"Isn’t it because I’m worried about the children!" Mrs. Jiang said with a bit of hesitation, "I just hope they can all be well. I don’t wish for wealth and glory, just a life without worries about food and clothing is better than anything."
Just as she was speaking, Gu Nian came in. Afraid that she might overthink, Mrs. Jiang quickly closed her mouth.
Gu Nian also knew that she often didn’t act like a six-year-old child, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Fortunately, no one in the family thought much of it; at most, they just believed she was a bit smarter than average children.
Early the next morning, Lin Sanshui took all the silver to the town, paid the remaining 950 taels, and filed it with the authorities. This old restaurant located in Qingshan Town for many years officially changed its ownership.
Lin Sanshui originally wanted to write the deed in Gu Nian’s name since, whether it was about money or ideas, Gu Nian contributed the most.
However, Gu Nian had even bigger plans next; in fact, she didn’t even regard this small restaurant highly, so she simply refused.
Of course, when the restaurant operated and generated profit, the dividends would be distributed according to each person’s investment, including Nan Jin Yu.
Gu Nian handed the blueprint she had modified overnight to Lin Sanshui and gave him another 200 taels of silver, "Dad, take this money to hire a good craftsman to renovate the restaurant. The renovation requirements are all written on this paper; they should be able to understand it. If there’s anything unclear, they can come and ask me."
The restaurant had already cost so much silver to purchase, and since Lin Sanshui knew nothing else about it, he could only follow Gu Nian’s instructions.
But when he saw the silver in Gu Nian’s hand, he still refused, "Our family still has about a hundred taels left; it should be enough to pay the craftsman’s wages. You should keep this silver and use it when needed."
Gu Nian directly stuffed the silver into his hand, "Dad, don’t be polite with me. Renovation is a big deal; it affects the success of our future business. We must hire renowned craftsmen in town; don’t try to save money and do a shoddy job."
Lin Sanshui was amused by her serious demeanor, "Alright, don’t you trust your dad to handle things? Sometimes I really wonder, am I the child, or are you the child!"
Lin Sanshui went to the back yard to bring out the cow and said, "When the restaurant opens, we might need to add another ox cart; just one cow won’t be enough for all the work."
"Then let’s get another one. We’re not short of a cow’s name!" Gu Nian laughed. The source of thɪs content is 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁
Lin Sanshui chuckled as well.
Erhu came over and asked Gu Nian, "Little sister, is there something I can do? I’ve been idle for several days; give me something to do."
The sausage-making at home had also stopped, and Erhu was bored out of his mind for the past two days.
"Me too, I’m also idle!" Cuihua suddenly shouted from the side, startling Gu Nian unexpectedly.
Erhu covered one ear and turned to look at her, "Can’t you speak quieter? You’ve scared my sister."
Cuihua lowered her head sheepishly, saying nothing.
"Let’s go find Uncle and Second Uncle. Erhu, ask around if anyone in the village wants to sell their pigs, have Uncle and Second Uncle slaughter them. Also, go to Old Mr. Li’s place and buy a ram, and slaughter it too," Gu Nian said.
"Killing so many animals, even though the restaurant hasn’t opened yet, can we finish eating it all? Won’t we waste it?" Erhu was a little worried.
However, the mention of slaughtering pigs instantly lit up Cuihua’s eyes.