Chapter 308 Feed You Candy Rolls
The Miao family lived next to Hongwen Academy, in a small courtyard with two entrances.

Dean Miao lived in the front yard with four male servants, while Miss Miao and four maids lived in the back yard.

The yard is clean and tidy, but there are few decorations, the most of which are books.

There is a study with two walls full of books in the front yard, and there is also a study with two walls full of books in the back yard.

The tables and chairs are old and simple in appearance.

There is a bit of "minimalism" in it.

Xiao Yingchun first had more respect for them: a family that is capable and wealthy but does not pursue superficial luxury obviously pays more attention to spiritual life.

As soon as the two-person carriage arrived at the door, they saw the thin and tall Dean Miao and Miao Wangyue standing on the steps to welcome guests.

Compared with other Confucian scholars who pretend to be noble, Dean Miao and his daughter gave enough face to Prince Fu Chenan.

Fu Chenan got out of the car and turned around to help Xiao Yingchun get out.

The two people held hands naturally, looked into each other's eyes naturally, and smiled at each other naturally.

Everything is so natural.

Obviously, they are used to this kind of thing and think that this is the way it should be.

But in the eyes of outsiders, Fu Chenan is the prince, and Xiao Yingchun is just a foreign merchant girl...what a disparity in status!

What makes them all think "this is how it should be"?
Miao Wangyue and Dean Miao saw this and had a deeper understanding of the relationship between the two.

After Fu Chenan and Xiao Yingchun stood still, Dean Miao and Miss Miao lifted their robes and knelt down: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Fu Chenan hurried forward to support them, helped them up, and walked in hand in hand with Dean Miao.

Xiao Yingchun's arm was supported by Miao Wangyue.

Miao Wangyue smiled sincerely: "I have long admired Miss Xiao's business skills. I also heard that Miss Xiao's Western goods have brought great convenience to our Tianwu Dynasty, benefiting the country and the people. Wangyue admires her very much..."

Xiao Yingchun: …

He can go up and down, neither hurried nor slow, and is polite and well-mannered. Miao Wangyue is really amazing!
The four of them sat down in the warm room in the front yard, drank tea, ate snacks, and talked some polite words.

Soon, Miao Wangyue invited Xiao Yingchun to the backyard to appreciate the painting he had just painted.

Xiao Yingchun knew that Dean Miao wanted to talk to Fu Chenan about the "serious matters" between men, so she stood up tactfully and followed Miao Wangyue to the backyard.

How does Xiao Yingchun know about painting?
Miao Wangyue unfolded a painting in ink and asked Xiao Yingchun to comment on it. Xiao Yingchun said sincerely: "I don't understand painting, I just think it's beautiful."

Miao Wangyue smiled and said, "I am sorry for being abrupt. What is Miss Xiao interested in?"

Xiao Yingchun: "To make money."

The greatest interest in this era is naturally making money.

Miao Wangyue grinned now: "I just like Miss Xiao's frankness!"

"I'm not good at making money, but I wonder if Miss Xiao is interested in food?"

Xiao Yingchun's eyes lit up: "Yeah! I like what I eat..."

Who doesn't like this?
Miao Wangyue actually led Xiao Yingchun to the kitchen: "Then shall I make a dessert for Miss Xiao?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

We are not afraid of your cooking, we are just afraid that you can only talk about lofty things and cannot respond to a single word!

Miao Wangyue asked the maid to help light the fire. She rolled up her sleeves, tied her collar, and began to knead the dough skillfully...

Xiao Yingchun watched her skillfully add hot water, cold water, and steam the red beans... and finally made a basket of red bean cake with a translucent surface and a portion of osmanthus sugar rolls!
The osmanthus sugar rolls were steamed, and Miao Wangyue gave one to Xiao Yingchun first.

The small table was placed under the window. The slightly bitter black tea paired with the freshly steamed sweet osmanthus sugar rolls was unexpectedly delicious!

After Xiao Yingchun ate a piece, her eyes lit up. She then stuffed a piece into the mouth of Miao Wangyue, who was busy with work and had flour on his hands.

"It's delicious! Do you want to try it?"

Miao Wangyue subconsciously dodged backwards, but failed, so he could only open his mouth to catch it.

She was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

Feeding yourself candy rolls the first time you come to visit?

What was she thinking?!
The maids nearby were all dumbfounded: Is this the first time this woman has come to visit? How can she be so casual?
Or are all foreign merchant women like this? !

While Xiao Yingchun turned around to eat another piece of food, Miao Wangyue glared at the maids and warned them not to show such rude and shocked expressions.

After eating the osmanthus sugar roll in her mouth, Miao Wangyue smiled so much that her eyes narrowed.

"It is my blessing that Miss Xiao is so modest..."

Xiao Yingchun chuckled: "I'm really not shy. I hope you don't mind."

To be honest, your husband has become a prince, and you still have to pretend when you come to visit a retired cadre at his home?
Wouldn’t it be nice to be more comfortable?
Anyway, Fu Chenan has the ability to cover for himself.

The main reason is that she also likes Miao Wangyue's personality.

Which noble lady would go straight into the kitchen when talking to a female relative who was visiting for the first time?

You are direct and I am direct too. It saves everyone the hassle of pretending and makes things a lot more relaxing.

As the red bean cakes were ready, the old woman brought a plate each to the front yard for the prince and the master.

Xiao Yingchun and Miao Wangyue returned to the warm room in the backyard and ate snacks while talking...

In the front yard, Dean Miao first politely declined the Crown Prince's invitation to Yingchun Academy.

"Your Highness, I am old and my health is deteriorating. I feel uncomfortable every other day and am not happy. I am unable to take on important responsibilities..."

Fu Chenan was about to persuade him again, but Dean Miao changed the subject.

"It is my daughter Wangyue who has been enjoying discussing classics, history, and literature with others over the years, debating on how to conduct oneself in society..."

Fu Chenan's heart was filled with alarm and he looked at Dean Miao intently, waiting for him to say that sentence so that he could immediately refuse.

Dean Miao spoke at a leisurely pace: "If Your Highness does not mind... my daughter may be admitted to Yingchun Academy as a female teacher."

The four words "I don't want to" came to Fu Chenan's lips, but he swallowed them back.

"Miss Miao, are you willing to be a female teacher at Yingchun Academy?"

His surprise was so obvious that even Dean Miao started laughing.

"I am very surprised and admire that Your Highness and Miss Xiao allowed Yingchun Academy to recruit female students."

"I have always believed that if a woman wants to raise her children well, reading some books and understanding some principles will be more beneficial to the training and future development of her children..."

Fu Chen listened patiently to what Dean Miao said, and immediately nodded impatiently: "Of course I am willing."

"In the Beijing City's orphanage, more than 90% of the abandoned babies are girls, and the boys are abandoned because of their physical defects..."

"I and Miss Xiao feel that in today's world, many poor families choose to abandon or even drown their daughters after they are born, because they think 'daughters are useless'."

"If women can also work and earn money to support their families, the number of girls abandoned and drowned will surely decrease significantly..."

"That's why Yingchun Academy recruited so many female students, and also accepted the children from the Salesian Home..."

Fu Chenan himself didn't realize that there was light in his eyes when he said this.

Dean Miao was stunned by what he heard.

In his entire life, he had never thought about doing anything for the women in this world.

The only thing he could do was to allow his daughter to do what she liked.

Because his daughter looked down on all the men in the world, he allowed her to not get engaged or get married.

His daughter likes reading and has unique ideas, and he chooses to support and tolerate them all.

He was not completely unaware of the plight of the women out there.

But he never thought of doing anything special for them...

Who would have thought that this prince, who was born a butcher, could think of this.

At this moment, he looked at Fu Chenan steadily, and felt moved and ashamed in his heart.

The father and son of the Fu family won the world not only because of their superior military power, the strength of the Fu family army, or the material support from Xiao Yingchun, a foreign merchant woman.

They really have the world in their hearts!

(End of this chapter)