The more honest Cuihua was, the more guilt Gu Nian felt, "No matter how capable you are, you’re still just one person. While money is important, health is equally important. Just listen to me, using his car for a day won’t cost much." After Gu Nian finished, she added, "Oh, Cuihua, in a few days I’ll pay you your wages, and from now on you’ll get paid every month. A girl must have money in hand. Only with money can you have confidence, and not be bullied in the future!"
Cuihua turned her head to look at Gu Nian, her small eyes sparkling, asking in surprise, "Really?"
When she was at home, her parents told her that if anyone was willing to take her in, she must work hard and try to eat less.
But Gu Nian always insisted she eat more and didn’t mind her large appetite. Now she was even going to pay her wages, something Cuihua never dared to dream of.
"Of course it’s true. You’ll reap what you sow, so keep working hard, young one!" Gu Nian patted Cuihua’s shoulder, her eyes full of determination.
Cuihua nodded heavily, "I will definitely work hard. When I’ve earned some money, can you give me a day off to go home, okay?"
"Of course, I’m not Zhou Bapi. Whenever we’re not busy, you can go home whenever you feel like it." Gu Nian said.
"Great! Then I’ll definitely buy several bunches of candied haws, so each of my younger brothers can have one!"
Listening to Cuihua, Gu Nian shook her head helplessly.
As soon as she earns money, she thinks about buying candied haws for her brothers, without thinking of herself.
Forget it, I’ll still set aside half of her wages, so this silly girl doesn’t forget to save money, ending up with nothing after working so hard.
I’ll save it for her, and when she gets married in the future, I’ll give it back to her with interest.
As always, a girl has to have money to have confidence!
As the weather cooled, the business of selling cold noodles stopped. Lin Sanshui and Mrs. Jiang, along with a few sons, were busy with the seventy acres of land. It was easy to fool around as the family left early in the morning and returned late every day.
Lin Dashan and Lin Xiangdong helped oversee the matters on the hillside while Gu Nian focused entirely on saplings. Everyone thought it was Nan Jin Yu who was helping Gu Nian from behind, but in fact, Gu Nian didn’t dare let Nan Jin Yu involve himself in her affairs at all.
At this time, Gu Bei had already entered the northern land. The little one didn’t even know how to ride a horse and had to be held in the arms of a deputy general to ride on horseback to hurry on the journey. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel※fire.net
His features bore some resemblance to Gu Nian’s, though they tended toward coldness. His eyes were calm and undisturbed, seemingly unfitting for his age.
"Young Master, the people from Prince Nan’an’s Mansion have been closely following us and were captured saying they have urgent matters with you," said the guard riding up from behind.
Gu Bei hadn’t been back long, initially being treated dismissively by others, but after several months, no one dared to play any tricks in front of him at Prince Zhenbei’s Mansion.
"Urgent matters?" Gu Bei’s eyes flickered slightly, "It better be!"
Gu Bei dismounted, with the deputy general behind him hurriedly advising, "Young Master, although Prince Nan’an’s mansion doesn’t hold as much power as our Prince Zhenbei’s Mansion, the Heir of Prince Nan’an is the son of Princess Xueyu. The Eldest Princess passed early, so the Emperor’s nostalgia for the Eldest Princess has transferred to the Heir of Prince Nan’an. It’s better not to clash directly with them."
Though the Young Master was the prince’s only son, he was, at the moment, still just a young master of the mansion, somewhat lacking in status.