On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Chen Jinjun woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
After she freshens up, she will go back to Huo Mansion to give the second lady the first peace gift of the new year.
Xu Sheng followed her, holding a big gift box in his hand, and walked all the way to the second lady's yard.
Even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the second wife meticulously took care of the wintersweet in her yard.
Seeing Chen Jinjun coming, she quickly wiped the dirt from her hands.
"I came so early. I stayed up all night and didn't know how to sleep a little longer. It's okay to come back in the afternoon. I won't run around."
Chen Jinjun was pulled into the house by the second lady.
The busy look of the second lady made her nose sore.
"Stop working so hard, sit down and have a rest." Chen Jinjun stopped the second lady who was busy preparing lunch.
The second lady sat down and looked at Chen Jinjun lovingly: "Look at how much weight you have lost these days. You must be just busy and not eating more."
Chen Jinjun could only smile. In the past four months, she had indeed been too busy to keep her feet off the ground.
"The main thing is that everything has just started, so you should be busy."
She raised her hand to call Xu Sheng again, took the gift box from Xu Sheng's hand and said: "This is a little New Year's gift for you, it is my heartfelt gift."
The second lady took the box: "How to make this?"
"It's just my thoughts as a junior. It's not something expensive, but it's more exquisite and unique."
With that said, Chen Jinjun opened the gift box.
Inside was a complete set of enamel statues of the Twelve Flower Gods, which made the second lady's heart warm.
"You're used to lying to me. It's not like I don't know the goods. Looking at the workmanship, it doesn't look like a worthless thing."
The two of them quickly got up, walked to the back room, took out a small box, and grabbed a handful from inside: "Take this, think of it as the New Year's money given to you by my aunt."
Chen Jinjun looked down and was so frightened that he almost couldn't sit still.
"You've given me too much. How dare I just accept this much New Year's money?"
She held the Dongzhu in her hand and felt that the originally cool beads were extremely hot to her hands.
"Just take it and let your jeweler make a set of jewelry. If it's not enough, I'll add more for you. I'm old and it doesn't fit."
Even though she said this, Chen Jinjun still felt uneasy. As the Chen family was an imperial merchant, she naturally knew that only the queen was qualified to wear dong beads. However, the dong beads of these two ladies were of better quality than those that were sent to the palace as tribute.
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The second lady saw Chen Jinjun's doubts: "How can such a top-quality Dongzhu be paid tribute to the palace? Of course it must be kept in her own hands. If something happens, taking it out can still save her life."
This Chen Jinjun knew that back then, a fisherman found a pair of top quality Dadong beads and was given a yellow vest.
She put away these beads tremblingly.
"Remember to wear a necklace. I read in the newspaper that the Dongzhu necklace matches your cheongsam best."
The second lady looked at Chen Jinjun as if she was dressing up her daughter with her own hands, feeling very satisfied.
"Also, although you and Hepingyan are in the wedding ceremony given by Yu, you have not attended the ceremony. You are the same as never getting married. If anyone says anything bad about you, I will be the first to disagree. If we meet in the future,
The man you like, just tell me and I will check it for you."
She patted Chen Jinjun's hand and said very openly.
Chen Jinjun smiled and shook his head: "I have no intention of getting married. The world is so chaotic now. Getting a family will be an extra burden."
The second lady nodded: "What you said makes sense, but who can say for sure about true love?"
Chen Jinjun had no choice but to nod helplessly.
At this time, a person came in from outside the yard.
Chen Jinjun and the second lady followed the sound and looked over. Huo Tingyu was standing at the door.
"Here you are? Come in and sit down." The second lady's attitude towards Huo Tingyu was obviously not as friendly as towards Chen Jinjun.
Huo Tingyu hesitated for a moment, but walked in, said hello to the second lady, and then sat on the chair opposite Chen Jinjun, far away, closing his eyes and concentrating.
The second lady didn't care where Huo Tingyu was sitting, she still held Chen Jinjun's hand and talked nonchalantly.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Huo Tingyu stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."
The second lady glanced at Huo Tingyu: "Then you go back first."
Chen Jinjun looked at Huo Tingyu's back and felt that Huo Tingyu was a little different today than in the past, but she couldn't tell what exactly was different.
The second lady had dinner with Chen Jinjun and asked Chen Jinjun: "What are your plans these days?"
Chen Jinjun thought for a while: "There are no special arrangements. Doing business is different from other things. We can't stop doing business just because of the New Year. We still have to open the door."
"You are right. During this period, when people have money and leisure, it is a good time to do business. During the Lantern Festival, there will be a lantern festival in Yongzhou. You must go and have fun then."
The second lady asked her.
Chen Jinjun nodded: "I guess in a few days I will go to the last year's family to pay New Year's greetings. After all, we need to cooperate. It's not good to have any human relations."
"Nian?" The second lady raised her eyebrows when she heard the name, "The Nian who makes pastries?"
"Yes, this is Nian. She said she wants me to leave a street nearby for her when I build a big theater."
Chen Jinjun looked at the second lady: "Do you know her?"
"We know each other, of course we do, and more than that." The second lady wiped her mouth, "When I first married into the Huo family, the entire circle of ladies in Yongzhou could talk to her."
"Does Boss Nian like anything?" Chen Jinjun wanted to get some information from the second wife so that he could give him some gifts that Boss Nian liked.
The second lady thought for a while: "She usually likes some jade articles, but she doesn't like the others. They can't be called dislikes, but they definitely can't be called likes."
Chen Jinjun nodded and secretly remembered it in his heart.
It seems that Xu Sheng should go back and choose a good jade carving for his dowry.
The second lady glanced at Chen Jinjun and comforted her: "Don't be nervous, she looks smart, but in fact her whole heart is focused on making pastries."
Chen Jinjun nodded: "That's it. After all, Nian's reputation is big enough at first, so we still have to be a little respectful, lest we don't know why we have touched other people's taboos."
The second lady smiled and patted her: "You always care so much about these so-called rules, but these days, which company still has so many rules?"
"Even if the Huo family is a famous family in Yongzhou on the surface, after all, isn't it just me and Huo Tingyu who are the only ones left in this family?"
"The wealth that pours out from the sky is not rich, only the one who can live in peace and stability is rich."
Chen Jinjun looked at the second lady's serious words and bit her lip: "An An, it's easy to say, but it's the most difficult to do."
The second lady looked at Chen Jinjun and sighed: "After so many years, haven't you come here like this?"
Suddenly, the second lady clapped her hands: "By the way, I remembered that Mr. Nian has a son who is about the same age as you. People of your age can have contact with each other."
Chen Jinjun was stunned for a moment and looked at the second lady blankly, not knowing what to say.
The second lady didn't care about this and said to her, "I've seen that boy. He has a very good appearance and personality, and he also has the habit of helping his mother with her business."
Chen Jinjun quickly shook his head: "There's no need for this. I suddenly remembered that I still have some account books that I haven't finished reading. I'll say goodbye first."
After saying that, Chen Jinjun hurriedly left. The second lady didn't react at once, and she just slipped away.
"How come this girl, like Ting Yu, doesn't care about her own marriage?"
The second lady sighed.
"There's no need to worry, madam. Young people nowadays have big ideas and know what they're doing."
The nanny on the side quickly stepped forward to comfort her.
"It doesn't matter, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings." The second lady shook her head, got up and returned to her bedroom.