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"Are they gone?" Tang's mother came out of the kitchen and just saw Tang Peipei closing the gate.

"Well, let's go."

Tang's mother and Tang Peipei went back into the house together.

"Peipei, little Dumpling seems hungry."

Nanny Yuan handed the little dumpling to Tang Peipei, who sat on a small stool and fed the little dumpling.

Tang's mother and Nanny Yuan also sat on the stools nearby.

"Peipei, Mr. Zeng's mother looks so elegant. I didn't expect that she would be willing to have dinner with us like this?" Mother Tang didn't dare to say too much to Mu Qing today.

"Although this Madam Mu is Master Zeng's concubine, she still orders servants around at home. She has at least two maids and a mother-in-law around her. She is the mistress of the house."

"Really? No wonder you look so powerful."

Mother Tang looked at Tang Peipei, "Peipei, you and Master Zeng?"

Tang Peipei was stunned by her mother's question, "What happened between me and Brother Zeng?"

"Oh my! You little girl, didn't you see it yourself? Mr. Zeng's eyes were basically on you when he was having dinner today, which shows that he probably has that kind of feeling towards you."

"Mom, don't talk nonsense." Tang Peipei was actually paying attention to Mu Qing's attitude, so she naturally discovered it.

"Your mother wasn't lying. I've noticed that, too." Nanny Yuan said, "I've been in the Zeng family for twenty years. I heard that Madam Mu introduced several girls to Master Zeng, but Master Zeng didn't take any of them seriously."

In fact, based on what Tang Peipei knew about Zeng Xiuyuan, he was a suitable marriage partner.

He is gentle, elegant, and good-looking. Although he is nearly ten years older than his husband, he has never been married. He has good personal abilities and would be a perfect bachelor in modern times.

But Tang Peipei had no feelings for him and had never thought about getting married.

Or maybe it was because Tang Peipei already knew Zeng Xiuyuan's feelings, so she felt Zeng Xiuyuan's kindness towards her more obviously.

"Peipei, we have a lot to do today. It's almost noon. Why don't we go to Taifulou to eat together?" Zeng Xiuyuan suggested.

If it were in the past, Tang Peipei might not have thought too much and might have just agreed.

But after the family’s discussion yesterday, Tang Peipei had to think more about it.

In order to avoid suspicion, Tang Peipei shook her head and said, "No, my mother should have prepared dinner and is waiting for me to go back. I have basically said everything I should say, and I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, so I will go back first." After that, she walked downstairs.

"Hey~ Peipei~" Zeng Xiuyuan wanted to keep her, but he didn't know how to do it, and he was very conflicted.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Tang Peipei stopped and looked at Zeng Xiuyuan.

"Oh, it's okay, let's go downstairs together." Then he walked to Tang Peipei.

The two went downstairs together, and Zeng Xiuyuan sent Tang Peipei out of the store.

Tang Peipei had already walked away. Zeng Xiuyuan was standing outside the store, looking in the direction Tang Peipei left.

"Boss, since you are interested, why don't you ask someone to talk to her?" Shopkeeper Qi couldn't stand it anymore. He thought to himself, "When will the boss turn into a wife-waiting rock?"

Cough cough~ Zeng Xiuyuan was so frightened by Manager Qi’s sudden words that he kept coughing.

He stared at Shopkeeper Qi with wide eyes, "You, what did you just say?"

"I mean, boss, since you are interested in Miss Peipei, you should ask someone to go to her house and talk to her." Shopkeeper Qi originally thought nothing of it, but before he could finish his words, he saw Zeng Xiuyuan's face becoming increasingly uglier, and his voice became increasingly lower.

"Boss, did I, did I say something wrong?" Shopkeeper Qi looked at Zeng Xiuyuan anxiously, fearing that he had said something wrong.

Zeng Xiuyuan looked at Shopkeeper Qi like this and suddenly laughed, "How did you know?"

When Shopkeeper Qi saw Zeng Xiuyuan smile, he also smiled foolishly, "I can see it all. Every time Miss Peipei comes, you always have a smile on your face, but once Miss Peipei leaves, you turn into a sad face again."

Zeng Xiuyuan······

To ease the embarrassment, Zeng Xiuyuan coughed lightly and said, "Well, don't tell anyone about this for now." After saying that, Zeng Xiuyuan walked towards the store.

Shopkeeper Qi: "You don't need me to tell you, everyone in the store knows about it." After saying that, Shopkeeper Qi made a helpless expression.

Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Qi's words made Zeng Xiuyuan stagger and almost fall.

Shopkeeper Qi hurried forward and supported Zeng Xiuyuan, "Boss, are you okay?"

After Zeng Xiuyuan stood up straight, he walked out of the store without thinking.

"Boss, where are you going?"

Zeng Xiuyuan didn't want to pay any attention to Manager Qi and just wanted to leave quickly. This was too embarrassing.

Shopkeeper Qi looked at Zeng Xiuyuan's back as he almost fled and laughed.

Zeng Xiuyuan fled all the way home and even forgot about his own carriage.

I only remembered it when I got home. I slapped my forehead and found it funny. I thought he prided himself on being steady, but I didn't expect he would have such a moment.

When he knocked on his own door, the doorman was surprised to see that his son had come back on his own.

"Why did you come back alone today, sir?" The doorman quickly opened the door and let Zeng Xiuyuan in.

"I want to walk around by myself. Is my mother home?"

"My wife didn't go out today."

Zeng Xiuyuan nodded and went straight to Mu Qing's yard.

At this time, Mu Qing was embroidering flowers alone in the yard.

Seeing Zeng Xiuyuan coming at this time, he asked curiously: "Why are you here at this time today?"

"Mom." Zeng Xiuyuan greeted Mu Qing.

"Well, sit down." He turned around and said to the maid behind him, "Lvliu, go to the kitchen and tell them that the young master will have dinner at my place today. Ask them to make some dishes that the young master likes."

Green Willow replied, "Yes, I will go right away."

After Luliu left, a maid named Zeng Xiuyuan served tea.

"Tell me, coming to my place at this time is probably not as simple as having a meal with me." Mu Qing knew his son very well.

"Mom, I have my eyes on a girl. Could you please ask someone to go to my house and propose marriage to me?" Zeng Xiuyuan said this with some shyness.

"Propose marriage? You want to marry her?" When Zeng Xiuyuan said that, Mu Qing naturally thought of Tang Peipei.

"Yeah. Can you help me, mom?"

"No." Mu Qing answered without thinking, but felt that it might be too tough and afraid of causing Zeng Xiuyuan's dissatisfaction. "It is not possible to marry her, but I can promise you that I will take her home." The so-called "take" means taking a concubine.

"Mom, why? Didn't you say before that you would support whoever I like?" Zeng Xiuyuan felt puzzled. Didn't his mother say that she would help him whoever he likes?

"You can marry anyone but Tang Peipei. If you really like her, I will at most agree to let her be my concubine." Mu Qing looked at Zeng Xiuyuan seriously.

Zeng Xiuyuan was shocked again. How come his mother knew it was Peipei before he even said anything?

It's not that quick for Shopkeeper Qi to report the crime. The innocent Shopkeeper Qi was caught in the crossfire.

"Don't think too much. I've known what you're thinking for a long time. Peipei is a good woman, but she has already given birth to a son. She's not suitable to be the mistress. Xiuyuan, don't forget why you've worked so hard all these years?" Mu Qing said earnestly.