Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Mom, I, I still seem to have a crush on Marquis Zhaoping..."

Jiang Shidu said in a muffled voice without looking up.

He thought he no longer liked her, but when they met today and talked for a few words, he found that he still liked her.

"Snapped!"

Madam Jiang slapped Jiang Shidu on the back of his head: "As expected of my son, your vision is as good as mine."

Jiang Shidu: “…” Then why hit him?

Madam Jiang smiled slightly and said, "You'd better give up this inappropriate thought as soon as possible, otherwise I will start arranging a marriage for you."

"Mom~" Jiang Shidu came over and acted coquettishly with Mrs. Jiang.

"It's no use calling you dad. Marquis Zhaoping is a good man, and you are also a good man, but you and she are not of the same kind. There is no way you can be together."

Jiang Shidu took a deep breath and then exhaled, feeling a little depressed.

"Mother, Marquis Zhaoping told me a long time ago that she has someone she loves, and she told me to live happily as a rich man's son. Don't waste time and make yourself miserable."

Madam Jiang pursed her lips and sighed, "Marquis Zhaoping is an open-minded person."

Before Jiang Shidu could reply, Madam Jiang continued, "So you are completely hopeless, son. Listen to my advice."

Jiang Shidu: “…”

Jiang Shidu turned away, not wanting to talk to his mother for the time being.

……

In the Cheng family courtyard, Cheng Wan was instructing Xu Zhinian, "Early tomorrow morning, my grandma and the others will be waiting for me outside Shuoyang City. You go and meet up with them first, and when the main force leaves the city, you can just follow behind them."

"Okay, I'll take note of it." Xu Zhinian nodded seriously, and then said, "I've put today's gift list in your room, remember to keep it."

"it is good."

In the future, how much gifts to give to whom will mainly depend on this gift list, so of course you have to keep it well.

"Okay, let's go back first. Ah Wan and your Aunt Wang are still busy."

After saying that, Xu Zhuocheng looked at Cheng Wan with a smile on his face and gratitude in his eyes: "You have been very busy these past two days, and I haven't formally thanked you for asking for the position of Sihu for me. Ah Wan, Uncle Xu thanks you."

"Uncle Xu, why should we say thank you to each other? If it were Uncle Xu, he would definitely help me beg for it."

Xu Zhuocheng chuckled and shook his head: "I really don't have the courage to ask Lord Yan for a fifth-rank official position. Before her uncle Nian Nian went to the capital, he happened to learn about my appointment as the Minister of Household Affairs and was quite shocked."

"Yes, Ah Wan, thank you so much. Also, I'm afraid that Nian Nian will trouble you the most when she goes to the capital. Aunt Mao thanks you in advance."

Mao Ruochun held Cheng Wan's hand, his expression and tone were very sincere.

Cheng Wan smiled brightly, her voice brisk and intimate: "Aunt Mao, between our two families, between Nian Nian and I, there is no need to thank me."

Finally, Xu Zhinian's family left, and the Cheng family began to get busy.

The end of the banquet needs to be cleaned up.

Wash what should be washed, throw away what should be thrown away, and separate what should be separated.

Fortunately, there is a lot of work, but there are also a lot of people.

Mrs. Zhang and others all helped.

Some members of the Cheng family will leave for the capital tomorrow, so they must visit the old man's grave to say goodbye.

Deng Xiong also had to visit his grandmother's grave to say goodbye.

Finally, before returning to Shuoyang City to review the final arrangements before departure, Cheng Wan needed to clarify who in the Cheng family would stay in Liangzhou and who would go to the capital with her.

"Just like what you told me the day before yesterday, Uncle, you all decided to stay in Liangzhou for the time being, right?"

Xiao Lin hugged Cheng Jinzhao and nodded with a smile:

"Your second uncle and I have not changed our decision. We will stay at home and wait for you to come back, so we don't have to go with you now and cause you trouble!"

"Our decision has not changed. We will stay in Liangzhou for the time being." Aunt Cheng also expressed her opinion.

"Where is my second brother?" Cheng Wan looked at Cheng Erping.

Cheng Erping scratched his head: "Of course I want to go to the capital to broaden my horizons, but if I go, Yu Niang will definitely be uneasy, so..."

Cheng Erping chuckled and said, "There will be more opportunities in the future, so I won't go this time."

Cheng Wan gave Cheng Erping a mischievous smile, but in her heart she felt that her second brother had indeed matured a lot and was very responsible.

"That's fine! According to what we said before, except for my father's work being distributed to my second uncle and my younger uncle-in-law, Suiyi Building and the two workshops don't need to be moved for the time being.

My mother's shop will be temporarily handed over to my aunt to run, and my aunt will be the shopkeeper. As for the future arrangements for the shop, we will talk about it after we get through this hurdle."

"Awan, I, I've been thinking about this matter these past two days, and I'm really unsure. How about hiring a dedicated shopkeeper?" Aunt Cheng frowned, looking a little uneasy.

Wang's shop sold various novelty cloth bags, gloves, sachets and other things, and business was actually pretty good. She was afraid that Wang's shop would ruin it.

Cheng Wan smiled at Aunt Cheng:

"Little aunt, you have to believe in yourself. My mother has said that during this period when she was not interested in running the shop, it was you who helped to look after it, and that’s why the shop has not been in trouble.

Sister-in-law, you don't have to feel any psychological burden. If you make money, that's even better, but if you lose money, it doesn't matter. Just consider it as gaining experience.

If the loss is too great, then just close the store and wait for my mother and I to come back and deal with it.

As for whether to hire someone, if you think you need one, then hire someone."

"Yes, that's right." Wang also nodded quickly.

Cheng Wan had said so much, and Wang Shi also fully trusted her. Aunt Cheng gritted her teeth and said, "Since Ah Wan and Sister-in-law trust me, I will take over the position of shopkeeper with courage and strive to keep the shop running well when you come back."

Cheng Xiaogu's last words were obviously a joke, and everyone laughed.

"Dad, have you asked Mr. Fang to ask for leave for Xiaoyu and Sanping?"

Before, Cheng Wan asked Cheng Xiaoyu and Cheng Sanping to choose for themselves whether to ask for leave from Mr. Fang first, and then she would temporarily hire a teacher for them when they arrived in the capital, or to stay in Liangzhou first.

Both children chose to go to Beijing.

Cheng Daniu nodded and said in a steady voice, "I've been there. Mr. Fang also assigned them academic tasks and said he would check them after he came back."

"Sanping..."

Cheng Xiaogu's son Li Zhuang held Cheng Sanping's hand, with tears in his eyes.

He really didn't want to be separated from Sanping and Xiaoyu.

Aunt Cheng touched Li Zhuang's head and comforted him gently, "It won't be long before Sanping and the others come back."

Cheng Wan frowned as he looked at the tearful Li Zhuang. After a moment of hesitation, he proposed a solution: "Uncle, aunt, aunt, uncle, if you are at ease and Huahua, Zhuangzhuang and Yuanyuan are willing, I can bring them all with me."

"I do!" Li Zhuang quickly expressed his opinion, and at the same time pulled Cheng Xiaogu's sleeve: "Mom, tell me you are relieved! Dad!"

Cheng Xiaogu and Li Sanzhu looked at each other with complicated emotions in their eyes.

"We are absolutely relieved that our child is going to the capital with you, but we are worried whether it will cause you too much trouble."

Raising a child is not an easy or worry-free job.

Cheng Wan chuckled and said, "They are all good and sensible children. There is no trouble. As for food and clothing, there is even less trouble. I am a marquis now."

"Then, let Zhuangzhuang go with you?"

Cheng Xiaogu glanced at Li Sanzhu.

Li Sanzhu smiled and said, "I have no objection to my child going to the capital to gain experience. Otherwise, it would be too ungrateful."

"If my brother goes, I want to go too!" Li Yuan raised his hand impatiently.

Xiao Lin gently pushed Cheng Hua, who was still confused, and quickly expressed her opinion on behalf of the child: "Hua Hua is going too!"

If I go to the capital, I can be raised in the marquis's mansion for a period of time, and then I can barely be considered a rich lady in the future. Compared with the child's future, what does temporary separation matter?