novelraw Chapter 628 - 0365 Does It Count as Liking Yun Qian (Two-in-One)
Chapter 628 - 0365 Does It Count as Liking Yun Qian (Two-in-One)
Zhu Pingniang cannot say she likes Yun Qian, because that girl is visibly a homebody.
For example, Yun Qian has lived in Beisang City for so long, yet besides routinely stepping out to fetch some food just a few steps from her door, she hasn’t left her home once...
It’s as if everything can be solved in her empty courtyard.
After all, girls tend to prefer lively and cheerful peers.
So, Zhu Pingniang has a reason not to be so fond of Yun Qian.
Plus...
There’s a class conflict between women—differences in figure.
Zhu Pingniang glanced down at her own bosom, thinking she sometimes regrets not taking on the name Zhu Tongjun and becoming a madam at the brothel.
She painstakingly earned the nickname "Equally Fair in the Past and Present" from her musical achievements, yet she’s constantly teased about her figure by the girls she raised.
Hmm.
Even though she may not like Yun Qian, as Yun Qian is cold by nature and prettier than herself.
Yet in this world, not liking someone doesn’t always mean disliking them.
Therefore, sometimes she supports Liu Qingluo not because she dislikes Yun Qian and wants to create trouble for the young couple; on the contrary, she very much appreciates the mutual trust between Xu Chang’an and Yun Qian.
But since Qingluo is a child she watched grow up, knowing full well that she’s deeply trapped in a quagmire with no chance of escape, as her "mother", there’s no other choice but to support her.
In this way, Zhu Pingniang has no choice.
Luckily, she knows her own daughter well.
Liu Qingluo, who she brought from the Wanzhi Building to the Flower Moon Building, has struggled on this path but is different from ordinary girls; even when approaching someone she likes, she shows no inappropriate behavior.
So Zhu Pingniang feels assured.
But she only has one Liu Qingluo.
Her peace of mind can be trusted to one girl only; another Ah Qing isn’t welcome.
Therefore, when Xu Chang’an displayed indifference toward Ah Qing’s half-demon identity, Zhu Pingniang, watching from afar, felt alarm bells ring inside her, thinking "this is trouble".
That boy, does he really know nothing of a girl’s heart?
Just like the girls at Flower Moon Building don’t steal or rob, they don’t need sympathy.
A half-demon does not seek pity, but equality.
In this world, nothing moves these girls more than equal treatment.
And then, coincidentally.
Be it a courtesan or a half-demon...
Ah Qing happens to be both.
Moreover, when Ah Qing, who is usually calm, suddenly stared at Xu Chang’an’s carriage with a complicated expression, sweat breaking on her forehead, and her look of struggle...
So Zhu Pingniang sounded the alarm in her heart.
Given Ah Qing’s poor background, and that she might not have the same thoughts as Liu Qingluo, Zhu Pingniang quickly found a solution of sorts.
To expose Ah Qing’s half-demon identity.
And the girls at Flower Moon Building didn’t let her down.
Even if these girls can’t fully treat a half-demon equally, they grow from familiarity.
Trust from those who spend time together each day is always more captivating than a wild man appearing out of nowhere... right?
See, the sisters at Flower Moon Building don’t mind your half-demon identity.
So don’t fall for a wild man at first sight.
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Zhu Pingniang attends to every detail in everything she does.
Like when the girl Xu Chang’an encountered while buying rouge, which had tampered rouge, Zhu Pingniang, despite her busyness, made time to meet her and put her mind at ease.
For instance, when Liu Qingluo’s little shop was being set up, Zhu Pingniang was there to help.
Or when considering Ah Qing’s half-demon identity and how to make the girls accept her.
She is always concerned about the lives of the girls under her care.
"..."
Zhu Pingniang was silent for a while, then raised her head to look at the young man in front of her, gritting her teeth.
She was meticulous about everything.
Yet he looked perplexed and unconcerned.
Clearly clueless about why she was upset with him.
But Zhu Pingniang could understand.
To a young man who sees no woman beyond Yun Qian as a woman, you couldn’t expect him to think so thoroughly because he’s already doing the best he can.
"Actually, I didn’t intend to expose Ah Qing’s half-demon identity."
Zhu Pingniang leaned on the table, resting her arms and looked at Xu Chang’an from the corner of her eye:
"It’s just that, during Chaoyun’s time with guests from all sides, a few alert ones recognized Ah Qing’s identity, even if I managed to chase them off... some troubles still arose."
Now inside the Flower Moon Building, there are already some rumors.
So... rather than waiting for the events to ferment, it’s better to bring hidden issues to light.
Thus, Xu Chang’an’s appearance was merely a trigger.
Xu Chang’an watched the woman slumping over the table, as if caring nothing about saving face, and his eye twitched.
His Senior Zhu, the elder...
Was she this lax before?
No way.
Though charming, her shrewdness and reassuring demeanor are the images she presents to everyone.
How come...
Then, thinking of Qinling’s appearance, Xu Chang’an realized he was a part of Zhu Pingniang’s lineage.
"Being the Class Leader of Flower Moon Building is really tough," Zhu Pingniang mumbled: "Chang’an, I originally planned to use you."
"Hmm?" Xu Chang’an was taken aback.
Use him?
Well, that sounds good.
Having received so much help from Zhu Pingniang, Xu Chang’an was unsure how to repay her, and if there was indeed something he could help with, he wouldn’t refuse.
"Look at how unambitious you are."