The Vicious Female Supporting Character Just Wants to Cuddle with the Heroine - Chapter 11
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“Okay.”
Under Shen Qingzhi’s meticulous arrangements, everything proceeded in an orderly fashion. After Ning Xin handed over the secret soap recipe, she became a hands-off manager, only collecting money and checking the accounts, occasionally strolling around the manor to see if anyone was getting lazy.
Half a month later, the first batch of soap was sold. Shen Qingzhi came to give Ning Xin the money—a full thousand taels, all for Ning Xin alone, which she didn’t have to share with the workers.
“Sister Shen, can those things really sell for so much money?” Ning Xin carefully put away her banknotes and asked with curiosity.
“Of course, it’s only more, not less. I wanted to give you a round number, which is why it’s a thousand taels. The rest is with the manager for buying raw materials and such.” After Shen Qingzhi finished speaking, she handed Ning Xin a set of clothes and said, “Change into this. I’ll take you for a tour of Lin’an City.”
“What is this?”
“You’ll know once you put it on.”
Shen Qingzhi had given Ning Xin a maid’s outfit from the Marquis of Anding’s residence. Ning Xin’s identity made it inconvenient for her to go out, but if she pretended to be Shen Qingzhi’s maid, they could go out and explore as fake mistress and servant. Since Shen Qingzhi was already engaged, she had a bit more freedom than someone who wasn’t.
When Ning Xin came out in the outfit, Shen Qingzhi said, “Let me do your hair for you.”
“Huh?”
“Come and sit down.”
“Oh.”
Ning Xin could only do a few simple hairstyles. Here, it was usually Li Niang who did her hair, so having Shen Qingzhi do it felt a bit strange.
This was Shen Qingzhi’s first time doing someone else’s hair. Ning Xin’s hair was lovely, dark and lustrous, making it very easy to style. She arranged it in a simple maid’s bun, which made Ning Xin look a little younger. Ning Xin watched as Shen Qingzhi worked on her head. It was done in no time, and Ning Xin found it magical. It seemed like Shen Qingzhi could do anything and do it well.
“All done. Let’s go, I’m taking you to spend some money.”
“Mmhmm!”
Ning Xin grabbed some money from her small hoard and headed out with Shen Qingzhi.
Shen Qingzhi’s carriage was very large. Ning Xin sat on the soft cushions, eating dried fruit and looking out the window. Shen Qingzhi sat upright and watched her. The scenery along the way was beautiful, and Ning Xin was very happy. This was the first time she had felt so carefree since she came here.
They didn’t arrive in Lin’an City until evening. Since it was inconvenient to go out at night, they went straight to an inn. As Ning Xin was pretending to be Shen Qingzhi’s maid, they naturally stayed in the same room.
Fearing that Ning Xin would be hungry, Shen Qingzhi specially ordered many delicious dishes. Ning Xin was indeed hungry. The moment the waiter left, she eagerly began to eat. “Sister, you should eat too.”
“Okay.”
This was the first time Shen Qingzhi had a proper meal with Ning Xin. In the past, when she went to see Ning Xin, she would eat alone. Ning Xin would sometimes have a bite or just watch her eat. This was a good chance to see what Ning Xin liked.
Ning Xin didn’t have any particular preferences; she liked anything that tasted good. Now that she was starving, she ate with great gusto.
“Slow down. No one is going to steal your food.” Shen Qingzhi witnessed Ning Xin’s eating speed and felt that she wasn’t even chewing.
Ning Xin listened obediently and slowed down. She knew that eating too fast was bad, but it was a hard habit to break; she always ate extremely quickly when she was hungry.
“Get some good rest tonight. I’ll take you out tomorrow.”
“Mmhmm.”
Ning Xin was used to bathing every day, but it was inconvenient at the inn, so she had to give it up for now. Luckily, the weather wasn’t hot, so skipping one day wasn’t a big deal.
Shen Qingzhi lay beside Ning Xin, watching her just as she had before. Usually, Ning Xin fell asleep the moment she lay down, but she wasn’t tired yet. She naturally noticed Shen Qingzhi watching her. “Sister Shen, what are you doing?”
“It’s nothing. You just sleep.”
“But I can’t sleep with you looking at me like that. If you’re not tired, I can tell you a story.”
“Tell me a story?” Shen Qingzhi couldn’t remember the last time she had heard a story. “We’re not children. What stories are there to tell? Hurry and sleep.”
“Once upon a time, there was a fairy who wanted to see what the human world was like, so she secretly came down to play. While she was bathing in a river, a man secretly took her clothes. The man threatened the fairy, telling her to marry him or he wouldn’t return her clothes. What do you think happened next?”
“Since when do you make people guess in the middle of a story?” Shen Qingzhi smiled faintly, then said, “I guess the fairy agreed to marry him.”
“Wrong! The fairy didn’t agree to marry him. Instead, she magically created a new set of clothes, got out of the river, and then poked out the man’s eyes! Hahahaha… You guessed wrong!” Ning Xin laughed triumphantly. This was the first time Shen Qingzhi had ever heard the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl told like this, and she couldn’t help but laugh along with her.
“Okay, I’m done with the story. Let’s sleep.”
“Good.”
Shen Qingzhi knew Ning Xin was nervous because she was watching her, and she had told that story to ease the tension. So this time, she closed her eyes first. Ning Xin, seeing that Shen Qingzhi was no longer staring at her, finally relaxed and fell asleep.
But the moment Ning Xin was asleep, Shen Qingzhi opened her eyes again. She loved watching Ning Xin’s sleeping face, loved seeing her so unguarded and completely trusting of her. Shen Qingzhi raised her hand, wanting to instinctively touch Ning Xin’s face, but she stopped just before her fingers made contact.
Shen Qingzhi quickly withdrew her hand, turning her back. What was she doing? This was Ning Xin. They were both women. How could she… Ning Xin trusted her so much. If she knew Shen Qingzhi had such filthy thoughts, she would surely be disappointed. No, she had to stop this line of thinking. No matter what, she couldn’t let Ning Xin find out.
Ning Xin was completely unaware. She slept soundly. When she woke up in the morning, food was already on the table, and Shen Qingzhi was sitting next to her, waiting. “This is the first time I’ve woken up and seen you still here, Sister. You always leave before I wake up.”
“All right, go wash up and eat. I’ll take you out soon.”
“Mmhmm!”
Because they were going out, Ning Xin was in high spirits all morning. After breakfast, she finally got her wish and followed behind Shen Qingzhi as they headed out.
Lin’an City was very prosperous because it was close to the imperial capital. The streets were full of vendors selling everything. Everything was new and exciting to Ning Xin, and she wanted to buy it all. Soon, both of their hands were full, but thankfully they had a few guards following them. Shen Qingzhi simply had the guards carry the things.
In the end, after a full day of shopping, Ning Xin had loaded down everyone’s hands. In her modern life, she had never experienced this kind of uninhibited shopping spree, but in this ancient world, she finally got to. Because there were so many things, Shen Qingzhi hired another carriage just to put all the items inside, ready to take them back the next day.