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Chapter 395: Chapter 398 Sudden Change in Style_1
But indeed, taking the initiative wouldn’t hurt.
Madam Liang is the Master’s daughter, but Chen Yiling is still the County Magistrate’s wife. What’s there to be so smug about?
There’s one last thing to decide, though—what name should we give to the facial mask powder?
Or rather, what name should we give to the shop selling the facial mask powder?
"Just call it facial mask powder, simple and easy to understand, easy to remember. Why bother making it so complicated?" Sun Erhu mocked with a nonchalant attitude.
That earned him a lot of disdain from everyone present.
The main customers of the facial mask powder were from rich and prosperous families, and these people were extremely picky about not only quality but also the name.
You can’t just say in conversation, "I bought a box of facial mask powder from the facial mask powder shop, the effects aren’t bad, you guys should go buy it too," right?
Just thinking about it was enough to trigger an onslaught of second-hand embarrassment!
Sun Erhu obediently shut his mouth and listened to the names that others came up with.
There were a few plausible ones, like Ju Xiangge, Ju Meige, Li Meixuan, and Beautiful Cottage, but it felt like these names lacked depth and soul.
Finally, Tan Zhenghong settled the matter with a bang and named it Duo Meixuan.
His wife happened to be the best testimonial for the facial mask powder, and she even could be considered a legend.
This name won everyone’s approval, and so it was temporarily decided upon.
Sun Erhu was still stubbornly convinced that the name he came up with was the best. "What’s this Duo Mei? Can’t even understand what it means."
Hey, is it meant to suggest Duo’er is beautiful?
He had to acknowledge that Tan Zhenghong, who eavesdropped on more lessons than he did, was truly a cultured man. His choice for the name was indeed imbued with meaning.
After discussing the serious matters, the older girls took Chen Yiling with them to catch loaches.
Qiao Duo’er couldn’t help feeling itchy to join them, grabbing a fish spear and heading out too. It seemed like a long time since she had eaten fish, and she was craving it badly.
Chao Lian and Yang Ruoruo were more introverted by nature, but seeing how much fun the other three were having, they quickly joined in.
It wasn’t clear whether they were so engrossed in their play that they lost track of time, or whether Qin Longyun was simply missing his wife terribly. Regardless, when he arrived at Qiao Duo’er’s courtyard, he saw Chen Yiling looking like a little messy cat.
Her hands held squirming loaches, and her face and body were smeared with quite a bit of mud.
Chen Yiling impulsively asked, "Lord Qin, what brings you here?"
Now Qin Longyun’s face, already dark, grew even darker. What was she implying by calling him Lord Qin?
Qiao Duo sent Chao Lian and the others a look, and they quickly sneaked away, leaving Yi Ling to fend for herself.
Qin Longyun’s face was stern as he asked, "Is this what you came here to do?"
"I... you’re being too fierce," Chen Yiling pouted, visibly displeased. "Look how nice Tan Zhenghong is to Duo’er."
"And how does Duo’er address Tan Zhenghong?"
Chen Yiling thought carefully, "I think she just calls him Tan Zhenghong? No, that’s not right, they have a kind of telepathy, so they don’t really call out each other’s names."
Qin Longyun brooded over whether he should have kept Yi Ling from getting too close to Qiao Duo. In the past, she used to affectionately call him ’husband’ so sweetly, but now she had abruptly switched to Lord Qin.
Would she, in the future, stop addressing him altogether and simply ignore him?
Chen Yiling wiped her face, which only made it messier: "I’m not talking to you anymore. I’m going to take a bath."
With that, Chen Yiling ran off, not wanting to deal with his icy demeanor.
He was always so stern-faced, smiling so seldomly that it was pitiful. She found herself preferring someone like Sun Erhu.
Following behind Chen Yiling, Qin Longyun’s lips curled into a slight smile. Actually, he had only been a bit puzzled upon seeing her catching loaches.
Chen Yiling had always been a well-bred young lady, so her sudden change of behavior had caught him off guard, but he wasn’t angry.
He even felt that she had never smiled so radiantly before, and his own mood lightened.
