Chapter 381 Is there anyone who wants to get to know my brother?

Now that Cheng Qi has a place to live in the capital, Cheng Hui should live with her brother in the future.

"It's okay, let's eat."

Lu Lingyun sat down and ate with everyone.

During the meal, Cheng Suying, Cheng Binghao and Lu Lingyun were chatting and laughing, while Cheng Lanying and Cheng Bingzhi were eating quietly.

The second day.

The general's mansion.

Cheng Hui stayed in the general's mansion for one night. The next morning, while eating, she sighed, "Brother, it's great to have our own home."

Even in the Marquis' Mansion, Lu Lingyun never treated Cheng Hui badly, but it was not his own home.

Cheng Hui was very happy to be able to live in their own home.

She just looked at the empty General's Mansion and said, "Brother, let's go out and buy some things today to decorate the General's Mansion."

Cheng Qi heard this and smiled at her lovingly, "Okay, we'll go out after dinner."

At this time, a servant came to report, "General, someone outside has sent a letter inviting you to have tea."

As he spoke, a post was presented.

Cheng Qi took it casually, unfolded it, and saw six big words on the envelope: From Brother Cheng Qi.

Cheng Hui poked her head over and asked, "Brother, who is that?"

Cheng Qi immediately turned the envelope upside down and stuffed it into his sleeve, with an unnatural look on his face, "No one."

"Who else, brother, is so nervous?" Cheng Hui looked at him strangely.

"They are just some irrelevant people." Cheng Qi said perfunctorily.

The more perfunctory he was, the more curious Cheng Hui became.

"Nothing to do with you? Why would someone who has nothing to do with you come to you?" Cheng Hui asked, and then she thought, "Could it be that someone wants to make friends with you, brother?"

"Yes! Some people who want to make friends with me." Cheng Qi nodded seriously.

Hearing this, Cheng Hui let out a long "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

Cheng Qi then said, "Take Xia Mei with you to go shopping later. I won't go. Just leave the money on the account and ask them to come to my house to collect it."

Cheng Hui showed displeasure on her face, but she still said considerately, "Okay, brother, you take care of your business first."

After breakfast, Cheng Hui took Xia Mei out for shopping.

After Cheng Hui left, Cheng Qi opened the letter in his sleeve. After he opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter, he pondered for a long time and said, "Come on, prepare the horses."

At this time, in the market town in the west of the city.

Cheng Hui walked around and looked around, and if she saw anything she liked, she would ask someone to send it to the general's mansion.

"Sister Xia, do you think this is nice?" Cheng Hui stopped in front of a porcelain shop, pointing at the large blue and white vase and unable to take her eyes off it.

"Miss, the shop under the name of our young lady sells this porcelain vase!" said Sister Xia.

"oh?"

"Our young lady's shop is not far from here, just in front." Sister Xia pointed to the largest grocery store in front.

When Cheng Hui heard this, she immediately changed her target, "Then let's go to my sister-in-law's shop and take a look."

After a while, they arrived at Lu Lingyun's grocery store in the west of the city.

A few years passed, and Lu Lingyun's grocery store became more than three times larger than before. Lu Lingyun's business has been growing bigger and bigger in recent years. This grocery store alone has swallowed up four or five surrounding stores and expanded its scale.

It is obviously the largest shop with the most complete goods on this street.

As soon as Xia Mei entered the grocery store, the woman in charge of the cashier at the counter raised her head and said, "Xia Mei!"

"Sister-in-law!" Xia Mei called out crisply to Zhiran, who was wearing an apron, had her hair in a bun and a striking gold hairpin on her head.

Zhiran is the general manager of Lu Lingyun's overseas businesses, helping Lu Lingyun to manage all the businesses in the capital. She has also gotten married in recent years.

She married Dongsheng.

It can't even be said that she was married, it was Dongsheng who gave it to her!

When Zhiran reached marriageable age, she was pursued by many families, including a scholar who lived next door. The scholar's mother looked down on Zhiran. After all, Zhiran was a slave, even if she was a slave of a wealthy family, but her son was going to take the imperial examination in the future. What was the big deal about marrying a slave of a wealthy family who was still working in the public eye?

The scholar was very pleased with Zhiran and, despite great pressure, he wanted to redeem her and marry her. However, his mother was furious and said bad things about Zhiran everywhere, saying that she seduced her son and ruined her reputation.

Zhiran said at that time that she would never marry and didn't care about her poor son!

After Lu Lingyun found out, she was furious and annoyed, and kept scolding Zhiran for being so out of her mind. Why would she waste her whole life getting angry with that kind of person over such a small matter?

But Zhiran had already made up her mind not to leave Lu Lingyun in this life. If she married someone else, no matter if she married a cat or a dog, she could no longer work for Lu Lingyun like before.

It doesn't matter if it ruins your reputation.

At this time, Dongsheng proposed that he would give the gift to Zhiran!

Dongsheng is a few years younger than Zhiran and has no father or mother. He has worked under Zhiran for many years and has always obeyed her orders and followed her arrangements in everything. Now that Zhiran has encountered such a big thing, he said directly that he would marry her and work for her for the rest of his life.

Lu Lingyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After asking the two men their opinions separately and seeing that they both were interested, he gave them a big party.

On the other hand, after hearing what Zhiran said, the scholar's mother immediately married her son a pure woman whose father had just passed away and who was the only one left at home.

Because that lady's family used to run a school, even though no one in the family is there now, it is still considered a "scholarly family" in her eyes!

But a slave girl like Zhiran can't compare to her!

She only mocked Zhiran for never being able to get married in her life!

But she never imagined that the girl from a "scholarly family" she married was indeed from a "scholarly family", and that her family was extremely fastidious even though they were very poor.

She can't lift anything, and needs help from others in everything. If things don't go her way, she'll fall ill. Her mother is also a sickly woman. When they, an orphan and a widow, got married, they said that their family would be responsible for them for the rest of their lives!

The scholar's mother found herself in such a situation after marriage, and she felt bitter. It was already difficult for her to support a son who was studying for a degree, and now she had to support two more delicate and noble masters!

At this time, she saw that Zhiran, whom she looked down upon, was living a better life than before. Her wealthy husband loved and protected her very much and never asked her to do any work!

Zhiran would often say when she was around that having a wealthy husband was a hundred times better than being a slave! She had to thank some people!

These words made the scholar's mother feel uncomfortable.

And after she returned home, she had to face her son's complaining and resentful eyes from time to time, blaming her for ruining his life!

This is how Zhiran got married back then.

Considering their seniority, Xia Mei has to call her sister-in-law.

"Why are you here? Does the young lady have any arrangements?" Zhiran smiled as she looked at Xia Mei and Cheng Hui who were coming over.