Sitting next to the window on the second floor, you have a wide view, which is indeed very good.
Guo Yan and Aunt Zhuang quickly rolled up the curtain together, and then served tea, snacks, and melon seeds.
The eldest princess asked Guo Yan to sit down and talk. Guo Yan responded and went to the book shelf, and then brought a box of candy.
She opened the box, and a sweet aroma hit her, along with the unique aroma of the fruit, which tantalized her taste buds.
The eldest princess couldn't help but ask: "What is it?"
Guo Yan pursed her lips and whispered: "I made the fructose myself. My sister said it is delicious. Your Highness and Mrs. Lu will try it."
The candies are colorful, but they are only small pieces, only about the size of your thumb.
Wang Xiu first took a piece of purple and put it in his mouth, then his eyes lit up: "Grape flavored."
The eldest princess took an orange one, and then said with a clear look: "It is indeed orange-flavored."
After he finished speaking, he praised Guo Yan again and said, "You are very good at cooking. It is very rare that you can retain the fragrance of these fruits."
Guo Yan said shyly: "As long as His Highness and Madam Lu like it, I'm just doing it for fun."
Aunt Zhuang said from the side: "Second Miss is not doing it for fun. Our eldest miss likes to eat sweets, but when she was a child, she always left the candy to the Second Miss. When the Second Miss grew up and became sensible, she wanted to make some sweets.
Give it to my sister."
The eldest princess said: "I heard that your father died young. It seems that your sister has been running the family these years."
Guo Yan nodded and said, "Well, my sister is very capable. My mother said that if my sister were a man, it would be a pity to take over the family business."
The eldest princess said: "It's no need to feel pity. There should be a few more people like your sister among the fans, so that they won't be looked down upon by others."
While he was talking, the shopkeeper's polite voice came from downstairs.
It turned out that an old Hakka coachman came with a cart and said that the owner's new store was opening and he wanted to bring more to decorate the store.
Although sedans and carriages cannot enter Zhuangyuan Street, general unloading pallets can. After all, many commodities are heavy and it is difficult to lift them with just manpower.
The eldest princess looked at the old man who came to buy the goods. He was about fifty or sixty years old. She said that the owner had opened a new store, but she still decided to come to their house to buy bonsai.
The shopkeeper of the Guo family was so happy that he personally handed a cup of hot tea to the old coachman who came to pull goods.
The eldest princess withdrew her gaze and said, "The business in the store is not bad?"
Guo Yan said: "The location here is good. There are usually many individual customers, and we can sell at least ten or twenty pots a day. The goods in the backyard must be transported from the garden shed in the garden on the first day, otherwise it will be too late the next day."
"If there are old customers who order a lot like now, they can probably exceed a hundred a day. But usually they will tell them in advance and write an order for what they want. We prepare it in advance and the price can be greatly discounted."
Wang Xiu looked down and found that the shopkeeper had ordered the waiter to carry it into the car and indeed compared it according to the list.
It seems that with Guo Ting running this flower shop, the customer base has been stabilized.
Opening a flower shop on a busy street, with carefully cultivated flowers and plants, is indeed a sight to behold.
What's more, she had seen Guo Ting's bonsais, which were carefully maintained by gardeners. They were indeed outstanding among similar flowers and trees.
After sitting for a while, the eldest princess and Wang Xiu left.
They planned to go to Juxian Tower for lunch and then go back.
Because Guo Yan was still young and Guo Ting was not with her, the eldest princess and Wang Xiu did not take her with them to prevent her from feeling uneasy, but they still had to accompany them.
But not long after they arrived at Juxian Building, they saw the old coachman who had just taken a cart to transport bonsai in the flower shop also came to Juxian Building and was talking to Fang Peng, the steward of Juxian Building.
The eldest princess asked Grandma Lu to go out and ask questions. When she came back, she heard Grandma Lu say: "That old coachman is guarding the village for Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu has opened a fish farm in the suburbs. He will take his colleagues out during his bath."
Eat, go fishing, and relax. I heard it has only been open for three months and the business is very good."
The eldest princess was not interested in that fish farm. She just smiled and said to Wang Xiu: "What do I say? It turns out that you are not taking care of the business in private, coming and going, what news in the flower shop will he not know?"
"We don't understand the worries of young talents, but it's really time for Miss Guo to get married."
Wang Xiudao: "Isn't her mother going to live in the capital? Now if Mrs. Zhang doesn't mention it, her mother won't let her delay anymore."
"I guess within this year, if it's soon, the wedding will be completed by the end of October."
The eldest princess said: "I can help with the matter of choosing a husband."
Wang Xiudao: "Don't worry about it. Happiness is something you have to strive for by yourself. Of course, you can't do it randomly."
"I have seen couples quarreling, and the woman married him off in a fit of anger. Then she regretted the marriage and brought a child with her. At the age of twenty, she turned herself into a heartbroken woman."
"Of course men are not much better. The girl I love is so miserable after marriage. I can't even help her if I want to. Otherwise, if rumors spread, it will only add to the chaos."
After hearing this, the eldest princess also stopped thinking about it and said: "You are right, happiness must be achieved by oneself."
"If you don't have enough courage, you don't love that person enough. There is no regret in missing out."
"And with the temperament of those two people, one is strong and the other is cold, even if they are forced to stay together, they will still separate."
Seeing that the eldest princess was so enlightened, Wang Xiu said with a smile: "You don't have to be so pessimistic. In short, as the saying goes, lovers will eventually get married, and those who are determined will never miss a good match."
Fang Peng silently remembered what Wang Xiu and the eldest princess said.
After the two distinguished guests left, he went to the Xu Mansion in the evening, met with Xu Xiao, and reported everything that the eldest princess and Mrs. Lu said when they came to Juxian Tower for dinner during the day.
After hearing this, Xu Xiao fell into deep thought.
He has always envied the relationship between Lu Yunhong and Wang Xiu. It was a mutual complementation of their opponents, a protection and dependence of absolute trust, and an emotional destination that was beyond his reach.
But at this moment, he was confused.
If he wants to get that kind of feeling without giving anything, is he being fanciful?
Moreover, even his own happiness has to be pushed and pulled by others before he can even think about striving for and accepting it. Does that mean that this happiness is just a bubble for him?
Because even if he gets it, he doesn't know how to maintain it.
In fact, he was relieved of many things about himself, including some of the abuse he suffered in the past and the injustice his fate had dealt him.
But he has never been relieved of his life experience. It is an inferiority complex that is engraved in his bones. Although he has always concealed it, he only has two attitudes when it comes to marriage.
Accept the arrangement and live a dispensable life.
I have found the love of my heart, but I am worried about whether she will like the real me.
You see, human nature is so contradictory.
When facing people you don't like, even treating them with respect is considered a kind of kindness.
When you face someone you like, even after pouring your heart and soul into it, you still worry that the other person won't like you.
Xu Xiao slowly closed his eyes, but still felt that his mood was extremely complicated. The past was like a dense net, tightly binding him all the time.