Chapter 40 Chapter 40 While waiting for the results, Han Jingyuan was younger than Jiang Xiao…
Several days had passed since Jiang Xiaoci's wedding banquet, but she still had no chance to meet her cousin's two adopted children. However, the storefront at the intersection of the street had started to be renovated and was going to open a restaurant.
Qian Meiping would take her children out for a few walks every day, and would hear a lot of news. She would come back and tell everyone, "Xiaoci, your cousin bought the restaurant, He Zongxu paid for the renovation, and your cousin is responsible for the management. Even if there is a loss, the house is still your cousin's. People say that the man she married is rare and good."
Jiang Xiaoci knew what kind of person He Zongxu was. To put it bluntly, he and her cousin were husband and wife, and if anything happened to her cousin, the family property would be controlled by He Zongxu.
The houses where He Zongxu lives in Hai City and Beijing City are under his mother's name, and his savings can be used as "investments" at any time, and then the losses can be used to transfer the assets.
Jiang Xiaoci could all guess that He Zongxu must have made a complete plan before he met his cousin.
Jiang Xiaoci thinks she is quite smart. She said, "He Zongxu said he wanted a career-oriented wife, but he adopted two children. No matter how career-oriented she is, it is impossible for my cousin not to care about the children. With two children and managing a restaurant, my cousin must be exhausted."
Du Shunyi was wondering about this: "Your cousin and her husband are not very old, and they adopted two children right after they got married. How are they going to have more children in the future? He Zongxu is so well-off, and he adopted a child. Is he not going to have any more children?"
Qian Meiping even found out this: "Feng Wenyu said that she was the one who didn't want to have children."
Jiang Xiaoci didn't believe it: "My cousin has never been married, how can we be sure that she is infertile?"
That is, generally speaking, who would determine who is infertile right after marriage and go to the hospital for a check-up? Du Shunyi waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about their business."
They didn't say anything, but Feng Wenyu came with her child. She took advantage of the fact that Han Jingyuan was there on Sunday to ease the relationship.
She held the younger one in one hand, and the older one followed closely behind her. When they arrived at the entrance of the photo studio, she saw Han Jingyuan's expressionless face, and was slightly embarrassed. She said something polite:
"Han Jingyuan, don't be so sullen. We are relatives after all. Let's forget about the quarrel. I'll bring the two children over and let you recognize them."
Han Jingyuan couldn't keep his expressionless face in front of the child, so he said to Jiang Xiaoci, "I'll help you add a few more compartments to the cabinet in the archives room."
Jiang Xiaoci nodded. She had been looking for an opportunity to see the baby, but had not had the chance until today.
She came out with a stool and asked Feng Wenyu to sit down and talk. "Cousin, please sit down. The sun is nice today. I'll make you some tea."
Feng Wenyu just wanted to let Jiang Xiaoci know that he was happy enough without her as a matchmaker.
After she sat down, she introduced the older children to everyone: "I changed the surnames of all the children. The oldest one is nine years old and has my surname, Feng Jiuxiang. The youngest one's surname is He, Xiaotang, which is the Xiao next to the sun character, not the Xiao in Xiaoci's diminutive name."
Jiang Xiaoci had already brought out the tea. She peeked at the sleeping baby in her arms. The baby was so chubby that it was hard to tell the actual age.
Qian Meiping brought her own child over and compared the two. She was very surprised: "This child doesn't look like he's only one month older than ours, but two or three months older. He's growing up really well."
Feng Wenyu was proud: "That's right. If the child didn't look good, I wouldn't have adopted him. When I went there, the child smiled at me. I felt that he and I had a special affinity."
Feng Wenyu thought she would be looked down upon when she came here, but she didn't expect Jiang Xiaoci to take the lead, bringing stools and making tea. She felt that she couldn't be stingy.
"Jiang Xiaoci, I see you like children so much, do you want a hug?"
Jiang Xiaoci quickly reached out her hand: "Yes, I like children. Thank you, cousin."
Just as he was about to take the child into his arms, nine-year-old Feng Jiuxiang, who had been standing quietly and obediently beside Feng Wenyu at first, suddenly reached out and took the child.
She also explained: "Aunt Jiang, my sister is a very light sleeper, and I'm afraid she will pee and stain your clothes, so I'd better let her hold you."
Jiang Xiaoci hugged nothing and was a little dazed. She felt hostile towards this nine-year-old girl.
Feng Wenyu taught the older one: "Xiangxiang, Aunt Jiang wants to hug her sister because she loves her. Don't be so petty in the future."
Jiang Xiaoci was not angry. After all, she was her sister and it was normal for her not to want to be hugged by others.
She also encouraged: "You are such a good sister who cares about your sister."
Feng Jiuxiang wanted to see Jiang Xiaoci's comforting smile, whether it was real or fake. It was very inconsistent with the Jiang Xiaoci she had heard from others. Is she really that good? Are you pretending?
Feng Jiuxiang was only nine years old at the moment, and she was not very stable while holding her sister. The sister in her arms might have been uncomfortable, and she suddenly frowned and burst into tears.
Feng Wenyu hurriedly took the child over, a little annoyed: "Look at you, if you don't know how to hold a child, then don't hold it. I finally coaxed the child to sleep, but he started crying again."
Feng Jiuxiang stepped aside. She was not surprised to see her mother still had the same personality, but it was much better than what she remembered later.
Qian Meiping has experience and said with a smile: "The child is crying, either because he is hungry or he has urinated. Let me check it out."
Feng Wenyu opened the swaddling clothes and saw that the diaper was wet. It turned out that the baby had peed. She didn't bring a diaper with her. She frowned and sighed, "These few months old babies are really annoying. Xiangxiang is the best. She is obedient and sensible, and can help me with some small chores."
Qian Meiping smiled and said, "You were the one who wanted to adopt the child. It's too late to bother now. Wait a minute, I'll go home and get a diaper, change the child and coax him."
"Okay, thank you very much."
When Meiping was changing the baby's diaper, Jiang Xiaoci watched carefully: "I have to learn this too, so that when I have my own baby in the future, I won't be so flustered."
Feng Wenyu laughed at her: "You two just got married, how can it be so fast?"
Jiang Xiaoci laughed. She had noticed that the birthmark on the baby's leg was no longer there.
But the skin in that area was slightly lighter than the skin next to it, with a faint pink tint, like the skin that was restored after the birthmark was removed surgically.
Jiang Xiaoci had a thorough examination with the head nurse of the hospital at that time. In addition to the birthmark, there were several moles in easy-to-remember locations, but they are all gone now.
Jiang Xiaoci could conclude that this child was Ji Qinglan's, but the moles and birthmarks on his body had been removed.
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After changing the diaper, the baby stopped crying. She opened her round eyes and laughed when she was tickled. Everyone surrounded her and praised her for being easy to take care of and well-behaved.
Only Han Jingyuan's attention was focused on the nine-year-old Feng Jiuxiang. Since Feng Jiuxiang was wary of Jiang Xiaoci for unknown reasons, Han Jingyuan began to pay attention to her.
What's more, he heard the voice.
"It's finally time for He Xiaotang to be reborn into Feng Jiuxiang. This time, the 20-year-old girl has to protect her newly born self."
"Look at her hostility towards Xiaoci now, and her vigilance towards the baby in Xiaoci's belly. If she is reborn into someone else's body, will she be able to figure out everything?"
"Before she was reborn, she saw things from her own perspective. Now that she is reborn in Jiuxiang, she is standing from the perspective of an observer and seeing what happened to her since she was a baby. She should be able to see a lot of differences. I still believe that she will be different from before. At least she can protect herself when she is still a baby."
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Han Jingyuan was shocked again. He had accepted so many miraculous things that had happened to Jiang Xiaoci before.
But what happened to Feng Jiuxiang was too unbelievable. It meant that the current Feng Jiuxiang was the 20-year-old He Xiaotang. She wanted to protect her current self, so she was wary of Xiaoci?
There was also the child in Xiaoci's belly, the child of him and Xiaoci. He had restrained himself on the wedding night and in the following days, and they still had a destined child.
Han Jingyuan suddenly remembered that on the day his grandfather said he wanted to hold a wedding banquet, he heard that voice saying that if he didn't agree, he would regret it to death. Was it referring to the fact that he and Jiang Xiaoci would have a child on the wedding day?
Han Jingyuan silently retreated to the archives room. Feng Jiuxiang wanted to change the fate of He Xiaotang, who was still an infant. She could, but she could not harm the people in the circle of protection he had drawn.
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Jiang Xiaoci had already figured out where Ji Qinglan's child was. She went out in the afternoon to check the membership information and came back early in the evening. While eating, she couldn't wait to tell Han Jingyuan:
"Brother Han, the baby my cousin adopted was born to Ji Qinglan and He Zongxu, but now my cousin is saying outside that she adopted the baby because she didn't want to give birth to one. This He Zongxu is so scheming and he's really good at coaxing people."
It's not just this one thing. A few days ago, Jiang Yunzhong called and casually said that Ji Qinglan had run away from Yuncheng. Now it seems that her escape was also part of the plan.
Han Jingyuan also mentioned this matter: "Your eldest brother called and said that Ji Qinglan, who was sent back to Yuncheng, ran away."
Jiang Xiaoci now has no doubt: "Ji Qinglan let He Zongxu take the child away. There must be some benefits in the deal. I guess she was arranged to receive the benefits. Don't worry about them. Let's go to bed."
Han Jingyuan just brought back the family planning supplies today. Except for the night of the wedding banquet, the two of them went from not understanding to understanding, and they have been very restrained since then until today, but they got the child that night.
He said, "Xiaoci, we let nature take its course and quickly got the certificate and held the wedding. I'm worried that you might be pregnant that night. I want to wait a month to go to the hospital for a check-up. Before that, we can sleep in separate beds, okay?"
Jiang Xiaoci smiled and said, "Brother Han, your suggestion is very memorable. If there is really a baby, we will know that it was conceived on our wedding day. Fortunately, you mentioned it. Then we can separate the quilts and verify it."
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If you want to confirm whether you are pregnant or not, you will know after waiting for another month. Jiang Xiaoci doesn't think about this every day. She is still busy with other things.
As for Han Jingyuan, he was not a talkative person to begin with, and after he was worried about something, he spoke even less.
Especially on this day, Grandpa found Jiang Xiaoci again and gave her a task: "Your cousin opened that restaurant and poached the chef from our restaurant. Xiaoci, you have to invite the chef I designated to come here within seven days."
Sure enough, anything given for free will not be cheap in the end. Han Jingyuan said hurriedly, "Grandpa, she only knows how to be a matchmaker, not how to do these business matters. I'd better ask her to go."
Feng Shinan said, "How old are you? Do you need to question my actions? Just go about your business and don't worry about me and your wife."
Jiang Xiaoci feels that inviting someone is similar to matchmaking. You just need to clarify the conditions and then pair them up. If it works out, it works out. If not, don't force it.
So, she agreed immediately: "Grandpa, I can try, but I may not succeed."
Feng Shinan said: "If you don't succeed, this restaurant will go bankrupt. You have to think of a way to succeed."
Jiang Xiaoci and Han Jingyuan took 70% of the hotel's shares together. They really wanted to do something. In order to increase the success rate, she said, "Grandpa, you want me to invite someone back, then tell me, why does it have to be your junior brother?"
Grandpa sighed, "You kid, you have to ask so many details. Well, I'll tell you, if you can persuade Yuxiang to come back, I'll have one less regret."
"Yuxiang is twenty years younger than me, and the same age as your aunt. Zhang Rumei's father and I were like brothers. Before he died, he entrusted his son to me, so I let your uncle marry her and we became a family."
"Later, some things happened. When Rumei became a widow, I found out that she and my junior fellow apprentice had a secret crush on each other. However, I didn't agree to Rumei's remarriage because of my face and seniority."
"I'll figure it out. Your cousin is at a rebellious age and has threatened to die if you don't agree. Jiang Xiaoci, if you can get this done for grandpa, grandpa will thank you."
Jiang Xiaoci: "Grandpa, I'll try my best."
The matter entrusted by grandma is not easy to handle. Han Jingyuan pointed out to Jiang Xiaoci: "Uncle Chang is not married, but he has an adopted son from a clan, named Chang Deman, who is a few years younger than my cousin. Twenty years ago, he was still young and needed his mother's care. He liked my aunt very much, but now he needs face, so it is difficult to convince him to agree."
Jiang Xiaoci said, "My cousin and Chang Deman's opinions are the last. I need to ask my aunt and Chang Yuxiang what they think at the moment before I decide whether to be the matchmaker or not."
Han Jingyuan was surprised: "You treat grandpa's entrustment as matchmaking?"
Jiang Xiaoci: "I think grandpa wants me to be a matchmaker. Matchmaking is something I am good at. I think this can be done."
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Chang Yuxiang, the person my grandfather specifically invited back, was his youngest junior fellow apprentice. He was 55 years old and currently ran a snack stand.
Jiang Xiaoci brought the ingredients over, chose a time in the afternoon when not many people were eating, and walked over to greet them, saying, "Hello, Master Chang. My name is Jiang Xiaoci, and my grandfather is Feng Shinan."
Based on the girl's age, appearance, behavior, and her name, Lao Chang guessed it and said with a smile, "I know, you are the girl who is particularly good at matchmaking. What is it that Senior Brother wants you to come for?"
Jiang Xiaoci used the ability of the little flower demon to confirm that there was indeed a red thread connecting him to his aunt, and that grandpa was right.
She handed him the ingredients in her hand and said, "I heard from grandpa that your pickled pork with preserved vegetables is better than his. I brought the ingredients here. Can you make one for me?"
Lao Chang knew the purpose of the little girl's visit.
Feng Wenyu was determined to compete with his family and open a restaurant. He wanted to poach the chef of Fuyunlou, his adopted son Chang Deming, but old Chang really couldn't agree.
He said, "Little girl, I know your purpose, but I can't go to Fuyun Tower. Your grandfather knew that I wouldn't go, so he asked you to come and see him. He just makes things difficult for you kids."
Jiang Xiaoci said, "Uncle Chang, I didn't even tell you to go to work at Fuyunlou. I just wanted you to make pickled pork with preserved vegetables. Just tell me if you want to do it or not, okay?"
Lao Chang smiled and said, "If you pay me, I will do it. Wait a moment."
Jiang Xiaoci was waiting at the stall. Lao Chang chatted with Jiang Xiaoci about the origin of Yan Du Xian and the key points of its production. Although the two men were more than 30 years apart in age, they surprisingly got along very well.
Jiang Xiaoci said, "Uncle Chang, in fact, the best pickled pork with preserved vegetables in your mind may not be the best in the eyes of others. I brought the ingredients here today and asked you to make this for me, but I won't eat it myself."
Lao Chang was curious: "Who are you going to give it to?"
Jiang Xiaoci took out the casserole she brought with her, prepared to put the food in it, and said, "Bring it to my aunt."
Chang Yuxiang was shocked: "Little girl, this is inappropriate."
Jiang Xiaoci asked back: "Are you afraid that your son will not agree? That doesn't matter. As long as your aunt is willing to eat and you are willing to do it, I will help you negotiate other matters."
Chang Yuxiang sat there in a daze for a while, and when people came to the snack stand, he closed the stall. If the girl couldn't do it, she could come out and set up a stall again. If she succeeded, she wouldn't have to set up a stall to kill time.
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Jiang Xiaoci brought a casserole wrapped in a thick towel. It was the time when guests were served for dinner at Fuyunlou. Currently, grandpa was in the kitchen with the second chef, the third chef and the apprentices. Grandpa was old and if a head chef was not hired, the business would be affected.
Jiang Xiaoci took her aunt to an empty private room, opened the clay pot, handed her chopsticks, and said, "Aunt, you are always the busiest at mealtime. Take a break today and try this pickled pork with preserved vegetables."
Zhang Rumei didn't understand her intention. Thinking that Jiang Xiaoci wouldn't buy a bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables for no reason, she asked, "Where did you buy it from? What's your intention?"
Jiang Xiaoci said, "The chef of our Fuyunlou resigned and changed jobs. We are now looking for a new chef. Please take a look at this flavor and see if it works. If it does, I will go and talk to you."
It turned out to be a food tasting. When Zhang Rumei opened the casserole, the rich aroma of pickled pork with preserved vegetables wafted into her nose. This aroma was inexplicably familiar.
She scooped a small bowl, tasted a mouthful of the soup, and immediately fell silent. By the time she finished the small bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables, she could no longer hold back her tears.
This pickled pork with preserved vegetables was something she made for Chang Yuxiang when she was young.
She was the daughter-in-law of Senior Brother Chang Yuxiang. Due to her status, Feng Shinan no longer objected. However, his daughter Feng Wenyu threatened to commit suicide, and their relationship was wasted for thirty years.
Now she is 55 years old, but Chang Yuxiang still remembers the taste of the bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables that she made for him when she was young.
Jiang Xiaoci knew that the relationship between her aunt and Master Chang was one of protection from afar. They were connected by a red thread and both needed each other, so she wanted to give it a try.
She said, "Aunt, my idea is very simple. The store needs a chef like Master Chang. You own 30% of the shares in the store and you have a relationship with Master Chang. I really can't think of any reason for you to refuse."
Zhang Rumei said, "Xiaoci, you usually matchmake young people. At my age, there are too many obstacles. It's not that your grandfather can't find a chef. He just wants to make up for the regret of stopping me from being with Chang Yuxiang. It doesn't matter. Some things are missed once they are missed."
Jiang Xiaoci asked: "Aunt, are you just worried that someone will stop you? If I can convince them, are you willing to do it yourself?"
Zhang Rumei smiled and did not answer the question. Jiang Xiaoci took it as her agreement, because if her aunt was unwilling, she would have refused directly.
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Jiang Xiaoci didn't have to try to persuade them much, as Master Chang and his aunt had already acquiesced. Of course Jiang Xiaoci had to help these two people who loved each other get together.
She ran to the restaurant that her cousin was renovating, and Chang Deman was there, talking to her cousin.
Seeing Jiang Xiaoci, he felt guilty and embarrassed, and took the initiative to explain: "Xiaoci, I have my reasons for resigning. Mr. He said he could take my son to Hong Kong for surgery. You see, it's really hard for me to have both, so I can only take care of one."
Jiang Xiaoci understood that no matter who it was, between the choice of son and master, he would choose his son. It was human nature. Grandpa didn't say anything. He even asked Chang Deman to keep an eye on his cousin and his wife. He was not relieved until he took the child to have surgery.
She said, "Master Chang, cousin, I want to be a matchmaker for my aunt and Uncle Chang, but they are worried that you two will object, so I came here to do some ideological work for you."
This really stirred up a hornet's nest. Feng Wenyu was so angry that he slammed the table. The baby in the cradle was frightened and started crying loudly.
Feng Wenyu suppressed his impatience and ordered Feng Jiuxiang: "Take your sister to the backyard and don't disturb us adults."
Although Feng Jiuxiang has changed her body, she knows her adoptive mother's personality well. She is still young and has a better temper now, but in a few years, she will be simply unreasonable.
She carried her sister to the backyard and coaxed her for a while, and the child stopped crying.
Here, Feng Wenyu angrily said to Jiang Xiaoci: "In order to find a chef for Fuyunlou, you even resorted to matchmaking. I can't agree to this. Just give up on this idea."
Jiang Xiaoci said: "Cousin, I know that I can't convince you by talking nicely."
Feng Wenyu sneered: "So you think you can convince me by arguing?"
Jiang Xiaoci nodded: "Yes, because you are unreasonable, your aunt does not agree with your marriage with He Zongxu, but you still get married? Cousin, you can get married regardless of everything, so why can't you let your aunt marry the person she likes?"
Feng Wenyu was choked, thought for a moment, and said, "My mother is already 55 years old, what's the point of getting married?"
Jiang Xiaoci asked back, "But when she was 35, your age, she had the chance to get married. It was you who threatened to commit suicide that caused her to not get married. Now 20 years have passed, and you still don't agree to her getting married. Isn't this your problem?"
Feng Wenyu had no words to refute, so he could only point the finger at Chang Deman and said, "Okay, I agree, but he won't agree to Master Chang marrying my mother. If you don't believe me, ask him."
Chang De was extremely angry: "Feng Wenyu, 20 years ago I said I agreed to my dad marrying your mom, but you didn't agree. Now your family needs my dad to run a restaurant to propose the wedding. You can't take all the advantages in the world. Of course I don't agree."
"I also told you that I agreed to come to your hotel because your wife agreed to take my son to Hong Kong for surgery. Otherwise, who would be willing to help you? I will leave as soon as the three-year contract is up."
Feng Wenyu smiled proudly at Jiang Xiaoci: "Did you see that? Master Xiaochang doesn't want to, it's not my fault."
Jiang Xiaoci asked, "Cousin, if Master Xiaochang agrees, do you agree?"
Feng Wenyu really had no better reason to refute: "Yes."
Jiang Xiaoci had an idea and bewitched Chang Deman: "Brother Chang, if your father marries your aunt, it will be good for you."
Chang Deman didn't believe it. Apart from being talked about, what good could he get from it?
"What good is it to me?"
Jiang Xiaoci told him about the benefits: "Grandpa gave me 70% of the shares, and didn't give a cent to your cousin. You know this. I took out 25% of my shares and gave your father a share. Although you are an adopted son, he married you off and gave you children, and taught you the craft. He is both your father and your master. As long as you don't make trouble, his shares will definitely be given to you after he dies. You said you got such a big benefit for free, why don't you want it?"
Feng Wenyu immediately interrupted: "Why are you giving away the family business that my grandfather worked so hard to save to others? What right do you have to do this?"
Jiang Xiaoci said confidently: "Grandpa gave the shares to Han Jingyuan and me, so I have the right to do this. Do you think Brother Han disagrees? No, even if I give them all away, he won't say anything. He knows that everything I do has a reason, and he will definitely support it."
Feng Wenyu was so angry: "My grandfather can find a cook, you don't have to give so much away for nothing."
Jiang Xiaoci said, "You used your connections and spent money to recruit Chef Chang. I am willing to give 25% to help the restaurant find a chef who will never change jobs. Is it your business?"
Feng Wenyu firmly believed: "Grandpa will not agree with your self-willed decision."
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Chang Deman was stunned by the quarrel between the two of them, but now he came to his senses and said hurriedly, "Jiang Xiaoci, I just said that in anger. My father has had a hard life and has never been married, but he adopted a useless person like me. As for the issue of shares you mentioned, even if we all agree, my uncle will never agree."
Jiang Xiaoci asked: "Then don't worry about it. You don't object to the plan I proposed, right?"
This time, it was Chang De who looked at Feng Wenyu with pride: "Just like you said, I have benefits to gain, so I have nothing to object to. But Feng Wenyu won't agree, right?"
Feng Wenyu glared back: "Chang Deman, you are so shameless."
Chang Deman was too lazy to argue: "It wasn't me who proposed it."
Jiang Xiaoci interrupted: "Cousin, you broke with your family and wanted to get married. You didn't want to have your own children, but you had to adopt two. You have no right to object. Now let's make it a deal. I will go and convince Grandpa that you agree to my aunt and Master Chang getting married."
Feng Wenyu gnashed his teeth and said, "Jiang Xiaoci, you are so cruel. If you can convince Grandpa, I have no objection."
Jiang Xiaoci finished the task and said, "Okay, then this is done."
Feng Wenyu sneered: "You are too confident. I know Grandpa. He values the Fuyunlou brand more than anything else. I am curious about how you are going to convince Grandpa. I have to go with you."
Jiang Xiaoci said: "Okay, let's go now."
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Jiang Xiaoci and her cousin came to grandpa's house and told him the good news: "Grandpa, I have already done what you asked me to do. Now, as long as you agree to a small condition, Chang Yuxiang can come to Fuyunlou to take over the position of chef at any time."
Feng Shinan didn't expect that she could accomplish such a difficult task in one day. He couldn't believe it: "How did you do it?"
Feng Wenyu explained: "Grandpa, don't be fooled by her. She proposed a plan in front of everyone, and finally came to Chang Deman and proposed to give 25% of the shares to his father. Only then did Chang Deman not object. Grandpa, you thought that if you gave the inheritance to me, it would be taken advantage of by outsiders. Now that it was given to Jiang Xiaoci, you were still here, and she started to squander your family property."
Feng Shinan also thought it was outrageous: "Xiaoci, either I'm crazy or you're crazy. You'd better explain it so that I don't regret my decision to give you the inheritance."
Jiang Xiaoci was not impatient and explained the reason for doing so:
"Grandpa, listen to me first. Actually, you don't care about money. You care about the Fuyunlou brand. You are afraid that your cousin will sell your brand for money in the future. You see that I am serious and responsible in the matchmaking agency. You think I can keep the brand, so you decided to give it to us. But grandpa, I can't cook and don't know the ins and outs of running a restaurant. I have to share the shares with the right people so that the Fuyunlou brand can be passed on."
Feng Shinan remained silent. Jiang Xiaoci was the one who understood him the most and knew that the reputation of Fuyunlou was more important to him than money.
But he also valued money. He gave 25% of the shares to his junior brother, which made him feel upset just thinking about it.
But Jiang Xiaoci's method can allow Chang Yuxiang and Zhang Rumei to be together. He owes these two people, so he might as well make up for it.
Feng Shinan finally nodded: "I can't think of a better way than yours, but 25% won't work, at most 20%. You go talk to Chang Yuxiang. If he doesn't agree, I'll hit him with a big stick."
In fact, to Chang Yuxiang, there is no difference between twenty-five and twenty.
Chang Deman had even less reason to object. He had opposed it at the beginning only out of spite. Although he would have to wait a little longer, he would indeed gain benefits, and his father would also be able to enjoy happiness in his later years. After carefully calculating the benefits, he happily agreed.
Feng Wenyu was angry the whole day, but when she saw her biological mother's smile that she had never seen before, she did not say a word of objection. She was even secretly grateful in her heart that Jiang Xiaoci acted as a matchmaker and helped ease the relationship between her biological mother.
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After consulting with Aunt Xianghe, Chang decided not to get a marriage certificate, but just set up a few tables for the wedding banquet in a restaurant.
In this way, when they are gone a hundred years later, their respective inheritances will be distributed separately without any legal disputes.
But in the eyes of relatives and friends, holding a wedding banquet is equivalent to getting married. As for whether a marriage certificate has been obtained, outsiders will not know.
Chang Yuxiang brought 100 yuan to the matchmaking agency and handed it to Jiang Xiaoci: "I know the fee standard of your matchmaking agency. I made 200 yuan from setting up a small stall last month. This 100 yuan is your introduction fee."
My aunt also took out a thousand yuan and said, "Your grandfather said that in order to facilitate such a happy marriage, he would give you half of the restaurant's total profit last month as a matchmaking fee, so that you can be happy."
Jiang Xiaoci not only completed the task assigned by her grandfather, but also received an introduction fee of 1,100 yuan. Of course she was happy.
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Jiang Xiaoci has always been very confident that she will be able to make money as long as she is in the matchmaking agency. Now she can make one thousand per transaction, and in the future she can make ten thousand per transaction. She is very happy doing this.
Fuyunlou was handed over to Chang Yuxiang and his aunt Zhang Rumei, while Jiang Xiaoci was only in charge of the matchmaking agency. His aunt took one thousand yuan of the first profit, which was 50%, and said that the remaining small change would be settled together at the end of the year.
This month passed in anticipation, and Jiang Xiaoci's period did not come. A few days later, Han Jingyuan accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up, estimating that if she was pregnant, it would be possible to detect the result.
Because he heard that conversation, Han Jingyuan was much more nervous than Jiang Xiaoci when waiting for the result.
The results came out, Jiang Xiaoci was pregnant. The two of them only got together on the night of their wedding banquet, and they had been very restrained for more than a month, so it was certain that she was conceived that night.
Holding the pregnancy report, Jiang Xiaoci was delighted. Her mother was very young when she was pregnant with her. Her mother also said that she never regretted having her. Jiang Xiaoci felt the same way. Since God had arranged for her to get married and have a baby soon, she should cherish the baby.
Han Jingyuan was happy, but Jiang Xiaoci had just reached the age to get married. It would have been better to have a child a few years later. But that night, she really got pregnant. He was both happy and guilty.
"Xiaoci, I'm sorry, I really shouldn't..."
Jiang Xiaoci interrupted: "Brother Han, this child is ours. Don't say sorry. If you feel guilty, then I have to take half the responsibility. Okay, if you continue like this, the baby will be unhappy. Are you afraid that my family will be angry? But I think they will be happy. Let's go back and tell our family the good news. I'll tell them."
Han Jingyuan quickly dissuaded him: "No, let me talk about this."
Jiang Xiaoci nodded: "That's fine."
The conversation between the two people was overheard by Feng Wenyu who came to the hospital for a check-up.
She was very envious. Although He Zongxu said he would not have children, she still held out some hope and came to the hospital to ask her friend's mother how to treat the man without bringing him to the hospital. Unexpectedly, she heard the news that Jiang Xiaoci was pregnant.
She felt very lonely. People said that people around Jiang Xiaoci were lucky. After her mother and Chang Yuxiang had their wedding banquet, they were so happy every day. If she put aside the past grudges and got along well with her, could she successfully conceive a child of her own blood?
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Han Jingyuan had already prepared himself mentally along the way and was ready to send Jiang Xiaoci back to the matchmaking agency, so he went to call home.
When I arrived at the matchmaking agency, Gu Wenying was already waiting. She took a few steps forward and said, "The photo studio and the flower shop said they didn't know where you two had been and when you would be back. I was just about to go see your aunt and uncle first, and you guys came back. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Just after she was confirmed pregnant, her mother came. Jiang Xiaoci was so happy that she opened the door and led her mother to the small courtyard at the back. In the fragrance of flowers and plants, she said, "Mom, I have good news. Brother Han wants to tell you."
Gu Wenying smiled: "Why, you can't say it, why does he have to say it?"
Jiang Xiaoci nodded and said, "Yes, he is very serious. He must tell you about this kind of thing."
Gu Wenying sensed something and subconsciously looked at Jiang Xiaoci's belly.
Han Jingyuan stepped forward and said, "Mom, Xiaoci is pregnant."
Gu Wenying was surprised but not surprised. She saw Han Jingyuan's uneasiness and worry and comforted him:
"Children are fate. When I got divorced and someone saw that I was pregnant, they all advised me not to have a baby. But giving birth to Xiaoci is the thing I regret the least. My family agreed to let you hold the wedding in Beijing because we were mentally prepared. Now that you have a child naturally, no one will say anything."
Jiang Xiaoci knew that her mother understood and supported her: "Brother Han, don't worry, Dad will definitely be happy too. Let's call together later."
Han Jingyuan was grateful in his heart. Gu Wenying always supported him and Jiang Xiaoci at every critical moment. He asked, "Mom, what are you doing in Beijing this time?"
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