The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

The next day, Xu Qu said he hoped to finish his work as soon as possible and come back early to deal with some things. Huan Huan and Xu Qu had breakfast early, and did not take Xiao Yu with him but let her go to the shop as usual. Huan Huan and Xu Qu got on the carriage, and You Cheng followed them on horseback, and the three of them went back to Heyang together.

Huanhuan was in a very good mood along the way, so she couldn't help but talk a lot. She told Xu Qu a lot of interesting stories from her childhood, and Xu Qu was watching her silently. When Huanhuan asked him to respond, sometimes he would smile, and sometimes he would say "hmm".

Huan Xu was so excited that her mind was full of rouge, shops, formulas, and workshops. How could she know that Xu Qu, who had not slept well the previous night, had been thinking about the scene from last night from time to time, and he had to try his best to restrain himself. Therefore, whenever his thoughts wandered, he turned his head to look out the window and tried to bring his thoughts back.

"I see you always looking out the window. You are as anxious as I am, right?" Huanhuan didn't know why, but asked Xu Qu with a smile in an affirmative tone.

"Yeah." Xu Qu looked out the window and answered her in a muffled voice.

Finally, they were almost at the Feng family in Heyang, and their sister-in-law Pei was already waiting for them at the door.

Huanhuan waved and greeted Pei from afar, and Pei also smiled and waved back at her.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Huan Huan jumped off the carriage and talked with his sister-in-law hand in hand. Xu Qu also got off the carriage and saluted Pei, who returned the salute and then took them to meet Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng.

Ever since Mr. Feng heard that his daughter and son-in-law had started a rouge business for the Xu family, he thought that his daughter had made a contribution to her in-laws' family. He became more confident and spoke to his son-in-law like an elder.

After everyone sat down and listened to Master Feng's lecture, Pei asked for leave and said, "Father, my sister and her husband have to go to Qiao Ji Yanzhi to discuss matters today."

Mr. Feng stroked his beard and said, "Okay, okay, then you can go and get busy. Don't delay your business. Now that your brother has taken up his post, you also have important responsibilities in your husband's family. You both have important things to do, and your father is very relieved."

After saying goodbye to Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng, they got on the carriage with Pei, Xu Qu rode the horse, and Youcheng and the driver sat outside the carriage. They soon arrived at Qiao's Rouge. Mr. Qiao, Shopkeeper Qiao, and Mrs. Qiao were all waiting for them in the store. Now that someone from the Xu Mansion had arrived, they came out to receive them.

Shopkeeper Qiao and Mrs. Qiao first greeted Huanhuan warmly. When facing the young woman and young man who came with them, their attitude was still enthusiastic, but they dragged out the word "this...", obviously they didn't know how to address them.

Huanhuan hurriedly took the initiative to introduce his sister-in-law to them. Shopkeeper Qiao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "So it's Madam Feng. Young Master Feng is my confidant and close friend. A few days ago, Young Master Feng came to our house every day to discuss things. Now he is very familiar with my husband and me."

Pei smiled and said after returning the gift, "Yes, my husband wanted to discuss the shop with Shopkeeper Qiao before he took up his new post, so he came here every day. After he returned, he told me that Shopkeeper Qiao and Mrs. Qiao are very sympathetic and reasonable old people."

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Qiao's smile became a little forced, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying: "Alas, I don't deserve it." Then he turned his gaze to Xu Qu.

Huanhuan then introduced her to Shopkeeper Qiao: "This is my husband, from the Xu family in Shanghuai, with a single name of 'Qu'."

Shopkeeper Qiao bowed and said politely: "Oh, Master Xu is really noble and talented. I didn't expect that Master Xu is so wealthy and courageous at such a young age. He is really young and promising."

Xu Qu smiled and bowed to Shopkeeper Qiao with both hands raised. Xu Qu only returned the greeting without saying anything, which made Shopkeeper Qiao feel that although he was polite, he was a little arrogant and distant, so Shopkeeper Qiao's smile became a little awkward.

Fortunately, at this time, Pei and Master Qiao, as acquaintances, were talking and greeting each other. Master Qiao bowed to Pei first and said, "Sister-in-law, I am honored." Pei returned the greeting and said, "Master Qiao, you are very polite." Then Pei pulled Huanhuan over, pointed at her and said, "This is my sister Huanhuan. I am afraid this is the first time she has met Master Qiao."

Huanhuan smiled and said, "This is not the first time I've met you. This is the second time I've met Mr. Qiao."

Mr. Qiao smiled naturally and said, "Yes, I helped Brother Feng go to Shanghuai to deliver the good news to Miss Feng last time, so I am acquainted with Miss Feng."

All the people at the door laughed, and the atmosphere was very good for a while. Only Xu Qu looked at Mr. Qiao calmly, without a trace of smile in his eyes, which was somewhat out of tune with the surroundings, but fortunately, people were busy being polite and no one noticed this.

Then Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "Let's not stand here, let's go in and talk." So people politely gave way to each other and went into Qiao's house.

As soon as he sat down, he could not wait to get to the point and said, "Manager Qiao, Madam Qiao, Mr. Qiao, we are here mainly to sign the contract for purchasing the formula, the workshop, and our joint business."

Mrs. Qiao immediately showed a happy expression and continued, "Yes, yes, I have been tossing about this matter these days, and today I can finally hear your opinion."

Pei took out a few sheets of paper and said, "This is the draft of the contract that my husband left behind before he left. He wrote it mainly according to the wishes of my sister and her husband, and added some details proposed by Shopkeeper Qiao and Master Qiao. Shopkeeper Qiao and Master Qiao have already read it, and I want my sister and her husband to make the final decision."

Huanhuan said in surprise, "Is it decided according to our wishes? Is Shopkeeper Qiao so sincere that he would make such a big concession?"

Shopkeeper Qiao smiled when he heard this. It was rare that this smile did not contain his usual businessman's pretentiousness. It just made people feel that he was a little worried. He responded, "No, no, it's just that Mr. Xu and Madam's conditions are too generous, so we have nothing to change."

Mr. Qiao also smiled and said, "Let's ask Mr. Xu and Miss Feng to look at the contract."

Then he slowly took the paper from his sister-in-law Pei and handed it to Xu Qu, and then he stood next to him and read it with him. The others waited quietly on the side.

Xu Qu read very seriously, and after reading each page of the contract, he would wait for him for a while before turning the page. He felt that he was reading too slowly, and looked at him helplessly several times after each page. However, because there were many outsiders around, it was not easy to rush him, so he had to wait silently.

Finally, Xu Qu finished reading the last line of the last page. He slowly put the paper down. Everyone else looked at him with bated breath, waiting for him to speak. Xu Qu looked around at the people around him and finally said, "I have nothing to add. If Shopkeeper Qiao has no objection, you can sign and seal it."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed from the previous tense one.

Next, Mr. Qiao quickly copied a contract. Xu Qu went over the copied contract again, and he and Shopkeeper Qiao signed and sealed two identical copies of the contract respectively. Each of them took one and put it away.

Everything was done, and everyone looked at each other and laughed. Mrs. Qiao smiled and arranged for everyone to go to the tea table to drink tea, but Xu Qu declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Qiao, but I have something important to do and need to return to Shanghuai as soon as possible. I'm afraid I have to say goodbye today."

After hearing what Xu Qu said, Huanhuan exchanged a few polite words with Madam Qiao, and Madam Qiao did not want to keep them any longer. After hearing this, Pei insisted that she wanted to go shopping in the market by herself, and did not need Huanhuan and the others to send her back to Feng's house. Then she handed Huanhuan a letter, saying that it was left for her by her brother, and then she said goodbye and left.

So the Qiao family went out again to see Xu Qu, Huan Huan and You Cheng off. Huan Huan and Xu Qu had already boarded the carriage, when suddenly Mrs. Qiao said, "Oh, look at my memory. We have prepared gifts for the young master and the young lady. I'll go get them now." After that, she hurriedly took Mr. Qiao back to the house.

I slowly said to Shopkeeper Qiao, who was left alone to see the guests off, "Shopkeeper Qiao, you don't have to be polite. We don't want any gifts." Shopkeeper Qiao hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, my wife prepared it herself. It took a lot of thought. Please wait for a moment, Mr. Xu and Madam."

Xu Qu, who was standing by, had noticed that Shopkeeper Qiao was not as happy as the others, but seemed to be worried. So he said to Shopkeeper Qiao, "Shopkeeper Qiao, I will send someone to deliver the agreed banknotes as soon as possible in the next two days. You will be in charge of the workshop as before. We will share interests in the future, and the accounts will be clear. We will also strictly abide by the dividend agreement, so you don't have to worry."

Shopkeeper Qiao waved his hands repeatedly, bowed and smiled, "Mr. Xu, what are you talking about? With Mr. Feng as the guarantor, I have nothing to worry about." After that, Shopkeeper Qiao hesitated for a moment, and finally said to him with a flattering smile, "I heard from my son that your elder brother's father-in-law has many connections in the court. Well, to be honest, my son has studied hard for many years and wants to enter the official career, but although my family has some family property, it has no foundation in the court. Now that your elder brother has taken up his post, it is rare that my son and your elder brother have been close friends for a long time, and now we have this relationship. I hope that your elder brother can help me more in the future."

"This..." Huanhuan didn't expect that Shopkeeper Qiao would say that. She was stunned for a moment and looked back at Xu Qu. Xu Qu didn't look here, so he must have not "heard" it. Huanhuan had to bite the bullet and say politely, "Brother and Mr. Qiao are close friends, so they will consider it."

Just as he finished speaking, Master Qiao and Madam Qiao came back. Master Qiao brought up a large food box and handed it to Huan Huan, saying, "Miss Feng, Master Xu, these are the pastries that my mother made with great care. They are a token of my love. You can save them for the journey."

"Thank you..." Huan Huan hadn't finished speaking when Xu Qu interrupted him quickly and coldly: "Okay, thank you then!"

After saying that, Xu Qu threw down the curtain and coldly ordered outside the curtain: "Let's go!"

After receiving the order, the driver whipped his whip and shouted "Gee!" loudly. The horses started off and galloped towards Shanghuai.