Well, Fang Ruyi felt that this night was wasted on Xu Zhiqiu, and that man simply didn't accept the move.

This inevitably made her think more.

However, Xu Zhiqiu is not the kind of person who is quick and easy. After thinking about it again and again, she stopped thinking about it.

After breakfast, Fang Ruyi made an appointment with some ladies from other families and went out to watch a theater and listen to music together.

Also going with her was Ming Songping's wife Liu.

The two were classmates in Songmen Academy in the past, and there were very few female classmates at that time. Later, the acquaintance between Liu and Ming Songping was caused by Fang Ruyi.

Therefore, Liu's relationship with her is very good.

In the theater, someone was performing on the stage in front. Fang Ruyi and Liu were seated next to each other, with only a small table with tea cups in between.

During this period, Mrs. Liu approached Fang Ruyi and asked in a low voice: "Sister Fang, has the Xu family encountered any trouble in business recently?"

Hearing this, Fang Ruyi thought about it carefully, and then said: "There are quite a lot of trivial matters, but they are all easy to solve and are not too troublesome."

Although the couple had agreed that one person would be in charge of external affairs and the other in charge of internal affairs, Fang Ruyi was still very concerned about the Xu family's business outside the home.

"By the way, why would Sister Liu ask this?" Fang Ruyi asked.

Mrs. Liu replied in a low voice: "I received a post from my sister today. When I was about to go out, I met Xu Zhiqiu who came to my house and asked him to go to Changrong Restaurant for a drink in the afternoon.

"I saw that he was in high spirits, and there were bruises around his eyes, as if he hadn't had a good rest, so I wondered if something had happened to his family's business."

In fact, Mrs. Liu guessed that there was something wrong with Fang Ruyi and Xu Zhiqiu's relationship and they were having conflicts. But she couldn't say that. If she guessed wrong, it would be very frustrating.

Fang Ruyi calculated the time and Xu Zhiqiu left home early in the morning. If he hurried quickly, he should be able to reserve a private room at Changrong Restaurant for today.

Reservation is different from usual dining. You need to pay a lot of deposit, and as long as the reservation is made, the restaurant will reserve the designated box for the whole day and will not receive other guests in the middle.

So, this is the reason why Xu Zhiqiu left home early in the morning?

Fang Ruyi looked confused, but she didn't forget to reply to Liu.

"There's nothing going on at home. It's just that he was a little busy yesterday, so he rested in the study at night. I didn't see anyone else early this morning. I guess he didn't get any rest, right?"

Seeing that there was no strange color on Fang Ruyi's face, Mrs. Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and then teased: "Sister Fang, you have to watch Xu Zhiqiu a little bit. You have never seen him be so active in drinking before?"

"Well, that's true." Fang Ruyi looked at the stage, but she was thinking about something.

After saying goodbye to the ladies and returning to the Xu Mansion, she asked Xu Zhi, who was in charge of the warehouse, to come over.

After inviting the other party to sit down, Fang Ruyi asked: "Brother Zhi, when the master left this morning, did you take anything from the warehouse?"

Xu Zhi thought for a moment and then said: "The master took out an inkstone, which is the one that Master Ming is very concerned about. Didn't Master Ming come to the house several times just to see the inkstone? I don't know what the master is doing today.

What’s the matter with this guy, he was willing to take it out and take it away.”

"Well, I understand, you go down and do your work first."

"Okay, madam, call me if you need anything."

…

It's past lunch time.

The number of customers in Changrong Restaurant gradually decreased.

Xu Zhiqiu and Ming Songping ate in one of the private rooms.

The reason why Xu Zhiqiu invited Ming Songping over was to drink. In fact, neither of them was a big drinker, so it was just a bit of fun, and most of the time they drank tea.

When the two were chatting happily, Xu Zhiqiu took out an exquisite jade box.

When Ming Songping was wondering what kind of good thing it was that could make Xu Zhiqiu not even bother to eat but show it to him, he saw an inkstone lying flat in a jade box.

"Ouch! Why did you bring this baby outside at will? If you had known you wanted me to see this, you would have just asked me to go to your house to see it."

Ming Songping was talking, but his eyes were staring at the inkstone in the jade box without blinking. This thing was his favorite. Unfortunately, the treasure already had its owner.

After taking the jade box and staring at the inkstone for a while, Ming Songping came back to his senses.

Then looking at Xu Zhiqiu, the old god said: "Zhiqiu, you must be hiding something from me, and it should be very difficult to handle."

Ming Songping smiled slightly, and while talking, he closed the jade box and put it in front of the table.

"Tell me, is there anything else we can't talk about between us?"

Xu Zhiqiu was a little hesitant. Although the two had known each other for so many years, Ming Songping had never mentioned the name of the academy where he studied. He only said that it was an inconspicuous small academy in Lucheng in the south.

Now, he wanted to ask the other party for help because of this matter, and he felt really unsure.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally said: "Songping, to be honest, I want to ask you to help Lingyu write a letter of recommendation to your teacher in Lucheng. The atmosphere at Lanshan Academy is not good, and I want Lingyu to go to the south.

Studying in an academy should also be a form of experience.

"Also, Nan Yan told me that the academy you once studied at was Yuelu Academy, but even I didn't know about it, so I naturally thought that girl was just guessing.

"Of course, if writing a letter embarrasses you, there is no need. In short, no matter what the outcome is today, this square inkstone will be given to you."

At this time, Ming Songping laughed heartily a few times, and then said: "It's just a letter of recommendation, no problem, but I will truthfully state Lingyu's situation.

"Also, Zhiqiu, I'm not telling you, I think my eldest niece is much smarter than you as a father. With our friendship, are you afraid that I won't help you with such a small favor? Look.

Make you nervous.

"Although I didn't tell you the name of the college where I studied, you never asked me. Now I'm looking back and thinking that I didn't tell you. Tell me..."

When Xu Zhiqiu heard this, he blushed and asked tentatively: "Is it really Yuelu Academy?"

"That's true. It's just that my husband always taught us to keep a low profile when we go out and don't show off our status everywhere. I've only been here for so many years and I've never taken the initiative to tell anyone about it." Ming Songping replied with a smile.

"Then...then I also heard that life in Yuelu Academy is relatively poor. I don't know if it is true..."

Ming Songping was stunned, and recalled: "What you said reminded me. I still remember that at the beginning, our husband always said that everything in this world has its final destiny, and there is also a balance. If we had suffered in the past,

There will be opportunities to enjoy happiness in the future.

"If we have enjoyed blessings in the past, there will be times when we suffer hardships and stumble in the future..."
Chapter completed!