Chapter 22: The Astonishing Four Seats in the Hall of Harmony (4)

  Guests stay in the natural residence, and the natural residence is a guest in the sky! This upper and lower couplet is surprisingly harmonious. The upper couplet is read smoothly, while the lower couplet is read by reversing the order of the upper couplet, and both the upper and lower couplets have an atmosphere that matches this inn's name, Natural Residence.

  This is not a couplet, it's a slap in the face!

  This was a severe slap in the face, and Yuwen Cai's group of people were completely red-faced. They had been laughing so wildly just now, but now they couldn't laugh anymore. The contrast between before and after only highlighted their previous ugliness even more.

  "Good, good, good, very good! Good couple, couple is good, Xiao Gongzi is even more wonderful!" Just as everyone was stunned and Xiao Shouren was stunned, when Yu Wenna didn't know how to get off the stage and save face, a clear voice came from upstairs.

  This natural residence has three floors, but the third floor is not open for business. Only the first and second floors are open to the public, while the third floor is closed off and only used by the master of the house. Just now, someone came down from the third floor, and that person's identity goes without saying.

  A man came in wearing a long blue robe, his long hair tied back with a sky-blue silk ribbon, loose and scattered behind him, holding a fan in his hand with a landscape painting on it, looking like a scholar.

  But Xiao Shouren and the others could tell at a glance that this was not Shi Zi, because she was a woman. Yes, the owner of Tian Ran Ju was a young and beautiful woman.

  At the age of twenty, she walked with a gentle swaying motion, her figure undulating as she moved. The fan in her hand also swung back and forth as she walked. Xiang Shouren's sharp eyes had already taken in that the owner of the blue long shirt had earrings on her earlobes, and the mature girl's figure was even more evident under the set-off of the blue long shirt, making it clear at a glance that this was a woman.

  The crowd, already stunned, was even more stunned when they saw such an extraordinary woman. Yuwen Cai was so out of it that he didn't even notice the fan in his hand had fallen to the ground.

  The woman in the green dress walked all the way to Xiao Shouren's desk before stopping, her beautiful eyes staring at him like that, without a hint of the reserve that an ancient beauty should have, as if she was looking not at a man but at a curious object, a thing.

  Xiao Shouren was very calm at this moment, he glanced at the woman in green and didn't look at her again.

  Chen Chuan was very angry at this moment, extremely angry.

  Just now, everyone was still being conquered by their own good handwriting, and Xiao Shouren's couplet was also conquering them. They were secretly rejoicing in their hearts, but unexpectedly, a Xibehou appeared, and it was such a lovely Xibehou that everyone loved at first sight. In an instant, it conquered everyone's eyes and left them behind.

  As long as she's a girl, as long as she's a bit pretty, she can't stand being ignored, especially when she's compared to someone else, and that someone is just as beautiful as her.

  So Chen Chuan got angry and sulked, but after glancing back at Xiao Shouren, his anger dissipated. At the moment when everyone's eyes on the second floor were following the footsteps of the woman in green, only Xiao Shouren remained still, sitting steadily on the fishing platform, as if he had entered a meditative state like an old monk.

  "Perverts, they're all just a bunch of lechers. Only Xiao Shu is still a decent person." Chen Chuan muttered to himself, although his voice was low, but Xiao Shouren still heard it.

  Xiao Shouren couldn't help but secretly laugh, what's the big deal? He was also a transmigrator, after all. What hadn't he seen before? Before transmigrating, what hadn't he seen? How could he be shocked by something so trivial? So Xiao Shouren took one look at the woman in green and then withdrew his gaze.

  This is not an ordinary shop owner, Xiao Shouren heard the green shirt woman's voice and felt that something was wrong. He spoke softly on his side, only Chen Chuan knew his name, but the owner of Tianranju came out and knew his surname Xiao at once. It's not simple, there are many strange things inside, so Xiao Shouren simply closed his eyes and thought about these things to see if there was any connection.

  "Xiao Gongzi wrote a great couplet, I'm Bai Lian, the owner of Tian Ran Ju, thank you for the couplet." The woman in green clothes, Bai Lian, had already walked to Xiao Shouren's side, bowed slightly and introduced herself, also praising Xiao Shouren a little.

  Xiao Shouren heard her say this, and naturally didn't dare to ignore her either. He opened his eyes, cupped his hands in respect, and replied: "I'm Xiao Shouren. Whether the couplet is good or not, I don't know. But these words are truly something that even I myself don't dare to praise. How can they be worthy of your praise, White Gentleman?"

  "Haha, you deserve it, of course you deserve it. Later I'll ask the shopkeeper to take this couplet away and have it mounted, then stick it up for everyone to see Xiao Gongzi's talent. From now on, Xiao Gongzi's consumption at Tianranju is all free. I hope Xiao Gongzi won't decline." Bai Xue started flattering in a very worldly way, really becoming worldly and secular all of a sudden, getting along with ordinary people in an instant.

  "Alright, since you've put it that way, I won't decline. Next time when I'm feeling embarrassed about my empty pockets, I'll come to you for help. If there's nothing else, my companion and I will take our leave and go eat." Xiao Shouren felt that this woman was really something special, not someone he could handle easily, so the sooner they parted ways, the better.

  "Oh? Young Master Xiao hasn't had his meal yet? How convenient, I haven't had mine either. Why don't we have it together? I just so happen to have something I'd like to ask for your advice on, Young Master Xiao." Bai Lian's face was filled with surprise and delight at Xiao Shouren's response.

  Xiao Shouren had a feeling of entering a wolf's lair, and Chen Chuan didn't feel good either, thinking that this woman was intentionally trying to get close to Xiao Shouren.

  "This one, let's just eat together and forget it. If there's anything you want to say, just say it straight out. If it's really something I can help with, I'll definitely help." Xiao Shouren replied helplessly.

  "It's like this, I borrowed a fan from my friend and really liked it. My friend said that as long as I came up with a couplet to match his, the fan would be mine." White Lotus saw Xiao Shouren nod in agreement and was delighted to say.

  "Oh? I don't know what kind of couplet it is, let's hear it." Xiao Shouren heard that it was another couplet and had no choice but to force himself to go along with it in order to distance himself from Qing Shan Bai Lian.

  "The fan writes the rivers and mountains, holding the universe in one's hand." Bai Lian smiled mischievously as she recited this, and after finishing, she gave the fan a flick, shaking it elegantly, looking very pleased with herself.

  Xiao Shouren realized that this was not a bet with friends, but rather Bai Lian's intention to make him lose face because he had ignored her beauty earlier. She wanted to come up with a difficult couplet for Xiao Shouren to match, and if he couldn't, she could use it to suppress his arrogance.

  What a deep heart! From the beginning to now, it's just one or two minutes, from head to toe, this white lotus has been very kind and smiling all the time, without any change. How could people who haven't figured out the key points possibly know the many pieces of information that have been inserted in between?