Lu Baichuan met He Jiuniang the next evening when Lou Chong and the others brought the gold over.
He Jiuniang knew his situation very well. During that time, she only asked Xu Yong to send him medicine to take a bath. She herself did not want to see him.
Lu Baichuan took a bath at noon, and by evening he felt that he had recovered well, so he refused to eat alone in his room and insisted on coming out to eat with everyone.
Just as they finished their work, Lou Chong and his group arrived.
They brought several chests of gold and jewels, and four servants followed them.
There were three women around the same age as Sister Xu, two middle-aged men, a young man about the same age as Xu Yong, and even a seven or eight-year-old boy.
"Boss, I personally picked these out. They all have clean backgrounds and are honest and law-abiding people. Their indemnities are all here!"
As Lou Chong spoke, he handed the contract in his hand to Lu Baichuan.
Lou Chong is always reliable, especially the boy he specially bought, who was clearly a servant boy he found for the dog.
Although there are many cousins in the family, Gou'er still needs someone to take care of him. They are all about the same age, and they will be much more convenient for him than the adults.
"Well done."
As he spoke, Lu Baichuan opened the box and took out two gold ingots for him.
He has handed over all his wealth, and now he can only use his wife's money to give to his subordinates. She shouldn't be angry, right?
Lou Chong happily accepted the servant and was about to take her to the kitchen to help, so that Sun Shi and Old Man Lu could get to know the new servant, when he saw He Jiu Niang return.
Accompanying her back was a woman with a round face, who, according to the information found earlier, should be her sister-in-law's business partner, Cheng Xuewei.
The person who came was Cheng Xuewei. She had received a letter from He Jiuniang about the welfare price for Lu Baichuan's brothers. Cheng Xuewei went to the clinic to find her yesterday, but she didn't come to the clinic yesterday afternoon. Cheng Xuewei went to find her but missed her. She finally waited for her today.
She was still talking about the welfare price. She was unwilling to accept He Jiuniang's statement in her letter, feeling that He Jiuniang treated her as a complete outsider, just a business partner, with no personal feelings between them.
She originally offered to forgo half the money, since it wasn't like she was short of cash and using that money to do favors was still worthwhile.
But He Jiu Niang disagreed no matter what, saying that she could give them discounts, but absolutely could not just give them free meals all the time. She said that giving a little kindness would be appreciated, but giving too much would be resented, and there might be trouble in the future.
So Cheng Xuewei compromised, suggesting that the profits be split equally between the two parties, so that her goodwill would also be included.
He Jiuniang happily agreed, saying, "I'd rather have money than be a bastard."
To express her joy, she invited Cheng Xuewei to her home for dinner, where they could discuss starting a milk tea business.
Upon seeing Cheng Xuewei enter, Lu Baichuan instructed Lou Chong to take his men and put away the box containing the gold.
The saying goes, "Don't flaunt your wealth," so it's best to be cautious.
Seeing the familiar box, He Jiuniang knew it contained her gold, and her mood immediately improved. She also didn't find Lu Baichuan as annoying as she had yesterday.
"They're back? These are the servants I had Lou Chong buy back. I was just about to have them introduced to my parents."
Lu Baichuan walked over in a flattering tone. Since he was at home, he wasn't wearing a mask, which startled Cheng Xuewei, who was standing next to He Jiuniang.
Seeing Cheng Xuewei standing there in a daze, Lu Baichuan remembered the matter and immediately said, "Sorry, I'll go put on the mask."
As he spoke, he turned to leave. His body was not fully healed, and every movement was painful. He tried to make small movements as he turned around, afraid that he would aggravate his injury and fall in front of the guests, which would be very embarrassing.
"No, no, it was my fault for being so abrupt, for not informing you beforehand that I was coming..."
Cheng Xuewei came to her senses and felt very embarrassed, realizing that she had really done something wrong.
When she saw Lu Baichuan at the clinic that day, he was wearing a mask. She had actually prepared herself for He Jiuniang's husband to be disfigured, but she never expected it to be like this.
Actually, after the bone setting, Lu Baichuan's previously wrinkled skin smoothed out a lot, at least much better than when they first met, but it was still a big shock to Cheng Xuewei.
Seeing that he was having some difficulty walking, He Jiuniang couldn't help but step forward to support his arm and said, "It's almost time to eat, why are you wearing a mask? Let's go."
Without waiting for Lu Baichuan's reply, she turned to Cheng Xuewei and explained, "He was injured and is currently receiving treatment. He will recover in a while, so don't worry."
Cheng Xuewei nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I'm not afraid, I just didn't react in time."
The three of them walked ahead, with seven servants following behind, and together they went to the kitchen.
Lu Baichuan looked at his wife supporting him and felt a warm glow in his heart. Sure enough, his wife still cared about him!
In the kitchen, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Xu were still busy.
Yesterday, Mrs. Sun agreed to let Lou Chong and the others come over for a meal, so today she was naturally very enthusiastic and cooked herself. Actually, it was also to help Mrs. Xu, since it's not easy for one person to cook for so many people. Besides, no matter how angry Mrs. Sun was with Lu Baichuan, she still wanted to cook some hometown dishes for him.
Well, being angry didn't affect her desire to nourish her son's body.
Upon arriving at the kitchen, the seven servants introduced themselves to their master: the three women were surnamed Wang, Lin, and Li, the two middle-aged men were named Cui Fu and Fang Da, the young man was named Qiu Tian, and the boy was named Er Niu.
Sun, who had previously opposed buying servants, said nothing this time and happily accepted them, saying that Xu Dashan would come later to show them where they would stay.
Three women were helping in the kitchen, two men were chopping wood in the backyard, and Qiu Tian and Xu Yong were cleaning the stables.
Erniu went to get to know Gou'er and build a relationship with him. When he saw Gou'er playing with a little monkey, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Lu Baichuan originally wanted to find an opportunity to explain yesterday's misunderstanding to He Jiuniang, but He Jiuniang completely ignored him when she arrived here. She pulled Cheng Xuewei to sit on the stone bench under the tree and talked about raising cattle and milk tea. He felt that he couldn't get a word in edgewise, and since Cheng Xuewei was a woman, he wanted to avoid suspicion, so he went to find his son to cultivate their relationship.
Everyone did their own job. After preparing the dishes she particularly wanted to make, Sun stopped working and came out to talk to He Jiuniang and the others.
He Jiuniang has been handling the family's collaboration with Cheng Xuewei. Although they had met before, they hadn't had a chance to have a proper chat. Today, they finally have some time.
"Auntie, I'm here to freeload a meal today, so please don't mind that I can eat a lot!"
Cheng Xuewei has a good temperament. When she came to the Lu family for dinner, she didn't even bring her maid. At this moment, she deliberately patted the "spare tire" around her waist and smiled very frankly.
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