The first day’s battle resulted in no one mentioning playing mahjong in the following days.
Indeed, there wasn’t any time to play mahjong.
They had to start making New Year visits to relatives and friends.
They didn’t have a maternal family to visit, but Shen Ci had to go and offer New Year’s greetings to Song Ting no matter what.
Song Ting now resided in the renovated Song Family’s Medicine Garden.
Another reason he lived there was that Han Zheng had discussed with him about the partnership in developing a high-quality orchard two months ago.
Right next to the Medicinal Garden was a dilapidated brick factory spanning over twenty acres, which Han Zheng had bought.
Now, two months later, the renovated farm not only had fences, houses, and chicken coops built, but its orchard and vegetable garden were full of Medicinal Chicken manure...
Everything was in place, just waiting for the New Year to plant fruit saplings and vegetables.
The only regret was that the place was too small.
But rarity is precious, and it was not appropriate to be too high-profile at the start; there are advantages in being small.
After having dinner at Song Ting’s place, Song Ci and Meng Chuyue went back to the courtyard house.
This time, Song Enzhi and Su Jinnian didn’t come along; they stayed at home to help entertain relatives and friends or make their own visits.
In these few days, Han Muchuan and Lee Mi didn’t cause any trouble either.
Besides meal times, they went out together to hang around.
It wasn’t aimless wandering; they were looking for business opportunities, wondering if they could make their own way in Imperial without relying on Han Zheng’s help.
Compared to them, Han Xiao had a much more leisurely time. He would get up early to practice boxing and then spend the day playing chess with various guests.
Han Muchuan and Lee Mi wandered continuously until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and Medicinal Food Hall reopened, yet they hadn’t come up with a plan they were satisfied with.
Hai University had already started the new term.
Lee Mi couldn’t wait any longer.
Around nine in the morning, she went to find Han Zheng with Han Muchuan.
In these days, except for meals, Han Zheng always ignored the two of them.
Lee Mi and Han Muchuan felt very awkward about this.
But Han Zheng had always been indifferent, treating them the same way in the past. He only instructed the servants at home to take great care of them, never getting involved personally, and rarely communicated with them.
Sometimes, they felt that Han Zheng didn’t really have any affection for them.
He had adopted them as a show for others.
But, was there a need to stage such an act for others to see?
Moreover, if it was for show, why would he give them so much property?
They couldn’t understand.
They hadn’t minded it too much in the past.
However, now that Han Zheng had separated them out and become so indifferent, they always felt underestimated.
But now wasn’t the time to worry about these matters. Upon seeing Han Zheng, Lee Mi said softly, "Dad, you’ve all come over. We also want to come here; what do you think?"
As was his usual manner, Han Zheng responded with a gentle smile, "The two of you have always had your own ideas, and you’ve always been right. So, don’t ask me this time; do whatever you think is best."
Lee Mi feigned an ingenue’s smile and said, "Then, we’d like to come over, but, we don’t know what business to do. Dad, do you have any good suggestions?"
Han Zheng smiled and spoke seriously, "Chuyue and Shen Ci’s ambition is to be doctors. They say they will continue to study and as for the family business, they feel the current operation of Medicinal Food Hall is enough to keep us comfortable. Therefore, they don’t want to pursue other ventures. For this reason, I haven’t researched the market and can’t give you any advice."
That’s how Han Zheng nipped in the bud the "partnership" Lee Mi wanted to suggest next.
What the two of them didn’t know was that Meng Chuyue and Shen Ci had already opened many factories and companies in Imperial.
However, to lessen the complications, these companies and factories were entrusted to reliable people to manage, and they acted only as the behind-the-scenes bosses.
Left with no alternative, Lee Mi said, "In that case, we’ll have to think of something ourselves."