Huanyanfang held a three-day opening event, and its reputation spread far and wide. The number of customers increased day by day, and the skin care business has firmly established its foothold on this street.
Tian An, Zhao Yiming, Tian Mingwu, Xiaokang, Xiaoqi, Aunt Xiao, Grandma Qin and Mr. Han went to the farm together to play for two days, and then they started to get busy with their own things after coming back.
Tian Mingwu started working, Zhao Yiming started school, Mr. Han also started teaching Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, and the girls' school for Tian An and several other girls also officially started.
Originally, if only Tian An was being taught, it would have been enough to teach in her courtyard, but because of the addition of Gu Jinyan and the others, Tian An had to open another courtyard and named it Dexinyuan.
Dexinyuan is actually just a small courtyard with not many houses. The main house is used as their classroom, one side room is used as a temporary lounge for Madam Xiao, and one is used as a tea room and also as a waiting room for the young ladies' personal maids.
The girls' school officially started on the first day of February, and Tian An sent the "course schedule" to the other students in advance.
As soon as the sky was still bright, Xiang Tao woke Tian An up and said, "Miss, it's time to get up. Miss Zuo and the others will be here soon."
Tian An rubbed his eyes and climbed out of bed. He never thought that after more than ten years of studying in his previous life, he finally managed to get through, but he still couldn't escape here!
After getting dressed, Xiang Tao cleaned her up, and she could take a nap. It was indeed a comfortable life to have everything you wanted. No wonder those ladies from wealthy families always brought so many people with them wherever they went.
Chuntao had just finished cleaning up for her when Deng Xue came in with a hot breakfast.
A bowl of vegetable and lean meat porridge, an egg roll, and three steamed dumplings were just the right amount for her one meal.
After breakfast, Tian An took Chun Tao to Dexin Courtyard. As soon as they arrived at the door, they met Zuo Yunshu, who was led by a maid. "Sister Yunshu, you're up so early!"
Zuo Yunshu walked quickly towards her and smiled, "It's my first day here, and I want to leave a good impression on Madam Xiao."
The two smiled at each other and walked into Dexin Courtyard together. As soon as they sat down, Song Zhiyun and Gu Jinyan came together, followed by Wei Lingran, and then Qin Yalan also arrived. Wu Yufei was the last to arrive.
When she saw everyone was there, she blushed and said, "Sisters, you're here so early! I guess I'll have to get up earlier tomorrow."
Tian An advised: "You came at the perfect time. Your home is the farthest away. You arrived at this time, which means you got up earlier than us. If you get up earlier, you won't get enough sleep, which might affect your energy during the day. It would be more trouble than it's worth."
Kristy Wu thought so too, she really couldn't get up any earlier.
There were seven of them, and the tables were placed in three rows. There were two tables in the first row, three tables facing the air in the second row, and two tables in the third row.
All seven of them were familiar with each other, and Tian An didn't want them to give him any preferential treatment, so he arranged the seats according to their height.
Wu Yufei and Wei Lingran were the youngest and shortest, so they sat directly at two tables in the first row. Tian An, Qin Yalan, and Gu Jinyan sat in the second row, while Zuo Yunshu and Song Zhiyun sat in the last row.
Tian An's seat in the middle of the second row was actually a perfect spot.
As soon as they sat down, Madam Xiao came in.
Seeing Madam Xiao coming, several people stood up and saluted politely, "Greetings, Madam Xiao."
Madam Xiao quickly took a look at the way the people saluted, and her gaze paused for a moment on Tian An. "Ladies, please take a seat."
Then he walked to the center and saluted them, demonstrating, "This old slave greets all the ladies."
Her movements were graceful and elegant, her voice was gentle, and her expression was appropriate, making people feel refreshed. It was true that an expert could tell the difference with just one move! With just one gesture, Madam Xiao had broadened everyone's horizons.
Madam Xiao looked at their seats and said nothing, nor did she change them. Instead, she went straight to the point and casually pointed out the shortcomings of their previous greetings.
Everyone did as she said, and it looked different. Moreover, even if they performed the ceremony for a long time, their feet and waist would not be tired.
Each class lasted half an hour. In the first class, Madam Xiao corrected some of the minor mistakes they made in their daily etiquette. Although these mistakes were harmless, correcting them could bring about a drastic change in people.
After being tired for half an hour, Nanny Xiao asked everyone to rest for a while. The maids brought tea, and Zuo Yunshu and Song Zhiyun moistened their lips and stood up to continue practicing.
Seeing how serious they were, the others felt embarrassed to sit there and slack off, so they stood up as well, learning from each other and correcting each other.
When the second class began, everyone bowed, and Madam Xiao nodded with satisfaction. "You young ladies are not only intelligent but also hardworking. It seems that I, an old servant, will retire early."
They smiled at each other, feeling that their hard work was not in vain.
The teaching classes are only scheduled in the morning, and everyone can go home and do their own things in the afternoon.
Madam Xiao is easygoing and the classroom atmosphere is cheerful and lively. Everyone learned everything easily and happily in the morning and remembered it well.
At lunch, Tian An invited a few people to eat. Nanny Xiao also briefly talked to everyone about table manners and asked them to review them first, as she would focus on them the next day.
After lunch, Zuo Yunshu and others said goodbye first. Qin Yalan and Gu Jinyan stayed to discuss the style of velvet flowers with Tian An. Wu Yufei said she had to wait for Qin Yalan for something, so she also stayed.
It was only then that she found out that these two people were also involved in Tian An's velvet flower business.
Tian An saw her staring at the two of them with envy and asked her, "Do you want to come too? You can earn a lot of pocket money!"
Wu Yufei quickly shook her head. "I can't come here to harm Sister An An. I can't even write well, let alone draw. I don't want to waste good paper and ink sticks."
He looked at the patterns Qin Yalan had drawn with great joy, and said casually, "Sister Yalan's paintings are so beautiful. I wish you were my sister-in-law."
Upon hearing this, Tian An and Gu Jinyan were stunned and looked at each other.
Tian An frowned and was about to speak, but he caught a glimpse of Qin Yalan's rosy face and a little anxiety, as if she was shy about having her secrets exposed, but she was not angry or upset.
Uh...so, is this a case of the man being in love and the woman being willing?
The words that came to his mouth became, "Yufei, which sister-in-law are you?"
Gu Jinyan was stunned for a moment, then she thought of something and looked at Wu Yufei with gossip, "Yeah! Yufei, which sister-in-law do you want Yalan to be?"
Wu Yufei had a fellow Taoist and was about to betray his brother, but Qin Yalan, who was blushing, covered her mouth and said, "No, she was just talking nonsense."
Tian An's eyes turned and he asked, "What do you mean by no? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Qin Yalan was flustered and stopped talking just as she was about to explain. At this time, explaining would be a cover-up, so she simply blushed and kept silent.
Tian An curled his lips and was quite alert.
Unfortunately, when he was leaving the house, the third son of the Wu family came on horseback and said he was coming to pick up his sister.
Tian An and Gu Jinyan looked at each other and made a bold guess in their minds.
Afterwards, Kristy Wu used the excuse that she had something to say to Qin Yalan, and got into her carriage, asking her brother to send Qin Yalan back first.
The two of them had the answer in their hearts.
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