Chapter 2216 Let me introduce someone to you

Upon hearing this, Da Niu realized that the other party knew about the South City Courtyard, the shop on Futai Street, and even called her Aunt Hong. He immediately understood and his smile brightened. "You must be Xiao Lele's great-aunt. Come in quickly."

Aunt Hong was a little nervous because she didn't expect him to have heard of her. "Yes, yes, I'm Gou... I'm Lele's maternal aunt."

Da Niu led her inside, saying as they walked, "It's not convenient to live in the South City Courtyard right now, so A Yu and the others rented a place nearby. They just moved yesterday and haven't had a chance to tell you yet, which is why you made this trip for nothing."

“The courtyard in Chengnan is indeed quite far from Futai Street, so it’s inconvenient to go back and forth.”

Da Niu knew she had misunderstood, but he didn't explain why she was surrounded because Meng Yunzheng had become the top scholar in the imperial examination.

"Aunt Hong, please come in and sit for a while. Ayu should be here soon."

Aunt Hong followed him inside, becoming more and more surprised. She had previously thought that Miss Lu's shop was just a small general store, but she didn't expect it to be so big, and even had two floors.

Although she didn't go up to the second floor, she walked all the way to the first floor.

The ground was covered with things, probably because it wasn't open yet, and they were still covered with cloth.

Just by looking at the outline, you can tell there's quite a lot of stuff.

Aunt Hong was surprised, and when she followed Da Niu to the backyard, she was even more astonished by the layout. It seemed she had been too narrow-minded, assuming Miss Lu was just an ordinary rich girl; now it appeared she was from a prominent family.

Da Niu told her to sit down for a while, "I'll take the dishes to the kitchen. Aunt Hong, please have some tea first."

"Okay, sure." Aunt Hong originally wanted to take it herself, but since it was her first time here, she didn't want to wander around, so she sat quietly in the main room and looked around the house.

The tea was piping hot and had a refreshing aroma, something she had never tasted before.

Aunt Hong took a small sip, when Shu Yu's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "...We still need to look for a shop assistant on the second floor. We need to find someone clever, literate, and willing to work as a shop assistant in our shop. I didn't expect it to be so difficult."

Shopkeeper Yun smiled and said, "It's not difficult at all. If you only need to know a few characters, it's fine."

This is, after all, the capital city, so there are still some literate people here. But cleverness is more widespread.

Manager Yun met with several people, but none of them were suitable.

As the two talked, they walked towards the main room, and unexpectedly, they saw Aunt Hong as soon as they entered.

Shu Yu was somewhat surprised, "Why did Auntie come over?"

"I've brought you some vegetables." Aunt Hong stood up, looked at Shu Yu, then at Manager Yun, and asked, "I heard you say you were looking for a literate waiter?"

"Yes, but why would someone who has studied be willing to work as a shop assistant?"

Aunt Hong thought for a moment, "I do know someone who is very clever, literate, and worldly-wise."

Shu Yu asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

“He’s my son-in-law’s cousin,” Aunt Hong said. “His name is Chen Kangtai. He’s the second son in his family and not favored. His family was poor when he was young, and he was sold to a wealthy family as a servant when he was seven. This boy was lucky; he became the playmate of the young master in the mansion. When the young master was studying, he would read and learn to read with him. The young master was good to him and would take him with him when he went out. He even went out of the capital and saw the world. Unfortunately, later, the young master fell seriously ill and couldn’t be cured. Before he died, he released several servants who were on good terms with him from the mansion.”

(End of this chapter)