"That's right!" Madam Li slapped her thigh. "No, I'm not staying at your house today. I need to hurry back and let my unlucky son of mine figure it out. Glass is quite pretty, and young ladies would like to use it to hold these things."
"Sister Luo, no rush, no rush. I believe Young Master Li is intelligent and will be able to do it soon." Cai Xiaolian glanced at Madam Li's leg, wanting to ask, "Doesn't it hurt?"
"Xiao Lian, I'm not bragging, but my poor son can't go out to play. He's cooped up at home all day and has come up with quite a few interesting things. He's really amazing," Madam Li said with a smile.
"Why can't Young Master Li go out to play?" Cai Xiaolian asked curiously.
"It's what the sorcerer called a cursed fate, always bringing bad luck when he goes out. From childhood to adulthood, he's always sneaking out, and all sorts of strange misfortunes befall him. He's fine at home, though we've spent a lot of money buying things for him to put around there. My unlucky son is both scholarly and martial, and we've hired many tutors for him. He's proficient in all six arts of a gentleman: rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. As long as he doesn't go out, he's an outstanding young man. But once he steps outside, he's doomed. We even built a horse farm at home so he could learn riding and archery. At home, he can hit a target from a hundred paces away, but outside, he's been trampled by his own horse several times." Madam Li said calmly, having grown accustomed to it over the years.
Cai Xiaolian was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth. "Sister Luo, are you sure you're not joking?"
"Will it be like this for the rest of your life? Or is there a way to change your fate?" Cai Xiaolian asked again.
“It’s not a lifetime, just eighteen years! He’s seventeen this year, born in the eleventh month, so it’ll still be a year and ten months,” Madam Li said.
"That's good, that's good! If it's like this for the rest of their lives, wouldn't it be a pity for so many girls?" Cai Xiaolian said with relief.
"Huh? Why is it such a pity about the girl?" Madam Li didn't react immediately.
“Sister Luo, with your looks, Young Master Li must be exceptionally handsome. He’s also skilled in both literature and martial arts, proficient in rites, music, archery, horsemanship, calligraphy, and mathematics. Such a fine young man is the object of admiration for countless girls! It’s a pity that he can’t go out into the world, isn’t it? Everyone has a love for beauty, and even at my age, I enjoy looking at pretty girls and young men.” Cai Xiaolian said earnestly.
"...Hahahaha..." Madam Li laughed wildly without restraint, slapping her thigh several times. "Xiao Lian, I like your type. You're right, I also like to see pretty girls and handsome men, it's pleasing to the eye and a feast for the eyes! Great minds think alike! If I were a man, I would definitely fight Gu Er for you! I would take you and your precious daughter and snatch them back to my house!"
Cai Xiaolian: ...
You can't beat my Ninth Prince.
"Xiao Lian, let's get down to business. Stop telling me jokes!" Madam Li stopped laughing and gave Cai Xiao Lian a reproachful look.
Cai Xiaolian could only think that her husband was blind to be so charming. He couldn't even see such an interesting soul and a beautiful appearance. Why did he even bother with a concubine?
"Once this product is made, I'll give you 10% of the profit for each batch. If you have other ideas, that would be great if you could make it. If not, as long as the blueprints are available, I'll find someone to make it, and I'll still give you 10% of the profit. How does that sound?" Madam Li resumed her business-like demeanor and said seriously.
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