Chapter 212 Sack

After taking a shower and changing clothes, Xiao Jiuyue felt refreshed and enjoyed her dinner leisurely. Mother Geng was a good cook, and the exquisite dishes captured her stomach precisely.

After Xiao Jiuyue had eaten and drunk his fill, he looked at Lian Xin, who seemed distracted, and asked, "Lian Xin, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's okay." Lianxin shook her head.

Xiao Jiuyue guessed: "Is Ai Qiushi not feeling well?"

"No." Lian Xin simply asked the question in her heart: "Miss, why would Zhuang Xianxian go to such great lengths to frame you?"

"Pfft~" Xiao Jiuyue laughed and asked, "You were so distracted during the entire meal, just for this?"

Lian Xin scratched her head embarrassedly and said, "Miss, I always feel that Zhuang Xianxian wants to bully you."

"I think so too." Luo Kui came over and echoed. Xiao Jiuyue wanted them to eat together, but she and Lianxin didn't want to break the rules. Therefore, while Xiao Jiuyue was eating, they quickly ate their own meals and then came over to accompany Xiao Jiuyue.

Luo Kui ate slowly and arrived a step late. He said, "Miss, next time I run into Zhuang Xianxian, I will..." Luo Kui rolled up his sleeves and wanted to beat her up, but he stopped mid-sentence and changed the subject, "I'll put her in a sack to prevent anyone from discovering her and making enemies for her."

"Oh, you even know how to put on a sack and do it secretly?" Xiao Jiuyue gave her a thumbs up.

Luo Kui lowered her head in embarrassment. She seemed a little silly before.

"Zhuang Xianxian didn't frame me." After Xiao Jiuyue finished speaking, Luo Kui and Lian Xin looked at each other. Luo Kui looked at Lian Xin in confusion and bewilderment: "Lian Xin, I, why didn't I understand?"

"No wonder, I said something was wrong!" Lianxin suddenly realized, and she said, the young lady is not the kind of person who will suffer losses.

"What's wrong? Something seems wrong." Luo Kui hadn't reacted yet.

Lian Xin explained, "The young lady really hit Zhuang Xianxian, but no one believed that she had done it. Zhuang Xianxian was the only one who had to bear the loss."

"It must have been when Zhuang Xianxian went too far that Miss took action!" Luo Kui looked at Xiao Jiuyue with admiration and said, "Miss, next time you want to slap someone, let me do it. I've been practicing martial arts every day lately, and my strength has increased a lot."

"Okay." Xiao Jiuyue nodded slightly, listening to the two of them chattering, looking up at the bright moon outside, and wanted to go home even more.

It’s late at night.

Zeng Qing came to the door with a box of silver.

"Manager Zeng, this, this business has only been open for a short time." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the banknotes in the box and smiled helplessly.

"Miss Xiao, this is the ten-day profit." Zeng Qing pushed the box in front of her. "The restaurant's business is much better than I expected. This money is what you deserve."

"I will work hard to earn back the capital we invested in opening the restaurant as soon as possible. The rest is all earned!" Zeng Qing is now so excited that he would wake up laughing in his dreams at night!

In the past two days, the candy shop has delivered two kinds of snacks made of grapes, one is grape jelly and the other is grape mochi. Many customers come to the store just to try these two snacks!

The restaurant is packed with customers every day.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Manager Zeng." Xiao Jiuyue didn't hesitate. After accepting the banknote, he got down to business: "Dong family, can you still perform at the restaurant next month?"

"Probably not." Zeng Qing didn't say anything final. He said, "Last time, the other party was reluctant to give the 500 taels of silver, but although the Dong family didn't say it explicitly about the next cooperation, the meaning is obvious."

"I've already contacted several other opera troupes privately, and they all have their plans in mind." Zeng Qing frowned when he mentioned this. "I guess they only contacted Miss Meng Zhi from the Dong family troupe. No one else. It's just that those opera troupes want to increase their fees."

"Try your best to get into Miss Mengzhi's place. If that doesn't work, try another troupe." Xiao Jiuyue had seen Miss Mengzhi sing, and she sang very well. She was also thinking that if possible, she would invite her to Fu'an Village to sing for her grandmother.

"Okay." Zeng Qing responded, and added, "However, Miss Xiao, don't get your hopes up too much. I've met with both Miss Meng Zhi and the owner of the Dong family troupe, and they... don't think highly of our restaurant."

"Then tell them that if the contract fails this time, our restaurant will no longer hire the Dong family troupe in the future." Xiao Jiuyue had an idea in her mind. If she were to write the script, could she create a drama troupe?

This thought flashed through his mind, and Zeng Qing's voice sounded again, pulling Xiao Jiuyue's thoughts away.

They chatted until late at night, and Xiao Jiuyue stretched and lay back on the bed.

The next morning, Xiao Jiuyue got up early, packed all her things, and made sure that all the gifts she was going to take home were bought before she went to have breakfast with peace of mind.

The crispy fried dough sticks soaked in sweet soy milk made Xiao Jiuyue feel particularly satisfied.

"Sister Xiao."

Song Yu came early to see Xiao Jiuyue. Seeing the things packed up in the yard and already started to move out, Song Yu said, "Sister Xiao, are you going back today? My father asked you to come to our house for a meal!"

Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows and said, "Haven't you eaten it before?" The Song family warmly invited her because of the life-saving grace, and she couldn't refuse the kindness.

"That won't work. You sent me so much wild boar meat yesterday. Did you go hunting?" Song Yu looked at her eagerly, as if she were a kitten that had been abandoned.

"Ahem." Xiao Jiuyue cleared her throat and said, "I went to a nearby farm for a stroll. How was it? Do you want to go to Lancang County together?"

"Alas." Song Yu's attention was diverted all of a sudden. She sighed and said, "I would like to go, but my parents won't let me. Grandma's birthday is coming soon, so we have to hurry back."

"Come again next time if you have the chance." Xiao Jiuyue comforted her and said, "Xiaoyu, tell Uncle Song and Aunt Song for me to thank you for taking care of me for so many days."

When Song Yu heard this, she immediately stood up and pulled Xiao Jiuyue to look at the gifts. She said, "My parents said that these are gifts for the old lady and the mistress as a thank you for the Xiao family's care for the Song family. Sister Xiao is not allowed to refuse."

Xiao Jiuyue took a look and saw that most of them were expensive Chinese medicinal herbs such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, fine fabrics and some snacks.

"Then thank you, Uncle Song and Aunt Song." Xiao Jiuyue did not refuse. With the interactions between them, wouldn't the relationship become deeper and deeper?

Xiao Jiuyue said with blessing, "I wish you all the best at the Lotus Picking Banquet!"

"Sister Xiao." Song Yu held Xiao Jiuyue in her arms and sent her all the way out of the city before leaving reluctantly.

"Hey, is that Miss Tang?" Luo Kui spotted Tang Tian and Sun Shaolan not long after they left the city.

Tang Tian hugged Xiao Jiuyue and said, "Sister Xiao, wait until I get home, I'll come to play with you."

"Didn't you say that your parents were coming to the provincial capital today?" Xiao Jiuyue was a little surprised when he looked at Tang Tian. They had already said goodbye to each other when they came back last night.

Tang Tian raised her head and grinned: "I came to tell you the good news. You are right. My parents told me not to worry about the marriage!"