Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Chongyun, sensing the murderous aura, shook his head frantically.

"You want to get engaged to the sect leader?"

The clouds shook even more violently.

"So, is this arranged marriage between children real or not?"

"no!"

Chongyun spoke with a firm and powerful tone.

Jiang Bai was satisfied and patted him on the shoulder, "Good lad, you forgot the question I just asked you? There's no such thing as an arranged marriage between children."

Being friends is fine, but don't even think about a marriage between our children!

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Chongyun's forehead.

What kind of situation is this?

Even if he's slow-witted, he can tell that Jiang Bai and Hu Tao have a close relationship. You two can joke around, but why drag him into it?

Don't accidentally hurt innocent bystanders!

"Come on, you must be tired from working, have a mint popsicle!"

Xingqiu, who was not far away, asked with some confusion, "What are those two whispering about?"

Inside the room, Xiangling held a feather duster and looked at Hu Tao with a playful, gossipy expression.

"So, how far has your relationship progressed?"

Hu Tao blushed. "What are you talking about?"

Even if she's usually thick-skinned, she still feels embarrassed when people bring up this kind of thing.

What's more, this person is a close friend.

Xiangling nudged her with her elbow, her expression teasing, "I haven't even told you who you're with yet, and your face is already red."

Gossiping is one of life's greatest pleasures.

Especially gossiping about my girlfriends.

Which girl doesn't dream of love? Especially since Jiang Bai is indeed a handsome and outstanding person.

She had long suspected that the two were interested in each other, but they both seemed to be pretending not to hear.

This time, they spent more than two months together in Inazuma.

We've been together for over two months, shouldn't we create some sparks?

"Who's blushing! I'm not!"

Hu Tao appeared completely open and honest, but the lingering blush on her face betrayed her.

Xiangling picked up the mirror from the table and placed it in front of her. "Oh dear, oh dear, is this what you meant by 'nothing'?"

Hu Tao angrily pressed down on her hand, "Why are you so gossipy!"

"Isn't this just to show concern for your feelings?" Xiangling said with a mischievous smile.

After not seeing each other for more than two months, she was really curious about whether their relationship had progressed!

What kind of progress do you want?

Xiangling thought about it seriously for a moment, "For example, holding hands, kissing, what else, right?"

Her imagination of intimate relationships stopped there.

Walnut remained silent.

Judging from your gossipy manner, I thought you were going to say something really exciting.

That's it?

Holding hands? That guy was already clinging to her arm and acting all cute around her neck and shoulders...

We've had countless instances of physical contact.

As for kissing, well, there wasn't.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xiangling tilted her head: "No?"

"Holding hands is possible... but not the kind of holding hands you're imagining."

"Oh..." Xiangling was a little disappointed.

I thought that if they went on vacation for two months, their relationship would at least take another step forward.

"Speaking of which, what are your plans? If you wait any longer, he might attract the attention of other women."

Hu Tao crossed her arms dismissively. "Who could possibly be after him?"

“Miss Ying’er asked me about him a few times while you were away.”

"Ying'er?" Hu Tao immediately became alert.

"What did she ask you about?"

Xiangling coughed and imitated Ying'er's tone:

"When will that handsome young man with white hair come back? I really miss him."

"!!!"

"She really said that?"

Hu Tao puffed out her cheeks angrily, "When did that guy become so familiar with Ying'er?"

"Let's go, let's go ask her!" Hu Tao pulled Xiang Ling and was about to leave.

"Huh? Aren't we going to clean anymore?"

"Let's get back to it!"

Seeing Hu Tao pulling Xiang Ling and preparing to leave, Jiang Bai scratched his head while leaning on his broom, "Master, where are you going?"

"Don't worry about it!"

Jiang Bai blinked blankly, startled by the sudden shout.

Why are you suddenly so angry?

Forget it, let's just clean up.

Hu Tao led Xiang Ling all the way to Ying'er's perfume shop. After composing herself at the entrance, she smiled and went inside.

"Miss Ying'er."

Ying'er, who was reclining on the chaise lounge reading a book, raised her head, her posture languid yet with a touch of allure.

Seeing her shapely figure, which even the loose hem of her dress couldn't conceal, Hu Tao's alarm bells went off.

Ying'er casually placed the book on the counter, stood up, and greeted the guest with a smile.

"Oh, what brings you here today, Master Hu?"

"I've run out of air freshener at home, so I'm here to buy some."

Ying'er picked up a box of perfume from among the many perfumes and handed it to her, saying, "Master Hu should like this light and elegant fragrance, right?"

"How did you know?" Hu Tao asked, somewhat surprised.

Ying'er covered her mouth and chuckled, "That handsome young man with white hair once asked me to teach him how to make perfume, saying he wanted to make one for his sweetheart himself, and he even paid the tuition."

Ying'er shook her head and sighed, "But we didn't see anyone after that."

Hu Tao blushed, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

This guy is actually quite thoughtful.

Chapter 582 Aren't we together yet?

Walnut held the perfume balm, in a good mood.

"How many times has he come?"

"It's only been a few times, and we haven't even finished learning it yet. They say they can't find suitable flowers..."

Jiang Bai wanted to make the fragrance of plum blossoms to send to Hu Tao, but the plum tree in Hu Tao's yard only had a limited number of flowers. He was afraid of being beaten to death if he baldened the tree, and besides, it wasn't the season for plum blossoms to bloom yet, so he kept delaying it.

"If that handsome young man comes back, please tell him for me that if he doesn't want to continue studying, my tuition fee will not be refunded."

"I'll remind him. How much is this box of perfume? I'll buy it!"

Ying'er counted a number.

Hu Tao paid the money with a wave of his hand, without even haggling over the price.

"Your sister's perfume is the best in Liyue. Come find her again when you've used it up!"

Ying'er waved goodbye and watched the two little girls leave.

Seeing that Hu Tao was even jumping around, Xiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

"Aren't you angry anymore?"

"What's there to be angry about?"

Xiangling scoffed, "Tch~ I wonder who was it that angrily dragged me out just now."

"Hmph, I was just trying to find out what was going on!"

Xiangling rolled her eyes coquettishly, "Yes, yes, I understand."

"Hey you two, when are you finally going to confess your feelings and get together?"

“We’re together every day, doesn’t that count as being together?” Hu Tao retorted.

Xiangling was momentarily speechless at her question.

"This is different..."

"What's different?"

Xiangling scratched her head in frustration.

How could someone with zero dating experience know that?

"No rush, I'm only 16. How can I decide on such a major life event so soon?"

You'll be 17 in a month or two!

"She's only 17! Speaking of which, what gift are you planning to prepare for my birthday?"

"You're asking about gifts way too early..."

"Not too early, not too early! Of course, we need to prepare the gift for the birthday person in advance!"

Hu Tao stormed out, then returned humming a song in a cheerful mood, leaving the three people in the courtyard completely bewildered.

"Master, the courtyard is cleaned."

"Then rest, I'll go get you your things."

Walnut took out coral and pearls packaged in a gift box from the house.

Compared to the unwrapped gifts given to employees, these wrapped gifts immediately appear much more high-end and precious.

"Here are the gifts I brought back for you. How are they? It wasn't for nothing that you worked so hard."

"Master Hu is so magnanimous!"

Xingqiu has a very good eye; these corals and pearls are of excellent quality and obviously very valuable.

Jiang Bai, of course, wouldn't say that they gathered all of these on Haiqi Island without spending a single penny.

"So beautiful!" Xiangling liked it too, especially the beautiful big pearl.

Chongyun thanked him and accepted the gift.

Jiang Bai dragged Xing Qiu to see his treasures, "My young master Xing Qiu, come and help me see how valuable these antiques are."

When Xingqiu arrived at Jiang Bai's house and saw the pile of things, he was stunned for a moment.

Is this a treasure? It looks no different from trash.