mtlumby2d Chapter 287
Chapter 287
Soon the ship docked at the Suzhou wharf. As the Lantern Festival was approaching, the cold weather did not affect the bustle of the wharf. People were still coming and going, and it was even more lively because of the upcoming Lantern Festival.
After the family got off the boat, they rented two horse-drawn carriages and headed to the house where they lived. It was a three-story house that Shen Li bought a year ago.
My third brother lives in a house below Lushan Academy, and now he has to prepare for the exam. The yard is small, and if his family members go there, it might affect him. It’s not that there are no other houses, so we might as well live separately.
This house is located in the center of Suzhou City. A few streets outside are the most prosperous streets in Suzhou City. There are countless dignitaries, gentry and wealthy people living here.
It was almost noon before we reached the Shen residence. The carriage was moving slowly, the streets were bustling with people, and many vendors had already set up their stalls with lanterns.
Shen Li looked at Shen Changshan and Lin Cuicui, "Mom and Dad, it's getting late, let's just eat outside at noon."
It will take some time to go back now. By the time we wait for the food to be prepared and served, it is already past noon.
"Ali, your father and I are not familiar with the city, so you can make the arrangements."
"it is good."
Shen Li lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked the coachman outside to go to Yipinxiang. The food in this restaurant was delicious and it was ranked top in Suzhou city.
Near noon, Tianxianglou was doing very good business. The lobby on the first floor was almost full. If a group of people were lucky, they would be able to get a private room upstairs.
Mo Qing naturally followed them. He has always been thick-skinned, and he is now quite familiar with the Shen family. It was just a meal, no big deal, not to mention that he was currently staying at the Shen family.
As for Xie Yunche who was still in Pei Yu's private residence, no one here remembered him, not to mention that he had already moved out.
Besides, the Shen family is of ordinary status. If you are too flattering, it would seem like you are targeting their status.
The view from their private room was pretty good, as there was a busy street outside. Shen Yuanzhou was currently holding the furry-wrapped Shen Mochi by the window, looking at the street view outside. The uncle and nephew got along very well.
Shen Yuanzhou: "Nephew, do you see that lamp over there? It's in the shape of a tiger. Isn't it very powerful?"
Shen Mochi looked in the direction of his finger, then shook his head silently, "I don't like it, no."
Shen Yuanzhou: He was thinking about it, but he didn’t say he wanted to buy it!
"There's a place selling candied haws. Do you want some?"
Shen Mochi took a look and swallowed his saliva, then turned his head to look at his mother and grandparents who were sitting at the table. When they saw his aunt's smiling eyes, the greed that had been aroused in them was completely suppressed.
"No, if you eat it, your teeth will get worms."
Shen Yuanzhou: ...
No, it’s been such a short time since we last met, how come my nephew suddenly becomes a stranger to me?
Looking back, I understood. It turns out that it didn’t change suddenly!
In his heart, he shed a few tears of sympathy for his nephew, and then changed the subject with great interest, "Achi, tomorrow night your uncle will take you to the street to guess lantern riddles, okay?"
Shen Mochi still trusted his uncle very much and nodded in agreement readily.
The steaming hot meal was served quickly. After everyone finished eating, they took the carriage back and soon arrived at the house purchased by Shen Li.
"Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, Miss Shen, I won't go down to bother you anymore."
When the Shen family members turned around, they realized that Mo Qing had not caught up and was still sitting in the carriage.
Shen Changshan said, "Doctor Mo, this is simple. If you don't mind, you can live here."
Mo Qing smiled and said, "How could I dislike it? It's just that I have some important matters to deal with in Suzhou City."
"In that case, I won't bother Dr. Mo anymore."
As a miracle doctor, Mo Qing naturally has a lot of things to do. Things that he can call important matters must be very important.
Mo Qing nodded slightly to the few people, then lowered the curtain and let the coachman go.
The Shen family moved into the mansion. When the kid bought it, he just wanted to have a place to stay, so he only left five servants in the house to do daily cleaning.
Before they came over, they had already notified the people in the house to clean up, so when they came, the room was already tidy.
In the afternoon, the family went to Shen Qian'an's place. Shen Qian'an was reading a book. Shen Li and the others had a meal there and hurried back before dark.
Before leaving, Shen Changshan asked, "Old Four, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. We will come over to have dinner with you in the evening."
Shen Qian'an shook his head and refused. His parents had come all the way here, so how could he let them indulge him again and again?
"Dad, Mom, no need. I will go back by myself tomorrow."
"Fourth brother, you don't want to read anymore?"
Shen Qi'an smiled and said, "Ali, Fourth Brother is reading other books. He is just taking the exam to become a Tongsheng. Even if Fourth Brother fails, then he would have entered Lushan Academy in vain."
"Besides, the teacher said that learning requires a balance between tension and relaxation, so it's okay to relax a bit."
Shen Li nodded, "It seems that Fourth Brother has gained a lot during his two years of study abroad?"
He smiled but said nothing, "Dad and Mom, it's getting late, go slowly on the way back."
Lin Cuicui nodded, "Okay, let's go back. It's windy outside. Let's go."
The next morning, Shen Li had half a day off. The business here was handed over to Bai Yao, and the business in Qingxi County was handed over to Yang Gui.
Shen Li fully understood their personalities and styles of handling things, and only then did she feel at ease handing the store over to them.
Bai Yao went back to Qingxi County during the Chinese New Year and did not return to Suzhou until the shop opened for business. However, he went back two days ago to give an account to Shen Li, so she kept him there.
"Boss, shopkeeper."
The servants and maids in the store saw the two of them coming and greeted them. The store had just opened and there were not many customers in the store.
"You guys go and get busy. The boss and I will take care of it ourselves."
"Ok."
"You have trained these people well."
Bai Yao smiled slightly, "No, the boss has a good eye. You picked all these people yourself."
Seeing her look of approval, Shen Li shook her head and said, "It's not just my contribution. Okay, let's stop bragging about our achievements here."
"okay."
Bai Yao went back and took stock of the accounts for this period. Shen Li did not look at them. She felt very relieved to leave them to Bai Yao. The accounts would only be reconciled every quarter.
"Brother, wait a minute, pack some pastries, I'm hungry."
Su Zhihui and her brother Su Heng had just returned from the capital, and were rushing back to Qingxi County today to celebrate the Lantern Festival with their parents.
I had been rushing all the way and my stomach was already growling. I saw a sign saying "Half-day off" from behind the curtain of the carriage, so I stopped the carriage.
Su Heng nodded and agreed, "It's cold outside, wait for me in the carriage, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat."
Su Zhihui shook her head, "Brother, I'll go down and move around for a while too. I just want to take a good look to see if Ah Li is here."
The image of Shen Li flashed through Su Heng’s mind, and he nodded in agreement.