Yan Qingqing looked at Old Madam Yan and said, "Mother, you know I'm currently running two businesses, and I've always wanted to expand them further, but I haven't known where to start. I wonder if you would be willing to help me?"
Grandma Yan laughed and said, "Daughter, I would be willing to give my life to help you, but I don't have any business acumen, and I'm so old, what help can I possibly give you?"
Yan Qingqing said with a grin, "I don't want my mother's life, but I want her to live to be a hundred years old."
I don't need Mother to help me with the business; I just need you to train a group of embroiderers.
Although Yan Qingqing knew nothing about needlework, the embroidery made by Old Madam Yan was the best she had ever seen, and it was double-sided embroidery, which would be considered a work of art today.
Yuan Huiniang chimed in, "Grandma's skills are far superior to ours. The embroidery on the clothes Grandma made for my sister is even better than that of the embroiderers at Jinsheng Pavilion."
Old Mrs. Yan was truly skilled in embroidery. If she hadn't injured her hand back then, the Yan family would certainly not have lived a bad life with this skill alone.
However, Yan Qingqing didn't know how Old Mrs. Yan injured her hand back then, whether it was an accident or intentional. Old Mrs. Yan didn't say, and she didn't ask either. Everyone has a past they don't want to talk about.
Seeing Yan Qingqing's serious expression, Old Madam Yan knew she wasn't joking. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Training embroiderers is no problem. My eyesight is still good. It's just that I can't teach overly complicated needlework techniques."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand for Yan Qingqing to see, and the index finger of his right hand was slightly bent and deformed.
Yan Qingqing held Old Madam Yan's hand with heartache and said, "It's alright, Mother. This also depends on talent. We'll see how much they can comprehend in time."
Yan Qingqing felt that the things that Old Madam Yan embroidered were enough.
Seeing that Yan Qingqing said this, Old Madam Yan felt much more at ease and agreed, "In that case, just let me know whenever you need anything."
Yan Qingqing was delighted to see that Grandma Yan had agreed and said, "I will start making preparations for this after I finish celebrating Xiaoqi's one-month birthday."
The formal cooperation with Jinsheng Pavilion is about to begin, and she needs to quickly set up the embroidery workshop. Although it doesn't need to be too big or too good in the early stages, it will be different later. Therefore, Yan Qingqing plans to build it up from the start to avoid trouble later.
With this in mind, she planned to ask the village chief for another piece of land when she had time.
When Grandma Yan saw that Yan Qingqing was lost in thought again, she knew that she must be thinking about something again. She waved her hand in front of her eyes and said, "Girl, you're already worrying before you've even officially finished your postpartum period. Be careful that you don't go bald. It would be ugly if you became bald."
Yan Qingqing was brought back to reality by Old Madam Yan's words, and said with a smile, "Mother, I was just thinking about what to do for Xiaoqi's full moon celebration and which relatives to invite."
I'm also thinking of holding the housewarming party at the same time, to save ourselves the trouble later.
Grandma Yan glared at her and said, "You think too much. What are you going to do with Ping'er and the others? When children grow up, you have to learn to let go and let them do things on their own. That way they can grow up to be upright men. If you have to do everything yourself, you'll be exhausted."
Yan Qingqing felt that she had been taught a lesson by Old Mrs. Yan. She always thought that the children were still young, the oldest being only seventeen or eighteen years old.
Although she intended to train them to do great things, she forgot that these small things also help them develop.
She, a modern person, doesn't understand life as well as Old Lady Yan.
Little did Yan Qingqing know that just as Old Mrs. Yan felt sorry for her own children, she also felt sorry for them.
Grandma Yan still wanted to go back to Yanjiacun. She said that as a maternal grandmother, she needed to go home to prepare a full-month celebration gift for her granddaughter. Besides, she had been away for more than 20 days and was worried about her family, so she wanted to go back and check on them.
Yan Qingqing didn't stop her anymore. She asked Yuan Huiniang to prepare some gifts for Old Madam Yan, and then asked Li Xiangping to take Old Madam Yan home.
In the evening, after Yan Qingqing finished feeding Li Xiangyang, she called the other children over.
Except for Li Xiangkang, who went to study at Xifeng Academy, all the other children in the family are still here.
It's been a long time since they've had a family meeting, and some of them are even a little nostalgic about it.
Yan Qingqing said, "I have a few things to say to you today."
Mother has just finished her postpartum confinement, and Little Seven is still very young. Mother's energy is limited, so I'm redistributing tasks to you all now.
First, we didn't hold a baby's third-day celebration for Xiaoqi, so I'd like to give her a full-month celebration. I'll leave this to you two, eldest son, and we'll set the date for three days from now.
I said before that I would leave the household affairs to Hui Niang from now on, and now it's not just about the things in our yard and on the stove.
From now on, Hui Niang will be in charge of everything, including distributing monthly allowances, inviting guests, handling family weddings and funerals, and managing social obligations.
If you don't know the specifics of how to manage a household, you can come to me when you have time, and we can discuss the general procedures.
"Once we move to our new house, I'll set up a special storage room for our valuables, and I'll give you a key to it later."
Yuan Huiniang felt both pressured and happy upon hearing this.
I feel pressured because my mother-in-law entrusted me with such an important matter, but I also feel happy because my mother-in-law trusts me so much.
Li Xiangping and Yuan Huiniang both expressed their determination to do their best to make the full moon celebration a success.
Yan Qingqing was very satisfied with their attitude. Regardless of whether they could do it well, she felt gratified as long as they had this sense of responsibility.
Then Yan Qingqing added, "The second thing is that we're moving to a new house, and I plan to do it together with Xiaoqi's full moon celebration."
"The second and third sons will be in charge of this. Make a list of all the relatives, friends, and business partners you need to invite, and make sure everyone is notified."
Li Xiang'an and Li Xiangjian quickly agreed.
Yan Qingqing paused for a moment and then said, "There's one more thing. I'm planning to build a workshop. Our formal cooperation with Jinsheng Pavilion will begin soon, so the construction of this workshop also needs to be put on the agenda."
I'll draw up a plan later, and I'd like to entrust this whole matter to your third uncle. He's gained quite a bit of experience helping us build our house during this time.
Once the workshop is built, we will not only cooperate with Jinshengge, but also create our own brand. I have already spoken with your grandmother and asked her to help train a group of embroiderers. Once they have completed their training, they can all work in our workshop.
When we recruit people later, Xinniang and Yueniang, you two should help your grandmother select some people of good character.
Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang were also very happy to be entrusted with important responsibilities, as it was rare for their mother to be so impartial.
Yan Qingqing spoke at length, then looked at the group and asked, "Is there anything else you'd like to add?"
Li Xiangping, as the eldest son in the family, spoke up: "I'll bring my fourth brother back early on the day of my little sister's full moon celebration. He's still studying at the academy."
Li Xiang'an also laughed and said, "Fourth brother has been thinking about living in the new house every day, but he went to the academy before he even got to live there. What a pity."
After Li Xiang'an finished speaking, everyone could imagine Li Xiangkang's aggrieved look, and they all burst into laughter.
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