Chen Afu thought for a long time and still felt that he had to be rational. The class hierarchy in ancient times was strict. Even if Chu Lingxuan really liked her at this moment, there were too many external forces preventing him from marrying her. For example, pressure from elders, marriage for the future of the family, strong pressure from public opinion, and so on. What's more, he looked strong at first glance, and he was a time traveler. Even if he was cautious, many of his cognitions and practices would not be as "virtuous" as local women. When two strong people get along for a long time, it is easy for conflicts to arise...
Now she is a female household, has a son, and can earn money, so she can decide how to live her life. She can't be so foolish as to throw away such a good situation to gain the unknown emotion.
However, I have to be more careful when getting along with Chu Lingxuan in the future. I have to maintain a normal superior-subordinate relationship, but I can't make him completely angry... I thought about it until the second half of the night before I gradually fell asleep.
The next day, she got up with dark circles under her eyes, sent Dabao away, and welcomed the little girl Chu who was going to a full-time kindergarten.
The first thing Miss Chu said when she came over was, "Aunt, Daddy, please take me to see my grandma when you have nothing to do. I miss her too."
Chen Ahfu smiled and nodded. She also missed that gentle woman. She said, "Okay, I'll take you there after my aunt gives Abbot Chen the plain clothes."
As they were talking, Chen Afu saw Aunt Zeng going to the county town to buy cloth to make plain clothes. He then thought of Miss Yang, who had asked him to go to the county town to pick her up.
So he called Aunt Zeng and said, "I'll go to the county town with you, and visit Sister Qian at the Yang residence."
When Chu Hanyan heard that her aunt was going to see Sister Qian, she also wanted to go.
Chen Ahfu was very happy. The little girl took the initiative to ask to be a guest, which was a great progress. He nodded in agreement and asked Luo Mei to go to Tangyuan to talk to Manager Luo and send a few more guards to accompany her.
When Manager Luo heard about it, he was also happy for the girl's progress, so he came with ten guards and two carriages.
Chen Afu took the little girl, Mother Song and Luo Mei on a carriage, while Aunt Zeng and Xia Yue took some homemade snacks on another carriage. Steward Luo personally drove Chen Afu's carriage and went to Sanqing County with the horse-riding guards.
On the way, Manager Luo asked Chen Afu about the new business he had opened in Dingzhou Prefecture. He also said that his master told him not to take the 20% share for nothing, and would pay 600 taels of silver as a share.
Half a month ago, Chen Afu sent Zeng Shuang to Dingzhou Prefecture to prepare to open a business there. The name of the business was Fuyunlai Business, and it would mainly deal in its own watermelons, grains and other crops, as well as all other businesses that could make money.
In order for the Chu family to protect the business, she told Manager Luo that she wanted to give Tangyuan 20% of the shares and Manager Luo's family 10% of the shares. She also thought that Chu Lingxuan might not be interested in such a small shop. If he didn't want it, she would give Manager Luo 20% of the shares.
Manager Luo smiled and said, "I will take over the 20% stake on behalf of Tangyuan. Miss Chen is smart, and the business she opened will definitely make money. I will report this to my master when he comes back. But I am a servant of Tangyuan, how can I buy shares with my master? I don't want it."
Chen Afu said that giving Tangyuan shares was just a polite gesture. She didn't want to have too much contact with Chu Lingxuan. What she really wanted to give was Manager Luo. With him, no one dared to cause trouble for the company. But she didn't expect Manager Luo to answer like this, so she had to agree.
Today, she heard that Chu Lingxuan wanted to give her 600 taels of silver, so she said modestly, "Six hundred taels of silver is too much for such a small shop. I can't accept it."
She knew that her business was small now, but it would definitely grow bigger in the future, and six hundred taels of silver for a 20% stake was not much. But with the Chu family's golden signboard, she still got a bargain.
Manager Luo smiled and said, "My master and I both trust Miss Chen. The business will surely get better and better in the future, and our Tangyuan will not suffer any loss."
When I arrived at the county town, I first went to the cloth shop and bought two pieces of fine cloth suitable for making plain clothes. I also bought a few pieces of silk and fine cloth for making clothes for my own family. It was already noon.
The group went to the restaurant for lunch. On the plaque of the restaurant were written the words "Hao You Lai" in large letters. Chen Ahfu always felt that this place was very familiar.
Shopkeeper Luo smiled and said, "Miss Chen, you didn't realize that this is the original Xile Restaurant."
Chen Afu smiled as if he suddenly understood something.
She thought of the last time she came here to sell a house, and she had to wear a hat to cover her face, fearing that bad guys would target her. But now she was surrounded by bodyguards and servants, and the people nearby avoided her. With the help of Miss Chu, she also became a privileged class.
As soon as I entered the restaurant, I met a dozen muscular men, one of whom was pushing a young man.
This young man was about 23 or 24 years old, handsome and dressed in fine clothes. Unfortunately, he was lame and sat in a cart.
Chen Ahfu felt that these people were not people that he or even Tangyuan could afford to offend, so he quickly turned his eyes away. However, he unconsciously glanced at the young man again because he always had a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen him somewhere, but he clearly had not seen him before.
Even if she only glanced at him for a second, or a hint of unknown emotion flashed across her face, it seemed that she was seen by several big men, who glared at her, frightening her so much that she quickly lowered her head. They held Chu Hanyan's little hand tighter, fearing that the little girl would bump into those people.
Manager Luo was also startled when he saw the young master, and hurried over to bow and say, "This humble servant greets Master Jiu...Jiu."
The Ninth Master nodded, looked past Manager Luo and the people behind him, and finally fixed his gaze on Chen Afu and Chu Hanyan.
He asked, "That little girl must be Lord Chu's daughter, right? She does look very similar to Lord Chu." His voice was clear and cold, like a clear spring on the top of a mountain.
Manager Luo bowed and said, "Yes, she is my sister, and her maiden name is Hanyan." He turned around and called, "Miss, come over and pay your respects to Master Jiu... Master Jiu." He knew that the young master was afraid of meeting strangers, but since Master Jiu had already said that, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and let the young master go over to pay her respects.
Chu Hanyan was afraid, and she hugged Chen Afu's waist and buried her head in Chen Afu's waist, not daring to move forward. Chen Afu heard that the girl from the Marquis' Mansion was asked to pay a visit to him, and guessed that the Ninth Master was either a royal relative or a powerful noble. So she gently touched the top of the girl's head and whispered, "Don't be afraid, sister..." She also wanted to persuade the girl to pay a visit, but the girl's appearance made her unable to speak.
Steward Luo bowed again and said, "Please don't blame me, Master Jiu. My sister is a little shy."
Jiu Ye did not blame her. He looked at Chu Hanyan with a kind look and said, "Miss Chu is very likable." As he spoke, he took off a string of jasper beads from his wrist and had someone pass it to the little girl. The jade string was wrapped around his wrist twice, and it was emerald green and transparent, and it was obvious that it was an extraordinary product.
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