Chapter 472: Favorable impression doubled
Seeing Fang Hou's earnest words, Zhuang Qingning was helpless in the end and had to choose a can of tea to keep.
The rest were taken back by Fang Hou.
Fang Hou refused for a long time, but seeing that he couldn't refuse anymore, he had to do as Zhuang Qingning said and put the things away. He also said many words of thanks to Zhuang Qingning before saying goodbye and leaving.
Zhuang Qingning counted and packed up the things that Fang Hou had sent, and registered the names of the items in a linear notebook to facilitate future interactions.
Spices, tea, cloth, medicinal herbs...
Zhuang Qingning still felt a bit overwhelmed when he remembered it.
I have to say that Cheng Ruize was really too polite. The things he sent were not only of many types but also in large quantities.
Besides, except for the spices, which can be played with recently, the rest of these things cannot be digested in a short period of time.
Zhuang Qingning thought about it and began to sort these things one by one, intending to send some of them away.
Zhuang Jingye, Zhuang Yonghe, Zhang Yongchang, and Zhang Xiangrong can all send some tea over. Wen's family can send some cloth over so that Aunt Meng can use it to make winter clothes. As for the medicinal herbs, she probably won't need them, so she can send some to Zhuang Wencheng...
Zhuang Qingning thought and muttered to himself as he sorted the things into categories and put a small note on them to prevent himself from forgetting.
Chu Jinnian was originally leaning against the door, watching the three children reciting the article they had just memorized, while watching Zhuang Qingning pouting as she distributed things.
The girl's peaceful smile was particularly bright and dazzling under the excellent winter sunshine, and even her soliloquy was as sweet as an oriole...
However, as he listened, Chu Jinnian couldn't help but frown.
All kinds of names such as great uncle, great aunt, aunt, uncle, brother, etc. were constantly heard from Zhuang Qingning's mouth, but no matter how hard he tried, he never heard even half a word "Chu".
This means that...
Zhuang Qingning didn’t intend to give him anything?
The more Chu Jinnian thought about it, the more furrowed his brows became.
Finally, he couldn't help it and stepped in front of Zhuang Qingning, "Miss Zhuang."
"These are..."
"These were sent by Manager Cheng from the county. They were probably sent as a thank you for helping Manager Cheng a few days ago."
Zhuang Qingning explained with a smile.
"Hmm..." Chu Jinnian nodded, and after looking at those things, he finally looked at Zhuang Qingning, "This tea looks good."
Just now, he listened to the tea leaves the most.
"Chengji Tea Shop should be pretty good in the county town. I heard that it's also sold in the provincial capital." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile and temporarily put the remaining cans of tea into a bamboo basket on the side.
"Although I have never heard of or seen the tea from Chengji Tea House in the capital, I have heard of it here. I heard that the tea soup is clear and fragrant."
Chu Jinnian looked at Zhuang Qingning eagerly and said, "But, I've never drunk it..."
Probably never drank it.
Chu Jin has been in the capital for many years and holds a high position of power. He has always been drinking top-quality teas such as Longjing and Biluochun. This kind of ordinary tea sold in the market would probably never appear on his tea table.
Originally it was just a gift to Buddha, if I give Chu Jinnian something of this level, it would really be a bit unreasonable.
Zhuang Qingning thought about it, then put the tea can in his hand, which he had been stroking for a while, back into the basket.
Chu Jinnian's eyes, which had been bright, suddenly dimmed.
It seems that he still doesn't want to give it at all.
Then...
"Sir, I have finished my dictation. Would you like to take a look?" Zhuang Mingli shouted in the room.
"I have also memorized it."
Next came the voices of Zhuang Qingsui and Chu Jinzhou.
"I'll be right there." Chu Jinnian coughed and said to Zhuang Qingning, "Excuse me."
He turned and went into the house to look at the articles they were copying.
Zhuang Qingning continued to pack up his things, going through them one by one, and putting away those that needed to be put away for the time being.
Although Chu Jinnian was giving a lecture in the room, his mind had already flown outside the door, especially his eyes, which kept glancing outside, watching Zhuang Qingning coming in and out, busy as he went.
Until finally, a faint fragrance wafted out of the kitchen.
It seemed that she was so focused on making dinner that she didn't even think about giving him some food.
Chu Jinnian's face was suddenly covered with a layer of melancholy, and when he was about to take Chu Jinzhou away, the melancholy almost turned into a dark cloud.
Zhuang Qingning escorted the two of them out of the yard as usual, and before leaving, she stuffed a food box into Chu Jinnian's hand.
"The lotus root powder and osmanthus cake I just made is not new, but the taste is very light. The osmanthus on top is osmanthus honey, which will taste better."
"Jinzhou and Mr. Fan like to eat it very much. Lord Chu has probably never tasted it, so I made some specially. Lord Chu, please don't dislike it." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
The gloom in Chu Jinnian's eyes suddenly became clear.
Yes, I didn’t give him tea because that was a gift from someone else and it wouldn’t be appropriate to give it to him, so I specially gave him osmanthus cake that I made myself, as a way to express my love for him.
"What a coincidence." Chu Jinnian suppressed his inner joy and tried his best to make his voice sound very natural. "To be honest with you, Miss Zhuang, my favorite thing to eat is this lotus root powder and osmanthus cake."
After he finished speaking, Chu Jinzhou looked at Chu Jinnian suspiciously, but ultimately did not say anything.
Zhuang Qingning did not notice this subtle movement, but when she heard Chu Jinnian say that he liked to eat lotus root starch and osmanthus cake, she smiled and said, "Then Sir Chu, please try it. If you think it tastes good, I will make some for you from time to time in the future."
"Then thank you Miss Zhuang." Chu Jinnian thanked her repeatedly.
"There are a lot of cakes and pastries. Mr. Fan had been thinking about them before. Mr. Fan has not come in the past few days. Sir Chu, please help Mr. Fan take them back."
Zhuang Qingning warned.
"Don't worry, I will." Chu Jinnian agreed readily, put away the food box, told Chu Jinzhou to sit down, and after he and Zhuang Qingning bowed and said goodbye, he swung the whip in his hand.
"Slow down."
Zhuang Qingning watched the carriage go away, smiled slightly and shook his head.
I really have to say that Chu Jinnian is really approachable.
Although he was in a high position and had great power, he did not even bring servants with him when he went out. He drove the carriage himself and did not care about any pomp and circumstance at all.
Zhuang Qingning felt that the image of Chu Jinnian in her mind could be given two more stars of favorability.
The carriage rolled forward in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Chu Jinzhou stretched out his little hand and lifted the curtain of the carriage. After a pause, he let the curtain down.
After a while, the curtain was lifted up again, and then lowered...
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