Chapter 244 Celebration

Tang Caiyun and her daughter left the court and saw the Tang family waiting for them. Tang Caiyun hugged Li Taohua excitedly, and Deng Shaoyao hugged Tang Luwu.

Tang Yi smiled and said, "This can be considered a blessing in disguise."

"Yes, you don't have to associate with the Deng family anymore." Li Taohua patted Tang Caiyun on the back. "Be braver in the future, listen to Shaoyao more, and don't be stupid again."

"Thank you so much, sister-in-law. If you hadn't helped Shaoyao, my mother and I wouldn't have waited until today. I just got paid yesterday, and I want to treat you to a meal, is that okay?"

Li Taohua smiled and said, "Listen, this is so fresh, she invited us to dinner and asked if it's okay? The delicious food is delivered to my door, even if I can't leave, they have to carry it to me. But I'm tired of eating skewers recently, and I haven't eaten roast duck for a long time. Let's go to take care of Boss Ning's business and try his roast duck to see if it's any better."

Everyone went to Boss Ning's roast duck restaurant.

Gong Qi was very happy to see them. He arranged the most secluded room for them and gave them a lot of side dishes as gifts.

"Brother Gong Qi, you look very happy. Is there any good news?" Qin Huiyin could tell at a glance that Gong Qi was in an unusual state.

Gong Qi touched his head and said embarrassedly: "My cousin and I have set a wedding date. If you don't come today, I will send you the wedding invitation in the evening."

"When?" Li Taohua asked, "Congratulations, you will be the legitimate boss here from now on."

"In half a month. Actually, I started preparing for the wedding two years ago, and now I have almost finished all the preparations. Besides, I have no parents and was raised by my aunt and uncle. I will be a live-in son-in-law in the future, and our whole family will still live together, no different from before. My aunt and uncle don't have to worry about my cousin being wronged by marrying out."

Li Taohua said: "Although I have never met your cousin, but seeing the love you show for her in your words, I know you are sincere to her. Your aunt and uncle did not make a mistake in choosing her."

Both are son-in-laws, but the one from the Xia family is an ungrateful son-in-law. However, Gong Qi has affection in his eyes, which is obviously different from that ungrateful son-in-law.

After Gong Qi delivered the wedding invitation, he did not disturb their family gathering. He told the waiter to wait for instructions at the door and went to greet other guests.

Today's meal was hosted by Tang Caiyun and her daughter. They were the hosts and the others were the guests. Since they were the hosts entertaining the guests, they had to treat everyone well.

"Xing'er is also pitiful." Tang Caiyun said, "She has lost her reputation now. The Deng family might marry her off to a blind or crippled man."

"Mother, Deng Xing'er bullied you a lot. When my sister was around, she treated them like servants. Do you feel sorry for her? She deserves all this. This is retribution."

"If you meet a good person, your life will be happy. Unfortunately, you are unlucky and met such a damn scourge. Okay, listen to your daughter in the future. If you don't understand something, ask your daughter." Li Taohua shook her head, "Peony, I heard you talk, can you recognize words?"

"When the young master was studying, Sister Qingying and I accompanied him and learned a few words from the teacher." Deng Shaoyao lowered her voice and said, "Sometimes the young master was punished to copy, and Sister Qingying and I would help."

"It seems that it was right to let you go to the government office. It not only changed your fate, but also your mother's fate. However, the county magistrate has close contacts with Lord Wen from the capital, and he also made a lot of efforts in the construction of the dam this time. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be promoted in the future. Don't be stupid and only know how to serve others. You must watch and learn more."

"Can you read and write?"

"Of course, it's not just these. You also have to learn the skills of your mistress. When your master gets promoted, he will have more and more nobles to deal with. Will he need to have personal connections? You follow the son of the county magistrate, and the county magistrate has only one son. Will the family business be passed on to him in the future? As his eldest daughter, don't you have to be capable?" "But didn't my cousin say that she would go to my eldest and second cousins after she made money?" Tang Yi said with a smile, "She shouldn't stay in the county government for long."

"That's nonsense again. Whether she leaves or not, what she has learned is hers, and she will need these skills to survive anywhere. Besides, if she wants to find Daya and Erya, what other options does she have besides spending money to look for them everywhere? How can she find them in such a vast sea of people? Even if she is willing to find them, how much money does she have to spend? If the master she follows becomes more and more powerful, she, a girl, will also become more powerful, and it is possible for her to ask their master for mercy."

"There is a saying in the capital that the gatekeeper of the prime minister's house is also a seventh-rank official. This does not mean that he really has a seventh-rank official title, but that he has accomplished things that many people cannot do."

"Aunt, you are right. I thought too simply before. Fortunately, thanks to your advice, I can understand these principles."

"My sister-in-law is right. We can't figure these things out. I was able to go to the county government office because I listened to the advice of my sister-in-law and Huiyin. I can't drink, so I want to toast my brother and sister-in-law today. You kids can just drink tea." Tang Caiyun poured herself a glass of wine.

Tang Yichen was in the academy, so in order not to delay his studies, he was not invited to dinner today.

They originally wanted to bring Mr. Tang San along, but Mr. Tang San went drinking with a friend he had just met.

It was Tang Caiyun's first time drinking alcohol. She choked when she first took a sip. Later, she drank more and more, and drank several glasses in a row until she was drunk.

After lunch, the Tang family sent Tang Caiyun and her daughter to the gate of the county government before leaving.

After the Chinese New Year, everyone in the Tang family took on their own responsibilities and ran the Chuan Chuan Xiang business together, making the reputation of Chuan Chuan Xiang spread and it became a local specialty food.

In addition to skewers, snacks also spread quickly. Song Ruize arranged a group of people to go to the provincial capital to open a snack shop, and sales quickly spread out.

"What is this?" Qin Huiyin was counting the money when suddenly a box appeared in front of her. When she looked up, she saw Song Ruize and asked.

"Open it and take a look."

Qin Huiyin opened the box and saw that it was full of silver bills, the smallest was fifty taels and the largest was one hundred taels, totaling one thousand two hundred taels.

"How can there be so much money?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"Business in the provincial capital is better than here. I asked Jiang Qibin to go there, check the accounts, and bring back the profits of the past few months."

"I didn't worry about the provincial capital. From finding a store to hiring workers to all the preparations for the opening, it was all you and Brother Qibin who took care of. What are you giving me the money for?"

"I gave him his share, and these are ours. You provided all the recipes for the snacks. If you don't accept this money, I will close the store and not operate it anymore."

Qin Huiyin held the box, looking like "Don't even think about snatching it away": "I'll take it. You'd be a fool not to take it even if you have the money."