Selling hot and sour noodles to Beijing? She had thought about this before, and it was inevitable in the future, but with her current strength, it was probably not enough.
"Wan Ning, you think too highly of me? I'm still a nobody, and you're asking me to do the work of a watermelon. Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Jiang Sui's words successfully made Xia Wanning laugh again.
She was really interesting to talk to, and it was so fun to be with her. She was fed up with all those pretentious and fake socialites in Kyoto who were scheming against each other every day.
Their minds were full of thoughts about how to compete with each other in beauty and win the favor of the princes.
"Sui Sui, I think you can do it. Isn't your husband going to take the imperial examination? That Helian... Oh, no, He Jing said that after playing chess with Master Xiao for an afternoon, he saw that he is a rare talent, not one that can be found in a pond, and has a great chance of becoming an official in the future. If he passes the exam, you will definitely have to go to the capital. When you get to the capital, you can continue to do business. With me covering for you, you will never be discovered."
Those who receive official salaries should not compete with the common people for profit. Once they enter officialdom, the spouse and children of an official are not allowed to continue doing business. If they are discovered, this road will be over, so Xia Wanning said she would cover up for her.
She is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, and she does have the ability to say this!
"That's all for the future. Let's talk about it when the time comes. First, do the things in front of you well, then you can consider the longer-term things."
Jiang Sui rejected Xia Wanning tactfully. Xia Wanning understood that if Jiang Sui was the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others, she would definitely agree immediately after she said that. But she didn't, which showed that she was down-to-earth.
"By the way, Sui Sui, Lan Lan, I want to invite you two to watch a play at Feihua Tower the day after tomorrow. You must come when the time comes. I will be returning to Beijing soon, and I don't know when we will see each other again. Besides, the play I invite you to watch is based on the script I wrote myself."
Xia Wanning has just this little hobby, which is writing play scripts.
She was quite embarrassed and made a fool of herself.
"Okay, I'll definitely come when the time comes!" Jiang Sui was happy to support the heroine.
Xia Wanning had a very pleasant trip here. Before she left, she asked Jiang Sui to prepare another portion of hot and sour noodles, mashed potato noodles, and fried dumplings for her to take away, saying that she wanted to give some to that big iceberg He Jing as well.
Jiang Sui thought, what should I do if the CP in the online novel turns out to be a real person?
Of course it was a big fight.
During this trip to Jeju, their relationship should have warmed up a lot, right?
Look, Xia Wanning even thought about packing for Helian Jing when she went out to play.
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After returning to Feihua Tower, Xia Wanning went straight to Helian Jing's bedroom carrying the food box.
He was still handling official business. He hadn't raised his head for the entire afternoon, but he finally raised it after Xia Wanning came back.
"Your Highness, I had some really delicious snacks today, so I brought one back especially for you. Come and try it."
Helian Jing was a very arrogant person. As soon as Xia Wanning came in, he could smell the strong aroma from her food box.
Xia Wanning placed the noodles and fried dumplings in front of him, still hot.
"What's that smell?" Helian Jing frowned and covered his mouth and nose. He was not talking about the aroma of food, but the strange smell coming from Xia Wanning's body.
To put it bluntly, the fragrance from her body mixed with the smell of oil smoke sounded weird.
"Your Highness, you are too ungrateful, aren't you? I went out and was eager to bring you something delicious, but you were so nice that you even complained about my odor."
Xia Wanning rolled her eyes.
Helian Jing put down the official documents and glanced at the bowls of strong-flavored noodles. Although his face showed disgust, he felt inexplicably happy in his heart.
"You went to see Madam Jiang?"
Last time I heard them discussing what to eat, I guess this is it.
"Well, Sui Sui's food is very delicious. Your Highness might regret it if you don't try it."
"It's not advisable to eat spicy food at night." Helian Jing said he was not good at talking but was actually being righteous. He wanted to go against Xia Wanning even though he was almost intoxicated by the fragrance.
But Xia Wan Ning had known him for such a long time and knew that he was such a bad person.
"Your Highness, whether you want to eat or not, I will not accompany you for now." After saying this, she left and prepared to go back to her room to take a bath.
Helian Jing looked at the fragrant noodles on the table. He tried to restrain himself at first, but he couldn't control himself later. He took the first bite and never stopped.
Xia Wanning ran back on tiptoe. The guard at the door was about to salute, but was stopped by her.
She quietly leaned her head out to take a look. Helian Jing was eating with relish, and she saw a satisfied expression on his face.
Humph, you little brat! Any airs you put on are nothing in front of delicious food.
Helian Jing has been very concerned about the refugees in Jeju recently and hasn't had a good meal for a long time. I think this meal will allow him to have a full and delicious meal.
Food is always the best medicine to heal people.
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As soon as Xiao's mother came back, Jiang Sui told her about the compensation money. Xiao's mother immediately took out the family's household registration documents and housing documents.
Since I have no plan to go back to Baima Town anyway, I'd better take this compensation money.
She also notified Madam Song. Madam Song had the household registration documents, which Su Yanqing had someone do for her, but she could not produce proof of her ancestral home.
I don't know if I can get any money if I go there.
But no matter what, they had to give it a try, so Mrs. Song deliberately did not go to do odd jobs the next day, but went to the government office with Xiao's mother taking the household registration documents.
Perhaps it was because Xia Wanning had made an announcement, the officials from the Jizhou government office came out in person to receive them when they arrived. How could they be so worthy of such an official? It was less than a hundred taels, but they still troubled a sixth-rank official to come and entertain them.
The Xiao family had ten people and their house was large, but no one in their family had an accident. So, all in all, they had to pay compensation of seventy taels of silver.
Madam Song benefited from the Xiao family. Logically, she could not get any compensation since she did not have the written proof of her ancestral home. However, the government still compensated her with twenty taels of silver, which was better than nothing.
With these twenty taels, Madam Song was one step closer to her goal of redeeming the bracelet.
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Today, Xiao's mother was not available, so the task of going out to buy groceries was left to Xiao Lanlan. After Zhou went for a follow-up visit, it was found that there was no major problem with her body. Doctor Qin asked her to keep warm, drink less cold water, and eat more nourishing food. Since it was cold today, he would not let her go out because Jiang Sui had to take care of the shop.
Xiao Lanlan was returning home after buying groceries. As she reached the entrance of the alley, she found a carriage parked there. She didn't think much of it and was about to go around it, but a middle-aged woman standing next to the carriage called her:
"Is it Miss Xiao Lanlan? My wife has something to tell you!"
Xiao Lanlan didn't understand. She didn't know any madam in Jeju, so why did she look for her? She looked at the middle-aged woman with some caution.
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