Wan Shu led Da Zhu to the Wan family home first.

After distributing five bars of soap to Wan's parents and confirming that everyone in the Wan family knew how to use the soap, he took Dazhu to Da Niu's house.

Wan Shu brought Da Zhu on this special trip, not only to deliver soap, but more importantly, to discuss with Madam Sun about holding the wedding for the two children ahead of schedule.

Actually, the wedding date had already been set long ago, for the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month next month, which is the day before the Lunar New Year.

This day was both joyous and auspicious for weddings, making it an ideal day.

But Wan Shu still wanted to do it as early as possible.

After all, the new emperor has been missing and has not returned, and war could break out at any time. She must finish the wedding of Dazhu and Daniu in a grand manner before the war begins.

So she suggested that the wedding be held ten days later, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month.

Sun found Wan Shu's eagerness somewhat strange.

However, Wan Shu's eagerness also indirectly proves her level of satisfaction with Da Niu.

Daughters are destined to marry eventually, and although Mrs. Sun was somewhat reluctant, she ultimately agreed.

Dazhu never expected that accompanying his mother on a trip would lead to such a good thing, and naturally his face was beaming with joy.

Da Niu lowered her head shyly, but the joy in her eyes and brows was undeniable.

With only ten days left until the wedding, many wedding-related items need to be purchased immediately.

So the next day, Wan Shu, unusually, took all five little ones out with her.

The six of them split into two groups.

Wan Shu and San Shun went to sell soap to discuss business.

Dazhu then took Erya, Siya, and Wuping to buy things for the wedding.

Finally, they all gathered at the city gate, where Wan Shu checked to see if there was anything missing.

The soap business deal that was discussed this time went much more smoothly than Wan Shu had imagined.

In Sishui County, there are only two shops selling bath beans.

One is Linglong Pavilion, owned by the Cao family, the richest family in the country, and the other is Jinyutang, owned by the Zhong family.

Wan Shu had already inquired about it before going.

The bath beans sold in Linglong Pavilion are ordered from outside and then resold.

Jin Yutang's bath beans were developed and produced by the Zhong family themselves, meaning that the Zhong family has its own production line and there is no shortage of goods.

Therefore, when Wan Shu was choosing a distribution store, she naturally chose Linglong Pavilion, owned by the richest man in China, Cao.

When Wan Shu was gathering information, she heard that the Cao family was extremely picky about the selection of products, so she was already mentally prepared that she might not succeed when she went there.

But unexpectedly...

Almost as soon as she mentioned to the manager of Linglong Pavilion that she wanted to distribute soaps through Linglong Pavilion, the manager agreed without hesitation.

At this point, Wan Shu hadn't even taken out the soap yet.

In other words, the shopkeeper didn't even know what soap was, yet he agreed to it!

This was the first time Wan Shu had encountered such a bizarre situation in all her business dealings, leaving her completely bewildered.

Looking at the overweight, prematurely young shopkeeper in front of her, she couldn't help but remind him.

"You agreed to this without even seeing what the soap looks like. Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you and cause Linglong Pavilion to lose money in the end?"

The shopkeeper smiled憨厚ly: "Don't worry, I believe in you, Auntie. Since your braised food is so delicious, your soap must be just as good!"

Wan Shu: "...Exactly, is it possible that braised food and soap are two completely different fields? Success in braised food does not mean success in soap."

The young shopkeeper still smiled sheepishly: "It's alright, I believe in you, Auntie. Even if it doesn't work out, it's just a loss of money. If my dad finds out, he'll just kick me a couple of times. It's no big deal."

This overly extravagant tone finally made Wan Shu realize something was amiss.

Who is your father?

"My father is Cao Youyi."

Cao Youyi? Isn't that the name of the head of the Cao family, the richest family in the country?

After all that, it turned out that the person in front of her was actually the young master of the Cao family. No wonder he spoke so lavishly.

But why would the young master of the Cao family come to a small county like Sishui County to be a manager?

Although the Cao family, like the Zhong family, had many businesses in Sishui County, their scale was completely different.

To put it bluntly, the Cao family's businesses are so numerous that the industries in Sishui County simply don't stand out.

There's no reason for the Cao family to put their young master in such an insignificant place for management and training.

Cao Xiaodong seemed to sense Wan Shu's doubts, scratched his head, and spoke somewhat embarrassedly.

"Speaking of which, the reason I'm in Sishui County now is all your fault, Auntie."

Wan Shu was even more confused: "What? It's my fault?"

Cao Xiaodong nodded gleefully, "Mmm, it's all because your braised food is so delicious, Auntie! I'd heard so much about your braised food before, so I came here specifically to buy some, and the taste... slurp..."

Even now, when Cao Xiaodong's family talks about it, they can't help but drool.

"It's so fragrant and delicious! After that, I couldn't help but come to Sishui County to eat it every day. Not only did I gain weight, but my business in the prefectural city was also affected by eating it."

"When my father saw me like this, he asked me, since I can't be of much help in the prefectural city anyway, why don't you just stay in Sishui County and eat your fill?"

"I thought to myself, 'What a great thing!' So I packed my bags and rushed over right there that night, hehehe!"

Wan Shu: "..." Is it possible that your father is just being sarcastic when he asks you this, and doesn't really want you to come to Sishui County to eat your fill?

Wan Shu now realizes that the young master of the Cao family doesn't seem to be very bright.

After being reminded by Cao Xiaodong's family, San Shun finally remembered.

"No wonder you look familiar. You must be the young master who came to Sishui County specifically to buy forty catties of braised food!"

When San Shun said that, Wan Shu remembered that there really was such a thing.

Because Cao Xiaodong was only slightly chubby back then, and his appearance was so different from what she sees now, she didn't recognize him just now.

Cao Xiaodong was delighted to hear that they remembered him: "Yes, yes, I was the one who bought forty jin! I originally intended to take it back for my friends! But on the way, I ate half of it myself!"

Wan Shu's lips twitched slightly.

If you eat half of it, that's twenty pounds.

It has to be said that Cao Xiaodong's chubby figure is not entirely undeserved.

"Hehehe, I've wanted to work with you before, Auntie, but unfortunately my family doesn't own a restaurant in Sishui County. Now that you've made soap, it's perfect!"

Cao Xiaodong's family member, with a look that said "Come and rip me off," asked enthusiastically.

"Auntie, tell me quickly, how much are you planning to sell your soap?"