Not only that, she also sent ten Lu Jia men to spread the word.
Furthermore, she selected two people from Lu Jia's ten, Lu Geng and Lu Gui, to lead and introduce any potential buyers to the property.
Of course, she had specifically trained the two of them beforehand and made them do their homework.
Before the house was officially put on sale, Mrs. Ding and Zhang Yuyan came together, saying they wanted to see the courtyard that Qiu Yan was selling.
Lu Geng and Lu Gui then led the two to the south courtyard of the city.
The courtyards Qiu Yan sells are novel in design and very eye-catching.
Zhang Yuyan made her decision after just one glance.
"This house looks nice; I'd like one."
Lu Geng and Lu Gui looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Is that settled?
They haven't even given us a proper introduction yet.
When buying the courtyard, Zhang Yuyan was thinking of Qiu Dazhi.
She felt that Qiu Dazhi probably didn't want to live in the Zhang family's house, which was why he refused her.
Qiu Yan was naturally happy that someone had decided to buy a house.
But Mrs. Ding's eyes no longer held such composure.
"Yan'er, weren't you looking at houses with me? How come you bought one first?"
"If it looks good, I'll buy it. Auntie, I'm not young anymore, it's time to start my own business."
Upon hearing this, Madam Ding realized that Zhang Yuyan's words seemed to make some sense.
She realized that Zhang Yuyan, who was usually carefree, now had her own little thoughts. Regardless, this was a good thing.
"Your father dotes on you so much, when you find a son-in-law to live with you in the family, will he be stingy with your house?"
“It’s my private property,” Zhang Yuyan said, then thought for a moment and continued, “Aunt, I don’t want to find a husband for myself anymore. Let my second sister find a husband instead.”
She felt that the main reason Qiu Dazhi disagreed with marrying her was that he didn't want to become her family's son-in-law.
"Why did you suddenly decide you didn't want to find a son-in-law?" Madam Ding asked, puzzled.
"The men I've set my sights on aren't willing to be live-in sons-in-law." Zhang Yuyan speaks frankly and never hides what she wants to say.
"What?" Zhang Yuyan's words immediately piqued Madam Ding's curiosity.
"I wonder, which young master have you taken a fancy to?"
There are many men eager to become the son-in-law of the Zhang family, so Madam Ding guessed that the man Zhang Yuyan had her eye on must be a young master from a prominent family.
"He's a scholar who has passed the imperial examinations and is currently studying at Luming Academy." Zhang Yuyan smiled gently when she mentioned Qiu Dazhi, as if she had already forgotten that Qiu Dazhi had rejected her.
"Bring it back another day so your dad can see it."
Madam Ding actually wanted Zhang Yuyan to find a husband, because Zhang Yuyan was the eldest daughter in the family.
"I'll try my best," Zhang Yuyan said, but she felt that Qiu Dazhi would not agree.
After hearing this, Madam Ding nodded with a smile.
Led by Lu Geng and Lu Gui, the two of them continued to look at the courtyard.
Just as the two were choosing a room, Qi Tiansheng from Bihu Inn arrived with two men to choose a room as well.
Lu Geng continued to follow Madam Ding and her niece, while Lu Gui approached Qi Tiansheng.
He clasped his hands in a fist and nodded, "Master Qi, which set would you like to see? I'll follow you around."
Qi Tiansheng clasped his hands in greeting, then smiled and looked at the man in black robes behind him, introducing him to Lu Gui:
"These two are regulars at my inn. They heard that Miss Qiu is selling her courtyard, so they came to take a look."
The man in black robes stared intently into the courtyard with his gentle eyes, then asked Lu Gui, "Do you know where your master is?"
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