flstandardbreds Chapter 174 Thank You Gift 1
Chapter 174 Thank You Gift 1
They arrived very early. Shen Li and the others had just finished breakfast and were planning to go out to buy supplies when they heard Mother Wu come to report that Mr. Lu was coming with Young Master Lu and Miss Lu.
Soon the two sides met, and Shen Li also saw Lu Cheng. As the richest man, he had a special temperament of a scholar. In addition, he was not bad looking and dressed well, which made him look noble.
"Sister Ah Li!"
Lu Nian was wearing a brand new set of clothes, holding a wooden box in his hand, and running towards Shen Li happily.
Lu Cheng was also looking at Shen Li. The first time he saw her, he concluded that this girl was no ordinary person.
Yes, when ordinary people are fleeing famine, they don't have the courage to take two unrelated strangers with them, and they won't even have time to get rid of them.
Thinking of this, he stopped and stood still, "I am Lu Cheng, and I came here today to thank Miss Shen, Master Shen, and Madam Shen for saving our children's lives."
After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the Shen family and stood up five seconds later.
Lu Jing on the side had no intention of stopping it. In his opinion, his father did not see clearly what kind of person his stepmother was when he married her. Not only did he not see clearly, but he even trusted her immensely, which indirectly led to their tragedy.
It’s just a gift now, Sister Ali can afford it!
Lu Nian did not stop him, but moved a few steps to the side when his father bowed.
Lu Chen obviously took his children's actions into account and realized that it was his own negligence that almost harmed his children.
"Mr. Lu, you are too polite. Please take a seat."
After they sat down, two maids very considerately served tea to everyone.
"I have prepared some small gifts to show my appreciation."
Lu Nian also pushed the wooden box in his hand over, "Sister Ali, these are all things I like very much, and now I'm giving them to you!"
The little girl then opened the box, revealing the glittering jewels inside. Although the wooden box was not big, the things inside were very valuable.
Shen Li just opened her mouth to refuse, but was blocked by Lu Nian, "Sister A Li, you can't refuse. These are the gifts I received in previous years. They are all from my heart."
Shen Li took out a night-shining pearl and said, "Anian, these things of yours are too valuable..."
“Miss Shen, although A-Nian’s personality looks soft, he is actually very stubborn. Just accept it.”
"Okay, then I'll take it."
The father and daughter took turns to do this. Shen Li was not the pretentious type, so she simply accepted it. And judging from Lu Nian's expression, these things were common to her.
Lu Cheng had a faint smile on his face the whole time. At this time, the servant brought a lot of cloth and gift boxes from the door. "It's just that I prepared a little gift for you. I hope Miss Shen won't refuse."
Then he took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve and said, "By the way, I heard that Miss Shen and her group are planning to settle down in Suzhou City. I have two manors outside Suzhou City, but they are a bit far away and inconvenient to manage, so I gave them to Miss Shen."
Shen Li was very tempted to see that he gave away two farms at once. As for the inconvenience in managing them, just listen to it, it was just an excuse.
Lu Jing and Lu Nian were standing behind Lu Cheng, winking at Shen Li frantically, signaling her to put it away quickly.
Shen Li chuckled, feeling embarrassed to accept Lu Nian's things, but her father's things were different.
"In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Lu."
Lu Cheng shook his head. "These are just some external possessions. They are not as good as A Jing and A Nian."
"By the way, from what I understand, Suzhou City is now planning to accept refugees from all over the country. If Miss Shen goes there early, she can get a good place."
Shen Li nodded, "We originally planned to set off in the next two days."
She really doesn't know this now, but it doesn't matter now that she knows it, as they are very close to Suzhou City.
Next, Lu Cheng exchanged a few words with Shen Changshan and others, and then went to several other courtyards with the servants behind him. He prepared some gifts for each family, but the one from Shen Changshan's family was the heaviest.
When Lu Cheng went back, Lu Jing and Lu Nian did not leave and volunteered to take Shen Li and others shopping.
From then on, whenever the Shen family bought something, the brother and sister would rush to pay for it, and they also prepared some things for Shen Li and the others that they thought they really needed.
After this purchase, there was one more carriage of things. Lu Nian waved her hand and gave the carriage and the horse to the Shen family.
Of course, Lu Nian did not forget her little friend Shen Xiaoya. She also prepared a gift for Shen Xiaoya and bought her a lot of beautiful clothes and skirts.
At noon, Lu contracted a few tables for dinner, and when they went back after buying things, the food had just been delivered.
Lu Cheng also showed up at this time, "I have prepared some light wine and food, please enjoy them."
Shen Changshan was able to accept it well. After all, he had accepted so many gifts in the morning, so it seemed that there was nothing unacceptable about the meal now.
Lu Cheng also sat at the same table with them to eat. He did not put on any airs and even picked up the wine glass and toasted the Shen family.
Shen Li also drank a few glasses. According to Lu Jing, this is called Lihuabai, which many women like because it is soft and not strong, and the alcohol content is not too strong.
I haven’t had a drink since I got here. It should be said that I rarely drink alcohol after the apocalypse.
But today's food was quite good, with some special dishes from Jiangnan as well as dishes from other places, and we didn't drink too much.
After dinner, Lu Cheng took the brother and sister away. Shen Li and her family checked the gifts prepared by Lu Cheng in the room.
Lu Cheng not only prepared rice, flour, grain and oil, but also a lot of cloth, jewelry, ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. Shen Li could tell at a glance that it was wild ginseng, but not of high age.
Perhaps because he heard that Fourth Brother also liked reading, he still had quite a few books. The rest were some snacks and supplies, such as tea cups, tea leaves, etc.
In addition, there was a box containing a small box of silver bills. The family was stunned when they looked at the stack of silver bills.
"Oh my god, how much money does this cost?"
Shen Yuanzhou reached out and picked up one, and smelled it closely. He could indeed smell the ink of the banknote. Then he nodded to the family with a serious face, "This is real!"
The whole family came back to their senses because of his silly behavior. Shen Qi'an looked at his third brother and was speechless for a moment:
“Third brother, with the Lu family’s wealth and my younger sister being the savior of the Lu brothers and sisters, there is no need for him to do this.”
Shen Yuanzhou nodded. He had already taken the banknotes and started counting them. "Well, I know. This is my first time as a country bumpkin in the city!"
Except for Shen Li, everyone in the family was silent. It was also the first time for them to have a young lady riding in a bridal sedan!