With a soft call, Xiao Ji pushed open the door and entered.
She had gotten up a long time ago and, not wanting to disturb Yan Xia, had been waiting outside.
Even though the two of them were sleeping in the same room, Yan Xia didn't hear a thing when Xiao Ji opened the door earlier.
This shows how quietly Xiao Ji moved around.
"Auntie, you're awake. Are you going out today?" Xiao Ji asked as she came in carrying a basin.
"I'm not going out. Just do my hair casually later."
"Okay, Auntie, here's the toothbrush."
Yan Xia took the toothbrush, which already had toothpaste on it, and glanced at Xiao Ji.
Getting up so early every day and still full of energy, you really are young.
Unlike her, if she doesn't sleep well, she becomes completely listless.
"You don't need to get up early anymore, just sleep a little longer." After saying that, Yan Xia put the toothbrush in her mouth and started brushing her teeth.
The toothbrushes here are larger than modern ones, and the bristles are a bit stiff.
It's not as comfortable to use.
Yan Xia could only move gently, scrubbing thoroughly inside and out. After finishing, she picked up a cup to rinse her mouth.
Xiao Ji then replied, "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to sleep, it's that I can't fall asleep. I've always been an early riser since I was little, it's just a habit."
"Alright, if you're sleepy, you can take a nap at noon." Yan Xia didn't try to persuade her further.
After washing her face, she sat on the stool, waiting for Xiao Ji to comb her hair.
Fifteen minutes later, Yan Xia went out of her room to have breakfast in the courtyard.
This morning I had shredded tofu rolls, soup dumplings, and tofu pudding.
One bowl each of sweet and savory dishes.
Yan Xia wasn't picky; she thought both flavors were quite delicious.
After eating and drinking to one's heart's content.
She went to the third courtyard to check if her granddaughter had gotten up.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, you'll find Yan Hecheng already up and has eaten breakfast. He's watering the vegetables in the yard.
Even though there were servants available to do the work, he insisted on doing it all himself.
"Splash—" Yan Hecheng took a dung ladle and scooped a spoonful of water from the dung bucket, sprinkling it on the vegetables.
Although it contained water instead of excrement, these two things were completely out of place in the luxurious mansion.
It's like wearing a military overcoat, holding a glass of red wine, but standing in a large flat on the 88th floor of a building in New York, overlooking the entire night view.
After watering the entire plot of land, Yan Hecheng put down the manure ladle and sat on a stone bench to rest.
The gatekeeper servant walked toward him.
"Master, someone is looking for you at the gate. They said they wanted to see Madam Sun. Now that you know, should we let her in?" the gatekeeper said, bowing.
“Sun Shi? Who? What does she look like?” Yan Hecheng couldn’t remember who Sun Shi was for a moment.
He looked at the gatekeeper with a puzzled expression.
"She said she had just met you, sir, yesterday. She looked to be under forty, dressed in plain clothes, and had a beauty mark the size of a sesame seed at the corner of her eye," the gatekeeper honestly answered Yan Hecheng, recalling the woman's features.
"Oh, her! I remember now, yes, yes, her name is something like Sun, Sun, Sun Xiangxiang! Yes, that's Sun Xiangxiang. Please invite her in, I do know her."
Yan Hecheng suddenly slapped his forehead, only then remembering Sun Xiangxiang's name.
"Yes, sir, I'll bring her in right away." The gatekeeper bowed and took several steps back before straightening up and leaving.
A moment later, Sun Xiangxiang followed the gatekeeper into the courtyard.
"Brother Yan—"
A shout startled Yan Hecheng, causing his old hand to tremble and half a bowl of fish food to fall into the tank along with the bowl.
The voice was soft and tender.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Sun Xiangxiang was his wife.
Yan Hecheng pursed his lips, feeling a little strange.
"Brother Yan! I've brought you some fish~" After Sun Xiangxiang finished speaking, Yan Hecheng noticed that she was holding a wooden basin, which was neither too big nor too small.
"Huh? Delivering fish?" He was dumbfounded.
"Yes, yesterday I made you spill your fish all over the place, so I went to buy some fish early this morning. Here it is, I brought it to you. They are all grass carp, but unfortunately they are not very big. There are no big fish for sale on the street. Please make do with these, Brother Yan. I will buy you some more when I come across a bigger fish."
Sun Xiangxiang placed the wooden basin on the stone table, shook her aching wrists, and said to Yan Hecheng in a high-pitched voice.
“Alright, since you’ve already bought the fish, I’ll accept it. But it’s not for eating, it’s for raising.” Yan Hecheng picked up the wooden basin, extremely happy.
He put the grass carp from the wooden basin into the jar, then rolled up his sleeves and picked up the bowl that had just fallen from the jar.
"Here you go, take the wooden basin back. You don't need to buy fish anymore, this is enough. If you want to eat fish, just buy some for your family. We have a purchasing service at our residence."
As Yan Hecheng spoke, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands.
This move made Sun Xiangxiang's eyelids twitch.
Those fish were actually kept as ornamental items?
Who keeps grass carp for ornamental purposes?
What a waste of a perfectly good house.
As Sun Xiangxiang walked from the main gate, she took in the luxuriousness of the mansion.
But now, the courtyard she was in felt like she had returned to a mountain village. Vegetables were growing on the ground, and there was a manure bucket on the side. Good heavens, it was such a waste of resources.
If she marries Yan Hecheng in the future.
She would definitely order the servants to pull up all the vegetables, throw away the manure bucket, and take the fish out of the tank to eat.
I switched to growing lotus flowers.
That's what wealthy people should do.
Sun Xiangxiang was lost in her daydream when Yan Hecheng's words interrupted her.
"Wait a minute, Mrs. Sun, I don't remember telling you where I live. How did you find my house?" From the moment he saw Sun Xiangxiang, Yan Hecheng felt something was wrong, but he thought about it for a long time and still couldn't figure out what was wrong.
His intelligence finally came in handy when he returned the wooden basin to Sun Xiangxiang.
How did Sun Xiangxiang know his home address?
Yan Hecheng asked her with a puzzled look.
“My youngest son works at Fulai Restaurant. When I came home yesterday, I told him about our situation. As soon as he heard the name Manager Yan, he knew who I was. He said that my daughter runs a restaurant and a pastry shop, and the business is booming. Many people in town know her. After buying fish this morning, I went to Yan's Pastry Shop and asked the waiter there. He told me about it.”
A statement that is half true and half false is often the easiest to believe.
As expected, Yan Hecheng believed it completely.
"Oh, I see. Thank you for your trouble. This wooden basin is quite heavy. You went to buy fish early this morning. Have you had breakfast yet? If not, I'll have the servants prepare a meal for you." It's only a little past Chen Shi (7-9 AM), not enough for lunch, but I can barely manage to eat breakfast.
Yan Hecheng was just being polite.
Unexpectedly, Sun Xiangxiang sat down directly.
"I really haven't eaten. Thank you, Brother Yan. Just bring me a bowl of porridge. I've been walking all this way and I'm exhausted. Plus, my legs are a bit sore from yesterday's fall. Look at me, I'm sweating so much. It's really unseemly." Sun Xiangxiang's overly familiar manner surprised Yan Hecheng. But when he heard that her legs were still hurting from yesterday's fall, he immediately felt guilty.
"Leg pain? Is something wrong? Oh dear, I should have had the doctor check your leg yesterday." He looked somewhat annoyed.
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