News from the outer city rarely reached the inner city, but Chu Yunli could still occasionally hear about what was happening in the Gao family. For example, Mrs. Yang stayed at her parents' house and refused to come back. After coming back for two days, she quarreled with her concubine.
In a rage, she returned to her parents' home.
For another example, the daughter-in-law that Gao Mu disliked the most was Fang Nianqiao, and she often found fault with her. The most common thing was that she insisted on eating her daughter-in-law's food.
Even if Chu Yunli had heard about it, if it were Luo Zhiniang, she might be upset, but in front of her, she would just treat it like gossip.
She has been a little busy recently.
Luo Zhiniang's business was previously managed by Gao Mingzhe.
The Luo family has been making porcelain for generations, and the porcelain produced from the kiln is sold to more than a dozen surrounding prefectures. Gao Mingzhe took over a channel from his father-in-law and purchased it at a very low price. He could make money directly by selling it.
A special shop was opened in the city to sell porcelain. Because the goods were cheap, the monthly profit was good. That channel and the porcelain shop were the Gao family's most profitable business in the past.
To put it bluntly, the money Gao Mingzhe earned in the past should have been earned by his father-in-law.
Now that she has taken over, it is not easy to run a business and deliver goods. This channel has been given to Mr. Luo, who has made drastic changes to the shop. Let’s talk about the tea shop first. In the past, it mainly sold tea. When it came to precious and rare tea,
, the guys down there are a little looser, it’s easy to lose money, let alone make money.
She took the money, bought a three-story building, opened Si'an Tea House, hired a cook to make snacks, and a storyteller to tell some novel stories. Once the business started, it was good.
The rest of the shops have been renovated one after another, and business has improved more or less. Another medical shop has been opened, and all kinds of meatballs are the best sellers.
Two months later, she had earned more money than Gao Mingzhe had ever earned before. When the stewards saw this, they were no longer dissatisfied and all acted honestly.
After the teahouse opened, Chu Yunli was not at home much during the day. She took her two children with her and was mostly at the teahouse during the day. Recently, she was planning to open another restaurant.
Luo Yingniang has been fond of eating since she was a child. The snacks in the teahouse are good. She has become a regular customer since it opened. One day she accidentally discovered that the owner of the teahouse was Chu Yunli, so she often went to the third floor to talk to her. When she saw her flipping through the ledger, she said, "How much money have you made?"
Less, right? If you have this ability, you should have kicked your brother-in-law a long time ago."
Chu Yunli: "..."
"Can't eating stop your mouth?"
Yes, Luo Yingniang came to the third floor and hung all the snacks and tea on Chu Yunli's account, blatantly eating and drinking for free.
Luo Yingniang was silent for a moment, then asked, "What happened to Fang Sheng and the female ghost later on?"
This is the story told by the storyteller below.
This is a long story and it will take half a month to finish. It is only the third day. Chu Yunli laughed and said, "If I tell you, you won't come. You are a big customer of our teahouse, so I can't tell you."
Luo Yingniang: "..."
She thought for a moment and said, "I learned something interesting yesterday. Do you want to hear it?"
Chu Yunli put down the account book and sat across from her, "You can talk if you like. If you don't, forget it. I'm not curious."
Luo Yingniang looked unbelieving, "About Luo Qiaoqiao! Are you really not curious?"
Chu Yunli became interested, "Let's talk and listen."
Luo Yingniang raised her chin and said, "Tell me the story first."
Chu Yunli: "..."
"It's the same thing if I ask someone myself."
Luo Yingniang: "...she divorced!"
Chu Yunli was surprised and put down the teacup, "Really?"
"Isn't it true?" Luo Yingniang's face was at a loss for words, "She somehow persuaded my fourth uncle to come forward and kicked my brother-in-law out like you, and only gave him a shop. Yesterday, my mother asked me to go home, and she insisted
Let me also make peace..."
Chu Yunli couldn't help but laugh, "Auntie thinks you have been wronged."
"But I don't think so!" Luo Yingniang said seriously, "The family is very lively."
Chu Yunli was convinced by this reason.
Luo Qiaoqiao's husband was chosen with the help of her aunt. She has a small family, and her background is not even as good as Gao Mingzhe's. However, she is good at business. With her little dowry, she now has five shops in the city.
They all have land deeds, and they all have nothing to do with porcelain. They all earn money from serious business.
The two had been married for more than ten years. They gave birth to a daughter at first, but there was no good news after that. Instead, they had a pair of concubine children.
Thinking of the child, Chu Yunli asked again, "What about the child?"
Luo Yingniang replied casually, "Same as you, the child has returned to Qiaoqiao. The two concubines were taken away by my brother-in-law." At this point, she paused, "So my mother wants me and Li, and there is no need to worry about the child. At worst, she will change her surname.
If you die, you will treat the child as if his father is dead."
She shook her head, "I didn't agree. If I also reconcile, who of our Luo family's daughters will dare to marry her in the future?"
Chu Yunli couldn't help laughing, "You think too much."
"My mother said the same thing." Luo Yingniang sighed, "I really feel that I am living a good life. Those women are as obedient as quails in front of me, letting me rub them and flatten them. I like them very much."
I don’t know whether I like those women or their obedient attitude.
Another month later, Chu Yunli's restaurant opened. Before that, she gave the cook a few recipes. After the restaurant opened, the food tasted unique and the business was good. It was surprising that it found a place among several major restaurants.
When the direct branch of the Luo family talks about business, they will bring people here to take care of the business. Therefore, several aunts like Chu Yunli very much. Going to their own restaurant without all the messy things is better than going to the flower restaurant, right?
Therefore, those aunts secretly sent gifts.
After Luo Zhiniang got married, her relationship with these aunts in her family gradually weakened. Recently, she became close to them again because of the restaurant.
On this day, Chu Yunli was settling accounts in the teahouse. The restaurant owner came over to report the accounts. Before leaving, he remembered something and said, "My boss, Mr. Chen Tuchen wants to settle the accounts."
As for the debt, some wealthy men and young masters don't like to pay every time. Some people will pay some money in advance and charge off the bill every time they eat. There is another way, which is to pay on credit in advance and settle the account at the end of the month. The former
You can hang up the accounts at will. If the latter wants to hang up the accounts, they have to report it to the shopkeeper.
If he comes from a wealthy family, the shopkeeper will naturally accept it. If he is that kind of scoundrel, the shopkeeper will reject it directly. Since it is presented to him, it proves that there is something special about this person.
Chu Yunli was a little confused.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he immediately explained, "He is Miss Luo Wu's previous husband."
This was a bit confusing. Chu Yunli thought about it for a moment before realizing that he was Luo Qiaoqiao and Li's husband. "What do you think?"
The shopkeeper bowed and said, "Mr. Chen has been in business for many years and is famous for keeping his word. Now he runs a cloth shop and the business is good. If there is not much, you can hang up."
Since it was possible to hang up and the shopkeeper came to ask...Chu Yunli instantly understood that he was asking her if she was taboo, "Hang up, there is no reason to push the business out?"
The shopkeeper agreed and said, "I accidentally learned that Mr. Chen will be very happy next month. Does my boss want to give me a gift?"
They had just divorced. Chu Yunli was curious, "Who will you marry?"
"This is Aunt Hong from before, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter to Mr. Chen."
After the divorce, do you make your concubine your wife?
If it were someone else, Chu Yunli probably wouldn't think much about it, but it was related to Luo Qiaoqiao, so she felt it was necessary to find out more about it, "Prepare a congratulatory gift to send."
The shopkeeper looked a little strange.
She knew about her boss's previous reconciliation with Li, and she could tell that he was intolerant. Her sister and Li should share the same hatred and hostility towards her brother-in-law. If she encountered someone with an impatient temper, she might just not let him in and stop doing his business. Unexpectedly,
It can also allow him to hang up his account.
That's why he told Chen Tu that he wanted to make his concubine his wife. Originally, if the master knew about this in the future, he might blame him for not telling him in advance.
Unexpectedly, after learning about this incident, the boss did not regret the debt, nor did he get angry. Instead, he had to prepare congratulatory gifts... Either the boss was not a good person, or he had a bad relationship with the five girls.
The owner is smart. Although he stayed at home for more than ten years and raised his children, after taking over the business, the business is booming and has reached several higher levels than before. Such a person will not be too bad at dealing with people and can also guess people's hearts. So, then,
There is only the latter possibility: the boss dislikes the fifth girl very much, and even does not hesitate to praise the fifth girl's enemy. Saying he doesn't like her is just polite, it should be disgusting.
The shopkeeper thought about it for a few times, already guessed what happened, bowed and left.
Two days later, the shopkeeper came to the door again, this time with a guest, "Master Chen said he wanted to see you."
If there is no one who knows Luo Qiaoqiao best in the world, it is the person beside her.
Originally, Chu Yunli wanted to find a chance to meet him, but unexpectedly he came to the door and said, "Please come in, Mr. Chen."
Chen Tu is about thirty years old this year. He is wearing a long gown and has a simple and honest appearance. He looks like an honest person at first glance.
But no one who knows how to do business is honest. This is just an appearance.
He bowed as soon as he entered the door. Chu Yunli waved his hand, "No need to be polite, just sit down and talk."
Chen Tu relaxed slightly and said, "Looking at my sister's behavior, she must be a straightforward person. I'm getting married in a few days, so I came here specially to send an invitation."
When Dahong's post was pushed in front of him, Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly, "Fifth brother-in-law, are you a little uncouth?"
Chen Tu smiled bitterly, "Firstly, I want to send a post, and secondly, I want to explain something. Please listen to me, sister."
Chu Yunli leaned on the chair and nodded: "You say."
Chen Tu looked to the side and saw that the maid closed the door at Chu Yunli's signal. Then he continued, "Over the years, Miss Fifth and I have been husband and wife on the surface, but in fact, Hong'er and I are husband and wife."