Chapter 239 Traveling Together
"Why do they all have to surprise me?"
Xie Qi pulled Shen Yuanzhu into the house, intending to spend some time with his wife before leaving.
Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Who's going to surprise you anymore?"
"Eunuch Yuan."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu's eyes flickered: "Then the surprise that my father-in-law and I will give you will be... or similar."
Xie Qi shook his head: "I don't want to."
"What do you not want?"
"I don't want the same surprise for both of you."
Xie Qi pounced on Shen Yuanzhu on the canopy bed, snuggling close to her.
Shen Yuanzhu pushed him away: "Get up, I'll go pack your things. We've been away for so long, we need to prepare a lot of things..."
"No need, my father-in-law said I'm with him, so there's no need to prepare anything."
Xie Qi looked up, her eyes sparkling, but she spoke cautiously, "Or, why don't you come with me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
She smiled, her eyes crinkling: "If it were just you, it would be better if the two of us went together. But it's inconvenient for me to go with you and Eunuch Yuan."
"And... it really won't be long before you see me."
"You're lying to me."
"I didn't lie to you."
"You always lie to me and coax me."
The light in Xie Qi's eyes faded: "Yuan Zhu..."
"Um?"
"I'll be home in a month, and you'll still be waiting for me there, right?"
She wouldn't just quietly abandon him in this yard like his mother did, leaving him to fend for himself, would she?
Having spent a lot of time with Xie Qi, Shen Yuanzhu understood what he was thinking even if he didn't say it.
Xie Qi simply didn't have any other thoughts in front of her.
She said, "Of course, I will always be waiting for you at home."
"Um."
He gave a pitiful hum, then said with great reluctance, "I'm leaving now, going to my father-in-law's."
"Go."
Seeing his droopy eyes, Shen Yuanzhu gently comforted him: "It won't be long before we can be reunited."
"Um……"
Not long after Xie Qi and Wei Hu left home, Luo Qing sent a letter from the Textile and Dyeing Bureau, instructing the owners to depart in three days.
Shen Yuanzhu looked at it and said to Luo Shi, "Nanny, you've worked hard these past few days, taking care of our luggage."
"Understood."
Shen Yuanzhu added, "Bring Xie Qi's things along as well."
Mrs. Luo nodded and happily went to pack her bags...
After receiving the notification, Shen Yanhuai also went to his own shop.
Mu Suiyun was in the embroidery room studying the tie-dyeing technique.
This time, the ice tear pattern was created by her improving the dyeing formula that Shen Yanhuai had collected, and she used the tie-dyeing method to its fullest extent, which is why the ice tear pattern presents such a soft and natural appearance.
Although she was an embroiderer, she also had great ideas about dyeing.
Shen Yanhuai was also a discerning person and would not look down on her just because she was a woman.
Upon learning that Bing Siwen had won the championship and would be going to the capital with Yuan Xu, he immediately went to find Mu Suiyun.
"Following the clouds."
Shen Yanhuai stood in the courtyard and said to Mu Suiyun inside the house, "We won the championship."
"real?"
Mu Suiyun was wearing a coarse cotton dress, her body stained with tiny specks of dirt.
She casually dusted it off with a gentle expression and didn't take it to heart anymore.
"I knew we would win this time."
Shen Yanhua smiled and said, "Not only that, Eunuch Yuan is also planning to recommend Xiecuifang and Jixiazhuang, as well as us to go to the capital to see if we can be selected as imperial merchants this year."
"real?"
"real."
Seeing her wiping her hands as she walked out, Shen Yanhuai said, "I just guess that it's impossible for us to be selected as imperial merchants this year, but I'm afraid that you want us to broaden our horizons."
"After all, having something in hand now can serve as a stepping stone, allowing us to see how our business compares to other companies and see where we fall short."
That's right.
Mu Suiyun was somewhat puzzled: "You've chosen three companies, but can the materials from Xiecuifang and Jixiazhuang compare to ours?"
"Yes, they're both good."
After explaining the 'Scale Pattern Dye' and 'Crown of Heroes' to Mu Suiyun, Shen Yanhuai said with a sigh, "Yuanzhu is already a very powerful owner. The Scale Pattern Dye she brought out today has amazed me for a long time."
"The young lady is calm and intelligent; given time, she will surely achieve great things."
Shen Yanhua nodded, then smiled and teased, "So you have to work hard too. With you and me here, our Shen family dye shop might not lose to Yuanzhu."
Mu Suiyun blushed, then nodded.
When Ye Yunyi entered Shen Family Dye Garden carrying a food box, she saw Shen Yanhuai and Mu Suiyun exchanging affectionate smiles.
The two of them were standing very close together, and Shen Yanhuai was whispering something to each other.
Ye Yunyi, who had been wearing a gentle smile, suddenly turned serious.
The food box she was carrying made a cracking sound as she squeezed it.
After a short while, she pursed her lips, put on a smile, and walked over.
"My husband."
Shen Yanhuai turned around and nodded slightly when he saw Ye Yunyi.
“Husband, how can you stand here in the wind with Mother Mu? Mother Mu works hard. Even if you want to talk to her, you can’t let her stand like this for so long.”
He kept calling her "Mother Mu," which made Mu Suiyun blush.
She is indeed quite old, about the same age as Shen Yanhuai.
Over the years, she has devoted herself to mastering embroidery skills. After discovering that the fabrics dyed by weavers and dyers never met her expectations, she began to study dyeing methods.
She focused on her studies, which naturally delayed her marriage, and she has remained single all these years.
only……
Before she could speak, Ye Yunyi added, "It seems that Mother Mu's cooking skills have improved even further, and even her husband has to ask her for advice."
"But that's normal. Mother Mu has worked for our Shen family for so many years and has never married. Her mind isn't..."
She hooked a finger and pointed at the two people in front of her, drawing circles on the screen: "Isn't that right... they're all here?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanhua frowned slightly: "I was discussing the upcoming Dyeing Competition with Suiyun, and Eunuch Yuan intends for us to go to the capital to compete for the title of Imperial Merchant..."
"Running for the title of Imperial Merchant? This is an incredible opportunity!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunyi's eyes lit up.
But after realizing the words "Suiyun" from Shen Yanhuai's mouth, his face twitched violently again.
She smiled and said softly, "My husband is so dedicated to his work; he couldn't be more ambitious. But no matter what, you can't do this."
"Although Mother Mu has a certain status, she is still single. It's really inappropriate for you to keep looking for Mother Mu like this."
"If any rumors spread, people will say that Mother Mu is already this old and still thinking about finding a partner."
After saying that, Ye Yunyi looked at Mu Suiyun with an innocent expression: "Or is it that Mother Mu really has such feelings? You've been all alone for so long, with no one to care for you..."
Before Ye Yunyi could finish speaking, Mu Suiyun said, "Master, there's still some work to be done in the embroidery room. I'm going to go do it. Also..."
She glanced at Ye Yunyi, then lowered her head slightly and said, "I won't be going to the capital this time. Bingwen just won the championship, and the dye house needs someone to oversee and guide it."
Shen Yanhuai pursed his lips, and after a long while, he nodded and said, "Okay."
Mu Suiyun paused as he left the dye garden, then continued on his way as if nothing had happened.
Seeing her leave, Ye Yunyi's eyes curved into a smile: "Husband, are you going to the capital? Perfect, I'll go with you..."
Noticing that Shen Yanhuai frowned slightly, Ye Yunyi quickly said, "Yuanqiong is of marriageable age, but she still hasn't found a husband."
"Now that we have this opportunity, let's go together and see if there are any promising young men out there, so we can find a suitable match for Yuanqiong..."
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