Chapter 281 Decline
Seeing Li Xi so serious, Manager Yao thought he had some official business to discuss with Zhang Juexia, so he quickly let Zhang Juexia go and said, "You two talk, you two talk. I'll go and make sure the meal is ready."
Zhang Juexia accompanied Li Xi into the house and found an excuse to send Ding Man out. "Shopkeeper Li, just say whatever you want to say!"
Li Xi rubbed his hands awkwardly, pondered for a moment, his eyes wandering and he dared not look at Zhang Juexia, "Boss, it's not a big deal, it's just that, let's just forget about Li Le!
Xiao Cui is a good child and she deserves a better family.
But, I am sorry to trouble you about this matter."
Zhang Juexia understood what Li Xi meant, "I'll take advantage of my free time today and reply to Aunt Wang in a moment.
Shopkeeper Li, you don't have to be so polite. You can't force things between men and women."
"Thank you for your understanding, Master. To be honest, I like Xiao Cui as well, but Li Le's mother is overthinking things. Plus, she has to support Aunt Wang in her old age, so she feels that the burden on Li Le's shoulders is a bit heavy."
"What does Li Le think?"
"It's the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, what opinion can he have!"
Zhang Juexia wanted to remind Li Xi that this matter might not be that simple, but then she thought again that this was someone else's family affair after all, and as an outsider, she shouldn't say too much.
She went to see Shopkeeper Yao with a heavy heart. Seeing her frown, Shopkeeper Yao asked with concern, "Have you encountered any troubles in your business?"
Zhang Juexia shook his head.
"Then let's eat quickly. It seems that nothing can compare to this."
Zhang Juexia looked at the table full of delicious food and started to pick up his chopsticks, but he was a little absent-minded because he had something on his mind.
"Manager Yao, you said that the two people were in love with each other, but were forced to separate because of their parents. Will they regret it in the future?"
“It depends on the person!”
Shopkeeper Yao picked up some dishes and placed them in front of Zhang Juexia. "Now that you mention it, I'm afraid I know who it is. Is it Li Xi's son?"
Zhang Juexia raised his eyebrows, "No, you know too much!"
"Hey, this town is so small, I've been here for many years, I don't know what's going on in everyone's family.
Li Xi is a branch of the Li family, and is very distantly related by blood.
However, because they had the same surname, they depended on the Li family for their livelihood.
He came back from out of town because Li Le's mother was in poor health and needed someone to take care of her."
"Is Li Le also a brother? Oh, then this makes sense."
Shopkeeper Yao was curious, "What's wrong?"
While gnawing on the bone, Zhang Juexia explained the reason to Manager Yao.
Shopkeeper Yao sighed, "Let's leave it at that! Go give Aunt Wang a reply later."
"Um."
"To be honest, if she wants to find a live-in son-in-law, she has to do more research and look for someone who is honest and obedient. Otherwise, she will suffer in the future."
"After all, this is someone else's family affair. I'm just responsible for delivering the message."
After Zhang Juexia had eaten and drunk his fill, he ran towards Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang was well aware of Zhang Juexia's arrival. "Did they respond? What did they say?"
Zhang Juexia repeated Li Xi's words and looked at Aunt Wang worriedly.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang actually laughed, "I knew that the Li family was unreliable. They rejected us just because we made such a simple request.
I'll tell Cui'er about this later and ask her to give up this idea."
Then she stood up and said, "Boss, since you are here, follow me and take a look around.
To be honest, I don't need them to support me in my old age. I have a skill and earn a lot of money. Once Cui'er gets married, I won't be able to work anymore.
I bought a house next to hers and hired two maids. All I needed was Cui'er to come home and talk to me from time to time.
After all, when I am gone, all the property I have accumulated will be given to Cui'er.
I just want to use this incident to see if they really care about our Cui Er."
Zhang Juexia couldn't say anything, but he agreed with Aunt Wang's words in his heart.
Although she is not a love-brained person, she understands the principle of loving someone and loving everyone in them.
Besides, Li Xi worked with Aunt Wang, and he knew how much Aunt Wang earned every month.
In fact, the income of Aunt Wang and Xiao Cui is not inferior to that of Li Xi and Li Le, father and son, and they have a sickly child in their family.
If you really think about it, Li Xi's family life is probably not as comfortable as Aunt Wang's.
Zhang Juexia was just thinking about it. After all, both of them were working for her, so she couldn't be biased and had to treat them equally.
After she followed Aunt Wang out, the two of them changed the subject and talked about business.
Aunt Wang told her that these apprentices learned quickly and could basically embroider some simple patterns.
She also takes special care of several smart young girls, and in some time they will be able to take on important responsibilities.
Then I can embroider some complicated patterns and sell them.
"Speaking of which, the boss is quite capable. They are apprentices and would not be paid in any embroidery workshop.
But you are different. You pay them wages, so they are motivated to study."
“In fact, when it comes down to it, once you learn this skill, it becomes yours.
It’s just that they are still young and don’t understand these principles.
I pay them a little bit of salary every month, so I can keep them busy and learn more!"
Aunt Wang looked at Zhang Juexia with eyes full of admiration, and she secretly vowed in her heart to do what she was going to do well.
It's hard to find a good boss these days, so she must grab this one.
Zhang Juexia didn't dare to delay too much time as she had to rush back to the county town. After chatting briefly with Aunt Wang, she said goodbye and returned to Manager Yao.
Shopkeeper Yao was very concerned about Aunt Wang's attitude, but after hearing what Zhang Juexia said, he also felt that Li Xi's behavior was a bit petty.
"Every family has its own problems, and everyone has their own concerns. We are just listening, but we can't make any decisions for others."
"True, but I always feel that there is still room for fuss. Parents make decisions without telling their children."
"You're just the boss. Just let them do the work for you. As for their private affairs, you can't interfere too much."
Shopkeeper Yao wanted to keep Zhang Juexia, but he also knew she had a lot of things to do, so he packed some food for her and put it on the carriage. "I'll take Suyun to the county town to see you when I have time."
Zhang Juexia then remembered that she had not met Suyun yet!
"Suyun is very busy right now. She's helping me entertain people at the shop in front. Otherwise, how could I have the time to have dinner and chat with you?"
"Then I won't go to see her. Let her be busy!"
Lin Yuan drove the carriage, Zhang Juexia and Manager Yao waved their hands, and they set off.
When the carriage was leaving the town, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked their carriage.
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