Lu Yan shook his head: "There are only female guests inside, it's not convenient for me to go in. Besides, Wan Yi is in there, right?"
Chu Yun smiled and said, "Madam has been busy with Eighth Miss's wedding at home these days, so I've left the shop inspection to you. If you don't want to stay at Shuangxi Tea House, why don't you go to Good Luck Tea House? There are fewer customers there, and there are partitions, so it will be quieter."
Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief for some reason. He had nowhere to go now, so he followed Chu Yun into Good Luck.
Haoyunlai is a dim sum shop, and most people just buy and leave. Moreover, because there is a milk tea shop next to it, basically everyone buys dim sum and milk tea, and uses it at Shuangxi Tea House, so there are fewer people at Haoyunlai.
Moreover, the upstairs is separated by a screen, so it is quite quiet.
Chu Yun found a seat by the window for Lu Yan, then went to the store to get some tea-based snacks and brewed a pot of green tea for him. "Enjoy your meal, my Lord. I'll be checking the account books in the room over there. You can leave immediately. I've already checked the accounts."
Hearing this, Lu Yan looked at Chu Yun in surprise: "Can you check the accounts?"
Chu Yun smiled shyly, "I didn't know how to do it originally, but since Madam was willing to teach me, I followed suit and learned. Madam was also short of help, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to have too few skills, so I learned it myself."
Lu Yan tapped the table and said, "Just watch here and keep me company."
Chu Yun looked embarrassed, but when she met Lu Yan's gaze, she could only nod: "Okay, I will go to Shuangxi Tea House to get the account book first."
Chu Yun was very quiet and looked at the accounts seriously. He didn't look up and say a word to Lu Yan from beginning to end.
Lu Yan looked out the window and felt unusually peaceful. He had been really annoyed recently.
Although Qi Jing didn't talk much, she lived in the old lady's courtyard after all. After he went there once or twice, the old lady knew about it and left a nanny to take care of him. This made the maids in Ci'an Courtyard uneasy, and in the end, he was unwilling to go there.
As for Jiayue, Lu Yan only went there for one day, but as soon as he went there, Aunt Jia would call him over on the pretext that the baby in her belly was uncomfortable. Until now, he is even unwilling to go home.
But no matter how willing he was, after sitting for an hour, it began to get dark and it was time for him to leave.
Chu Yun had finished her work. Seeing Lu Yan stand up, she picked up two packages of snacks and handed them to him: "This is a new snack from Good Luck. This one contains the sweet and fruity snack. Madam Wu and Lord Wu both like it very much."
Lu Yan was surprised: "You knew I was going to the Wu family?"
Chu Yun pushed Lu Yan's back and escorted him out. "I just asked the Marquis's servant. You can't go to your father-in-law's house empty-handed, nor can you bring anything too expensive. That would be awkward, so I prepared some snacks for you. Here, your servant is also holding some cooked food, all of which are Madam's favorites."
Now, everyone in the mansion asked Wu Ziya to call her Madam Wu, but this was really the same name as her mother's.
Chu Yun also spoke with more caution and deliberateness - getting the address wrong would be a small matter of making a fool of oneself, but offending someone would be a big matter.
Lu Yan took the things and went to Wu's house.
Wu Ziya was very angry at first, but after hearing her complaints, Lord Wu asked her to go back.
Wu Ziya refused, but Madam Wu protected her: "The child has finally returned, so let him stay for a few more days. It won't be difficult for us if he comes to pick him up, so just let him take him away."
Who knew that I would stay here for several days.
Mrs. Wu was a little anxious, and Wu Ziya herself was also anxious.
So when she heard Lu Yan was coming, she hurriedly asked people to pack up: "Let's go back now."
Mrs. Wu glanced at her and said, "If I come to pick you up at this time, I must have a meal. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Lord Wu knew that his daughter was just being naughty, so he didn't make things difficult for Lu Yan at all. He chatted about some political affairs at the dinner table, and let the couple go home after dinner.
When they got home, Lu Yan didn't want to go to the backyard. Even if he could squeeze into the study in the front yard, the guest room, or Ping'er's room, he didn't want to go to the backyard.
Wu Ziya pulled at his sleeve and begged, "Husband, please accompany me to see my grandmother. I'm afraid she will blame me."
After calming down for a few days, Wu Ziya's mind became much clearer, and she was also scared now.
Lu Yan could only accompany her to meet Old Madam Lu.
Old Lady Lu wasn't too happy to see Wu Ziya, but when she thought of Lu Lingjiao's two loads of dowry, she became more amiable: "You're back? How's your health, my dear?"
Wu Ziya was secretly delighted to see that Old Lady Lu didn't embarrass her. At the same time, she felt that her father's status was quite useful. Even Old Lady Lu wouldn't give her a hard time. She felt a little more proud. "Thank you for your concern, Grandma. My mother is in good health."
"That's good, that's good. In half a month, the eighth girl will get married. Please ask your mother to come and do her makeup and make her look good."
Wu Ziya was astonished. How could Lu Lingjiao be engaged just a few days after returning? She hurriedly asked, "Why so quickly? Who is she engaged to?"
Old Lady Lu smiled broadly, her face filled with satisfaction. "It's the third son of the Marquis of Chang'an. His family is anxious to find a wife. They've compared the horoscopes and checked the dates. There's no suitable date next year, so this is the only one this year, and it's only in half a month."
Wu Ziya opened her mouth. Would anyone believe what she said?
A girl’s youth is precious, so it’s understandable that she is anxious to get married, but I’ve never heard of any family being anxious to find a wife.
The third son of the Marquis of Chang'an is only fifteen years old!
There are many girls who get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, but how many people are in a hurry to get a wife at the age of fifteen, except for those who want to bring good luck?
Wu Ziya thought about this and asked, "Grandma, who is in trouble in the Chang'an Marquis Mansion?"
Old Lady Lu didn't understand: "What do you mean?"
"Are they using Eighth Sister to bring good luck?" Wu Ziya asked directly.
Old Madam Lu's face darkened. Mrs. Wu's words were really unpleasant to the ears!
She said with a cold face, "A wedding to bring good luck? Are our Lu family's children so worthless? I asked you to come here to tell you about this happy event. Go back and tell your mother to let her come. By the way, as your eighth sister's dowry, you should give two loads as a sister-in-law."
"ah?"
Wu Ziya was shocked. Is there anyone who asks for money so directly?
Lu Yan was also surprised and didn't understand, but he was smart enough not to ask any more questions.
Wu Ziya was not happy to add so much makeup, but it was difficult to say it out loud, so she could only agree and said, "It's getting late, grandson's wife will go back to her room first."
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Yan and said, "Husband, let's go."
Lu Yan refused to move: "I still have something to say to my grandmother, you go back first."
"That……"
Wu Ziya looked at Lu Yan eagerly, but seeing that he was unmoved, she could only stomp her feet and leave in frustration. Returning to her own courtyard, she complained, "It's fine for my mother to add to the dowry. After all, we are in-laws, so adding one or two pieces is a gesture. But which sister-in-law would add even a few pieces of dowry? How shameless! She's so blatantly coveting her daughter-in-law's dowry!"
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