Mu Pingping laughed, "Didn't I say that?"

"My family is from a farming background and we've lived through hard times. It's only recently that things have gotten better for us."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the voice of a strange woman.

"Xiaoxiao, please invite your classmates to sit in the main hall and have a cup of sugar water."

You Xiaoniang stood awkwardly at the kitchen door, tugging at the hem of her clothes with both hands, and lowered her head, not daring to look at Mu Pingping.

Mu Pingping nodded to her before following You Xiao into the main room.

As soon as I entered the main room, You San came in carefully carrying a bowl of sugar water.

He placed the sugar water in front of Mu Pingping, suppressed his craving and left.

Mom said that it was for the guests to drink.

Mu Pingping knew too well the importance of a bowl of sugar water to ordinary people.

Before his family's life got better, he rarely had access to sugar water.

"You Xiao, I came to see you because I want to ask you to help out in my shop."

He said straight to the point, "If you're willing, you can come to the shop to work tomorrow."

"If you don't want to, I won't force you."

You Xiao really didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to him, and he was stunned for a few seconds.

"Me? Are you sure?"

It's not that he doesn't believe it, but it's too unbelievable.

That was the shop opened by Prince Zheng, and many dignitaries wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Mu Pingping chuckled and said, "To be honest, my sister likes you very much. She wants you to work in the shop."

Hearing this, You Xiao thought of the little girl he met in front of the Mu family shop, "Does your sister like me?"

"I didn't do anything."

Mu Pingping's eyes swept across his handsome face, "You are good-looking."

You Xiao's mind was full of questions, "Huh?"

"That's literally what it means."

"…Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not kidding, my sister looks at faces."

You Xiao touched his face and said, "From what you said, I should be grateful for having a good-looking face?"

To be honest, he never thought he was that good-looking.

How many good-looking children from ordinary families can there be?

Mu Pingping agreed and hummed, "That's right."

You Xiao felt like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "This is the first time I've encountered something like this."

Mu Pingping raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then do you want to work in my shop?"

"You just need to come to the shop to work when you are free. The wages are the same as other shops."

You Xiao thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "Can my second or third brother go?"

"I usually have to copy books and write letters, so I may not be free."

Mu Pingping slowly shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't work."

"My sister is attracted to your face. If your brother goes, my sister will probably be unhappy."

Before he left, the baby was still unhappy about the Sixth Prince's matter, and the family members tried to comfort him for a long time but failed.

If Bao Bao knew that the man she had her eyes on, You Xiao, didn't come to work in the shop, she would probably be even more unhappy.

You Xiao, "...your family really dotes on your sister."

Mu Pingping said, "I only have this one sister in my family."

"With so many boys in the family, it's inevitable that people will dislike them, so my sister is loved."

This was the first time that You Xiao encountered such a family. Generally, no matter how much boys are favored over girls, they would prefer sons more.

"Would you let me think about it?"

Mu Pingping agreed, "If you've thought about it, just tell me."

"I won't stay any longer, you don't have to see me off."

After saying that, he left.

"Brother, what is he doing here?" You San came over and asked curiously.

Mother didn't allow them to come and detained them in the kitchen, saying that she was worried that they would offend my eldest brother's classmates and cause trouble for him.

You Xiao glanced at his dark-skinned third brother and sighed, "He came to invite me to work in his shop."

"Really?" You San's eyes lit up, and he was very excited. "Brother, this is good news."

You Xiao patted his head gently and said, "It's a good thing."

"But I usually have to copy books and write letters, so I don't have that much time to work in the shop."

I also have to study at the Imperial College, so there really isn't enough time.

You San scratched his head and said, "Brother, you can earn more working in a shop, and it will be much easier."

"Go to the shop and work."

You Xiao had his own considerations. "Third brother, copying books not only makes money, but I can also borrow some books for free, which can save me a lot of money."

He wanted to take both into account, but this was obviously impossible.

You San exclaimed, "Brother, what should we do?"

"We can't let such a good job go to waste."

This is why You Xiao is very worried.

If I could get a job at the Mu family shop, the situation at home would improve a lot, and I could eat meat from time to time.

He needs to think about how to solve this problem.

……

at dusk.

Mu family.

After the unremitting efforts of the Mu family, they finally coaxed baby Mu into submission.

But at this moment, someone came.

"I am the steward of the Prince's Mansion."

The butler saluted politely, but his demeanor was actually full of arrogance. "I am here to deliver a gift on the orders of the Crown Prince."

The Zhu family members looked at each other in confusion. The prince came to give them gifts?

Mu Baobao had a gloomy face and nestled in Zhu's arms. Why are these people so annoying?

"Why would the prince send a gift for no reason?" The butler stepped forward at the right time.

His attitude was just right. "If I remember correctly, the prince is still under house arrest, and he was reprimanded by the emperor just these two days."

"Suddenly, the prince sent you to the Mu family to give gifts. This makes people think a lot."

He did inquire about the situation in all aspects.

The housekeeper of the Crown Prince's Mansion did not expect him to say this, "Your Highness has been confined by the Emperor, but this does not prevent His Highness from coming to give gifts."

"Your Highness came to give a gift to congratulate the Mu family on opening a shop."

The Mu family sat there quietly, letting the housekeeper handle the matter, as they couldn't handle it well anyway.

The butler uttered an ambiguous "oh," and said, "I heard that the Sixth Prince was severely punished by the Emperor again today."

"It is said that he was beaten with forty boards."

Upon hearing this, Mu Baobao's eyes lit up and he became more energetic. Was that annoying Sixth Prince being beaten with a stick?

Fight well, fight brilliantly, fight terrifically.

The housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion understood what was said and no longer dared to look down on the Mu family. "It seems that is the case."

"I won't bother you any more. I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, he gave a perfunctory bow and left in a hurry.

After the housekeeper was sure that he had left, he said to Mu Laodi and the others, "Old Master, the prince is here to win you over."

"According to my inquiries, the Crown Prince sincerely admitted his fault a few days ago, but was punished by the Emperor instead."

"I guess the prince thinks that following the Mu family's path can solve his current dilemma."

Mu Laodie and others understood. So that's how it is.

"Butler, should we be on guard?" Mu Pingping was very worried. "After all, it's the Crown Prince."

"Even if the Emperor is dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, it would still be easy for him to deal with our family."

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