novelhk Chapter 203
Chapter 203
Xuan'er is already six months old, and it is time for him to have fun. Wei Jue often plays with the child on the bed.
Like two little kids, Wei Jue at this time was no longer as cruel as usual. Instead, he played like a kid without any restraint.
Sometimes Ye Xi felt as if she were in another world when she was watching from the side, as if they were a harmonious family of three.
She felt a little uncomfortable when she thought that this kind of happiness should have belonged to her and Pei Zhu.
She felt like a frog being boiled in warm water, as if she was slowly being eroded by everything Wei Jue had arranged, and becoming what he expected her to be.
Some time ago, she received another letter from her brother, in which he said that her sister-in-law Ling had given birth to a niece for her and named her Ye Yinyin.
After learning that she had also given birth to a son, he sent her a gift, which was for Xuan'er.
It was a longevity lock prepared by Ye’s mother. Two of the same style were made.
There was a small leaf engraved on each of them. One was given to his brother's daughter and the other was given to Xuan'er.
Ye Xi gave it to Xuan'er. It was her parents' blessing to their child.
At first she was afraid that her parents would be unhappy so she held back and didn't tell her family, but she finally told them later.
The brother revealed in the letter that although Ye's father didn't say anything, he was very happy to hear that she had given birth to a child.
Although the Ye family did not approve of Ye Xi's approach and seemed to dislike Wei Jue, they seemed to no longer be angry with Ye Xi and still cared about her children.
Ye Xi wondered, if she had given birth to a baby for Pei Zhu as soon as she got married, would she be happier and more fulfilled now?
However, her consideration at the time still made sense. After all, who would want to have a child at the age of sixteen?
I'm still a child. If I really have a difficult birth, I'll be finished and my life will be over.
Because of giving birth to Xuan'er, Ye Xi received a reward from Wei Jue and received many land deeds in the suburbs of Beijing and shops in the downtown area.
Ye Xi did not refuse. She thought that these were what both she and Yao Yushu had. Little did she know that these were all compensations from Wei Jue for not giving her a legitimate status.
She finally figured out the purpose of the small shop she bought. She named the shop "Zhi Teahouse" and sold two kinds of things.
One is the tea bag she prepared, which is similar to modern milk tea, but you need to make it yourself.
She selects the tea base, then adds the appropriate amount of sugar, flower buds, etc., mixes it, and packs it with paper for sale. This is suitable for those who want to drink tea at home.
One is brewed tea, which is suitable for guests who want to drink it on the spot.
Because the shop is small, customers either stand and drink and leave their bowls behind, or bring their own bowls to take away.
Ye Xi spent three months blending tea and decided on several flavors before opening the shop.
When the restaurant opened, it adopted a tasting system and customized cups as small as Kung Fu tea cups.
We hired two waiters to promote the tea in the store, so that interested customers passing by could try the tea first and then buy it.
Free stuff always attracts a lot of people, and many people like to come back and forth for free drinks.
Ye Xi didn't care much about this, because the drinks didn't cost much in total. Even if it was just to get a bargain, it would bring popularity to her store.
The guy also revealed that because there were free tastings, there were basically no people buying tea on the spot.
Ye Xi didn't expect to make money by selling ready-made tea. Her purpose in doing so was to "fish".
For the nobles from wealthy families, they may be reluctant to use the same cup to taste the wine with ordinary people.
If they are really interested, they can ask the servants to bring bowls and buy tea to try.