A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

Although this excuse was full of loopholes, it was a great way for Kang Ning to save face at this moment. After all, it was better than admitting that he had just kissed the Marquis.

Moreover, although she was already a concubine who had received betrothal gifts, she had not yet officially entered the family! Strictly speaking, the intimate contact between the two of them just now was indeed against propriety!

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Chapter 118 The Heart-Swept Old Lady Shouhua! A Soulmate with the Marquis!

"Yes, yes, yes!" Kang Ning quickly agreed with his elder sister Shouhua's words.

You know it's an excuse! I know you know it's an excuse! But as long as no one calls it out on it, the excuse is valid!

"Pfft!" However, Shouhua lightly covered her lips and then burst out laughing.

Fortunately, she knew that she still had to save face for her third sister, especially in front of the Marquis.

If we make too many jokes and pursue this matter too much, the Marquis might think that I am a jealous woman!

Shouhua thought to herself, then turned to the Marquis and said, "The question you asked just now is indeed my fault for not telling you earlier that the Marquis was coming tonight."

"So my mother and three younger sisters went to bed early."

"If Your Excellency wishes to see your three younger sisters, I will go and wake them up right away?"

Shouhua blinked and waited for Wei Tingyu to speak.

Seeing this, Wei Tingyu couldn't help but sigh, Shouhua is truly the perfect wife that every man dreams of!

She always puts her husband first, but at the same time, she seems to have a lot of opinions and often offers excellent suggestions.

Of course! Her own wives and concubines were no less than her, she was just lamenting that all the outstanding women in the world had been taken into her harem!

As for the matter of Li Niangzi and the others already being asleep, Wei Tingyu certainly didn't doubt it.

Needless to say, Second Sister Fu Hui must have been putting on a show at the Fan family all day. Just thinking about it makes me tired, so getting some rest early is a must, because tomorrow is her turn to shine!

The two little maids, Fourth Sister Haode and Fifth Sister Leshan, naturally expend a lot of energy playing and frolicking during the day, so it's normal for them to be sleepy early in the evening.

As for Li Niangzi, her mother... she has always been under a lot of pressure!

After experiencing a series of ups and downs these past two days, they must be exhausted.

Thinking of this, Wei Tingyu intended to stop Shouhua from waking them up, but before he could speak, Kang Ning became anxious.

"No, no, no!" Kang Ning waved her hands repeatedly after hearing her sister's words, saying anxiously, "Mother and my sisters have already gone to sleep. It wouldn't be good to wake them now! Don't disturb them!"

Of course, she said this mainly because she was afraid that her sisters would find her abnormal demeanor when they woke up.

After all, it was already embarrassing enough that my older sister knew what had just happened!

If all the sisters found out, Third Sister felt that she would have to find a crack in the ground to crawl into in order to avoid dying of shame!

"What are you saying, Third Sister?" However, upon hearing Kang Ning's words, the eldest aunt, Shouhua, frowned and said, "Second Sister, Fourth Sister, and Fifth Sister are all concubines whom the Marquis has betrothed to!"

"If the Marquis wants them to get up and greet him, even if they have already gone to bed, they should quickly get up, dress, and come out to pay their respects!"

“My mother is an elder, so there’s no need for that.”

"But my three sisters must not neglect our lord like this! This is not the way to get along with him in the long run!"

As soon as Aunt Shouhua finished speaking, Wei Tingyu and Kang Ning were both stunned.

By the standards of this era, Shouhua's words are perfectly correct! Even if Kangning is a stubborn girl who is unwilling to admit defeat, she cannot find any fault with them!

Of course, one of the main reasons why Shouhua was so strict with herself and her sisters was that Wei Tingyu's household didn't just include the five sisters! There were also the wives and concubines who had already entered the household!

Although Shouhua has not yet seen Dou Zhao and the others in person, nor does she know their personalities.

However, one could already vaguely see the influence of the Dou family's upbringing in Dou Ming.

In addition, Li Niangzi also gathered a lot of information from Wang Yingxue. She only knew that the ladies and concubines of the Marquis's mansion were all outstanding in their own way, gentle and charming, and the Marquis was very satisfied with them!

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so pampered, would they?!

Therefore, with the two sides now in comparison, Shouhua is even more determined not to let the Li family sisters be outdone by the concubines and ladies of the Marquis's mansion who entered the mansion earlier!

Although we don't intend to compete for anything, we certainly won't be at a disadvantage in terms of female virtues and teachings!

"No need! No need!" Wei Tingyu knew all too well how annoying it would be to be suddenly woken up while sleeping soundly.

As the saying goes, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you!"

Besides, I didn't come here today with the intention of taking all five Li sisters back, so there's really no point in waking them up from their sleep!

On the contrary, having Aunt Shouhua and Third Aunt Kangning with me right now is quite good!

"Thank you for your understanding, Lord Marquis!" Shouhua breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing Wei Tingyu's refusal, then smiled faintly and bowed to him, saying, "I personally thank you, Lord Marquis, on behalf of my three sisters!"

Good heavens! How can this woman be so well-mannered and knowledgeable?! It's impossible not to love her!!

When Wei Tingyu saw Shouhua like this, he couldn't control himself any longer. He reached out and took her soft hand, pulling her a step closer to him.

Shouhua was taken aback but obediently stood next to Wei Tingyu, her pink dress lightly touching Wei Tingyu's robe... This extreme ambiguity seemed to suddenly raise the temperature in the entire room.

Meanwhile, Third Sister Kang Ning watched in stunned silence.

Good heavens! The Marquis is so gentle with my eldest sister! He took her hand and slowly pulled her closer, enjoying this ambiguous feeling of slowly drawing near...

Why were you so rough with me, just pulling me into your arms and kissing me like that?

Thinking of this, Kang Ning couldn't help but pout, and then subconsciously took two steps forward, standing on the other side of Wei Tingyu.

Shouhua was taken aback for a moment when she saw her sister's actions, then smiled slightly and didn't mind at all.

"Oh, right, we still have some snacks here!" Kang Ning also noticed her eldest sister Shouhua's gaze, but at this moment, no matter how shy she was, it was not noticeable.

After all, the thought of sisters accompanying their husbands is a little embarrassing, but now it has actually come true.

Faced with this inescapable future, she could only muster her courage and slowly adapt.

However, Kang Ning wasn't quite at ease yet, so she subconsciously glanced to the side, not daring to meet her older sister's eyes!

As a result, when her gaze shifted to the side, Kang Ning's eyes suddenly lit up because she saw a plate of pastries on the table in front of her.

The eldest sister, Shouhua, brewed a cup of fragrant tea for the Marquis, so why don't we offer him a plate of pastries? That's what it means to be sisters in harmony!

Thinking of this, Kang Ning quickly took two steps and placed the plate of pastries in front of Wei Tingyu.

“This…” Wei Tingyu looked at the pastries Kang Ning was holding and said, “These don’t look like the pastries from your Li family, do they?”

"Qiongnu bought these from Panlou across the street!" The eldest sister, Shouhua, shook her head helplessly and said, "Third sister, how could you take someone else's pastries to offer to the Marquis?"

"Huh?" Kang Ning was taken aback, only then remembering that he had indeed sent Qiong Nu to buy such a bowl in order to find out the truth about Panlou pastries.

The reason the three of them were still awake was because they were planning to study this dessert together!

As a result, because my mind hadn't fully recovered from what had just happened, I completely forgot about it.

“But the pastries at Panlou are indeed quite good!” Wei Tingyu blinked, then reached out and took the bowl of pastries. He picked up one of them and looked at it, saying, “No wonder the business is so good!”

“Yes!” Kang Ning and Shou Hua immediately perked up when the topic turned to business.

After all, the Marquis's romantic feelings for his children are one thing, but the Li family's current business dealings are also very important.

Since the Marquis is here, we can speak our minds and hear his opinion!

Thinking of this, Shouhua and her third sister Kangning exchanged a glance and said, "Panlou's tea and snacks are just this small dish, with everything from salty and sweet to meat and vegetarian!"

"I wonder how much effort went into making this candied plum mille-feuille!"

"My sister and I are confident in our skill! There's no pastry we can't make well, no matter the season!"

"But seeing these things makes me so ashamed!"

Shouhua's voice was still somewhat discouraged when she said this, after all, the pastry chefs in Panlou were truly masters, and it was difficult to compare with them in terms of skill.

“Four items will cost ten coins!” Kang Ning said, picking up a piece and examining it.

"People coming from all over the country, going to the early morning market, or doing business all night long, are just looking for something new, so it's fine."

"Over time... these fingertip-sized snacks can fill you up!"

"If you ask me, let's make our specialty, the roasted flatbread!"

"Cut the steamed bun into slices, coat them with honey, and bake them. They'll be fragrant and crispy! Delicious and filling!"

Kang Ning always believed that doing business required being honest and providing generous portions, since their customers were mainly hardworking people who worked from dawn till dusk.

"I'm afraid people in the capital will find it too crude and not presentable!" Shouhua knew that her third sister was right, but people in the capital do have some spiritual needs!

Even if your product is very affordable, if it doesn't look good or has a bad name, few people will be willing to spend money on it.

“This is not difficult!” Wei Tingyu smiled slightly and said directly, “The cheaper the ingredients, the better, but the quality must not be low!”

To put it bluntly, isn't it just about packaging? For an ordinary person from modern times, even if they don't have much business experience, they still understand these trendy terms and meanings.

Shouhua and Kangning's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing Wei Tingyu's words, especially Shouhua's.

Because she had just thought of this too, but before she could say it, Wei Tingyu beat her to it.

At this point, she was even more certain that she and Wei Tingyu were on the same wavelength!

"So how exactly do we do it?" Kang Ning blinked and asked Wei Tingyu.

“It can’t be called a roasted pancake!” Wei Tingyu thought for a moment and said, “It should be shaved into jade-like leaves and chewed to make the sound of snowflakes.”

"Renaming it 'Su Qiong Ye' would be most fitting!"