After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1141 Coquetry
There was a thick stack of letters from Jin Jiashu, but judging from the contents, there didn't seem to be anything important.

In the letter, he talked about his recent life. From the time he went to the hot spring village in the first month of the year to now when he returned to the city and lived there for a while, he never stopped eating medicinal food and was almost tired of it. But Ma Ma thought that these medicinal food were good for his health, so he had to bite the bullet and swallow them. He only hoped that after Haitang married him, she would take over the household affairs and re-plan the menu for three meals a day, so that he would not have to suffer this pain anymore.

Haitang secretly suppressed her laughter, thinking that he had suffered last year. Although he had rested for a long time, she didn't know if he had fully recovered now. It would be good for him to eat some medicinal food to supplement his nutrition. Even if she was in charge of his family's menu, she would still find a way to supplement his diet, and medicinal food would definitely be indispensable. And because she had also stayed in the palace for a long time in her previous life, her ideas about nourishing food were probably similar to Ma's, at most with a few more tricks. If Jin Jiashu thought that she could get him rid of the entanglement of medicinal food by taking charge of the household, he was probably wishful thinking.

Jin Jiashu also mentioned that he had been going to Mingshu Hall to ask teachers for help with his homework recently, and he could no longer stop by to see his fiancée Haitang. He wanted to use the excuse of talking to his good friend Haijiao to take the opportunity to see Haitang to comfort his longing for her, but he was repeatedly stopped by the people around him. Even the teachers told him not to do anything reckless, so as to avoid outsiders gossiping about Haitang. He was depressed and missed his fiancée more and more. He only blamed time for passing too slowly and the auspicious day for the wedding was delayed. He didn't have many opportunities to see Haijiao, but whenever they met, he would definitely ask his future brother-in-law about his fiancée's current situation. He heard that Haitang was living a normal life and was in a calm mood, so he felt a little resentful again. Could it be that his fiancée didn't miss him? Why did he suffer from longing for her, but Haitang could live a peaceful life?
When Haitang saw this, she couldn't help but shudder.

This is not something Jin Jiashu would say, but he did say a lot of corny things in the past, but not so resentful... Never mind, Haitang thinks she is older and more mature, so she can stay happy and calm before marriage, but Jin Jiashu is still a young man, and it is normal for him to be a little anxious before marriage. She will be more tolerant.

Jin Jiashu also mentioned that the project of the other courtyard had been completed. When he went to Mingshutang, he personally went to see it and was very satisfied with the layout of the other courtyard. He also said that the flowers there were in full bloom and the lotus would soon be in full bloom. The lotus pond in the other courtyard was brought in from the old garden of Cheng'enbo Mansion. The area was not large, but many lotus and water chestnuts were planted. A pavilion and a long corridor were also built beside the pond. It must be a good place to cool off in the summer. Jin Jiashu couldn't wait to live in the other courtyard with his newlywed wife.

Although the Jin family mansion is magnificent and rich, in Jin Jiashu's mind, the courtyard is his dream home. He plans to move there after marriage, and now he is planning to have someone decorate the house, so he wrote to Haitang to ask her how she wants to decorate the room? There are many houses in the courtyard, and she can live wherever she wants. They can live in different courtyards all year round and enjoy different scenery. Such days must be beautiful...

Those days were indeed beautiful, but Haitang still remembered that Jin Jiashu wanted to build a separate courtyard so that he could ask teachers for help nearby and concentrate more on studying for exams, not to enjoy the beautiful scenery. If he was always thinking about his love affairs and lived too comfortably in the separate courtyard as a newlywed, what would happen to his studies?
Haitang knew what kind of life she would live in the future, and had prepared the necessities to maintain that kind of life. She could lie down and rest assured, but Jin Jiashu could not.

If he was content to be a simple relative of the emperor, cling to the thigh of Empress Dowager Xu, and enjoy a life of wealth and comfort, Haitang would never say anything. But since he wanted to achieve something in his studies, pass the imperial examination, and become a noble civil servant in the future, he had to work hard and study hard in the next few years.

In order to realize his own dream, in order to avoid regrets in the future, and for his wife to be able to live a peaceful life, Jin Jiashu should not indulge himself in the beautiful newlywed life, but work hard to pass the imperial examination first!
Haitang secretly decided that when she replied to the letter later, she must remind Jin Jiashu to work harder and not slack off on his studies. But then she remembered that Jin Jiashu could only lie down but still relied on his own efforts, so he still needed more encouragement. So she planned to give him some sweet treats to prevent him from getting bored.

As for the decoration of the villa, Haitang was not in a hurry. The Jin family had limited manpower, and they must be busy with the wedding and the wedding banquet. There was no need to add more burden to them at this time and ask them to allocate manpower to decorate the villa. After the wedding, she would be the mistress of the Jin family. How could she decorate the new house in the villa? Wouldn't it be easier to decorate the new house by herself than to remotely control Jin Jiashu? At least, she knew what she wanted in her heart, and she didn't have to worry about Jin Jiashu getting the wrong idea and mistakenly picking other decorations that she didn't like...

Jin Jiashu talked about the little things in life in the rest of the letter, such as the official boots for the wedding gown. Ma Ma originally said that she would make a pair for him, but she was old and her eyesight was not good, so she could not make them, so she had to ask Chunyu to do it for her. But Chunyu was used to doing this, but the boots she made were a bit tight for him. He wanted to say it, but he was afraid that Ma Ma would blame Chunyu, so he could only bear it himself, because he would only wear it for one day anyway...

Haitang blinked, and suddenly thought that Jin Jiashu had spent most of his time recuperating in the past six months, eating well, drinking well, and sleeping well. After returning to Beijing, he seemed to have resumed his daily exercise. Although his exercise intensity was far less than when he followed her to do exercise and learn self-defense in Chang'an, at least he could walk around his yard ten times a day, and jogging three or five times was also manageable.

Jin Jiashu is not yet 20 years old and is still in the growth stage. With adequate nutrition, good rest, and appropriate physical exercise, his growth must have accelerated, right? The last time Chunyu made shoes for him was probably half a year to several months ago. In such a long time, his feet may have grown longer...

No wonder Jin Jiashu felt the boots made by Chunyu were too tight!
Jin Jiashu didn't know if he had noticed this, but he just complained in the letter, saying that he didn't really like wearing boots made by others to get married, but he had no other new boots available...

Haitang smiled. She looked up at her brother Haijiao and said, "Brother, can you get Brother Jin's current shoe size? It would be best if we could measure it according to his current foot length."

Haijiao was stunned: "What do you want this for?"

Haitang smiled and raised the letter in her hand: "Brother Jin was flirting with me in the letter, saying that he wanted to wear the boots I made to get married. Boots are not difficult to make, and it only takes a few days, so I will make him a pair."

Haijiao wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he said nothing. However, his expression was very strange, as if he was choked by something.