Chapter 331 Li Mengjiao's Sense of Accomplishment

Then everyone’s eyes were opened again!
The strawberries were placed one by one in the box, each one held in a wrinkled paper cup...

Once everything is neatly arranged, carefully put the lid on top.

The rest of the fruits were also neatly arranged in exquisite wooden boxes, and then stacked up, and the steward of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion carefully carried them to the carriage...

Everyone couldn't help but breathe softly: they were afraid that if they suddenly made a sound, they would startle the manager, and then he would break something and come back to ask them for compensation.

After a lot of effort, when this manager left, another manager came in.

The person who came in this time was the steward of the household of Cui Chaoyong, the Minister of Revenue.

The steward of the Shangshu Mansion also said directly: "My master was in the palace that day, and His Majesty happened to be eating grapes - grapes..."

"Your Excellency received a reward from His Majesty and ate one. He said it tasted very good, fragrant and sweet."

"So he asked the old servant to buy some fruits he had never eaten before and bring them back to taste..."

Everyone was filled with longing after hearing this: A gift from His Majesty the Emperor! Fragrant and sweet! Grapes?!
They had never heard of it before...

Someone shouted enthusiastically: "Your Lady Princess just asked the steward to buy some for your family! No need to buy any more! It's too expensive, don't waste your money!"

The steward glanced over there with a smile: "The lady of the county bought it, and our master wanted it, it was our master who wanted it..."

A box of grapes, also cut one by one and placed in a box with crumpled paper.

They also asked for some other fruits, packed them in boxes and placed them in the carriage.

After giving out more than two hundred taels of silver, the manager left happily.

Under the witness of the onlookers, managers from various aristocratic families in the capital came here to check in.

The curious onlookers began to count.

"The people who just came here are the stewards from the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Ministry of Revenue's Mansion. Is this the steward from the Chen family?"

"Yes, yes, it's the Chen family!"

"Oh, isn't this the home of the Minister of War?"

"This belongs to the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion!"

"Oh, this is from the Liu family..."

As the crowd called out their names, the managers trembled with fear, each one of them afraid of losing face for their master, and tried to hold their heads high while appearing approachable.

The crowds watched with increasing excitement.

In just half a day, whether or not one is willing to buy the sky-high priced fruits from the state-owned fruit shops has become one of the criteria for measuring whether a family is rich or poor!

As the news spread, even those wealthy families who had not originally planned to buy the expensive fruits today could no longer sit still.

Who wants to be gossiped about behind their backs, saying that they are poor and can’t afford expensive fruits? !

No, in order to prove that we have enough money, we have to buy some!

Some illegitimate sons of wealthy but impoverished families were sent here.

Before they left, they were told to buy some samples first, and then pick out the ones that tasted good and buy some back...

In just one day, the fruit shop's sales once again exceeded ten thousand taels of silver.

The onlookers were talking about it, and their opinions were polarized.

Some people think that such an expensive fruit is only eaten as a rarity when it first comes out.

As time goes by, even the wealthy and powerful families don’t have the money to waste things like this, so how can they keep buying like this?

This fruit shop will never have such sales again!

Another group of people think: Those wealthy families have plenty of money, so what’s the big deal about eating some fruit?
They spend tens of thousands of taels every year...

Xiao Yingchun was not surprised at all when she heard the news.

The gap between the rich and the poor was already huge in the old society, otherwise there wouldn’t be the poem “The rich have wine and meat, while the poor freeze to death on the streets.”

Rich people can just let a little slip through their fingers, and poor people can eat it for a long time.

While following Fu Chenan and listening to the report, she asked the people from the Weaving Department to confirm the size of her wedding dress for the last time.

When you are pregnant with twins, your belly will grow earlier and faster than that of ordinary pregnant women.

It's only been more than two months, but I can already clearly feel that my belly is not as big as before, and it feels noticeably bulging when touched.

The seamstress in charge of the Crown Prince's wedding attire in the Weaving Department pursed her lips and looked like she was keeping a secret. After helping Xiao Yingchun confirm the size, she cautiously asked for instructions.

"Ms. Xiao's figure shouldn't change much during the wedding in three days. We should leave an inch of space at the waist, which should be enough..." "What do you think, Miss Xiao?"

Just don’t say that the future Crown Princess is pregnant.

Of course Xiao Yingchun agreed.

In fact, she felt quite good as it was right now.

She had never worn such finely crafted things since she was a child, so she thought everything about them was good. How could she express any opinion?
The nanny sent by the Ministry of Rites also confirmed the procedures for the wedding day with Xiao Yingchun again.

Xiao Yingchun must pay attention to diet and rest during these three days, and she cannot meet Fu Chenan again.

This is what the director of the Imperial Observatory said in this regard.

"If the Crown Prince meets the Crown Princess-to-be in these three days, it will affect the Crown Princess-to-be's fortune in the future..."

When Fu Chenan heard this, he immediately agreed.

So, this was the last time Xiao Yingchun and Fu Chenan met before their wedding.

The two people agreed that in the next three days, Xiao Yingchun would not go to the Tianwu Palace or approach the portal.

If Fu Chenan had anything to do, he could just come to the living room of Wolong Villa and call Xiao Yingchun...

Xiao Yingchun wanted to say that it was unnecessary, but she couldn't resist Fu Chenan's persistence, so she had to agree.

Then a strange scene appeared.

Every day, Fu Chenan would bring Xiao Yingchun meals for pregnant women, place them on the dining table, and then go back to the living room to call Xiao Yingchun to come out for dinner.

After Xiao Yingchun finished eating, he asked Xiao Yingchun to go back to her room, and he went to the restaurant to clean up the table...

I am determined not to meet.

The stocks for each shop were prepared a few days in advance, just to prevent the two people from meeting each other again in these three days.

Xiao Yingchun was moved, but she had to cooperate with Fu Chenan's intention.

Apart from eating and making advance phone calls to arrange for supplies after the wedding, she had nothing to do.

Bored, Xiao Yingchun went to the back mountain to "inspect work".

Li Mengjiao was watching a video in her "office" with great interest. When she saw Xiao Yingchun coming, she quickly stood up.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm looking at how other similar accounts do it..."

Xiao Yingchun smiled and waved his hand: "I was just bored, so I came to take a look. What's the situation now?"

When talking about this, Li Mengjiao became excited: "The account can be said to be established."

It's been less than a month, and Lu Yi's video account already has more than 200,000 followers.

Each video has tens of thousands of likes and many comments, ranging from praising people to tea leaves, tea sets, tables and chairs, and landscapes and pavilions...

From the forms that Li Mengjiao handed in every day, Xiao Yingchun saw that the number of messages from merchants in the backend had increased significantly, wanting to send samples to Lvyi and discuss cooperation.

Li Mengjiao was quite curious about the "samples": "Mr. Xiao, can we ask them to send some samples over?"

Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, but we need to ask them to attach the factory's qualification certificate and the product's relevant testing certificates."

These certificates may not be genuine, but they can make some manufacturers that are not formal to begin with back off.

It is a way to screen manufacturers.

Li Mengjiao instantly became excited: "Okay! I'll contact the other party right away."

As an operator, being able to see merchants sending "samples" means that the influence of this internet celebrity is beginning to increase.

The things are not important. What is important is the sense of accomplishment of “I have also contributed”.

Seeing that she was concentrating on replying to messages, Xiao Yingchun also prepared to leave leisurely.

Before she left, Li Mengjiao's phone rang. Li Mengjiao glanced at Xiao Yingchun and hung up the phone.

Xiao Yingchun was surprised: "It's okay, you can answer the phone."

I'm not such a ruthless boss.

Li Mengjiao was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Xiao, the person calling is Dai Hengxin."

Xiao Yingchun's eyes widened: "Huh?"

(End of this chapter)