The day before the banquet, Li Qiuchi came to Ling Anhou's mansion, and after going to meet Ling Anhou first, she went to Mrs. Ling Anhou's attic.

In the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, the surrounding decorations were luxurious and atmospheric, and Mrs. Ling Anhou was sitting at the sandalwood table next to her, looking like she had been waiting for a long time, and the heroism between her eyebrows was not to be underestimated. Only a purple sand teapot was placed on the table, and white mist came out intermittently.

"I've seen Madame." Li Qiuchi walked over and bent his knees slightly, saluted, and was helped up by Mrs. Ling Anhou, "No need to be formal." She waved her hand and motioned for the maid to serve new tea.

After Li Qiuchi sat down, Mrs. Ling Anhou didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "Let's not say more, how do you plan to arrange tomorrow's banquet?" As she spoke, her scrutinizing eyes fell on Li Qiuchi.

Although Li Qiuchi didn't know what Mrs. Ling Anhou's intentions were, she was not afraid, on the way here, she had paid attention to the scenery of Ling Anhou's mansion, and had already made a draft in her heart. Li Qiuchi raised his head and looked directly into her gaze, "Madame asked me to arrange the full moon banquet, so I paid attention to it on the way." There are many pavilions and pavilions in Madame's house, and there is a water pavilion nearby, and the lotus root has also grown, so I think we can arrange a lotus root banquet to celebrate the full moon of Madame's grandson. ”

"Lotus root feast?" Mrs. Ling Anhou was surprised, "Wouldn't it be monotonous if they all made lotus roots?" ”

Li Qiuchi smiled, his eyes shining with confidence, "Although there is only one ingredient, there are countless ways to make it too many to do, and I have my own way to make this lotus root a more amazing feast than the banquet next to it." Madame, don't worry. ”

Mrs. Ling Anhou saw the light in her eyes, and couldn't help but laugh too, "That Mrs. Ben, just wait for your good news, don't disappoint Mrs. Ben." ”

She paused, looking at Li Qiuchi's contemplative appearance as she looked around, she suddenly spoke: "Do you know why Mrs. Ben just invited you to arrange this full moon banquet?" ”

Li Qiuchi smiled playfully: "Maybe it's because of my outstanding business ability that I was unexpectedly favored by my wife?" ”

Mrs. Ling Anhou was obviously stunned when she heard her answer that did not follow the routine, and she couldn't cry or laugh after she came back to her senses, "You are not modest at all. Although she said this, the more she looked at Li Qiuchi, the more she liked it, it was rare to meet such a bold woman, which was similar to her personality.

Li Qiuchi playfully stuck out her tongue, and she smiled: "Isn't Mrs. Fei thinking like this?" ”

Mrs. Ling Anhou smiled helplessly, "You can manage such a large restaurant alone, and your business ability is naturally not bad." But I invited you here this time to make you show off, so that others would not gossip about being a lowly businessman. ”

Seeing Li Qiuchi's confused eyes, she smiled and said, "The rumors in the capital recently, haven't you heard of it?" I've heard a lot of nasty things, and I'm still feeling depressed. I also thought of my grandson's full moon banquet in the past two days, so that you can show your skills, so that they will not always look down on them and feel that the crown princess of our Great Zhou Dynasty is useless. ”

Li Qiuchi reacted, and after listening to what Mrs. Ling Anhou said, she couldn't help but be moved in her heart, and the emotions in her eyes were also complicated, "Why does Madam want to help me?" ”

Mrs. Ling Anhou poured tea casually, "I just don't want our Shangjia family to be belittled like this by others." Therefore, you must behave well so that others know that people who are engaged in business are not of any humble status. ”

Hearing this, Li Qiuchi sat up straight, and his expression became serious.

"Qiu'er will live up to her wife's trust."

After Mrs. Ling Anhou instructed the people below, she didn't say anything more, Li Qiuchi hurriedly walked out to arrange the layout of the scene, according to the arrangement that Chu Jinrong said last night, she quickly commanded all the families in the mansion to set up the dining tables and chairs in turn. Within two hours, all the dining tables and chairs were set up. The bright red tablecloth, neatly and beautifully arranged, looks majestic and comfortable.

Jia Ding was also surprised by her ability to do things, after all, in previous years, it would take nearly half a day just to set up the dining table and chairs.

Li Qiuchi looked at the plain ground without a trace of brilliance, and measured the interval between each dining table and chair with something similar to a measuring stick, and asked the family to cut a path in the center. Although Jia Ding didn't know what her intentions were, she still did as she was told, and after digging the path, Li Qiuchi sprinkled amber powder in the path, and the sun shone down at this time, shining with a different kind of brilliance. Jiading's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw it.

After seeing that there was no furnishings on the table, she deliberately asked the skillful slave to fold some grass, and she cut many various shapes and pasted them on the table, and the bright red tablecloth was matched with a light green grass color, which did not violate the harmony at all. The degree of exquisite workmanship is comparable to carpentry, and the smell of grass is still on the table, and the maid next to her can't help but admire when she sees it.

"Look, this place, it's near the water, and the location is ......," Li Qiuchi was talking to the family below about the arrangement of the dining tables and chairs by the pavilion and water pavilion.

Mrs. Ling Anhou was observing Li Qiuchi's every move not far away, she quietly looked at Li Qiuchi's serious side face, and seeing her so attentive, she appreciated Li Qiuchi even more in her heart.

In the afternoon, Li Qiuchi was busy and tired, so he took a nap in the side hall. She poured a few sips of herbal tea, and it was finally cooler. At this time, she suddenly heard a very slight murmur from next door, and the soft and cute voice made her ears suddenly prick up, and her eyes flashed with a cunning light, she slowly stood up and tiptoed to the next door.

When you open the door, you will be greeted by the smell of baby milk, and a pink cradle bed in the center. Li Qiuchi was curious, and after walking over softly, he found that the swaddling baby in the cradle, although small, looked exquisitely carved, and the snow-white skin was very pleasing. He opened his hazy eyes slightly, and suddenly grinned when he saw Li Qiuchi.

This smile was like a spring blossom, which made Li Qiuchi's heart sprout, looking at the baby who was as cute as an angel in the cradle bed, she was so excited that she couldn't wait to pick him up and turn around a few times.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door.