Since Ah Hui also likes him, he will try his best to win her over so as not to let her down.
Sitting in the carriage, the brother and sister looked at each other in silence. Shen Qi'an was reading a book, and Shen Li seemed to be looking at the scenery outside the window, but in fact she was in a daze.
In fact, if Fourth Brother only revealed a little bit about his relationship with Pei Yu to the Su family, then this marriage would be inevitable.
However, she was interrupted by her fourth brother before she could finish her words. The fourth brother was unwilling to do that. Chen Li could probably guess the reason.
It's not that she is afraid of being inferior to others and being wronged if she marries him, but also because her fourth brother has someone he likes and wants to marry her through his own efforts.
Perhaps there is another reason, which is that he wants to cross the class barrier through his own efforts.
Crossing classes is not just talk. The difficulty of going from a commoner to a high-ranking official can be imagined, and not a single step can be wrong.
In the carriage heading in another direction, Su Zhihui looked at her brother. After coming out of the teahouse, he had not spoken a word, nor was he angry. He was resting there calmly with his eyes closed.
To be honest, if he was angry, he might not be that scary, but looking at his current expression, I don’t know if he was really angry or just extremely angry.
Since the eldest brother doesn't speak, then I will speak for myself. I cleared my throat and put on a flattering smile on my face, "Brother, what do you think of Shen Qi'an?"
After a long while, Su Heng finally spoke, "He has good knowledge, talent and hard work. With time, he will definitely achieve great things."
Su Zhihui blinked, "No more?"
Su Heng raised his eyelids and glanced at her, "What else do you want to hear? Tell me."
Su Zhihui grabbed his sleeve and complained, "Brother, you know this is not what I want to hear."
Su Heng opened his eyes and said, "Little sister, what you did today was really too reckless. If someone saw you, where would your reputation and the reputation of the Su family be?"
When Su Zhihui heard what he said, her eyes instantly turned red. She stubbornly didn't want him to see it, so she lowered her head and didn't say anything.
Su Heng sighed, "Little sister, if you like him, you can tell your brother, or tell your parents. Even if you are familiar with him, he is a man. What if something unexpected happens?"
"No," he muttered softly, then looked up at Su Heng and asked seriously, "Brother, do you think our parents would agree?"
"Won't."
Su Zhihui: ...
So what did you mean by what you just said?
Her gaze was too direct, so Su Heng had to explain, "For now, I won't agree."
Su Zhihui lowered her head, which meant there was still hope. "Then how can I get my parents to agree?"
"Disaster."
Seeing her lowering her head and not saying anything, she probably wanted to cry again. Su Zhi asked, "Do you really like him?"
Su Zhihui had just suffered a blow from her elder brother, so she just nodded without saying anything.
“Shen Qi’an is a very good person. Plus, you know Shen Li, and you have met the Shen family. This family is pretty good.”
My sister is simple and careless. My parents and I are very worried about marrying her to those wealthy families. That's why he has been dragging it on until now and the marriage has not been finalized yet.
When Su Zhihui heard her elder brother say this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she looked at him nervously, waiting for what to say next. She didn't think that her elder brother would stop here.
"It's just that it's too early to say that now."
Su Zhihui: ...
She drooped her shoulders, looking speechless: "Then why did you say it out loud, big brother?"
Su Heng bent his fingers and tapped her forehead gently, "How dare you talk to Big Brother like that?"
Su Zhihui covered her forehead and complained, "Brother, I'm already grown up, please don't touch me."
Su Heng nodded, "I understand. You are not allowed to go to see Shen Qi'an alone in the future. It will be bad if others see you. Do you understand?"
"I see, big brother, can you..."
"No," Su Heng interrupted her, "Little sister, tell my parents now. Maybe they will think Shen Qi'an is a good person, but they will not easily agree to let you marry him. You have to understand this."
"Don't say that Big Brother is not kind. I can only help you hide it from your parents and let them know about it later. For the rest, it's up to Shen Qi'an."
"I see. Thank you, brother."
Su Zhihui nodded to show that she understood. She really couldn't trouble her elder brother with this matter. He still had to prepare for the imperial examination and couldn't be disturbed by her affairs.
There is only one way at the moment, which is to delay. If A Niang wants to find a future husband for herself in the future, she will adopt the strategy of delaying, and the longer she can delay, the better.
Chen Li sent her fourth brother back, and after the brother and sister had a meal, they went about their own business.
I originally planned to set out early in the morning, but some things delayed me. When I arrived in Suzhou City, it was almost noon, so I didn't go to check on the business in the store.
As soon as he reached the door, he was seen by Bai Yao who was standing there counting on an abacus. She walked towards him with a happy look on her face.
"Boss, you're back?"
"Well, I'm back. How's business at the store lately?"
"Don't worry, it's still as good as before. Everyone knows that our store has a background, so no one will come to cause trouble."
"Um."
The two of them walked upstairs while chatting. There were still customers downstairs, so it was not appropriate to talk too much about the store.
There was a disturbance before. That person had some connections in Suzhou City. He was jealous of the business that Banri had been doing and wanted to get the recipe.
He had already reached out to Banrixian, but was later discovered by Pei Yu's subordinates who were left in Suzhou City. After a warning, the man never dared to cause trouble again.
From then on, word spread throughout Suzhou that the man behind Banrixian had a background and was not someone who could be easily manipulated.
Chen Li took out a small wooden box and pushed it to Bai Yao's hand, "This is a gift for you."
"Thank you, Boss."
Bai Yao opened the small wooden box, and inside was a finely carved gold hairpin with a tassel hanging from it and a gem hanging from the bottom.
"Do you like it?"
Bai Yao couldn't let go of the hairpin and played with it, not shying away from her hobby. "I like it. This hairpin is not cheap. Thank you, boss."
Bai Yao knew at first glance that this gold hairpin was not cheap. With her monthly allowance, a year's allowance would not be enough to buy it.
However, Chen Li's intention in giving her gifts was always to accept any gift, and Chen Li also liked her transparency.
"By the way, Boss, the weather will get warmer in a while. I've already checked out the lemons grown on the farm this year. There should be more this year than last year."
"Okay, I understand. I'll go check it out some other day."
"This is the store's revenue and expenses for the past three months. Take a look and see if there's anything wrong."
"Put it here and I'll look at it later. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it."
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
She really had something to do. Anyway, Chen Li couldn't leave for a while since she was here, so she went to deal with the things at hand first and talk about other things later.
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