The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

54. Surprise

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She felt that Xu Yu had been at the center of attention in recent days and naturally wouldn't go to the Imperial Street.

But there was no sign of her in the Xu Mansion, so it would be good for Sun Yao to go to a few places and take a look.

Before leaving, Sun Yao thought the pastry was really good and ate a few more pieces.

She was, after all, a woman, and it wasn't good to spend too much time alone with Xu Mu.

After leaving the Lu Mansion, Sun Yao directly turned a few corners and took a small path to the Imperial Street.

The wood carving shop where Xu Yu apprenticed had been around for over a hundred years, passed down through four or five generations.

Although it didn't make as much money as the adjacent jewelry store, it was still a well-known old shop with decent business.

Initially, Xu Yu had carved a piece of wood for fun, and later saved some money to come here to pick a good piece of wood.

The shop owner chatted casually with Xu Yu and later saw that she, at such a young age, had some insights into wood carving, so he asked her if she had studied wood carving.

Xu Yu was self-taught and somewhat shyly took out what she had carved from her pocket to show the shop owner.

After seeing it, the shop owner nodded and smiled, "Although what you carved doesn't appeal to me, it's already quite good for someone your age who hasn't studied carving."

The shop owner asked Xu Yu if she wanted to learn carving, and Xu Yu naturally nodded, and thus she became an apprentice.

Sun Yao stopped in front of a wood carving shop called "Mu Ji" and stepped over the threshold into the shop.

They all knew that Xu Yu was learning her craft here, but they themselves weren't interested in wood carving and clay sculpture, and they could count on one hand the number of times they had visited over the years.

The shop assistant who was originally wiping the wood carvings stood up respectfully and asked, "Are you just browsing or do you want to order something?"

The shop assistants at "Mu Ji" were not as attentive as those at the adjacent jewelry store. When they saw a customer come in, they immediately fawned over them. They, on the other hand, smiled gently, giving people a comfortable and relaxed feeling.

When customers come to the shop, some are just here to browse and appreciate the wood carvings and clay sculptures. Unless the customer has a need or asks for information, the shop assistants won't come over to disturb them.

After Sun Yao came in, she didn't just browse around, but directly asked, "Is Xu Yu here?"

When the shop assistant heard that she was looking for someone, she put down the cloth she was using to wipe the wood carvings, walked to the door of the inner room, and gently pushed open the partially closed door, saying, "She's inside."

The inner room was where the boss carved things. When the door was pushed open, a unique natural fragrance of wood wafted out, and there were valuable woods inside, making the smell even more pleasant.

The boss is not here, and Xu Yu is sitting alone in the middle of a pile of tools, carving something with his head down.

Sun Yao saw that she was fine and immediately relaxed, jokingly saying, "You actually managed to come here unscathed, that's rare. Xu Xiang must know that you didn't get caught, why didn't he lock you up and beat you?"