Mrs. Li had not been able to resist Xia Zhihe's tenderness back then, otherwise she would not have married him at all costs even after knowing that he already had a wife.
There was nothing she could do about Xia Zhihe like this, so after seeing him acting like this again, the anger in her heart had already subsided a lot.
I heard him say that he was buying gifts for himself to create a small surprise. When I thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was really the case. He really often bought small things for himself. When I thought about it, there was not much anger left.
As long as she thinks of the many ladies of some status in the capital, but few of them are as doted on by their husbands as she is, her vanity is greatly satisfied. This is what she has always done at banquets and tea parties. It's a great way to show off, and she always gets countless looks of envy or jealousy every time, making her feel extremely happy!
As Xia Zhihe spoke, he secretly observed Li's expression. Seeing that her expression had softened, he knew that her anger had almost subsided.
He immediately continued: "In addition to buying gifts for my wife, I spent the rest on socializing. I have been promoted all these years, so I have to do a lot of things."
Then he sighed with pretense of regret: "It's a pity that the shop has been robbed by that unfilial daughter, and there is no income."
After listening to Xia Zhihe's words, Mrs. Li's anger was not much left in her heart. She just saw that his face was full of regrets, and she felt a little disdainful in her heart. There was also a bit of arrogance in her tone: "Why bother to spend that money?" Waste of money? As long as your father is around, others will always give you some face. Why do you have to please those people? They should be after you! If I had known this before, I would never have let you waste money like this. You might as well save it. Let’s buy some more things for Zhang’er.”
After hearing this, Xia Zhihe's eyes flashed with a hint of contempt and boredom, but it didn't show at all on his face.
In his opinion, Mrs. Li really has nothing but that level of life experience! She always thinks that she is noble and extraordinary. Her father, Mr. Li Ge, has a high position and everyone else wants to fawn over her and her father. But she doesn't know that Mr. Li Ge is just a middle-class person among all the elders.
If I didn't work hard, how could I have climbed to the position of second-rank minister of the Ministry of Etiquette? You know, this is the top position in one of the six departments! Just having Mr. Li Ge’s recommendation is not enough! If he hadn't had the support of the Sun family's property all these years, he wouldn't have thought about this position at all!
Now that he sat in the position of Minister of Rites, he finally raised his head in front of Mr. Li Ge and no longer had to bow his head and obey orders.
But this is not enough, his power is still too weak. If he can marry Sun Jiaolan and have the Sun family's power to help each other, then he will no longer have to look at the faces of Mr. Li and Mr. Li Ge!
Thinking like this in his heart, Xia Zhihe smiled indulgently and said: "What Madam said is that Madam must be the best at running a business. Over the years, thanks to Madam's care, she has raised such a pair of good children. , Madam, thank you for your hard work."
They have been married for so many years, and they have already learned a lot about Li's temperament. They know best how to coax her, but when they think of Li's son Xia Hongzhang, he can't help but feel clouded. A layer of haze.
This son really followed Mr. Li. He couldn't learn anything, couldn't do well in articles, and spent so much tuition in vain. No matter how good the gentleman was, he didn't make any progress, but he was good at eating, drinking, and having fun!
Mrs. Li herself thinks that her son is very good, smart and capable. If others think otherwise, they must be jealous of her!
What annoys Xia Zhihe the most is that such a good-for-nothing son’s monthly expenses are even more than his own! Mrs. Li was stingy and stingy with herself, but she was very generous to her son! On the surface, Yueyin is not as good as himself, but privately he has a lot of subsidies! Do you really think he doesn't know? !
Not only that, I have two old and beautiful aunts so far, and I can't even look at them. How can I talk about it?
But this son is lucky. He is only seventeen after the Chinese New Year, and there are already three maids in the house! The water spirits competing against each other were all arranged by Zhang Luo!
What's the point of this? !
Now that his son is becoming more and more unwilling to make progress, do he still expect his son to inherit the family business in the future? But after so many years of interference from the Li family, I only have one son...
Suddenly, the figure of Sun Jiaolan flashed in Xia Zhihe's mind...
It seems that I have tightened my grip. No matter what the considerations are, this lovely girl must be brought into the house as soon as possible!
At this time, Mrs. Li had no idea that the man next to her had already harbored disapproval. Instead, she was overwhelmed by his series of good words. She could not help but smile on her face. She glanced at him sideways and said proudly, "It's good that you know." , It’s not in vain that I followed you in the first place.”
"Of course I will keep it all in mind. Not only will I keep it in my heart, but I will also repay Madam well!" Xia Zhihe said, looking at Mrs. Li with a smile.
"What to repay..."
As soon as Li finished speaking, she saw Xia Zhihe's revealing smile. They have been married for so many years. How could she not understand what her husband meant? There was nothing more to say immediately, his face immediately turned red, but his heart was faintly filled with anticipation.
"What did Madam say?"
Xia Zhihe picked up Mrs. Li with a smile on his face and went directly to the back room. Not long after, there were waves of ambiguous noises coming from the back room...
In the next few days, Xia Luotong focused on Lingshan Pavilion and the Free Clinic. As for the little breeze that was sent to Xia Mansion through Xia Zhilu that day, she didn't expect it to cause much trouble.
Xia Luotong still recognized the scumbag Xia Zhihe's ability to coax women, so it shouldn't be difficult to coax Mr. Li well with such a small matter. All she wanted was to plant a seed of doubt in Mr. Li's heart, so that in the future, It will gradually grow into a towering tree.
The second day after Lingshan Pavilion opened, it caused a stir in the capital. Because Mu Jinyu’s words at the door of the store revealed that all the medicinal recipes used in Lingshan Pavilion came from Baihua Valley, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the capital. .
Early the next morning, there was a long queue at the entrance of Lingshan Pavilion, and the reservation was already scheduled for a month later. This was because Xia Luotong took the initiative to limit the maximum reservation period, otherwise he would have gone even crazier.
Nowadays, being able to have a meal or a banquet in Lingshan Pavilion is a very honorable thing, enough to make people brag about it for a long time!
But no matter how prosperous Lingshan Pavilion's business is, no one will dare to come to ask for trouble anymore, not even those who make trouble, because everyone in the capital knows that behind Lingshan Pavilion stands Baihua Valley, looking for Lingshan Pavilion Trouble is the same as asking for trouble in Baihua Valley. What is the difference between asking for death?
Even in the capital city where dignitaries are everywhere, few people dare to act wild on the grounds of Lingshan Pavilion, and they have to give Baihua Valley some face.
