The visitor was no outsider to Xu, she was the wife of Zhu Guanbin, the president of the Yongzhou Prefecture Chamber of Commerce.
"I've met Mrs. Shen. This is my daughter, Yue Ying. Come and pay homage to Mrs. Shen."
Mrs. Zhu is a few years older than Mrs. Xu, but she has a baby face and looks younger. Standing side by side with Zhu Yueying, she looks like a pair of sisters.
At this time, the purpose of bringing his daughter to the door can be said to be obvious.
But Xu had made a lot of money relying on Zhu Guanbin in the past few years, so it was not easy to just reject him coldly.
"Is this Yueying?" Mrs. Xu said with a smile on her face, "Come here and show me!"
Zhu Yueying lowered her head slightly and stepped forward shyly.
"I always heard your mother talk about you before, but she hid you so well that I could always see you.
"I realized when I met her today that my daughter is so beautiful. No wonder she had to hide her treasure like a baby."
"Madam, please stop praising her. It's time to complain when you go home." Mrs. Zhu said this, but the pride in her tone could not be concealed.
Xu's words were not purely polite, Zhu Yueying was indeed very good-looking.
And her good looks are different from Shen Tianshu's.
Shen Tianshu's eyebrows are relaxed and majestic.
But Zhu Yueying is the kind of person who is delicate and beautiful, which is particularly able to inspire men's caring heart.
Mrs. Zhu did not come unprepared this time. She had already inquired about it. Shen Yunyao was not at home. Now the Shen family only had the eldest daughter Shen Tianshu and the concubine Shen Yunhui.
If Shen Yunyao was at home, she would definitely not let her daughter join in the fun.
But the two people at home now were not born to Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu might even hope that someone could take over their limelight.
Sure enough, after taking a closer look at Zhu Yueying, Xu's attitude became slightly warmer than before.
"It's true of you that such a beautiful girl has been hiding at home for so long. You don't usually bring her out for us to see. You are afraid that we will steal your girl!"
"Madam, I don't know something. It's because I don't take her out. It's because Yueying is a shy child. She doesn't like to show up in public. She refuses when I want to take her out for a walk. She spends most of her time hiding at home, reading, and reading. I'm worried about embroidery!"
"That's okay. After all, she is a girl. It is better than those who have trouble staying at home and go out to wander around the world."
Mrs. Zhu heard what Xu meant by her words, but she had no intention of answering.
The fact that Shen Tianshu was attacked and injured outside during the day had long been known to everyone in the city, and she didn't want to get involved in the Shen family's family affairs.
She quickly brought the topic to the purpose of her trip and said: "Madam, we have been friends for several years. You are a smart person. I can't hide the purpose of my visit from you.
"To be honest, you have also seen that with my daughter's appearance and character, sometimes I am really afraid of causing some trouble.
"Although my husband has become the president of the Chamber of Commerce thanks to your support, in the final analysis he is still a businessman. After all, his arms cannot twist his thighs, so he must prepare for a rainy day.
"We don't expect her to have any great fortunes. We just want to find a family who can protect her, so the parents will feel relieved, right?"
Mrs. Zhu’s words are somewhat sincere.
Although the people of Daqi are civilized and trade is prosperous.
But no matter how much money they make, a businessman is still a businessman and cannot hold back a finger from an official.
For such a family, a daughter who is too beautiful is indeed a disaster.
Moreover, Zhu Guanbin is indeed a capable person. In recent years, some of the businesses that Xu has participated in through him can be said to be a sure profit.
After using it for so many years, it’s hard not to not help with such a small thing.
What's more, for Xu, this is just a piece of cake and has no impact on her.
"Not all parents are like this. What they think about every day is for their children." Ms. Xu said with emotion, "If you really want to try to take that step, with our concern, I can help you." Yes, but I can’t guarantee whether this will happen or not.”
When Mrs. Zhu heard that Mrs. Xu had agreed, she immediately smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Madam. As long as she can attend the banquet, it will be her own destiny."
"Okay, then you go home and wait. I'll ask someone to leave an invitation for you."
Mrs. Zhu took Zhu Yueying and left with a lot of gratitude.
Mrs. Xu immediately ordered: "Pass the message, there will be no guests today!"
It's just the Zhu family. If they come one after another, she won't be too lazy to deal with it.
There will be a banquet tomorrow, and the one invited is Prince Wang. Mrs. Xu has a lot of things to do today.
"Invite the best four departments and eight bureaus in the city to host this banquet. Storytellers and opera singers are also arranged. Also, remember to find someone to keep an eye on the decorations in Mingshui Garden. Don't make any omissions.
"The menu will be sent to me for review by this afternoon at the latest. I have to send someone to follow the purchase of ingredients. I don't have to worry about them being greedy. The most important thing is that it is fresh and clean. Don't make some dirty things just to deduct money. Come and recharge.
"The temporary changing and resting areas for men and women must be separated. We will mobilize more people from our house and guard every door. No foul trouble can occur!"
When attending a banquet, attracting men based on their appearance is their own skill. If you agree with me, everyone will be happy.
But if something happened to Peng Ci'er while resting or changing clothes, it would be a living scandal.
By then, even Shen Zhonglei's official reputation may be affected.
Mrs. Xu explained it in detail and then asked, "Hanqiao, take another look and see if there are any omissions."
"Madam has thought of everything in every detail. Many of them are things that this servant has never thought of. There will be any omissions."
"Then let's go ahead and do it like this!"
After Mrs. Xu finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that Shen Zhonglei had told him that he would take Shen Tianshu with him, and asked again, "Has the eldest lady gone out today?"
"I haven't gone out, I'm at home!"
"Then let her take care of these concrete implementation tasks!" Mrs. Xu ticked off a few trivial chores, "Master asked me to teach her, so let's start with the simple ones first!"
Hanqiao agreed, and soon found someone to copy out several of the tasks that Xu had drawn out, and sent them to Shuangtang Courtyard in person.
"Eldest lady, the master is going to entertain the Crown Prince and his entourage at a banquet at Mingshui Garden tomorrow, and has asked the madam to teach you how to prepare. These are relatively simple errands. The madam said that the girl should try to do them first."
Shen Tianshu took the piece of paper, glanced at the content on it, and immediately understood in his heart that Mrs. Xu was waiting to see her joke!
These few things seem simple, but in fact each one is more complicated and trivial than the last. Even a veteran who is used to doing it is prone to making mistakes if he doesn't pay attention to it, let alone someone like her who has never been exposed to it.
