Chapter 1233: TangNing A’Cheng (2/2)
She dismissed the slave girl and went to massage her godfather’s shoulders personally.
“Father, I picked a good slave for A’Cheng, didn’t I?” Lele asked.
When Ning Cheng had entered the consortium, he had left out his last name, so everyone just called him “A’Cheng.”
“Whether or not she’s good will only be known after he uses her, haha!” Le Zheng chuckled.
Lele burst into giggles. “Don’t men all want the same thing? I promise Ning Cheng will keep her. I’ll buy one for father too. If one doesn’t work, then I’ll give you triple! If one is enough, I’ll buy some nourishing products so father doesn’t exhaust yourself and hurt your body.”
“Look at you, lass. You might as well go be an old bustard,” Le Zheng drew Lele close and scolded her with knitted brows. “If you mess about like this, be careful or you’ll never get a husband!”
Le Zheng trusted Ning Cheng very much, but Lele had her suspicions. She wanted to arrange a spy by his side to observe him. To ensure Ning Cheng would keep the slave, she even found the blonde-haired, green-eyed beauty Shaqiu[5] who was not only attractive but skilled in bed.
“It’s perfect if I don’t get married. Father can give Liubei Trade Consortium to me and enjoy life. I promise I’ll gift father a big present of silver every year!” Lele said happily.
Many people wanted to take over the business but didn’t dare to speak their piece, but Lele was different. She never avoided the topic. Perhaps her daring ways was what endeared her so much to Le Zheng. He took her hand and patted it gently, his words heavy.
“Daughter, father wants to ask you a serious question. What about someone like A’Cheng?”
“He’s good in every way except for his eye and his unknown origins,” Lele said without a second thought.
“If we find out his origins and confirm he has no ill intentions to Liubei Trade Consortium, will you marry him?” Le Zheng asked next.
Le Zheng had the mind to give his business to Lele, but she was female after all. It was mainly men who dealt in the business and she would suffer for it if she had to deal with them all the time. However, if she married A’Cheng and the two controlled the empire jointly, he could go back to his homeland with no worries.
After leaving that place for decades as a wandering leaf, he had to return to his roots eventually.
Le Zheng had refused to take any wives all these years precisely because his family had high standards for bloodlines. Even if he was a useless waste, he could not take a woman of Cloud Realm Continent to be his wife.
Lele thought it over before chuckling. “Done. I’ll go ask Shaqiu later. If A’Cheng turns out to be useful , I’ll consider him!”
1. 袒塔族人 - Tanta ethnicity is what the Chinese says, but there’s no real equivalent name in the real world that I could find. Considering that Mysterious Continent is north of the China-equivalent Cloud Realm, I’m guessing these would be potentially people from western Russia and/or the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). If it helps, in the manhua Song of the Long March, set in a fictional Tang Dynasty from ancient China, certain characters have blonde hair and green eyes: most notably Mujin, Ashina Sun’s friend who has Turkic background, and Li Jin, the main character’s mother (see this gorgeous picture for reference).
2. Le Zheng (乐正) - ironically, his name means “righteous joy.”
3. single fold phoenix eyes (丹凤眼) - dan feng yan, technically speaking they’re double eyes with internal folds and ends that arch up. The eyes themselves are longer and thinner, and they have a commanding presence. An example of an actress with such eyes would be Liu Yifei.
4. Lele (乐乐) - yes, her name means “joy joy.”