Chapter 222: 135 Acting Cute (Second Update)_3
Gu Jiao wasn’t blaming the second shopkeeper, she genuinely did not understand.
Such a concept simply did not exist in her emotional repertoire.
Whoever was nice to her, she would be nice back; whoever bullied her, she would retaliate, even if it was her own father.
She looked oddly at the second shopkeeper.
The second shopkeeper had long known that she was an unconventional girl, her thoughts were different from theirs. He gave a bitter smile and patiently explained, “Actually, I can’t really explain it myself, maybe… I just remember the kindness he once showed me.”
Gu Jiao still did not understand.
Perhaps she would never understand for the rest of her life.
“If you’re not going back to the Hu Family, what do you plan to do?”
Gu Jiao thought seriously about it, “Why don’t you sell medicine with me?”
The second shopkeeper: “…”
The suggestion didn’t seem comforting, but thank you!
At first, the second shopkeeper thought that Gu Jiao wanted him to hawk medicine on the streets, but he later realized that she wanted to open a Medical Hall.
The capital was provided by the second shopkeeper, while Gu Jiao provided her skills, each holding a 50% stake.
If someone else had persuaded him , the second shopkeeper would never have agreed. He lacked the confidence and the fighting spirit.
But Gu Jiao was different.
She had a convincing power about her.
The second shopkeeper mustered his courage: “Sure! Let’s do it!”
However, the second shopkeeper, having been expelled from the Hu Family, didn’t have much silver left. Even if he rented the cheapest shop in the vicinity, it would require at least three thousand taels of silver.
“I can lend you some,” Gu Jiao said, “but there will be interest.”
The second shopkeeper: Something seems off!
At noon, when Xiao Liulang came back for a meal, Gu Jiao told him about the silver. There was still a thousand taels left in the house, and she may use about eight hundred.
In the study, Xiao Liulang was sorting out the books to bring to the academy. Without thinking, he said, “The silver is for you to use, you don’t need to tell me.”
Gu Jiao made a sound of acknowledgment: “Aren’t you going to ask what I need it for?”
“For what?” Xiao Liulang asked.
“To lend money at high interest!” said Gu Jiao.
Xiao Liulang looked confused.
“Haha,” Gu Jiao was amused by his reaction, “Just teasing you. I’m lending the money to someone else! You know him, the second shopkeeper from Huichun Hall.”
Xiao Liulang inadvertently asked, “I heard you used to be a medicine boy at his house?”
Gu Jiao blinked, “Who told you that?”
“Your mother-in-law,” Xiao Liulang replied.
Ever since he discovered that her box might be a small first-aid kit, Xiao Liulang had a vague guess. But since she didn’t say anything, he didn’t break the silence either.
They each had their own secrets.
His identity, and her background.
Xiao Liulang picked up a cup of hot tea from the table and took a sip.
Gu Jiao made a noise, pointing at the other cup of tea on the table, “That’s the one I just drank from. This cup was poured for you.”
Gu Jiao leaned on her hand, looking at him, “I drank from it, you drank from it. Round it off, didn’t we just indirectly do that thing?”
Xiao Liulang’s handsome face flushed as he said seriously, “What are you talking about? The place I drank from isn’t the same as where you just did!”
“Oh.” Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow, challenging him not to blush, “I’m off to cook.”
“Hmm.” Xiao Liulang’s expression was stern.
Gu Jiao took one last look at him and turned to go cook.
From the kitchen came the clatter of pots and pans. It was only then that Xiao Liulang let out a sigh of relief. He pressed his fickle heart, his gaze focusing on the teacup.
He slowly picked up the teacup and carefully took a sip.
Little Jinkong suddenly popped in!
Xiao Liulang choked, almost choked to death!