"Bai Jingfei," Li Changqing looked at Bai Jingfei.
"Mr. Changqing." Bai Jingfei put down the teacup.
"I promised you before that I would help you enter the Innate Realm. Stay here a while longer," Li Changqing said, waving his hand at Yan Botao and Zhao Yiqiu, indicating they could leave.
Zhao Yiqiu was so envious that his eyes were practically red with jealousy!
Bai Jingfei had founded the intelligence departnt and thus received such an opportunity, while Zhao Yiqiu remained stuck in the Postnatal Realm!
He must think of a way to accomplish sothing that would also make Li Changqing help him enter the Innate Realm.
And Bai Jingfei was grinning from ear to ear.
After asking Bai Jingfei about the cultivation techniques he practiced, Li Changqing kept him back, and then let him go after understanding everything. He then prepared a piece of wood to carve a sculpture for Bai Jingfei to comprehend and use.
As long as Bai Jingfei wasn’t a complete idiot or a talentless fool, he would be able to step into the Innate Realm quite easily.
"Senior Brother Hanzhou."
"You’re back from cultivation."
In the evening, Yan Hanzhou returned from his cultivation and saw a young girl waiting for him at his doorstep.
"i i, why are you here?"
Seeing the girl, Yan Hanzhou’s eyes lit up.
"Ahem," ca a light cough, and Yan Hanzhou noticed another person standing behind the girl: i i’s mother, who was also a shopkeeper of one of the three cloth shops of the Yan family in Changting Town.
Her na was Yan Xiuhua, a mber of the Yan family, unlike i i’s father who wasn’t from the Yan family and entirely depended on Yan Xiuhua for a living, making her very dominant at ho.
Yan Xiuhua knew about the relationship between i i and Yan Hanzhou. When Yan Hanzhou’s parents were still around, both families had a good relationship, and the two were childhood sweethearts.
After Yan Hanzhou’s parents passed away, Yan Xiuhua was worried her daughter would not have a happy life with Yan Hanzhou and thus was sowhat opposed to the idea.
However, seeing how committed i i was to Yan Hanzhou, as her mother, Yan Xiuhua understood their mutual affection, and couldn’t bear to separate them. But today, she had her agenda and requirents, and if Yan Hanzhou’s performance pleased her, she wouldn’t oppose the marriage.
"Auntie," Yan Hanzhou said respectfully.
"Let’s talk inside," Yan Xiuhua said calmly, looking at Yan Hanzhou.
Once inside, Yan Xiuhua looked around at Yan Hanzhou’s sowhat shabby dwelling and couldn’t help but frown.
"Hanzhou, I’ve watched you grow up," Yan Xiuhua started, "I’m not questioning your character; I’m perfectly comfortable entrusting i i to you. What I worry about is her enduring hardships with you."
"Mom, I don’t mind," i i hurriedly interjected.
But before she finished, Yan Xiuhua silenced her with a look.
"Auntie, I will work hard," Yan Hanzhou quickly assured, "I earn more now than I did before, and I’ve saved up so. I won’t let i i suffer with ."
"Hanzhou, I won’t make things difficult for you. If you want to marry my i i, at least offer a dowry," Yan Xiuhua said.
"I’m not asking for much. If you provide five hundred taels of silver, I’ll let i i marry you." Indeed, Yan Xiuhua didn’t make it too hard for Yan Hanzhou.
For Yan Xiuhua, who was the chief shopkeeper of one of the Yan family’s cloth shops, she had a certain wealth.
i i grew up with a life of luxury; if Yan Hanzhou couldn’t even co up with five hundred taels, how could she bear for her daughter to suffer?
"Five hundred taels..." Yan Hanzhou indeed felt a bit troubled.
Although he had saved so money, the most he had was two hundred taels.
"You’re unwilling to even give five hundred taels?" Yan Xiuhua’s expression turned a bit unpleasant.
"Mom..."
"Quiet," Yan Xiuhua said, glancing at her daughter, whose heart was lost in love.
Just then, a voice called from outside: "Hanzhou, are you there?"
Hearing this voice, Yan Hanzhou answered and opened the door, surprised to see the Yan family’s Fourth Elder walking in.
"Fourth Elder," Yan Hanzhou quickly greeted, bowing.
"Fourth Elder," Yan Xiuhua also quickly stepped forward to greet.
"Oh, Xiuhua, you’re here too," the Fourth Elder noted, glancing at Yan Xiuhua.
"Yes, I’m here to discuss my daughter’s marriage to Hanzhou," Yan Xiuhua smiled.
"Marriage?" The Fourth Elder raised his eyebrows and laughed, "Your daughter has truly married upwards."
This remark left Yan Xiuhua speechless.
What did that an?
Who was marrying upwards?
She was rely a shopkeeper of one of the Yan family’s three cloth shops and considered Yan Hanzhou nothing more than a poor lad; how could she be marrying upwards?
Ha!
"Hanzhou," the Fourth Elder said, "the Yan family has decided that the Evergreen Comrce Association in Zhanzhou State is soon to open. The Grand Worshiper personally appointed you as the deputy shopkeeper of the Zhanzhou branch."
"What?"
Yan Hanzhou was stunned.
Deputy shopkeeper?
Him?
Upon hearing this, even Yan Xiuhua was taken aback.
The Zhanzhou branch of the Evergreen Comrce Association?
Is this lad soaring to success?
Most importantly, it was personally appointed by the Grand Worshiper. Yan Xiuhua, as semi-upper managent of the Yan family, knew well the influence of the Grand Worshiper within the Yan family.
Even Yan Botao, the clan leader, had to follow the Grand Worshiper’s lead!
Although it was a deputy position now, within a few years, Yan Hanzhou would truly beco the chief shopkeeper! Yan Xiuhua understood these intricacies very well.
This lad had struck gold.
No wonder it was said her family was marrying upwards.
This wasn’t just marrying upwards; this was finding a golden groom!
She was rely a shopkeeper of a cloth shop in Changting Town, her status couldn’t compare to Yan Hanzhou’s at all.
No wonder even the usually stern Fourth Elder was so polite today.
"Do your best, Hanzhou, the Grand Worshiper thinks highly of you," the Fourth Elder smiled. "Alright, I’ll leave you to your marriage discussion. Carry on."
"We respectfully send off the Fourth Elder,"
The three of them bowed and said.
At this mont, Yan Hanzhou felt as if he was dreaming.
"Brother Hanzhou, congratulations!" i i excitedly gave Yan Hanzhou a kiss on the cheek.
Yan Xiuhua felt sowhat awkward, looking at Yan Hanzhou, unsure what to say at this mont. Now, suddenly changing her stance and saying the dowry didn’t matter seed a bit rcenary, didn’t it?
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