Chapter 63 Give You Eight Sons
The new-style restaurant that Lu Sui mentioned is located on the shore of Baiyu Lake.
It’s a bit inappropriate to call it a restaurant, it’s actually just a courtyard.
But the interior is beautifully decorated, with semi-open private rooms separated by curtains. Although it is not as high-end and exquisite as Wanhelou, it also has its own unique style.
The most important thing is that the people serving inside are all girls.
Young ladies in their twenties, wearing colorful skirts, shuttled between the private rooms, their voices so clear and pleasant that people couldn't help but be intoxicated by them.
Jiang Yueyao followed Lu Sui and sat down in one of the private rooms.
The menu was on the table. She took a look at it and found it quite novel.
"Fish hotpot? That's the first time I've heard of it." She handed the menu to Lu Sui, "It's similar to the hotpot we eat in winter."
Lu Sui took it, took a look at it, ordered a four-jin Qingjiang fish, and then ordered a few side dishes.
Then he asked Jiang Yueyao: "What would you like to drink?"
"Yuli Chun."
Lu Sui seemed not to hear and said to the waitress beside him, "Give her a cup of peach juice."
"Yes, please wait a moment, my dears. The food will be here soon."
After the waitress left, Jiang Yueyao twisted her body and leaned back in her chair like a lazy bone, sighing deeply: "I'm so tired. I've been busy since this morning. Except for lunch, I rested for half an hour, and the rest of the time I was busy."
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Sui pitifully.
"Sir, please give me a little more monthly salary. Fifteen taels is really too little. It is not worthy of my hard work and great achievements."
Lu Sui took the teapot beside him and poured her a cup of tea.
He placed the teacup in front of her and then looked up at her.
"Where does the merit come from?"
"Of course not? I've sent you the daily accounts. The daily profits exceed last year's. This is all thanks to me." Jiang Yueyao looked a little proud. "Hehe~ Am I really amazing?"
Lu Sui curled the corners of his lips and nodded slightly.
"not bad."
Meeting Jiang Yueyao's eager eyes, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Then I'll give you another five taels?"
"Ah? Just five taels?"
"Don't want it? Forget it," Lu Sui retracted his gaze. "Go out and ask around. Which shopkeeper offers such a high monthly salary? Jiang Yueyao, don't be ungrateful."
"Okay, okay, five taels is five taels. Then my monthly salary will be twenty taels from now on. For a year..." She rolled her eyes, "two hundred and forty taels."
She thought this number was acceptable.
The annual income of more than two hundred taels is not as much as when I was the boss of an inn, but for someone who works for others, this monthly salary is quite good.
She began to count on her fingers.
"Sister Lan has her birthday next month, and I want to make her some nice jewelry. She's been in mourning for my mother ever since she passed away. The three-year mourning period is long over now, and I've gotten over it, but she seems to still be stuck."
Lu Sui raised his eyes and asked, "She has been with your mother since she was a child?"
"When she was ten, her mother fell ill and died. Her father married a stepmother and sold her. My grandfather and his family were still alive at the time. My mother had just come of age and needed someone to serve her, so they bought her."
Lu Sui didn't ask any more questions.
The fish pot was served, and the fish head and bones were stewed into soup. The milky white fish soup smelled fragrant.
The maid was waiting on the side.
She first served Lu Sui a bowl of soup, and Lu Sui took it and handed it to Jiang Yueyao.
Jiang Yueyao didn't hesitate to pick up the spoon and took a sip first.
The first bite she took, she couldn't help but squint her eyes.
"So fresh."
The fish soup is made with the freshest Qingjiang fish. Nothing is added to it, but there is no fishy smell at all, only the freshest taste of the ingredients.
Jiang Yueyao drank several mouthfuls in a row before looking up at Lu Sui who was drinking soup opposite her.
"Is it delicious, sir?"
Lu Sui nodded slightly: "Not bad."
He likes eating fish, but doesn't like picking out fish bones. Qingjiang fish has fewer bones and more meat, which is just right for his taste.
With a waitress serving her, Jiang Yueyao felt uncomfortable eating.
She also had something to say to Lu Sui, so she smiled and said to him, "No need to serve here, I'll call you if I need anything."
"yes."
The other person turned and left. Jiang Yueyao picked up the spoon and poured herself another bowl of fish soup.
She held the bowl, took a sip, and squinted her eyes in comfort.
After drinking two bowls of soup, I started to eat the fish slices.
The fish slices were cut very thinly and were crystal clear. They could be eaten after just a few dips in the pot. Dipped in the secret sauce, Jiang Yueyao's eyes sparkled with stars after one bite.
"tasty."
Lu Sui took the serving chopsticks, rinsed several slices, and put them on the plate in front of her.
Jiang Yueyao seemed to have gotten used to his service.
She ate while talking to him: "I have been wanting to tell you something the past few days. Does the Lord know the Meng family?"
"Which Meng family?"
There are many people with the surname Meng in the capital, and there are two families serving as officials in the court.
One was the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, and the other was the chancellor of the Ministry of Rites.
"It's Miss Meng Si, the fourth daughter of the Imperial College's chief priest. She's been to Wanhe Tower a few times, and after getting to know me, she wanted to invite me to her coming-of-age ceremony. It's the day after tomorrow, and the invitation has already arrived."
Hearing that it was the Meng family, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, Lu Sui nodded.
"Meng Jijiu is an upright person with a clean and honest official record. He is a rare and valuable official in the court. If you are interested, Miss Meng, you can make friends with him."
After hearing what he said, Jiang Yueyao felt relieved.
Since being tortured in her previous life, Jiang Yueyao has lived very cautiously in this life.
She no longer dares to trust others easily. Even if others show her enough kindness, she will still hesitate and be afraid.
Just like Miss Meng, she could feel the other party's liking for her, and she also liked Meng Zhixia very much. The girl was innocent and lively, straightforward, not pretentious, and had no airs of a noble lady in Beijing. Who wouldn't like her?
At this moment, hearing Lu Sui say this, she immediately became happy.
"Also, she's coming of age, what do you think I should give her?"
"How am I supposed to know what you girls like?"
"Don't the Lu family have any daughters? What did you give them when they came of age?"
Lu Sui put the braised fish fillets into her plate before answering.
"There are only two daughters in the Lu family. When they reached marriage age, I gave each of them a shop."
"..." Jiang Yue was stunned.
Sorry to bother you, sir, there is no comparison.
Meeting her stunned eyes, Lu Sui curled his lips slightly and said, "If you don't know what to give me, Jinzhuangmanyu has recently added some new jewelry. You can pick any one."
"Your jewelry is naturally the best, but it's too expensive. I can't afford it..."
Lu Sui glanced at her and asked, "Did I say I would sell you out?"
"Ah? You're not selling it?" Jiang Yueyao thought for a moment, "Are you going to give it away for free?"
Seeing that Lu Sui didn't say anything, he seemed to agree.
Jiang Yueyao smiled like a flower.
"Oh, sir, I'm so sorry. I eat and drink for free all day and take things for free. I... Oh, I am so lucky to have met you, sir. You are my God of Wealth."
As she spoke, she put down her chopsticks and stood up, standing straight.
Bend, bow, and express gratitude.
"Master Lu, I will repay your kindness in my next life even if I work like a slave."
Lu Sui ate the fish fillets without raising his head.
"Don't worry about the next life. If you really remember my kindness, then pay for tonight's meal."
When Jiang Yueyao heard this, she sat back in her seat.
He picked up his chopsticks again and replied while eating: "I am willing to work like a cow or a horse, but I don't have any money."
Lu Sui was so angry that he laughed.
"No matter how good I am to you, it's useless."
"It's useful, it's useful." Jiang Yueyao hurriedly picked up the fish fillet from her bowl and put it back in his bowl, looking at him flatteringly, "When I become your concubine, I will give birth to eight sons for you."
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