The grass in the factory should be plucked

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Li was pulled out of bed by Aunt Lian early in the morning. There was nothing she could do since she was the head of the family and the head of Longmen Trading Company.

After dressing up, she sat in the main hall of the front yard. Aunt Lian set up a screen in front of the yawning Jiang Li, and asked the managers and shopkeepers of the business to come in one by one to pay their respects to the head of the family.

Jiang Li gave a few words of encouragement as per routine and then gave each person a big red envelope.

Everyone was secretly surprised when they heard her tender voice, which seemed to indicate that she was still very young.

Although this young mistress never shows up and does not participate in the operation of the store, she is in charge of the major policies.

It is said that the currently popular Longmen Gathering and the Longmen Boat Banquet, which have reservations scheduled until next year, were all her ideas, so no one dares to underestimate this young master.

I also heard that she is on good terms with the East Factory and has several big Buddhas behind her. She is so young, but she has such knowledge and means. What will happen to her when she grows up?

After meeting the shop owners, the doorman came to report that the host of the gathering, Mr. Cui, and Mr. Cui, the Minister of the Chancellery, were here to visit.

Aunt Lian frowned. It was normal for Mr. Cui, the host of the gathering, to come to visit, but what was the chancellor of the Zhanshi Mansion doing here?

Jiang Li thought about it for a moment and realized that this person was most likely Nangong Qinghe's man, and she couldn't help but frown slightly.

Cui Fucheng, is he also from the Qinghe Cui family? He came to her house, probably having guessed her relationship with Nangong Qinghe.

She decided right then and there that no matter whether he came to test her or to pass on a message for Nangong Qinghe, she would just play dumb. After all, she was still young and it was normal for her not to understand.

"Please let them in." Jiang Li said.

Aunt Lian came out to greet them, only to see Manager Liu leading two young men who were as graceful as the breeze and bright moon.

She couldn't help but secretly admire that the Qinghe Cui family was indeed worthy of its reputation.

Aunt Lian stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings to Mr. Cui, and Mr. Cui. The head of the family is an unmarried girl, so it is inconvenient for her to come and greet her. Please forgive me, Mr. Cui and Mr. Cui."

Cui Jing hurriedly responded, "It is presumptuous of us to come and visit you without permission. Please do not take it as an offense, Master."

"You two, please."

Aunt Lian invited the two of them into the main hall.

Jiang Li bowed across the screen: "Greetings to Mr. Cui, greetings to Mr. Cui."

The two were surprised when they heard her tender and soft voice. This Longmen boss seemed to be still young?

Looking at the shadowy figure behind the screen again, she was slim and petite, clearly a young girl!

"Master Jiang, Cui Jing is here to greet you."

Cui Jing quickly returned the greeting, "Jing has been in the elegant gathering for a long time and has not been able to come to see the master in person. I feel deeply guilty. I hope the master will forgive me."

"Mr. Cui is so talented that he has condescended to come to my gathering. I am really overwhelmed. It is a great honor for Longmen Commercial Bank and even more so for all the scholars in the world to have Mr. Cui at our gathering."

After a few polite words, Jiang Li turned to Cui Jue and said, "Master Cui, your presence here is a great honor to my humble abode. I wonder if Master Cui has any advice for me?"

Cui Jue bowed and said, "Mr. Cui is my brother. I have long heard of the great talent of the Longmen master. I have admired him for a long time. I have come here uninvited. I hope that the great master Jiang will forgive me!"

What he meant was that today I was not visiting as the Prime Minister of the Zhanshi Palace, but I came with my brother. I have admired the Lord of Longmen for a long time and just wanted to meet my "idol".

Jiang Li rolled her eyes and replied rudely, "Master Cui, please be careful with your words. I am still unmarried and do not deserve your admiration! Besides, I am still young, how can I know how to do business? I can only rely on the help of the housekeeper and the shopkeepers."

Cui Jue couldn't help but blush, he also knew that he was being reckless. Although she was a merchant girl, she was still an unmarried girl after all. How could he meet her whenever he wanted?

He couldn't help but be curious and wanted to see what the woman that Prince Jin was obsessed with looked like. When he heard Cui Jing say that he was coming to visit the boss, he shamelessly followed him.

He thought that as a woman of the Qinghe Cui family who had condescended to come here, and as the daughter of a merchant, she must be a very social person and would naturally show that she was deeply honored and give a warm welcome.

Who knew it was actually a little hot pepper? Don't give him any face at all!

He apologized immediately, "I was reckless, please forgive me, Master Jiang! I didn't mean to be disrespectful, I just admired you for a long time. I didn't know that the amazing Master Longmen was just a girl. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime..."

Aunt Lian didn't want to offend Qinghe Cui, so she hurried forward to serve tea: "Since you are here, you are a guest. Please take a seat, Mr. Cui."

It was the first time that Cui Jing saw the eldest son of the Cui family, who was usually calm and composed and could not remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe, in such a state of disgrace, and he couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

After the host and guest were seated, Cui Jue could not help but probe with words several times, wanting to know the relationship between Nangong Qinghe and Jiang Li.

How could these two people meet and know each other when their identities were so different? What virtue and ability did she have to make King Jin trust her wholeheartedly and fall in love with her?

Jiang Li pretended not to understand. I am young and don’t know anything. If you want to know something, go ask Manager Liu.

Cui Jue saw the little girl behind the screen covering her mouth and yawning with an impatient look, and he couldn't help feeling helpless and amused.

He really couldn't stay any longer, so he had to say goodbye and leave with Cui Jing.

Cui Jue was afraid that Nangong Qinghe would blame him after knowing this, so he took the initiative to confess that he heard that his cousin was going to pay a visit to Longmen Dongjia, and he had admired him for a long time, so he went with him. Only then did he discover that the famous Longmen Dongjia was actually a young girl!

He was really shocked and ashamed that there was such a wonderful woman in the world!

Nangong Qinghe was surprised and delighted. Ah Li was outside the palace at this time? And she even bought a house?

He really couldn't imagine how the delicate and weak little noble lady in the cold palace could have undergone such a drastic change in just a short period of time.

I can only admire Ari for her good strategies and methods!

Nangong Qinghe suppressed the urge to meet her immediately, and asked Longmen Trading Company to send a message that the owner of Li Trading Company wanted to meet with the owner of Longmen Trading Company.

Jiang Li suddenly felt a headache. She was not mentally prepared to meet Nangong Qinghe.

She changed her mind and realized that since they were allies, it was not advisable to avoid the problem. Only when both sides were honest with each other and trusted each other could great things be accomplished.

So, Jiang Li put aside her shy little girl mentality and planned to meet Nangong Qinghe at Longmen Yaji on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

A spring banquet was held in the palace on the third day of the first lunar month. Xie Changan had been busy again in the past two days and had no time to accompany her. Jiang Li just took the time to inspect all the shops.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Nangong Qinghe brought Cui Jue, disguised as scholars, and quietly came to Longmen Yaji.

Cui Jing came forward and whispered, "The host is already waiting for Your Highness in the private room on the second floor."

Nangong Qinghe suppressed his excitement and went straight up to the second floor.

When he opened the door, he saw a petite figure in a moon-white brocade jacket looking out the window. When she heard the voice, she turned around. Nangong Qinghe looked at her in a daze, unable to speak for a moment.

The girl in front of him was dressed like a daughter of a wealthy family. She was dazzling and beautiful, and it was hard to look at her directly.