The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 692 Saburo's New Job
"What's going on?" Liu had just finished greeting a few people who came to ask questions when she turned around and saw two guards pulling someone in.

Ayu followed behind, rubbing her head and saying, "Mother, I accidentally bumped into someone. We need to call a doctor to take a look, so that the person isn't seriously injured."

Just as Tangyuan was about to go out to fetch a doctor, several people walked in through the door. The one in the lead was carrying a gift box and asked with a smile, "Who wants to call a doctor on such a festive day? This is not good. Let me take a look."

Ayu looked closely and saw that it was Grandma Wen and her group.

Grandma Wen originally lived in Nanhe Town, next to the Wang family's courtyard. She lived in the town with her granddaughter, but this Mid-Autumn Festival, she came to Wanning City to reunite with her son and daughter-in-law.

The one who spoke first was Grandma Wen's son, who was also Dr. Wen, a frequent contact of the Wang family.

"Dr. Wen, what brings you here? You must be busy at Jishetang, right?" Madam Liu hurriedly stepped forward, took the gift box herself, and then went to greet them.

"Today is the opening day of your orphanage, we absolutely have to come." After exchanging a few simple pleasantries, Doctor Wen followed Madam Liu to see the drunkard they had helped inside.

Ayu, however, saw the person following Doctor Wen, a girl of about fifteen years old, wearing a light purple double-breasted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with fashionable pearl flowers in her hair, gentle eyes and a girlish charm.

"Sister Wenwen!" When Ayu saw the girl, she forgot to follow them to see the drunkard and pulled Wenwen aside, her voice filled with undisguised excitement, "You've come to Wanning City too? Why didn't you write me a letter so I could come and pick you up?"

Wenwen covered her mouth with a handkerchief, revealing a shy smile, and said softly, "It was my fault. I was in a hurry when I came and didn't think much about it. Please forgive me."

Upon hearing this tone, Ayu glanced at Wenwen several times, causing Wenwen to awkwardly cover her eyes with her handkerchief to avoid Ayu's curious gaze.

"Ayu, you don't need to worry about things here. Take Wenwen back to Sansi Street and play with her for a while." Liu came out of the house and said to the other children, "You all, there's nothing else to do at the orphanage, so go home first. Dr. Wen's family is having dinner at our house tonight."

Everyone agreed, and then turned and left the orphanage.

Ayu was worried about the drunkard, but thinking that her mother and Doctor Wen were there, she didn't need to worry any more. So she took Wenwen's hand with one hand and called to Qin Huai and her brother and sister-in-law as they slowly walked back.

When they walked out onto the street, they were surrounded by a lively crowd, and Ayu felt that Wenwen had clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

"My mother was here just now, so I didn't dare to be presumptuous. Did I scare you?" Wenwen stuffed the handkerchief into her sleeve, patted her chest, and said helplessly, "This time, my mother called me and my grandmother over, saying that she was going to take me to meet potential husbands. She made me learn the manners for several days. She said that the family she was going to meet should be quite particular. I didn't know any manners in town before, so this won't do."

Ayu suddenly realized: "No wonder you talked to me like that just now. But you're just looking at people, not converting to any religion. Why are you suddenly talking about those rules? If you don't get along with them, then we won't look at each other anymore."

Wenwen said helplessly, "Marriage is a big deal, how can we make the decisions? Besides, a girl like me from a small town is lucky to be able to marry into Wanning City. If I'm too picky, people will really look down on me."

"Sister Wenwen, you are so good, there must be many good families who like you. Why belittle yourself? Why don't I ask Brother Ayou and the other brothers in the family to keep an eye out for good young men from good families in places like the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial Academy, and Wanning Academy? They are all very good."

Her brothers' marriages have all gone relatively smoothly, with only her eldest brother experiencing some ups and downs in his initial search, but he eventually found a very good wife. As for her, it goes without saying that a childhood joke led her to decide on her life's most important matter, and she now feels it was a good decision.

That's why Ayu believes that when looking for a partner, it must be someone she likes and is satisfied with; otherwise, she can't understand why two people would choose to get married.

"Alright, let's not talk about me anymore. Tell me what's new in Wanning City. I heard from my father that you're now on duty in the capital. Ayu, you're only ten years old, right? You're already better than so many adults. You probably can't find another one like that in the entire Dachang. You're amazing." Wenwen looked at Ayu with envy and said with admiration, "When I came here, Liu'er told me that if I didn't feel comfortable in Wanning City, I should definitely come to you, because you're someone who can be comfortable anywhere."

"Hehe, Liu'er understands me." When Ayu heard her say that, she was so happy that her mouth almost stretched to the back of her head.

Qin Huai and the others followed behind, listening to the two girls chattering away, especially A Yu's giggling voice, and couldn't help but shake their heads with laughter.

Their younger sister is good at everything, except she can't stand being praised. If anyone praises her, she'll immediately become incredibly arrogant.

The group didn't go straight back to the Wang family courtyard, but instead strolled around the streets several times. There were many stalls set up along the street, and Ayu looked around and bought things. In the end, everyone was carrying several wrapped square boxes, all of which were gifts that Ayu had bought for them, including Wenwen.

Of course, everyone couldn't bear to only take advantage of Ayu, so they all bought her gifts. Today was her birthday, and everyone had already prepared birthday gifts, but now they bought a lot more, which Ayu accepted without hesitation.

Returning to Sansi Street from this street, there are fewer vendors selling general merchandise and more stalls selling poetry, lanterns, calligraphy and paintings, or various paper-cutting sculptures. Most of these stalls don't charge money; you can get them simply by guessing riddles.

The riddles and couplets on Sansi Street are usually much more difficult than those on other streets. Many students around are racking their brains to figure them out. Ayu also got itchy fingers and dragged Qin Huai and a few of her brothers around to look for pretty ones.

Wenwen was very embarrassed. She was not well-educated, let alone these word puzzles. She didn't recognize many of the words. Even when Ayu helped her read them out, she found them very difficult to understand and couldn't understand them at all, let alone guess them.

Ayu was in high spirits and guessed seven or eight correctly in a row. When she noticed that Wenwen was uncomfortable, she stopped and pretended to be bored, saying, "Okay, this isn't very interesting. Sister Wenwen, let's go back and eat mooncakes. The mooncakes that Brother Ayou brought must be especially delicious."

Wenwen forced a smile: "Okay."

After everyone returned to the Wang family home, they busied themselves hanging the lanterns they had won in various places. The Wang family courtyard, which was already decorated very festively, now looked even more warm and inviting.

The cooks had prepared various Mid-Autumn Festival pastries early on and placed them on the table in the open space of the courtyard. The servants were also arranged to stay in other courtyards. Except for those who took turns on duty, everyone else was celebrating.

When people occasionally passed by and saw their masters, they would greet them with smiles and say "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival," to which Ayu and the others would respond with smiles.

After everyone had dinner together late at night, Jiang Wujing called over several new maids and asked them to distribute mooncakes and Mid-Autumn Festival rewards to the people in the mansion. For a while, the Wang family was filled with laughter.

Wenwen looked on with envy in her eyes: "Ayu, your family is so nice."

Unlike her family, where her parents are often away, and every time they meet, they lecture her with many profound principles, Wenwen feels more awe and respect towards them.

Ayu said, "Will you be staying in Wanning City more often in the future? Then you can come to our house more often."

"Then don't find me annoying."

"How could that be? I'm overjoyed!" Ayu said, feigning distress. "You have no idea, I met someone here who made fun of me for not having a close female friend. Tomorrow I'll take you out to show her and make her envious!"

Seeing that Ayu was so eager to show off, and without even saying whether she was worthy of being her best friend, Wenwen just hoped that the matchmaking wouldn't fall through.

In that case, her future husband will be a capable man, and she will become Ayu's best friend. No one will laugh at Ayu for having friends who are not respectable.

Ayu is so good, yet some people want to laugh at her. If I were to hold her back, I would feel guilty to death.

Just then, footsteps sounded in the courtyard, and soon a person burst in, his voice brimming with excitement: "Wife, wife, I have a new job!"

Upon hearing her husband's voice, Wei Qianying quickly got up to greet him: "Slow down, why are you in such a hurry? Don't fall."

Wang Sanlang chuckled, noticing there were quite a few people in the courtyard and not paying attention to the extra guests. He immediately said, "I'm so happy, I couldn't help but come and tell you all."

"Third Brother, you didn't come to the family dinner tonight. What were you busy with?" Ayu asked curiously.

"Today, I did a great deed." Wang Sanlang raised his chin, his joy impossible to hide. "Do you know about the Court of State Ceremonial? Tomorrow, I'll be working there, as a Court of State Ceremonial Assistant, a seventh-rank official!"

(End of this chapter)