Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...
Liang Shuyan took the cloth and hugged it to her chest with a smile.
"My surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Huzi! If you have the chance to come to town in the future, remember to visit our silk and cloth shop!"
"Alright! Thank you, shopkeeper. We'll be going now!"
Ruyan looked at Liang Shuyan curiously and asked, "Auntie, when did you meet this person?"
"Just now, when I asked you two to go to the market, Manager Huang happened to be watching a play and introduced us to our tea. That's how we met. I didn't expect him to like our tea so much and become our tea shop's first customer!"
Ruyan said somewhat embarrassedly, "Auntie, really, with just one sentence, you say there are three 'our families'? Does that mean you already consider me part of the family?"
A blush rose on Ruyan's face, and her slender fingers tugged at her clothes.
"Auntie, you're really popular. This shopkeeper can tell at a glance that he really admires you. I went shopping with Sanwang and left you to promote the tea all by yourself, so I didn't see how you introduced the tea at all."
Liang Shuyan laughed heartily: "What's the big deal? Today is only the first day. In the future, your aunt will bring you here often, and you'll naturally see it. You're a clever one. As long as you do a good job of promoting, our teahouse's wine sales will all depend on you from now on!"
Ruyan kept counting the "our" that Liang Shuyan mentioned. And here it was again. This time, Ruyan didn't think about the reason, but just nodded heavily: "Yes, I understand, Auntie!"
Ruyan snatched the cloth from Liang Shuyan's arms and said with a smile, "Auntie, what are you doing? Ruyan is young and carrying this little bit of stuff won't tire me out. How can I let you carry all this stuff? If Sanwang sees this, he'll definitely scold me."
Liang Shuyan then let go of the cloth in her hand and handed it to Ruyan, saying with a smile, "Ruyan, you two should get engaged when our teahouse opens. At that time, your aunt will invite people from the village to give you a good celebration. You and your mother can discuss who else you need to invite."
Ru Yan's eyes looked at Liang Shuyan, her lips trembling slightly: "Auntie, is this to arrange a marriage between me and Brother Sanwang?"
"Otherwise, if you two continue like this, won't people gossip about you? I don't want my son to be talked about like this. Besides, since you two like each other, just settle down. Your mother and I will be at ease. What's wrong with that?"
Ruyan nodded obediently.
When Sanwang saw that Ruyan's face was red, he asked, "What's wrong? What did my mother say to you?"
Ruyan shook her head without saying anything, then got on the donkey cart, showing Liang Shuyan a lot of respect.
Throughout the journey, Liang Shuyan didn't speak, but kept looking at Sanwang in front of her: "By the way, Sanwang, go to town tomorrow and see Manager Yu, and see if he's interested in selling the restaurant?"
Sanwang asked in surprise again, "Mother, are you really going to take over the restaurant? If so, won't our family need more people?"
"So you need to get busy. I'll leave the restaurant to your elder brother. But you'll need to put more effort into this teahouse."
A gentle breeze was blowing, and they soon arrived home. Old Mrs. Jin was standing at the door looking around when Liang Shuyan noticed her: "Mother, why are you standing at the door? It's so windy outside, hurry up and come inside."
"Really, what time is it? Why are you back so late? Is it because of the tea shop? I was worried that the tea business wasn't doing well, so even when you tried to give it away, nobody wanted it, right?"
Liang Shuyan shook her head: "Mother, how could this be? Our tea is so popular. We met a benefactor early this morning who gave us this roll of silk. Later, you can show it to us and make a dress for each of the children."
Zhang had already prepared the meal. Hearing the sound of the donkey cart, she started cooking early. Ruyan was also diligent. Despite being tired, she hurriedly filled a basin with hot water for Liang Shuyan and handed it to her.
"Auntie, hurry up and wash up, get ready for dinner. My sister-in-law has already cooked the noodles."
Liang Shuyan didn't come back, and the whole family didn't eat. They were waiting for us.
“In the future, don’t wait for us in situations like this. You all eat first, just leave us a little. So many people are waiting for me, how can I let the children go hungry?”
Niu Niu blushed, glanced at Liang Shuyan, and said, "Mom, I offended Mr. Su today. Mr. Su won't talk to me anymore, and I don't know what to do."
Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan said with a stern face, "When did this happen? How could this offend the teacher? Have you been naughty and disobeyed the teacher?"
"I fell asleep in class, and the teacher scolded me. He also said that I have to attend class with Zhao Heng tomorrow. I'm not going. I want to go with my older brother. Zhao Heng is too fierce. He even had a stick with him."
Liang Shuyan asked curiously, "Oh, in that case, Zhao Heng seems more like the teacher. How about this, if you still can't get the teacher's forgiveness by tomorrow, then go and learn from Zhao Heng!"
"Mother, I can't! I hate Zhao Heng! Even though he's the magistrate's son, I still hate him!"
Liang Shuyan said fiercely, "Alright, what time is it? Stop throwing a tantrum like a child. Zhao Heng is knowledgeable and can teach you. Do you? Stop being so picky and nitpicky. You have no humility at all. How can you keep going like this?"
Although Niu Niu grew up in the countryside, she had the spoiled and arrogant temperament of a young lady. No matter what Liang Shuyan said, she just couldn't accept taking classes with Zhao Heng.
Liang Shuyan made up her mind that she could not spoil her no matter what. If she didn't want to follow Zhao Heng, she would make her follow Zhao Heng to learn.
During the meal, Niu Niu hid to the side and wouldn't even eat. Ru Yan had just picked up her chopsticks, ready to eat, when she remembered Niu Niu and turned to call her. But Liang Shuyan followed her out: "Don't call her. From now on, no one is allowed to call her to eat. Otherwise, everyone will be punished!"
Grandma Jin asked, "What happened? What made Niu Niu angry? She hasn't eaten all day. How can she study if she doesn't eat when she's at school all day?"
As Grandma Jin was about to turn around to look at Niu Niu, Liang Shuyan stood up and said, "Mother, what are you doing? Niu Niu is not a little girl anymore, she should be sensible. Why do you always have to go against me?"
"Hmph, Mother Mountain, Niu Niu is still a child!"