northernbook Chapter 488 Don't Resent Ningguang
Chapter 488 Don't Resent Ningguang
"What's your name?"
Xu Ning's calm voice rang out, but to the young man it was no less than a thunderclap.
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the young man whispered, "Ruying."
"Since when?"
Ru Ying gave a wry smile. "When the Southern Cross fleet was with us, Boss Huang didn't say anything. But as soon as Lord Beidou left, he stopped here and wouldn't go any further."
Xu Ning chuckled lightly, "At least you still considered some face."
"Alright, this isn't your fault. You don't need to panic. Help Dahuang back to the house to rest, and then..."
After whispering the next steps to Ru Ying, Xu Ning turned and went out, finding the girl who had just registered her information and handing her a bag of Mora.
"Could you do me a favor?"
The next morning, Sally, the current innkeeper, knocked on the door of the wealthy businessman Huang's room.
The girl, who had already accepted Xu Ning's Mora and was full of interest in what was to come, smiled exceptionally brightly this morning, which even impressed Da Huang.
"Guest, your stay has expired. If you would like to extend your stay, please visit the front desk to pay for the additional stay!"
Da Huang rubbed his neck, which was a little sore from sleeping, and nodded without hesitation, saying, "Thank you for your trouble. I'll arrange for someone to renew the fee right away. Ru Ying, Ru Ying..."
"If the customer ordered the young man who lives next door, he already paid the bill and left with a group of people yesterday afternoon."
Sally eagerly awaited Dahuang's next expression, and Dahuang did not disappoint her.
After a brief moment of distraction, Da Huang dashed out with an agility and speed completely different from its usual slow and leisurely pace.
The goods piled up around the tower cranes across the bridge have all disappeared.
Instead, a sturdy flatbed cart loaded with liquor was used.
If it weren't for the incredibly strong pack animal harnessed to the carriage, Da Huang would almost think he had returned to the days when he was at the Wangshu Inn.
"Oh dear, that young man also asked if there were any places to buy horses nearby, but unfortunately there really weren't!"
Big Yellow suddenly flew into a rage, "He's no big brother, he's a shameful traitor! A traitor! Just like those people in the Chamber of Commerce, he betrayed my trust and even ran off with all the goods... all of them..."
Sally looked at Big Yellow and took a step back with some worry. After all, they were on the edge of the crane, and no one could say what this man might do if he went crazy.
But Da Huang suddenly fell silent as he looked at the cart in front of him, and the ferocity on his face gradually subsided.
"Hmph, they even specially reserved a truckload of wine for me, isn't that enough, Ruying!"
Once he calmed down, Big Yellow turned to Sally and asked, "I wonder if you could find me a long rope, Miss Shopkeeper? If you need Mora, I'm willing to pay with a jar of wine..."
Sally quickly ran into the house and brought out a coil of rope, carefully handing it over and saying, "No Mora, as long as you're not planning to hang yourself at the entrance of my inn, I'll give you as long as you want."
Da Huang took it, feeling annoyed. "How could I possibly do something like that..."
After rearranging the various jars on the vehicle, Da Huang skillfully used rope to secure and separate the mouths of the jars.
"Just by looking at how he arranged things, I can tell he hasn't listened to any of my usual advice. Mount Sumeru is a mountainous region; if that kind of arrangement results in less than 10% waste, I'll change my surname to his..."
"That brat looks down on me, daring to leave me a whole cartload. I used ten jars to start my business... So what if it's Mount Sumeru? I can still become a wealthy tycoon..."
Big Yellow tied a knot in the rope at the back of the cart, cut off the excess rope and returned it to Sally, thanked her, and then led the pack animal onto the cart.
"...I just don't know if I'll ever run into such a benefactor here again..."
Big Yellow sighed sadly, patted the pack animal lightly, and prepared to set off again.
"Brother Huang, are you heading to Sumeru City? Could you give me a ride?"
A voice that hadn't been heard in a long time suddenly rang out behind him, and Da Huang turned around in disbelief.
Upon seeing Xu Ning carrying a gourd of wine, Da Huang suddenly understood everything.
Not just yesterday, but even before coming to Xumi, before becoming the wealthy Huang, all the way up to the time before the two first met, Da Huang understood it all in an instant.
Da Huang shakily took out his glasses and wiped them hard, then choked back tears and laughed, "Who wouldn't want a free bodyguard? Get in the car."
Xu Ning jumped to the side of the carriage and sat down, took a sip of water, and laughed, "The slopes here are not like those at Guili Plain. Have you lost your driving skills?"
Big Yellow patted the pack animal's fat rump, "With this big guy around, everything's pretty stable!"
The cart slowly made its way down the slope.
What Da Huang said was indeed true. A cartload of liquor was as light as a feather for the large pack animals in front, and they showed no signs of strain when turning.
However, the two people on the cart remained silent for a long time. It was only after the cart had just descended the steps that Xu Ning spoke his first words.
"Brother Huang, please don't resent Ningguang..."
Big Yellow coughed. "I've never resented her. Cough, don't laugh! I really don't have the guts to resent her. No one in our entire chamber of commerce has the right to say a bad word about her. We all admire her, and of course, we admire you even more..."
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "What do you admire about me? I don't understand any of the things she did..."
Big Yellow slapped the cart shaft in an annoyed tone, "What do you mean I admire you for?"
"Sigh, I know I'm short-sighted and narrow-minded. Ningguang invited me to the Jade Pavilion and took me to stand on the edge, looking down at Liyue Harbor and letting the wind blow for half a day. I know what she wanted to tell me, but my legs were shaking from beginning to end, and I couldn't even utter a single coherent word. I almost wet my pants."
That was something she didn't know. Xu Ning couldn't help but laugh again. "After that, she never let you go up again, right?"
"Even if you asked me to go, I wouldn't dare!"
Da Huang shook his head as he recalled his past behavior. "But when I saw this cart just now, I suddenly wasn't afraid anymore. That feeling... maybe I'm not quite right... but it felt like I had also thrown away a Jade Pavilion. I should have been heartbroken, but suddenly I felt calm and not afraid at all. I thought, at worst, I'll just walk the same path again. I've seen the land of ten thousand merchants vying for power, what's a little Sumeru to me?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning straightened up, patted Da Huang on the shoulder to show his appreciation, and then told him to drive the car towards the Vikara Trading Post.
"Then let's go again, but this time we don't have Ningguang to use, so I'll be relying on you alone, Brother Huang."
Now that his worries were gone, Da Huang became cheerful and laughed, "I don't have Lord Tianquan's shrewdness, but I do have one advantage: whatever you ask for, I will do it for you no matter what."
Xu Ning tapped the carriage shaft with his finger, "That's enough. I really meant it."