After the two of them sat down, Xia Tian poured a bowl of soup for Shen Nian and placed it in front of him, then called out, “Brother Shen, drink some soup first.”
"Is there anything good today?" Shen Nian asked, holding up the bowl.
"Well, I received a letter from my eldest brother Xia Yang today." Xia Tian said happily.
"Are they okay?" Shen Nian raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in surprise.
After so long, he never heard her mention her family, and thought she wouldn't miss them, so he never mentioned it.
“Very good.” Xia Tian put down his chopsticks with a smile, sat upright and thanked Shen Nian, “Brother Shen, thank you for asking someone to look after them.”
Shen Nian smiled, "It should be."
"Thank you too!" Xia Tian watched Chen Nian drink the soup and then diligently picked up some dishes for her, "You don't know, my eldest brother's business is booming now. He has opened five braised food shops in the city.
If you hadn't had someone look after him, he wouldn't have developed so quickly."
Shen Nian didn't expect that the simple, honest and quiet man would grow so fast. "Then your elder brother has a talent for business."
"I didn't expect that either." Xia Tian nodded in agreement and moved closer to Shen Nian. "Brother Shen, did you ask someone to inform the officials in the prefecture to look after my brother and the others?"
"Yeah." Shen Nian nodded. He was quite surprised when he received the news from his subordinates. He didn't expect Xia Yang to have the courage to move the business directly to the capital city.
Xia Tian saw Shen Nian nodded and said thank you again.
She was really happy, because Shen Nian could take care of her family, which meant that he valued her very much.
The main reason was that their relationship was not as close as it is now, but he still offered help, which also shows that he is a grateful person.
Then he told Shen Nian excitedly, “My eldest brother also said that he would come to visit me in Beijing next year, and if possible, he would move to Beijing to develop his career.”
Shen Nian looked at her happy expression, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, "That's good. Then you can show them the yard in advance."
"Brother Shen really understands me." Xia Tian grinned, "I'll go check it out tomorrow so they can move in directly when they arrive."
"Yes. Let Mu Feng help you find it." Chen Nian also picked up some food for her, "Eat quickly!"
After the two of them had finished their meal, they sat on the kang in the warm room and chatted for a while before washing up and resting.
The next day, when Xia Tian went to pay his respects to the old lady, he saw Liu coming as well.
During this period, Liu was either under house arrest or sick, and she had not paid her respects to the old lady for a long time.
It was quite strange to see her today.
After the greetings were over and everyone was still waiting to leave, Liu and the old lady were heard smiling and saying, "Mother, my daughter-in-law has recovered.
"My second sister-in-law has been working hard to help with the household during this period. I will feel bad if I continue to trouble her."
Xia Tian suddenly realized that Liu wanted to take over the housekeeping power.
She was saying, why did you suddenly come to pay your respects to the old lady?
The old lady paused, her smile fading a little. "You should take care of yourself and Ke'er first before you continue to manage the household."
Recently, incidents have occurred one after another in the mansion, and they were all caused by Liu. The old lady is a little annoyed with her.
"Mother, I am the Marquis' wife. This has always given my second brother's wife and the housekeeper an excuse to gossip about me, and the Marquis has no face in public!" Liu explained with a chuckle.
Before the old lady could speak, the second lady could not help but said, "Mother, I see that my eldest sister-in-law is well now, so let her continue to manage the household."
She didn't want to do this hard work at all, and she thought everyone was like her, wanting the housekeeper position so much!
"Alright then!" The old lady didn't insist any more and waved her hand. "You guys can make your own arrangements. I'm tired. Let's all go!"
Liu was right. She was the marquis' wife, so it would be most appropriate to let her be the housekeeper.
Anyway, as long as she is in this family, she will not let them fall apart.
Seeing that the old lady agreed, Liu followed the second lady to hand over the work.
In summer, we go back to Jinglan Garden for breakfast.
This Liu has started to manage the household again. I wonder if it will cause trouble for her.
She also reminded the people in Jinglan Garden to be careful when going in and out and not to cause trouble. To be honest, if Liu caught them with anything, it would be difficult for her to save them.
I was planning to go out today to show Xia Yang the yard and stuff, but I decided to wait a day.
Thinking that he had not yet replied to Xia Yang, he asked someone to bring paper and pen to prepare to write the reply first.
The New Year is coming soon, so you can give them some New Year gifts.
Then I remembered that there are refugees everywhere, so it would be difficult to send out New Year gifts.
So, I sat on the kang in the warm room and thought about what to do next.
After a while, Ningxiang came in and said that the eldest lady had returned.
Xia Tian paused before remembering that Ningxiang was talking about Shen Hui.
So I quickly put on my shoes and got off the kang, ready to go out to greet her.
As soon as I reached the door, Shen Hui came in.
"Sister, it's almost the end of the year. You should be very busy. Why are you here now?" Xia Tian asked as he asked Shen Hui to sit in the warm room.
Shen Hui is the wife of the prince of Ning'an Marquisate and is also in charge of the household. She should be busy preparing New Year gifts for all the relatives.
She saw that the second wife was doing this recently, busy from morning to night.
"No matter how busy I am, I have to come back." Shen Hui took off her cloak and handed it to Ningxiang, "I promised to come and thank you after I'm done with the confinement.
As a result, you went to Pingyang City, and your family was busy preparing for the New Year's gifts. Then there was the refugee issue, and arrangements for distributing porridge and other things were delayed until now."
She was indeed very busy during this period. Her mother-in-law, Lady Ning'an Hou, saw that she was too busy to handle it, so she took the initiative to take over the task of taking care of the children.
Otherwise she must be even busier!
"We're family, so anything is easy to talk about. You don't have to be so anxious." Xia Tian pushed the tea bowl towards Shen Hui. "Besides, you've already helped me. Have you forgotten?"
Shen Hui knew Xia Tian was talking about the Liu family's cloth shop, so she whispered, "Did you know? Shopkeeper Qi is dead."
Xia Tian was slightly surprised, "So fast?"
The shopkeeper Qi had been paralyzed in bed for only half a month, but I didn't expect him to die so soon.
"You don't know yet, do you?" Shen Hui took a sip of tea and clicked her tongue twice. "Not long after he died, Liu sold out his entire family. How cruel!"
"Why sell them out?" Xia Tian asked in surprise. "After all, Aunt Qi said she took the blame for her. Don't you think of their past friendship?"
If this happened to her, not only would she make sure that Aunt Qi's family lived a good life, she would also have to take special care of them. Otherwise, wouldn't she be too sorry for Aunt Qi who died for her?
"That's why they say she's cruel!" Shen Hui curled her lips in disdain, "That woman has no heart at all. I heard that after Shopkeeper Qi became paralyzed, his family often came to her for money, so she simply sold them all."
If she had any regard for the other person's mother, she would definitely not do such a thing.
If Aunt Qi knew about this, I wonder if she would regret defending her so much?
Xia Tian sighed endlessly, it was indeed cruel!
It seems she should be more careful in the future!
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