The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

The next day, everything was normal. After Huanhuan finished breakfast, Xu Qu came back from sword practice and Huanhuan asked casually, "Are you going to the governor's wife's banquet today?"

Xu Qu smiled and said, "No, I heard that most of the people going today are women. I don't like it and it's not convenient for me to attend. If it weren't for getting closer to Manager Cao, Second Uncle wouldn't have gone. Moreover, in the future, Second Uncle and Mother will be in charge of entertaining Manager Cao and his wife. I have a lot of other things to do."

He nodded slowly and said, "Indeed, it is impossible to ask Master Xie Shen to accompany you. He can't always be by your side. Second Uncle also has to take care of Shopkeeper Cao, so he certainly can't take care of you. It will be inconvenient for you to go."

Xu Qu did not respond to Huanhuan, but picked up the chopsticks and started to eat, while Huanhuan looked at Xu Qu and fell into deep thought.

She recalled the focused look on Xu Qu's face when he was watching his second uncle and shopkeeper Cao yesterday, and secretly guessed that he must also want to be as experienced and versatile as his second uncle, right? Alas, it was only because she could not be as comfortable as Xie Jin in such occasions, which would also help Xu Qu. Thinking of this, Huan Huan suddenly felt that her aunt's dissatisfaction with her seemed understandable.

Although Xu Qu was eating with his head down, he looked troubled and had no appetite. He stared at his chopsticks for a long time and suddenly said hesitantly, "It's not entirely like that. I have something I've always wanted to say to you..."

As he spoke, he looked up, and when he looked up, he saw Huanhuan standing there in a daze, so he put down his chopsticks, waved his hand in front of Huanhuan's eyes, and changed the topic to ask, "What are you thinking about?"

Slowly coming back to his senses, he shook his head, then served Xu Qu a bowl of warm soup and said to him with a smile, "It's nothing, take your time to eat, I'm going to the shop now."

Xu Qu smiled and nodded at her, then slowly left.

Huanhuan was very active in the shop today. Xiaoyu even secretly pulled her aside and asked her, "Miss, what's wrong with you? What's irritating you?" Huanhuan tapped Xiaoyu on the forehead and said, "Of course you have to work harder to get closer to your wish! You, work hard!"

Today's business was pretty good, and even at noon, when the place was usually relatively quiet, there were still many customers. In the afternoon, they finally had time to catch their breath, and she slowly let Suzhu and Xiaoyu go to the inner room to rest, and let Ah Shun take a nap in a corner, while she herself watched from the front.

Just when she was thinking alone about how to make the shop business better, Xiangyue came with her maid.

Xiangyue was dressed very beautifully today, even more colorful and eye-catching than usual. When Huanhuan saw her, he blurted out: "Sister, you are dressed especially beautifully today."

Xiangyue smiled sheepishly and said to Huanhuan, "Sister-in-law, I dressed up because I was going to attend the state lady's banquet."

Huanhuan smiled and pulled Xiangyue to sit down, and asked, "Is this the banquet that I talked about with Mr. and Mrs. Cao yesterday?"

Xiangyue replied, "Yes, I asked my mother to take me there. Even though I didn't have an invitation, she readily agreed to take me there."

She smiled slowly and said jokingly, "Mother is hoping that you can go out with her more often, so that it will be easier for her to find a good husband who is worthy of her."

Xiangyue was really shy this time. She gathered her hair with her hands and sighed in a rare coquettish tone, "Sister-in-law! I went there to put on some rouge!"

Huanhuan immediately slapped his forehead and reflected on himself: "Oh, that was really my sister-in-law's fault. I was biased and let my sister down. I was wrong, I was wrong."

Xiangyue held Huanhuan's hand and said affectionately, "Sister-in-law, I left early and didn't even go back to the mansion. I came directly to see you. I told you that I met Miss Shen San. She wanted to invite all the young ladies to a birthday party and asked me to go. I agreed immediately. I heard that sister-in-law once offered a prize for the commander's wife's party. Can you offer it to her this time? I think this is also an opportunity..."

Before Xiangyue could finish, Huanhuan understood what she meant. She said in surprise, "Of course there is no problem! Xiangyue, you really put a lot of thought into Shi Shi Yanzhi!"

After hearing Huanhuan's words, Xiangyue put the handkerchief she was holding to her lips and smiled. She did not look cold as usual at all, but instead had the delicate demeanor of a little girl of her age.

"It's just..." Huanhuan suddenly remembered something and said, "That's Miss Shen's birthday party. Will we steal the show? Did she agree?"

Xiangyue replied in a positive tone: "Who would refuse such a free benefit? Besides, Miss Shen San and I have always been good friends. I will go and talk to her. Sister-in-law should also go to the banquet. Let's be careful and modest, which will only add icing on the cake for her."

She smiled and nodded deeply, then she said, "Sister, I talked to your brother yesterday about giving you shares, and he agreed, but we haven't had time to discuss the details yet..."

Before Huanhuan finished speaking, Xiangyue waved her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not doing this for money. I just think it's fun and I enjoy it because it can help my brother and sister-in-law. Besides, I know that my brother is always fair and I'm a kind person, so I won't treat me unfairly."

After hearing this, Huanhuan said no more. He just nodded deeply, smiled and held Xiangyue's hand tightly.

Then the aunt and sister-in-law got together to carefully plan the details of the birthday party, and discussed the selection of rouge as a lucky charm. They were busy until very late before returning to Xu's house.

During dinner, Huanhuan told Xu Qu in detail about what happened with Xiangyue during the day. After listening to Huanhuan's story, Xu Qu thought for a moment and said, "I didn't expect Xiangyue to be so thoughtful and take action so quickly."

"And she doesn't care about gains and losses, she enjoys it!" He slowly emphasized: "As a brother and sister-in-law, we must never treat such a good sister unfairly."

Xu Qu smiled and nodded and said "Okay".

When they returned to their house, Xu Qu did not go to the study as usual, but sat in front of the eight-immortals table and pondered for a long time.

Huanhuan poured a cup of tea for Xu Qu and asked him, "Are you thinking about dividing Xiangyue's shares?"

Xu Qu shook his head and motioned for Huan Huan to sit on the stool next to him. Then he turned sideways and said very seriously: "Actually, I didn't finish what I said this morning..."

"Knock, knock, knock..." Before Xu Qu finished his words, there was a gentle knock on the door. He slowly said "Come in" and looked in the direction of the sound. Xu Qu also looked towards the door.

A little maid came in through the door and said softly, "Master, Madam, the eldest aunt said that she was tired and unwell today. Please go and see her."

Hearing this, Huanhuan and Xu Qu looked at each other, and then Xu Qu said to the little maid: "Since the eldest aunt is not feeling well, shouldn't we ask Doctor Shi for help? I, a quack doctor, am afraid I can't do it."

The little maid replied, "My eldest aunt said her condition is not particularly serious, so there is no need to bother to invite a doctor. You can just go and take care of her."

Xu Qu asked again: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

The little maid shook her head and whispered, "I don't know about this. My aunt didn't tell me."

Xu Qu was silent for a while, then went to the study to get the medicine box and went out with the little maid. Huan Huan was left alone in the room to think: What did Xu Qu want to say so seriously?

While Huanhuan was taking a sip of tea, the door opened again. It was Xu Qu who came back. He leaned in and said to Huanhuan, "Come with me."

"Ah?" Huanhuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. She said, "I don't want to go. My aunt probably doesn't want me to go either. I won't go and cause trouble for my sick aunt."

"Listen to me, let's go." Xu Qu's attitude was very firm. He rarely treated Huanhuan like this, so Huanhuan followed his wishes and set off with him.

It was the first time that Huanhuan entered her aunt's yard. It was late at night and the yard was pitch black. Only the bright candlelight from inside the house shone through the window lattices with Kuilong patterns.

Huanhuan and Xu Qu were led by the little maid into their aunt's bedroom.

Huanhuan was originally following Xu Qu, but was blocked by Xu Qu. When Xu Qu entered the room and immediately bowed to her aunt, Huanhuan just happened to walk to Xu Qu's side. At this time, she could see everything in the room. She was surprised to find that there was another person in the room - it was Xie Jin!

Xie Jin was originally sitting in front of her aunt's bed. She stood up immediately when she saw Xu Qu coming. When she saw Huan Huan appearing from behind Xu Qu, although she remained silent, her slightly widened eyes revealed a look of surprise.

The eldest aunt was originally looking at Xu Qu with a smile, but when she saw Huan Huan, she frowned unhappily and said to Huan Huan directly, "Why are you here?"

Such sudden ruthlessness made Huanhuan stand there in embarrassment, not knowing how to respond.