With Jiang's mother gone, Mu Yi'an felt a little relieved.
Although Jiang's mother was a good mother-in-law, Mu Yi'an was still not used to having her mother-in-law live with her, especially since Jiang Shuyun wasn't home.
"Second sister-in-law, this is a dress I made for Chuyue. What do you think?"
Mu Yi'an looked at the clothes Jiang Qi had brought and thought they were really nice, unlike the simplified versions of Hanfu she had seen in her previous life.
"It's so well made. Chu Yue must be so happy. Now she knows what's beautiful and ugly."
"Our Chuyue is so chubby and cute. When she grows up, she'll be a little beauty too."
Chu Yue was often taken care of by Jiang Qi, and the two had a very good relationship.
"I shouldn't be ugly, after all, my parents aren't ugly, and my aunt is pretty too, hehe..."
"My second sister-in-law is teasing me again!"
"Second sister-in-law, do you think I should make one for Doctor Chu's daughter, Anran, as well?"
Jiang Qi was a little undecided. She felt sorry for the little girl who had lost her mother at such a young age.
“You can do it. After the Chu family has finished sending the betrothal gifts, you can give each of them, father and daughter, a new set of clothes.”
Jiang Qi, don't spoil the Chu family's children too much. Let's not be cruel stepmothers, let's just be good stepmothers.
Later, when you have your own children, you'll be compared to others. If you do too much from the start, and later, with more children, you won't be able to manage them all, and people will think you've changed.
Mu Yi'an didn't find this strange; many people just like to nitpick.
Let alone half-siblings, many children born to the same father and mother will feel that their parents favor one of them.
"Second sister-in-law, I understand. I just feel sorry for the little girl, having lost her mother at a young age. I will be more careful in the future."
Jiang Qi knew that her second sister-in-law was doing it for her own good.
"Madam, the Third Master and Third Madam have arrived."
Butler Li led the way, and Jiang Shuwen arrived with his wife and children.
"Second sister-in-law, eldest sister, we're here."
"Is Shuwen taking a break today?"
"Yes, normal shift work."
Jiang Shuwen came over today to ask for advice, and asked Shao Kun to go and play with Shao Yun.
"Butler Li, take the two children to find Shao Yun and Chu Yue to play. Have Sister Li get some food for the children, and have Yun Duo keep an eye on them."
Mu Yi'an felt that Jiang Shuwen must have come here for some reason.
"Second sister-in-law, we have a little extra money now, so we're thinking of buying a house in the county town and moving here."
“Isn’t that great? You don’t have to divide it up like this anymore, and the child can see his father more often.”
"That's right, we have two houses now, and we're a bit undecided. We'd like to ask my second sister-in-law for her advice."
Although Jiang Shuwen had spent several years in the county town and worked in a trading company, he wasn't exactly unsophisticated. However, buying a house, especially one that was related to his future career, left him feeling uncertain.
"What's going on? Tell me."
"One is a small courtyard with three main rooms and two side rooms, priced at one hundred taels. The other is a shop in the front and a courtyard in the back, much larger than the previous one, priced at two hundred and twenty taels."
Jiang Shuwen is still struggling with whether or not he should continue working at the business.
"The first one is a residence, the second one can be used as a shop or a place to live. Are you planning to open your own shop and leave the trading company?"
Mu Yi'an felt that if she wanted to do something, the one with a shop would be the most suitable.
"I haven't decided yet. The wages at the trading company are relatively stable, but I always have to go out. I'm away for more than half the month."
If I quit my job at the trading company, I don't know what to do right now.
Mu Yi'an seemed to be deep in thought, thinking of the spicy hot pot and fried skewers from her past life.
She planted a lot of soybeans on her estate, which could be pressed into a lot of soybean oil. In this era, there were oil mills and soybean oil.
This place has fresh vegetables all year round. Although there aren't any kinds of meatballs, you can boil vegetables and glass noodles. Sweet potato noodles are available, and they're not expensive.
If all else fails, you can braise a pot of pork offal; that's still meat.
Mu Yi'an had considered opening her own barbecue or spicy hot pot restaurant, but in her previous life she only had experience working and had never owned a shop herself, and she also found it too troublesome.
Part of the woodland in the village has already been planted with medicinal herbs, and the remaining part of the mountain land will be planted with apple trees next spring.
Agriculture is her main battleground; business is out of the question—she's not cut out for it.
But Jiang Shuwen is different. He has worked in the business for many years and has come into contact with all kinds of people. He has a more tactful personality and is more suited to doing business.
"Shuwen, I have an idea that you can consider."
"Second sister-in-law, what is it?"
Jiang Shuwen perked up; he knew then that his second sister-in-law was no ordinary person.
“I have some recipes that could help us open a food shop. Let’s work together. I’ll provide the recipes and ideas, and you can run it.”
"Second sister-in-law, is this really true?"
Mu Yi'an nodded. Although she wasn't a man who always kept his word, she wouldn't go back on her word.
"Shuwen, work with your second sister-in-law."
Li Qiuniang was quite excited; she trusted Mu Yi'an. Especially after seeing Doctor Chu, she felt her second sister-in-law was very capable.
If Mu Yi'an could hear Li Qiuniang's true feelings, she would definitely correct her. Doctor Chu's matter really had little to do with her; it was Jiang Qi's own destiny.
"Second sister-in-law, how much does it cost to open a food shop? After we buy the house with the shop, we won't have much money left."
"The investment won't be too big. We'll calculate the costs later, and I can also invest some money. We'll then calculate the costs and profit sharing in detail."
Mu Yi'an believes in keeping clear accounts even between close brothers when doing business.
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