"You can save money on other things, but you can't save money on food and clothing. This big house depends on just a few people working hard. It's really hard work. If you don't eat better, how can you have the energy to work? I'm not discussing with you, but giving you orders. You just need to do what I say."

The tone was gentle, but the words that came out of his mouth were unquestionable.

Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that saying too much would displease their master, so they quickly responded and agreed.

I got up early and solved a problem. Song Ning felt happy for no reason. I didn't plan to stay here any longer and make them worried.

"Okay, get busy!" She stood up and took two steps, then paused, turned around and said, "When you're done, go out and buy some ingredients. Tonight's meal will be prepared according to the specifications of a family banquet. When it's ready, have everyone gather in the main courtyard and have a family banquet together."

As a qualified boss, how can you miss the employee dinner?

After explaining everything, Song Ning left in a happy mood, leaving the couple in a daze.

After a long while, when the two came to their senses, Song Ning had already walked away.

Aunt Zhang patted her husband beside her with some excitement and asked, "Did you hear everything just now? Did Madam say that she would have a family dinner tonight? Or did she ask us servants to eat together?"

Uncle Zhang nodded, "That's what I heard."

"Oh, what are we waiting for? Hurry up and prepare breakfast so we can go out to buy some." Aunt Zhang suddenly felt very motivated. While working, she kept muttering, "We have met a good master! If everyone knew that the Madam has ordered that we can eat meat every day from now on, they would be so happy."

Back in the main courtyard, Hang Shuheng and his son also got up. After washing up, breakfast was brought to them.

They were still used to eating together, just like they did in Shangtang Village, so Song Ning asked someone to call Master Liu and others to eat together.

As a guest, Master Liu was arranged to live in the outer courtyard, and Shuisheng and Hang Shuyun were also arranged to stay with Master Liu in the outer courtyard.

After breakfast, Song Ning called Hong Bo over, handed him the account book she had read, and talked to him about the adjustments to the food, clothing and other expenses in the mansion, as well as the arrangements for the tasks that each of them was responsible for.

At the same time, she also asked Uncle Hong to add more workers to the mansion as soon as possible and allocated some silver bills to him.

Uncle Hong accepted the account book and banknotes, wrote down his master's instructions one by one, and withdrew respectfully.

Not long after, he came again to report that a guest had come. The visitor was the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Mr. Chu. At this moment, the guest had been led to the small flower hall for receiving guests.

Hearing this, Hang Shuheng and Song Ning looked at each other and had already guessed who it was.

Although they had never asked before and the other party had never clearly stated his identity, they had already guessed it almost exactly.

When they heard Uncle Hong announce the other party's identity, their previous guesses suddenly became clear.

"Yangyang, come here, uncle is here, do you want to go out and take a look?"

Song Ning called Yangyang, who was playing in the yard, and the family of three followed Uncle Hong to the small flower hall in the outer courtyard.

Chu Fang was standing on the steps outside the flower hall at this moment. Seeing the family of three arriving, he hurriedly took a few steps down the steps.

After bowing, he glanced at the family of three and finally landed on Yangyang. He reached out and rubbed the little guy's head and asked, "Little guy, do you still remember me?"

Yangyang nodded quickly and called "Uncle" in a baby voice, which made the other party very happy.

"Hahaha! Good." Chu Fang laughed happily a few times, picked up the little guy, and weighed him in his arms. "Well! It's been a long time since we last saw him. He has grown a lot and has become more mature. Great job."

Yangyang grinned, and Uncle Zhou said the same thing when he saw him two days ago.

As the group was talking, they returned to the small flower hall.

Song Ning asked him if he had had breakfast, as if chatting with family. When he learned that he had already eaten before coming, he asked someone to make tea for him.

After drinking tea and exchanging a few pleasantries, Chu Fang stood up and bowed to them solemnly, saying, "We have known each other for such a long time, but I have never formally introduced myself. Let me introduce myself again. I am the second son of the eldest son of the Zhenguo Mansion, Chu Fang."

Seeing him so formal, Hang Shuheng and Song Ning had to stand up and return the greeting.

Yangyang also followed and bowed in imitation of the others. His little body was straight and his posture was quite correct, which made people laugh.

Sitting down to drink tea again, Chu Fang smiled and said, "Even if I didn't tell you, I'm sure you have guessed my identity."

Hang Shuheng nodded and did not deny it.

Chu Fang looked around. This house had been in the hands of his second uncle for a long time, but this was his first time coming here. It looked quite nice.

"Are you satisfied with this house? If you don't like it, I will help you find a new house."

"No need to bother." Song Ning said helplessly, "This house is great, but it's a little big. With so few of us, the house seems too empty. I'm thinking of adding some more people to help with the work!"

Chu Fang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "To be honest, when my second uncle decided to give you a house, he chose a large house with seven entrances in the south of the city, which is twice as big as this one. My grandfather and my father thought that house was too eye-catching, and many nobles were eyeing it. If you move in when you first arrive in the capital, it might not be a good thing for you."

After hearing this, Hang Shuheng and Song Ning looked at each other and remained silent.

At this moment, they just want to say: Your family is really rich.

After they chatted about family matters for a while, Song Ning took Yang Yang away, leaving the men some time to talk.

Chu Fang and Hang Shuheng talked about the situation in the capital in more detail than Zhou Ting had said before, and analyzed the various interests involved.

"As the emperor's maternal family, the Chu family is inevitably feared by some people. There are many eyes on the Zhenguo Mansion. On the surface, I am afraid that I, including the Zhenguo Mansion, cannot have too much contact with you, at least before you take part in the imperial examination, so as not to be calculated by those with ulterior motives."

At this point, Chu sneered: "Those people can't touch the Chu family, and they might set their sights on people who are on good terms with the Chu family. Besides, you are still a candidate for the imperial examination, so there may be unexpected events. You still need to be cautious in everything."

Hang Shuheng listened patiently. As a newcomer, he was not so conceited as to think that he could easily gain a foothold in this big city with his own talents.

There are many talented and ambitious people in this world, and there is no shortage of him.

He understood Chu Fang's meaning and agreed with the other party's idea. Firstly, it was for their personal safety, and secondly, it was to prevent people with ulterior motives from misleading public opinion.

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