"I want to marry Yuchi?!"
Damn!
You, Changsun Mei, what nonsense are you talking about?
How come you went out for a bit, and upon returning, spouted such outrageous words?
You're a young lady.
But you're a lady of the Zhangsun Family; are you exhibiting anything like the virtues of a maiden?
You can't blame Changsun Hao for being rigid; girls in this era still need to mind many things.
Not every woman is Xun Xian.
As the eldest daughter of the Zhangsun Family, what does it sound like when Changsun Mei said all that just now?
Like a pretty girl walking down the street, waving a flower in one hand while shouting to passersby.
"Do you fear loving me?"
It's about that shocking.
The ancestors' coffin lids would be unable to hold down, and the bones inside would start crawling out.
"Grandpa!"
"Don't be so uptight!"
"I completely believe what you said to me earlier now!"
Changsun Mei earnestly clutched a folding fan, her handsome face adorned with the clever smile of a young girl.
Now she feels that the men's attire on her body isn't appealing anymore.
No way!
Starting today, she should switch back to women's clothing and pursue him crazily; she must conquer Yuchi!
Changsun Hao covered his eyes, too embarrassed to look.
Is this really his granddaughter?
Mutated?
The contrast is just too much, isn't it?
"But you finally believe what I said?" Changsun Hao asked in return.
"Mm! I completely believe it!" Changsun Mei snapped her folding fan and confirmed.
"Haha, is that so?"
Changsun Hao breathed a sigh of relief, "I said that kid is a wolf in sheep's clothing and a brutal person, right?"
He looked as if a burden had been lifted.
"No!"
Changsun Mei immediately shook her head.
Changsun Hao's wrinkled smile froze at once, and his granddaughter's expression seemed off.
Cheeks flushed, with a look of disgrace on her face, how does it have a touch of infatuation?
Could it be Yuchi used some means?
That's impossible.
So many people in the chamber of commerce.
"Oh! Grandpa, what are you thinking, I truly believe he's a smart man!"
"You wouldn't know, today he spoke a lot, directing out many issues to the chamber of commerce!"
"It opened my eyes!"
"Then it's mainly about two things!"
"One is that we don't need to get involved with sects now; we have the government to protect us!"
Changsun Mei said brilliantly.
Have the government protect us? Changsun Hao didn't catch on for a moment, "What do you mean?"
"Yuchi said the chamber of commerce shouldn't spend silver on such things."
"He said the six families are a whole, and our level of protection should be equal."
"Besides, only if it's obviously beneficial protection for us, why should we get involved with the sects?"
"So he directly went to the County Magistrate."
"And then the County Magistrate agreed that we could use the Celestial Capital Department!"
"Our chamber of commerce needs only to provide ten thousand taels a year to receive protection from the Celestial Capital Department."
"The people from the Celestial Capital Department will come over within these two days!"
Changsun Mei said excitedly, pacing around on the ground.
The folding fan swayed gently, a layer of beautiful sweat appearing on her delicate forehead.
"Huh?"
"The people from the Celestial Capital Department agreed!"
The Celestial Capital Department, Demon-slaying Bureau, Defense Department, Imperial Decree Department, these are the main Four Major Institutions of the government in the Nine Provinces.
The Celestial Capital Department is specifically for protecting various official positions.
The Demon-slaying Bureau deals with miscellaneous monster affairs from time to time.
The Defense Department includes the Head Constable, patrol, etc., Xun Xian is part of the Defense Department.
The Imperial Decree Department includes the County Magistrate, advisors, and some civil servant officials.
So.
The Defense Department protects the citizens within the city.
The Celestial Capital Department protects the officials of the Imperial Decree Department.
The Demon-slaying Bureau operates from a different angle.
The Four Major Institutions each have their roles.
Hence, these four systems are quite robust and usually do not overstep their bounds to handle matters.
Who'd have thought Yuchi could persuade the government office?
Getting the Celestial Capital Department to protect them?
Their family was eating at the government's table?!
"Isn't it?" Changsun Mei giggled, "Isn't my Yuchi amazing? And then also..."
"Wait!" Changsun Hao immediately reached out to stop.
"What is it, Grandpa?" Changsun Mei wondered.
"Here's my question, you just said your Yuchi, what do you mean by your Yuchi?"
Changsun Hao came to his senses.
Smiling bitterly in silence, "Changsun Mei, calm down a bit, don't say things that allow others to gossip."
Why does my granddaughter wear men's clothes?
Perhaps Changsun Mei herself doesn't know why she's wearing men's clothes, but he, Changsun Hao, does.
That's because she feels no young man could match her.
So being independent is just fine.
But now, just after chatting with Yuchi for a while today, she's directly ready to switch to women's clothes.
She's convinced?
The efficiency is too fast, isn't it?! Another month, perhaps she'd even have a baby.
"Grandpa, don't you understand the subtlety of love at first sight?"
"Yuchi gives me the best feeling."
"Where's the evil you mentioned, he's purely a great kind person!"
Face twitching, Changsun Hao was incredulous, "Him, Yuchi, a great kind person?"
"Yes!"
"And then he also mentioned the other thing, which is A, B, C, D!"
Changsun Mei said brilliantly, now she really couldn't hold it in.
"A, B, C, D? What does this mean?" Changsun Hao didn't quite get it.
"Here's the thing..."
Changsun Mei explained Yuchi's plan in detail to Changsun Hao.
It was a part she could completely understand.
When talking about it, she elaborated in detail.
After going through it thoroughly for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, she fully explained the four categories of A, B, C, D to her grandfather.
Changsun Hao suddenly understood.
Expression shaken, the idea was indeed very well-organized.
"So do you know the advantages of doing this?" Changsun Hao turned and asked.
"Yes!"
Changsun Mei rattled off all of Yuchi's explanations again.
Changsun Hao listened quite satisfactorily.
"Yes, just like you said, as long as we can promote this standard."
"In the future, the credibility of the chamber of commerce will become increasingly formidable."
"Later on, for common people, they don't even have to choose clothes without classification."
"They can directly choose according to silver."
"With our chamber of commerce backing this, it's wholly linking credibility with business."
"On the one hand, it supervises our chamber of commerce to move forward diligently, on the other hand, it allows credibility to flow out like silver."
"Accompanied by the word of mouth from the common people."
"Before long, clothes without the chamber of commerce's emblem won't sell at all."
"A, B, C, D are our weapons too!"
Changsun Hao thought with emotion.
The young man indeed has exaggerated ideas.
Why couldn't I think of this idea?
Why can I only stab from the back? Yuchi is still formidable.
"Isn't it? Isn't my Yuchi amazing?" Changsun Mei's red lips spread, a smile blooming like a flower.
"He's indeed a bit amazing." Changsun Hao was convinced.
"Hee hee."
"Then, the women's clothes at home."
"I want to dress up properly! This is the kind of man I, Changsun Mei, should have!"
After a pause.
Changsun Mei walked seriously up to her grandfather, "Old man, take care of yourself in the future, if I become a member of the Wei Family."
Changsun Hao, "..."