No matter what Lin Jinrong thought or worried, the matter of Xiangyao was settled like this. After all, she only played a role of sending messages and giving ideas. All other specific operations had to be handled by Tao Shunqin and Tao Fengtang. There were many things she didn't understand.
, I currently don’t have the ability or opportunity to realize it independently.
You can't always rely on others. Lin Jinrong asked Tao Shunqin tentatively: "Uncle, we will probably exchange news frequently in the future. I'm afraid it won't be right if we don't have a suitable person. Can you let my clan brother follow you to run errands? I have learned a lot."
?My dad always dislikes him, and it’s too hard for him to follow us."
Although she had already made up her mind before coming here, she would try to keep Lin Shiquan in the Tao family to learn skills, but this was also true. With the current situation of her and Tao, they really needed a reliable and capable person to run back and forth between the two sides to deliver news and help them.
They take care of some things that are difficult to show up for. But this person can be Tao Shunqin's carefully selected servant, or he can be a confidant who married into the Lin family with Tao. But those people are not hers, she
What she wants is a sense of security that can be held in the palm of her hand. At present, she only believes in Lin Shiquan. Instead of waiting for Tao Shunqin or Mr. Tao to appoint this candidate, she might as well speak out first.
Tao Shunqin looked at Mr. Tao and asked for Mr. Tao's opinion. No matter how talented his nephew was in doing business, Tao would have to make the final decision on how to recognize people.
Although he had asked Lin Shiquan to run back to Pingzhou to do things earlier, although he trusted Lin Shiquan, it was also because there was no suitable and capable person at hand. At this time, Tao still couldn't bear to give Lin Shiquan, who was young and immature and had never done anything before, such an important job.
Zhu frowned: "Can he do it? He has not been with us for a long time, and he is young. He is not as experienced as Tie Huai..."
Lin Jinrong said hurriedly: "Although Manager Tie is capable, if you suddenly ask him to abandon the Zhuangzi that he has been running for so many years and come here, he will not be able to get up or down. I wonder if he will feel comfortable? Also, there are so many pairs of eyes at home watching.
If he suddenly came here, it would be enough to deal with the suspicions. He is not as good as the clan brother, he is already in that situation, and everyone knows that his father cannot tolerate him, so he stays here to learn skills from his uncle, and often goes back to visit.
Liu'er and you are also things that are reasonable and easy to deceive." Seeing that Tao still couldn't make up her mind, she added another force: "Now we are just discussing the candidate temporarily, and we don't have to make an immediate decision. If
My brother's errand was done well this time, so I think I can let him have a try. After all, my uncle is at the helm of big things, and all he has to do is small things, which won't hinder anything. What do you think, uncle?"
Tao Shunqin had been listening to the discussion between their mother and daughter. When he heard Lin Jinrong analyze the pros and cons in a logical way, his eyes looked slightly different. In his opinion, this child could already stand alone in some aspects and become Tao's.
Strong arms. Since she believed in Lin Shiquan so much, he didn't see anything wrong with Lin Shiquan for the time being, so he complied with her wishes for the time being and smiled slightly: "Then let's wait until he finishes this errand. It really works.
Just use it. If one day you can no longer use it, it will be easy to lose it if you throw it away. What do you think, little sister?"
Mrs. Tao nodded hesitantly: "This child seems to be an honest and conscientious person who has endured hardship..." She really didn't have a more suitable candidate in hand, that's all, let's try it, if it doesn't work, there is another one.
As for Liuer, he is not afraid of Lin Shiquan's rebellion.
Lin Jinrong breathed a sigh of relief, finally solving another major issue. Next, it depends on how Lin Shiquan behaves.
While the Tao family was secretly shopping for autumn grains, Wu's birthday party was also being held in a lively manner. Unfortunately, she was not lucky. The sky had been clear and clear in the past few days, and the autumn air was crisp. On the right day, suddenly in the middle of the night
It rained. An autumn rain brought a layer of coolness. Although the rain stopped at dawn, the sky was overcast and a little cold.
At dawn, Lin Jinrong wore a primrose-colored brocade jacket and a coral pink pleated skirt specially made for birthday celebrations. She also specially paired it with the jeweled tassels given by Tao. She did a double bun and was about to trim her lips.
After putting on some lipstick to look more attractive, Tao Fengxiang rushed in and shouted: "It's such a cold day, it's not even the beginning of winter. Why is it raining in the middle of the night? There is water in the garden, and it will last all afternoon.
We are sitting in the room." He then asked the girl behind him, Ke'er, to bring up a bowl of water essence and pick flowers for Lin Jinrong: "Choose a flower you like to wear."
In the water essence bowl, there are several flowers in full bloom with clear water, including hibiscus and pearl rose. The colors are different shades of pink and yellow. The colors are festive and very pleasing to the eye, especially the hibiscus in bloom.
Beautiful. Lin Jinrong did not reach out to take it, but first took a look at Tao Fengxiang's appearance.
Today Tao Fengxiang is wearing a light pink brocade jacket skirt, a purple belt, and broken rice beads. She has fresh pink hibiscus in her bun and a thin layer of powder. The cardamom girl looks delicate and pink.
The beauty is on full display.
Now that she had taken the hibiscus, she could just take the pearl rose herself. Lin Jinrong took the yellow pearl rose and asked Tao Fengxiang to help her put it on. She smiled and said, "Third cousin is really dressed up today."
Tao Fengxiang's face turned red slightly and said, "My sister looks better dressed."
Not long after Tao Fengxiang got engaged, the groom's family had to come to congratulate her. Lin Jinrong looked at her wrongly and smiled: "Hey, why do I feel that some people seem a little embarrassed today?"
Before he finished speaking, Tao Fengxiang pinched his ears and threatened fiercely: "Who are you talking about?"
Lin Jinrong hurriedly protected his ears and smiled bitterly: "I saw it wrong."
"Humph..." Tao Fengxiang reluctantly took back his hand, as if he regretted not twisting it off: "You are right, some people will indeed be embarrassed today."
Lin Jinrong dug out some lipstick from the ivory box, carefully applied it on her lips in front of the mirror, and looked at her face, which looked more festive, and asked, "Who?"
Tao Fengxiang didn't say anything, and tried to put some makeup on her, but Lin Jinrong firmly refused: "I'm still young, and I'll make people laugh if I dress up too much." The reason for applying lipstick was for Wu, otherwise she wouldn't be able to do it.
Don't want to use it.
Tao Fengxiang then shaved his face and laughed at her: "You're still young? We're going to marry you soon, and you're pretending to be young. Are you laughing at me? How many years can you hide?"
Lin Jinrong's face heated up when she unexpectedly told her something important. She raised her voice slightly and said, "Why did my cousin say this suddenly?"
Tao Fengxiang saw that she was blushing and her expression was stiff. Remembering that she had always been thin-skinned, Tao Fengxiang stopped provoking her and said seriously: "I won't tease you anymore. To be serious, I saw my aunt and my mother asking for help."
People are looking after your marriage, do you want to know what kind of family they are?"
Lin Jinrong's brows furrowed tightly and then gradually relaxed, and she smiled slightly: "You are here to deceive me again, I won't be fooled."
Tao Fengxiang was anxious: "Why did I deceive you again? I heard what my mother and father said with my own ears. They said that if you don't want a Jinshi, you should be generous and capable, have a wealthy family, and have few brothers..."
"Would you say such a thing in front of you?" The smile on Lin Jinrong's face became more obvious: "I don't believe it."
How could Tao Fengxiang tell her that he had eavesdropped? He just pulled her up and said, "Bad girl, if you don't believe it, just wait and see. There is another big thing. Just now I went to kowtow to my mother to celebrate her birthday, and I listened to her and her aunt
He said that the girls from the Fan family and the Sun family are coming to visit, and they just want to see each other. Do you know who they belong to?"
Lin Jinrong nodded lightly: "I know. I thought my mother would find another opportunity to see each other."
Tao Fengxiang teased her triumphantly: "Speaking of this, a kid like you doesn't understand. How can there be a more appropriate occasion to see each other? If we go to see each other alone, it will be enough if we are satisfied. If we are not satisfied, we will have to pay for it."
She was so frightened that she even offended someone when she met someone who was unreasonable."
Lin Jinrong then started thinking: "Cousin, tell me, do you recognize these two girls? I'm afraid that having a powerful sister-in-law will make the family uneasy..."
"I have met a girl from the Sun family. She is very generous and kind. I have never seen a girl from the Fan family. I heard she has a good reputation, but I don't know the specific situation..."
The two arrived at Wu's room. It was still early and the guests had not yet come in. In front of Wu was all her family members. Lin Jinrong presented her with a pillow screen that she had embroidered, gave her a big birthday gift, ate longevity noodles, and sat in the room chatting with her.
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Although the weather was bad, it did not affect Wu's mood at all. She was talking and laughing with everyone, looking through the birthday gifts sent by everyone with great interest, and making jokes to the juniors from time to time, making everyone hold a piece of cake in their hands.
Smiley face.
By the time Tao Shunqin arrived, customers began to arrive gradually. Because Tao Shunqin was very merciful when doing business, in addition to the prominent families in Qingzhou City, there were also various people he had made friends with in daily life. There were many guests.
Mrs. Tao had to help Tao Fengqing receive the older female guests, while Lin Jinrong followed Tao Fengxiang to greet the young girls of similar age.
Seeing Tao Fengxiang greeting the little girls all dressed up in a familiar manner, with a series of polite words coming out of his mouth, Lin Jinrong couldn't help but envy: "You have so many friends on weekdays? What do you do?"
That's much freer than her.
Tao Fengxiang smiled and said: "How is that possible? This is the first time for me to meet many people. I just go out a lot on weekdays and see a lot, so I learn." Before he finished speaking, he hurriedly whispered to Lin Jinrong: "
Two aunts and sisters from the Sun family are here. Please watch carefully." Then he walked up to the two women, smiled and praised the woman in front of him who was dressed as a woman, with a plump face but a serious face, and said
: "Mrs. Sun, the color of your clothes is so beautiful."
A slight smile appeared on Mrs. Sun's somewhat rigid face, and she said modestly: "I bought it from Pingzhou City. It is the most ordinary thing and is not eye-catching."
Tao Fengxiang smiled and said: "You are too self-effacing. This color is the most suitable for you." He grabbed the woman behind Mrs. Sun with both hands and said sweetly: "Sister Sun, I haven't seen you for a long time. The embroidery on your clothes is
Did you embroider the flowers yourself? You did a great job."
Lin Jinrong stood aside and looked at the Sun girl seriously.
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