Mu Yan stared at her and felt that she had grown a lot. She was no longer the skinny androgynous look she had when she was a child. She had a strong girlish look between her eyebrows and a femininity that could not be concealed by men's clothing.
Huo Xi also stared at him.
This stingy young master has grown into a mature man without realizing it. There is no longer a trace of the stingy look on his face that he used to bargain with her. In front of him, he has the scorching jade look of a noble son from an aristocratic family.
The two looked at each other and sighed for a long time. In the end, Huo Xi couldn't resist his gaze and looked away first.
He pushed the box he brought to him and said, "This is this year's dividend."
She earned a bit too much this year, and the 20% she was given out was naturally too much, which made her feel painful: "Can you take less?" she couldn't help but ask.
Guangfeng Water has been going smoothly in the past two years. Isn’t 20% dry shares a bit too much?
"No." Seeing that she was not pushing it cleanly, Mu Yan grabbed the box and asked for it.
Huo Xi was so angry that he gritted his teeth. This noble man is still so stingy!
Seeing that Huo Xi's eyes seemed to be spitting fire, Mu Yan was about to raise the corner of his mouth, but before he could move, he suppressed it. He also opened the box in front of her, took out the banknotes, and counted them one by one in front of her.
number.
I can't see it, my body hurts. It's all her hard-earned money.
Huo Xi lowered her head and poured herself a cup of tea. She turned her body to one side and didn't look at him. She just lowered her head and sipped the tea. She was angry. She was afraid that she would give him less or something! Still counting! Tsk.
Mu Yan raised his eyes and glanced at her, feeling very happy. He counted especially slowly, which was actually interesting. "You have made a lot of money this year. It seems that you have become a big businessman in the capital." Jiangnan wealthy businessman, now
Guangfengshui has a place.
Hearing what he said, Huo Xi felt happy and raised her eyebrows lightly: "That's because I managed it well."
Yes, you are doing well.
You are now one of the rich merchants in Jiangnan. To outsiders, you still look like a small household with two shops. Even if you come to the door, you feel a bit bullying. Who would have thought that this little lady in front of you has quietly achieved her current status?
.
Mu Yan raised his eyes and glanced at her again. A few years ago, she hugged her infant brother and ran away in embarrassment in the woods. It seemed like just yesterday.
Count out a few banknotes and push them to her.
Huo Xi's eyes lit up: "Short of receiving bonuses?" So good?
"Think too much. The 20% bonus cannot be less. This is a boat buyer." After Mu Yan finished speaking, Huo Xi glared at him, quickly took the banknote and put it into his sleeve.
Mu Yan's lips twitched. Zhang Fu wanted to know that his eldest daughter was such a money string, but he didn't know whether it was because he was distressed or disgusted.
"Since our two families are going to Japan together, we can't pay for the ship alone." Guangfeng Shui paid back all the money contributed by the other three families, and Langguang Pavilion naturally had to pay this amount as well.
"Don't worry about manpower. The Shengshui Escort Bureau has trained a lot of people in the past two years, and they are all good ones. There will be no shortage of boatmen, sailors, and guards."
A quarrel was a quarrel, but Huo Xi still recognized the other party's abilities and was grateful.
Nodded: "Okay, if there is a need for our Guangfeng Water to make it, you ask Duiba to discuss it with my uncle and shopkeeper Shen." If the two are working together in a partnership, he and his family cannot be allowed to contribute.
"rest assured."
After sitting for a while and having nothing to talk about, Huo Xi wanted to get up. But the other person was still sitting upright.
Huo Xi glanced at the other person and was a little confused. When did he not get up first? As soon as the matter was finished, he left without saying a few words, just like a dog chasing away someone.
What's going on today? I've had to refill the tea several times.
Mu Yan rubbed the cup, sat back on the chair, and looked at the box under the table. He wanted to pick it up and send it to her several times, opened his mouth several times, and closed it several times.
Until Huo Xi stood up to say goodbye, the box was still lying under his table.
Mu Yan was a little annoyed and kicked it deeper into the table.
I don't know if he was angry with himself or something, but he held the box Huo Xi gave him with a straight face and strode out of the private room.
Throwing the box to Kan Er, the master and servant arrived at the door of the teahouse and were about to leave on horseback. They paused again and ordered Li Yi: "Take back the box under the table inside."
Li Yi returned to the private room, opened the tablecloth, and saw the box that the young master had carried all the way, lying there quietly. Didn't the young master give it away?
Or, Lady Huo doesn’t want it? Lady Huo refuses?
Li Yi couldn't help but feel heartbroken. His young master had never liked anyone in so many years, and his heart had never been opened.
Now that you have finally figured it out, have you been rejected?
As the New Year was approaching, Huo Xi, Yang and Qin Huaiyu spent a few days in the city, preparing New Year's goods, arranging everything in the city, giving benefits and silver rewards to the female workers and craftsmen in the workshop, closing the workshop, and bringing
Several families returned to Zhuangzi to celebrate the New Year.
The school had gone on holiday a few days ago. Mu Jie was also taken back to Mu's house. When he left, he held the hands of Huo Nian and An An, reluctant to leave.
The children held hands and talked for a long time, and agreed to see each other next year. Mu Jie returned to Mu's Mansion with a lot of food prepared by Yang and several sets of clothes inside and outside.
Yang and others felt sorry for him because he lost his mother at such a young age, so they loved him very much.
Even the servants in the family like him and regard him as the little master of the family. The clothes that Yang makes for Huo Nian and An An will also be made for him. The three brothers wear the same clothes.
When the Mu Mansion brings something to him, it will also prepare a copy for Huo Nian and Huo An.
Although the children are reluctant to leave during the Chinese New Year, they also know that they have to go back to their respective homes.
In Zhuangzi, several families spent a lively New Year's Eve together. Qin Changzhi now married his granddaughter to Yang Fu, and he no longer had any scruples to take his grandson with the Huo family to celebrate the New Year in Zhuangzi. Now the two families are even more
It's intimacy.
After New Year's Eve, it's the first day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Yongkang.
Huo Xi’s fifteenth birthday.
This year she got haircut. Originally she thought it would be like previous years, her mother would let her sleep until she woke up naturally, then wait for her to get up and bring her a big bowl of longevity noodles, give her a New Year's red envelope, and that would be it.
Unexpectedly, I stayed awake last night and was still asleep in bed early in the morning when my mother woke me up.
She was so drowsy that she couldn't even open her eyes. She let Yang and Ma Ma wash her hair and put on a new dress.
Huo Xi usually dresses up in men's clothing when going out, but she also wears skirts at home. She also wears skirts during the Chinese New Year, so she doesn't care. She just thinks that today's skirt is particularly beautiful. She can't help but take another look.
After she finished washing up, she arrived at the lobby and saw a group of people sitting inside. Everyone looked at her with a smile, wondering why they were all together so early in the morning? It wasn't even time to eat yet.
Unexpectedly, in a daze, she was pushed down to her knees on the red carpet in the hall and worshiped unknown gods from all directions.
Then Mother Ma said a few words very solemnly, and then she realized that it was time for her haircut. Her mother and Mother Ma quietly made her a small hairpin gift.
Huo Xi suddenly felt sad and her eyes were red.
She originally thought that she had left that home and these boudoir rituals were far away from her, but she didn't expect that her mother and Mother Ma had not wronged her.
Yang and Huo Erhuai made preparations early without telling her. They invited everyone to watch the ceremony early in the morning, and they allowed Grandma Ma to tie her hair solemnly and give her a jade hairpin.