Hearing the sound, Lu Huaizhou came over.
At first, he thought a big customer had really come. But when he took a closer look, why did the clothes of these two women look so familiar?
They were no big customers at all. They were clearly his mother and younger sister!
"Please follow me to the private room. There are many unique glazed mirrors here." Without revealing their identities, he led them to the less crowded side with a smile.
Madam Lu and Lu Qingyu didn't suspect a thing and followed him to the private room.
"Bang."
As soon as the door of the private room closed, Lu Huaizhou helplessly rubbed the space between his eyebrows and asked directly,
"Mother, Qingyu, why are you here?"
Madam Lu and Lu Qingyu both stiffened.
Were they that bad at disguising?
How could they be recognized so soon?
Seeing their doubts, Lu Huaizhou's tone became even more helpless. "If I couldn't recognize you, that would be a problem!"
One was the mother who gave birth to and raised him, and the other was his own full - blooded younger sister. How could he not recognize them?
The room fell silent, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.
After a while, Madam Lu let out a soft sigh and simply took off her veil hat.
Since her son had recognized her, why should she continue to pretend?
"Yes, it's me and Qingyu."
Just then, the door of the private room was pushed open.
"Hubby, I heard a big customer came. You..."
The rest of the words were drowned in surprise.
For she had already clearly seen Madam Lu and Lu Qingyu standing in the private room.
"Mother, Third Sister, why are you here?"
Being stared at by her son and daughter - in - law at the same time, Madam Lu couldn't help feeling a bit nervous as if she had been caught red - handed. But her attitude remained firm. "Huaizhou, Fuying, today Qingyu and I are here to buy all the glazed mirrors in your Yuejiao Pavilion."
Lu Qingyu chimed in. "Brother, Sister - in - law, Mother and I have discussed it. Today is the opening day of your Yuejiao Pavilion. As family, we must come to support you."
A warm current of emotion quietly flowed through Jiang Fuying's heart.
Madam Lu and Lu Qingyu didn't just say they were family. They always put it into action.
It was the same in the past, and it was the same when they came to support the opening today.
Different from her touched expression, Lu Huaizhou's forehead twitched. He quickly tried to persuade them. "Mother, Qingyu, your good intentions are enough. But what you're doing will disrupt the market."
"Not to mention that our family simply can't use so many glazed mirrors. If you want them, you can just tell me. I can make as many as you want..."
Madam Lu gave him a sideways look and interrupted him. "You talk too much. Don't you think I know what you're saying?"
Lu Huaizhou widened his eyes in surprise. "Mother, then you..."
"I'm here to support Fuying." Madam Lu pushed aside her annoying son in front of her and affectionately took Jiang Fuying's hand. "Fuying, I know it's not easy for you to open Yuejiao Pavilion. We're family. No matter what, I have to support you today!"
"Sister - in - law, Mother and I think the same." Lu Qingyu took off the bulging purse from her waist, showing her attitude with action.
Seeing his mother and younger sister like this, Lu Huaizhou touched his nose.
Well, compared with Miss Jiang, he seemed like a weed picked up by chance, with no status in the family at all.
Receiving two sincere looks and noticing his little action, Jiang Fuying genuinely broke into a soft smile.
"Mother, Third Sister, would you like to listen to me for a while?"
Madam Lu and Lu Qingyu nodded like pounding garlic and answered in unison.
"Of course we would!"
They were more than willing to listen to their daughter - in - law/sister - in - law!
Jiang Fuying became a peace - maker. Holding Madam Lu's hand with one hand and Lu Qingyu's with the other, she gently coaxed them. "Mother, Third Sister, we're all family, right?"
"Right!" Lu Qingyu replied.
"If you spend money to buy the glazed mirrors, isn't it just like moving the family's silver from the left hand to the right hand?" Jiang Fuying continued.
Madam Lu blinked. It seemed that was indeed the case.
"We're all family. Why should we waste this silver? Besides, we own Yuejiao Pavilion. What we lack the least is glazed mirrors." Seeing they were wavering, Jiang Fuying tried to reason with them. "When we get back to the mansion, I'll ask hubby to make some new styles for you. I guarantee they'll be the most unique in the world."
Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Fuying quietly winked at Lu Huaizhou and deliberately asked him, "Hubby, isn't this the right way of thinking?"
From the moment he received her meaningful look, the corner of Lu Huaizhou's lips unconsciously curled up.
See, his wife still valued his opinion.
"Yes, wife is quite reasonable."
Hearing this, Madam Lu and Lu Qingyu's eyes lit up, and they were overjoyed.
Especially Madam Lu, who was extremely satisfied.
Sure enough, her daughter - in - law was always right in whatever she said.
"Fuying, you're really thoughtful. Unlike Huaizhou, who talks nonsense." Madam Lu praised while not forgetting to complain about her own son.
For the countless time, Lu Huaizhou wondered: Was he really her biological son?
Apparently, Madam Lu had no intention of answering his question.
"Fuying, before I left the mansion, I asked someone to prepare dinner. We'll wait for you to finish your work and then go back to the mansion together."
Lu Qingyu added. "Sister - in - law, the dishes for dinner are all prepared according to your taste..."
...
There were many complicated things on the opening day. But Yuejiao Pavilion had a rule that no other shops had: as soon as the fifth watch (around 5 - 7 p.m.) came, the shop would close on time.
Jiang Fuying held Madam Lu's arm with one hand and Lu Qingyu's hand with the other, smiling like a flower. "Mother, Third Sister, come on. Let's go back to the mansion as a family and have dinner!"
Lu Huaizhou dawdled behind them, watching them chatting and laughing.
There were moments when he felt so dazed that he almost thought this scene was just a daydream.
Before he married Miss Jiang, he never thought that his gentle - natured mother and sister would change like this and become so... lively.
Miss Jiang had married him by accident, but it seemed predestined that she had become the most indispensable backbone of their branch of the family.
Actually, not only his mother and sister, but he himself also...
Seeing that he hadn't caught up for a long time, Jiang Fuying suddenly looked back, smiling. "Hubby, walk faster. Don't keep us waiting."
This backward glance really amazed Lu Huaizhou.
Subconsciously, his legs seemed to have an accelerator installed, pushing him to quicken his pace constantly.
"Okay, I'll catch up right away."
The family walked side by side, with the bright sunset glow shining in the sky.
A long time later, Jiang Fuying couldn't quite remember what had happened every moment of that day. But she still remembered the sunset of that day.
She remembered that the sunset was very beautiful, that Yuejiao Pavilion had a prosperous opening, and most importantly, she remembered the company and support of her family.
The warmth of "home" that she rarely felt in the Minister's Mansion in her childhood was finally complete at this moment.