The opening day of Muxinzhai was extremely lively. Although Master Liu failed to accept this apprentice, he still helped promote the business among the circle he knew, mainly to express his gratitude to Ye Laosan for helping him again.
In the following days, Master Liu had no time to take care of these things outside. He had to take advantage of the time when the supervisor was out shopping to find wood of suitable size to practice with the existing scraps to lay a good foundation for his subsequent concentration on wood carving.
The style of furniture for Ye Laosi's new house was finally decided. Ye Laosan personally went to buy the wood. After transporting it back to the carpentry workshop, he started cutting the boards and prepared to start making furniture.
As a result, Old Lady Ye quickly invited a fortune teller to give him the birth dates and horoscopes of Old Fourth Ye and Miss Zhou, asking him to calculate whether there was an auspicious day recently suitable for visiting the Zhou family to propose marriage.
The Yin-Yang master did some calculations and said, "Eight days from now will be an auspicious day."
After hearing the eight-day deadline, Old Lady Ye turned hesitantly to Sister Ye and asked, "Isn't it too rushed? We haven't even bought anything yet!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yin Yang said, "The next good day like this will be after the New Year and the end of the first month.
When Old Lady Ye heard this, she quickly said, "That won't do. We can't wait that long. It will be fine after eight days."
After sending the red envelope that had been prepared long ago to the Yin-Yang master and sending him away, Old Lady Ye did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately took Mrs. Ye out to buy things for the engagement.
Mrs. Ye quickly waved her hands and said, "Mother, I don't understand the customs of the capital, so I won't get involved.
"But you don't have to worry, I've already made an agreement with Shopkeeper Lu, and she will be responsible for accompanying you on this matter in the next few days.
"Then, I'll assign you two guys to help you with some chores like carrying bags and running errands. What do you think?"
"That must be possible!" Old Madam Ye was overjoyed when she heard that Sister Ye had made such a good arrangement. She said to Shopkeeper Lu beside her, "Hongyun, you have worked hard these past few days!
"After the matter is completed, Auntie will definitely give you a big red envelope!"
Lu Hongyun did not refuse and said with a smile: "Old lady, then I will not be polite to you. I must share in the joy of Ye Silang and Miss Zhou, this perfect couple!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Ye smiled even more happily.
The other two guys who were assigned to help stood aside and laughed along with their teeth bared.
Although Old Lady Ye didn't say it, judging by how thoughtful the Ye family is in their daily work, they would definitely have to include a red envelope.
Lu Hongyun is usually a very efficient person, but since she was accompanying an elderly person shopping this time, she had prepared herself mentally for low efficiency.
But to her surprise, although Mrs. Ye also liked to compare prices, she was never vague about what she wanted to buy and paid very quickly.
Lu Hongyun originally planned to spend six days to buy everything, but in the end he only spent three and a half days to buy everything.
The three of them returned to the restaurant with the red envelope given by Old Lady Ye, and they all looked very happy.
The two men were happy because Old Lady Ye gave them a thick red envelope, which allowed them to earn an extra half a month's salary in just a few days.
The most important thing is that this job is not tiring. It’s just a matter of going shopping and carrying things for a few days.
Lu Hongyun was also very happy, but not for the red envelope.
When she was about to reconcile the accounts with Mrs. Ye that night, she said, “Mrs. You, you always say that your mother-in-law is a very good person, but I didn’t feel much about it before.
"But after spending the past few days with your old lady, I've discovered that your usual praises are truly inadequate."
Mrs. Ye was looking at the account book. When she heard this, she raised her head and looked at Lu Hongyun with a confused look on her face.
"To be honest, I've been in Beijing for most of my life, and I've only met a few people as insightful as your mother-in-law."
Mrs. Ye laughed when she heard this and said, "Why are you suddenly talking about this?"
"It's because I've been out with your mother-in-law these past few days and have gotten to know her a lot better.
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Although you said a lot of good things about your mother-in-law before, I was still quite scared when you asked me to accompany her to buy things.
"I was able to agree to you at the beginning because of our friendship.
"But I didn't expect that your mother-in-law is such a wonderful person.
"All the calculations, wrangling, explaining things clearly, not listening, and self-righteousness that I expected...your mother-in-law didn't have any of that.
"Not only that, she immediately told me her budget, and we worked out together how much money we could allocate to each category.
"The best part is, your mother-in-law has a principle when choosing things. She always chooses the best one within her budget, not just the cheapest one."
Lu Hongyun couldn't stop praising once he started.
Mrs. Ye said, "I told you long ago that I'm lucky to have a good mother-in-law."
Lu Hongyun shook his head and said, "You can't be considered to have the best fate.
“At least you have lived through so many hard years with the Ye family.
"Now it seems that Miss Zhou has the best fate.
"After getting married, I don't have to worry about making a living, and I also have such a good mother-in-law.
"From now on, your life will be so comfortable!"
Mrs. Ye smiled and said, "Look at what you said. The Zhou family is so wealthy. If it weren't for my fourth son who is now on the government payroll, my family wouldn't have any burdens. The old lady is also very understanding. How could we possibly marry into their family?"
After hearing this, Lu Hongyun suddenly stopped making any noise.
Mrs. Ye waited for a long time but didn't hear her reply. She looked up at her puzzledly: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
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