After being bound to the learning system in my mother's womb, I became the empress

Chapter 113 Do you want to take control of your life?
"I have taken the liberty to come here. I have specially prepared some small gifts. It is not respectful, so please accept it, madam." Qin Xue motioned to the maid who followed to present the gift.

Mrs. Gongsun glanced at the pile of exquisite gift boxes. They were all from shops where she was not willing to spend money on weekdays, and she was secretly stunned.

"Miss Qin is too polite."

The two parties chatted for a while, and Qin Xue explained the purpose of his visit: "I am here to ask Ling Qianjin to pay a visit to the house on the orders of my family's eldest son. Miss Xiling wants to meet Ling Qianjin."

Mrs. Gongsun: "Miss Xiling? Oh, I remembered. My father-in-law once praised this girl in front of us for her clever mind and great talent. Miss Qin, wait a moment, I will send someone to call Hui Niang. "

Gongsun Hui sat blankly in front of the window, staring blankly at the two sparrows playing in the tree.

Sometimes, she would rather be a sparrow, able to fly freely between heaven and earth.

At this moment, the maid knocked on the door and said, "Girl, a Qin girl has come to the Changguo Duke's mansion. She said she was here on the orders of their prince. Please come to the house to talk. There is a girl from Xiling who wants to see you."

Gongsun Hui was suspicious at first that he heard wrongly. Miss Xiling wanted to see her? !

Seeing that there was no sound for a long time, the maid thought that the girl was still sulking and didn't want to go, so she turned around and left, and the door suddenly opened.

"You just said that Miss Xiling wants to see me?"

The maid nodded.

Gongsun Hui's gloomy eyebrows suddenly lit up, like a candle that was about to be extinguished and its core was plucked.

Mrs. Gongsun watched her daughter follow Miss Qin to the carriage of the Duke of Changguo. She wondered who the Xiling girl was and why she wanted to see Hui Niang.

The Lin family courtyard.

Gongsun Hui met her idol, the girl from Xiling, through a screen.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with the Xiling girl's behavior of meeting her through the screen. The temperaments of talented people are somewhat different from ordinary people.

After she sat down behind the desk, an ethereal and melodious young female voice came from behind the screen: "Gongsun Hui, let me ask you a few questions. Please answer me truthfully."

Gongsun Hui's heart tightened, "Okay, feel free to ask."

"Do you want to do what you love?"

Gongsun Hui replied without hesitation: "I think so."

"Do you want to be independent in your marriage?"

Of course Gongsun Hui wanted to have freedom in marriage, but that was just an extravagant wish in her heart, and she didn't even dare to say it out loud.

After all, people at that time had always followed the orders of their parents and the advice of their matchmaker when it came to marriage. If she said that she wanted to be independent in her marriage, it would be deviant and shocking.

Therefore, facing the Xiling girl's straightforward inquiry, she did not answer for a while.

But there were no outsiders here, only the girl from Xiling, and Prince Lin, a child, so after a few moments of hesitation, she still said: "I want to."

"Last question, do you want to take control of your own life and stop relying on others?"

Gongsun Hui's eyes were lit up by this question.

She suddenly understood what she had always longed for in her heart, that is, as the girl from Xiling asked, she wanted to control her own life and no longer depend on others!
"I think!"

"Okay, in that case, let's sign this deed."

Xiaoyun, who was standing next to the screen, came over with a tray that had been prepared and placed it in front of Gongsun Hui.

There is a deed inside, as well as the ink pad and pen and ink needed to sign the deed.

Gongsun Hui was stunned by this sudden appearance, "Deed?"

Lin Xi behind the screen: "Take a look first, and then ask me if you don't understand anything after reading it."

So Gongsun Hui looked at it seriously.

She is a very smart girl, and there is nothing that she cannot understand about what is written in the deed, but she still has many doubts after reading it.

"You want to open a construction shop and ask me to be the shopkeeper?"

Lin Xi: "That's right, I own [-]% of this shop for the big owner. Lin Wushang, the eldest son of Duke Changguo, owns [-]% for the second owner, and you own [-]% and are responsible for the management. Shop." Gongsun Hui looked at the generous remuneration written in the deed. He not only held [-]% of the shares, but also received a monthly payment of ten taels of silver.

Ten taels of silver... was more than the personal money she had saved over the years.

She has no income. Her mother usually gives her twenty or thirty taels of pocket money every month. She also receives some New Year's money during holidays. She has saved all this money, but over the years, it has only been only a dozen taels.

If she becomes the shopkeeper of this shop, she can get ten taels of silver every month!
With this money, she can buy a lot of wood and stone, and she can realize her dream of building a house of her own.

Not only the house, she can also put the ideas in her mind into practice.

but--

"As a woman, can I be the shopkeeper? And I don't have much experience. I don't know what the shopkeeper has to do. If I don't do well..."

Lin Xi: "You just need to tell me if you want to be the shopkeeper."

If she wants to, then give her this opportunity. Anyway, she has enough trial and error costs.

If she doesn't want to, just pretend she didn't say it.

Want to, or don't want to?

Of course Gongsun Hui thought about it, but what was the use of thinking about it?Can she really?
She opened her mouth several times, but couldn't say anything.

I don't know what I'm worried about.

Perhaps, it is what my mother often talks about, "You are a girl..."

Perhaps, the people around her conveyed to her the view that women should not be exposed to the public.

Or perhaps, it’s because I’ve never received even a single encouragement or appreciation since I grew up to this age.

Therefore, when an opportunity comes, she will subconsciously doubt herself and want to retreat.

But, if she really quits and misses this opportunity, will she be willing to do so?Can she sleep in bed at night?
The answer in my heart is already very clear.

Gongsun Hui finally said: "I think so."

After the words came out of her mouth, she realized that it was not difficult to say these words.

She couldn't help but feel a little excited in her heart.

Lin Xi: "Then just sign and pledge the deed."

Gongsun Hui was sent back with a warm deed in her arms. Although the deed was thin, it inexplicably gave her confidence.

In the hall, the screen in front of Lin Xi was removed, and she sat facelessly on the couch, eating the candied roasted chestnuts peeled by Xiaoyun one by one.

The little mouth can't stop.

If Gongsun Hui knew that the Xiling girl she admired looked like this, she would probably be so shocked that her jaw would drop.

Lin Wushang stepped forward and gave Xiaoyun a look to stop her from peeling chestnuts for Lin Xi to eat.

"Chestnuts occupy your stomach. If you eat too much, you will have food accumulation at night."

Lin Xi felt that he was really lenient, like an old woman.

No wonder he died suddenly after becoming the regent in his previous life. It was probably because he took care of everything personally and took too much care.

But she had almost eaten the chestnuts, so she didn't confront him.

Lin Wushang wiped her hands and mouth with a handkerchief, as if he was serving her little ancestor.

"There are still [-]% of the stock in the shop, who do you plan to give it to?"

Lin Xi: "I don't know either. It depends on you. We are the chairman + technical director. You are the general manager. Gongsun Hui is the store manager + foreman. Now we only need a publicity person. .

"The fragrance of wine is also afraid of the dark alleys. Even though the fire kang is good, someone needs to spread the word. Those who do publicity must be eloquent, well-connected, and thick-skinned. Do you have anyone to recommend?"

(End of this chapter)