"In addition, when I go to Changzhou City, I also need to bring two capable helpers with me. I need to choose them carefully and ask for their opinions. I also need to explain the matter at the orchard. All in all, it will take five or six days."

After five or six days...

Manager Fu said immediately, "Then I will come to pick up Madam Xia in seven days. If Madam Xia needs any help during this period, or if there are any changes, please inform me at any time."

"Sure." Xia Mingyue nodded with a smile.

After the trip to Changzhou City was decided, Xia Mingyue saw off Manager Fu and went to Buyun Tower first to check on some matters in the kitchen. She then told Manager Ge that she would be away for a while.

Lou Shanzi is now able to take on the main responsibility, the brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu are also very good, and the other apprentices brought by Xia Mingyue are all diligent and attentive in their work. Whether Xia Mingyue is present or not, it does not affect the normal operation of Buyun Tower.

I don’t know why, but whenever Shopkeeper Ge sees Xia Mingyue, he feels inexplicably at ease. He feels that he doesn’t have to worry about anything and everything will go smoothly.

If Xia Mingyue wasn't around, he would always feel empty inside...

Although he knew that this was Xia Mingyue's own business and that he couldn't ask too much of her even as a partner, Manager Ge still looked hesitant and asked, "Mrs. Xia, can you say when you'll be back?"

"It's hard to say for sure. We need to see the situation in Changzhou City, but it will take at least two months."

All things are difficult at the beginning. Even though she already had experience running Xia Ji in Jinqiu County, she suddenly arrived in an unfamiliar place and still needed to constantly adjust and change in order to adapt to the local environment.

Fortunately, there are many capable people under Manager Fu. As long as she establishes the model and identifies a few reliable and capable people, she can hand over all the tasks to them without having to do it too much herself.

As a result, the time she spent in Changzhou City was limited.

If nothing unexpected happens, two or three months should be enough.

When Shopkeeper Ge heard Xia Mingyue say that it would take two months, his brows furrowed.

Two months is not a long time if used for other things, but if used to wait for Miss Xia's return, I'm afraid it will feel like a year.

I guess he'll have to count the days on his fingers every day...

Shopkeeper Ge felt disappointed, but he also knew that Xia Mingyue was on a serious business trip and he couldn't interfere casually, so he had to put away his disappointment and said, "I wish Madam Xia a smooth journey and everything goes well."

"Thank you." Xia Mingyue responded with a smile.

After discussing the development plan of Buyun Tower for the next one or two months with Manager Ge, Xia Mingyue said goodbye and left.

Shopkeeper Ge kept sending Xia Mingyue off until she reached the intersection of Xinghua Lane, and then he returned to Buyun Tower.

I sat on the fourth floor, brewed a pot of tea, and sighed while drinking it.

"What's wrong with the shopkeeper? Why do you look so worried?" Wu Xiong found the shopkeeper Ge and asked in surprise when he saw his look.

After telling Wu Xiong that Xia Mingyue was going to Changzhou Prefecture for a while, Manager Ge sighed again, "I really can't imagine how Madam Xia will live if she is not in Jinqiu County."

Without a backbone, I would probably lose interest in doing anything in the future.

Hey……

Shopkeeper Ge sighed again, full of melancholy and sadness, and took many twists and turns.

Wu Xiong disagreed, "The shopkeeper is too fussy. Madam Xia is only gone for a few months. It's not like she will never come back. There's no need to be like this." He really didn't expect that the shopkeeper, who was always in charge of everything and didn't care much about anything, would have such a sentimental side.

Wu Xiong chuckled.

Shopkeeper Ge glanced at him and said dimly, "Don't laugh, you will cry soon."

"What do you mean?" Wu Xiong was stunned.

"Think about it." Shopkeeper Ge bowed to Wu Xiong and tapped the table with his fingers. "This Lady Xia is going to Changzhou City to do business. She must bring a few people who can do things with her."

"Madam Jiang has been with Madam Xia for a long time. She is prudent and trustworthy. I guess Madam Xia will take Madam Jiang with her when she goes to Changzhou City."

That means Madam Jiang will also have to leave Jinqiu County for a few months?

The smile on Wu Xiong's face disappeared, replaced by a faint melancholy, but after a moment he waved his hand and pretended to be relaxed, "It's just a few months, not very long."

He can afford to wait!

"See, you're thinking it's simple again." Shopkeeper Ge glanced at him again, speaking more earnestly, "Mrs. Xia's Xia Ji in Changzhou City is a collaboration with others, and there will be help in the future, but it's like a mountain between two different trades. Even if you teach them almost everything, you still won't be able to learn many things until you encounter them."

"If we want to ensure that Xia's business is stable and long-lasting, we must arrange for a capable manager to watch over the stall and help Madam Xia look after it."

"Mrs. Jiang is very ambitious. I'm afraid she will volunteer to go there without waiting for Mrs. Xia's arrangement. In this case, I'm afraid Mrs. Jiang will have to stay in Changzhou City for a long time..."

This one is long, so it’s hard to say how long it is.

Maybe it will be one or two years, maybe five or six years, and if Jiang Zhuguo gets along well there and really likes Changzhou City, then he will stay there even longer.

Furthermore, if I meet someone I like there again...

It is not impossible to stay there for a lifetime.

Wu Xiong suddenly fell silent, with a conflicted expression on his face.

Shopkeeper Ge stood up and patted Wu Xiong on the shoulder. "Since you are interested in Madam Jiang, you might as well talk to her and fight for yourself. Whether it succeeds or not, you have finally said it out loud."

Maybe Jiang Zhuguo also has a good impression of Wu Xiong and will continue to stay in Jinqiu County for Wu Xiong.

Even if the favorability is not enough and Wu Xiong is not taken to heart, that's fine. At least Wu Xiong will no longer have any regrets, right?

Wu Xiong stammered for a long time, but ultimately said nothing. He just hung his head and stared blankly at the teapot in front of him.

Seeing that Wu Xiong was troubled, Shopkeeper Ge stopped talking and left Wu Xiong to think about it while he went downstairs first.

On this side, after Xia Mingyue returned home, Jiang Zhuguo pulled her into the house to talk.

"Do you have something to tell me?" Xia Mingyue poured Jiang Zhuguo a cup of tea with a smile.

"I have something to tell Sister Xia." Jiang Zhuguo nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then mustered up the courage to speak, "Sister Xia is going to Changzhou City to do Xia's business. Can you take me with you?" (End of this chapter)