Chapter 52 They are all good kids
"Sixth sister, weren't you very good at tossing pots last time? You can come over to play with me, I'll give you a discount! Fifth sister, don't you like playing with small animals made of clay and wood powder the most? Come over to play with me, fourth sister, you..."
"Brother, I don't like anything you said." Molan firmly stopped Changfeng's strong promotion. Rulan also said no, those were things she liked when she was a child. Now she is a big girl and doesn't want to play those things anymore. Changfeng cast his expectant eyes on Minglan again. Minglan hid back and said, "Third brother, the boat is bumpy, I don't want to play tossing pots." Changfeng was extremely disappointed. He died before he could even accomplish his mission!
"Master San, do you still have a fishing rod? Then I have to choose a good day to go fishing and try my luck." Chang Feng was very grateful to Ming Xi for saving the situation, but he still felt that this rescue was a bit silly. How could he fish when the boat was moving?
Ming Xi understood again, "Jiang Taigong fishing - willing to take the bait!" Sheng Hong
looked at Chang Feng's defeated look and felt that he deserved it, but he was too lazy to say anything to him, "Mo'er, what do you want to do for a living?"
"I have only learned some superficial arts such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting from mother, and I don't know how to run anything. So let's open a literary club. I know a little about music and can play a few pieces. I can also play a few games of chess. I am not good at calligraphy and don't want to show off. But as for painting, if father, mistress, brothers and sisters don't mind, I can draw a still life for everyone." Molan said softly, and Mingxi was intoxicated by her. Molan's voice was very pleasant. The little girl spoke in a soft voice, neither hurried nor slow, and in an orderly manner. The key was that she knew so much. One had to sigh that Lin Qinshuang really wanted to cultivate Molan into a talented woman. Mingxi looked at Minglan's admiring expression and patted her head. It doesn't matter. Our Minglan is also good. As long as she is happy, everything is fine. She doesn't need to learn everything and know everything. Sheng Hong was also satisfied. Although Qinshuang made a mistake because of her momentary disappointment, she taught Molan very well. Only the eldest lady was not very satisfied. She felt that Molan was deliberately showing off and even mentioned her mother who was sent back to her hometown in Youyang.
"Rulan, tell me what you can do?" The eldest lady was most indignant that Lin Qinshuang surpassed herself. Although Lin Qinshuang was no longer here, she would be unhappy to see her daughter being better than her own daughter. She turned around and questioned Rulan.
Rulan felt wronged and had to endure her mother's inexplicable anger. She stammered and wanted to say something but couldn't. The eldest lady saw that Rulan was not doing well, so she reached out and pushed her, "Hurry up and say it!" Rulan couldn't say anything. She had never had any big ambitions. In the Sheng Mansion, she had her mother to protect her. She ate well, drank well, and had fun. Except for being punished when her father taught them, her biggest trouble was that she always had to compete with Molan. But what Molan knew and what Molan liked, she didn't like. She didn't know what she should do.
"Fifth sister, why don't you open a restaurant or a food shop? You love food, and you can always find delicious food. You can hire a cook to cook the delicious food you find. You can sell these dishes for a little extra money, and we have to pay you if we want to eat them. Isn't that good?" Rulan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and her face regained its spirit. The eldest lady also realized that her behavior just now made Rulan lose face. Now seeing that her little daughter was happy again, she didn't say anything disapproving. Hualan looked at her sister, then at her mother, walked to her mother and held her hand tightly.
"Ming'er, since you can give advice to your fifth sister, you must have thought it through. What kind of shop do you want to open?" Sheng Hong asked Minglan.
Minglan proudly smiled and answered her father's words, "I want to open an errand shop! I will go wherever I am needed! For example, if you are unhappy, you can call me over and I will tell you jokes to cheer you up; for example, if you feel that your complexion is a little bad today, you can call me over and I will praise you as a fairy in the Moon Palace, and the more I praise you, the better your complexion will be; if grandma feels that Zhenzhen is difficult to please, grandma can also call me over and I promise to make Zhenzhen very obedient. Anyway, I will go wherever I am needed! Hehe!" Minglan thought her idea was great, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh after she finished speaking.
"If I'm unhappy, can I call you over and scold you?" Rulan thought Minglan was taking advantage of her and wanted to embarrass her.
"Of course I can! Fifth sister, as long as you need me, I'll be there!" Minglan accepted it calmly, "But you have to give me some money!" Minglan added. Rulan was convinced, it really works.
"Okay, then you have to work hard, I'll be your witness, you guys do your best, and see who can come out on top!" The old lady made a final summary.
"Grandma, you can't just give money to Zhenzhen because he looks so well-behaved! That's not fair!" Chang Feng raised his opinion as soon as the old lady finished speaking. Sheng Hong glared at him again, "How can you talk to grandma like that?"
"It's okay. Chang Feng should pursue justice. Don't worry, I won't give him money secretly. Zhenzhen has to get the money you gave him, okay?" Chang Feng nodded.
Everyone dispersed and prepared their own shops. Taking advantage of the novelty, they all got busy. Mingxi's teahouse is the most popular. Everyone is thinking about her stories. Once they finish their work, they come to her to listen to her stories. Mingxi is fearless. In the more than 1,000 years from the Song Dynasty to the present, there are countless stories to tell in China and abroad. Mingxi can talk for seven days and seven nights and still not finish. It's really easy to make money. Mingxi
started to spend the money she made. Every day when she had nothing to do, she asked Minglan to praise her. She would praise her in different ways every day. When she had nothing to do, she would go fishing with Changfeng. She would only take the bait if she was willing. Anyway, she didn't catch any fish until she arrived in Tokyo. In the end, Changfeng felt embarrassed and insisted on giving her some toys to play with. Mingxi also went to Hualan to buy a few handkerchiefs with different patterns, and went to Changbai to show her support and buy a book. Changbai reluctantly sold it to her, and before leaving, he told her to take good care of it.
A few days later, Mingxi would go to Rulan to order two of her dishes, go to Molan to listen to her playing the piano, and go to the old lady to see her son, and then give Zhenzhen some money. She didn't care whether Zhenzhen could understand or not, and explained to Zhenzhen that making money was not easy, so the reward was small, because she was afraid that Zhenzhen would dislike her for being stingy! But Mingxi wants to treat all children equally. She wants to take care of the emotions of each child and doesn't want them to feel sad, because Mingxi knows that they are all good children!