Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 322 - 321 Wang Xiaodi

Chapter 322: Chapter 321 Wang Xiaodi

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Mrs. Chu feels much better and glares at Mrs. Li, saying, "Are you happy now that you’ve driven everyone away? Fine, you may leave. I don’t dare to bother you when you’re not needed." She said, waving her hand dismissively to signal Mrs. Li’s departure.

Mrs. Li snorted, stood up and left. The people from the second house also left eagerly, their faces flushed.

Chu Lingqi and Chu Ling’an were the last to leave. One of them bowed to Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu and the other made a deep bow to Mrs. Chu.

While back in Bamboo Pavilion, with an embarrassed smile on his face, Chen Afu said to Chu Lingxuan "I’m sorry for making grandfather upset. I couldn’t hold myself back."

Chu Lingxuan sighed, "It’s not your fault. You have to stand up to the second aunt, otherwise, she’ll take advantage of you continuously. The second aunt is narrow-minded, selfish, and greedy. When grandmother was alive, she could still control her. After grandmother passed away, grandfather doesn’t discipline his daughter-in-law well, and he loves the second uncle, so he somewhat indulges her."" He continued, "I was raised here, but I no longer have any sense of belonging to this place. We are going back to Tang Garden, which is our true home. Please bear with this for a few more days; we’ll be leaving the capital on the 21st."

Rong Zhao and Mrs. Li, one outside and one inside, have been stirring up Marquis Yong’an Manor into chaos. If it wasn’t for Mrs. Chu’s return to quiet things down, who knows what would happen. Perhaps, this was their intention, to prevent the rightful owner of the manor from returning home.

Even though it has turned out like this, although partly due to the Chu males intentionally feigning weakness, making the primary wife feel unwelcome to return home is still unsettling.

Chen Afu asked, "When grandfather and grandmother were seeking a wife for the second uncle, didn’t they inquire about the woman? How did they end up with such a disruptive woman?"

Chu Lingxuan said, "Of course they inquired. They had originally chosen the elder sister of the second Aunt. But somehow, before they could finalize the arrangement, the second uncle became infatuated with the second Aunt and made a fuss to marry her..."

Who knows what tricks Mrs. Li employed.

Thinking of his grandpa having had an unpleasant meal, Chen Afu went to the kitchen in the backyard and personally cooked a small pot of lean meat and century egg congee. Although century eggs are available in this era, they’re usually eaten as a dish, not in congee. This type of congee is new and unexpected, silky and fragrant because of the addition of agarwood-infused water, the wonderful smell is taken with the wind.

He sent some to his grandfather, second and third uncles, and Mrs. Chu. Chen Afu had no appetite, so Chu Lingxuan ate the remaining two bowls of congee.

After consuming two bowls of congee, he was no longer angry and watched Chen Afu making a little tiger doll for Li Xuan.

At this time, the elders sent people to ask for more congee, claiming that they hadn’t had enough and wanted more. Chu Guangkai also asked Chu Lingxuan to go to the Outer Court for a consultation.

Chen Afu put down the work in his hands and started to cook more congee. Only when he placated the elders could he be at ease.

After finishing it, he sent it to them and took a small bowl back to his room, even bolting the door.

Xia Yue and Yu Zhuo were used to Chen Afu being like this. However, the attendant on duty at the moment, Hong Fei, felt a bit upset, thinking that he might have lost his master’s trust. Later, Xia Yue told her, "The master is like this. She says that everyone has a private life and she isn’t used to having someone watching over her all the time."

Hong Fei settled her mind. Of course, this was a story for later.

Chen Afu entered his private space and saw Jin Yanzi playing with Jin Bei. He said, "Baby, look what mom brought for you to eat."

He watched Jin Yanzi eat almost half a bowl before saying, "Baby, could you give mommy a little more leaves? Not much, just enough to cover your eyes."

Jin Yanzi had already heard about Li Xuan’s situation and rolling her eyes, she said, "Mommy, if all my previous masters were like you, always eager to help others, I would have long been drained. I’ve said it before, I only help family members." Then, she took the gold shell she was holding in her mouth and flew into a Golden House.

Afu was left without a choice, and had to pick up the small piece of Yan Chenxiang Wood that had been soaked in water and broke off a bit of it. Although the Yan Chenxiang Wood residue was not as good as its leaves, it was still beneficial for health.

For some reason, she just wanted to help Xiao Lixuan. Not only because she wanted to curry favor with Princess Rui, but also because of Li Xuan’s clear eyes, which tugged at her heart.

On the morning of the eighteenth, Chu Lingxuan took Chen Afu to Hongyun Hot Pot Restaurant.

The restaurant was located on Shun’an Street in the Capital City, the most prosperous street. Here, wine-shops, silver towers, tea shops, banks, and embroidery workshops were lined up, all adorned with pink walls, black tiles, and red carved doors and windows. The streets were wide enough for eight carriages to travel side by side.

The unique method of preparation and taste, coupled with Yang Mingyuan’s extraordinary abilities, further boosted by the backing of the Chu family, made the Hongyun Hot Pot Restaurant the second largest restaurant in the capital in just one year. Moreover, it had opened four branches nationwide, a growth rate that was astonishing. Although others later opened hot pot restaurants, none of them could catch up with Hongyun.

As soon as Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu entered the restaurant, Chen Ayu greeted them with a beaming face, directly escorting them to a private room on the third floor. Yang Mingyuan, Yang Chao, and Yang Qian had been waiting there.

The moment Yang Qian saw Chen Afu, she dashed over, exclaiming, "Aunt Chen, Aunt Chen, why are you only visiting me now? I’ve missed you so much."

Chen Afu smiled, picked her up, kissed her little face and said, "Aunt Chen missed you too."

It was still early for lunch, so they sat down to have tea and chat.

Little Yang Qian occasionally caused a bit of a ruckus, trying to attract Chen Afu’s attention. Yang Mingyuan frowned. Seeing her father staring at her, Yang Qian’s lips puckered up, tears brimming in her eyes, threatening to fall.

Chen Afu quickly picked her up and comforted her, "Don’t cry Qian, let’s go, Aunt Chen will buy you some flowers to wear."

Two doors west of the Hongyun Hot Pot Restaurant was the famous Shui Linglong Embroidery Shop. Chen Afu had wanted to visit for a while, planning to buy quite a few things to take back. Mrs. Wang had repeatedly mentioned Shui Linglong, saying that the embroidery items there were the best in the whole of the Dashun Dynasty.

Holding the little girl’s hand, accompanied by a few servants, she left the restaurant and headed west.

Shui Linglong was larger and more impressive than the Nirvana Embroidery Workshop at Dingzhou. The variety of embroidery was so abundant that one could hardly take it all in.

Chen Afu was not short on silver. After buying four cheongsam flowers and two wallets for Yang Qian, she started shopping in earnest. From large items like screens, bed screens, and decor items, to small ones like round fans and handkerchiefs, all were either Suzhou embroidery or Shu embroidery. She even bought two pairs of small double-sided embroidery. Additionally, she bought some beautiful wallets, small fan pendants, cheongsam flowers, as well as over a dozen pieces of first-rate brocade and so on.

If you have money, you can be capricious. She spent more than eight hundred silver taels in one go.

While the servants carried the items away, Chen Afu holding Yang Qian’s hand, followed behind. As she was leaving the Embroidery Shop, she saw a seven or eight-year-old boy walk into the shop.

The boy was fair and handsome, dressed in blue coarse cloth. Chen Afu felt that he looked familiar and took a closer look.

She heard someone from the embroidery workshop behind her calling out to the boy, "Wang Xiaodi, what are you selling today?"