lcionline Chapter 193 Audit
Chapter 193 Audit
Although Xu Shu thought this in his heart, he was also determined to avenge his previous humiliation.
When spring comes this year, it will be Mu Jinghua’s eighteenth birthday.
That day was not only a birthday celebration for Xiao Mujin, but also... a proposal.
Xu has been preparing for the book for about half a year, mostly by learning from two married people, Jiang Xiao and Wu Yong.
Although Xu Shu would occasionally feel speechless about some of Jiang Xiao's straight male behaviors, after all, the other person was already married while he still hadn't found a wife, so he had to hold it in no matter how unhappy he was.
What's more, even if Jiang Xiao, the straight man, doesn't understand, his husband Jiang Xiangwan, as a brother, definitely understands the hearts of brothers in the world.
However, the supplies in this world are too scarce. Take Jiang Xiao’s husband for example, what he wants most is a wooden hairpin.
Jiang Xiao was listening nearby at the time, his face looked a little unhappy: "It's just a wooden hairpin. I already gave you the silver bracelet. Why are you still thinking about this?"
Jiang Xiangwan blushed immediately and stammered to explain, "The hairpin is... a token of love. Yes, it's a token of love before marriage."
Xu Shu's eyes suddenly lit up. This thing was great. It could be used to pledge love. If Xiao Mu Jin accepted it, it would mean she was pledged to him. To round it off, it would mean the proposal was successful, and to round it off again, they would get married.
That’s right, you have to give it as a gift. Give more. Don’t give wooden ones, give gold ones!
Thinking of this, Xu Shu felt much more cheerful. He kept thanking Jiang Xiangwan, which made her face even redder.
But even though she blushed, Jiang Xiangwan still explained professionally: "The hairpin should be made of wood and carved with peach blossoms. I don't know why, but I heard... from the elders in the village."
Xu Shudu took note of it seriously, but was accidentally seen by Qiao Jianhong. Qiao Jianhong had a sharp eye and knew what he was planning at once: "You want to have the best after all the hardships?"
Xu Shu didn't have much prejudice against him. Instead, he admired Qiao Jianhong's determination. Even though he had been wasted for such a long time in Shiqiao Village, he could still enjoy himself without fear of gossip.
But Xu Shu couldn't understand why Qiao Jianhong had no intention of leaving, given his ability, so he couldn't possibly escape from Shiqiao Village?
Because of this doubt, Xu Shu always felt that Qiao Jianhong had ulterior motives, so he never looked at him well. But today was special, after all, he was about to get married.
"There has never been any suffering, so how can there be happiness after suffering?"
Qiao Jianhong laughed after hearing this: "Xu Shu, I have never understood why you had to wait until Mu Jinghua was eighteen years old? It was obviously very hard for you to endure it."
Xu Shu sighed, not wanting to discuss the issue of underage marriage with the ancients.
He turned to leave, but Qiao Jianhong suddenly said, "Remember to choose an auspicious day and don't treat him badly."
Xu Shu waved at him and went out to find Wu Yong.
Wu Yong has been busy building a house in Shiqiao Village recently, and he specially invited Jiang Xiao to help. According to Jiang Xiao's current assets, there was no need for him to take on this kind of work, but Wu Yong was a brother, and there was no need to argue with brothers about whether it was necessary or not. Jiang Xiao agreed without saying a word.
Wu Yong's house was built near Xu Shu's shabby thatched hut. He had a lot of cash and was also very concerned about his reputation, so he spent a huge amount of money to buy all the houses in that area, intending to build a house that was even more magnificent than Xu Shu's.
When Xu Shu arrived, Wu Yong was sitting and chatting with Jiang Xiao. Li Ziguang somehow followed them over, but did not join in the conversation. He just drank his tea and looked into the distance.
When he saw Xu Shu, he immediately stood up, his eyes sparkling as he asked, "Brother Xu, why are you here?"
Xu Shu smiled at him and looked at Wu Yong: "I came to learn from you."
Wu Yong snorted, patted the chair next to him, and said, "Why are you going to learn from others? There are four of us. Let's play mahjong."
Xu Shu glanced at the sky. The sun was neither too big nor too small, just right. However, he was a little anxious: "It won't be long until Little Mu Jin's birthday. If we don't prepare now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
"When we get married, the court's announcement will probably be released, and we will probably go to the capital by then."
"Brother Xu is full of confidence, so let me say congratulations first." Jiang Xiao responded.
Wu Yong sighed, "Beijing is a good place, brother, when are you going to leave? Then we can go together."
Xu Shu disliked him a little. He wanted to take Xiao Mujin to Beijing for their honeymoon. What was the point of Wu Yong coming along?
But Wu Yong obviously didn't understand his disdain and started to plan on his own: "If there is more time, the two little guys will probably be more sensible, and Brother Le probably won't be so busy."
Xu Shu hated listening to him talk about family matters the most. Ever since Li Zile gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, last year, Wu Yong would bring up the two little ones at home almost every day.
What is there to show off? He is not envious.
When he gets married, having triplets will be no problem, but he loves his wife, he just doesn't say it.
Wu Yong finished his own sigh and then remembered to ask Xu Shu if he wanted to play mahjong. Xu Shu was hesitating when he saw Ah Xi driving a carriage towards them. He couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm afraid we can't play. Little Mujin is back."
Just as he finished speaking, the carriage stopped and the people in the carriage opened the curtain. They were Mu Jinghua and Caidie who had just returned from Muyi Tower.
Mu Jinghua poked his head out with great interest and said with a smile: "Xu Shu, I brought back the account book. Can we check the accounts together tonight?"
Check the accounts...
That’s right, Mu Jinghua has been obsessed with checking accounts recently, and even his way of acting coquettish has turned into “Can you accompany me to check the accounts, please?”
As for why Xu Shu had to accompany him, it was because Mu Jinghua’s arithmetic level had not improved at all in two whole years.
But he really liked looking at the account books. After all, it felt good to know that he had made a lot of money, so he could only beg Xu Shu to look at it with him.
Although the time spent with Mu Jinghua was still very good, checking the accounts was really stressful.
Xu Shu even began to wonder if he could give a calculator as a birthday present.
He just found the calculator he used in high school in his backpack. The buttons on it were fancy and had so many functions that he could even solve equations and calculate conic sections by hand.
I couldn't help but worry that after giving it to Mu Jinghua, I would be replaced by the calculator.
Imagine that after getting married, Mu Jinghua holds a thick account book and a lightweight calculator, and softly pleads with him: "Xu Shu, I want to do some more accounting, can you sleep on the beauty couch tonight?"
He doesn't want to sleep on the sofa (beauty couch) every day after marriage, so he might as well continue to bear the sweet burden.
Xu Shu responded, holding the side of the sedan with one hand, and stepped into the carriage. Caidie then went out very naturally, leaving the space already occupied by the account books to Xu Shu and Mu Jinghua.
Xu Shu looked at the carriage full of books and said helplessly, "Xiao Mujin, are you going to read all of these tonight?"