Outside the reception room, Qiao Zhishu frowned and whispered to An Yi, "Why did you ask them to stay for dinner?"
An Yi raised an eyebrow. "Cousin Zhi Shu, I didn't ask them to stay for a meal. They came to our door, you can't just send them out without even offering them a meal, can you?"
Besides, my aunt meant for us to stay for a meal.
"We need to have a proper chat to build rapport. How can we get to know each other better without any interaction? We can have a lot to talk about over a meal."
An Yi had barely finished speaking when Qiao Zhili appeared beside her with a cold face and brushed past her.
"Hey, Cousin Zhili, where are you going?"
Qiao Zhili paused, "Having you all here is enough." He glanced at Qiao Zhishu, "Brother, you absolutely mustn't take this woman."
After giving this instruction, Qiao Zhili shook his head, sighed, and left.
Qiao Zhishu pursed his lips. He hadn't planned on getting together with the person anyway. But since they had come to his door, he should treat them with courtesy. After sending them back, he had his mother refuse them.
An Yi waved to Qiao Zhili.
"Hey, Cousin Zhili, don't rush off. I'll go with you. I still need to go to my little sister's place to entertain Miss Yan. Miss Yan came over today and we're discussing business with my little sister."
"Why don't you just come with me? It'll be more lively with more people." An Yi said, catching up with Qiao Zhili ahead.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhishu paused slightly, then returned to the reception room as if nothing had happened.
At that time, Yang's side naturally knew that her father was in good health. His complexion was rosy, and it was impossible for him to have caught a cold. It was just an excuse.
Upon hearing the news from Anle that Yan Qingxue had arrived at the manor, Madam Yang was overjoyed and hurried into the kitchen to prepare the meal.
Aunt Ding and Qiao Qiuniang had prepared a meal in the kitchen, intending to bring it to Miao Cuihua's house, but Yang Shi intercepted it.
“Auntie, don’t put these dishes over here yet. Take them to Lewa’s side. It’s not good to neglect Miss Yang who has come to visit. It’s almost noon. By the time the food is ready, it will be a long time. We can’t keep her waiting.”
Qiao Qiuniang hesitated, "But isn't this a girl on a blind date? Is this appropriate? It's okay to wait a little longer with Lewazi. I'll have my second son go to the roast duck shop and buy two roast ducks. Miss Yan likes that famous roast duck."
"It's suitable, it's suitable. If it's not suitable, let's wait and see. Since we've met, we should talk more. We still have a lot to talk about, so there's no rush to eat."
"Take these dishes to Aunt Ding and let Le Wazi have them. Since Miss Yang likes roast duck, I'll go to that shop and buy two." After giving these very attentive instructions, Madam Yang hurriedly rushed out to buy the roast ducks.
Qiao Qiuniang paused for a moment, and even if she was slow to understand, she seemed to realize something. Lewa had mentioned to her before that Miss Yan was interested in Zhishu.
It seems that Lewa has already told his sister-in-law about this.
That's why my sister-in-law is so attentive and eager to make arrangements.
But if he had designs on this Miss Yan, why did he send such a grown woman to Zhishu's door? I heard she had a birthmark on her face and was six years older than Zhishu.
She didn't go to the front to take a look, so she didn't know what kind of girl that was.
However, if we plan to find another girl for Zhishu to go on a blind date, wouldn't that be tantamount to pushing away Miss Yan? If Miss Yan knew about this, she would be heartbroken.
The food was brought to Anle's courtyard, where Yan Qingxue was chatting with Anle. The business matters had all been discussed, and she was just waiting for Anle to make arrangements to meet with the officials of Jincheng.
"Lewa, you two eat and chat at the same time." Qiao Qiuniang placed the food box on the table in the outer room and called out to the inner room.
Anle blinked, a little surprised. The food was ready so quickly? The person had only been here for less than an hour.
Then, as if remembering something, he pursed his lips, secretly chuckled to himself, and called Yan Qingxue out of the inner room.
The meal was plentiful, with both meat and vegetables, clearly prepared with great care over a long period of time before being served.
Anle raised an eyebrow. It seemed they had benefited from someone else's favor. This dish was probably not prepared for them, but for her cousin who was on a blind date.
Although Anle thought this to herself, she didn't ask it aloud in front of Yan Qingxue.
“Beautiful sister, please sit down and eat. After we finish eating, we’ll go for a walk in your fields and forests. I’ll see how the location is. If it’s suitable, we’ll settle on it.”
Yan Qingxue was a little excited as things were about to go smoothly.
"Alright, alright, after we finish eating, we'll head to my Green City. You can stay at my residence for a few days there."
Anle smiled and said, "Won't your parents be getting impatient? Why don't you wait until this deal is done before you come to stay at your place? If possible, I'll introduce you directly to the Jincheng government."
At that time, the Jincheng government will take over the negotiations and signing of the agreement. Of course, she has already prepared the contract and other documents, and will send them to Jincheng.
"Lewa, are you going out again today?" Qiao Qiuniang paused as she took the food out of the food box, looked up and asked.
"Yes, this is business with the Jincheng government. I'm just helping to connect them."
"I heard from your second brother that a lot of people from outside have come to Jincheng recently. Business in the commercial district is booming, and many people have come here because of its reputation."
It looks like they're building some kind of hotel over there, specifically for guests coming from out of town.
Anle nodded with a smile, "It seems Mother knows quite a lot."
Yes, they are indeed building a hotel over there recently, and it's already quite impressive; it's just waiting to open.
Once it opens, these tourists can all stay there; it's completely different from those ordinary guesthouses.
Qiao Qiuniang hesitated for a moment before asking Anle for her opinion, "Lewa, I heard that the hotel over there is also recruiting workers, and they are all people with household registration in Jincheng."
I was thinking of asking your fourth sister to go over there. She said she was bored at home and wanted to go inside to do some work.
They hire mostly young men and women there, supposedly for reception work, which is easy and not tiring.
What do you think, Lewa?
Anle nodded with a smile, "Alright, go ahead. If she doesn't want to stay at home, then let her go. Fourth Sister is someone who can't sit still. She used to be busy when she was working at home. I can tell she's uncomfortable now that she's suddenly idle."
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