Shi Wei sat in her yard in a daze, thinking about the figure she had been following since she was a child, and sighed in her heart. Her grandmother also said that they were not a good match... Her grandmother and Madam Lu were both happy old ladies, and they had no idea about the sadness in her heart.
She went out and walked towards the Yan family unconsciously. When she got close, she saw the eldest son of the Yan family and the third son of the Wu family coming out. Shi Wei stopped, turned around, and walked towards a store on the other side of the street.
But he heard Yan Da passing by and asked Wu San, "What happened to him?"
"He's trapped in love. The girl he longs for in Kyoto can only be someone else's concubine. He feels sad."
"If you ask me, what's so hard about this? With her status, how can Xue Yinzhu become the main wife if not a concubine? Even if the Yan family wants to marry a daughter-in-law, they may not agree to let her be the main wife."
"The hard part is, even if he tried his best to marry her as his wife, she would rather be his concubine. That's the difference in status."
The two people's voices faded away and could no longer be heard.
Shi Wei stood there, "trapped in love", "thinking about him all the time", "wanting to marry him with all her might", but they were all other people.
I suddenly felt very sad and walked slowly back home to my sister-in-law Sun Yanan's yard.
Sun Yanan was not at home, so Shi Wei sat down to drink tea and wait patiently, telling the maids to do what they were supposed to do and not to bother her.
Xiaonian and Xiaotian, who had been sent out long ago, were both here today. Xiaonian was learning accounting from Xiaotian, and from time to time he had various questions, which Xiaotian answered one by one, giving various examples. Shi Wei listened and thought: Xiaotian is really a good teacher.
After a while, Xiaotian said, "It's my turn." Then Xiaonian took over and taught Xiaotian how to manage the shop.
Xiaonian said to Xiaotian, "Young Madam has taken over quite a few shops from the Lu family this time. These shops are different from the previous ones. Almost all of them are similar to our original shops and are very close to each other. Is there anything you don't understand about how Young Madam will deal with these shops after taking them over?"
Xiao Tian said: "Looking at the accounts, I think I understand. Each has its own characteristics, and the profits are pretty good. Both stores will be retained.
The winner is clear. The young lady will keep the one whose business is better, our original store or the new store opened by the Lu family.
It’s hard to tell yet, the business of both stores is pretty good, but in fact the items in the two stores are basically the same. The young lady writes and draws on paper and does some calculations. After the calculations, she will decide whether to keep both stores, move one store, or close it completely.
But what does this mean, Madam?"
Xiao Nian said, "Suppose we hold a banquet in Hefeng Tower.
It takes one waiter to take care of a table of ten. So five waiters can take care of five tables of ten. If there are only three waiters, two more will be needed. If there are already six or seven waiters, one or two will be reduced.
The young lady estimated that there were probably several tables for several people in that residential area, and there were already several waiters next to these tables, which means that several shops have already opened..."
Shi Yue and Sun Yannan were called to the front hall by the old lady. Wu Xiaoman and Wu Shengshou were there, as were their grandmother and mother. Their father Shi Chongwen and the boy of twelve or thirteen were also there, probably bringing them to pay a visit to their grandmother.
Sun Yanan looked at the young man with some curiosity. He had delicate features and was wearing the clothes of a college student. He was tall for his age. Feeling Sun Yanan's gaze, the young man also looked over, then quickly lowered his eyes. When Sun Yanan passed by him, he saw a small mole under his eyebrow.
Shi Yue subconsciously pulled his wife to sit farther away from his grandmother, seemingly to make room for Wu Shengshou to take Sun Yannan's pulse.
In fact, he was calculating in his mind how many steps it would take for the hardwood cane in his grandmother's hand to hit him, and the distance he would have to walk to the door while dragging Sun Yannan away.
Wu Xiaoman took Sun Yanan's pulse for a long time, so long that both his grandmother and mother showed worried expressions on their faces.
Wu Xiaoman finally spoke up: "It's impossible that she's been pregnant for more than five months."
Sun Yanan and Shi Yue both lowered their heads.
"What!" Madam Shi stood up in shock.
Shi Yue immediately pulled Sun Yanan up.
"How could it be wrong? The court doctor and the medical assistant have both examined it." Old Madam Shi took a step forward.
Shi Yue pulled Sun Yanan back a step: Grandma's reaction is bigger than I thought. It would be better to hide in a farm in some county below. Which area is my wife in charge of now?
Wu Xiaoman said, "Why don't you ask our colleagues to confirm it again? Twins are indeed rare, but the gestation period should not exceed three months."
When he heard the first sentence about asking another doctor to confirm, Shi Yue turned around and took a big step. He was tall and had long legs, and with this step, Sun Yannan, who was holding his hand, was almost forced to take two quick steps.
After hearing the last sentence, they turned around in surprise.
Everyone sitting in the room had the same surprised expression.
Although everyone heard it, some people noticed that the pregnancy period was no more than three months, while others noticed that it was twins.
For example, Madam Shi and Peng Jing: "Twins? Sit down, sit down. Shi Yue, why are you pulling your wife? Help her sit down."
Madam Shi asked Wu Xiaoman, "Wu Shengshou, can you tell the gender of the baby at this moment?"
Wu Xiaoman said: "I have been a doctor for 30 years, so I can only give a rough estimate, not a definite answer.
It is even more difficult to say about twins, but taking the pulse to determine the gender is relatively more accurate within three months.
The old woman trembled and said, "Congratulations to the old lady first. The young lady is pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl."
Wu Xiaoman had already begun to determine the sex of the baby when she took its pulse. She knew that the host family would usually ask about the gender of the baby upon hearing about twins. And the fee given by Madam Shi was definitely worth her careful assessment.
Madam Shi couldn't help but be delighted. What was I saying? A lucky star, right? The old lady from the Yan family said that our family is not large, but so what? Now we have two at once, and they are legitimate sons and grandsons.
For the first time since Qingzhu Bingju left, Peng Jing's face showed a gentle and calm look of joy, and a layer of warmth spread from the depths of her cold heart.
Shi Chongwen looked at the whole room. From the master to the servants, everyone was in high spirits. Thinking of Jinshu's death and two lives... Only two servants died, but Jinshu and the child were lost. He clenched his hands in his sleeves.
Looking at his mother, who loved children so much and was so happy, how could she have killed the pregnant Jinshu?
I obediently knelt down as punishment, begging her to let Jinshu and the child go. She left without saying a word, and I thought it was done. Eighteen years ago, my mother also left without saying a word, but still gave Jinshu a way to live. I didn't expect that this time... she later said that she should not have let him go eighteen years ago.
Sun Yanan was a little confused and couldn't help but gently touch her belly. There were two babies in it now?
This feeling was a little wonderful and a little overwhelming. She looked at the smiling faces filled with joy and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth with joy.
But at the same time, she clearly felt a cold gaze of a completely different temperature. Sun Yanan turned around and saw that the boy of about twelve or thirteen years old quickly looked away, but the hatred in his eyes could not be concealed for a while. Sun Yanan suddenly became suspicious: Why was he looking at her like this?
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