“Master, if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to use some products from other industries within our own business?” Pei Jing asked.
Li Mai nodded, "Smart. Naturally, we should use our own products. That's also an opportunity for customers. What if someone likes it and spreads the word? It's the best opportunity to promote our other products in conjunction with this."
"Take it slow. If we hold more events like this, you'll understand more and more. You won't be able to grasp it no matter how much I say now."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Master."
"Alright, you two go ahead and make the arrangements. I have some important matters to attend to. My daughter Xiaotao is getting married on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, and I'm also very busy. Please take good care of the business. Ah Jing and Ah Xiu, remember, good business doesn't come overnight; it takes time and effort. There's no rush this year. You can compare it with the same period next year." Li Mai said to Pei Jing and Yue Xiu.
"Yes, Master!" This was exactly what their father said.
***
On the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, Zhou Tao and Lu Qian got married, and the Zhou family was bustling with activity for three days.
Lu Qian finally married the girl he had been pursuing for several years.
The Zhou family's dowry consisted of eighty-eight loads. After deducting thirty-three loads from the betrothal gifts given by the Lu family, the Zhou family added another fifty-five loads.
The things that Zhou Tao's two older brothers and sisters-in-law prepared for her were naturally all good things.
These things made Zhou Xing envious. She was really born at the wrong time. Back when she got married, her family still lived in a few small mud houses, and her dowry consisted of only two sets of clothes and two hair comb boxes.
There was no money; the only things her mother had prepared for her daughter's wedding were things that her mother had spent all the family's money on.
Everything was packed into one box and taken directly back to the Xu family's residence by their carriage.
Look at the grandeur of my younger sister's wedding, it's truly wonderful.
This was an outstanding dowry in the town. Zhou Xing wanted to say that it might be too high-profile, but considering that the Lu family was a wealthy family with a century-long history and the richest family in the town, she didn't say anything. After all, her sister's dowry was generous and would be her support when she returned.
A family like the Lu family would never eat or drink their daughter-in-law's dowry, so whatever the younger sister brought back was her own.
Thinking about it this way, she felt envious, but not jealous. She was happy for her sister, who was truly blessed.
Li Mai also gave the flower shop and the business to Zhou Tao, including the two managers in charge of planting flowers in the village. From now on, they would be Zhou Tao's people.
However, Chen Yu didn't give it to Zhou Tao. The Lu family doesn't lack gardeners, so Chen Yu can help cultivate it more in the future.
At the same time, they were also given the business of growing vegetables and flowers in greenhouses, which Lu Qian was very happy to accept. He had handed over all of this to them a few days before the wedding.
Zhuzhu was a little sad because her aunt got married. She remembered that since she could remember, her aunt had been like a second mother to her, teaching her to dress, combing her hair every day, teaching her to speak, and teaching her to sing little songs.
After her mother entered the family, her aunt also took care of her for quite some time.
As Zhou Quan carried Zhou Tao out of the second gate, Zhu Zhu cried, knelt down and kowtowed to her aunt, wishing her a lifetime of happiness and saying that if her uncle ever dared to treat her badly, she would definitely break his legs.
Her words made the Zhou family both cry and laugh.
Zhou Tao, who was under the veil, was already sobbing uncontrollably. She was already saddened by the thought of leaving her family to get married, and hearing Zhuzhu's crying made her cry even harder.
When Zhou Quan handed the person over to Lu Qian, everyone felt sorry for him when they saw the large wet patch on his back.
It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, and everyone was happy, but there was a tinge of sadness in it.
Everyone who saw Zhuzhu's actions sighed, "Those who know how to be grateful are the most promising people."
When Yanbao and Yubao saw their older sister crying, they were also frightened and cried. They even went over and knelt down with their sister. This scene touched many people, who praised Li Mai for raising her children well.
Li Mai silently wiped away her tears. Actually, Zhou Quan was the one who mostly educated her children. She was usually quite busy and rarely had time to educate them. When she was with them, she would just play with them and feed them good food.
After Zhou Tao left, Li Mai went over and helped her children up. She felt very sorry for them and comforted them, saying, "It's alright, don't cry. You'll see your aunt the day after tomorrow."
Hearing that they would be able to see their aunt again the day after tomorrow, they were indeed less upset.
Li Mai took the three children back to wash up, while Zhou Quan and Zhou Lin began to prepare the banquet. Their daughter was getting married, and the wedding banquet was about to begin.
As the younger brother, Zhou Lei was supposed to be the one to carry the dowry for his older sister. Today, he went to see Zhou Tao off at her wedding, and Yue Ze also came and left with Zhou Lei.
He had just met Yue Xiu at the Zhou family home and learned that the Yue family had a good relationship with Zhou Lei's elder brother and sister-in-law, and that Yue Xiu even called Zhou Lei's sister-in-law "Master".
He didn't say a word to Yue Xiu after they met. He didn't want anyone to know that he knew the Yue family, and Yue Xiu didn't want to know that he had any connection with the Yue family. The two of them pretended not to know each other.
After comforting the three children, Li Mai went back and had them change into clean clothes before taking them out for a banquet.
Seeing the smile on Zhuzhu's face, and after taking Yanbao and Yubao to play with Fubao and Yingbao, the two elders felt relieved.
On the third day, when Zhou Tao returned to her parents' home, Lu Qian accompanied her back early. The carriage was full of gifts, and the Lu family had prepared gifts for everyone in the Zhou family.
The children had been waiting for their aunt at the gate for a long time. As soon as they saw their aunt and uncle enter the gate, the children rushed up and pulled their aunt into the garden.
"Auntie, look at the flowers." Yanbao and Yubao saw the osmanthus flowers blooming in the garden yesterday and were waiting to show them to their auntie because she said she would make them something delicious when the osmanthus flowers bloomed.
Lu Qian chuckled as he watched Zhou Tao being pulled away by the twins. He could only greet Zhou Quan and Zhou Lin, who came out to greet him, and then follow them to pay their respects to the two elders.
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