CHAPTER 344: CHAPTER 335: CHEN FAMILY VISITS (1)_2

"That Chen Family... Mother, it’s the same Chen Family that Yuzhu helped deliver a baby for. What do you think of that family?" Li Xing’an thought for a moment and asked.

You can’t just talk about the girl’s family, can you talk about the whole family?

Princess Consort Luling’s expression turned stern.

Her third son seriously likes that girl, doesn’t he? Not allowing any talk, yet he keeps mentioning it.

Earlier, with her younger daughter present, she refrained from asking much. Now, with no one around, Princess Consort Luling asked him with a stern face, "Do you like Miss Chen from the Chen Family?"

Li Xing’an was startled, how could it be?

"No, no, how could I possibly like her? Mother, where did that come from?" Li Xing’an waved his hand.

Princess Consort Luling squinted, "Be honest, as your mother, I’m not a closed-minded person. Regardless of the family’s status, if you like her, I won’t oppose."

Li Xing’an was so anxious he almost stomped his feet, "Mother, there’s no such thing! There’s no girl I fancy, where did you hear such things?"

"Isn’t it because you’ve mentioned their family repeatedly, that’s why I responded like this?" Princess Consort Luling said with a composed face, looking at him.

Li Xing’an was dumbfounded, how could this be misunderstood?

"Alright, alright, it’s getting late, go back and sleep. E Ying has been busy these days, I’ve been the one watching the two kids, busy from day to night. I’m exhausted and want to sleep early." Princess Consort Luling waved to Li Xing’an, signaling him to stop talking nonsense and quickly go back to sleep. If her son doesn’t like Miss Chen, why did Mu Yuanxiu say so? Things can’t just come out of nowhere.

Li Xing’an whispered to the two little brats, "Grandmother has been watching over you with great effort, don’t be naughty, got it?"

Li Jing, "..."

Guoguo, "..."

They are obviously very well-behaved?

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The next day, another sunny day greeted them.

The weather remained scorching hot.

The Second Princess, Great Princess, and Second Young Master Li set out on a carriage to the market shop early before the sun rose.

Nowadays, the family has several vehicles for travel, including Li Xing’an’s carriage pulled by a big black horse, Chai Eying’s mule cart, and Li Lixing’s carriage.

When Li Yuzhu took the carriage out, the Second Princess and Great Princess would ride in Chai Eying’s mule cart or Li Lixing’s carriage.

Back when they didn’t have a carriage, they walked out on foot.

After months of walking like that, the Second Princess lost two pounds.

Once transport by carriage started, her weight quickly rebounded.

Between choosing to gain weight by riding or losing weight by walking under the sun, the Second Princess unhesitatingly chose the carriage rides to continue gaining weight.

Leave weight loss to winter; losing weight in summer is something unbearable.

The heat means the Second Princess’s pastry shop business isn’t doing well; the quantity of pastries she makes has reduced by two-thirds, with the most popular items now being Great Princess’s handmade crafts.

Since the Dragon Boat Festival when Great Princess’s sachets quickly sold out, she gained confidence.

Besides sachets, Great Princess also makes various accessories beloved by girls, like lucky charms, braided tassels, hair ties, beautifully embroidered handkerchiefs, and she even sells shoe designs that she paints.

In short, she sells everything related to girls’ accessories.

Back in the Capital, she was known for her skills in dressing up.

Now she turned this hobby into a business, thriving naturally.

The countryside girls wore outdated styles, upon seeing the new styles Great Princess brought back from the Capital, they couldn’t resist.

Her accessory business is doing better than the Second Princess’s pastry business.

The money in the Great Princess’s pocket keeps growing, she excitedly works on this endeavor every day.

Meanwhile, Second Young Master Li sells calligraphy and paintings, some painted by Prince Luling, some by himself.

Initially, the business was as slow as Zhang Fei attempting to sell embroidered shoes, attracting almost no inquiries.

Later, Li Yuzhu gave him a suggestion to offer portrait services, painting people to look thirty percent more beautiful.

Charging thirty coins per portrait.

The business unexpectedly boomed, with numerous young girls and women seeking his portraits.

Some affluent families even reserved his services entirely, sitting in front of his booth for most of the day, changing poses, makeup, and outfits for him to paint, resulting in several portraits.

Reportedly, nowadays, the appointments for portraits with him from young ladies and wives are booked up to two months ahead.

These three were busy with the shop business each day. Li Xing’an was again helping Li Xingmao with field chores today. Li Yuzhu couldn’t find anyone to help her forage herbs, so she enlisted Li Lixing who was loafing around counting ants.

Li Lixing was worried that Li Yuzhu might discard him from the Li Family, so he reluctantly joined her on the outing.

The two, along with Qin Hu, headed out to Niu Tou Mountain for herb picking at dawn.