The day before, Shen Cui was thinking about finding an opportunity to have a good chat with Cui Wuniang, but Cui Wuniang was busy and it was not easy to make an appointment with her. So Shen Cui wrote the invitation first and prepared to send it to Cui's house the next day.
Unexpectedly, the next day Cui Wuniang took time out from her busy schedule and came to visit in person.
She was resolute and decisive, and she was quite familiar with Chen Cui. After the two of them sat down to talk, Cui Wu Niang got straight to the point: "My brother came back from your house yesterday and praised your food highly, saying it was the best meal he had ever eaten."
Shen Cui already knew that Cui Fei had a kind heart, but she didn't expect him to praise her cooking skills so much after returning home.
She blushed a little after hearing this, and Cui Wuniang continued with a smile: "I came here today just to ask you if it would be convenient for him to come over for dinner in the future? Don't worry, our friendship is friendship, and I will definitely pay for the meal separately. Of course, it's okay if it's inconvenient."
Cui Wuniang didn't know that Cui Fei had agreed to be a tutor in the provincial school and would not take leave at will in the future. She was still worried that after Mu Yunchuan left, Cui Fei would go back to hiding at home and not leaving the house like before.
If he came to Cuiwei for dinner every day, he would have a reason to stay with Wei Shu and the other three and would not be alone.
This will also give him motivation to report to the provincial school every day.
Since she brought it up first, Shen Cui took the opportunity to suggest, "It's rare that the children get along well with each other, why not let your A Fei enter our academy directly?"
Cui Wuniang's face lit up with joy. She came here specifically to bring up this matter, and actually she had some thoughts in this regard.
But all of Cuiwei's students are well-educated, studious, and good-looking. With such good examples, one would think that Cuiwei's standards for accepting students must be very high!
Although Cui Fei must be very outstanding in Cui Wuniang's heart, in terms of appearance, he is indeed out of tune with Cuiwei's other students.
Moreover, his performance in the provincial school could not be hidden from the Cuiwei students who had also enrolled in the school. They were afraid that they had left people with the impression that he was tired of studying and had no ambition. Therefore, Cui Wuniang had this idea but did not dare to mention it directly. She only asked Cui Fei to come here for dinner.
Shen Cui looked at her expression and knew that she had the same idea.
She then continued, "Although our academy is small, it also has rules. Students must stay here when they first enter. If you are worried during this period, you can come to see him, but he cannot go out unless necessary. After a long time, he can be more free."
This "rule" was of course made up by Chen Cui, but there was no other way. The system said that the medicine needed the enhancement blessing in the academy. It would be best if one stayed in the academy like Wei Xi did before, so that the efficacy of the medicine could reach its peak.
Cui Fei had to go to the provincial school during the day, so it was impossible for him to stay at home. Therefore, Chen Cui was not sure how long it would take for his heart disease to recover, so she did not say a specific time.
And last night when she made a 'teaching plan' for Cui Fei, she discussed it carefully with the system.
The food produced by the system can certainly block the "setting" of the rules on Cui Fei, but the effect of just one or two meals is too slow, and the entire academy is beyond the rules of the plane. Staying here for a long time is actually more effective than feeding him with system ingredients for every meal.
This was something Cui Wuniang had not expected, because she thought that the two families were not far away, and the curfew in the city was late, so Cui Fei had enough time to have dinner and finish his homework in Cuiwei before going home.
But it is also easy to understand. Many famous academies have their own rules. I heard that some academies located in the deep mountains even require students not to return home for three to five years, so that they can cut off worldly ties and concentrate on studying.
Maybe Cuiwei means the same thing?
Thinking of this, Cui Wu Niang said, "If I let Ah Fei stay away for a long time, it's not something I can decide on my own. I have to go back and ask my grandfather for his opinion."
The old man of the Cui family is the head of the previous generation. No matter how capable Cui Wu Niang is, she is just Cui Fei's sister after all.
The elders of the Cui family usually do not restrict the younger generation from going out and socializing, but there is one rule: they cannot stay out overnight.
If Mr. Cui doesn’t see Cui Fei at home, he will definitely ask about it. So this matter still needs to be reported to the old man.
The rules of a wealthy family are very strict. Chen Cui thought that she only needed to get the consent of the head of the family, Cui Wuniang, but she didn't expect this. She nodded in understanding and said, "Then you go back and discuss it with the old man. Even if it doesn't work out, it won't be a problem. Just let Ah Fei come over for meals as you said."
Cui Wu Niang smiled and nodded in agreement, then turned around and continued, "There is one more thing. I only found out about it from Ah Fei. After your eldest daughter-in-law left, your family has not been able to hire a helper. I have someone here who is just right for you."
During dinner yesterday, Mu Erpang saw Chen Cui sweating from working so hard, so he mentioned it and asked distressedly, "Hasn't mom hired a helper today?"
Shen Cui said not yet, "It's okay, your sister-in-law has only been gone for a few days, mother can handle it."
It was just these two sentences, but unexpectedly, Cui Fei, who was eating quietly, heard it. After returning, he specifically told Cui Wuniang and asked her to help.
As soon as Cui Wuniang finished speaking, a woman in her thirties with ordinary looks came forward and bowed.
Cui Wuniang introduced her to the family, saying that the woman was called A Yao and was not a servant of the Cui family, but a helper she had hired.
Ah Yao is a good cook. She learned from a chef who is good at making medicinal food for several years, so she has mastered the art. She is also responsible for Cui Fei's meals at home.
It just so happened that Shen Cui was short of people, and from now on Cui Fei would come here to eat every day, and A Yao would move to Cuiwei to work, and it would be the same.
"Isn't this too unfair to A Yao?" Shen Cui hired a handyman, and this A Yao... Cui Wu Niang could rest assured that she would be in charge of Cui Fei's diet. Obviously, she was more than just a simple cook.
Such a person with a skill, whether staying in a wealthy family like the Cui family, working as a chef in a restaurant, or starting his own business, has much better prospects than coming to Cuiwei to work as a handyman.
Cui Wu Niang smiled at A Yao, and A Yao said, "Wu Niang, you are praising me. Actually, the young master's food at home is mainly prepared by the master chef who makes medicinal food. I am just an assistant. My cooking skills are not very good. I can't say that I am wronged to work in your academy!"
Later, Shen Cui found out that A Yao was also a miserable person in her early years. After her parents died early, her uncles and aunts arranged her marriage and let her marry a compulsive gambler.
She gambled away all her wealth, and even her two children died one after another when they fell ill because she had no money to see a doctor.
A Yao was disheartened and determined to commit suicide, but she failed several times - her husband would not let her die and even wanted to sell her to a brothel.
It happened that Cui Wuniang, who had just taken charge of the family, went to the countryside to inspect the family property at that time. She rescued her and gave ten taels of silver to the gambler, allowing him to sign the divorce agreement smoothly and give A Yao a free life.
Later, A Yao wanted to become a slave to repay Cui Wu Niang.
But the Cui family had no shortage of servants, and A Yao was a good citizen, so there was no way she would be reduced to a slave just because of a favor.
Seeing that she had nowhere to go, Cui Wuniang asked her to work as a helper in the Cui family.
Knowing that Cui Wuniang was most concerned about her younger brother Cui Fei, A Yao worked hard to learn how to cook.
Today, Cui Wu Niang called out a few capable people from her family and asked them if they were willing to go to Cuiwei to work.
Except for A Yao, these people were servants of the Cui family who had signed indentures to sell themselves. In fact, if Cui Wu Niang gave the order, they had to go too.
But if he leaves Cui Mansion unwillingly and there is no one to supervise him, I don't think he will be able to do his job well.
Cui Wuniang decided to send a capable person from her own family to help in order to show her goodwill to Chen Cui. It would be bad if she sent someone who was not dedicated.
When asked this question, no one else was willing to answer.
Firstly, in a wealthy and prominent family like the Cui family, most of those who can work for Cui Wuniang are sons of well-connected families. They have worked hard to get to their current positions. If they are sent out, who knows if something unexpected will happen? What if someone else takes over my job at the Cui family? Secondly, it's the same reason why the dental clinic can't recruit people, the place where Cuiwei is located is a "haunted house"! Who would want to go there for no reason?
Then A Yao stood up and said that she came just to repay her gratitude. She was willing to go wherever Cui Wu Niang needed people and didn't think about those things.
Seeing that she was indeed not unwilling at all, Shen Cui continued to ask: "What about A Yao's salary..."
Although she knew that Cui Wuniang meant well, she was not rich enough to pay the Cui family's wages.
Cui Wu Niang waved her hand and said, "She only works half a day at your house, and has to go back to Cui's house at night. You don't have to worry about her wages. It should be used to pay for Ah Fei's meals here."
That's really good. A'Yao knows everything about this person, so he is naturally more trustworthy than someone hired from outside. Moreover, she had an acquaintance like her working in Cuiwei, and she would go back every day to tell Cui Wuniang some news about Cui Fei, which would also reassure Cui Wuniang, the head of the family.
Cui Wuniang was a quick-witted person, and Chen Cui was not one to be polite, so she said that starting from tomorrow A Yao would come to Cuiwei to work half a day, and Cui Fei would come here to eat.
She only sat there for two or three quarters of an hour before Cui Wuniang's maid came looking for her again. It was not convenient for her to stay long, so she apologized to Shen Cui and left like a gust of wind to take care of family business.
It was indeed a busy day, and Cui Wuniang was busy until after dinner time before returning to the Cui Mansion.
After returning home, she thought about finding her grandfather to report the admission. If it works, she will let Cui Fei stay in Cuiwei. If it doesn't work, she will just let Cui Fei have dinner. After hearing the result, she will inform Cui Fei again.
Unexpectedly, she didn't need to pass messages back and forth, the servants said that Cui Fei was receiving training from Old Master Cui.
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