The maids were busy moving chairs and tables to the courtyard, and the cook brewed tea and placed it on the table.
Qiao Mai put down her embroidery and smiled at them.
"You must be tired. Sit down and have some tea."
"What's all this about?"
"I've hired over ten servants. Three are in the front shops, and these few work at home during the day and stay in the house behind the shop at night. They'll move in once the house is ready."
"You should have hired two maids long ago to look after Ling'er. She's too young to be left alone."
"It's not too late for that."
Yuan Jiaqi felt uncomfortable with the sudden addition of so many women in the house.
Old Master Wang noticed this. Feng'er and the other two children also felt uncomfortable. However, in the Wang household, there were servants, so it wasn't as noticeable.
