The old lady frowned, this parent always feels that her children are not wrong, and the fault is someone else's child.

In fact, the old lady tested Ji Cheng, so she wasn't testing Shen Yu. Ji Cheng's reaction was frank and open, just listen to her flute, but Shen Yu's eyes were deliberate, and he deliberately didn't look at Ji Cheng. The old lady has lived a fine life, how many times did Shen Yu pretend to watch Ji Cheng inadvertently at the banquet? She's seeing it all.

The old lady didn't speak and listened to Huang continue: "Mother, I remember, there is a side branch of my mother's family but there is a promising offspring, eighteen years old is a showman, and next year I will also go down to participate in the township test, if I win, the future is also unlimited, that is, the family is a little poor, and I was brought up by a widow since I was a child, if the nephew of the Ji family marries, I can just help them." ”

The old lady said lightly: "With Ah Cheng's appearance, the Ji family is rich, marry your nephew, your nephew may not be able to protect her." "If it weren't for this, why did Ji Cheng come all the way to Jingshi, wouldn't there be a promising talent in Jindi?

Huang sensed the old lady's displeasure, and then changed his mind and said, "What about the young son of the Jin family?" ”

Although the Duke of Jin sounds like a Duke of Guo, it is similar to the Shen family's Mansion of Qi on the surface, but the inner palace is too far behind. The Feng family of the Duke of Jin has long declined, the descendants are not angry, several generations are all losers, and even the sacrificial fields are almost sold, and the young son of the Feng family is even more a loser who eats, drinks, piao and gambles, and he married a daughter-in-law in front of him, and he was beaten to death.

The old lady is very disgusted with Huang's mentality that her own children are treasures, and other people's children are cheap mud. "Second daughter-in-law, if we really have the heart to be a matchmaker for others, we should find a reliable one, if we are unintentional, why bother to harm other girls?"

The old lady's words were a little heavy, and Huang's face suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "That's what my mother said." ”

The old lady sighed again, "I know what you think, I see that Ah Cheng is not such a frivolous person. If you are really worried, persuade Ah Yu to nod his head and settle on a person. ”

Huang's heart was exposed by the old lady at once, and she was so embarrassed that she could only cover up the past with a smile. She was indeed worried that Ji Cheng would hook Shen Yu, so she was anxious to talk to Ji Cheng for the matchmaker, but she looked down on Ji Cheng in her heart, and the two families mentioned were not suitable, especially the latter one was simply ill-intentioned.

said that although Ji Cheng had no heart for Shen Yu, Lu Yuan was interested, the old lady was her grandmother, and she had always loved her, so Lu Yuan acted with a lot less scruples than Ji Cheng.

When they met in the school the next day, Lu Yuan pulled Ji Cheng aside and asked, "Sister Cheng, why does Brother Hong like you so much?" I teased him several times, but he didn't like to talk to me. ”

This can make Ji Cheng ask, she can't say that she can't sleep in the middle of the night and goes out to meet Brother Hong'er and fool him that he is a goblin, right?

Ji Cheng looked at Lu Yuan and smiled knowingly.

Lu Yuan's face flushed, but she didn't retreat, probably because she had been on the side for a long time, she was a famous lady with a straightforward spirit, not so much twisting, Lu Yuan pushed Ji Cheng, "Sister Cheng, you can sue me." ”

Ji Cheng didn't know what kind of house Mrs. Huang was looking for for Shen Yu, but she felt that Lu Yuan was very suitable for Shen Yu, Shen Yucheng had a cold face, but Lu Yuan was a warm and lively character, and he was straightforward, even if he had his own son in the future, he would definitely not embarrass Brother Hong.

Ji Cheng and Lu Yuan's friendship is not bad, she is very happy to watch Lu Yuan and Shen Yu get married, and they will be closer to each other as relatives in the future.

So Ji Cheng didn't hide his secrets, although he couldn't tell about hanging out in the middle of the night, he could also remind Lu Yuan. "Brother Hong because he has no mother since he was a child, and he can't remember the appearance of his biological mother, so he misses it very much, the last time his biological mother died, when I met him in the garden, he was hiding alone in the tree crying, I blew the leaves for a while to comfort him, probably because of this, he is closer to me."

Lu Yuan nodded, "oh".

Ji Cheng grabbed Lu Yuan again and said, "I think Brother Hong cares about his biological mother very much, and I am afraid that others will take his place as his biological mother." That's why he's so cold to any girl who wants to be his stepmother.

Lu Yuan gently squeezed Ji Cheng's hand and winked at her, "Good sister, thank you." ”

Ji Cheng is really a little envious, she can fight for it so generously, it is not like she is suspected of wanting to climb high everywhere. But she really wants to climb high.

Ji Cheng has thought a lot about it in the past few days, and finally figured out some truths, she went resolutely on the Jindi side, and it was impossible to turn back, and she didn't have the face to go back like this. As for family affairs, she doesn't expect a real high-ranking family, the water inside is too deep, and she may not be able to keep her peace for a lifetime. It's better to be ordinary, as long as she can prove her indispensable value and not be sacrificed.

Ji Cheng thought about it, among the people she knew, only the Qi family was the most suitable, and Qi Zheng was also a good person, very self-motivated and had a promising future.

Ji Cheng pondered that it had been almost half a year since she entered Beijing, and she had not made any progress in family affairs, and she would be sixteen after the New Year, if she hadn't decided on a marriage, she would be an old girl. Thinking of this, Ji Cheng felt that he might not be able to sit back and wait for the opportunity to come to the door anymore, and he had to think about it a little more.

Ji Cheng learned painting from Mrs. Yu as usual and did not return to the Shen Mansion, but went to Orchid Lane, Mei Changhe is now mainly responsible for the business affairs of the Western Regions Road, and the affairs of the Ji family's Jingshi were handed over to Bai Shouchun.

Bai Shouchun looked at the three girls who were flipping through the account books page by page with a little trepidation, the accounts were really not good-looking in the past two months since he took office, although they were all instructed by Ji Cheng to fight with the shop in her aunt's hand and squeeze them out, but the account books were too ugly.

Ji Cheng put down the notebook in his hand and looked at Bai Shouchun with a smile, "What is the situation of my aunt's shops now?" ”

"Back to the third girl, we have been competing with them for the past two months, they sell for 5 yuan, we will sell for 4 yuan, I have a way to cut off their source of supply, three of them have closed their doors and closed down, and the remaining Mrs. Ji has sold four more, and now she only has four shops left, we have been staring at it, and it will definitely collapse in less than half a year at most." Bai Shouchun said.

Ji Cheng nodded, "You did a good job." Don't calculate profit and loss in this matter, and I don't care what method you use, as long as you can bring down all her shops. If you lack money, send me a message. ”

Bai Shouchun nodded again and again, and wrote down Ji Cheng's meaning in his heart, it seems that the third girl dislikes the method he used is too "literary", and the progress is too slow, "Yes, the small one has been written down." ”

Ji Cheng can choose Bai Shouchun to be the big shopkeeper, so he naturally knows his ability, but he hasn't touched his temperament yet, so he has been more rigid in the past two months, and he just understands it now. Ji Cheng turned and said, "The business of this Qingzang Building seems to have increased a lot this month. "Qingzanglou is not very famous in Beijing, and it used to be a few dozen taels a month, and a profit of only one hundred taels a month, but this month it suddenly increased to three hundred taels.

"Yes, they all went to buy Qing Note, and by the way, they also took a look at the treasures in the pavilion, and the profits went up." Bai Shouchun said.

Ji Cheng nodded, this "Qing Note" was really unexpected, she didn't want to be famous with it, but she didn't expect it to be unintentionally planted in the willows, "In this case, from Jingshi to the south along the canal, you should go to see the shop, and strive to beat the fame of Qingzang Building." I look at the treasures in the pavilion and the appearance is also average, there is nothing in the pavilion, see if there is a way to get some, I will also make efforts here. ”

In fact, Ji Cheng has long had the intention of expanding the "Qing Paper", she has her own ambitions, and hopes that one day in the future, "North Qing and South Gu" will be equally famous.

But to achieve this step, it is absolutely not enough to rely on Ji Cheng's strength alone, Su Qingci's side has to put in some effort, and Mrs. Yu's side also needs help. When she was studying painting at Mrs. Yu's house just now, Ji Cheng invited Mrs. Yu to join the Qingzang Pavilion, and Mrs. Yu said that she would think about it for a few days, but she would not refuse such an elegant and profitable thing.

Mrs. Yu has followed Mr. Lin for many years, not only has a lot of collections, but also knows many dignitaries. Some people's families are in decline, but they are embarrassed to take out the family heirlooms and sell them, and Mrs. Yu is in it, and the Qingzang Pavilion should be able to receive a lot of good things. What's more, Ji Cheng's "Qing Note" still needs Mrs. Yu's guidance to catch up with Gu Jian in the south.

After all, Ji Cheng is too young, even if he has the heart to chant the wind and the moon, he doesn't have much time, but Mrs. Yu is different, she has nothing to do, all her thoughts are pinned on the spring flowers and autumn moon, and she has unique experience in making notes, printing papers, and drawing papers.

After explaining these things, Ji Cheng instructed Bai Shouchun to find someone to inquire about the Qi family, as well as to find out Qi Zheng's whereabouts and preferences.

Although Bai Shouchun wondered in his heart, he didn't say a word, there are not many secrets to his status today, and listening more and talking less is definitely one of them.

When Ji Cheng returned to the Shen Mansion to greet Ji Lan, he saw a teacup smashed over as soon as he entered the door, and then he heard Ji Lan shouting, "You kneel down for me." ”

Ji Cheng lowered her eyes and looked at the water stains and broken porcelain slag on the ground, and then looked at Ji Lan's face, and already understood what was going on, so she knelt down obediently, walked around the water stains on the ground and walked to Ji Lan with a smile and said, "Auntie, what's wrong?" With such a big fire, if you have something to say, don't be angry and add wrinkles. ”

Ji Lan looked at Ji Cheng and squinted her eyes, and slowly sat back on the chair, "You really did the thing about the shop." ”

Ji Cheng didn't deny it, it was useless for her to deny it at this point, she didn't want to hide it from Ji Lan, but she didn't expect her to find out so late.

"As early as when you asked the shopkeeper of the Ji family to withdraw from my shop, were you calculating this day?" Ji Lan pointed to the tip of Ji Cheng's nose and asked.

"Nope." Of course, Ji Cheng refused to admit it. "When my father gave the shop to my aunt, I shouldn't have interfered in the affairs of the store anymore, in order to show my sincerity to my aunt, I let those shopkeepers quit as soon as I entered Beijing."