Chapter 173 - Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Wei Yichen Enters Anzhou Academy_l (1/2)
Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Wei Yichen Enters Anzhou Academy_l
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This was a decision that Madam Yuan made after much thought before Yuan Zhengqin returned.
After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Zhengqin chose to support his wife’s decision: “I trust my wife. Let’s do as she suggests.”
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When she returned from the Yuan Residence, Wei Ruo specifically sent Xiumei out to inquire about the information from the Yuan Residence. If burglars really got in, the government office should have issued a warrant to chase after them.
But after waiting for two days and receiving no related news, she only heard rumors that there had been a leak in the Magistrate’s office, but the fire was quickly extinguished, causing no serious harm.
It seemed like nothing significant had happened that day, and the sound of fighting she heard seemed to have been a misjudgment made by the people from the Wei Family.
It seemed as if the incident had just passed.
The Government City remained quiet over the next few days, without any reports of burglary.
So Wei Ruo stopped paying attention to these things and dedicated all her energy to her business expansion plans. Whether it was the farms in the Government City or the deal she was discussing with Boss Fan, both were enough to keep her busy for a while.
She took time out to visit the Four Treasure House and discussed business matters with her wet nurse and Uncle Xu.
Lately, Wei Ruo’s shops made a good profit, but she also spent a lot. After calculating the accounts, the expenditure was more than her income, and most of the hundred taels of gold she gained earlier were almost used up.
However, Wei Ruo wasn’t worried as her money hadn’t disappeared—it had merely converted into tangible fields and shops. As long as the fields were productive, and the shops could continue to operate, she wouldn’t worry about not having silver taels.
“Miss, you should delegate some tasks to me and Zhu Shan. Don’t carry everything on your shoulders alone. You have made yourself thin again,” her wet nurse advised each time she saw Wei Ruo, feeling that she had lost weight.
“Wet nurse, I’m not thin, look at the flesh on my face. It’s all real,” Wei Ruo disputed.
“You call this meat? When you were a baby, your face was so plump, like a big white bun. It was much more round than it is now!” her wet nurse exclaimed.
“Wet nurse, you are talking about my baby fat. I’m almost old enough for the hair-pin ceremony, and if my face is still chubby, I won’t be able to get married,” Wei Ruo laughed.
“Who says? Miss is so beautiful and capable, how could she not be married? Those who say Miss cannot get married must be jealous of her,” her wet nurse retorted.
Wei Ruo quickly changed the topic with a laugh: “Alright, wet nurse, I will eat more when I go back, and strive to gain more weight!”
Xiumei chimed in from the side, “Mother Xu, don’t worry. I’ll prepare more delicious food for Miss when we go back. I’ll let her eat anything that’s nourishing, and even give her a bunch of snacks to carry around. She definitely won’t go hungry!”
The laughter from the lively conversation reassured the wet nurse and a smile crept onto her face.
Weir Ruo left the Four Treasure House in the afternoon, feeling satisfied, with Xiumei by her side.
The only regret from this trip was not being able to see Brother Xiaoyong.
Brother Xiaoyong had also been promoted one rank during this round of merit-based rewards, moving up from Deputy General to General.
However, before he even had time to go home and celebrate his promotion with his parents, he was already rushing to his new post.
In the ensuing few days, the Wei family was settling into their new home in the Government City. Aside from Wei Mingting becoming even busier, nothing much had changed.
Wei Yilin found a new martial arts master. Judging by his enthusiasm each day, the new master seemed to be very powerful, making Wei Yilin look up to him with admiration.