[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-121":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202725,1553,"Chapter 121: Poker Cards","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>Ah Di, who was busy cleaning the stationery on Lin Xuan Qi’s writing desk, heard his sister and he got to the main hall as fast as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw the candied hawthorn sticks, his eyes gleamed with happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, take one.\" Lin Xuan Qi passed one of the sticks to Ah Di and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Di held the stick of candied hawthorn, bowed at him and said, \"Thank you so much, Master Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi glanced at him with a smile when he saw Ah Di, who was still a young boy, couldn’t wait and took a huge bite of the candied hawthorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gave out a burst of laughter when they saw Ah Di’s face squirm like Yue Jie and Yue Xin did earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong lightened up a bit when she saw Ah Di’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Master Lin had only wanted to prank everyone. She thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he used to prank her and the others that he wasn’t the master of the mansion when she met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought made her happy for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your turn.\" Lin Xuan Qi held a candied hawthorn stick in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong frowned and took the stick from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a small bite out of it and surprisingly, the sourness did nothing to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was disappointed with the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could try and persuade her to take a bigger bite, a familiar voice came from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Candied hawthorn sticks? They are my favorite.\" Liu Shi Shi came over to him and took the last remaining stick of candied hawthorn from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and kept quiet when he saw her bite and munch on two candied hawthorns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the...??!!! It’s so sour!\" Liu Shi Shi shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so sour that she closed her eyes, and the features of her face seemed like they were being squashed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body couldn’t help but shake from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I would have warned you.\" Lin Xuan Qi said and shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi’s eyebrows twitched while she fumed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why can’t he treat her like how he treats Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin? She thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will have my chance to get back at you.\" She said and stormed out of the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just kidding.\" Lin Xuan Qi shouted at her, not sure if he had gone too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved at him, and shouted, \"I’ll be back for dinner after checking on the prowling guards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded his head and was glad that she was doing her job well, even exceeding his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were moving along so well indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dinner is ready, Master Lin.\" Auntie Sue, who was standing outside the main hall this whole time, took the opportunity to interject and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said, \"Just in time. Let’s go, I’m starving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was full of cheer from the deal with Hun Xiong Kun, and his appetite was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner couldn’t have come at a better time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sumptuous dinner and Lin Xuan Qi had more than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong felt just as happy as he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a long while since she saw him being carefree and in such a great mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want another bowl of rice?\" She asked when she saw him finish the bowl of rice he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head and said, \"I’m full. I’ll be at the study room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong nodded and glanced at Ah Di, \"Go and prepare everything for Master Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Di stood up and left for the study room without questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi also did the same and followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Si and Xu come clear the table.\" Xue Cong instructed the servants under her, and they quickly got to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they cleared up the dining table, Xue Cong heard Yue Xin whisper to her, \"Sister Xue Cong... Since Master Lin is in such a good mood, do you think he is going to... give us lessons later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin’s eyes darted in the direction of the study room while she said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no...\" That reminded Xue Cong, and she exclaimed in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to get Master Lin in such a good mood. She thought to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily for her, that wasn’t what Lin Xuan Qi had in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was planning to come up with a deck of poker cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be great for him to pass the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much entertainment for him except for food, and maybe the brothel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started to understand those young masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being around with so many servant girls and nothing much to do, it was bound to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily for him, he had many means and ways to spend his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Di, help me cut up the paper into rectangle shapes that are of this size.\" Lin Xuan Qi said and handed Ah Di a piece of paper he had cut out beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, how many do you need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty-two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Di nodded his head and started to work on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, he went to the workshop where he did the experiments and tried to find some wooden boards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper was too flimsy, and he had to find something that could support it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found some leftovers from making the molds of the soap and he wanted to start to cut them to the correct size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he wasn’t too proficient with the handsaw, and he had to seek help from Old Shao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Shao was more than happy to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t been able to work on his carpentry after creating the molds for the soap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few days he was only able to help Zhi Yong with the heavy work in the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, I can’t thank you enough for giving me a chance to atone for my mistake.\" Old Shao said while he worked on the wooden board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head and said, \"It is nothing and you have more than proved your worth with the mold for the soap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Shao was glad to hear that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands stopped and he glanced at Lin Xuan Qi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I’m old. Hope you don’t mind if I ask. What do you think about Xue Cong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","5a2f181966637b7006c8face02f215d506deb772e43583ca0ad3705a2e549790","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-54","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-437",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]