The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 85 - 82: Whose Status is More Prestigious?

Master He and his company were escorted out of Tianxiang Tower by the restaurant’s waiter.

The family didn’t dare to lift their heads when they thought about what had just happened inside!

Never in their lives had they felt such embarrassment!

But what they hadn’t expected was that the most embarrassing moment was yet to come.

It was truly as the saying goes, "There’s no embarrassment worse than what comes next."

They had just left Tianxiang Tower not too far behind when they ran into the Ruo Shui family.

After dining with Master Liu, Ruo Shui and Madam Liu hurried back home to print books.

Master Liu was going to visit a sick colleague, so he accompanied them out.

And then they ran into each other just like that!

Upon seeing them, Master He unconsciously lowered his head and turned away, hoping that Master Liu hadn’t seen him.

Yang Qixiang, holding his daughter, pointed at the distant candied haws and pretended to ask her if she wanted some.

Hen Lan pretended that something else had caught her attention and turned her face away.

The whole family instinctively moved somewhat further from the Tianxiang Tower waiter.

All three of them chanted in their hearts, "They didn’t see us, they didn’t see us."

Yet the waiter from Tianxiang Tower recognized the Ruo Shui family of three; he had served them last time too, and the shopkeeper had made it clear they were important guests not to be neglected!

Therefore, upon seeing them, the waiter enthusiastically greeted them loudly, "Master Ruo, Madam Ruo, young Miss!"

Master He: "..."

Yang Qixiang: "..."

Hen Lan: "..."

Were they going to be unable to avoid this encounter?

Ruo Shui smiled and nodded at the waiter from Tianxiang Tower, then turned his gaze to Master He and his party with a curious expression, "What’s this?"

The waiter was an honest man and said, "These guests just finished dining but didn’t bring enough silver, so I am accompanying them back to their residence to get some."

Master He: ...This is not a competent waiter.

Yang Qixiang: ...Did he have to be so specific?

Hearing this, Ruo Shui looked towards Yang Qixiang and the others and couldn’t help laughing, "Ah, I see! These guests must have ordered the most expensive dishes!"

Master He raised an eyebrow, "Of course! We ordered more than you did!"

The waiter chuckled and did not want to expose the guests’ shortfall too much, "They ordered the same dishes as Master Ruo, plus an extra fish head with tofu soup."

An extra fish head with tofu soup cost only an additional eighteen taels of silver because the soup contained precious medicinal ingredients such as gastrodia, pepper, and goji berries, making it slightly more expensive than other restaurants.

Upon hearing "fish head soup," Ruo Xuan said, "Is it the same fish head soup I had last time? That was really tasty."

She couldn’t help but crave it again, but unfortunately, they had to hurry back home to print books.

The waiter respectfully replied, "No, Miss, the fish head soup you had last time wasn’t made with ordinary fish heads or tofu, and the medicinal ingredients were even more precious. The broth was also simmered with old hen, abalone, fish maw, and other ingredients."

Master Liu deliberately approached Master He, "Master He, didn’t Qixiang invite you to dine at Tianxiang Tower to the point of boredom? How could you not know the prices and not bring enough silver?"

Master He: "We were simply in a hurry and forgot our money bag, that’s all."

Waiter: "Ah, it does seem like these guests are dining at Tianxiang Tower for the first time."

The waiter had more or less remembered every customer who had dined at Tianxiang Tower.

Master He was now thoroughly furious, "Do you want the silver or not? Is this how Tianxiang Tower treats its guests?"

The waiter looked innocent, "I was merely telling the truth. Moreover, Master Ruo and Madam Ruo are esteemed guests of Tianxiang Tower, whom I would not dare to offend. I must answer their questions honestly."

Master He felt so aggravated that blood rushed to his forehead!

Did this waiter think he was better than anyone else?

Was he suggesting that He didn’t measure up to Master Liu? That his status wasn’t as respected as that of the entire Ruo Family, a declining household?

Was this waiter blind?

"I will never eat at Tianxiang Tower again!"

Hen Lan was surprised as she glanced at Ruo Shui, "Why would Ruo Shui be a valuable guest of Tianxiang Tower?"

Yang Qixiang also gave Madam Liu a look, his face somewhat unable to maintain composure, and he scolded the waiter discontentedly, "Are you leaving or not?"

After saying that, he left, not caring about the onlookers, striding away with his daughter in his arms.

In the past, both his family situation and academic achievements had been inferior to Ruo Shui’s. In recent years, his father’s business had been flourishing, and the Yang Family had acquired some wealth, even buying a mansion in the city, which was far better than the Ruo Family!

He had wanted to see the regret on Scholar Liu and Madam Liu’s faces since they had rejected his marriage proposal multiple times in the past, and instead chose that ruined Ruo Shui. He hadn’t expected that today, because of a meal at Tianxiang Tower, he would lose all face!

Master He also flicked his sleeve and hurriedly walked away.

Hen Lan glanced at Ruo Shui and inadvertently met Madam Liu’s mocking gaze. She slightly raised her chin and touched the gold hairpin on her head, quickly leaving with the flick of her handkerchief.

Although she did not know why Ruo Shui had become a valuable guest of Tianxiang Tower, her husband was about to become an Advanced Scholar, an Imperial Scholar; she did not regret her choice. freewebnσvel.cøm

Today, they simply had not brought enough silver, but it was not that they could not afford the food at Tianxiang Tower.

"Ridiculous!" said Madam Liu with an eye roll.

The waiter respectfully said to Ruo Shui and his family, "Old Master, Lord Ruo, Lady Ruo, Young Miss, this humble one will take his leave now."

He then hurriedly followed the clueless individual.

After the waiter turned to leave, Scholar Liu said to Ruo Shui, "Consider what I told you carefully. If you decide, I will write a letter of recommendation for you. Spend some time reading these days to prepare for the upcoming examination. All right, I am off to my colleague’s house now, be careful on your way home. Xuanbao, remember to visit your grandfather next time you come into town."

Ruo Shui nodded solemnly, "I understand, I will consider it seriously. Father, take care on your way."

His father-in-law had suggested during dinner that if his family could afford it, he should participate in the imperial examination next year, saying that with his talent, even if he had neglected his studies for many years, becoming a Scholar should be no problem.

Holding a title makes things easier.

Ruo Shui was a bit tempted.

Madam Liu said, "Dad, take good care of yourself and come home early."

Ruo Xuan sweetly said, "Grandfather, be careful on the road; next time I will bring something delicious for grandfather."

Scholar Liu laughed, "Ha ha... Good! Grandfather will wait for Xuanbao to bring something delicious for me to enjoy."

After saying their farewells, the family went their separate ways, not giving Master He or Yang Qixiang another thought.

To dwell on such people for even a second more is an insult to oneself.

*

When Ruo Shui returned home and shared the news of the 5,000-book printing order, the whole family was overjoyed.

Ruo Shui said, "They must be printed within ten days, so in the next few days, second sister-in-law, sixth brother, and my wife will all need to help. The chores at home will be tough on you, mother."

Madam Jiang said with a smile, "Even if I don’t sleep, I will definitely get these 5,000 books printed!"

Granny Lei waved her hand, "No problem, your mother is not so old that she can’t work."

It’s just cooking, taking care of the vegetable garden, and looking after some of the animals at home; simple tasks.

The land for sowing has already been readied by the eldest, the rice seeds sown, and the remaining land can be plowed at leisure.

The auspicious day for building the house is after ten days, no rush.

Ruo Xuan handed four silver notes to Granny Lei, "Grandma, for building a big house, and buying land for my brothers too."

Ruo Xuan felt that since she now had a land deed, and her brothers did not, she wanted to buy land for them.

Granny Lei, holding the silver notes worth four hundred taels, was also delighted. She hadn’t dared dream of such days a few years ago, "Now we have enough silver to build a big house, and the remaining silver can be used to buy more fertile land."

With the extra silver, they could indeed purchase some fertile land for each grandson. This time, every grandson, including Xuanbao, would have some.

With land in hand, one’s heart is at ease.

"You’re right, mother, it would be best if we could buy back as much as father had before," said Ruo Shui.

Ruo Jiang thought of the lands their family had sold over the years and clenched his fist, "Fourth brother, let’s go, to print books!"

Ruo Shui stood up, "Let’s get to work. Anyone who’s free can come over and help."

And so, the family quickly got to work.