Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Your Secret
Perhaps it was her anxious expression that moved Uncle Xia.
Uncle Xia pondered for a moment.
“Actually, what you said is right, running goods is indeed dangerous… and also, it takes away time from home… Well, on this occasion, I will clear the goods I have in hand, and stop running. Like you, I will find a store in the county to sell Southern goods. It will be more convenient to take care of the family, and you can watch over me.”
Without wasting words, Uncle Xia agreed to stop the transport business to take care of her.
“Uncle…” she choked up again.
“My child, why do you seem to cry so easily now?” Uncle Xia laughed heartily.
“I’m not,” she said, breaking into a smile.
No matter how big a soul is inside one, once in front of a beloved elder, one turns back into that little girl.
Once Uncle Xia knew Chuyi’s thoughts, he acted efficiently. The next day, he planned to go to the city to find Qian Wei and also asked Qian Wei to help look out for a suitable large store for him to do business.
“Uncle, let me come with you. I have a clear idea of the kind of store I want to open,” Chuyi told Uncle Xia.
Hearing this, Uncle Xia thought it made sense.
“Okay, then come with me!”
Once they reached the county town, they found Qian Wei.
Turns out, Qian Wei had already picked a spot for Chuyi, a noodle restaurant for transfer near the coal mine staff quarters.
Everyone knows the coal mine workers have money; business here is the best.
The store came with a small courtyard.
And it included a second-floor loft, suitable for sleeping or storage.
Chuyi was very satisfied; this meant she could live directly in the store.
In the future, when she hired people, they could stay there as well.
“However, this store will be handed over on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, two days from now,” Qian Wei added.
Now, unlike the future, at the year’s end, most food shops wouldn’t open.
That meant after taking over the store, it wouldn’t be possible to open the food shop immediately.
Chuyi nodded, indicating she didn’t mind.
After all, she needed to tidy up the store anyway; she wasn’t in a rush to start business immediately.
Having settled the store matter, Chuyi and her uncle bid farewell to Qian Wei.
As for Xia Mei’s job, Chuyi kept it a secret for now, saying she would resolve it in time.
Uncle Xia didn’t ask further, and the two returned to the village.
In the following days, all was calm, and Chuyi often took advantage of the night to slip into her space to study.
Time passed slower there, which was a great tool for her to review.
However, she didn’t dare stay long, fearing a mismatch with real space-time.
When her head buzzed from reading too much, she would emerge from her space and help Aunt Xia with chores as a way to rest.
Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia doted on her endlessly; they thought well of her no matter what she did.
Though the elders indulged her, she didn’t indulge herself.
Every morning she went for a run to exercise her body.
Even when it snowed, she still ran as usual, keeping to the flatter roads near the village.
While running, Chuyi was suddenly stopped by someone.
It was Xia Lan, whom she hadn’t seen in days.
Xia Lan stood with her hands behind her back, eyes sparkling, “Chuyi, I know your secret!”