Chapter 360: Imperial Decree of Marriage

Lu Qiniang began to regret it that evening.

"Xiao Yan, do you think I made my decision too hastily? I should have looked at two more families."

She didn't even make a comparison, she was just overwhelmed by the sight of her taller neighbors on both sides.

She is quite vain!

Just thinking about being neighbors with a shop like this makes my own shop seem more powerful.

No, this is really not good.

Xiao Yan comforted her, "This shop is excellent. I originally thought that even one thousand taels of silver wouldn't be enough, but you managed to negotiate it down to nine hundred and sixty taels. That's really impressive."

"That's right." Lu Qiniang said proudly, "I'm good at bargaining. But Xiao Yan, can we earn enough to pay the rent?"

She doesn't expect to make much money now, she just hopes not to lose money.

There's no way. I've always been poor and I really can't accept such expensive rent. The pressure is so great that I can't sleep just thinking about it.

"That's still possible. In that area, no matter what you sell, it's more expensive than elsewhere. Don't overthink it. Think about the worst-case scenario. We run the shop for a year and find it's not profitable. We can still sublet it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lu Qiniang was comforted.

After talking about the shop, she thought of the misunderstanding between Liu Jian and San Ya.

"The prince won't blame me, will he?"

Lu Qiniang couldn’t figure out how important the private seal was.

But she put herself in his shoes and thought, if her house deeds and banknotes were missing, she would be extremely worried.

Daya said that private seals are more important than banknotes.

"If he wants to blame someone, he should blame himself for not raising the child well." Xiao Yan said, "The prince is already seven years old, but they raised him to be naive and ignorant."

That's definitely not a good thing.

It is necessary to hide your shortcomings.

But if you really raise your son to be a fool, then when the butcher knife falls, will he be left to be slaughtered?

Before leaving, when King Yan gave him a farewell party, Xiao Yan had already reminded King Yan.

No matter what, raising your children well is the most important thing.

Otherwise, even if you become successful, you will still have to worry about your children until you die.

No, I probably can’t even close my eyes.

The King of Yan seemed to be thinking about something, but it was unclear how much he had heard.

"Just don't blame me." Lu Qiniang yawned. "Go to sleep. Oh, I forgot to ask Sanya what Songyan gave her."

Today is San Ya's birthday, and the Fifth Young Master also sent Song Yan to deliver a gift.

But it was in a box, so Lu Qiniang didn't see it.

She must remember to return the gifts she receives.

"It's amazing how thoughtful he is. Even though he's so busy, he still remembered San Ya's birthday." Lu Qiniang muttered, "When he has some free time, he should invite the Fifth Young Master to his house for a meal."

Lu Qiniang felt that the Fifth Young Master must be extremely upset because he had not found his biological mother.

Xiao Yan is good at guiding others, so let Xiao Yan guide him more.

"Well, go to sleep if you're tired." Xiao Yan replied vaguely, "We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

In fact, he had said everything that needed to be said to the Fifth Young Master.

But the Fifth Young Master is obsessed with finding his biological mother.

Perhaps children who have never been loved will still have an obsession with maternal love even when they grow up.

However, even though Xiao Yan knew that he might not be Aunt Bai's son, he was not as obsessed with his background as the Fifth Young Master.

Maybe it’s because his life now is happy and fulfilling.

After a few days, the emperor's decree granting the marriage between Daya and Jiang Xuan finally arrived.

The heavy stone in Lu Qinniang's heart finally fell to the ground.

However, she did not dare to make it public and only started preparing things for the wedding.

She has seen many normal marriages, but it is rare for the man to marry into the wife's family.

Because this is not a glorious thing, it is usually done in a low-key manner.

Lu Qiniang thought that Jiang Xuan might also be under a lot of pressure, so she discussed with Daya to keep the wedding simple.

"Mother feels that this is a bit unfair to you. Originally, mother wanted to marry you off in a grand ceremony."

"Mom, I don't have to get married. This is more important than anything else."

"I feel a little sorry for Jiang Xuan too."

"Don't feel bad for Jiang Xuan, just feel bad for me." Daya smiled and leaned on Lu Qi's mother's shoulder, "Every mother loves her own child."

Daya doesn't want Lu Qinniang to love her husband and his family too much and have another person on her shoulders.

Her love and marriage are her own responsibilities, and she doesn't need her mother to please Jiang Xuan in order to get what's best for her.

She will live her life well.

Even if life is not going well, I will cut the Gordian knot quickly and my mother won't have to worry about it.

"It hurts, it hurts all of you." Lu Qiniang obviously didn't understand what Daya said.

Daya didn't hesitate, she just smiled and looked at her beloved mother.

"Daya, you're only fifteen after your birthday, you're still too young. You and Jiang Xuan, don't have children in the first few years. You have to wait until you're seventeen or eighteen, okay?"

"I know. Didn't Uncle Hu give Jiang Xuan the medicine?"

"Did Jiang Xuan also tell you this?"

"Well, he has nothing to hide from me."

"That's how it has to be. When a couple lives together, we can't hide things from each other."

"I see. I have to be like you and my father."

Daya was talking and laughing happily, but Lu Qiniang felt lost.

I always feel that Daya's marriage shouldn't be so hasty.

I don’t know if Daya will feel regretful, but she still feels very regretful that she can’t let her daughter have a grand wedding.

After renting the shop, we started to prepare for the opening.

When purchasing goods, it is essential to recruit people. It is best to find someone who has worked in a grocery store, as it is easiest to get started.

The shopkeeper is the most important person, and it determines whether the shop can develop in the future.

But where can they find a powerful manager?

Good shopkeepers are not common outside. Either they are tied up by their original bosses with money, or they are poached away by others at a high price.

Lu Qiniang was so worried that her mouth was about to blisters. She even felt that it was not a smart thing to let the shopkeepers and others pay such expensive rent without finding a manager first.

But Erya came up with an idea.