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While Sun Baohai was getting ready for bed, the system suddenly started talking.

{The host has triggered a new mission. Your mission is to leave a favorable impression on your husband, and for the two of you to get along. Currently, the progress bars show that Zhang Jinhai's favorability towards you is five percent. Please continue to work hard host!} The system said cheerfully.

Sun Baohai was of course happy that his letters and gifts were well received but he suddenly had a question.

'Wait, favorability of people around me matters, or just Jinhai?'

{Everybody has it, the host just needs to ask to see it, though sometimes it might not work that way}

'Can I see the kids?'

{Sure!

Qiqi: Favorabilty- 35%

Xiao Xi: Favorabilty- 37%

Xiao Yan: Favorability- 56%

Xiao Yu: Favorability- 88%}

The numbers weren't that bad, but it seemed like since the twins were a little older it was hard for them to really favor and love somebody with their all after all they've gone through. It seemed like he needed to work more on spoiling the kids, especially the twins.

The next morning for breakfast he made stir-fried tomato eggs with porridge for himself and the kids and fed the baby milk.  After cleaning the house and the kids, he packed some food for the kids and dropped them off at Aunt Lin's house. After dropping the kids off, he then headed to town.

Since this has become a daily routine for him, people in the cart were very friendly to him, and would even save him seats if he were to come late. People made small talk with, him, and he was polite and responded. After he got off the cart he made way for his small shop. Today the line wasn't as long as the last three days, but that didn't worry him. He saw some familiar faces in the line, and that assured him that he indeed, had some loyal customers.

He was supposed to introduce the peach jam yesterday but because of the Zhang family this matter was delayed, so he planned on introducing it today. After going through the line and opening the door for his customers he stood in front of the door in order to make an announcement.

"Dear customers, today I will be introducing peach jam, they are going to be sold for forty wen. There are only ten jars and I will only restock on peach jams every four days, so first come first serve! Please come in," Sun Baohai opened the door as he finished the announcement.

At first, many people had complaints about the price, but as soon as they heard it wasn't going to be sold like the strawberry jam, the thought about price immediately disappeared and they only thought about possessing this jam. Who didn't want to own something someone else didn't have? And truly for such a jar of sweetness, this price was nothing.

In a flash, the peach jam was sold out, and the shop was left with disappointed people checking out with strawberry jam.  

It was about one in the afternoon when Sun Baohai had completely sold everything so he made his way home. As he boarded the cart, he made up his mind to hire somebody. Today when he went to Aunt Lin's house he would ask Lin Ning to come work for him. Her background was clean according to the village. She was honest and had done her primary studies, so she could account well. She was only a little timid, but a little training could fix that.  

He wanted to choose someone more mature but all of the mature ladies and gers we married with kids. He already had kids, so if there was an emergency he wanted to be able to rush to them without worrying about the shop. He couldn't just tell them not to go to their kids, so he could only avoid it early on. 

After arriving at the village he made way for Aunt Lin's house. The kids were in the backyard playing so they didn't notice that he had arrived.

"Hello, Aunt Lin, how were the kids?" Sun Baohai asked politely.

"As always little saints!" Aunt Lin laughed, causing Sun Baohai to smile.

"That's great then, I wanted to talk to you and Lin Ning about something do you mind?" Sun Baohai asked gently.

"No problem, sit down," Aunt Lin responded, prompting him to sit down.

"My shop in town has been doing well lately, and just me by myself is not working anymore. I'm very shorthanded there and need a helper. So I was wondering if Lin Ning was willing to come and be my helper. I will be paying her fifteen wen every week." Sun Baohai explained.

"Lin Ning?" Aunt Lin repeated. It's not like she didn't trust Sun Baohai but she was just a little shocked about this offer. Ordinary men in the village had to do hard labor to get this kind of money while her daughter would just earn it by doing light work.

"I know you're looking for a potential groom for Lin Ning, and you have found some matches, so her marriage is probably almost set. I just think it's a good idea for her to work and have some money on her own, plus I know her future husband will only make enough for basic necessities which is fine. But when they are kids, the belt will have to be tighter, and the one who'll suffer more is her. You and Uncle Lin have three sons but she's your only daughter, and I know you dote on her lot, but her future husband's family is not going to be like you guys. If she works she'll have some foothold in their house and will be able to stand up for herself. I like Lin Ning so I will also teach her more about accounting, and marital life, so please think about it," Sun Baohai sincerely explained.

"Well, how I could I refuse you after you gave me all these reasons? I know Lin Ning is someone that's soft and she does need some real experience. So I will entrust her to you. Today I just settled her engagement to the Zhou's family second son, and we decided for her to be married on the eighth of the eighth month, so please take care of her." Aunt Ning responded honestly. 

The Zhou family was one of the more comfortable families in the village, plus the second son was known for his gentle temperament so she settled for him for her daughter. But she knew that the Eldest Sister-in-law was the daughter of an old Xuicai who helped the eldest Zhou son become a Xuicai himself, so they gave her a lot of face and was also a little arrogant since she birthed two sons, so she was a little worried about her daughter, but with her bringing in money, and having some of her own then, she would get bullied.

"Okay then Aunt Lin, I will come to pick her up tomorrow for work," Sun Baohai said before going to pick up the kids.

When the kids got home he gave them some osamanthus* cake to placify them before going into the kitchen to cook. He had made some tofu yesterday and had just brought some eggplants and potatoes from the market so he decided to make rice and stir-fried eggplant and tofu, along with mild spicy and sour shredded potatoes.

The family once again had a fulfilling dinner before cleaning up and getting ready for bed. After tucking in the kids, Sun Baohai went to make the jam and accounted for all the money from his shop. Now he had about five taels in store, and if something happened this should be able to last them two to three months, so he was a little relieved, but to completely relax he wanted to have at least a hundred taels of silver in his savings.

After making all the preparations he needed for tomorrow morning, he cleaned up and decided to go to bed. There was no entertainment in this ancient time so he could only sleep early, but it wasn't so bad since he would wake up very early the next morning.





Osmanthus cake

Stir-fried eggplants

Stir-fried tofu

Shredded spicy and sour potatoes


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