Chapter Eighty-Nine: Would You Consider the Eunuch Style?

The first design was a dragon robe, or a phoenix robe?

Or were they the treasured originals?

“Boss, would it be proper for us to wear your treasured originals?” Su Zitan asked.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry, absolutely proper. When the time comes, just sign your names right on these two outfits, and I’ll cherish them for the rest of my life!”

With a broad grin, the shopkeeper hurried through a back door, rummaged around for a while, and came out with two wooden boxes, which he placed on the counter.

“Come, come, Chen Nan, Li Xiyan, what would you two like to wear? Want to try the dragon robe and phoenix robe as well?” The shopkeeper greeted them with great enthusiasm, showing no trace of shyness.

Li Xiyan tilted her head to look at the phoenix robe Su Zitan had already unfolded, and felt that it might not suit her temperament very well.

“Then I...”

“Actually, in my opinion, with your temperaments, you two are perfectly suited to the roles of a wandering knight and a young lady.”

The shopkeeper had already launched into his own introduction. “Miss Li looks like the sort of refined, modest young lady from a proper family, very suitable for a beautiful princess dress or something bright and youthful.”

“And Mr. Chen, you seem like a man of few words, so you’d suit a wandering knight very well.”

Without waiting for either of them to speak, he ran back into the little room and brought out two sets of clothes he had treasured.

“How about it, everyone? Would you like to change here, or go back to the car? My place has people coming and going all the time. It’s inspected often, but still, it’s not entirely safe.”

As he spoke, the boss stood to the side with his arms folded, wearing a kindly smile.

The service was a bit too attentive. The shopkeeper had thought of everything, and after talking for so long, there was hardly any room for Lin Ze or Su Zitan to get a word in.

“Um, it’s summer now. Wouldn’t it be too hot to wear something this thick?” Chen Nan asked, hugging the box.

“Don’t worry!” The shopkeeper immediately took out several small fans from beneath the counter.

“These fans strap onto your arms and ankles, and once you turn them on, the air flows down through the sleeves.”

Everyone was stunned again.

This boss is hilarious.

So thoughtful, too. I’m definitely going to remember the name of this place and come here next time.

Chen Nan is really resisting, but at this point it seems like there’s no room left to refuse.

After all that had been said, Chen Nan could only nod.

Xiaoqian was still filming at the entrance, and after seeing the comments, he very cooperatively moved the camera onto the shop’s sign.

“Then let’s go change in the car. Boss, how much is this?”

Lin Ze asked. The boss insisted it was free, but after some pushing back and forth, they still paid for it.

Before long, the four of them had changed into the appropriate outfits and put on some fake hair ornaments. It was hard to imagine a more perfect fit.

Lin Ze’s outfit was a black dragon robe, the dragon on it hand-embroidered and vivid as if it were alive.

Su Zitan wore a blazing red phoenix robe, its patterns likewise hand-stitched, exquisitely crafted to the utmost.

Standing there, Lin Ze gave off the aura of a young emperor.

Beside him, Su Zitan gazed at him with eyes full of adoration, though she did not quite have the bearing of an empress.

“Straighten up. Come on, look more solemn,” Lin Ze said, gently pinching her cheek.

“Hey, how am I supposed to look solemn? I don’t know how,” Su Zitan said, batting his hand away.

We put on makeup to come out here, and now you want to ruin it.

“Just remember how you look at your company. However you are at your company, be that way now,” Lin Ze said.

Su Zitan thought about it, and the aura of a female boss rose up at once. But because Lin Ze was still beside her, that presence did not fully emerge, and instead there was even a touch of softness.

“Ah! Good! Very good!”

At some point, the shopkeeper had produced a camera and was snapping photo after photo of the two of them.

In the pictures, Lin Ze and Su Zitan were looking at each other. Lin Ze was overflowing with bold, soaring spirit, yet his eyes still held a certain tenderness.

Su Zitan was even more so: noble, yet gentle.

“Mind if I take a few pictures?” the shopkeeper asked, scratching his head.

“Of course. Just give us a few copies when we come back,” Lin Ze said with a smile.

Chen Nan also came out. “Xiao Lin, do you think I don’t really suit this outfit...”

“Fits. Very well,” Lin Ze said with a nod.

Not long after, Li Xiyan emerged from the car as well, wearing a long skirt of pale jade green, and with a light spring she landed beside Chen Nan.

Then she spun in front of him. “Well? Do I look good in this?”

A flush rose in Chen Nan’s face. He scratched his cheek, turned his gaze aside, and nodded a little stupidly.

“Y-yes... very beautiful.”

The shopkeeper kept shooting from the side, capturing every trace of Chen Nan’s shy expression in the lens.

After strapping the little fans onto everyone, the airflow really was quite smooth.

The four of them looked around, and many fans nearby had already gathered over.

Seeing their idol come over, they all greeted the group cheerfully.

“Come on, let’s go shopping!” Lin Ze called out.

“Okay, okay!” the fans answered in chorus.

“But...” Lin Ze added one more reminder. “That last incident scared me. Everyone keep some distance, all right? If someone suddenly comes at me with a knife or splashes boiling water, I’ll have room to dodge.”

Everyone in the crowd laughed and agreed.

The two behind them were also impressed by the way Lin Ze got along with his own fans.

After greeting them, the four of them hired a couple of photographers nearby and headed into the ancient city.

Li Xiyan looked like a princess who had sneaked out of the palace, and Chen Nan looked like a shy wandering knight.

Only Lin Ze and Su Zitan walked ahead step by step, their pace steady and composed, as if some emperor had risen from an old tomb and come to survey the city below.

Many fans followed behind them, and one of them thought for a moment, then broke away from the group and turned back to the hanfu experience shop they had just visited.

“Boss, do you have any of the kind worn by ministers?”

The shopkeeper saw business coming and immediately found him an outfit of the sort worn by civil officials.

After changing, the young man didn’t even put on the hair ornament. He hurried back to the group at once.

When the others saw him, they naturally made way and let him walk to the very front of the line.

Then a few more people rushed over to that shop.

From one to ten, from ten to a hundred.

Soon, almost everyone in the whole group had changed into hanfu.

As long as they wore hanfu and followed behind, maybe they could even get on television themselves. How fun would that be?

Even the shopkeeper had never imagined there would be such a good day for business, until the last few belated people arrived.

“Boss, do you still have any...”

“None left!”

The shopkeeper spread his hands helplessly.

But then, on second thought, it seemed there were still a few pieces left...

“Um... would you consider a eunuch style?”