Chapter 110: Demon Lord Junzhu's Slacking Daily Life Chapter 110: Painting Boat

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Faced with the persistent questioning of his two younger sisters, Yan Si's face showed a hint of difficulty, but in the end he could not refuse their pleading and slowly began to narrate.

Just then, when the two heard Yan Si describe himself as wearing a set of golden splendid robes, adorned all over with brilliant glittering ornaments, an extremely comical and ridiculous scene instantly surfaced in their minds.

The imagined Yan Si seemed to have turned into a moving gold mountain; with every step he took, a clinking jingling sound would ring out, that appearance simply making one unable to hold back laughter.

Thinking of this, the two could no longer suppress the amusement in their hearts, and with a "pfft" they burst out laughing. Yan Si, meanwhile, looked at them with a blank face, not knowing what exactly he had said wrong to make these two laugh so hard they were doubling over.

He scratched his head and continued narrating: "After Ouyang Qianyu returned to the residence, he happened to be spotted by Shangguan Xingyu……"

Before the words were finished, Yan Shuang'er and Qianqian could bear it no longer and erupted into another fit of wild laughter. That laughter was like silver bells, clear and pleasant, reverberating throughout the entire carriage compartment. Seeing this, Yan Si could only shake his head helplessly, his face showing an expression both embarrassed and resigned.

Before they knew it, the carriage slowly arrived beside the Painting Boat at West City. Today's Painting Boat was extraordinarily lively, crowded with people, bustling with excitement. The group entered in single file and boarded this exquisite waterborne pavilion.

One could see some literati sitting gathered together, swaying their heads as they chanted their own composed poems; some held brushes, concentrating intently on depicting the beautiful scenery before them, surrounded by a cluster of curious onlookers who exclaimed in admiration from time to time; still others formed groups of twos and threes, whispering and discussing each other's verses, at times arguing until their faces turned red and ears flushed, at other times smiling at each other, the atmosphere harmonious and congenial.

Qianqian understood nothing of those profound and unfathomable poems, but her gaze was attracted by that young gentleman who was painting. She saw this gentleman had clear brows and bright eyes, an elegant bearing; the brush in his hand seemed to have been cast with magic, sketching out on the paper one vivid scroll painting after another. Qianqian watched, entranced, and unconsciously took small quick steps, toddling over toward that gentleman.

Shangguan Xingyu and Yan Shuang'er, meanwhile, stood quietly to the side, listening to several talented scholars and beauties composing poems in response to each other. They would sometimes frown slightly, as if pondering the deep meaning of a certain line; sometimes suddenly comprehend, their faces blooming with delighted smiles.

Occasionally they would also exchange a few words in low voices, sharing their respective insights and understandings of the poetry. Yan Si and Shangguan Xingyan, both uninterested in these matters, thus chatted by the boat's side while admiring the fish leaping and darting about in the water.

Shangguan Xingyan started chatting idly with Yan Si: "Yan Xiong, I wonder how much of Dachang Kingdom is your industry?" Yan Si heard this and smiled faintly, not concealing the matter, answering frankly: "Speaking of industry, there really are quite a lot!" Hearing this, a flash of excitement flickered in Shangguan Xingyan's eyes, and he hurriedly pressed: "Then I wonder if Yan Xiong has any plans to expand business to other countries?"

Yan Si nodded slightly, indicating he indeed had this intention, but then immediately frowned and said thoughtfully: "Although I've long had this thought in mind, currently the usable people are truly limited! Furthermore, to do business in other countries, the many restrictions faced are not few. If we cannot get to know those people of quite high status to assist from within, even if our business flourishes, I fear it would also attract many unnecessary troubles! Therefore this matter still needs long-term consideration; let's wait and observe for a while before deciding."

After hearing Yan Si's words, Shangguan Xingyan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Yan Xiong, younger brother here has a rather improper request, hope Yan Xiong won't take offense." Hearing this, Yan Si couldn't help but feel curious, and quickly asked: "Oh? Just speak freely."

Shangguan Xingyan said with a sincere face: "I feel Bailu's written books are truly exquisitely marvelous, and they are also exceptionally bestselling within Dachang Kingdom; even I personally am extremely fond of them! Therefore, I bought a copy of every one of Bailu's works. This time returning to my country, I thought I could mass-produce these fine works and sell them in my country Dongying. Of course, Yan Xiong can rest assured; when the matter succeeds, the profits obtained will be split four-six, you take four parts, I six parts, wonder how Yan Xiong finds such an arrangement?"

Yan Si narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered a moment, then slowly said: "Hmm…… I've carefully considered, and must say, the method you propose does indeed have a certain feasibility.

However, Dongying Guo is extremely distant from here! To speak honestly, regarding this matter, I fear I really cannot provide too much substantive assistance. As for the split, a four-six ratio really takes no small advantage for me. How about this?

Let's allocate the proceeds by two-eight: I take two parts, you take eight parts. In the future, if Bailu releases new works, I will definitely send them to you at the fastest speed, so you can smoothly handle printing and publishing matters over there."

Hearing Yan Si make such a straightforward and generous proposal, Shangguan Xingyan couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised. He originally thought the other party might haggle over the profit distribution, yet never expected Yan Si to be this easy to talk to. But on second thought, a two-eight split still seems to let himself take too much advantage……