Chapter 232: A Battle of Wits
After much difficulty, Courtesan Liu had finally gotten Su Lingxi’s consent and was about to start.
But she was stopped by Yun Qianrou.
“You…”
Courtesan Liu was a little angry. She was not interested in a little girl like Yun Qianrou.
Yun Qianrou did not respond to her, but said directly to Su Lingxi, “Sister Su, outsiders are not clean. Why don’t you let me massage you?”
This sentence directly poked Courtesan Liu’s heart, and she had no way to refute it.
After all, if you insist on picking on this aspect of someone in this line of work, there’s really nothing to say.
“Little sister, it’s a bit nonsensical for you to pick on me about this in such a place.”
“But this kind of thing is not necessarily without benefits.”
“Let me ask you, are your skills better than mine?”
Since you insist on criticizing me from this aspect, Courtesan Liu naturally wouldn’t be outdone.
My skills are good, you can’t refute that.
Yun Qianrou was about to argue, but was interrupted by Su Lingxi.
If Su Lingxi didn’t come out to mediate, the two would have started arguing.
“Courtesan Liu, you should leave.”
“You will be paid in full. There is no need for these services.”
After all, Yun Qianrou was brought by Su Lingxi. After thinking about it, she chose to stand on Yun Qianrou’s side.
“Distinguished guest, this is not appropriate, is it?” Courtesan Liu still wanted to struggle.
“What’s inappropriate? You can make money without working. What are you hesitating for?”
Su Lingxi was getting impatient.
Courtesan Liu knew that it would be inappropriate for her to speak again, so she didn’t continue.
Moreover, she actually wanted to take advantage of Su Lingxi, which was not easy to say.
“Alright. If the distinguished guest needs anything, just order this servant!”
Courtesan Liu left reluctantly.
Seeing that Su Lingxi had finally driven Courtesan Liu away, Yun Qianrou was very happy.
This annoying person was always disturbing her time with her sister.
“Qianrou, you massage her for me.”
“Let me see if you have any talent in this area.”
Su Lingxi closed her eyes and waited quietly for Yun Qianrou’s massage.
Yun Qianrou rubbed her hands nervously, walked behind Su Lingxi, and gently placed her small hands on her shoulders.
But she didn’t really know how to massage. She had only seen others do it before. She said that just now simply because she didn’t want that Courtesan Liu to touch her sister.
But Yun Qianrou braced herself and went for it. This was a chance to be alone with Su Lingxi.
Even if she didn’t know how, she had to try.
As expected, her technique was rusty and clumsy, sometimes too hard and sometimes too soft.
Su Lingxi frowned slightly but didn’t say anything.
Yun Qianrou sensed Su Lingxi’s abnormality and panicked, making her movements even more chaotic.
Su Lingxi patted the back of her hand, signaling her to take it slow.
At the same time, Su Lingxi also reminded her of the strength she needed.
Yun Qianrou, who was slowly getting into the groove, quickly calmed down. Her technique couldn’t be said to be skillful, but at least it made Su Lingxi feel less uncomfortable.
After a while, Su Lingxi’s Heaven-grade room was knocked on again.
The waiter’s voice came from outside the door.
“Guest, the person in charge of our Hua Man Lou is here.”
“Alright, come in!”
Su Lingxi signaled Yun Qianrou to sit aside. It would be easy to talk now that the person in charge was here.
Yun Qianrou’s matter should be dealt with as soon as possible.
The door was slowly pushed open, and soon a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man walked in.
He was wearing a badge with the character “Hua” (Flower) on his chest. As soon as he entered, the middle-aged man introduced himself.
“Hello, I am Steward Zhang of this Hua Man Lou.”
“I wonder what request you have for calling me here?”
Steward Zhang was very polite, obviously trained.
Su Lingxi signaled him to close the door and sit down, indicating that she had something to discuss with him.
“I heard that Hua Man Lou is looking for beautiful women in the five nations to fill vacancies?”
Su Lingxi asked directly.
Steward Zhang hadn’t expected Su Lingxi to ask this question directly. He had received many guests who needed to see the person in charge.
But almost no one asked this kind of question.
A flash of doubt crossed Steward Zhang’s mind, but he answered quickly.
“Yes, Hua Man Lou needs fresh blood.”
“If the distinguished guest observes carefully, you will find that every girl here is young, beautiful, and talented.”
“And I dare say that the girls in our Hua Man Lou are only inferior to the princesses of the imperial families of various countries in terms of talent and beauty.”
Su Lingxi couldn’t help but laugh.
“How can you compare these women of the dust with imperial princesses?”
Su Lingxi had a stereotype about Hua Man Lou, but Steward Zhang wasn’t angry, because almost everyone thought so.
Steward Zhang: “It seems that the distinguished guest has come to Hua Man Lou few times. It’s useless for me to say more. It’s all up to the distinguished guest’s own feeling.”
“If the distinguished guest says they can’t be compared, then naturally they can’t be compared.”
A set of smooth official answers was not what Su Lingxi wanted to hear.
She quickly stopped dwelling on this issue.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this.”
“I’m looking for you because of my friend’s matter.”
With that, Su Lingxi looked at Yun Qianrou and took out the deed of sale.
Yun Qianrou was very nervous. Was it finally coming to this step?
Steward Zhang recognized at a glance that this was a deed of sale. He took the deed of sale and looked at it, and then looked at Yun Qianrou.
He understood what this meant at once.
“Distinguished guest, do you want to redeem this young lady?”
Su Lingxi nodded.
“Yes. Name a price.”
Steward Zhang was a shrewd person in Hua Man Lou. He didn’t answer in a hurry.
Instead, he secretly observed Yun Qianrou’s appearance.
Yun Qianrou’s appearance was very good. Even in Hua Man Lou, she would be a courtesan-level existence.
If cultivated carefully, she could bring considerable income to Hua Man Lou.
“This… I’m afraid it’s not appropriate…”
Steward Zhang saw the pros and cons at once. He wanted to have a battle of wits with Su Lingxi to fight for the interests of Hua Man Lou.
“What do you mean?”
“Can’t I redeem her even with money?”
Su Lingxi had also guessed that the people of Hua Man Lou would decline, but she hadn’t expected it to come so quickly.
After a brief thought, Steward Zhang put on a very difficult look. “Sorry, guest, this is really not about money!”
