Chapter 706: A Grand Birthday Celebration This Year

"What is it?" Ye Qianning asked.

"Uh... It’s nothing."

"Regarding those three children, Dayu City has its own rules. Handle it as you see fit; you don’t need to report to me. I don’t know them." ’I don’t know them, and I don’t want to get involved.’

"Understood. Is this your first time in Dayu City, miss?"

"Yes."

"Did you come with your family, miss, or do you know people in Dayu City?"

"Neither."

’Neither?’

Luo Feng discreetly eyed the White Spirit several times. The more he looked, the more certain he became that the creature she was holding was Elder Chen’s Pang Pang.

CHITTER! The White Spirit made a sound of displeasure at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng glanced at it and spoke slowly, "Miss, the White Spirit you’re holding belongs to our Elder Chen. Its name is Pang Pang. Would you mind giving it to me?"

He was afraid Ye Qianning would take it with her. Elder Chen was usually very fond of the little creature.

Ye Qianning glanced down doubtfully.

’Pang Pang?’

The White Spirit seemed proud of its name, lifting its chin slightly. ’It’s a great name, isn’t it? I chose it myself.’

"..."

’What great taste!’

"Miss?"

Ye Qianning looked up. "You can try, but it might not go with you."

With that, she moved to set the White Spirit on the ground.

The White Spirit clung desperately to her shoulder with a pitiful expression. ’I’m not getting down! I’m not! How could you give me away to someone else?’

Luo Feng hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it.

The White Spirit hated being touched by anyone else. It whipped its head around, making an angry hissing sound, and opened its mouth to bite.

"If you don’t behave, you can get down."

The White Spirit was small but very fat, weighing at least fifteen or sixteen pounds. With a twist of its body, tufts of fur went flying.

The White Spirit immediately shut its mouth and snuggled down obediently.

One moment it was baring its fangs, and the next it was as docile as a kitten. Luo Feng stared, dumbfounded, his outstretched hand frozen in midair.

’Pang Pang isn’t even this obedient with Elder Chen...’

If he hadn’t known Elder Chen raised Pang Pang, he would have suspected the young lady before him was its true master.

"When will Elder Chen and Boss Gu be back in the city?" Ye Qianning asked.

Luo Feng was even more surprised to hear this. "Miss, you know Boss Gu and Elder Chen?"

"Yes. If I recall correctly, Elder Chen’s birthday is in a little over a month. We must have a grand celebration this year." ’By my count, Master is already ninety-eight years old.’

’He must have aged a lot. Ten years...’

’This year’s birthday must be a grand affair.’

"Elder Chen doesn’t celebrate his birthday. Every year, Boss Gu, Young Master Qian, and a few others just get together to eat some longevity noodles." Luo Feng was highly skeptical. "Miss, are you sure you know Elder Chen?"

"If I’m the one arranging it, he’ll celebrate. And he’ll have a grand celebration every year."

’For people over ninety, celebrating birthdays is said to grant a longer life.’

Luo Feng watched Ye Qianning carry the White Spirit downstairs, the suspicion in his eyes deepening. ’She only looks fifteen or sixteen. Can she really know Boss Gu?’

Then again, he remembered Pang Pang snarling at him. ’Maybe the girl really does know him...’

Ye Qianning went downstairs and ordered a few of the house specials, her mind already turning over how to plan a birthday celebration that would make her master happy.

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Days turned into nights, time flying by like an arrow.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. The weather in Nanyuan remained pleasantly cool.

At the port of Dayu City, four to five hundred ships came and went daily, and the number of carriages entering the city gates steadily increased.

With the Four-Kingdoms Commerce Summit approaching, the Nanyuan Emperor dispatched a Prince and an elder Imperial Prince to preside over the event.

Many merchants flocked to Dayu City to gather information. It was a crucial time for business; if Nanyuan had no intention of cooperating with the Gu family, the merchant guild leaders from every city would immediately seek more profitable partners.