A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 241 Junior Brother Zhou, Please

They soon arrived at the entrance of a bookstore and saw some students already standing in front of it.

As soon as Madam Jiang stepped off the carriage, she looked at the tightly closed gate and glanced at Jiang Yichen with a hint of something: See? I told you to tell them in advance that we were going to pay a visit.

Gu Qingfeng, that coward, immediately started banging on the door, while pulling at the surrounding students, "Why are you all standing here? Don't you know how to knock? What time is it? Why aren't you opening the door? This isn't how you do business."

The students nearby were startled and quickly pulled him back, saying, "Brother, don't knock on the door!"

But the man was a step too slow; Gu Qingfeng was already banging on the door.

By the time he heard the anxious admonitions from the students around him, he had already patted the wall more than ten times.

The students groaned, "Hopefully, Mr. Zhou will be in a better mood today and won't let us miss our studies."

"What's wrong? Is the boss in a bad mood this week?"

Madam Jiang also pricked up her ears to listen.

"No, that's not true. Boss Zhou is the most good-tempered person we've ever met. It's just that she really dislikes us knocking on the door before it's open."

Why?

"Boss Zhou is still resting."

"Is she still resting so late?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou is also a doctor. He often studies medicinal herbs at night, sometimes until almost dawn."

How did you learn about such a secret matter?

"That's what Young Master Bi said. Whenever we want to ask Boss Zhou for advice, she's either studying medicinal herbs or resting."

"I see." Gu Qingfeng nodded. "But now that I've already knocked on the door, what should I do?"

"What can we do? Let's see if Boss Zhou wakes up. If she does, we'll apologize immediately. If she doesn't wake up, we'll just wait here until she does."

Do you know how long she's going to sleep?

"I certainly don't know."

"Then why are you all standing here like idiots?"

Gu Qingfeng swallowed the rest of his words and didn't say anything more. Even if he could fight, he couldn't fight these pedantic students. Otherwise, when he went back, they would spit on him to death. Wouldn't his father and sister have to beat him up again?

"We all came here because we read the books inside and couldn't forget them. What's wrong with waiting to read a good book? Besides, whenever we have a problem, Boss Zhou or Young Master Bi can answer our questions very seriously."

"So that's how it is."

As soon as Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, a voice came from inside, "Coming, coming! Oh no, it's so late already. We need to hire someone as soon as possible, otherwise without Xiao Ba, my bookstore will feel like it's going to gather dust."

When Zhou Tong opened the door with her hair all messy, she was shocked to find herself facing everyone outside. "So many people today?"

The first person she saw was Gu Qingfeng, whom she didn't recognize.

Gu Qingfeng looked at the messy, unkempt hair in front of him and could hardly believe it.

This?

Is she the person Jiang Yichen has taken a liking to?

No way?

He tried to peek inside, but found that no one had come out; it was just him.

His hopes were dashed by the students around him, "Boss Zhou."

Gu Qingfeng was extremely shocked and looked back at Jiang Yichen and Jiang Mingyun in disbelief.

Jiang Mingyun turned her head away from him, but she did see affection in Jiang Yichen's eyes.

Zhou Tong didn't stop herself from greeting the guests when she saw people she didn't recognize. "I'm so sorry to have kept you all waiting. I'll open the door now. Please come in and read quietly. I need to go back and catch up on some sleep."

The students all told him to go ahead and do as he pleased.

Just as she was about to go back, she heard a voice, "Zhou Tong, wait a moment."

"Huh? Why does that voice sound so familiar?"

She turned around and saw Jiang Yichen. "Why are you here too?"

"...I said I'd come over yesterday, didn't you answer me?"

"Huh? Did I say that?"

Jiang Yichen was a little annoyed. "I brought my mother with me today."

What are you doing here with your mother?

At this moment, Madam Jiang stepped out from behind Jiang Yichen. "Mr. Zhou, we meet again."

"Oh, beautiful sister, did you come here to read? Come in quickly, but I'm very sleepy right now and don't have time to entertain you. You can read for now, I'm going to take a nap. I'll treat you to a meal when I wake up, okay?"

Madam Jiang looked at Jiang Yichen, her meaning clear: what should we do?

Jiang Yichen was reliable enough, "I have something important to tell you."

Zhou Tong was clearly unable to concentrate. "Could you let me sleep a little longer? You can have lunch and then come back. By then I'll be almost fully asleep. It would be best if you could pack some food and bring it to me."

She didn't care about the person's reaction, turned around and went into the inner room, closing the door behind her.

Jiang Yichen: ...

"Chen'er, what should we do now?"

Jiang Yichen sighed, "Let's go have lunch first."

"But isn't it still early before lunchtime?"

Jiang Mingyun muttered, "Mother said we should arrange a time in advance, see..."

Jiang Yichen glanced at them, and Jiang Mingyun immediately changed her tune, "No, this is the perfect time. Let's go sit down and have some snacks first, and after we finish the snacks, we can have a few cups of tea. Then it will be lunchtime. Let's go quickly."

Just as they were about to get into their carriage and leave, they encountered Zhou Hanzhang, who had brought Xiao Ba with him. Zhou Hanzhang was also somewhat surprised to see them, "What's going on with you?"

Jiang Yichen made no attempt to hide anything, "I plan to have my mother formally meet Zhou Tong, and I'm going to propose marriage."

This was within Zhou Hanzhang's expectations. She thought Jiang Yichen would definitely come to propose marriage, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

She saw the open door. "Zhou Tong is awake?"

Jiang Mingyun rushed to her side like a bird. "No, she just came to open the door and said she was going back to sleep and told us to come back this afternoon."

This suits her personality. Zhou Hanzhang nodded. "Xiao Ba, you watch the shop first. I'll go back to the bookstore."

"Junior Brother Zhou, could you please take Gu Qingfeng and leave?"

Gu Qingfeng looked puzzled. "Why should I leave?"

"I'm going to ask you out, isn't it inappropriate for you to stay?"

"No, how is this inappropriate?" Gu Qingfeng asked, utterly puzzled.

"You said you wanted to see her, so I've already sent you along. You've seen her, but it's not appropriate for you to stay here to handle the rest. Once we've discussed the details, we'll start preparing for the wedding, and I'll invite you to the celebration."

Gu Qingfeng exclaimed, "No, you haven't even told her about this, how do you know she'll definitely agree to it? The way she acted just now, she didn't seem like she had feelings for you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yichen's expression changed, and he looked at Zhou Hanzhang, "Junior Brother Zhou, I'm begging you."

"Jiang Yichen, what's wrong with letting me stay? We've been classmates for so many years, I can still put in a good word for you."

"No need."