Chapter 57: Young Master Hua confesses his love, the Hua family forms an alliance with the Governor's Office

Back at the front desk, Hua Duxiu called a maid to lead the way, and he and Peng Yaoyao walked towards the depths of the bathing center.

Who said Peng Yaoyao was rejecting it in her heart?

Sometimes this is how you pick up girls. Don’t give her the chance to choose, just take her there directly.

Eat when you should eat, do what you should do, that’s the arrangement!

Don’t ask whether you agree or not, or whether it’s possible or not. If you ask, the thing will definitely not be done.

Of course, Master Hua only took Peng Yaoyao out to play with the mentality that it is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone, and he had no intention of "picking up a girl".

Could Master Hua still be short of girls?

Do you still need to take the initiative to "take"?

How many wealthy businessmen cried and shouted that they wanted to marry their daughters to the Hua family.

Picking up girls? Not happening.

Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

Arriving at a small room with exquisite and elegant decoration, the maid brought two sets of short clothes and bowed, saying:

"Sir, Miss, please change your clothes first."

Peng Yaoyao's face turned red. Should she change clothes?

How do we change this, both of us?

Be sincere with each other?

This is going to cause trouble!

Hua Duxiu took the two shorts and handed one to Peng Yaoyao , " Why are you blushing so much? What are you thinking about? Do you have a fever?"

Pfft, you're the one who's being naughty!

Peng Yaoyao whispered , " Young Master Hua, I think... I think this is not appropriate..."

Hua Duxiu said , " What's so inappropriate about this? If you don't change your clothes, do you want to go into the bath in this long skirt? Or do you want to do something else? To be honest, I strongly recommend that you don't get naked right after entering the swimming pool."

Just your sister?

Peng Yaoyao's body trembled slightly, she wanted to hit someone!

Oh my God.

Playboy, there's no need to be so blunt, right?

Can you please give me some face? I am still an unmarried girl. It is already outrageous for me to come to such an improper place with you. You still want me to...

Isn't this asking too much?

Fortunately, I am a "weak woman". If I were a man, I would definitely use the "strong man locking man" trick on you if you talked like that!

Alas, it’s so depressing.

If I had known you were going to bring me to a place like this, I would never have agreed to it.

Peng Yaoyao was hesitant.

Yes, she was interested in Hua Duxiu, but she was not attracted to him to such an extent that she would do something impolite in front of him.

Not even close.

Hua Duxiu saw that Peng Yaoyao looked unhappy and seemed quite angry. He thought for a moment and suddenly realized:

"Hey, did you misunderstand something?"

Peng Yaoyao turned around, not accepting the shorts, and didn't want to talk.

Hua Duxiu patted his head and said , " Look at my head. I treated you as a brother and forgot that you are a woman!"

Peng Yaoyao thought to herself: Just pretend, let me see how you pretend!

Hua Duxiu introduced , " This is called 'Yuanyang/Yuanyang'. There are two small hot spring pools in the same garden, but they are separated in the middle with a curtain. It is suitable for people with mysophobia to take a bath with friends, for example, Jiajia and I do this."

Peng Yaoyao's heart moved: Two pools, with a curtain in the middle?

Hua Duxiu said , " It's getting late, let's take a bath quickly to get rid of fatigue and sweat. After the bath, I have to take you home. Here, go change your clothes."

Peng Yaoyao still didn't answer, but asked softly , " Where do you want me to go to change it?"

Hua Duxiu was stunned . " Isn't there a door over there? There's a small room behind the door with a small storage cabinet inside. Of course, we should go there to change."

"Haven't you ever taken a bath in Snake Valley? You don't understand this?"

Peng Yaoyao whispered , " I, I have been washing at home since I was a child."

Hua Duxiu nodded , " Then you really missed a lot of fun."

Peng Yaoyao finally took the bathrobe. She glared at Hua Duxiu with her big, watery eyes that were sparkling with mist, then turned and walked towards the changing room.

Hua Duxiu asked curiously , " What are you doing? Why are you glaring at me? It's so weird..."

The two of them changed their clothes and came out from the small door on the other side of the changing room.

What comes into view is a small garden full of green grass and red flowers.

In the middle of the garden are two small hot spring pools paved with crystal marble.

Although they are next to each other, the two hot springs cannot be seen clearly due to the rising mist and a layer of gauze hanging in the middle.

Hua Duxiu calmly took off his bathrobe, slid to the bottom of the pool, and let out a long breath.

It’s so comfortable, that’s the feeling!

It really relieves your fatigue.

It’s as if every pore is open, breathing freely in the boiling spring water.

It feels so comfortable.

Hua Duxiu closed his eyes and enjoyed the freedom of the moment. He emptied his mind, thinking of nothing, and let his whole body feel the pleasure of taking a bath.

Rustle...

After a slight sound, Hua Duxiu slowly opened his eyes.

Across the gauze, a young girl in a coarse linen shorts walked towards them.

The girl was very shy and nervously grabbed her collar.

The two little feet were close together, with the crystal toes curled up like cat paws.

Hua Duxiu smiled and said , " Yaoyao, come quickly."

Peng Yaoyao really wanted to hit Hua Duxiu on the head with a hammer.

Come on, come on!

Is there no word "restraint" in your dictionary?

Peng Yaoyao's face flushed with embarrassment.

She looked at the steam rising from the hot spring pool and saw that there was indeed a thin gauze separating the pool and she felt relieved.

Well, this is somewhat acceptable.

Peng Yaoyao came to the pool, sat down, and put her little feet into the water to test the temperature.

Oh, it’s so hot.

No wonder there's so much water vapor.

Hua Duxiu smiled and said , " I can tell from the looks of it that this is your first time taking a hot spring bath. Well, you have to take off your clothes when you take a hot spring bath, and just take a long towel with you when you enter the pool."

Peng Yaoyao whispered , " Oh."

After confirming that the water vapor and the gauze had a good shielding effect, Peng Yaoyao turned her back to the pool and carefully took off her shorts.

There was a hissing sound.

Water vapor and gauze can block the sight of ordinary people, but flowers blooming alone?

What can't he see clearly with his eyes?

Hehehehe…

Of course, Master Hua is definitely not that kind of person.

He was afraid that Peng Yaoyao would think too much, so he kept facing outside with his back to the gauze.

Therefore, Hua Duxiu had no idea what was going on with Peng Yaoyao.

Hua Duxiu treated Peng Yaoyao as a brother, but he didn't have any bad intentions towards her.

real.

Anyway, I believe it.

Peng Yaoyao gently slid to the bottom of the pool. Wow, it’s so hot!

But it's also very comfortable...

Peng Yaoyao felt something inexplicably move in her heart, and her whole body sank into the water, with only her head above the water.

She slowly slid towards the gauze, and dimly realized that Hua Duxiu was leaning against it with his back, and she could only vaguely see the back of his dark head.

Peng Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief again.

Hua Duxiu was quite well behaved and didn't take advantage of me by looking around.

Hua Duxiu felt that Peng Yaoyao was sneaking towards him, and finally, he couldn't help but look back.

Only Peng Yaoyao's head was above the water. In the steaming water vapor, Peng Yaoyao showed Hua Duxiu a charming smile.

With her crescent-shaped eyes and small pearly teeth, Peng Yaoyao's pure and lovely side is fully revealed.

Hua Duxiu's heart moved: This girl is quite pretty when she smiles.

Why do you have to pretend to be dignified every day?

Peng Yaoyao's long black hair was tied up at the back of her head like a cactus ball. Her cheeks were naturally long, her nose was straight, her cheeks were rosy, her eyes were bright and her teeth were white. In the misty water, she looked like a fairy in the sky.

Hua Duxiu said with emotion , " The morning mist is hazy and the spring is in full bloom. Yaoyao, I didn't realize you're actually quite handsome."

Peng Yaoyao spat , " I am already very beautiful, you are just blind, huh!"

Hua Duxiu was not in a position to look at it for too long. After all, with his eyesight, he could not only see Peng Yaoyao's face in the mist, but he could even see her delicate body that was vaguely visible in the water.

Hua Duxiu turned his head and saw Peng Yaoyao also rowing to the deepest part of the pool and soaking in the water with Hua Duxiu back to back.

Of course, they are in two pools, separated in the middle, cough cough.

After a moment of silence, Peng Yaoyao broke the silence and asked , " Mr. Hua, you and Mr. Shen want to seize their property, why do you want to involve the Governor's Office? If you use such a big banner... I'm afraid my father will be very unhappy if he finds out."

Hua Duxiu laughed and said , " Why don't you pull up the big flag and save it for the New Year?"

Peng Yaoyao smiled bitterly.

This Hua Duxiu always speaks so directly.

"If my guess is correct, Peng Lu and my father should discuss some cooperation matters tonight, right?"

Peng Yaoyao nodded , " That's right. This time, my father wanted us to cooperate with each other. In the future, some of the government's business will be entrusted to the Hua family."

"You should have stayed and listened. Who knew you would just drag me out. Oh, you."

Hua Duxiu said softly , " I have guessed all this, so it doesn't matter whether you listen or not."

"Besides, what's the point of cooperating or not? Our Hua family is just a small escort agency in Yanyu County. How can we have the qualifications to cooperate with the Governor? It's a great honor for your family to look up to our Hua family. And I, Hua Duxiu, hate to ask for favors and to look at other people's faces the most, so I don't want to see my father being submissive to Peng Lu."

Peng Yaoyao was speechless for a moment.

Hua Duxiu is right.

The overall strength of Shenwei Escort Agency is one level higher than that of Hua's Escort Agency, and it has a big gang like Tiannan County Heqimen as its backing. What do you think? Isn't it just a knife for Shangguan Jie to use.

Tianshangrenjian Bathing Center is a huge business. City Lord Zhao doesn't need to spend a penny. He can own 30% of the shares with just one word.

Businessmen are never qualified to talk about "cooperation" in front of the government.

Hua Duxiu said lightly , " What I hope for is not some kind of 'cooperation', nor is it some kind of 'big shot'. What I hope for is that our two families can form an 'alliance' on an equal footing!"

Peng Yaoyao was stunned: An alliance of equals?

Hua Duxiu continued to talk to himself , " Of course, our Hua family does not have the strength to do this right now. Not to mention the Governor-General, Shangguan Jie, even Li Butian can find any excuse to deal with our Hua family."

"That's why I want to leave the Demon Valley. I want to go to the outside world and make some preparations for the Hua family to be qualified to form an alliance with your Peng family in the future."

Hua Duxiu said this while her slender fingers gently stroked the small golden pendant hanging around her neck.

Peng Yaoyao asked quietly , " You went to Mobei Ji Sect to become a master? Or do you plan to learn the inner strength and come back to join the government?"

"My father said that if you want to enter the government, he can arrange for you to be an official. You can be an official in Shenquan City, Pomo City, or anywhere else you want. If you want to join the army, that's even easier. You can first serve as a lieutenant under General Hadanbaatar, and you will be promoted within a few years."

Hua Duxiu smiled bitterly , " Does your father look down on people so much?"

"ah?"

Peng Yaoyao was stunned: My father thinks highly of you, that’s why he is willing to arrange for you to be an official.

Although you are not a high-ranking official, you are only seventeen years old and have no achievements. It is unlikely that you will become a high-ranking official right away, right?

Hua Duxiu said , " Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to be an official, nor do I want to join the army, nor do I want to be a master. If I wanted to, I would not have left the Demonic Palace. Wouldn't it be very prestigious to be an elder in the famous Demonic Palace?"

Peng Yaoyao asked , " What is your purpose in going to Mobei?"

Hua Duxiu said seriously , " My goal is to be stronger than others! That alone is enough."

Peng Yaoyao was speechless.

Hua Duxiu continued , " Officials, armies, and masters are all empty words. If I had the strength to defeat a thousand men, even if I took a bath every day, listened to music and watched operas every day, no one would dare to do anything to our Hua family."

Hua Duxiu turned around and glanced at Peng Yaoyao , " This is my goal."

"In essence, I'm a lazy person. I just want to be a young master of a rich family quietly. I'm sorry, I have no interest in business, disputes, or struggles."

Peng Yaoyao looked at the outline of Hua Duxiu's face in a daze and was a little dazed for a moment.

Is this the real Hua Duxiu?

What does he care about?

He doesn't care about anything and doesn't want to ask about anything.

But if there is any force trying to destroy his comfortable life, he will burst out with terrible energy and fight this force to the end.

Even if it means going to the distant Mobei, leaving behind everything I have now, to become a junior disciple of another sect and practice internal skills from scratch.

Peng Yaoyao laughed and said , " Hua Gongzi, you are such a weirdo."

"But he is also a 'real' person, with a real character."

Hua Duxiu yelled , " Hey, hey, hey, we've all taken a bath together, you're being too formal, aren't you?"

Peng Yaoyao snorted , " Don't say anything nonsense. How can I get married if I hear that we took a bath together?"

"If I don't call you Master, then what should I call you? Xiaohua? Ah Hua? Hehe."

Hua Duxiu's face darkened , " What a mess. I'm one year older than you, just call me Brother Xiu."

Peng Yaoyao's heart was pounding , " Xiu, Brother Xiu? Do you have to be so cheesy?"

Hua Duxiu said lazily , " What's so corny about this? If you want, you can call me 'Brother Hua'. I have no objection anyway. It's just a name."

Peng Yaoyao was speechless and said , " Well, well, I'll let you take advantage of me."

Hua Duxiu turned his head again, with his back to Peng Yaoyao:

"I've told you all my secrets. I treat you as my best friend. After I leave, you must take good care of our Hua family. Don't wait until I come back and find that the Hua Escort Agency has closed down!"

Peng Yaoyao covered her mouth and laughed , " No, no! Your father is very good at business, his business will only get better and better, how could it go bankrupt!"

As Peng Yaoyao was speaking, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart: Do you treat me as your best friend?

Buddies???

Peng Yaoyao felt a little suffocated in her chest, and the tightness in her chest made her a little uncomfortable.

It seems that there is a voice deep in the emotions saying, this is not what I want!

Peng Yaoyao took a few deep breaths, calmed down and asked:

"Xiu, brother Xiu, Mr. Shen keeps calling you...brother-in-law, you...can you really not get out?"

The relationship between Hua Duxiu and Shen Lijia, including Shen Qingyue and Peng Yaoyao, had already sent people to investigate.

Hua Duxiu was stunned for a while and said slowly , " I don't know."

The two of them were speechless, sitting back to back like this for an unknown amount of time.

I hope that I can be carefree for a while, and I might as well stay in the hazy moon forever.

Both of them were a little sad.

Hua Duxiu slowly stood up and stretched , " Yaoyao, it's getting late, let's go back to the house!"

Peng Yaoyao asked quietly , " Well, are we going home?"

"No, there's no rush. Get dressed. I'll call the best masseur here to give you a full body massage."

Peng Yaoyao , " …"

Hua Duxiu said , " How about I arrange a male technician for you? I heard there is a 'Teacher Tony' who is the chief masseur here. He has first-class skills. You can try it."

"Take off the mud?"

Peng Yaoyao was embarrassed , " You're talking nonsense again! There's no mud on my body! I don't want a male technician, I, I'd rather let a girl do it."

Hua Duxiu said with a smile , " Well, if it doesn't work out, it's okay for me to press it for you. No one has tried my top skills, Master Hua, so I just want to thank you for your kindness to me!"