Soon the ship docked at the Suzhou pier. As the Lantern Festival was approaching, the cold weather did not affect the bustle of the pier. People were still coming and going, and it was even more lively because of the upcoming Lantern Festival.
After the family got off the boat, they rented two horse-drawn carriages and headed to the house where they lived. It was a three-story house that Chen Li bought a year ago.
My third brother lives in a house below Lushan Academy, and he has to prepare for the exam now. The yard is small, and if his family members go there, it might affect him. It's not that we don't have other houses, so we might as well live separately.
This house is located in the center of Suzhou City. A few streets outside are the most prosperous streets in Suzhou City. There are countless dignitaries, gentry and wealthy people living here.
It was almost noon before we arrived at the Chen residence. The carriage was moving slowly, and the streets were bustling with people. Many vendors had already set up their stalls with lanterns.
Shen Li looked at Shen Changshan and Lin Cuicui, "Dad and Mom, it's getting late, let's just eat outside at noon."
It will take some time to go back now. By the time we wait for the food to be prepared and served, it will be past noon.
"Ali, your father and I are not familiar with the city, so you can make the arrangements."
"good."
Chen Li lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked the driver outside to go to Yipinxiang. The food in this restaurant was delicious and it was ranked among the best in Suzhou city.
Near noon, Tianxianglou was doing very good business. The lobby on the first floor was almost full. If a group of people were lucky, there was a private room upstairs.
Mo Qing naturally followed them. He has always been thick-skinned, and he is now quite familiar with the Shen family. It’s just a meal, a small matter, not to mention that he is currently staying at the Shen family.
As for Xie Yunche, who was still in Pei Yu's private residence, no one here remembered him, not to mention that he had already moved out.
Besides, the Shen family is of ordinary status. If you are too flattering, it will seem like you are targeting their status.
The view from their private room was pretty good, with a bustling street just outside. Shen Yuanzhou was currently holding the furry-wrapped Shen Mochi by the window, looking at the street view outside. The uncle and nephew got along very well.
Shen Yuanzhou: "Nephew, do you see that lamp over there? It's in the shape of a tiger. Isn't it very majestic?"
Shen Mochi looked in the direction of his finger, then shook his head silently, "I don't like it, no."
Shen Yuanzhou: He was thinking about it, but he didn’t say he wanted to buy it!
"There's a place selling candied haws over there. Do you want some?"
Shen Mochi took a look and swallowed his saliva, then turned around and smiled. His mother and grandparents who were sitting at the table completely suppressed their greed when they saw his aunt's smiling eyes.
"No, it will cause worms to grow in your teeth."
Shen Yuanzhou: ...
No, it’s only been a short while since we last met, how come my nephew suddenly becomes such a stranger?
Looking back, I understood. It turned out that it was not a sudden change!
In his heart, he shed a tear of sympathy for his nephew, then enthusiastically changed the subject, "Achi, tomorrow night your uncle will take you to the street to guess lantern riddles, okay?"
Shen Mochi still trusted his third uncle very much and nodded in agreement readily.
The steaming hot meal was served quickly. After everyone finished eating, they took the carriage back and soon arrived at the house purchased by Chen Li.
"Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, Miss Shen, I won't bother you anymore."
When the Shen family members turned around, they realized that Mo Qing had not caught up with them and was still sitting in the carriage.
Shen Changshan said: "Doctor Mo, this is simple. If you don't mind, then you can live here."
Mo Qing smiled and said, "How could I dislike it? It's just that I have some important matters to deal with in Suzhou City."
"In that case, I won't bother Dr. Mo anymore."
As a miracle doctor, Mo Qing naturally has a lot of things to do. Things that he can call important matters must be very important.
Mo Qing nodded slightly to the few people, then lowered the curtain and let the coachman go.
The Shen family moved into the mansion. When the kid bought it, he just wanted to have a place to stay, so he only left five servants in the house to clean the daily sanitation.
Before they came, they had already notified the people in the house to clean up, so when they came, the room was already cleaned up.
In the afternoon, the family went to Shen Qi'an's place. Shen Qi'an was reading a book. Shen Li and the others had a meal there and hurried back before dark.
Before leaving, Shen Changshan asked: "Old Four, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. We will come over to have dinner with you in the evening."
Shen Qi'an shook his head and refused. His parents had come all the way here, so how could he let them indulge him again and again?
"Dad, Mom, no need. I will go back by myself tomorrow."
"Fourth brother, you don't want to read anymore?"
Shen Qi'an smiled and said, "Ali, Fourth Brother is reading other books. He is just taking the exam for Tongsheng. Even if Fourth Brother fails, then he will have entered Lushan Academy in vain."
"Besides, the teacher said that learning requires a balance between tension and relaxation, so it's okay to relax a bit."
Chen Li nodded, "It seems that Fourth Brother has gained a lot during these two days of studying abroad?"
He smiled but said nothing, "Dad and Mom, it's getting late, go slowly on the way back."
Lin Cuicui nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back. It's windy outside. Let's go."
The next morning, Chen Li had half a day off. The business here was handed over to Bai Yao, and the business in Qingxi County was handed over to Yang Gui.
Chen Li completely understood their temperament and style of handling things, and only then did she feel at ease to hand over the store to them.
Bai Yao went back to Qingxi County during the Chinese New Year and did not return to Suzhou until the shop opened for business. However, he went back two days ago to give an account to Chen Li, so she kept him.
"Boss, shopkeeper."
The servants and maids in the shop saw the two of them coming and greeted them. The shop had just opened and there were not many customers in the shop.
"You guys go ahead and do your work. The boss and I will take care of it ourselves."
"OK."
"You've trained these people well."
Bai Yao smiled faintly, "No, it's still the boss who has good taste. You picked all these people yourself."
Seeing her expression of agreement, Chen Li shook her head: "It's not just my contribution. Okay, let's stop bragging about our achievements here."
"Yeah, okay."
Bai Yao went back and took stock of the accounts for this period. Chen Li did not look at them. She was very relieved to leave them to Bai Yao. She would only reconcile the accounts every quarter.
"Brother, wait a minute, pack some pastries, I'm hungry."
Su Zhihui and her brother Su Heng had just returned from the capital and were rushing back to Qingxi County today to celebrate the Lantern Festival with their parents.
We were in a hurry all the way and our stomach was rumbling. We happened to see a sign saying "Half-day off" from behind the curtain of the carriage, so we stopped it.
Su Heng nodded in agreement, "It's cold outside, wait for me in the carriage, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat."
Su Zhihui shook her head. "Brother, I'll go down and move around for a while too. I just want to see if Ah Li is here."
Su Heng's mind flashed with Chen Li's appearance, and he nodded in agreement.
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