"Madam, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you today. I don't have my newly developed lip balm with me. How about this? In half a month, you can come to our town to check the accounts again. Or here, I will bring you the lip balm that suits you. What do you think?"
Lei Jiuniang looked Xia Jinheng up and down, and raised the corners of her lips slightly, "Do you know that I come here every two weeks to check the accounts?"
"Yes... I have heard of your name a long time ago. To be honest, I... I am planning to do this lipstick business with you."
"Why?" Lei Jiuniang spoke briskly, like a strong woman, and she never dragged her words.
Xia Zhiliao was stunned. This was definitely the heroine, but she was actually only in her early twenties at the moment.
"Of course...you..."
"Forget it, forget about the compliments. I don't like hearing them. I want to see what kind of lipstick can make me fall in love with it."
Xia Jinheng didn't know whether he was stunned or just didn't react.
Xia Zhiliao anxiously grabbed his sleeve.
[Fourth Uncle, are you daydreaming? Wake up, wake up. If you don't behave well now, there will be no future! ]
"Hehe... Did Madam agree to take a look at what I developed?"
"I only said to watch, not to cooperate."
"I understand. It's my honor that you would do me the honor of looking at me, ma'am." Xia Jinheng didn't expect that after treating people to several meals and spending a lot of money, he still couldn't get the message to Lei Jiuniang. His little niece actually helped him to get it done so easily.
Lei Jiuniang glanced at Xia Zhiliao and said, "If the child is sick, treat her as soon as possible. It's a pity that such a smart girl can't speak."
"Yes, yes, you are right. It is already being treated."
Lei Jiuniang nodded slightly and then left.
Xia Jinheng stood there for a while, grinning foolishly, and put Xia Zhiliao on his neck again, "Little girl, you are really Uncle Si's lucky star. If I had known, I wouldn't have spent that money in vain."
"Go home and get that lip gloss, don't miss this opportunity."
Xia Jinheng took Xia Zhiliao for a walk and chattered happily.
"Madam, that man has shifty eyes and speaks frivolously, why did you agree to him?" Chunxiao asked in confusion.
Facing her personal maid, Lei Jiuniang slightly removed her disguise, and a hint of gloom flashed in her eyes, "Few men know much about lipstick. In their eyes, there is only a difference between applying lipstick and not applying it. Some people can't even tell the difference at all."
"Ma'am, am I too stupid? Why don't you understand?"
Lei Jiuniang smiled faintly, "He even knew when we would come to Shijing Town to check the accounts, which shows that he really put his heart into it. I just gave him a chance. I didn't say that I would definitely cooperate with him."
"What's more..." She curled her lips, "Those people in the Wan family are waiting to laugh at me. They made so many troubles just to force me to leave, but I won't!"
"Madam, I think we should go back to the Lei family. The master and the old lady love you the most. You'd better avoid being bullied here." Chunxiao looked at her with heartache.
"If I leave, it means I am not as good as them, and I am afraid of them. Why should I leave?" Lei Jiuniang patted her shoulder. "You can't tell anyone about what happened today. I want to give those guys in the Wan family who are eyeing me covetously a heavy blow."
Chunxiao doesn’t understand business matters, she just feels sorry for her young lady. The past five years have been very difficult for her.
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Soon, the news that Zhang and Hu Erping had murdered the eldest son of the Xia family spread throughout the village.
Everyone cursed the couple, saying they were such bastards, especially when they thought about how good Old Lady Xia was to Zhang. They realized they were so heartless and unworthy of being human.
At this time, Mrs. Xia didn't care so much about her good reputation. For her, the reason for her son's death was finally clear. She took her family to burn paper money for the old man and eldest son, and her grief came to an end.
On the day of Xia Jinyu's wedding, the Xia family was very lively. There were also many people from the Cheng family who came to see the bride off. Some of Old Man Cheng's nephews were quite successful, and they rushed over from the neighboring towns to meet their cousin and get acquainted.
Although Xia Jinxiu had cooked all the dishes on the table before, she still felt a little guilty since she was cooking for the guests.
"Dajiang, how are you? What are the guests saying?" Xia Jinxiu was holding a cooking spoon and was sweating from working so hard in the middle of winter.
"Aunt, I didn't say anything."
"Nothing?" Xia Jinxiu was a little flustered. "Is it not delicious? But I have tried it, and it is much better than the first time I made it."
"Erhe, go and check again to make sure the guests from my mother's family have finished their meal." Xia Jinxiu said.
Soon, Xia He came back, "Aunt, I didn't hear what you said."
Xia Jinxiu thought to herself that she had finished speaking. Maybe she was dissatisfied with the incident and said that her mother should not save the money and it would be better to hire someone who could cook.
Xia Hai was the last one to come back. He grabbed a piece of preserved egg sausage and put it in his mouth, eating it happily. Xia Jinxiu glared at him and said, "Still eating."
"Aunt, they didn't say anything, but... they ate all the food and asked my father, who came to toast, where he hired the chef from. They said that they were going to have a wedding next month and wanted to invite this chef!"
Xia Jinxiu was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud and clapped her hands happily, "Humph, not everyone can hire a chef like me."
The weather in the yard was nice, but it was still a bit cold in winter, but it couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm for the feast.
"Second Brother Xia, you haven't told me where you hired the chef from. To be honest, I've been to so many weddings, but I've never eaten such delicious food. The dishes here..."
The man said this while looking at the dozen or so empty plates on the table and smiled awkwardly. Who could eat so much? The Xia family thought that the Cheng family had never eaten.
"It's delicious, really delicious, and I've never seen it before. Your Xia family really put a lot of effort into marrying my sister."
"Brother-in-law, we are a family from now on. Seeing this, we are relieved."
Xia Jinyu nodded. He wouldn't say anything fancy, but after marrying a wife, there was no reason not to treat her well.
What he didn't know was that many of the Cheng family's relatives were actually against it. After all, they were reluctant to let Cheng Han marry into the poor Xia family.
But after seeing them today, the relatives of the Cheng family had changed their views. How could they be poor?
How much does a table like this cost, and with all those things included, they really didn't treat Cheng Han lightly.
Inside the house, Cheng Han listened to the noisy sounds of the guests having fun outside, and thought of her husband, whom she had only met once, her face flushed and her heart beat fast.
"Second Brother Xia, take me to see the chef. I want to discuss with him the birthday banquet for my father next month..."
Xia Jinjun was a little embarrassed, not knowing whether his sister would be willing to give in given her stubborn temper.
"Brother-in-law, I wonder how much money you are going to pay for my birthday party?" Xia Jinxiu walked out with an apron on, smiling.
Everyone looked over.
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