Chapter 1469 Traveling with the Nguyen Family
The next day, Shu Yu planned to visit the Tan family.
Just as they were about to leave, they learned that Lady Ruan was also going to the prefectural city.
She wasn't in a hurry, so she waited for Mrs. Ruan to go together.
Ruan was there to purchase goods. Nowadays, all the fabrics for Yiren Pavilion come from the prefectural city, and most of them come from the fabric shop owned by the Tan family.
Whether it was because Master Tan knew about this matter or not, in the past two months, Yiren Pavilion not only received discounts on the fabrics it purchased, but the shop assistants and managers at the other shops also became much more friendly.
It's important to understand that Yiren Pavilion's shop is small, and it has few employees, so its orders are genuinely small compared to other businesses. The Tan family is large and has many orders; why would they pay attention to Yiren Pavilion, a small shop in a county town?
It's likely that the Tan family was grateful to Doctor Zhao for curing their young master, which is why they gave him special instructions.
"Let's go, let's pick up your Aunt Xiang."
After tidying up, Ruan came out and got into Shu Yu's carriage.
Upon arriving at Liufang Lane, just as Ruan was about to knock on the door of the garment workshop, the courtyard gate opened first.
"Ah Xiang," Madam Ruan called to her, "Let's go. Ah Yu is going to the prefectural city today, so we don't need to have Xiao Guo come with us."
Xiao Guo's real name is Guo Bing, and he is a waiter hired by Yiren Pavilion.
The Yiren Pavilion is almost entirely staffed by women, but some physical labor is unavoidable. For example, moving goods or climbing up and down heights; having a strong person makes things easier.
Guo Bing is only nineteen years old, but he is very strong. What's rare is that he is also careful and takes extra care when moving clothes and fabrics.
Occasionally, when Ruan and her family went to the prefectural city, Guo Bing would drive them there.
Just like today, the original plan was for him to drive the two of them to the prefectural city, but now that Shu Yu is accompanying them, Guo Bing doesn't have to make the trip.
Hearing Ruan's words, Ah Xiang nodded and forced a smile.
Seeing this, Madam Ruan was taken aback and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? You don't look well."
"It's alright, let's go." Ah Xiang waved her hand and went out the door first.
She greeted Shu Yu as she approached the carriage.
Although she was smiling, Shu Yu could still tell that she looked preoccupied.
When Madam Ruan arrived, Shu Yu winked at her. Madam Ruan shook her head and pulled Ah Xiang into the carriage together.
The carriage remained quiet until it left Liufang Lane and exited the city gate; no one spoke.
Shu Yu felt slightly uncomfortable; the atmosphere in the carriage was too tense, so she simply lifted the curtain and looked outside.
Before long, I heard Aunt Xiang sniffling.
Shu Yu turned around in surprise and saw that she was trying her best to hold back but couldn't control herself, so she quickly asked, "Aunt Xiang, what's wrong? Have you encountered any difficulties?"
It would have been better if she hadn't asked; as soon as she did, Ah Xiang burst into tears.
But she still waved her hand, took the handkerchief handed to her by Madam Ruan, wiped her eyes, and said, "No, no, we're doing fine now, there's nothing difficult about us, Ayu, don't worry."
"Then..." Why are you so sad if there are no difficulties? I've never seen them like this before, when they lived together in Ruanjia Village as mother and daughter.
Madam Ruan sighed, "Sister Xiang, is it still about Xiangdi?"
"What's wrong with Xiangdi?" Shuyu asked, puzzled.
Ah Xiang slapped her thigh hard twice. "She's being stubborn and getting stuck on this. I... I really..."
(End of this chapter)
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