somewhere else?"

Shen Qinglan said, "In the Capital."

"But there are plenty of Music Houses in the Capital!" Le Zhao said, "They’re everywhere, yet only a few become famous. Miss Shen, if you’re doing it just for fun, then it’s fine. But if you want to do it seriously, you’d better avoid this path!"

"Why?" Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "Do you think the Music House I open will definitely be worse than others?"

"It’s not that!" Le Zhao said, "It’s just that, from what I know, among the dozens of Music Houses in the Capital, hardly any of them are reputable."

"Most Music Houses, frankly, rely on looks to sustain them." Xuan Ming said, "Take the most famous Wenqin Pavilion in the Capital, for instance. Liu Chuchu, praised by many talents, apart from looking beautiful, isn’t as skilled at piano as some musicians in small folk Music Houses."