“Eat! Those who don’t want to eat, go back!” Lu Shengcai shouted.

Lu Yuzhu glared at Su Qingyu and was so angry that she wanted to leave the table. She didn’t want to sit at the same table with this woman!

But when she stood up, Wu Shi held her back. Didn’t you see your father was furious? Lu Yuzhu had no choice but to sit back down angrily, clinking the dishes.

Su Qingyu didn’t want to leave.

After leaving the table, she could have to spend money to eat outside. The kitchen had a fixed amount of food for the day, and there was no extra. Wu Shi was afraid that Aunt Zhou would take the leftover meat and vegetables home, so she was stingy and bought them according to the number of people.

Why not eat a free meal? Did you think it tasted bad or did you have too much money in your pocket? Su Qingyu sat steadily in her seat, looking calm.

Lu Shengcai glanced at everyone present and said, “I agreed to Su Shi’s opening of a shop. She didn’t take any money from our family. No one is allowed to say anything more in the future. Su, if the shop loses money in the future, don’t come back and cry poor and make a scene. Don’t use your family’s influence everywhere.”

Su Qingyu smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Dad. I will bear the loss by myself and won’t come back to complain about being poor. If something goes wrong, I will solve it myself and won’t cause any trouble for the family.”

Lu Bozu sneered secretly. A woman with nothing wanted to do business with men?

I hope you remember what I said today, Su Shi. Don’t bring trouble back home. Don’t come back and cry if you have no food to eat.

There was an undercurrent of tension at the dinner table.

However, this did not affect Su Qingyu’s appetite at all. Aunt Zhou’s cooking skills had improved again. The braised pork she made today was really delicious. Su Qingyu planned to teach her again another day. It was great that she could get delicious food just by moving her mouth.

After eating happily, she said goodbye and went back to her room.

Lu Yuzhu stared at her the whole time, secretly cursing her as a country bumpkin. She lost her appetite.

If you want to open a shop, open it. If you lose money, don’t come back and cry bitterly. If you make money, you had to bring it back home, because our family had not been divided.

The next day, when Su Qingyu went out, she saw her cousin Zhou Dajiang squatting at the door of Lu’s house with a big bag in his hand.

“Da Jiang?”

“Biǎojiě.” Zhou Dajiang was dozing off on his bundle. When he heard someone calling him, he turned his head to look… With a click, his neck was twisted.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.” He rubbed his neck and stood up, stumbling a few steps. His legs were numb from lying down for too long.

“You left home before daybreak?” Su Qingyu looked at his bag on the ground. Did he bring his bedding with him?

“Hey, the sun hasn’t risen yet, so it won’t be hot.”

This was really… Su Qingyu didn’t know what to say. Carrying such a big bag, he set out before dawn. There was no cart on the road, and he walked to the neighboring county.

“Come on, biǎojiě will take you to have some breakfast.”

“No, no, my sister made some pancakes at home and I took them with me to eat on the way.” Zhou Dajiang grabbed the bag and refused to go, so Su Qingyu had to take him to the shop.

“Qixia is home alone with Jinhai? Is she okay at home alone?”

“It’s okay. She’s already thirteen years old and will be getting married in two years. Jin Hai is also five years old, so she doesn’t need to worry too much. My eldest sister will come back to visit occasionally.”

Su Qingyu nodded. A farm girl could help with housework as soon as she was able to work. She could be an adult at the age of thirteen.

“Where does your mother eat in the county? Does she live in the hospital?”

“Mother rented a room in a small courtyard near the clinic. She can cook there. She cooks for my father and herself. Yesterday I went to the county and told my parents that I wanted to work for my biǎojiě. My parents were very happy and told me to work hard and not to ask for wages. I just wanted my biǎojiě to take care of my food and accommodation.”

Su Qingmei laughed: “Then I’ve made you work for nothing.”

“I’m willing to work for free. My family still owes money to my biǎojiě.”

“You can’t work for nothing. I told you I’d pay you. I’ll raise your salary when biǎojiě makes some money.”

“Yes! Mom asked me to learn more from biǎojiě, watch more, learn more, listen more, and talk less…”

The two cousins were talking and soon arrived at the shop.

“Hey, why should the shop be opened in a residential area? Not on a busy street?” Zhou Dajiang looked puzzled.

“The shop we run is different from other shops. You will know it later.” Then she walked into the shop.

“Da Jiang, you’re here.”

“Biǎojiě Qingliu.”

“Hey. You…you left home before dawn?”

Su Qingyu laughed: “He said he was afraid that the sun would come out and it would be too hot to travel.”

“You kid! It’s daybreak now. There are ox carts and horse carriages. You can take a ride there.”

Seeing Zhou Dajiang standing beside her shyly, scratching his head, and smiling awkwardly, Su Qingyu said to Su Qingliu, “After walking for so long, he must be hungry. Sister, make him a bowl of noodles. I’ll take him home first.”

“Okay. Then you hold Yaya.”

“Okay. Yaya, come, let yí ^[1]mother’s sister hug you… Why did you get up so early? Did you sleep well last night?” Yaya grinned at Su Qingyu.

Su Qingliu smiled and replied, “I slept well. She and I didn’t wake up at night and slept until dawn. It’s very quiet around here, and it makes people feel at ease sleeping there.”

“That’s good.”

When he arrived at the backyard, Zhou Dajiang was very happy to see the tidy new bed and bedding in the backyard.

“Biǎojiě, this place is better than home!” After saying that, he put everything in order by himself without Su Qingyu’s help.

The courtyard was made of blue bricks and the roof was made of black tiles. The room had a new bed and new bedding. It was soft and comfortable to lie on. The pillow also smelled like sunshine. The room was also large. In addition to the bed, there was a table and a box for luggage.

Zhou Dajiang felt very happy. Now his parents didn’t have to worry about him anymore. He couldn’t wait to start working. He was full of energy.

After Zhou Dajiang was settled, Su Dahu also arrived. All the workers in the shop were gathered together, and after a few pleasantries, they met together for a small meeting.

Everyone brainstormed, broadened their thinking, and put forward their own opinions.

Su Qingyu thought she was knowledgeable, but she didn’t expect that after hearing a lot of suggestions from the people of this era, she realized that she had taken things for granted.

The gap of a thousand years made a clear difference. Fortunately, she adjusted her thinking in time and made the details of the shop more perfect.

What she didn’t expect was that the three guys, who had originally been unsure, became excited after hearing what she said, and were ready to go, just waiting to open the store and get to work.

In the next few days, everyone was busy.

Some people were monitoring the progress of the renovation, some were going to the countryside to receive the goods, some were researching the streets, some were soliciting customers… Everyone was so busy that some of them would not even meet each other for a day.

She only returned to the shop at dinnertime and met with others in the shop to talk about her own business.

They had their meal in the shop and discussed the matter while they ate. Su Dahu was a bachelor, and he ate and lived in the shop almost all the time.

This resulted in Su Qingyu not returning to the Lu family for dinner for several days.

(End of this chapter)