Gu An'an returned to the store with a tail.

The young lady from Master Zhao's mansion followed behind, calling him "sister" this and "sister" that, leaving everyone in the shop dumbfounded.

Liu Jiuniang: Didn't Xiao Gu go to bid against this Miss Zhao?

Xiao You: How did you manage to subdue this unruly young lady from the Zhao family, Master?

Xiao Wu: Why do I feel like we might need to hire another person to work in our store?

Several people cautiously looked over and saw that Miss Zhao was very affectionately sticking to Gu An'an's side, saying, "I'll have someone bring over the land deed and house deed from next door right away, as a gift from me to you, Sister Gu."

He could sell an entire shop at once, so it wouldn't matter if he lost 30,000 taels of silver.

Gu An'an didn't know whether this Miss Zhao truly regarded money as dirt, or whether her desire for food far outweighed everything else.

"No need for that, let's go to the county government office instead."

This confused Zhao Qianqian. If she didn't need to go, why go to the county government?

"I need to discuss something with Magistrate Du. I'll take you to get something to eat tomorrow."

Food.

Zhao Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she felt a sweet, smooth sensation spreading in her mouth. "Yay!"

She couldn't be more excited and happily followed behind Gu An'an again.

The group of people left in the shop staring in disbelief, wondering, "What's wrong with this person?"

"Who knows?" Xiao You shook her head and continued wiping the table with a rag.

Xiao Wu, however, was a little worried. "Is she coming to work in our store?"

These words left Liu Jiuniang both amused and exasperated. Remembering that Xiao Wu didn't know Zhao Qianqian, she kindly explained, "Miss Zhao is the daughter of Master Zhao, the richest merchant in Anping County. How could she possibly work in our shop?"

What is this child thinking?

Why would a rich heiress like her come to this shop to work so hard? What's wrong with her?

Xiao Wu smiled sheepishly, "That's good."

Otherwise, with Miss Zhao being both beautiful and sweet-talking, I'm afraid I'll find it even harder to stay in this shop.

Meanwhile, Zhao Qianqian followed Gu An'an to the county government office.

Not only were the yamen runners at the gate surprised, but even Magistrate Du was a little bewildered.

"Madam Gu, what's wrong...?"

“I was just thinking about it. If we want to expand this puppet shop, we need to set up more operations. If Qianqian can help us, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort.”

"What kind of help? Picking persimmons?"

Upon hearing this, Gu An'an tapped Zhao Qianqian on the head, remarking that she was even more of a foodie than Jiang Mingxu and Bao'er.

This made Zhao Qianqian feel wronged. "Why did you hit me?"

"This is how I discipline my son and daughter at home."

Zhao Qianqian: "..." Friends and relatives, even friends and relatives are treated like this, she felt a little better.

Magistrate Du and his advisor Liang were stunned.

Just half an hour ago, these two were fighting like cockfighting, as if they wanted to fight each other to the death.

Now that Gu An'an has actually tapped Miss Zhao on the head, the Zhao family's daughter is not only not angry, but is also acting coquettishly.

Good heavens, what on earth happened? Why can't they understand?

Gu An'an said something simple, which shocked Magistrate Du and Clerk Liang even more—

Just one bite is enough?

Those persimmons must be so delicious, why do they feel their mouths watering?

Magistrate Du, being an official appointed by the imperial court, quickly stopped this unreliable idea. "Since Madam Gu and Miss Zhao have made peace, then I will return the 30,000 taels to Miss Zhao."

"No need, no need, just consider it my investment." Zhao Qianqian didn't care about the money. The persimmon in her mind finally squeezed out one word, "Sister Gu, what's the deal with that doll shop you mentioned earlier? Did you go to the fabric shop to buy fabric? I'll have someone deliver those fabrics to your house later."

“I don’t need those.” Gu An’an was impressed that this child could do whatever he wanted because he had money.

However, she also realized something: Zhao Qianqian was actually very smart. She had guessed her thoughts from just a few words. Perhaps she wasn't good at running a restaurant, but she should have a bright future as a marketing person.

Sure enough, befriending Zhao Qianqian was the right thing to do. Luckily, she had a good nose and could smell the persimmon scent on Zhao Qianqian.

Otherwise, how could such an opportunity have arisen?

Gu An'an reiterated her thoughts—

"I just went to the fabric shop and asked the shop assistant to help me inquire. However, I also want to go to Songjiang Prefecture myself. Also, since we are going to cooperate, I think we should turn Wenxiang Xiaozhu into a puppet workshop as I had previously planned. We should redecorate and rearrange it during this period. In addition, I would like to trouble Master Liang and Magistrate Du to collect some cotton. Also, I would like to ask Su San Niang's apprentice to teach those women embroidery as soon as possible. Perhaps it doesn't need to be too complicated, but at least the basics must be learned. I will leave her some patterns before I leave, so she can practice on other fabrics first."

These instructions clearly outlined the arrangements for everyone.

Magistrate Du added, "Do we need to inform Master Zhao about this?"

After all, they recruited someone's precious daughter to join them; is it appropriate to do so without even asking?

Zhao Qianqian waved her little hand, "My dad isn't home, so I don't need to worry about him. He's always complaining that I don't know how to do business, but I'm going to show him."

With a hint of smugness, the person quickly grabbed Gu An'an's arm, "You said you'd take me to pick persimmons tomorrow, don't forget that."

Gu An'an was amused by her, "How could I forget? I'll definitely take you. Let's go take a look tomorrow morning."

"Then it's settled. I'll pick you up then. I'll head home now. See you tomorrow, Sister Gu." Thinking of the delicious persimmons, Zhao Qianqian walked with a light step, fluttering away like a little butterfly dancing among flowers.

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!