Zhao Lide sat in the wing room on the second floor of Zuixiang Building, and with him was the man who talked to him in the Shen Mansion in the afternoon, the man was the second son of the Li family in Yunzhou, Li Yunsheng, the family was in the timber business, his family and the Zhao family have always been business partners, and the two naturally played together.

"Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, look, Miss Yingying is out, look!" Li Yunsheng patted Zhao Lide's arm with some excitement and motioned him to look outside, Zhao Lide turned his head to look over, and from the stairs on the second floor, a woman in white slowly walked down.

It is indeed very beautiful, but after seeing Meng Xiaoran's beauty and nobility, he always feels too vulgar when he looks at this stunning Oiran, and his mind is full of glimpses of the afternoon at this time, thinking about how to get such a beauty, where do you still have the heart to see this Yingying.

He picked up the wine glass and drank it all, a little sullen, and the sound of the piano outside was no longer pleasant, but made him even more upset, "Yunsheng, I remembered that there are still some things at home, my tigress has been strictly controlled recently, and I went to her mother's house to cry a few days ago, my father has warned me, I have stopped recently, I will go first, you continue to play, today is mine, I will tell the bustard to record it in my account." ”

"That's okay, it's still important to be sister-in-law, you can go back first." Li Yunsheng's mind had already flown out of the wing, where could he still notice that Zhao Lide was wrong, and when he heard that he was the east today, he was even more happy, and after waving goodbye to him, he called Xiao Er, asked for the best wine and food, and called a few girls to serve, happy like a fairy.

Zhao Lide walked on the way back, I don't know what to think of, and deliberately went around to the outside of the brocade shop, at this time, the lights were on, the brocade shop had closed the door, he stood there for a long time, and finally a weird smile suddenly appeared in his eyes, and then left satisfied.

In the study of Zhao's mansion, Zhao Quansheng, the old man of Zhao, was carefully looking at the bills, frowning, since the opening of the brocade clothing workshop, for several months, the business of several ready-to-wear stores and cloth shops of the Zhao family has plummeted, and the monthly profit used to be at least a thousand taels, but in the past few months, the monthly income has become less and less, and this month has even made a monthly profit.

Zhao Quansheng frowned, and at this time there was a knock on the door of the study, and he looked up, "Who?" ”

"Dad, it's me, Lide." Zhao Lide's voice sounded outside, Zhao Quansheng's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter, his son didn't learn all day long, didn't talk about cockfighting and walking dogs, he loved to go to those fireworks places, a few days ago he was told to his face by his daughter-in-law's father, he was really annoyed.

"What's the matter?"

Zhao Lide listened to his father's voice with displeasure, and he was also a little scared, remembering the board he was hit some time ago, he couldn't help but shudder, but when he thought of his idea, he had the courage again, "Dad, I have something important to tell you, it is a big matter related to our garment store, you let me go in and talk about it." ”

When Zhao Quansheng heard him say this, he immediately stood up and walked to the door to open the door of the study, and when he saw Zhao Lide, he was still not angry, "Come in." After saying that, he walked back to his desk and sat down, looked at him and said, "You'd better have something important, or I won't have time to listen to your nonsense." ”

Zhao Lide has never learned or learned anything, and he never asks about his family's business, which will tell him about the matter of the ready-to-wear store, Zhao Quansheng still has doubts in his heart.

Who knew that Zhao Lide walked to the desk and sat down with a proud face, leaned closer and whispered: "Dad, I went to attend the birthday banquet of the young master of the Shen family today, what do you guess I know?" ”

Zhao Quansheng also went to the banquet today, he didn't care much about it, and when he saw that he was talking about this, he was not interested, so he just asked casually, "What do you know?" ”

"My son knows who the owner of Jinyifang is." Zhao Lide said a little triumphantly.

In fact, Mrs. Zhao also knew about this, but Zhao Quansheng and his wife had always been at odds, and after returning from the banquet, he went to the concubine's room, so naturally he had no chance to know about it.

At this time, Zhao Quansheng heard Zhao Lide's words, and immediately shook his spirit, "Who is it?" ”

Zhao Lide smiled proudly, "It's a woman, named Meng Xiaoran, who lives in Buyi Lane in the city, and she went to Shen Mansion today." ”

"Oh? Is this true? Zhao Quansheng was a little incredulous when he heard it, a woman had such a ability?

"It's true, those new styles of clothes are all from this woman's hands, and they are all her ideas, so this woman is not simple." Zhao Lide said with a serious face.

Zhao Quansheng nodded, glanced at his son, and felt that he was a little out of luck for the first time, "In this way, this woman surnamed Meng is really not simple, our family's ready-to-wear store and cloth village have been doing bleak business in the past few months, who would know that a brocade shop that suddenly opened has this ability." ”

"Yes, Dad, I doubt that this woman must have some secret recipe in her hand, otherwise how could she have made so many strange clothes? The people we invited in the store are all famous embroiderers, but they can't compare to them. ”

"yes, how could she know so many styles? Even if she doesn't have a secret recipe, that's her ability, so this person can't stay. Zhao Quansheng said with killing intent in his eyes.

Zhao Lide was anxious when he heard this, and his brain quickly turned around and said, "Dad, it's just a woman, how can it be worth you like this?" My son has an idea, and he guarantees that in addition to this opponent, not only that, but also add a general to our Zhao family. ”

"What's the idea?"

"Dad, you invite someone to come to the door to propose marriage, and hire Miss Meng as your son's wife, so that she is not a member of our Zhao family? Once she enters the Zhao family, isn't her brocade shop ours? Zhao Lide's eyes lit up when he said this.

Zhao Quansheng finally knew his idea, and snorted coldly and said, "I still wonder when you became so promising?" It turns out that it is still for women, is this Meng girl as beautiful as a flower, is it worth your hard work? Usually what women do you fancy are not directly strong? ”

Zhao Lide smiled, "Dad, don't you know when you see her?" Not only is she as beautiful as a flower, she is simply a country and a city, her son has seen so many women in his life, but he has never seen her more beautiful. Besides, my son also wants to share his father's worries by doing this, isn't this a good way to kill two birds with one stone? ”

Zhao Quansheng snorted coldly and looked at Zhao Lide, but I have to say that this unobtrusive son thought of this method this time is not bad, he thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid it's not okay to marry a flat wife, your daughter-in-law doesn't know it, if she goes back to her parents' house to cry again, what if your mother-in-law and father-in-law come to the house to make trouble again?" Besides, our family has always had business dealings with her family, and it's not good for anyone to fall out, so let's take it as a concubine, and they shouldn't say much about a concubine. ”

Zhao Lide was anxious when he heard this, "Oh, Dad, that Meng Xiaoran is not an ordinary family, she is also the owner of a brocade shop, if you want to accept her as a concubine, she will definitely not agree, and there will be nothing to fight when the time comes." ”

"So what do you want to do? Want to marry her as an equal wife? Don't you want to think about this possibility? If you don't talk about me, can you convince your daughter-in-law? ”

Zhao Lide immediately deflated, and said helplessly: "Then what do you say to do, Dad?" ”

Zhao Quansheng glared at him angrily, and then said with a sneer: "You elm head, you are only used to steal chickens and dogs all day long, you wanted to get those women in the past, but I didn't see you so useless, why can't you do it this time?" ”

Zhao Lide's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Dad, are you saying that I will give her to ...... like before" After speaking, he shook his head again, "Dad, you don't know, this Meng Xiaoran is not those ordinary people in the past, she is the owner of Jinyifang, and she is good friends with the Shen Mansion, if I am afraid that it will not be possible as before." ”

"Since the bright ones can't come, then let's come to the dark ones." Zhao Quansheng's face was full of coldness, and Zhao Lide trembled, but he was very excited, "Hehe, that's all up to Dad, what Dad says is what it is." ”

Zhao Quansheng nodded, the father and son got together and whispered for a long time, Zhao Lide nodded while listening, his eyes couldn't help but shine, "Okay, Dad, I listen to you!" ”

"Go out, I'll make good arrangements, you just do as I say, just go to the Zhuangzi and wait." Zhao Quansheng waved his hand to let him leave, Zhao Lide stood up very obediently, and made a dog-legged gesture to his father before leaving.

Zhao Lide got his father's promise, all he could think about was Meng Xiaoran's beautiful face, and when he thought about it, he was feverish, and his whole heart was itching, so he walked back to his wife Cao's yard unconsciously.

Cao heard the maid's report that the young master was coming, she was overjoyed, and immediately asked the maid to dress up for herself, put on the latest clothes and jewelry, some time ago the two had a big quarrel, she went back to her parents' house to complain, and since then Zhao Lide has never come to his yard.

Zhao Lide only reacted after entering the courtyard, but it was not good to leave again at this time, and he thought that maybe he would have to go back to the Cao family to say good things later, and it was not good to snub her too much, so he continued to walk inside.

Cao's dressed up and walked out, Zhao Lide was stunned when she saw it, she was wearing a pink dress, these days because of the lack of tea and dinner, the original plump is gone, the whole person is a lot slim, standing there slim, it made him mistake for a moment as Meng Xiaoran who was a glimpse of today.

Seeing him looking at him in a daze, Cao couldn't help blushing, and stepped forward and shouted coquettishly: "Husband, are you here?" ”

Zhao Lide was woken up by her voice, and then came back to his senses, and then looked at Cao's exquisite makeup, and his face was as shy as a peach blossom, he instantly became interested, reached out and hugged her, and said with a smile: "You haven't been here for so long, miss me, right?" ”

When Cao Shi heard this, he immediately slapped his chest, and pretended to be sad and said, "You dead ghost, you are embarrassed to say, if you haven't come for so long, I'm afraid you have forgotten me a long time ago, right?" ”

"How so? Am I not here? Zhao Lide hugged her into the house, the people retreated, he immediately reached out to pick up Cao's waist, Cao's low voice put his hands around his neck, a shy, after a while, there was a blushing heartbeat sound in the room, and the maids who were keeping vigil outside blushed one by one, pursed their lips and snickered.