When Yuan Huiniang heard that Yan Qingqing was going shopping, she insisted on going with her, and Li Jinxiu and Li Xiangyang also insisted on following along.

However, since Li Jinxiu is now studying at Qingqing Academy, Yan Qingqing did not agree to her request.

Li Jinxiu felt extremely wronged, and Yan Qingqing looked at her and said, "No matter what you do, you must have a consistent attitude."

Of course, Grandma doesn't mean she has to force you to go to class, but you skip school today to go to town and tomorrow to eat at a banquet.

How will the teachers in the school view you?

How your classmates perceive you.

Who will catch up on the lessons you've missed?

You can't expect the whole class to wait for you.

Li Jinxiu felt ashamed. She had asked to go to school herself because her grandmother said that studying would teach her manners.

It's really not right for her to skip school just to go to the market in the county town.

So he said in a low voice, "Grandma, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong."

Yan Qingqing hugged Li Jinxiu and comforted her for a while, and Li Jinxiu finally cheered up.

Finally, Yan Qingqing and Yuan Huiniang led Li Xiangyang to sit in the carriage.

Ah Da was driving the carriage outside, accompanied by two guards.

Yan Qingqing has already recalled the first batch of secret guards trained by their family.

Of course, they also take turns going up the mountain to train new people.

Although they were secret guards, Yan Qingqing did not let them live in the shadows, but treated them as protectors.

When Yan Qingqing is busy at home and can't spare any manpower, she will ask them to act as errand runners.

A saying has become popular among their bodyguards at some point: "A bodyguard is like a brick; you can move him wherever you need him."

Of course, Yan Qingqing just laughed it off when she heard these words.

The Li family is now very different from what it used to be, and Li Xiangyang has much more knowledge than the average child.

But it's in children's nature to love excitement.

Li Xiangyang sat in the carriage, constantly looking out. When he saw something unusual, he asked all sorts of questions, just like a curious child.

At first, Yan Qingqing patiently explained to him, but eventually she became impatient and told Li Xiangyang to shut up.

Li Xiangyang pouted, looking like he was about to cry.

Yan Qingqing turned her head away and ignored her.

She only realized the hardships of raising children after giving birth to Li Xiangyang. Every time this happened, Yan Qingqing would thank the original owner for leaving her a group of obedient and well-behaved babies.

Seeing this, Yuan Huiniang chuckled secretly, then waved to Li Xiangyang and said, "Xiao Qi, come here to your sister-in-law."

Li Xiangyang pounced over like a monkey in a flash.

Not long after, another thousand questions started.

There were some questions that Yuan Huiniang simply couldn't answer, and could only look to Yan Qingqing for help.

Yan Qingqing received her daughter-in-law's distress signal and reluctantly began answering Li Xiangyang's questions again.

As the mother and daughter continued their questioning and answering, the carriage quickly arrived at the county town.

Ah Da parked the car in front of their shop. All the servants in the shop knew that Ah Da was their boss's head steward.

Although Yan Qingqing hadn't been to the shop for a while, many of the new servants didn't recognize her.

However, when they saw that Ming Zhaoshuo's chief steward was personally driving the carriage, they naturally knew who was sitting inside. Not just anyone was qualified to have Ah Da drive the carriage himself.

Therefore, they were all exceptionally respectful to Yan Qingqing and wanted to put on a good show, but Yan Qingqing didn't even enter the shop.

She took Yuan Huiniang and Li Xiangyang shopping directly.

People's mood while shopping varies depending on their social status.

Before I had no money, I always felt like I wanted to buy everything, but everything seemed expensive. I would haggle over even things that cost only three or five coins.

Even now, when she goes shopping, she still goes up to ask about unusual things. She feels that the exquisite craftsmanship of such inexpensive items makes her think that they have a hard life.

He quickly bought a bunch of strange and unusual things.

Yuan Huiniang also bought quite a lot.

But Li Xiangyang wasn't interested in these things at all.

Yan Qingqing was afraid that she would run away and get lost, so she specially arranged for a guard to watch over her.

Li Xiangyang twisted and turned, feeling extremely bored.

She vowed never to go shopping with her mother and sister-in-law again; it was too boring.

All they know is how to buy, buy, buy. What's so special about those things? They sell them all in their town.

She didn't care for the things she played with. But her mother and sister-in-law loved them to bits, acting like they'd never seen anything like it before.

She had promised her eldest niece before she came that she would bring her some rare items, but now, let alone rare items, she has no personal freedom.

Seeing Li Xiangyang looking like a little adult sighing and groaning, Yan Qingqing waved to her.

Li Xiangyang quickly ran to Yan Qingqing and whispered, "Mother."

Yan Qingqing looked at her and smiled, "Little Qi, are you bored?"

Li Xiangyang nodded, clearly feeling somewhat wronged.

Then he said, "I also promised my eldest niece that I would buy her something rare if I found it."

But Mom and my sister-in-law find all this stuff so boring. I don't like it either.

Yan Qingqing patted Li Xiangyang's head and said, "Xiao Qi, do you know what gift-giving is? Gift-giving is not about giving something you like, but about giving something the recipient likes."

You should buy Jinxiu a gift, not something you like, but something Jinxiu likes.

That way, your gift will truly touch his heart.

Li Xiangyang nodded after hearing Yan Qingqing's words and said without hesitation, "If that's the case, then Jinxiu will have too many things she likes."

Li Jinxiu truly embodies the qualities of a well-bred lady; she is not only gentle and polite but also never picky.

She basically likes everything that girls like, especially pretty clothes, jewelry, and all kinds of delicious food.

In the past, when Yan Qingqing went to the county town, she would always bring her all kinds of snacks, and there wasn't a single one she didn't like.

So Li Jinxiu has a really good personality, and Yan Qingqing is especially fond of her.

Yan Qingqing smiled and said to Li Xiangyang, "Our Xiaoqi should also learn to have her own hobbies, so that you can discover the beauty of things."

Only when you like something can you truly understand it and discover a joy that others cannot.

Li Xiangyang nodded as if he understood, then said seriously, "I'll listen to my mother and think carefully about what Xiaoqi really likes when I get back."

Yan Qingqing had no idea that her impulsive words would influence Li Xiangyang for a lifetime and create a female knight-errant.

Because Li Xiangyang was choosing gifts for Li Jinxiu and Li Jinqian, Yan Qingqing and Yuan Huiniang accompanied her.

Li Xiangyang seemed to have his meridians opened up, and he quickly bought a lot of things, including food and toys.

I'll buy anything that's even slightly unusual when I see it.

Yan Qingqing sighed that shopping is indeed a woman's nature, regardless of age.

Yan Qingqing stopped the two guards when they were almost out of carrying any more.

Just as Yan Qingqing was about to say a few more words of reason to her, she noticed a group of people running chaotically toward the county government office.

Yan Qingqing was somewhat surprised. Had something major happened right after the new county magistrate took office?