Chapter 242 Date Record

November 30th was the day of rest. Shen Yuan didn't need the maid to wake him up today. He woke up early in the morning, washed up, and had breakfast.

Recently, she has gotten used to doing this every day, but she would never be like this before. In the past, she relied on the fact that no one was watching over her at home and her father was free and would not come to her yard, so she often lit a lamp and read storybooks until late at night, and slept until noon the next day. After lunch, she had to take a nap again. But now she has changed this habit, because there is something waiting for her to do as soon as she opens her eyes every day, and she dare not even sleep in. After doing it many times, she got used to it, and she feels more refreshed to get up early.

In recent days, Shen Yuan read the Da Zhao Lu without fail before going to bed every night, but it was not that good to read and he often fell asleep while reading. As a result, he could not remember much, so he could only find time during the day to force himself to read it.

However, it was really slow to read in this way. It would take her forever to finish reading the Dazhao Lu, which was so thick that it could kill her. Later, Shen Yuan received the Dazhao Lu that Xie Hui had simplified by himself, deleting many passages that were almost useless now. After reading it, Shen Yuan went to find her father and asked him to give her questions to answer, so that she could remember it more deeply.

However, Shen Yuan got up early today, not to read, but to go out. He had made an appointment with Xie Hui to go out and play today. Qingdai has been eager to dress up her daughter for a long time.

"Miss, you haven't had a good time outside for a while. My skills in combing your hair and putting on makeup are almost rusty!"

"How can I be unfamiliar with it? Qingdai, your hair-combing skills are really amazing. You can even be a hairdresser."

"The girl really loves to joke around. How can there be a gentleman to comb her hair?"

Shen Yuanxiang thought for a moment and said, "Not now, but who knows, there might be one in the future."

In the past, when Shen Yuan went out to do things, he would do whatever was convenient for her. He didn't ask for the hair to be elaborate, but only the simplest style. He didn't wear many jewelry. Qingdai felt frustrated every day that she had no place to display her skills. But today was different. Even last night, Qingdai had already thought about what kind of hair style to comb for the girl, what kind of clothes to wear, what kind of shoes to match, and what kind of hairpin to wear.

But Shen Yuan felt that it was cold now and if he wore thick clothes and put on a cloak, no matter how beautiful the dress was, it would not be visible.

"It's so cold, and you're dressed like a ball. You won't look good even if you dress up, right?"

But Qing Dai disagreed. She said, "There are hairstyles suitable for winter. Besides, you look good even if you wear more clothes. You don't look like a ball!"

When Shen Yuan heard this, she stopped talking and let Qingdai do whatever she wanted. Qingdai was much better at dressing up than she was, so it would be right to listen to her on matters like this.

After putting on makeup, Shen Yuan said to her, "You have worked hard these days. You don't have to go out with me today. Anyway, we are only in the city and not going anywhere else. You can rest at home for a day, or you can go out for a walk. But Fuling can't be left alone in the clinic now. When the doctor from Jinling comes in a while, she will be able to relax a little."

In fact, Qingdai didn't feel tired, but since the young lady had spoken, she agreed. Her young lady was the most considerate to servants like them. Qingdai had followed the young lady since she was a child and didn't know what was going on in other families. However, she had heard servants who had worked in other families say that everyone wanted to come to a family like the Shen family, which had few masters and was tolerant.

It was still early, so Shen Yuan thought of taking advantage of the time to go to his grandmother's home. He had dressed up so beautifully that he had to let his grandmother see it.

"grandmother!"

"What are you doing? You scared me."

"My granddaughter is here to see what delicious food you are eating."

Shen Yuan saw his grandmother eating breakfast, so he sat down next to her and very naturally reached out to grab a steamed bun to eat, which was the cook's specialty.

Old Madam Shen was always worried about her granddaughter. "If you want to eat, ask someone to bring you a pair of chopsticks. You are such a big kid, but you still eat with your hands. Your hands are clean, aren't they?"

The soup dumplings were fresh and delicious. When they were eaten one by one, the juice came out instantly. Fortunately, they had been on the table for a while and were no longer hot. After Shen Yuan finished one, he took another one and waved his hand, saying that he didn't need chopsticks.

"I've already had breakfast. Didn't I see that Xiao Long Bao is hungry again? Didn't you say that I've been missing all day? I came here today to let you see me. Do you think I look particularly good today?"

The old lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Look at how you look now. Where are you going today?"

After eating, Shen Yuan wiped his mouth and took out the lip balm he brought with him to refill it. "Yes, I'm going out to play with your grandson-in-law."

The old lady took a deep breath, and tried to hold it back, but finally couldn't hold it back when her granddaughter stood up, "You haven't even gotten married yet, what grandson-in-law? You are a young girl, and you are not ashamed to say such things. It makes people think that you can't wait to get married!"

"Okay, okay! My future grandson-in-law, I'll tell you right here so who can hear me? Just keep eating. I'm leaving now!"

After Shen Yuan came out of her grandmother's house, she was ready to go to her father's house to say hello. Her brother and sister-in-law were not at home today. Yesterday, after her brother got off duty, the two of them took Sui Sui to his sister-in-law's house, so Shen Yuan didn't have to go to their place.

Shen Yuan saw her father boxing and watched for a while before speaking.

"Hey! Dad, are you boxing?"

Shen Yuan saw her father punching and kicking at the gate of the courtyard. Each move looked quite realistic. She didn't know her father had this skill before. Huang Jingao followed beside him, jumping up from time to time to touch the corner of her father's clothes.

Shen Yun saw his daughter coming and kept moving. He replied, "I'm older and fatter. I've gained some belly fat. I need to do some boxing to keep fit."

"Really? How come I didn't see that? My daughter thinks you're still handsome. But your moves look pretty good. Where did you learn that?"

"Humph, when your father was young, he also learned a few moves from a martial arts master, so it was no problem for him to deal with a few thieves. It was only when he came to Beijing to serve as an official that he became too busy and lost his skills."

Shen Yuan was amused, "I didn't know my father was actually a man of both civil and military talents."

While Shen Yuan was talking, he ran over, picked up Huang Jingao and started petting him. The good-tempered Gao Jingao meowed before he let go. After Shen Yuan let Huang Jingao go, he kicked his little hooves and ran to hide behind Shen Yun.

"Then you can play well, Dad. It's almost time. I'm going out now. I'm going to go out and play with Master Xie today."

Shen Yun threw a punch, "Go ahead. I was told about this yesterday. It's getting dark early now, so remember to come home early."

"I know. Gaogao, sister is leaving!"

Before Shen Yuan reached the door, she saw Xie Hui standing outside the carriage waiting, so she quickly trotted over.

"Have you been waiting for a long time? It's so cold, you can just wait in the carriage."

"I'm not cold. I just got here a while ago and I just got off the carriage to get some fresh air. I couldn't wait to see Manman, so I wanted to wait outside." Xie Hui said, pulling Shen Yuan's hand and rubbing his fingers gently, "Look, I'm really not cold."

Shen Yuan also felt the warmth of Xie Hui's palms. People who practice martial arts are good. In the middle of winter, Xie Hui seemed to be wearing less than her, but his hands were warmer than hers, which were dressed like a ball.

"It's great. I can stay warm even if I wear so little. I look handsome all year round!"

Xie Hui held Shen Yuan's hand and said with a smile: "In the future, I will teach you several sets of boxing techniques that will strengthen your body..."

"I thought you were going to keep me warm in the future..."

"You need to keep your bed warm and teach your boxing skills."

"Who said to warm the bed? I said to warm the hands! Xie Youqi, you have really become a bad boy and have become so slick!"

Shen Yuan stretched out his hand and tried to twist Xie Hui's waist, but found that it didn't move. He could only get on the carriage first "angrily".

After getting on the carriage, Shen Yuan found that Xie Hui kept looking at her sideways, which made her think that he had just eaten a steamed bun and did not wipe his mouth clean.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?" Shen Yuan reached out and touched his mouth, but he didn't feel anything that was not wiped clean.

Xie Hui smiled and said, "I was looking at...Manman is so beautiful today."

Xie Hui's compliment to Shen Yuan was very appropriate, but she still deliberately said: "What do you mean by that? I am beautiful every day!"

"Manman is beautiful every day."

Shen Yuan nodded and put his hand back into Xie Hui's palm, "That's better."

Xie Hui held the soft hand tightly in his hand, and then asked: "How is the clinic these days? Are there many people coming?"

Speaking of this, Shen Yuan was very happy. "Maybe it's because of the three-day free clinic. There are quite a lot of people coming these days. Many people said that they heard from people who came to the free clinic that our clinic specializes in treating women, and all the doctors are female, so there is no need to worry about any inconvenience. They also said that the doctors in our clinic are very skilled. I was too busy before, but fortunately my grandmother helped to invite a doctor from Jinling, and he is expected to come soon. In addition, my Fuling has also recruited an apprentice!"

This apprentice actually had some connection with Shen Yuan. She was the younger sister of Er Niang, who had set up a stall to sell steamed buns. It was Er Niang who personally sent her younger sister to the clinic this time. She heard about the clinic from the customers who bought steamed buns. She had always wanted her younger sister to have a way to make a living. After hearing about the clinic, she made a point of asking around and even came to the clinic herself. As a result, when she arrived at the clinic, she recognized the Poria cocos and Indigo beside Shen Yuan. After knowing that the owner behind the clinic was Shen Yuan, she had nothing to worry about anymore.

After returning home, she told her sister about it, and the next day she brought her sister to the clinic to apply for an apprenticeship. To be an apprentice, the first requirement is to be able to read. Fortunately, Er Niang knew how to read and taught her younger siblings. Now that she was married to Mr. Feng, he would also teach her younger siblings to read when he was at home. In addition, Er Niang's sister was also a very smart girl, so she passed the job smoothly.

Shen Yuan replied, "You should still remember the second lady who sold pancakes, right? Fuling's apprentice is her sister. I heard from Fuling that the little girl is very smart. And the second lady no longer has a stall. I heard that she bought a small shop. She no longer has to get up early and push a cart to sell things. That's great. I just want to see everyone's life getting better and better."

After hearing what Shen Yuan said, Xie Hui also said very seriously: "Yes, all wishes will come true."

Xie Hui's tone was so firm that Shen Yuan couldn't help but laugh. She asked Xie Hui, "Do you think I'm a fortune teller? Anything I say will come true."

"No, it's full of fairies."

"Haha, then you are the Immortal Lord!"

…

The first place they went to today was a teahouse. Xie Hui knew that Manman liked to read storybooks, so he asked his mother which teahouse in the capital was the best at telling storybooks. The teahouse they were visiting was the one recommended by his mother.

It is winter now, and it is freezing outside. There is no place to go. There are few people walking on the street, but the teahouse is crowded. On such a cold day, you can go into the teahouse, order a pot of hot tea, crack some melon seeds, and listen to storytelling. It is quite beautiful to spend the day like this.

Last night, Xie Yuan knew that his son was going to go out and play with Manman, so he gave his son a lecture that night. Today, as soon as Xie Hui sat down, he started peeling melon seeds. The kernels were all placed in a small plate, but while Xie Hui was peeling them, Shen Yuan was eating them, and he didn't even wait to finish the whole plate.

She not only ate it herself, but also put one into Xie Hui's mouth from time to time.

While eating, Shen Yuan asked Xie Hui: "Have you heard about Lord Yuwen's plan to marry into the Lu family?"

Xie Hui stopped working and nodded, saying, "I heard that Yuwen Mu came to the Dali Temple to find me and asked me for help. Unfortunately, I couldn't help."

Shen Yuan was so curious that he didn't even bother to eat his melon seeds. "Huh? What's the matter?"

Thinking of the usually serious Yuwen Mu coming to him for this matter, Xie Hui found it interesting. He smiled and said, "Lord Yuwen asked me how to leave a good impression on his parents-in-law when they first met. I said that before I met Man Man, I was a colleague of Uncle Shen, so I had no experience in this area and could not help him. However, after hearing about this, other adults in the Dali Temple told him a lot. I think he should have gained a lot."

Shen Yuan also laughed when he heard it, "Haha, you don't have to please my father, you just need to please me, anyway, my father has no way to deal with me as a concubine. And I'll tell you secretly, my father has always been optimistic about you, and told me that you are capable and handsome. If my father hadn't been talking about you, how would I know that there is such a handsome Shaoqing like you in the Dali Temple? But being a subordinate is one thing, and being a son-in-law is another. My father can love me very much, and you, as a son-in-law, still have a lot to do."

"Then I will continue to work hard and be a good son-in-law of the Shen family."

"Well, at least the melon seeds were peeled well. Miss Shen said she was very satisfied!"