104 Chapter 104
◎All good things must come to an end◎
Rong Zhaohua waited there for a long time. When he heard that everyone had come to Lin's house, he came over under the pretext of saying goodbye to Madam Cheng.
"Madam Cheng, why didn't you ask me to help? I came here to apologize, but I've been sitting here doing nothing for half an hour. Hey, what kind of fruit is this? It's so beautiful, bright red."
"This is the Qianxi fruit that was planted early, and it has already borne fruit."
“Can we plant it anytime?”
“As long as you create the right conditions, you can plant it anytime.”
Another curious baby, he kept asking Cheng Xi questions.
Seeing Li Lan take away two pots, she was extremely envious and asked, "Can I be so bold as to ask for one?"
Xiaoliu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She ignored the dirt on her hands and pulled out the renderings Cheng Mei had drawn for her. "Which one do you like? I'll plant it for you and put it at home during the New Year holidays. You can eat it and enjoy it."
Cheng Xi smiled and shook her head, then went to fetch some water to wash her hands.
Rong Zhaohua liked them all. She asked Xiaoliu, "Can I just pick whatever I want?"
"Pick any one."
"Then...this?"
Xiaoliu couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth, "This is fifty taels."
Rong Zhaohua gasped. "Does it cost money?" She asked a few more, but Xiaoliu quoted the same price to each one. There was no bargain at all.
She pointed at the two pots that Li Lan was going to take away, "What about that one?"
"Mrs. Lan is the daughter of my young master, so she's different. That was given to her."
"How am I different? I'm your father's daughter..." Seeing Li Lan's face suddenly turn red, Rong Zhaohua suddenly realized something.
Her eyes wandered between Cheng Mu and Li Lan. Cheng Mu washed her hands, motioned Li Lan to clean up as well, and handed her a handkerchief.
Rong Zhaohua's mood immediately turned bad.
When she left, she carefully observed whether there was anything going on between Mu Yun and Li Lan, but found that Mu Yun was only looking at Madam Cheng and didn't even glance at them. She felt inexplicably better.
The group left the Lin residence and walked back, where they met the headman's daughter-in-law in the alley.
"Madam Cheng, what a coincidence, I was just about to talk to you."
She glanced at the two young ladies, and spoke very close to Madam Cheng, lowering her voice.
"My niece from my mother's family is coming over tomorrow. I'll take her to your room to sit for a while."
Rong Zhaohua stepped forward and listened attentively.
Madam Cheng didn't say anything, but the eldest daughter-in-law was very enthusiastic. "She is just a beauty. Since she is not bad herself, she is qualified to be a queen in the palace. You will know when you see her tomorrow."
"Who wants to enter the palace to be a queen?" Rong Zhaohua asked quietly from behind.
Cheng Mu found it funny, and the eldest daughter-in-law gave Rong Zhaohua a blank look.
Rong Zhaohua deliberately said, "Heavenly Bodhisattva, our Puyang City is about to produce a goddess! Madam Lan, let's come together to pay our respects to her tomorrow!"
The head of the village head and his daughter-in-law looked at her coldly and sideways, "How can you talk like that?"
"I just happened to overhear something. Could I have heard it wrongly?"
"Hmph, you little girl really have such long ears and such a long tongue!" The head of the police station's daughter-in-law walked away with a stern look.
In front of Cheng Mu's house, Rong Zhaohua and Li Lan said goodbye and left.
Rong Zhaohua was waiting for Li Lan at the corner leading to the main street.
"Mrs. Lan."
She took the initiative to strike up a conversation and got straight to the point. "Excuse me, has Madam Lan's marriage been settled?"
It was quite presumptuous, Li Lan said: "Marriage should be decided by the elders in the family, and we, the younger generation, should obey. How can the lady speak so casually and remain calm?"
"My father said that I have the final say on my marriage. It's such a big deal in my life, so of course I have to make the decision myself."
"Congratulations, Madam Rong, for having a good father."
Rong Zhaohua smiled softly and turned away. She had already felt the man's strength, and her steps became lighter.
Li Lan looked at her back for a long time without saying anything.
She was not a fool and had already sensed the other party's intentions and attitude, but she did not have the confidence to do so.
After Cheng Mu assigned homework to the two children, she asked Nanny Zhu to go to the study.
"Madam Zhu, tomorrow Liu Zhang will bring her nieces to visit us. Madam Ying, Li Lan, Madam Rong, and this Madam Zhang, let's just say these four. Some are gentle and docile, some are free and unrestrained, and some are naive and lively. Some are good at business, needlework, farming, martial arts, and dressing up. Each has their own strengths. Their family backgrounds include merchants, farmers, scholars, colleagues, and clerks. The range is so wide that we can report to the head of the Wu family."
"Madam Cheng is indeed knowledgeable. How could I possibly see so many things when I look at these ladies?"
"Then we have a unified attitude."
Cheng Mei made the final decision, and Nanny Zhu couldn't help but say anxiously, "Wang Bingren just saw one, Madam Cheng, you've already paid, are you really not going to see him anymore?"
Cheng Wei sighed: "Too many choices is the same as having no choice."
Nanny Zhu didn't want to ponder such profound truths, so she asked tentatively, "Which of these four does Madam Cheng have a preference for?"
"Madam Zhu, everyone has their own preferences. I don't know what Mu Yun likes."
"Madam Cheng, you can ask. If Master Mu Yun doesn't tell you, he won't tell anyone else."
Cheng Mu said as gently as possible, "Madam Zhu, the boss only asked us to look after a few people. We will do our best. I will write the letter first."
"I haven't seen the one for tomorrow yet..."
“Write those three first.”
Cheng Ma spread out paper and pen and started working. Madam Zhu said nothing more and left.
After finishing her eloquent writing, Cheng Mu took a deep breath, leaned against the table, and turned to look outside the door.
Mu Yun had just returned from outside the door and was pulling down a piece of cloth from under the eaves to swat his dusty body again before entering the house.
Mu Yun was tall, broad-shouldered, and strong-willed. He was handsome and heroic, and he attracted so many young ladies as soon as he arrived in the city. They hadn't seen him ride a horse, his posture was nimble and skillful, nor had they seen him fight, his moves were sharp and swift, but just seeing his appearance and posture, they were attracted by him.
When he first came to this courtyard, he was only half the height of the wall, thin and weak, and not as strong as Guier. Time passed so quickly, and he grew up in the blink of an eye.
If he gets married, what will happen in the future? No matter what, he will definitely not bring his wife and children with him to stay with her.
Mu Yun looked over from afar, Cheng Mu withdrew her gaze and folded the letter.
Mu Yun put away the covering cloth and came to Cheng Mu first without entering the house.
"What's up?"
Cheng Mu handed him the sealed letter and said, "Send it to the boss."
Mu Yun's eyes fell on the letter, which was sealed tightly with wax.
He put the letter in his pocket, his heart beating fast, he wanted to know what was written inside.
After Wu Tao wrote to Cheng Mu asking her to help him find a beautiful lady, this letter from Cheng Mu must be her reply. What would she say?
Even though his heart was clamoring, Mu Yun ignored it. He didn't open the letter and quickly gave it to the person at Semicolon.
Two days later, Wu Tao's reply arrived.
After the man from Semicolon handed him the letter, he opened it and read it naturally as if it was a letter written to himself, and sealed it carefully after reading it.
Mu Yun handed the letter to Cheng Mu personally, and Cheng Mu had no doubt that he would read it.
After Cheng Mu finished reading, Mu Yun asked her, "What did the boss say?"
"Nothing."
Mu Yun sat down at the table, his eyes passing over Cheng Mu's face. "Apart from Nanny Zhu, there's not much for Sister-in-law and the Headmaster to talk about, right?"
"Yes, besides Nanny Zhu, it's you." Cheng Mu didn't dodge, "The boss is planning to arrange a marriage for you and is asking when you will return to Yunzhou City."
This letter didn't say that. Mu Yun pondered it in his heart, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Cheng Mu's eyes were kind and gentle. "I have no objection. You can make your own decision."
Mu Yun was silent for a moment. "Auntie and I used to depend on each other, but even with such a close relationship, she still doesn't care about me... My ideas are important, but Auntie's opinions are even more important."
"Yes, you and I once depended on each other." Cheng Mu sighed, thinking back to many years ago. "I came here with no relatives. Although you were hired to be my family, you relied on me and I relied on you. Together we bought this house, survived the city blockade, and went to the countryside to farm together." She suddenly snorted. "You went to deliver food and then joined the army. Didn't you take the initiative to leave me? Does my opinion matter? I was not used to it at first, but I got over it eventually."
On a sunny and warm day, with clear light and shadow, the voices of Gui'er, Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi talking in the courtyard could be heard from the quiet study.
Cheng Mu smiled. "I'm not accusing you. I'm just telling you that all good things must come to an end. We're not really a family. You'll eventually have to get married and have children."
Looking at his expression, it seemed as if he was hurt, so Cheng Mu poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.
People who make things clear first always appear more ruthless.
"Mom, Dad, when are we going to have barbecue?" Xiaoliu came over jumping.
"Mom said to eat it when it snows, you should ask when it will snow." Xiaoqi followed in.
"It's not my business whether it snows or not, but I can have barbecue whenever I say so."
Xiao Qi nodded, "First we need to prepare the grill and spices."
"Daddy, when are we going to the market?" Mu Yun was obviously unhappy, but Xiao Liu was not afraid at all. He pulled Mu Yun's arm and shook it, "You promised me to take me to the market."
In the letter, the eldest boss asked Cheng Mu to first understand what kind of women Mu Yun likes, and then arrange a meeting for them if they are suitable. Mu Yun offered himself, but she did not even ask.
With his other hand, he grabbed the cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp.
Now is not the time to say these things.
Nanny Zhu was outside. When she saw Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi accompanying Mu Yun out, she quickly walked into the study.
"Madam Cheng, has the boss replied?"
"Um."
Cheng Mu spread out the paper again and picked up the pen.
"What does the boss say about those four ladies?"
"Let's not talk about this for now. The boss sent a letter urging you to go back. Madam, pack up and have Mu Yundian and two others take you back to Yunzhou City tomorrow morning. I'll write another letter and ask you to take it to the boss for me."
"You want me to go back? What's the matter?" Nanny Zhu was confused. "A few days ago, you said you wanted me to go with you to look at some young ladies. That hasn't been done yet..."
"Madam," Cheng Mu said as she picked up her pen and wrote, "The eldest master has his own arrangements. He can meet young ladies in Yunzhou City. I don't have any connections with the rich and powerful families here, so I can't help much."
Nanny Zhu guessed, "But the headmistress isn't very happy with the families of those ladies? What did she say?"
"I didn't say that." Cheng Mu smiled, trying to reassure Nanny Zhu. "Nanny, you can ask the headmaster in person when you return."
She only wrote a few sentences, and there was still more than half of the paper left. She didn't want to waste it and cut it carefully.
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