Chapter 413: The Richest Woman in the Entire Jin Kingdom
Su Wan found it funny to see Jiang Yu sitting down cautiously. Of course, she couldn't help laughing.
Who would have thought that Jiang Yu, who had always had a good image, would be in such a mess because of a beating.
Su Yun was there too. Seeing him like this, he followed Su Wan and laughed without any manner.
However, he did this for his sister, so Su Yun's attitude towards him was still quite good when he saw him now.
Besides, he's now officially my future brother-in-law. I can't treat him like an enemy every time I see him, right?
Jiang Yu knew what they were laughing at and felt a little embarrassed, so he coughed awkwardly twice.
Only then did Su Wan suppress his laughter.
"Tell me what you want to eat. I'll treat you today." Su Yun said, thinking he was very generous.
Jiang Yu didn't hesitate to order a few of his favorite dishes, two dim sum dishes, and two desserts.
Recently, Chenglou hired a female pastry chef who specializes in making cakes and desserts. I heard that she can make all kinds of pastries and add her own unique creativity. She can make those pastries that require more than ten or twenty steps by herself. The most important thing is that this pastry chef is only seventeen years old this year. It is said that her family has been making pastries for generations, but for some unknown reason, something happened in the family, leaving only her and a blind old mother.
When she saw Chenglou was recruiting dim sum chefs, she came to try her hand. Seeing how talented she was, Su Yun gave her a high salary and kept her.
Su Yun knew about her family and came to the capital to live with relatives, but was driven out. The mother and daughter had almost spent all their money and lived in a dilapidated ancestral hall.
When I was at my wit's end, I happened to see Chenglou recruiting dim sum chefs, so I went in to try it.
When Su Yun first saw her, he was a little bit unconvinced. This little girl in tattered clothes could make snacks?
But he remembered that he was similar to her before, so he gave her a chance, but he didn't expect she could really do it.
So, Su Yun gave her twenty taels a month and asked her to take an apprentice.
He let the mother and daughter live in the same courtyard with the maids in the box on the third floor, and gave them a separate room.
There is a maid in the yard who cooks three meals a day for her mother during the day. She works in Chenglou and doesn't have to worry about her mother being left unattended.
Jiang Yu ordered a dish of puff pastry and walnut curd, all made by the female pastry chef.
There are also cold and delicious double-skin milk and mung bean paste, both of which were Su Wan's ideas.
When the two things were served, they were so exquisite that even Su Wan couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to try them.
"Wow, it's so exquisite. I want to eat it too." Su Wan said that he didn't want to eat it in the previous second, but was slapped in the face in the next second.
"Eat. Since you like it, then it's all up to you. This is a restaurant opened by Fourth Brother, so you can eat as much as you want. Go and serve all the desserts that the princess has in mind, so that she can taste them one by one."
Since the dim sum chef just started working today, the promotion has not been made yet, so the Su family has not had the chance to taste it yet.
"Fourth brother, don't be like this. Take your time. Don't waste food. If you can't finish it soon, there's still plenty of time to come."
Su Wan felt that Su Yun was too extravagant, but he was still very happy that he was so good at talking.
Su Yun thought about it and agreed, so he told his subordinates to prepare two fresh dishes first.
In this weather, it is so pleasant to have cool and sweet desserts.
Su Wan was still thinking about her elder sister-in-law, Ling'er, and Jiajia at home. She asked her fourth brother to prepare a few portions to take back for them to try, and then send another portion to Jiajia and the Crown Prince's Consort tomorrow.
She didn't need to say anything, Su Yun was already prepared.
After the dishes were served, Su Yun left. It was time for him to go back. As for Su Wan, he was not worried because Jiang Yu would take her home.
After quietly having dinner with him and enjoying dessert, Su Wan showed a satisfied expression.
After eating, Jiang Yu also talked about business.
"Wanwan, I'm ready. After this month, I'll bring the betrothal gifts and marriage certificate to your house to propose marriage. Please say hello to your family.
However, I still want to tell you that my grandfather's betrothal gift cannot be given to you openly. You can choose a place and I will send the betrothal gift to you. Here is the list of my grandfather's betrothal gift, please take a look."
As he spoke, he took out the betrothal gift list, which was quite thick.
Su Wan took it in his hand and flipped through two pages at random. The industries in it were almost spread throughout the entire Jin State. Jewelry and jade ornaments were secondary. The main ones were shops, fields, and even mountains.
My goodness, with all these betrothal gifts and her own property, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that she is the richest woman in this dynasty, right?
"Can I spend all this overwhelming wealth in my lifetime?"
Wealth is something you can’t bring with you when you are born and you can’t take with you when you die. If you give birth to a son and he turns out to be a prodigal son, even your coffin won’t be able to hold him down after you die.
Seeing her worthless appearance, Jiang Yu couldn't help but smile dotingly.
"This is the guarantee your grandfather gave you. Keep it well."
"Put it in your Hibiscus House for now. I don't know where to put it."
This was the only place Su Wan could think of.
Jiang Yu's butt would have to wait until the end of the month to fully recover. He couldn't wait any longer and wanted to propose in person, so he chose a good day nearby.
He has been thinking about how to write the marriage certificate these days. He has wasted a lot of paper, but he is not satisfied with any of them. He feels that it is not enough to express his importance to Su Wan.
"How about this, I'll put you in the mansion next to the Su Mansion. I bought it, and when the time comes, we'll connect to the Su Mansion, and we'll move there after we get married. Then you can go back anytime you want."
Su Wan didn't expect him to move so quickly.
"Won't your father be unhappy if you do this?"
Su Wan was thinking, if he moved out after getting married, would his father disagree?
"That's no big deal. He can just move in with us. It's not like we don't have a house for him to live in."
Jiang Yu said indifferently.
Good man, you really are such a big fool to not even ask your father for permission when such a big thing happened.
But it’s better this way. Su Wan really disliked that the Duke Jiang’s Mansion was too far from home and it was inconvenient for her to go back to her parents’ home. Jiang Yu was very thoughtful.
Afterwards, Jiang Yu sent her back home and held her tightly in his arms all the way, like a little puppy.
Su Yi also came back very late after a social event and happened to run into Su Wan.
Since the fifth brother was appreciated by the emperor, he quickly became famous in the circle of literati and scholars. Who in Kyoto doesn’t know the name of Wuyang Jushi now?
Now he is the imperial painter and a rising star, and is also appreciated by many great scholars in the Confucian community.
Nowadays, when he has nothing to do, he is invited to join some literary gatherings every day, and competes with various cultural figures every day.
In addition, the palace invited him in from time to time, and when he was in the enclosure, many of the paintings were only rough templates and had not been refined, so his daily schedule was very full.
Nowadays, a painting has been sold at a very high price. There are several businessmen in Xiangzhou who have collected his early paintings. Now these paintings have become treasures and are shown off everywhere.
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