The first spring rain in Yuzhou came suddenly. One moment the sky was clear and blue, and the next a fine drizzle began to fall.
On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head, and if it is accompanied by spring rain, it is an auspicious sign.
Xi'er held Jiang Huai under the eaves of the silk shop to shelter from the rain, while Meijing went to buy an umbrella across the street.
Today, all the staff of Jiang's Private Kitchen are having a "team building" event and a dinner party (that's roughly what the young lady meant). She originally wanted to bring Meijing to the silk shop to pick up the clothes that the young lady had made, but when they went out, the young master insisted on going out to play, so the young lady asked them to take the young master to see the monkey show.
Xi'er often thought to herself that the young lady had raised the young master too casually. There wasn't even a wet nurse, and she always took him outside to watch street performers and acrobats. This had made the young master's personality wild, and he was always away from home and wanted to run away.
Several times, she wasn't paying attention and the young master ran far away!
Meijing rushed over with an umbrella and held it over Xier and Jianghuai's heads.
Jiang Huai leaned his whole body outwards, resisting and pushing the umbrella away, making "uh-huh" noises to express his protest.
"Young master, you mustn't get wet in the rain, you'll get sick!"
Jiang Huai ignored him, and with a forceful flick of his chubby hand, the umbrella flew out of Mei Jing's hand, rolled and rolled, and landed in front of a carriage.
The carriage stopped. Meijing hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the umbrella, curtsied towards the open curtain, and stepped back next to Xier, stealing glances into the carriage.
First, there was a hand with long, slender joints, then a handsome and dashing face.
Just as Xi'er felt that this person looked somewhat familiar, Jiang Huai shouted at the top of his lungs, "Darling!"
A young man stepped down from the carriage, took three steps in two, walked up to Xi'er, took Jiang Huai from her, smiled at her, and called out "Huai'er".
"Darling, sheep, mmm, sheep!" Jiang Huai hugged the man's neck, pointed ahead, and twisted like a piece of candy.
"Okay, Dad will take you to find Mom."
Meijing was stunned. She pulled Xier along and rushed to the carriage to stop the man, saying fiercely, "Put down my young master!"
Fu Shu reached out and pulled Meijing aside, then grinned at Xi'er, "New girl? You have no manners!"
Xi'er belatedly realized what was happening and hurriedly pulled Meijing to greet the man: "This servant greets Your Excellency!"
"Mr. Sir? What sir? This man is trying to impersonate the young master's father. Shouldn't we take him to see the authorities?"
Fu Qiyuan nodded and said calmly, "I will take Huai'er back first."
Inside the carriage, a pair of remarkably similar eyes watched silently.
Jiang Huai held Fu Qiyuan's face, his face full of excitement.
"Sweetie, ah ha, ya!"
"Does Huai'er miss her father?" Fu Qiyuan asked affectionately.
Jiang Huai pressed his face against Fu Qiyuan's, drooling on his cheek to express his joy. Every time he did this to his mother, she would happily tease him.
"Father misses Huai'er and your mother very much too." Fu Qiyuan's voice was so gentle it was almost dripping with tenderness, and his eyes were filled with joy and affection as he looked at Jiang Huai.
Xi'er and Meijing followed at a distance. Meijing looked like she'd seen a ghost, gently tugged at Xi'er's sleeve, and whispered, "Sister Xi'er, who... is that person?"
Before Xi'er could answer, he said to himself, "I haven't heard that Miss got married. Ah, I know, she must have divorced!"
Xi'er retorted angrily, "Stop talking nonsense! That man isn't the young master's father, but the adopted son of that old lady from Guxian Town. Keep your mouth shut from now on; Miss doesn't like hearing such gossip!"
"...Wait a minute, the young master and that lord look so alike...!"
Xi'er stopped abruptly and slapped Meijing's hand hard.
She had kept these words to herself for a long time, and hadn't dared to utter a single one!
Besides the young lady, she spent the most time with the young master. Every time she saw the adults playing with the young master, that feeling was particularly obvious, especially after the young master's features matured and he looked more and more like the adults!
"If you don't want to be sold out again, you're not allowed to utter a single word of these things again!"
Today is a good day. Jiang Shan posted a notice in the shop in advance that they would be closed tonight to serve their own staff. Customers who had made reservations beforehand could reschedule for a 50% discount.
The shop assistants were more energetic and cheerful than usual. They used to serve others, but today they were serving themselves, and the boss even gave them red envelopes. They were happier than during the Chinese New Year!
During the Lunar New Year, everyone was busy preparing to open the shop and didn't get to reunite with their families or have a New Year's Eve dinner. This is the employer making it up to them!
Liangchen had been fussing over Jiangshan for almost an hour, determined to make her look like a celestial being.
A seventeen-year-old girl is in the prime of her life, possessing both unparalleled beauty and the charm of a mature woman. With just a little dressing up, she is already the most beautiful woman in the world, not to mention that Liangchen has put a lot of effort into her appearance.
Jiang Shan stared at the beauty in the bronze mirror, and touched his own face in a daze, feeling a sense of unreality.
She's so beautiful?
"Miss, I told you long ago that you're a beauty in the making, now all that's missing is a new dress!"
Jiang Shan felt a little excited. She carefully touched the expensive hairpins and ornaments on her head, shook her head, and happily picked up her skirt and went out.
The passing waiters all gaped, turning their heads to watch Jiang Shan go downstairs, and were stunned for a long time.
"Wow, fairy sister!" Xiao Qi was the first to spot Jiang Shan, her mouth agape, wide enough to fit two eggs, staring blankly at the woman coming down from upstairs.
As soon as Xiao Qi called out, San Lang saw his sister and happily went to greet her. He took Jiang Shan's hand and looked him up and down, praising him.
"Sister, you're so beautiful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Shan was surrounded by a crowd of people, and all sorts of praises flew into his ears without restraint. He was overjoyed.
After all, she's only seventeen years old biologically. With such great natural advantages, how could she not cherish them?
Jiang Shan was delighted. He reached out and pointed at each of the seven brothers, laughing, "Didn't the new clothes all arrive yesterday? Go and change into them. We're going to have a contest to decide who's the most beautiful flower and grass!"
Tiger's little face was a little red, and he looked at Jiang Shan with warm eyes. He said shyly, "I still have to work. I'll change when we have a get-together..."
"What work are you doing? There are so many people in the kitchen, we don't need you today. Go change your clothes. I'll count to three, and if you don't change your clothes by then I'll disqualify you from the beauty pageant! One, two..."
Before the three words were finished, the crowd scattered like birds and beasts.
No, there are two more people, or rather, two statues, one wood carving and one stone carving.
An Jing's expression was somewhat wooden, almost unbearable to look at compared to his usual self.
He had changed into a flowing light blue robe, and a translucent jade hairpin adorned his hair. He had finally replaced his ever-present hand warmer with a folding fan. Despite being a dashing young gentleman, he wore a blank, infatuated expression.
He tried his best to control his inner turmoil, and appeared somewhat wooden.
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