Chapter 471: The Seven-Day Banquet
"Xiaoyu, marry me."
Wang Huaiqing said in her ear, with a serious face.
A full moon hung in the sky, unobscured by dark clouds, and a faint halo emanated around it.
hesitated for a moment, and then Ye Xiaoyu nodded heavily.
Everything before should be over.
*
Regarding the plan of the dessert school, Ye Xiaoyu discussed with Wang Huaiqing for a long time, and finally decided to buy a vacant land near Jing'anmen Gate and build a house according to the architectural style in the book, of course, Ye Xiaoyu did not plan to completely follow the complicated style painted in the book, she just wanted to build a house with a dome and carved arches, which looked able to be different from the architectural style in Huzhou City, and could show its own characteristics. Ye Xiaoyu did not intend to keep it as it was.
But since the craftsmen had never seen this kind of construction, accurate drawings became very important. The matter is very important, Ye Xiaoyu naturally can no longer paint by herself, she and Wang Huaiqing specially went to find the painter in the city, fortunately, in the book "Anecdotal Testament Examination" not only has a complete picture, but also a scale map of each part, a few sections and paragraphs, very detailed, because of this, the painter can draw the design according to the record above.
The houses in the city are mostly wooden except for the walls. But in Ye Xiaoyu's house, in addition to the carved arches and semicircular windows with wooden structures, many parts of the house, such as the exterior walls and the dome, need to use marble and stucco.
Therefore, in the actual construction process, many unexpected difficulties continue to arise. Fortunately, Ye Xiaoyu had Wang Huaiqing by his side, and the two supported each other, and by mid-July, the exterior walls of the house full of Western-style style had all been built, and it had faintly appeared in the prototype.
The business of the cake shop in Huzhou was much better than expected, so the two rented a larger shop to expand the size of the cake shop, and at the same time opened another one on Dongzhi Street.
The business is getting bigger and bigger, and the two often run between Rongzhou and Huzhou. The days are also getting busier. The time spent together has plummeted much compared to before.
If the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight?
All their efforts now are for a better life in the future. Thinking about it this way, a temporary separation is nothing.
The day before the new year. Wang Yue'e gave birth to a son. When the good news came. Wang Huaiqing is busy preparing for the opening of the dessert school in Shanghai.
That's right, the house they built entirely on their own was finally completed in early October.
After completion. This is followed by the interior decoration. The spacious and bright atrium, the spiral ladder, the carved wooden cloister on the second floor, and the kitchen with bright windows...... For the sake of these ideas in her heart, Ye Xiaoyu was so busy that she almost vomited blood in the two months after the completion of the house.
Wang Huaiqing is busy with the newly opened shop and the business in Rongzhou, she is busy with the decoration of the dessert school, in the past few months, although the two live in the same house, but the opportunity to meet is less than that of two places.
"Xiaoyu, Yue'e has a child, and my mother said let's go back and have a look, just in time to participate in the seven-day banquet......"
On this day, when Ye Xiaoyu was about to go out, Wang Huaiqing hurriedly came in from outside, looked at her and said.
"Yue'e has a child?"
Ye Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.
"Is Yue'e born?!"
Her tone was filled with joy. has a child, no matter how Li Yan treats her, Wang Yue's life has sustenance.
"yes, yes."
Wang Huaiqing was a little embarrassed. This describes the birth of others, and he is really a little difficult to say.
"Mrs. Wang said [we] will go back together?"
Ye Xiaoyu asked again.
Although the two have been together for almost a year, considering the Lin family's temperament, Wang Huaiqing has not introduced himself to her, and she has not even been to the Wang family. With this look, it's unlikely that the Lin family will know that the two of them are already together, right?
"Hmm. I've already told my mother that I have a marriage partner, but in fact, ......"
Wang Huaiqing paused.
"Actually, this time I mainly want to go back and settle the relationship between the two of us."
"What? So fast? I'm not even mentally prepared. ”
Ye Xiaoyu pursed her lips and looked at him and said.
She really didn't want to see the Lin family, and the reason why she was repeatedly entangled in the face of Wang Huaiqing was also because he had a mother like the Lin family.
"It's okay, what do you need to be mentally prepared. No matter what my mother says, I want to marry you. Seeing her is just a matter of etiquette. ”
Wang Huaiqing said with a smile, his face was light and light.
"Okay, I've seen it through, and it's really a male ......."
Looking up at him, Ye Xiaoyu said with a smile.
Although it is not yet known whether the Lin family will oppose it, she is full of peace of mind when she thinks that Wang Huaiqing is on her side.
"It's normal to care about heroes and sad beauties."
Wang Huaiqing was a little smug and smiled even more happily.
"If you come less, you can be considered a hero?"
Ye Xiaoyu stretched out his hand and hammered him.
"Are you a beauty?"
The other party did not show weakness. But as soon as he finished speaking, he quickly ran to the house.
"Wang Huaiqing, you have itchy skin, right?!!"
Looking at the figure that had already walked into the house, Ye Xiaoyu stood in place and shouted. But the corners of his mouth inadvertently rose a little.
*
The people of Daye have the custom of holding a banquet for newborns. There are two kinds of feasts, the seven-day feast and the hundred-day feast. As the name suggests, the seven-day banquet is held on the seventh day after the birth of the child, while the hundred-day banquet is a banquet held 100 days after the birth. In order to save money, ordinary families generally wait until the newborn is 100 days old before doing it, but rich and noble families, like the Li family, often hold two banquets, that is, once every seven days, and again after 100 days.
Because it was a boy, the Li family held a particularly lively seven-day banquet this time, in addition to the relatives of the two families, they also invited many dignitaries and nobles in Rongzhou City to come.
Originally, in order to take Ye Xiaoyu to see the Lin family in advance, Wang Huaiqing deliberately returned to Rongzhou two days in advance, but Na Cheng thought that the Lin family went to Qingshui Nunnery to pray for his nephew, and he couldn't see anyone, and the blessing lasted for three days, and it didn't end until the seventh day of the banquet.
And Wang Yue'e is in confinement again and can't see guests. So this time the two of them came back early, and it didn't make any sense. Fortunately, there are still three cake shops in Rongzhou, and you can take this opportunity to go around the shops, which is not a waste of time.
In order to increase their motivation, Ye Xiaoyu implemented a performance system for the three shops, and the monthly profit was linked to wages and year-end dividends.
Ye Xiaoyu implements a strict system, but Wang Huaiqing adopts the "Huairou policy", every one or two months, he will choose a time to invite these guys in the shop to eat in the restaurant in the city, first, to understand the operation of the shop, and second, to enhance the friendship between the two sides. With such a two-pronged approach, the business status of the shops in Rongzhou City is basically the same as when Ye Xiaoyu was there, and there is even a better trend.
In fact, Ye Xiaoyu has always felt that the reason why the shops in Rongzhou City can maintain a steady trend is thanks to Wang Yue'e, if she wasn't pregnant with a child, the Lin family used to take care of her. Otherwise, needless to say, even if the Lin family comes to the shop once a month, it is enough to affect the business of the shop.
"Xiaoyu, let's go in."
Wang Huaiqing said with a smile to Ye Xiaoyu, who was standing at the gate of the Li family, who had not taken a step for a long time.
In fact, he didn't want to come at all for such a noisy and polite scene, but Yue'e was his sister after all, and for her sake, even if he was hard-headed, he had to come.
"Brother-in-law, you're here, come in quickly, the master has been waiting in the lobby for a long time......"
The housekeeper Aqing stood at the door to greet the guests, and when he saw Wang Huaiqing, he greeted him warmly.
Seeing that there was still Ye Xiaoyu standing beside him, he glanced at it a few more times quietly.
Ordering his subordinates to hand over the gifts they brought to Aqing, Wang Huaiqing and Ye Xiaoyu walked into the compound.
The Li family's compound is very lively today, and when I walked to the Hanging Flower Gate, I heard all kinds of noise inside.
"It seems that Li Yan has made a bloody investment this time."
Ye Xiaoyu turned his head and whispered to Wang Huaiqing.
"With his current family background, he doesn't need to spend money to hold a banquet like this."
Wang Huaiqing said with a smile.
"Is he so rich now?"
Ye Xiaoyu was stunned.
Needless to say, Li Yan was poor at the beginning, even when Wang Yue'e married him, he didn't seem to be rich enough to do this, right?
"That's quite, the title of the city ordinance is not given casually."
Wang Huaiqing nodded.
"He is now in this city, and he can be regarded as a rich party."
"That's ...... Abuse of power for personal gain, right? Doesn't anyone care? ”
Ye Xiaoyu was stunned again.
"It is said that his business outside is all under the name of that Aqing, and he can't be found no matter how you check him......"
Wang Huaiqing lowered his head and whispered softly.
However, there were too many guests in the courtyard, and the surrounding sounds were too noisy for anyone to notice the conversation between the two of them.
"Let's go see my mother first......"
Seeing Li Yan standing not far away to greet the guests, Wang Huaiqing said in a low voice.
He had to take advantage of the fact that the banquet had not yet started to introduce Ye Xiaoyu to the Lin family, otherwise with the Lin family's temperament, it would be too late when the banquet started.
"Okay."
Ye Xiaoyu gritted her teeth.
For seeing Lin's family, she was full of resistance from the bottom of her bones. But after all, the other party is Wang Huaiqing's mother, no matter how reluctant she is, she can always see it.
The Lin family is sitting in the courtyard to rest, today is the seven-day banquet of Wang Yue'e's son, Li Yan's parents went early, and she naturally became the most authoritative person among everyone today. And Li Yan is not only rich, but also quite generous, and because of this, she is willing to move over to take care of Wang Yue. (To be continued......)