The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

Seeing Zhou Dajiang's grim expression, Song Zhao hurriedly explained, "Dajiang, don't worry. Listen to me carefully. You know Tingye is a good boy. He is sincere and genuine towards your daughter Sisi. There is absolutely no falsehood."

Zhou Dajiang took a deep breath and tried to suppress his anger. "Brother, this happened too suddenly. Sisi is still young. I had planned to let her stay with us for a few more years. Besides, marriage is such a big deal, how can we make such a hasty decision?"

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Madam Song quickly explained, "We didn't intend for the two children to get married right away. We know Sisi is young. You suggested letting the children stay with you for a few more years, and we agree with that. However, the two children are interested, and a private relationship would not be good for Sisi's reputation."

So, I think we should talk to each other first. If you think our Tingye is a good person, we can arrange a marriage for them first, let them date each other first, and it won’t be too late to get married when Sisi turns eighteen."

At this time, Song Tingye also stood up and bowed deeply to Zhou Dajiang. "Uncle, I know you treat Sisi like a treasure. I promise you that I will treat Sisi like the pearl of my eye and will never leave her. I hope uncle will grant your wish!"

Zhou Sisi, who had been eavesdropping from behind, also ran out after hearing what Song Tingye said, and pleaded softly, "Dad, I know you love me and don't want me to get married too early. Brother Tingye also promised me that he would not look at other women in the future, would not have a maid, and would not take concubines or find mistresses after marriage, so I want to give it a try."

Seeing this, Chen Xiuying gently tugged at her husband's sleeve and said, "Dad, since the children are interested in each other, and Tingye has grown up under our care, you should agree to it."

After the old lady's explanation, Zhou Dajiang's anger had mostly subsided. Seeing that Song Tingye was so sincere and his wife and daughter agreed, it seemed that there was no point in him insisting any further.

So, he sighed and said, "Forget it, a girl can't be kept when she grows up. But this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, and we can't act rashly."

"Of course, I won't let Sisi down." Lady Fang, the Duke's wife, quickly expressed her feelings. Great! My son now has a wife.

Things went much more smoothly after that. Both parties discussed when to accept the marriage proposal, ask for the bride's name, and agree on the date. They would first complete three of the six ceremonies, and the remaining three would be performed after Sisi turned eighteen.

Because Song Tingye was anxious and both parties were interested, Fang chose the nearest auspicious day to start the three rituals.

On the day of the betrothal ceremony, the Duke's Mansion invited the mother-in-law of the old relative Song Tingwan, the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong, as an envoy, and invited an official matchmaker to bring a pair of wild geese and three golds (gold bracelet, gold bracelet, and gold pendant) as betrothal gifts, and went to the Zhou family to propose marriage.

To demonstrate their respect, the Zhou family hired a matchmaker to communicate with the other party. After the betrothal ceremony, the name inquiry took place, and the two processes proceeded in a continuous process. The matchmaker handed the letter from the Song family asking for the woman's name and birth date to the Zhou family. The Zhou family replied, filling in Zhou Sisi's birth date and birth date.

After the name was asked, it was Naji. Lady Fang, the Duke's wife, took the couple's birth dates and horoscopes to Huguo Temple to consult Master Lekong, the abbot, for a divination. The result was a match made in heaven. This delighted not only the Song family, but also the Zhou family. Zhou Dajiang himself, feeling slightly uneasy, gradually subsided.

At this point, the marriage between the two was finalized, and the relationship between the two families became closer.

On the other hand, thanks to Zhou Dajiang's efforts, the glass factory not only produced glass, but also mirrors.

When the mirror was displayed in the court, the whole court was shocked. The emperor was so pleased that he immediately issued an order to reward Zhan Peiyuan and Zhou Dajiang with a lot of money.

Zhou Dajiang was flattered when he received the imperial edict and kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude. He thought to himself, it's too easy to make money from Emperor Jiayou. After a while, when his work is on track, he will find a way to earn some money from the emperor!

Zhou Sisi was delighted to learn of her father's honor. Song Tingye smiled and said to her, "Sisi, your uncle is becoming more and more prominent. No one will dare to look down on you in the future."

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With the success of the glass factory, merchants came to buy glass products and mirrors in an endless stream. However, Zhou Dajiang did not have to worry about these things. The court had set up a special glass sales office, which was supervised by people sent by the Ministry of Revenue.

Just as the glassware was opening for sale, Xue Jin's factory outside Beijing also began hiring. The original trio was still running the factory: Xue Jin, Xue Ren, and Ma Lin. After handing over their work in Qingshangou, the three of them immediately headed for Beijing. True to their original promise, they immediately sought out Zhou Dajiang upon their arrival.

Accompanying them were representatives from Qingshangou. This time, they were Gao Danian's family of three, Guo Youxin's family of three, and Dadezi's daughter Zhenzhu.

Xue Jin and his team came mainly to inquire about what kind of glasses they were going to process next, and they hoped that Zhou Dajiang could invest in the technology and give them more guidance.

Zhou Dajiang was busy running around, so he didn't have the time. At most, he would ask them to send a technician over on his day off so he could give them a briefing. Even so, Xue Jin didn't mind. He happily signed an internal agreement with Zhou Dajiang, and the three of them left.

Gao Danian's family, Guo Youxin's family, and Da Dezi's daughter Zhenzhu were all entertained by Chen Xiuying. After asking for their opinions, Chen Xiuying arranged for Gao Danian and his family to stay in the back room behind the store. From then on, the three of them would be waiters in the store.

Guo Youxin's family and Zhenzhu were arranged by Chen Xiuying to live on the farm.

Although Zhenzhu was engaged years ago, his husband died due to an accident, forcing Zhenzhu to become a "widow of a wealthy family." If this kind girl stayed in the countryside like this, her life would be ruined. So, Da Dezi thought about it and decided to ask his cousin's family to bring Zhenzhu to the capital.

After hearing this, Chen Xiuying felt very sympathetic towards the little girl, so she arranged for her to live with her elder brother and sister-in-law.

By the time she had finished her arrangements, her 'Han Bao Bao' and Zhou Sisi's 'Xiang Bao Fang' were also packed.

After the renovation, Chen Xiuying wrapped all the chairs into sofas according to her own ideas; Zhou Sisi also completed the placement of sachets in the room with the help of her father.

After everything was arranged, Chen Xiuying asked someone to choose an auspicious day, and Hanbaobao and Xiangbaofang officially started business on the same day.

The opening day was a holiday, and the two stores were decorated with lights and colors. Zhou Dajiang got up early to celebrate the opening of the store for his wife and daughter.

For this purpose, he specially asked Xue Ren to help him find two firecrackers, and when the time came, they were set off with a crackling sound.