Xia Wanning made a lot of money in Kyoto because of this play, so she did not forget Jiang Sui's contribution. This time, the letter came with a silver note of five thousand taels, saying it was a dividend for her.
Although Jiang Sui didn't see her in person, he could see Xia Wanning's excitement between the lines.
She is also a loyal fan of The Monkey King. God knows how excited she was during the rehearsal of this play. She never missed any rehearsals and was always on site to supervise the work in person. She even delayed her relationship with Helian Jing because of this and ignored him to the point that she became jealous countless times.
She said to Jiang Sui:
"If possible, I really hope you can come to Kyoto soon and see for yourself how famous the Monkey King in your play is in Kyoto. Even the emperor was not satisfied after reading it. He even summoned me in person, hoping that I could write a sequel to the play. Unfortunately, I am not the writer of the play Havoc in Heaven. I think it will be a long time before everyone can see the sequel. It all depends on your mood."
Xia Wanning was implicitly asking for an update. On the last page of the letter, there was a long-haired puppy. Through several correspondences with her, Jiang Sui knew that this should be the beautiful puppy that Helian Jing mentioned in her letter and that was sent to her as a tribute by a foreign country!
Our heroine is really adorable, and she is also very powerful. She has to pursue her career and shine in Kyoto, while having a romance with the hero, and fighting against the jackals and tigers in the inner house. She also has to deal with the group of vicious female supporting characters around the hero.
If you get close to Helian Jing, you must always be on the lookout for possible conspiracy.
The heroine of the cool novel is indeed worthy of her reputation!
It's not impossible to make a sequel, but the main reason is that she only remembers part of the plot. Once it is released, the sequel cannot be stopped. Jiang Sui doesn't know if she can persist. She is afraid of ruining the classic.
So, let’s stop here and leave the subsequent plots to people’s imagination. She can’t be the one who ruins the classic.
Now, with the dividend of five thousand taels of silver, it would be no problem for Jiang Sui to open a restaurant.
What she needs to worry about now is how to solve the problem of putting the restaurant in her name. It is not easy to find someone she can trust completely. The key is that she can't discuss this matter with Xiao Hechuan because her starting point is illogical, as if she knew in advance that he would definitely pass the imperial examination and embark on a career in officialdom. It's really a headache.
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In the following month, Jeju had several heavy snowfalls, and it really felt like winter. People said that next year would be a year of bumper harvest.
Three days before New Year's Day, the Xiao family received an invitation from Mrs. Su from the Su Mansion, inviting them to spend New Year's Day at the Su Mansion.
The invitation was written by Mrs. Su herself, and was sent on New Year's Day, which is the day of family reunion. This is enough to show Mrs. Su's intention.
This was the first time that the elders of the two families met, and they would definitely talk about the marriage of Su Yanqing and Xiao Lanlan. The happiest person was Su Yanqing. He had always thought that the reason he kept silent about this matter was that he had not yet passed the probation period for Lanlan. He did not expect that she would be so good at handling things. This time, he gave the Xiao family enough dignity and face.
Mrs. Su has changed a lot since she was pointed out by Mr. Su once and dealt with all the people around her with bad intentions. At least no one whispers those meaningless rumors in her ears anymore. She is still a pretty good person and knows how to accept other people's opinions.
After truly understanding Xiao Lanlan's character and her abilities, he chose to put aside his prejudices and support her.
Xiao Lanlan had never formally met Mrs. Su, except for the unpleasant encounter in the alley when she first came to Jeju. In her impression, Mrs. Su was a beautiful woman who was particularly difficult to get along with, and she had very high requirements for her future daughter-in-law, so she was particularly diligent and hardworking in the girls' school and did not dare to slack off at all.
She didn't know whether she had met Madam Su's standards now, but at least now, Madam Su had taken the initiative to invite her family to visit the Su Mansion, and she had chosen the New Year's Day, which represented a family reunion. Wasn't this enough to show that she wanted to become a family with the Xiao family?
The Xiao family attached great importance to this visit to the Su Mansion and started preparing early. The Su family is a well-known family in Jeju, so they definitely cannot wear too shabby clothes when visiting someone's house.
At that time, except for Xiao Mian and Zhou, the rest of the Su family would have to dress up and visit the Su Mansion.
Shi Yan and Shi Yi are still young and cannot leave their mother. Zhou also cannot bear to be away from her two children for a moment. All her thoughts and attention are on the children every day. Now the weather is cold, and it is even more inconvenient to take such young children out. So Xiao Mian simply stays at home with his wife and children that day.
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Xiao's mother bought several sets of winter clothes for each family member. On New Year's Day, the family came to the Su Mansion in two carriages.
The roads are difficult to travel on rainy and snowy days, so the Xiao family bought two horse-drawn carriages for daily travel, which are now in use.
The Xiao family arrived neither too early nor too late, just an hour before noon, which was the perfect time for them to arrive. They had prepared enough gifts, and Mrs. Su personally brought Su Yanqing to the door to greet them.
Today, Mr. Su was also at the Su Mansion, and Su Yanli and his wife Liao also came.
Mrs. Su was thinking of settling the engagement between Su Yanqing and Xiao Lanlan today. After the New Year next year, when she attends some important occasions, such as tea parties, poetry gatherings, birthday celebrations, and wedding banquets, she will bring Xiao Lanlan with her and let her appear with her. This will be considered as making it public, so that everyone will know that she will be her daughter-in-law and the future mistress of the Su family.
Familiarize yourself with her about the social procedures in advance, and get to know her face and family background. Otherwise, if you meet her on the street one day and she greets you, but you don't know whose wife or daughter she is, wouldn't that be a joke?
When Mr. and Mrs. Xiao met Madam Su for the first time, they were a little nervous. When they got off the carriage, they looked at the status of the Su family and thought that their Xiao family was probably only one-third of the size of Madam Su's.
Even the two stone lions at the door are carved to be extra large.
Seeing them get off the car, Madam Su, supported by the nanny, walked down the stairs. She smiled appropriately and took the initiative to greet Madam Xiao:
"Master Xiao, Madam Xiao, I've finally got you here. The house has already prepared a feast. It's cold and the roads are slippery, so please be careful with your steps. Please follow me into the house, warm yourself by the fire, and have a cup of hot tea first!"
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