Grandma Li took out a handkerchief and wiped her granddaughter's sweat, saying with concern, "It's still too early to enjoy flowers in winter. We can make arrangements in autumn. What if she gets heatstroke after running around all day in the middle of summer?"
Jiayin smiled and pretended to be silly. She opened the box and gave her grandmother some snacks. "Grandma, the snacks from Jiulianzhai are so delicious. If my snack shop doesn't innovate, I'm afraid I'll only be able to follow Jiulianzhai and eat leftovers."
"When I get home, I'm going to think about making new desserts. Grandma can help me taste them, okay?"
“Okay, Grandma can’t help with anything else, but can’t she help with food?” Grandma Li agreed immediately, and was successfully led astray by her granddaughter.
Just moments ago, Mingming was worried that her granddaughter would get heatstroke from running the flower shop, but now, not only has she failed to stop her, she's also been given the added task of figuring out new desserts...
Tao Hongying sighed, having given up hope on her mother-in-law. The old lady was completely devoid of any shrewdness when it came to her granddaughter!
Jiayin picked out a piece of white rice cake for her grandmother, then took out the house deed from her bosom and handed it to her mother, saying, "Mother, the house is now in your name."
Tao Hongying was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to return the property deed to her daughter, "You bought this courtyard, why isn't it registered in your name?"
"Hehe, I'm just a kid. What if I get scammed? I'll put it in Mom's name, and she'll keep an eye on it for me. I'm not afraid of it getting lost."
Jiayin smiled and held up a horseshoe pastry to her mother's mouth.
Tao Hongying took a bite; it was both crisp and sweet.
Grandma Li knew very well that her daughter-in-law was stubborn but soft-hearted, and she was afraid that although she clearly loved the child, she might say something that would upset her granddaughter.
So she quickly advised, "Just keep it for the child. You wouldn't take her things, would you? When you want to sell this house later, you can give the deed to the child."
Before Tao Hongying could say anything more, Li Lao Er brought over a plate of grapes.
When talking about buying a courtyard and hiring a gardener, Li Lao Er was beaming with joy, and Jia Yin occasionally chimed in with agreement.
When it came to building the greenhouse, Li Lao Er took out paper and pen, and the two of them, uncle and nephew, got together to draw up blueprints.
Seeing her son and niece like this, and remembering that her grandsons were so much older than her granddaughter yet still playing around every day, Old Lady Li suddenly understood.
Let them go out and gain experience!
We can't let these older brothers end up being worse off than their younger sisters, can we?
Then why say you want to protect your sister?
The Li family's son can be mediocre and ordinary, but he absolutely cannot be raised to be a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun!
When the boys came home for dinner that evening, they were all excited to hear that their sister was going to open a flower shop. They all chattered and said they wanted to visit the new house during their holidays.
As soon as they put down their chopsticks, Grandma announced to them that they were going out to gain experience.
Jiaren and Lige'er were alright, but Jiaxi and Jia'an were absolutely ecstatic, so happy they wanted to jump up and smash a hole in the roof.
They had long envied Jiayi and Liu Yang for being able to travel south by ship.
They also wanted to see the blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners, the boundless ocean, and even more so, the sea fish as big as houses!
Unfortunately, no matter how many times I asked before, Grandma always refused. I never expected that she would agree so easily this time!
Jiaren and Lige were also tempted, but they knew their studies were more important, so they looked on with envy and remained silent.
Grandma Li patted her two sensible grandsons and said, "Jia'an and Jiaxi are not cut out for studying. They haven't made much progress even though they're confined to the academy all day. That's why I'm letting them go out and see if there's a profession that suits them."
"You should study hard first. The exams are coming up soon, so try your best to do well. If you want to go out during the winter break, ask the academy for a few more days to make it two months. That should be enough for you to make a trip to Quanzhou."
Jiaren and Lige were immediately excited and quickly stood up to bow to their grandmother. Jiaren said, "Thank you, Grandma. We will definitely do well on the exam this time."
Grandma Li pulled her grandson to sit down. "Mr. Wen once said, 'Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.' Grandma doesn't really understand these grand principles, but Grandma knows that it's always good for a boy to have more experience."
"From now on, you brothers will take turns going out, looking after each other and keeping each other company. Everything else is fine, just be careful. Life is the most important thing at all times, nothing else matters, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Jia'an, Jiaxi, and Maoge'er quickly stepped forward to bow, and all five brothers solemnly accepted.
"I understand, Grandma, don't worry."
They knew very well that their family had suffered for more than a decade because their uncle had disappeared while studying abroad.
Grandma must have made a huge decision to agree to let them go out for a walk.
They must not let down Grandma and the family's good intentions!
After dinner, the boys all ran off to the academy for their evening lessons.
Li Laosan and Zhao Yuru also returned. They were happy to hear that the boys were going to Quanzhou with the fleet.
Although they still feel lingering fear about what happened to their older brother.
But you can't stop eating just because you choked once.
Besides, the Li family is not the same Li family it used to be.
I can't say that I'll take care of the children in every way when they go out, but at least the fleet is our own, and it won't be difficult to find a few more people to protect them.
Jiayin has already started making arrangements for this.
When it was time to sleep that night, she pulled Shui Ling and Shui Yun to sleep on the same kang (a heated brick bed) and carefully asked if there were any boys around fourteen or fifteen years old in Zhengjiazhuang, who were skilled and clever.
Or a middle-aged man in his forties who is often out and about and has a lot of experience would also be suitable.
It has to be said that Zhengjiazhuang is a truly magical place, like Doraemon's pocket, where you can get whatever you want.
Shuiyun and Shuiling patted their chests and assured each other that there were older men too, and even more younger men.
Jiayin planned to discuss it with her grandmother and uncles another day, and then have Yeshan and Dongmei go to Zhengjiazhuang.
Thinking this, she was exhausted from running around buying the yard all day and soon fell asleep. Naturally, she didn't see that the three little foxes had already betrayed her and were sleeping soundly between Shui Ling and Shui Yun...
The little fox adores this sweet and soft little beauty.
As for its owner... if they don't ride on it while sleeping, and instead crush it to the point of almost suffocating, it might consider liking it a little more...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Jiaren and Lige'er were finally going to take their exams.
This time, the academy placed even greater emphasis on the examination for the title of Xiucai.
Dean Zhou and three teachers personally led the team, preparing a row of seven horse-drawn carriages to take thirty-five students into the city for the exam.
For safety reasons, all thirty-five exam baskets were prepared by the academy together.
After what happened with Wang Sheng and Liu Kui, all the students learned their lesson and simply dressed neatly and cleanly; no one wore a wooden badge anymore.
When they arrived at the entrance of the examination hall, which was being used as an examination venue, they found that the other students were also empty-handed.
Needless to say, everyone already knows about this.
Everyone at Luo'an Academy, from the dean to the students, felt ashamed and worked even harder to do well in the exams and bring glory to the academy!
Serving you at midnight~
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