Chapter 3: Invitations

Xia Chunchao raised his head when he heard the sound, and when he saw the person coming, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, so he nodded and replied lightly: "Shen Gongzi." He turned to Sister Lu Hong and said, "This is the current owner of Hexiangzhuang, Shen Changyu Shen Gongzi." The person named Shen Changyu listened to Xia Chunchao's words, paused slightly, and then smiled and said, "Mrs. Lu." ”

Sister Lu Hong looked at the person who came, and saw that he was tall and straight, with a face like a crown of jade, and his eyes were full of peach blossoms. He was in his early twenties, covered with a jade-colored satin, underneath a water-colored dark coat, and a jade belt around his waist, on which a jade plaque hung from it. With a shallow smile on his face, his eyes are affectionate, and his clothes are as warm as jade, and his aura is like water.

Although this Sister Lu Hong has a pungent temperament, she is still an unmarried girl of Yunying after all, and when she saw such a handsome man at first glance, she couldn't help but blush and was speechless with shame. Listening to his words with Xia Chunchao again, he was slightly puzzled, pulled Xia Chunchao's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, it turns out that you know each other?" Xia Chunchao nodded slightly, but was just silent.

That Shen Changyu stepped down the steps, looked at Xia Chunchao and said with a smile: "Since Mrs. Lu came out of the pavilion, it has always been rare. The two of you came over today, but you came to take care of the small shop's business? Before Xia Chunchao could answer, Sister Lu Hong hurriedly said: "Exactly, my sister-in-law said that I wanted to buy some crystal moon cakes and go back to eat with my mother and grandmother, but who knew that you came here, but you didn't do business." My grandmother and mother loved to eat your dim sum, and they were not disappointed! Xia Chunchao saw her say it in person, so he had to say: "Inventory and accounting is also a common thing for businessmen, since your store is inconvenient today, we will come back another day." "When you have finished speaking, you will bow down and take your leave.

Shen Changyu laughed loudly: "That's the case, if it's someone else, it's fine." But since Mrs. Lu is here, and there are more people to take care of the shop on weekdays, how can I let the two go home empty-handed? Why don't you ask the two of you to sit in the store for the time being, and then order the master and the two of you to make it in the store. Xia Chunchao didn't want to go, and because of some reasons in the past, he didn't want to have more entanglements with him, so he said: "What's so embarrassing about this?" Since Shen Gongzi is taking account today, the store must be busy, so we won't trouble Gongzi anymore and come back another day. ”

Shen Changyu took a step forward, looked at her and said, "I have ready-made ingredients in my store, and the two of you can buy dim sum for only three or five catties, you can do it at will, so what's the trouble?" What's more, I'm going to finish my accounts, and I'm going to be idle. Xia Chunchao was still waiting to say more, but Sister Lu Hong had already said in a hurry: "If people have such good intentions, sister-in-law should not insist on refusing." Let's go sit down, it's not alone, and Bao'er is also there, so what are you afraid of? ”

Xia Chunchao saw that these two people insisted on this, but they couldn't push it hard, so they had to nod their heads and respond.

At that moment, the two sisters-in-law entered the store with the girl Bao'er, and saw the shopkeeper of Hexiangzhuang and a few guys accounting at the table. When everyone saw the owner come in, they hurriedly got up and came forward. Shen Changyu gave a few words, and then led the three girls into a quiet room. The Shen family brought tea and fruit plates, and everyone sat down to speak.

Sister Lu Hong looked around at the house, and saw that the windows here were bright and clean, the book bottles were full of shelves, the sword stove was neat, and the cleaning was extremely clean and elegant, and it was expected to be a place with Shen Changyu as a study. She looked at it once, and then looked at Shen Changyu, and happened to see him holding a tea bowl in his hand, sipping tea with his head down, and his every move was not gentle. Her heart was hot, and she was eager to talk to him, but she didn't know how to open her mouth, so she looked at Xia Chunchao.

Unexpectedly, after Xia Chunchao sat down, he didn't say a word, only ate two mouthfuls of tea and then put the tea cup in his hand, and sat ruthlessly.

After a while, Shen Changyu said, "How is my sister doing all these years?" I have always rarely seen my sister, a few days ago, I went to congratulate my sister, I heard that my sister was also there, but I couldn't see it. Xia Chunchao heard that he changed his name, and he was slightly unhappy in his heart, but he still said lightly: "There were many people that day, and I was a married woman, how could I come out to meet male guests." Since I came to my husband's house, I didn't have anything bad, but I was worried about Shen Gongzi. After speaking, she paused slightly, glanced at Sister Lu Hong again, and saw that she was looking at Shen Changyu with a red face, so she asked: "When I went back to my parents' house last year, I heard my family say that my sister-in-law is not in good health, but now she is safe?" ”

Sister Lu Hong didn't want this Ruyu son to be a match, so she couldn't help but be disappointed. But Shen Changyu sighed and said, "Don't mention it, Humble Jing has an old disease, and there has been no news from the heirs." I don't know how many doctors I've seen, but it's useless. Last year, the family asked a doctor who had retired from the hospital to come to the house to take a look, took a few doses of medicine, and finally got pregnant. When she was five months old, she went back to her parents' house, and accidentally got caught in some rain on the way, which caused an old illness to flare up, and it was out of control. The child was naturally gone, and she couldn't afford to get sick, suffered a lot, and finally gave up at the end of the year. ”

Xia Chunchao didn't know about it, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he learned about it, and then said: "It turns out that my sister-in-law has gone to the immortal, thinking that when I was still at home a few years ago, I often had the same room with my sister-in-law and wife, and I didn't want to see him for two or three years, but he became an old man, which is really embarrassing, and the son also has to mourn." Then he asked, "Does Shen Gongzi have a continuation?" Shen Changyu took a sip of tea, and then said: "Since Jing passed away, all the things in the family have been turned upside down, and it is just in time for the end of the year and the opening of the new year. My mother had some cold in the year, and her diet was greasy, and she had a bad stomach and was sick for a few days. I'm too busy to care about it. When Xia Chunchao heard this, he only followed his words and said: "If the son is free, it is better to find another one, and it is better to replace you with you." Shen Changyu glanced at her and said lightly: "If there is something satisfactory, you will naturally find it." ”

When the three of them sat for a while, Sister Lu Hong suddenly wanted to clean her hands, and Shen Changyu hurriedly ordered the Shen family to lead her to a secluded place, and there were only two people left in the house for a while.

Xia Chunchao was a little uncomfortable when he saw Sister Lu Hong leaving, so he just bowed his head and ate tea, and refused to say a word. Shen Changyu looked at her and asked in a low voice, "There are people in the right place, and my sister is not easy to speak." My sister is in the Lu family, is she really doing well? Xia Chunchao was quite embarrassed when he heard the affection in his words, and immediately said: "Shen Gongzi's words are interesting, don't say that I have a very good life in my husband's house." Even if it is a little bad, what does it have to do with Shen Gongzi? Shen Gongzi is not my mother's brother, how can he take care of my business? Now that I am married and a wife, there is a difference between the inside and the outside, and it is better to be cautious in my words and deeds. Don't mention the old things of the past. Shen Changyu was unmoved, just looked at Xia Chunchao infatuatedly, and said, "What my sister said is good, but I am just unforgettable." ”

It turned out that the two families of Shen and Xia were originally world friends, and lived next to each other in Shenjing Lane in the south of the city. The two grew up to thirteen or fourteen years old, and when their love was first opened, they often met and played. That Shen Changyu saw that Xia Chunchao was beautiful and gentle, so he belonged to her. This is not very important in the Shen family and his wife, both of them are businessmen, and they are also considered to be the right family. Xia Yuan was also reluctant, but in the early years, he had hired Xia Chunchao to the Lu family, so he had to push this family business. Seeing this, the Shen family had no choice but to give up. Who knows that Shen Changyu is deeply rooted in love, even if he has a wife and a husband in the future, he will not forget it. That Xia Chun Chao is also slightly conscious,

He avoided it, and every time he went back to his mother's house, he only hid in the inner room. I didn't want to meet him in front of his store today, and because Sister Lu Hong had other intentions, I got into this situation.

When she was embarrassed, Sister Lu Hong came back, and when she saw the two of them sitting without speaking, she smiled and said, "Brother Shen and sister-in-law are talking hotly, why are they silent at this time?" Xia Chunchao listened to her words very inappropriately, so he looked at her with his eyes. Shen Changyu opened his mouth and said with a smile: "I told Mrs. Lu that your mansion has a dry goods business, but you don't come to take care of the shop?" ”

When Xia Chunchao heard this, he turned his eyes to look at him and said: "Shen Gongzi said that he laughed, and Xiangzhuang saw that he was doing royal business, and he opened two branches. With such a big deal, wouldn't there be an ingredient to come from? I can afford to buy and sell in this small shop. Shen Changyu said: "Since ancient times, businessmen have not been enemies with trading, not to mention that this is my family's livelihood, how can I laugh?" There are a lot of preserved fruits and dried fruits in my store, and some expensive snacks are even dried abalone and seafood. Preserved fruits and dried fruits are fine, but it is only difficult for seafood. The merchants from other provinces have not come for a year or two, and some have raised the price of Qiao, which is very unreliable. I have been making a living for many years, so I naturally have to find a long-term way out. If it is suitable, the price is naturally easy to say. ”

Xia Chunchao heard this, lowered his head and secretly thought to himself: Didn't he know that I had found a cheap sea merchant? However, there was no shadow of that incident, so how could he know? I thought about it for a while, but I couldn't explain it, so I simply said to my face: "My family's goods store has a very small capital, and I can't hoard many goods." It's okay to supply it from time to time with those restaurants and restaurants, but with such a big name as Hexiangzhuang, I am afraid that I can't afford it, but I will miss Shen Gongzi's business. Shen Changyu smiled: "I naturally know this, isn't it that I can't do it with my own business?" I don't want a lot either, as long as Mrs. Lu supplies dried abalone and sea rice for my shop. Dim sum like abalone crisp is not something that can be eaten by idlers. ”

It turns out that this abalone crisp in Xiangzhuang is not like the ordinary market made, only using abalone juice combined with water chestnuts to make a filling. It is made of whole abalone, accompanied by sea rice, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and other things, wrapped in puff pastry. Its flavor is crispy and delicious, not comparable to leisure, exquisite workmanship, and the price of materials is also high, so it can only be bought by princes and nobles or wealthy families on weekdays. Therefore, there are not many daily needs of this dry abalone, and what Shen Changyu said is not all true.

When Xia Chunchao heard Shen Changyu's words, she only hesitated in her heart: although she didn't want to entangle with Shen Changyu more, what he said before was not bad. Merchants no longer have a reason to push their door-to-door business outward. Nowadays, although their own business is good, it is only Erer, if you can find a reliable market, it is naturally great.

Just when she was hesitating, the dim sum chef of Hexiangzhuang had already made the dim sum she bought, sealed the box and sent it in. Xia Chunchao ordered Bao'er to take it and was about to say goodbye and leave. Shen Changyu didn't want to keep it, so he sent the three of her out.

When she went to the counter in the outer hall, Xia Chunchao asked the guys in the store to settle the dim sum money with her. The guy didn't dare to forget it, he only looked at Shen Changyu with his eyes, and saw that he didn't mean to let it go, so he settled it.

Shen Changyu sent the three of her to the door of the store, and said, "What I said in Shicai, Mrs. Lu went back and calculated her life." Whether you can or not, send someone to reply to me. Xia Chunchao agreed, and helped Bao'er to board the car with Sister Lu Hong.