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Having finally settled the matter of her younger brother and sister's studies, Song Xiangsi was overjoyed. She brought the two children to stroll around the town, buying two boxes of snacks and a lot of seasonings. In the end, she went to a bookstore, bought two red books for the two children to practice with, and bought some paper and brushes.

After staying here for so long, Song Xiangsi had already figured out the prices here. Even if these bosses wanted to trick her, they wouldn't be able to.

When the storekeeper saw that Song Xiangsi often came to buy paper and brushes, he remembered her frequently and even gave her some small gifts. This time, when he heard that his brother and sister were going to Teacher Wang's place, he laughed and sent two brushes to each of them.

Song Xiangsi thanked him and led his younger brother and sister out of the shop. Seeing that the sun was setting in the west and the sky was almost dark, he thought that Meng Huanxuan was setting up a stall in the town and should close the stall. He then led his younger brother and sister to look for them.

The three of them searched around and finally found Meng Lianxuan's chess stand on the west side of town. Before the match even ended, there was a person sitting across from Meng Lianxuan playing chess. Judging by his gorgeous attire, he should be the outsider he was referring to.

There were many people surrounding the two of them, watching them with relish as they discussed in hushed voices.

Song Xiangsi was also curious as to how powerful the battle between experts was, so she led her younger brother and sister and squeezed over as well.

Meng Xuanxuan, who was concentrating on playing chess, suddenly raised his head and saw Song Xiangsi pushing her younger brother and sister in. His eyes lit up, "Why are you here?"

Song Xiangsi smiled, "Alright, I brought two children to the academy to buy some things."

Meng Fanxuan nodded, then turned to look at the old man. He clasped his hands, then said with a smile, "Sir, my family has come to pick me up. I'm afraid that we won't be able to determine the victor today."

The old man stroked his beard. He originally wanted to have a clear victor today, but seeing that his wife and children had come to pick him up, he didn't want them to stay. He truly admired this young man and began to laugh heartily.

"Alright, let's keep it for tomorrow." As he spoke, he turned around and instructed the attendant behind him to fetch 20 silver coins and pass it to the little brother.

The attendant immediately took some silver and handed it over to Meng Ling Xuan, who was still in the middle of packing up his things.

"I didn't win today. You can't accept this money."

"Just take it." the old man insisted.

At this moment, Song Xiangsi also walked over and helped them pack up. She smiled and said, "If we don't win, we won't accept money. This is the rule."

The old man chuckled and then looked towards the two little white and tender children behind Song Xiangsi, "This money doesn't count. Consider it my greeting gift to your children. After playing chess for so long, I have long treated you as one of my own."

He wasn't short on money, he was short on confidants.

Song Xiangsi was speechless. Sweat was dripping down her forehead. Their child?

He opened his mouth to explain, but was stopped by Meng Fangxuan. He cupped his hands and smiled at the old man, "Then, thank you very much, Sir."

The old man laughed out loud, shook his head, sighed about the fearsomeness of the younger generation, and led the servant away.

The people who had been surrounding the booth all began to leave one after another. There were some who were familiar with Meng Ling Xuan, and they were all praising him on the side for how gentle and virtuous his wife was, and how adorable his children were.

There were several times when Song Xiangsi wanted to open her mouth to explain, but she was always interrupted by Meng Ling Xuan without batting an eyelid. She could not help but feel stifled and could only silently close the stall; Meng Ling Xuan had arranged all the things they had bought on the street together and brought them all together.

Meng Ling Xuan took most of the things to his right hand, let go of one hand, and went up to Song Xiang.

Song Xiangsi had originally wanted to shake him off, but Meng Liangxuan suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "If we shake him off now, he'll know that we're a fake couple, and he'll have to find out that we've cheated. This business won't be easy in the future."

Song Xiangsi pursed her lips and a complicated look flashed across her eyes. Only then did she stop shaking off his hand.

As the sun set in the west, the two of them, the adults and the two children, walked on the country road hand in hand.

Meng Fanxuan felt as though this was the best time of his life.

After returning home, Song Xiangsi told her brother and sister to go play in the yard, and she buried herself in the kitchen, placing the food there. She then made a spicy potato shredded with shredded potatoes, fried the cauliflower, and then braised some red-braised meat.

The next day, the four of them got up early. Song Xiangsi first sent her brother and sister to the academy, then followed Meng Ling Xuan into the county.

She wanted to see how the shop was being renovated. She wanted to see how the workers were doing. Firstly, she didn't want them to tamper with the shop, and secondly, it would also make it easier for the workers to find her.

In order to accompany her, Meng Ling Xuan followed her to set up a stall in the prefectural city.

With his employer watching him, the workers did not dare to slack off in their work. Half a month had passed, and Song Xiangsi was already half done with his work. He would go there every day and bring everyone his sesame seed cakes.

The workers all knew that her cooking skills were good, so they kept praising her and getting more diligent in their work. They all began to wonder if the Lady Boss was going to open a biscuit shop.

Song Xiangsi merely smiled and did not reply.

However, aside from her, there was also Su Dabao who came to the store every day. Seeing Song Xiangsi going to the county city every day, he followed her around blindly and saw Song Xiangsi's shop being renovated day by day.

If they did not separate families, then Song Xiangsi's money would still be his!

Song Dabao was not happy. He thought about how he should get her into some trouble. Otherwise, once this damned girl opened her store and had some prestige, if he wanted to bully her again, he could only find her to take the money.

With this thought, Song Dabao thought of the furniture shop that he had initially followed, the one where Song Xiangsi worked. His eyes lit up as he hurried over.

After Song Xiangsi's improvements, the business of the furniture shop had obviously improved a lot. The daily income was also increased by a lot. Qiu Lingpi was very happy, and he waved his hand, leaving Song Xiangsi with the commission and ten taels of silver for each piece of furniture.

As for what Song Xiangsi was doing every day, he did not care as long as she delivered the blueprints to him.

After sending off the guests, he was just about to return to the inner courtyard to rest when he saw a person enter the store. He was wearing an old and tattered robe, and as soon as he entered, he looked into the shop and yelled, "Call out the shopkeeper, tell him that I have something to talk to him about."