"Inform the boss, Miss Lin has already settled in." In Lu Mingtao's house at the headquarters of Muyue Trading Company, the young man who guided Lin Zhu was replying to Lu Mingtao.
"What does she think of the house?" Although Lu Mingtao believed in Shopkeeper Du's ability to do things, he still wanted to show polite concern.
"Miss Lin is very satisfied with the house, and asked me to thank the boss on her behalf." After saying this, she scratched her head in embarrassment, and then said, "She also rewarded me with five taels of silver, hehe."
"This Miss Lin is very good at being a good person." Lu Mingtao smiled and nodded, "You're doing a pretty good job too."
"Thank you, Mr. Boss, for the compliment." The young man smiled innocently.
"Go down, don't let anyone know what happened today, do you understand?" There was a hint of warning in Lu Mingtao's tone.
"Yes, I understand." The young man bowed and bowed low, then went out.
"Finally here." Lu Mingtao said to himself in the room. Lin Zhu's arrival really made him relieved, because Lin Zhu was close to him, and it was easier for him to grasp Lin Zhu's movements in time. For the two of them,
People's cooperation will also be more beneficial.
So not long after the young man left, Lu Mingtao also went out. He had to report the good news to the actual master of Muyue Trading Company.
On the other hand, Dr. Zhang, Zhang Manyun and Zhang Manqing also returned home.
"Father, you must be tired after walking for such a long time. You can take a rest first and send someone to treat you to a meal later. What do you think?" Zhang Yuze smiled and asked Old Doctor Zhang for instructions. They had traveled all the way.
You must wash up first and change clothes before going out to eat or anything.
"Well, Yun Yatou and Qing Yatou are also tired. Let's go down." Old doctor Zhang looked at his two sons and two daughters-in-law and knew that they wanted to ask about the situation in Linjia Village, so he let them go down smoothly.
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The two families then returned to their respective courtyards.
"Mom and Dad, my daughter will go change her clothes first, and then come to say hello to you." Now that she has returned to her home in the capital, Zhang Manyun has to return to her ladylike appearance. Although she had already freshened up when she set out this morning, she still had to wash her clothes.
Wash and change clothes before greeting your parents.
"Well, let's go. You see, you have been in the countryside for so long, and your face has almost lost weight. Later, mother will tell me to cook your favorite food for you." Mrs. Wang touched her daughter's forehead.
With a small face, he said lovingly. Zhang next to him
After Yuze listened to his wife's words, he looked at Zhang Manyun, his face was extremely rosy, and he looked like a hungry person. Especially after Wang's words, Zhang Manyun felt embarrassed.
His ears were all red.
"Mom, my daughter is not thin." Not only did Zhang Manyun not lose weight, but she also gained some weight. She ate well at Lin Zhu's place, slept soundly, and was relaxed and comfortable. She gained several kilograms more than she did at home. Fortunately, she grew up where she should be.
She was fat. Otherwise she would have cried to death. After saying that, she took Xiangqiao to her yard.
"What's going on? As a mother, I feel sorry for her and don't even want to do it?" Ms. Wang was a little confused.
"How can you feel so distressed? She is obviously healthier than when she was at home." Zhang Yuze was embarrassed to say that his daughter was fat.
"Well, I was just thinking about going to the countryside. I was afraid that I would starve and lose weight if I didn't have anything to eat or drink. I didn't pay attention to anything else." Wang rubbed it and felt that the texture was a little different, good.
Smooth.
"Okay, don't think about it. Everything will be clear after she comes over and asks."
"That's true." Wang nodded and sat with Zhang Yuze in the flower hall drinking tea and chatting while waiting for Zhang Manyun to come out.
In the courtyard of the second room, Zhang Manqing was also cared about by her parents.
"Qing'er, I'm really wronging you. It's all your father's fault. Mom didn't want you to go to the countryside to suffer hardships, but Manyun went with her, so I had to let you go too. Let Mom see if you have lost weight?" Zhang Manqing
My mother, Fang, took her hand and sat on a chair, looking at her carefully.
"Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine." Zhang Manqing said softly, leaning her head on Fang's shoulder again, "Look, if you don't go, you won't get such a good thing." Zhang Manqing raised her wrist
She stood up and revealed the pair of jade bracelets Lin Zhu gave her.
"Your grandfather bought this for you?" Madam Fang took her hand and looked at the pair of jade bracelets carefully, "The quality is really good, but it's not cheap. I didn't expect the old man to be so generous this time." Madam Fang was happy.
He was grinning, but there was more of a snobbishness in that smile.
"Grandpa didn't buy it, it was given to me by Sister Zhu." Zhang Manqing sat up straight.
"Sister Zhu? That country girl?" Zhang Weize asked in disbelief, "How can she have so much money? It couldn't have been given to her by her father, right?" Zhang Weize's face became a little unhappy when he thought of this possibility.
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"No, grandpa didn't spend a penny there." Zhang Manqing retorted. Although she didn't understand why Lin Zhu was so rich, she knew very well that old doctor Zhang didn't spend any money. She had heard this with her own eyes.
What I heard.
"How did you know?" Zhang Weize still didn't believe it.
"I heard what grandpa told Butler Zhang." Zhang Manqing told Zhang Weize and Fang that she overheard the conversation between the two.
"Mom and Dad, I'm going to wash up first. I've been walking for a long time and my body feels very bad." Zhang Manqing was also a little tired, so she said goodbye to them and returned to her yard.
"Hey, girl, I still have a lot of things I haven't asked yet." Mrs. Fang said helplessly when she saw her daughter leaving.
"Let her go. It won't be too late to ask after she comes out." Although Zhang Weize didn't want to see Lin Zhu, he loved his daughter very much.
"Second Master, is the bamboo sister Qing'er mentioned really so rich? He actually gave her such an expensive jade bracelet. Since it was given to Qing'er, then Manyun must also have some. These alone cost a thousand taels of silver?
"Ms. Fang may not be good at other things, but she knows a lot about money. She can calculate the approximate value of any jewelry very quickly.
"I don't know, my father has never said anything about it." At this time, Zhang Weize was also a little confused. Could it be that his father recognized a child from a rich family as his goddaughter? "I knew before that this country girl
I gave my father a pot of top-quality orchids, but I don’t know how much they are worth, but when I gave it to Lu Mingtao, the white jade Maitreya Buddha cost me at least seven to eight thousand taels of silver."
At this point, both the couple's eyes shone with wonder, what a big deal!
"I'll ask Qing'er." Fang thought of asking Zhang Manqing immediately to find out clearly, who is this Lin Zhu and how can he be so rich?
"Don't go, wait until she comes and ask again." Zhang Weize held Fang's hand. On the other hand, he didn't think Zhang Manqing would know how much money Lin Zhu had. If it were Zhang Manyun, he might know more, but he
It would be a bit off-putting to openly ask a country girl how much she owns. Thinking of this, I could only hold back my curiosity.
Ms. Fang, who was stopped, had an idea for Lin Zhu in her mind. She thought that Lin Zhu was just a country girl. If she could coax her casually, she might be able to get a lot of jewelry or silver from her.
Seeing how generously she gave her daughter a pair of jade bracelets, when she comes to visit, how many good things will she give herself?
She had not thought at all that when the junior came to visit, she should also give a greeting gift. After all, Lin Zhu gave Zhang Manqing such nice things. As Zhang Manqing's mother, she would be laughed at if she was stingy. She just followed Fang's stingy and tight-handed temper.
, it is too difficult to get any good items from her.
Zhang Manyun had already tidied up the yard of Zhang Yuze and his wife, and she came to pay her respects to her parents without taking more rest.
"Mom and Dad." Following the authentic etiquette of a lady, Zhang Manyun paid homage to the two of them.
"Get up quickly, sit in front of Mom, let Mom take a good look." Wang called Zhang Manyun forward. "Hey, I'm really not thin, why does Mom look like she's a little fatter?" What Zhang Yuze said before, Wang
She always kept it in mind, so when Zhang Manyun appeared in front of her again, she looked at her daughter carefully.
"Mom, I ate very well at Sister Zhu's place. Not to mention I didn't lie, but I really gained some weight." Although she was embarrassed to admit that she was fat, in order to prevent her parents from misunderstanding Lin Zhu, Zhang Manyun still told the truth.
Life at Lin Zhu's place, but the fact that Lin Zhu had a lot of wealth was hidden.
"And, mother, you see, this is what Sister Zhu gave me." Zhang Manyun also showed her pair of jade bracelets to Wang, but she did not wear them on her hands, but still put them in the box. Yu Xiangqiao
Open it and put it in front of Wang.
"Oh, is this given to you by your god-sister?" After Wang picked up one bracelet and looked at it, Zhang Yuze also picked up the other one and looked at it.
"Well, I gave it to her during the Chinese New Year, but my daughter didn't bring a particularly suitable gift with her, so I haven't returned the gift yet." Zhang Manyun was a little embarrassed at this time. In their social circle in the capital, others gave good things, so she didn't give her a gift in return.
It's appropriate to return the favor.
"Yun'er, go to your mother later to choose a suitable one, and give it back to her when you have a chance." Wang put down the jade bracelet, turned to Zhang Manyun and said.
"Mom, no need. I also have some jewelry there, so it's enough as a return gift." Zhang Manyun knew that her mother had some good things in her hands, but this was her own business and she didn't want to trouble Mrs. Wang.
"Those of yours were given by your elders, so they are not suitable as a return gift. Mom has a nice string of pearls, which is very suitable for this Miss Lin." Wang said softly.
Mrs. Wang felt less disgusted with Lin Zhu in her heart, not because of the high value of the jade bracelet, but because after Zhang Manyun came back, she did not express any dissatisfaction with Lin Zhu in her speech, and Zhang Manyun also lived a good life there.
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