In their line of work, they're constrained by the nature of the job—the closer it gets to the holidays, the busier they are. So when it comes to exchanging gifts and making the rounds among friends, they usually can only squeeze it in before the festival, or rack their brains to carve out time.
To be honest, Liu Yunong hadn't originally planned to give Fu Yu pointers on this kind of thing. With interpersonal favors and social dealings like these, once you've gone through them enough times, you naturally gain experience bit by bit.
But when it comes to her own apprentice—who has now become her future brother‑in‑law—her mindset is inevitably a little different.
Before, whenever she spoke to him, she still had some reservations, and she wasn't as invested as she is now.
Back then she was purely thinking: see if there's a chance to train Fu Yu into her successor.
Whereas now, she's planning to groom Fu Yu into the heir to the family business.
