C28 Marriage by Finger

"Don't say that, sir. I'm doing this for the family business."

The three shop assistants left one after another. Only Ye Yuan was still listening to the three men outside the shop.

Tao Lao San quickly introduced Tao Xiaozui, "Oh right, this is the young master of the Zhou family from Henan. He will be staying at our house for the next few days."

Tao Xiaotu nodded her head and felt that Third Brother Tao had something else to say.

After closing the door, Third Brother Tao led Young Master Zhou in front while Tao Xiaozui and Ye Yuan followed behind.

Ye Yuan also hesitated for a long time before speaking to Tao Xiaosui, "I heard from Miao Miao that Young Master Zhou came for you."

"Why did he come for me?"

Even now, Tao Xiaosu still did not know the background of this Young Master Zhou.

Ye Yuan only shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he didn't know the inside story.

When they arrived home, Tao Laosan told Ye Yuan to go into the house to make Young Master Zhou's bed. Tao Xiaozui made tea and entered the house.

"Dad, how long will Young Master Zhou be staying at home?"

Tao Laosan looked at Young master Zhou and pulled Tao Xiaosui to sit down, "Dad has something to tell you. Sit down first."

"In the past, I saved Master Zhou by chance. In order to repay his kindness, Master Zhou arranged a marriage between the two of you."

Only then did Tao Xiaozui understand why Third Brother Tao had warned her not to get too close to Ye Yuan.

It turned out that Tao Xiaosu's marriage had been decided long ago.

Tao Xiaosui sized up Young Master Zhou. Although he was gentle and polite, this was the first time Tao Xiaosui had seen him today...

"Marriage?"

"Daddy, I just want to accompany you. I don't want to get married."

Tao Xiaosui only wanted to do business. Why did Third Young Master Chen and Young Master Zhou keep talking about her marriage?

"Miss Tao, since the two families agreed on the marriage and it's already the wedding day, you should keep your promise."

Young Master Zhou seemed to be in a hurry to marry Tao Xiaosui, which made Tao Xiaosui anxious.

In the past, Tao Xiaosui could use Third Brother Tao as a shield, but this time was different. Her marriage with Young Master Zhou was set by Third Brother Tao.

"Daddy...!"

"You're already seventeen and not young anymore. It's time for you to get married. Since you're already married and you have the ability, how can the Zhou family not let you open a shop?"

When Tao Lao San said this, Young Master Zhou immediately followed up, "Of course. My father is not conservative, and he is very tolerant of his sisters. If Miss Tao likes it, you can go out and open a shop to do business."

With them saying this, Tao Xiaozui no longer had any excuses. She could only sit quietly to the side and listen to Tao Laosan and Young master Zhou decide on her own matters.

"I don't know what your father means. Does he plan to let you get married this year or next year?"

Although Tao Laosan knew very little about Young Master Zhou, he still looked like a good young man at first glance.

"My father wants us to get married this year. I am the second son in the family, and big brother's health has never been good. I take care of the family business."

With that, Young Master Zhou looked at Tao Xiaozui. He was very satisfied with her, "Miss Tao also has this talent. In the future, you will definitely..."

Before Young Master Zhou could finish speaking, Ye Yuan knocked on the door and walked in.

"Uncle Tao, the house has been tidied up and the water has been boiled."

Third Brother Tao nodded and arranged for Young Master Zhou to rest: "Young Master Zhou must be tired from the long journey. We are not in a rush for these things tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Young Master Zhou could only politely nod his head and follow Ye Yuan out.

After he left, Tao Xiaozui acted like a spoiled child beside Tao Laosan and said unhappily, "Daddy, don't marry your daughter."

"Then what about Young master Zhou?"

Third Brother Tao didn't want his daughter to leave him, but he couldn't go back on his words.

"It's not that he's bad, it's just that my daughter doesn't want to leave daddy. Daddy is alone at home and it's hard to see him in the future."

The sudden mention of marriage made Tao Xiaomiao panic.

She closed the door and sat down with Tao Laosan and his daughter. She lowered her voice and said, "This Young Master Zhou suddenly came. We don't know if he's real or fake. How do we verify it?"

"Besides, since he really is Young Master Zhou, look at him now. You may know his appearance but not his heart. Who knows what he is like inside?"

Third Brother Tao was worried that Tao Xiaozui would be wronged, so he changed his attitude and agreed with Tao Xiaozui.

"That's right! If our Xiaotu marries a beast in human skin and daddy isn't by your side, then it would be hard on our Xiaotu."

Third Brother Tao thought that things had to be done step by step, "Let's first confirm if he is the real Young Master Zhou, then see what kind of person he is. What do you think?"

The reason why Tao Xiaosu said all this was to throw the matter aside and analyze it. Most importantly, they had to delay it as much as possible to see who this Young Master Zhou was.

"Let's do it this way! We can talk about other things later."

Hearing Tao Xiaosui's words, Third Brother Tao immediately realized Tao Xiaosui's scheme.

"Let's make a deal. If he really is Young master Zhou and is a good person, you have to keep your promise and marry him."

Before Tao Xiaosu could deny the marriage, she immediately denied what Third Brother Tao said.

"No, no, no, I didn't agree to marry him. How about we take it one step at a time?"

Third Brother Tao tried to persuade her but failed. Under Tao Xiaosui's insistence, he agreed.

After returning to the room, Tao Xiaosui sat alone by the window. She was extremely worried about this matter.

Ye Yuan and Young master Zhou lived in the same room and the two were wary of each other. They both wanted to find out the truth about each other.

However, compared to Ye Yuan, Young Master Zhou was no match for him. With just a few words, Ye Yuan knew everything about Young Master Zhou.

However, because Young Master Zhou was embarrassed, he did not know how to ask. He did not manage to get anything out of Ye Yuan. He only knew that Ye Yuan was saved by Tao Xiaosu and was now a bodyguard of the Tao family.

As for the matter between Ye Yuan and Tao Xiaosu, Ye Yuan didn't want Young Master Zhou to know about it, so he naturally didn't say anything.

Early in the morning, Tao Xiaosu got up early and went to the kitchen to make something. She stood together with Third Brother Tao.

"The contract that we signed with Mr. Fang states that our shop can't be more than five kilometers away from theirs. Fortunately, it's not too far away."

Speaking of the shop, Tao Xiaozui had other plans. "How much does it cost to open another shop?"

"I estimate that the deposit for a year would be at least two hundred taels of silver. In addition to the ingredients, manpower, tables, chairs, kitchen utensils, and other miscellaneous items, it would be around three hundred taels of silver."