Chapter 1008: Gone

Brother Cheng thought of Lv Bai who was so poor and always crying, and got scared, quickly shaking his head: "I don’t want to."

He didn’t want to become like Lv Bai, it’s too terrifying.

Then he nodded: "Don’t worry, brother, I definitely won’t let you down, I will definitely make money."

Gu Jin’an smiled, patted his head, and said: "That’s right. Go out and have some fun, no need to stay here all the time."

Brother Cheng took a look at his brother, and sensibly left.

Gu Jin’an then turned to instruct Daqing: "Keep an eye when you go back. If that woman dares to smash things, make her pay threefold for damages. These things inside the house belong to us, they can’t be smashed for nothing."

"Yes." Daqing responded, turned around and returned to the Moxiang Street residence.

Gu Jinli was laughing uncontrollably: "Brother, you already made ten thousand taels of silver off of her, and won’t even let her smash a few things?"

Gu Jin’an said: "Making money is one thing, but the things can’t be smashed for free."

Zongzheng Ya is their enemy, why should he be so nice to an enemy?

Saying that, he looked at Qin San Lang, scrutinizing him up and down, making Qin San Lang feel uneasy: "Brother?"

Gu Jin’an sneered: "Didn’t see this coming, you kid even managed to catch the attention of the Zongzheng family’s legitimate daughter."

Qin San Lang’s face sank, saying: "I don’t know why she would have such thoughts, but I hate her."

Gu Jin’an heard this, seeing the unabashed disgust in Qin San Lang’s eyes, and believed him.

He knew that with San Lang’s feelings for Xiao Yu, it’s impossible for him to fall for another girl. In terms of looks, Xiao Yu is not inferior to Zongzheng Ya, she even has a touch of spirit that Zongzheng Ya lacks. As long as San Lang doesn’t intend to cling to nobility, he would never abandon Xiao Yu.

However, as Xiao Yu’s big brother, he still warned Qin San Lang: "If you dare have a change of heart, I’ll castrate you!"

Qin San Lang wasn’t afraid, merely said: "You’ll never see that day."

He looked at Xiao Yu, eyes filled with burning tenderness: "Xiao Yu is different for me, only she can make me fall in love."

He and Xiao Yu have shared life-and-death hardships, besides mutual affection, they have a bond of going through life-and-death together, which no noble lady can compare.

He wouldn’t give up his most precious Xiao Yu for some wife-family advantage.

Gu Jinli listened and laughed, proudly glancing at Gu Jin’an, see what a loyal man she chose.

Ooh, Gu Jin’an was so sour his teeth hurt, waving his hand: "Hurry up and leave, seeing you two is annoying."

Always acting lovey-dovey in front of him, it’s affecting his studies and preparation for exams.

Gu Jinli laughed, taking Qin San Lang’s hand, saying: "Let’s go, we need to show care to single young men, can’t provoke him."

Saying that, she quickly slipped away before Gu Jin’an could get angry.

They hadn’t left Gu Jin’an’s yard for long when they bumped into Mrs. Chen: "Xiao Yu, Aunt has already written it as you instructed, hurry and take a look, if it’s fine then give the silver, Aunt will go arrange matters for the shop."

Mrs. Chen and Gu Dagui had been busy all night, woke up and worked for more than an hour in the morning, just finished writing, and found Gu Jinli without having breakfast, offering her the ideas and account book.

Gu Jinli took it, glanced over two pages, and said: "No, rewrite it."

"What?" Mrs. Chen was completely unprepared for this, getting frustrated and hopping up: "Xiao Yu, you just took two glances and say it’s not okay, how can that be? We’ve been working all night to write this. No way, you have to look carefully and tell me what’s wrong, or I won’t rewrite it!"

Sadly, Gu Jinli was more skilled, pinning her down: "If you don’t want to rewrite it, then don’t open the shop, anyway I have enough silver to spend, I don’t lack money."

Mrs. Chen was dumbfounded, staring at Gu Jinli in disbelief: "What did you say, you’re not even going to make money?"

Is this still the money-loving Gu Xiaoyu?

Gu Jinli said: "Although I love money, you clearly don’t understand how to run a shop. You bring me a rough draft like this, expecting me to fund the shop after reading it; I’d be dumb to agree."

She added: "I have one sentence, rewrite it until I’m satisfied, or even if you spend your own money to open the shop, I won’t agree."

The vinegar water has to be provided by her, without it, Mrs. Chen’s shop can’t open.

Mrs. Chen is sensible, immediately softened: "Okay, okay, okay, Aunt knew she was wrong, will just go back and rewrite, but tell me what’s wrong so Aunt can fix it. Keeping silent, leaving Aunt in the dark, isn’t that deliberately making things difficult?"

Gu Jinli gave her a clear path: "You could ask Aunt Luo, she knows these things well. Go find her, let her tell you what to prepare for opening a shop, after listening you’ll naturally understand."

Don’t find me, I don’t want to waste time teaching you. You’re too difficult a student, can’t handle it, find your own way.

Mrs. Chen heard this, her eyes lit up, slapped her thigh and said: "How could I forget Sister-in-law Luo, wait here, Aunt will go find her right away and write until you’re satisfied."

No way she’s not opening the shop to become a rich wife, over my dead body!

Mrs. Chen ran off like the wind.

Gu Jinli found it amusing, Qin San Lang seeing her happy was also pleased, asking: "How long do you plan to keep messing with Aunt Da Gui?"

Gu Jinli was innocent: "What do you mean by messing? I’m training her, without this, how can she stand on her own? Just relying on causing a scene can’t uphold a shop."

However, she will buy people for Mrs. Chen when the time comes, have You An and Xiao Sui keep an eye on things, there should be no problem.

Qin San Lang knew her concerns, said: "Xiao Sui has a few decent little beggars, letting them sell themselves into the shop to help, and after two years when the shop is established, they can redeem themselves and leave."

Gu Jinli said: "Is that okay? Will it delay your affairs? Two years, you can train them well."

After three years of observation, Qin San Lang finally took in that group of beggars under Xiao Sui as his confidants, this time selecting a hundred good ones for training.

Given a few years, they’ll be trained well, able to work for Qin San Lang, even going to the battlefield is no issue.

Gu Jinli didn’t want him wasting resources for her.

Qin San Lang smiled: "It’s okay, it’s just two people."

Giving her two people to help Aunt Da Gui, ensuring the tofu business doesn’t run into trouble, is indeed necessary for her.

Gu Jinli thought it over, eventually agreed: "Alright, as you say."

The tofu and seasoning business are family-owned, so they absolutely can’t encounter problems.

Qin San Lang heard this, laughed, took her hand, and said: "Let’s go, take you out for fun, didn’t play much yesterday."

Thinking of how yesterday’s good mood was ruined by Zongzheng Ya, Qin San Lang felt quite uneasy.

Gu Jinli laughed: "Alright, today I’ll trick you again, make you spend money!"

Qin San Lang: "Feel free to trick."

His silver is all hers.

Gu Jinli laughed, following Qin San Lang out, going away to eat, drink, and have fun.

Things weren’t going well for Zongzheng Ya, under Gu Jin’an’s threat, she had to order the servant to pack up and prepare for departure.

And she seemed to feel humiliated, leaving not at dusk but after noon.