"Oh, it's alright, it's alright. Auntie isn't that traditional!"

Tang Qiuzhu quickly waved her hand.

She even felt frustrated inside.

I really went in at the worst possible time! I interrupted the two young people's good time.

When Jiang Jingxue saw Tang Qiuzhu's frustrated expression, she knew that Tang Qiuzhu must have misunderstood again.

Seeing that she couldn't explain it, Jiang Jingxue could only change the subject.

"Auntie, you just said dinner's ready? You must have made a lot of delicious food today!"

"Well, we're missing two dishes. I'll go get someone to make them. You can go find Pingwei to play with first. It's okay if we eat a little later today."

Jiang Jingxue awkwardly discovered that forcibly changing the subject was useless.

Tang Qiuzhu's words implied that she and Gu Pingwei should continue with what they hadn't finished earlier.

To avoid disturbing them, she slipped away as fast as she could.

"Auntie has some things to attend to, so she'll be leaving now."

As Tang Qiuzhu walked, she kept muttering to herself.

"Oh dear, it seems I need to get my son's wedding on the agenda as soon as possible. I need to start preparing everything."

Jiang Jingxue stood there, speechless, staring at Tang Qiuzhu's retreating figure.

I wish I hadn't chased after her to explain.

Why is it making things worse by trying to explain it?

Jiang Jingxue was feeling very annoyed. She really regretted not pinching Gu Pingwei hard a couple of times earlier.

That bastard, why did he have to pounce on her like that?!

She's been misunderstood by her elders; how will she ever face them again?

In the evening, during dinner.

Tang Qiuzhu smiled and kept putting food into Jiang Jingxue's bowl.

"Jingxue, eat more. This is something I had the kitchen make especially for you."

"This is a good thing, it replenishes qi and blood. We women should take good care of our bodies."

Jiang Jingxue stared at the bowls piled up like a small mountain, feeling both embarrassed and helpless.

She really wanted to explain that nothing had actually happened between her and Gu Pingwei.

But judging from her future mother-in-law's attitude, it was clear she didn't believe it.

Sitting to the side, Gu Pingwei couldn't help but chuckle at Jiang Jingxue's expression of wanting to resist but not daring to speak.

It really is true that everything has its counter.

Jiang Jingxue's nemesis turned out to be her mother.

"Pingwei, this is sea cucumber soup that I had someone make. Drink more of it."

Tang Qiuzhu, of course, did not let Gu Pingwei off the hook either.

We made him drink bowl after bowl of nourishing sea cucumber soup.

Gu Pingwei found himself in the same awkward situation as Jiang Jingxue.

The two of them kept their heads down and ate their food in silence, not daring to say a word.

Just then.

Gu Xinguo took out a business license and handed it to Gu Pingwei and Jiang Jingxue.

"The business license for the seafood market has been issued. You can officially start operating on a chosen date."

Opening a seafood market is Jiang Jingxue's wish.

She excitedly accepted the business license, lovingly stroking each word on it.

"Thank you, Uncle Gu!"

In addition to seafood, the business scope section above also includes department stores.

In other words, she can do other businesses in the future.

Jiang Jingxue was both surprised and delighted, and indescribably happy.

Having this business license saved her a lot of trouble.

Judging from Jiang Jingxue's expression, she's planning something big.

However, she is so young and has never done any business before.

Tang Qiuzhu was worried that if she didn't manage such a large seafood market well, she would feel burdened.

I might as well give her a heads-up beforehand and tell her not to take it too seriously.

"Jingxue, you can just keep an eye on this seafood farm. Whether it goes well or not, it doesn't matter. With the Gu family backing you up, you can rest assured."

Tang Qiuzhu meant well.

Jiang Jingxue, however, is not the type of person who just wants to do things casually.

Since she's going to do it, she's determined to do it well.

Playing around with it as a hobby is worse than not doing it at all.

Gu Pingwei and Jiang Jingxue have spent so much time together that he understands her personality.

"Mom, Jingxue will definitely do a good job. Please don't say discouraging things and hold her back."

"You little rascal, you're not even married yet, and you're already starting to side with your wife?"

Tang Qiuzhu's words made both Jiang Jingxue and Gu Pingwei blush deeply.

Jiang Jingxue, who was drinking soup, almost choked.

the next day.

Jiang Jingxue got up, ate and drank her fill, and then pushed Gu Pingwei out to the yard to bask in the sun.

Just then, Professor Yue came to visit.

"Professor Yue, are you here to see Uncle Gu? He's in the study."

"No, I came here specifically to see you."

"Looking for me?"

Jiang Jingxue was somewhat surprised.

She and Professor Yue weren't very close; they had only met a few times.

Jiang Jingxue couldn't guess why Professor Yue had to come all this way.

"Professor Yue, what can I do for you?"

"That's right. The last time we used your prescription, the extracted special medicine worked very well. The country plans to manufacture it in large quantities to control the spread of cholera in the country."

This is undoubtedly good news for Jiang Jingxue.

Her prescription can be extracted into pills to help more people, which is a good deed in itself.

"That's great, Professor Yue, you guys are really amazing! You extracted the effective drug so quickly."

Jiang Jingxue gave Professor Yue a thumbs up.

Professor Yue adjusted his glasses: "I dare not accept such praise. It is thanks to Miss Jiang's prescription that we were able to avoid many detours."

"By the way, the country is planning to establish a pharmaceutical research team, and I came here specifically to invite Miss Jiang to join."

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