OBS Chapter 244 Celebration
Chapter 244 Celebration
Tang Caiyun and her daughter left the courtroom and saw the Tang family waiting for them. Tang Caiyun excitedly hugged Li Taohua, while Deng Shaoyao hugged Tang Luwu.
Tang Yi smiled and said, "This can be considered a blessing in disguise."
"That's right, you don't have to associate with the Deng family anymore." Li Taohua patted Tang Caiyun on the back. "Be braver in the future, listen to Shaoyao more, and don't do stupid things again."
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much. If you hadn't helped Shaoyao, my mother and I wouldn't have waited until today. I just got paid yesterday, and I want to treat you to a meal, is that okay?"
Li Taohua smiled and said, "Listen, this is so fresh! She invited us to dinner and asked if it's okay with us? Such delicious food is delivered to my door. Even if I can't leave, they have to carry it to me. But I'm tired of eating skewers lately, and I haven't had roast duck in a long time. Let's go and take care of Boss Ning's business and try his roast duck to see if it's any better."
Everyone went to Boss Ning's roast duck restaurant.
Gong Qi was very happy to see them. He arranged the most secluded room for them and gave them a lot of side dishes.
"Brother Gong Qi, you look very happy. Is there any good news?" Qin Huiyin could tell at a glance that Gong Qi was in an unusual state.
Gong Qi touched his head and said embarrassedly: "My cousin and I have set a wedding date. If you don't come today, I will deliver the wedding invitation to your house in the evening."
"When?" Li Taohua asked, "Congratulations, you'll be the legitimate boss here from now on."
"In half a month. Actually, we started preparing for the wedding two years ago, and now we're almost ready. Besides, I have no parents and was raised by my aunt and uncle. I'll be a live-in son-in-law, and our whole family will still live together, just like before. My aunt and uncle don't have to worry about my cousin being wronged by marrying out."
Li Taohua said, "Although I have never met your cousin, I know you are sincere to her from the affection you express towards her in your words. Your aunt and uncle were not mistaken in her."
Both are son-in-laws, but the one from the Xia family is an ungrateful one. However, there is affection in Gong Qi's eyes, which is obviously different from that ungrateful one.
After Gong Qi delivered the wedding invitation, he did not disturb their family gathering. He told the waiter to wait for instructions at the door and went to greet other guests.
Today's meal was hosted by Tang Caiyun and her daughter. They were the hosts, and the others were the guests. Since they were the hosts, they had to treat everyone well.
"Xing'er is quite pitiful," Tang Caiyun said. "She has lost her reputation now. The Deng family might marry her off to a blind or cripple man."
"Mother, Deng Xing'er bullied you a lot. When my sister was around, she treated them like servants. And you're feeling sorry for her? She deserves all this. It's karma."
"If you meet a good person, your life will be happy. But you are unlucky and met such a damn evildoer. Okay, listen to your daughter from now on. If you don't understand something, ask your daughter." Li Taohua shook her head. "Peony, I heard you talk. Do you know how to read?"
"Young Master studies, and Sister Qingying and I accompany him. We learned a few characters from the teacher." Deng Shaoyao lowered her voice and said, "Sometimes Young Master is punished to copy, and Sister Qingying and I have to help."
"It seems that sending you to the government office was the right decision. It not only changed your fate, but also your mother's. However, the county magistrate has close ties with Lord Wen from the capital, and he also made a lot of efforts in the construction of the dam. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be promoted in the future. Don't be so stupid and just serve others. You must observe and learn more."
"Can you read and write?"
"Of course, it's not just these things. You also need to learn the skills of your mistress. When your master gets promoted, he'll have more and more noble people to interact with. Won't he need to socialize? You're following the county magistrate's son, and the county magistrate only has one son. Will the family business be passed down to him in the future? As his eldest daughter, don't you also need to be capable?"
"But didn't my cousin say that she would go find my eldest and second cousins when she made some money?" Tang Yi said with a smile, "She probably won't stay in the county government office for long."
"That's nonsense again. Whether she leaves or not, what she learns is hers. She'll need these skills to survive anywhere. Besides, she wants to find Daya and Erya. A powerless girl like her, besides spending money looking for them everywhere, what other options does she have? How can she find them in such a vast sea of people? Even if she's willing to look, how much money does she have to spend? If the master she follows becomes more and more powerful, she, a girl like her, will also rise with the tide. It's possible that she can ask their master for a favor."
"There's a saying in the capital that the gatekeeper of the prime minister's house is also a seventh-rank official. This doesn't mean he actually holds a seventh-rank official title, but rather that he has accomplished things that many others cannot."
"Aunt, you're right. I thought too simply before. Fortunately, thanks to your advice, I can now understand these principles."
"Sister-in-law is right. We can't figure out these things. I was able to go to the county government office because I listened to the advice of sister-in-law and Huiyin. I can't drink, so I want to offer a glass of wine to my brother and sister-in-law today. You kids can just drink tea." Tang Caiyun poured herself a glass of wine.
Tang Yichen is in the academy, so in order not to delay his studies, he was not invited to dinner today.
They originally wanted to bring Mr. Tang San with them, but Mr. Tang San went drinking with a friend he had just met.
It was Tang Caiyun's first time drinking alcohol. She choked when she first took a sip. Later, she drank more and more, and drank several glasses in a row until she was drunk.
After lunch, the Tang family sent Tang Caiyun and her daughter to the gate of the county government office before leaving.
After the Lunar New Year, everyone in the Tang family took on their own responsibilities and ran the Chuan Chuan Xiang business together, spreading the reputation of Chuan Chuan Xiang and making it a local specialty food.
In addition to skewers, snacks also spread quickly. Song Ruize arranged for a group of people to go to the provincial capital to open a snack shop, and sales quickly spread.
"What is this?" Qin Huiyin was counting the money when suddenly a box appeared in front of her. When she looked up, she saw Song Ruize and asked.
"Open it and take a look."
Qin Huiyin opened the box and saw that it was full of silver bills, the smallest was fifty taels, the largest was one hundred taels, totaling one thousand two hundred taels.
"How can there be so much money?" Qin Huiyin asked.
"Business in the provincial capital is better than here. I asked Jiang Qibin to go there, check the accounts, and bring back the profits of the past few months."
"I didn't worry about anything in the provincial capital. From finding a store to hiring workers, to all the preparations for the opening, it was all you and Brother Qibin who took care of. What are you giving me the money for?"
"I gave him his share, and these are all ours. You provided all the recipes for the snacks. If you don't accept this money, I will close the store and not operate it anymore."
Qin Huiyin held the box, looking like she was saying, "Don't even think about snatching it away from me." "I'll take it. You'd be a fool not to take it even if you have the money."