Of course, Shen Xiu discussed this matter with Wei Yan before Lianniang moved in.
Wei Yan had no objection. One more person and one less person in the family actually had no impact on him.
On the other hand, Shen Xiu looked at him and smiled and said, "Ms., after Lianniang moves in, can you help me test her?"
"What are you trying?" Wei Yan looked at her calmly.
Shen Xiu suddenly reached out and pinched his cheek, "Of course it's to test her! Master Gu can use a beauty trap, why can't I use a beauty trap?"
Wei Yan said nothing and only glanced at her with his black and white eyes.
Shen Xiu put down her hand and said with a smile: "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Wei Yan said: "It's nothing. As long as you are willing to give up, I have no objection."
Shen Xiu sighed and said, "I was reluctant to part with you at first, but I was afraid that this Lotus Lady's ambitions were too big, so I had to sacrifice you."
Wei Yan originally thought she was joking, but after hearing her seriousness, he couldn't help but ask: "Then why do you still take her in?"
Shen Xiudao: "I don't want to take her in either, but Shopkeeper Fan begged me again and again. Besides, I always feel that there is something wrong with this Lotus Lady. Maybe the old master and the others haven't given up yet. So I might as well keep her under my nose."
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"What do you want me to test for you?" Wei Yan said, "Let's talk about it first. I can only ask a few questions for you, but I won't do anything else."
"Even if you are willing to do it, I'm reluctant to do it!" Shen Xiu said with a smile, "Just sit there and don't say much."
With Wei Yan's temperament and appearance, any woman will fall in love with him when she sees him.
All Shen Xiu had to do was to ask Wei Yan to be polite to Lianniang.
After the couple discussed the matter, Shen Xiu sent someone to call Lianniang and they all had dinner together.
When Lianniang arrived, the food had already been delivered from the kitchen.
Usually only Shen Xiu and Wei Yan eat together, usually three dishes and one soup.
Today there was an extra person named Lianniang, so the kitchen brought four dishes and one soup.
After Lianniang entered the room, her first sight fell on Wei Yan.
Wei Yan was sitting on a chair reading a book, and the candlelight shone on him, adding a bit of softness. Under the warm yellow candlelight, his facial features looked particularly clear and elegant, as if they had been carefully drawn with an ink pen. In addition,
With such an outstanding temperament, the words "Yushu Linfeng" are simply specially designed for him.
Lianniang's eyes were glued to him, not wanting to take him back.
Shen Xiu coughed lightly at the side: "Since Aunt Lian is here, let's eat first!" After saying that, she called Wei Yan, "Mr., it's time to eat."
Wei Yan didn't speak, he just put away the book in his hand and sat at the table.
Lianniang schemingly sat down at the bottom of the table, which happened to be opposite Wei Yan.
Shen Xiu picked up the chopsticks and smiled secretly in her heart. She didn't expect that this beauty trick really worked, and Lianniang fell for it so quickly.
While she was thinking, she took a piece of braised pork and gave it to Lianniang.
"Shopkeeper Fan asked me to take good care of you. No matter what happened in the past, now you just need to live here with peace of mind. If you need anything, you can tell me."
Lianniang nodded tenderly: "I understand. Madam Shen, I am very grateful that you can take me in regardless of past grudges. I will definitely repay you in the future."
Shen Xiu doesn't want her to repay him, as long as she doesn't cause trouble for him.
Lianniang slowly finished the piece of braised pork. Seeing that Wei Yan had been eating vegetarian dishes, she suddenly asked, "Why doesn't Mr. Wei eat meat dishes?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Wei Yan and Shen Xiu both looked at her.
Lianniang said softly: "I mean, Mr. Wei doesn't have to eat only vegetarian dishes to take care of me. I actually don't like meat dishes very much."
Shen Xiu thought it was funny, maybe Lianniang had misunderstood something. She was about to explain, but Wei Yan had already spoken.
"I don't eat meat because I don't like meat. It has nothing to do with Aunt Lian." Wei Yan's voice was very cold. This is how he always treats strangers.
Shen Xiu explained again: "Aunt Lian, don't worry about him. Not only does he not like eating meat, he doesn't even touch fish and shrimp."
Only then did Lianniang understand, and she showed a gentle smile: "Actually, I don't like eating meat either. Next time, Mrs. Shen can ask the kitchen to make more vegetarian dishes."
"That's not okay. You are pregnant now, so you can't just eat vegetarian food. That would be bad for the child. Since Shopkeeper Fan has entrusted you to my care, I am naturally responsible."
Shen Xiu smiled and gave her a piece of chicken, "You should eat more meat, so that the child can grow white and fat."
Shen Xiu used the child as an excuse, so Lianniang couldn't say anything else.
Wei Yan left after eating. Although he promised Shen Xiu to help her test Aunt Lian, he would not give her too many opportunities to get close to him. Moreover, he didn't like the way Lian Niang looked at him.
After Wei Yan left, the look in Lianniang's eyes suddenly disappeared.
Shen Xiu pretended not to know anything and asked about the condition of the fetus in her belly.
"Shopkeeper Fan said that he has found a doctor and will come to your door every ten days to check your pulse."
When it came to diagnosing the pulse, Lianniang didn't panic at all. She even touched her belly and said with a smile, "That's good, this way I can also know the condition of the child."
In fact, Shen Xiu had also doubted whether Lien Niang was falsely pregnant, but Fan Guangzu said that he personally asked a doctor to check Lien Niang's pulse, and it turned out that Lien Niang was indeed more than a month pregnant.
More than a month ago, Shopkeeper Fan was with Lianniang almost every day, so the child was most likely his.
Even if the child really belonged to Shopkeeper Fan, Shen Xiu would not trust Lianniang because of this.
In private, Shen Xiu asked Liu Hao to help keep an eye on Lianniang, so that she could quickly know if there was any unusual movement.
It's just that Lianniang was much more cautious this time. She stayed at Wei's house for several days and never once asked to go out. She stayed in her small yard every day, either making clothes for her unborn child or chatting with Rou Niang.
Since the first day she arrived, Shen Xiu asked Lien Niang to come over for a meal. At other times, Lien Niang ate alone in the courtyard.
Of course Wei Yan was happy with this. Rather than eating with three people, he would rather chat and eat with Shen Xiu in a relaxed manner.
However, he still remembered that Shen Xiu said that he wanted to test Lianniang, so he asked Shen Xiu what his plan was.
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "This matter is not urgent."
Lianniang is not a young girl who has just begun to fall in love. To make her let down her guard against Wei Yan, she has to do it little by little.
The time soon came to the end of the twelfth lunar month.
Shops in Fucheng will close on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month and will not open until the 16th of the first lunar month of the next year.
Jinxin Embroidery Workshop and Nishang Embroidery Workshop are naturally no exception.
Before the embroidery workshop closes, it is necessary not only to pay wages to the workers and embroiderers, but also to keep accounts.
For several days, Shen Xiu was as busy as a spinning top. While taking care of the business of Jinxin Embroidery Workshop, she also had to go to Nishang Embroidery Workshop to handle trivial matters.
On this day, she didn't go home until dark again.
As soon as he returned to the backyard, Rou Niang came to greet him.
"Where is your husband, have you come back?" Shen Xiu asked casually.
Rou Niang suddenly looked around, stepped forward and whispered: "Mr. Wei came back very early today. After Mr. Wei came back, he went to the study with the soup he had cooked."
"You mean Aunt Lian?" Shen Xiu looked back at Rou Niang and asked.
Rou Niang nodded, and then said: "She said she had nothing to do at home all day, and seeing that you guys had been working hard all day, she asked the kitchen to cook some tonic soup."
"But she went to the study to deliver soup and came out. Mr. Wei just said thank you."
Rou Niang didn't know Shen Xiu's intention, and was afraid that Li Niang had bad intentions, so she told Shen Xiu about it, also to let her be wary of Li Niang.
Shen Xiu patted her hand comfortingly, "You have done a good job in this matter. Please tell me in time what Lianyang will do in the future."
In the study, Wei Yan was reading when he heard the sound of someone coming in.
He didn't even raise his head, still immersed in the book.
Suddenly, a cold hand stretched out and touched his cheek. Wei Yan gently held the hands to prevent them from causing trouble. Then he raised his head helplessly and said, "What are you playing at again?"
"How did you know it was me?" Shen Xiu asked Wei Yan to warm her hands and joked: "You are not afraid that it is Aunt Lian who comes in!"
After she finished speaking, she saw a bowl of soup on the table. She went over to smell it and said, "Let me see what kind of soup Aunt Lian made. It turns out to be pigeon soup. No, there's Eucommia ulmoides in it."
Shen Xiu winked at Wei Yan, "She actually made you such a tonic soup. This hint is quite obvious!"
Before meeting Shen Xiu, Wei Yan didn't know much about most medicinal materials. Later, Shen Xiu was keen on replenishing his health, so Wei Yan became familiar with the effects of many medicinal materials.
Naturally, he knew the efficacy of Eucommia ulmoides.
After Shen Xiu said this, Wei Yan's ears could not help but turn red. He coughed lightly and said, "What a hint, don't think too much about it."
It was rare for Shen Xiu to see Wei Yan be so shy. When she first met Wei Yan, every time he took the initiative with words, the other person would be a little shy. I don’t know when he started to become less shy. In fact, Shen Xiu was quite cool.
I miss Wei Yan at that time.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but want to tease the other party, but as soon as her hand touched Wei Yan's chin, he was caught by the other party.