Chapter 497: The Origin of the Name of the Store
After listening to Nangong Chi's words, Nangong Qing realized that her previous thoughts were indeed too naΓ―ve.
If you and your brother make a little move, your father will be able to receive the report immediately. It is a bit whimsical to want to open a store in Nangong Gate without hiding from his father.
After figuring out his father's intelligence source, Nangong Qing turned her head to look at the silent Zhiyun again. Picking up the wine glass in front of him, he said apologetically:
"Senior brother, I never dared to tell you about this, and I lied to you. I apologize to you now for me and Senior Brother Sanke, and I hope you don't blame us. This glass of wine is the first thing to do!" After speaking, he swallowed the hot white wine into his stomach as soon as he raised his neck.
After listening to the junior sister's apology, Zhi Yun, who had not said a word after entering the house, sighed and shook his head and replied:
"Senior sister, you don't have to apologize to me for this. Although you opened the shop secretly, you have never missed training, and even last night you practiced with me late into the night, without delaying any progress, what is there to be sorry for? Now, on the contrary, I feel a little guilty, and I really want to say sorry to Senior Brother Sanke. β
"Huh?" Nangong Qing said with a puzzled face: "You apologize to Senior Brother Sanke?"
"That's right, since you didn't sacrifice your training time, it means that most of the work here is done by Senior Brother Sanke alone, right? Originally, he still had a helper, but he was always pulled by me to train, alas! Do you think I should apologize to him?"
Hearing Zhiyun say this, Nangong Qing understood what her senior brother meant, and immediately lowered her head and said with guilt:
"Senior brother, you don't have to apologize, if you want to apologize, I should go. Actually, after seeing that Senior Brother Sanke prepared so many ingredients by himself this morning, I already regretted it. This time, I was too willful, so I had to pull my senior brother to open the store, but in the end, I didn't help much, but he was busy all the time. But it's impossible to go back now, all I can do is work hard and strive to run this small shop well, which can be regarded as a reward for Senior Brother Sanke!"
Seeing the sincere gaze in the eyes of his junior sister, Zhiyun was also quite moved. I wanted to say something, but after looking at the master sitting next to me, I finally swallowed the words back into my stomach.
"Xiaoqing, Uncle Shi has another thing I want to ask you. β
Seeing that the table had returned to silence, Yuan Songxi, who had just eaten a tea egg, asked again:
"The name of your shop is quite interesting, it sounds very gentle, and it is somewhat similar to Shibo's 'Songbai Creek'. You should have started it, right?"
Hearing Yuan Songxi ask about the name of the store, Nangong Qing nodded proudly and said:
"Yes, I came up with it! Not only is it gentle, but our store name is also very connotative!"
"Oh, what is the connotation? Yuan Songxi asked with interest while brushing his long beard.
"Just like your 'pine and cypress stream', the words pine and stream come from your name, and our small shop is the same. Nangong Qing explained with a smile.
"Oh, I understand!" Hearing this, he saw Yuan Songxi suddenly nod brightly and said:
"On the banks of the Qingyun River...... Sunny represents you, and clouds are branch clouds. Hey, why don't you have three things?"
"Of course there is! Uncle Shi, the river is Senior Brother Sanke. You see that when you put 'three' and 'can' together, isn't it very similar to the word 'river'?"
Hearing Nangong Qing say this, Yuan Songxi immediately showed a knowing smile: "I see!
However, when Nangong Chi heard the relationship between the word 'river' and 'Sanke', he frowned coldly.
He vaguely remembered in his heart that not long ago, Han Yi had told him that there was an apprentice who had fled from Shanfeng, and his name was "Shanhe".
And the time when Sanke went up the mountain is very similar to the time when Shanhe disappeared, and Sanke's origin was already full of doubts, so when Nangong Chi heard that 'Sanke' and Ke together were 'river', he immediately fell into contemplation.
I kept thinking about it, could there be any connection between them?
Or is it just that I am thinking too much, and this matter is purely a coincidence?
And Zhiyun, who was sitting on the other side, after listening to his junior sister's words, had a different scene in his heart, and said with a little guilt:
"Senior sister, I, not only did I not help, but I also opposed you opening a store, why did you put my name on it?"
Speaking from the heart, Nangong Qing didn't have to put the name of the senior brother in the beginning.
It's just that in the process of naming the name, she felt that the names of her and Shanhe were not very good, but with the addition of the word "cloud", the artistic conception was very different, so she pulled the senior brother in.
But in front of the senior brother, Nangong Qing would definitely not say this, so she said improvisedly:
"Hehe, although the senior brother does not support us to open a store, you have always been our family!
Nangong Qing's words were like a warm spring, slowly flowing into Zhiyun's heart along the blood and veins. He was so moved on the spot that he was almost choked. Half a day passed, and I couldn't say a word.
At the same time, several figures appeared near the entrance of the store, and it seemed that someone had come to eat.
Seeing this, Nangong Qing, who was a waiter, had to leave quickly and greet the guests.
Only Yuan Songxi, Nangong Chi and Zhiyun were left on the table.
After her daughter left, it didn't take long for Nangong Chi to come out of her thoughts.
Although he had doubts, after thinking about it carefully, he still felt that no matter how bold Shanhe was, he should not dare to throw himself into the net and run into the Nangong Gate.
So this matter is mostly just a coincidence, and the suspicion quickly dissipated.
"Yun'er, I see that you have wanted to speak several times, do you have anything to say to the teacher?" After pouring another glass of wine for himself, Nangong Chi suddenly asked Zhiyun on the side.
Hearing the master take the initiative to ask himself, Zhiyun, who was sitting on the side, immediately took a deep breath. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded and replied:
"Back to the master's words, the disciple and the disciple do have something to ask for. I think...... Help my sister and my brother run this shop together. β
Hearing this, Nangong Chi did not show any surprise, but looked at Yuan Songxi and smiled, and asked instead of answering:
"Oh, why?"
"The disciple also thought that opening a store was insignificant, and it was far from the competition. But now...... After seeing the results of the joint efforts of the junior sister and the junior brother, and listening to the junior sister's narration of the name of the store, the disciple suddenly felt a little ashamed. As one of the three disciples, I would like to ...... I should be standing with them right now!"
I thought I would be scolded by the master, but it didn't take long for Zhiyun to see Nangong Chi suddenly smile and say to himself:
"Hehe, yes! I'm glad you have such an idea. Go ahead, I agree to the matter. β
(End of chapter)