As they went upstairs, Xiao Yunying chatted with Cheng Yue.

"Didn't you say you were staying at your uncle's house for a few days? Why are you back so soon?"

"Of course I'll come to support your restaurant opening."

Cheng Yue handed her the congratulatory gift and said, "I noticed that there's a cherry blossom carved on the side of the new plaque. Was that Mr. Chen's idea?"

Xiao Yunying accepted the congratulatory gift: "It should be. He originally wanted to change the name and asked me to come up with one, but I felt it was unnecessary. Huiweilou sounds nice. He only asked me to make a new signboard. He handled this whole thing. I only saw what the new signboard looked like when the store opened just now."

Cheng Yue said meaningfully, "Young Master Chen has really treated you well. Knowing that you don't like to show off, he still wants to show your identity to everyone in this subtle way."

Unfortunately, Xiao Yunying was oblivious and only replied that the cherry blossom carving was quite nice, without thinking too deeply about it.

Cheng Yue shook her head slightly in resignation.

The two went to Yun Pavilion while talking. Cheng Yue greeted the Chen siblings and had learned a bit about their personalities. They were all easy to get along with, and Cheng Yue seemed much more relaxed than when they last met.

At noon, Xiao Yunying personally cooked the meal in the small kitchen. After chatting for a while, Cheng Yue left early because she needed to stay at her uncle's house for two more days.

It gets dark early these days, and Xiao Yunying couldn't wait until dinner time. Before leaving, she flipped through the account book and got a general idea of ​​today's income.

Chen Yuancheng watched as she diligently flipped through the ledgers, without using an abacus, muttering something to herself.

"If you don't understand, let the shopkeeper calculate it for you."

Xiao Yunying closed the ledger and said, "There's no need to calculate in such detail. I just need to have a general idea in mind."

Chen Yuancheng was somewhat surprised: "You can do mental arithmetic?"

Xiao Yunying held up her fingers and gestured: "I know a little bit."

Just kidding, she can recite the multiplication table by heart.

Besides, she was just doing a rough calculation. The ledger only had two-digit additions, which was too easy for her and didn't require much brainpower.

Chen Yuancheng was increasingly surprised by her erudition and intelligence, and asked, "How was today's income?"

Xiao Yunying calmed her excited emotions, but couldn't hide the smile on her face. She took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to get rich."

Although there's a 40% discount and free vegetables today, making the promotion seem substantial, the high-priced, rare vegetables provide a strong backing. After deducting estimated costs, the profit is still quite considerable.

The weather is still cold now, so there aren't many customers. But when spring comes and the weather warms up, the number of pedestrians, merchants, and other transient people passing through this area will increase exponentially. Once word of mouth is spread, the money will flow in like water.

Her days of becoming a rich woman are just around the corner.

Just as Chen Yuancheng was about to say something more, Luo Yang spoke up first: "Mother, I think it's getting late, and Xin'er is tired after playing all day. Let's go home early."

Xiao Yunying looked down at Luo Xin, who was being pulled by Luo Li. The little girl was yawning and looked sleepy.

Chen Yuancheng glanced at Luo Yang calmly, and Luo Yang, with an unchanged expression, returned his gaze.

A moment later, Chen Yuancheng smiled slightly at Luo Yang.

Luo Yang returned the smile.

Xiao Yunying didn't notice the exchange of glances between the two, one big and one small, and gently pinched Luo Xin's nose: "Xin'er, wake up, let's go home."

Luo Xin released Luo Li's hand, then grabbed Xiao Yunying's fingers and obediently replied, "Okay."

Chen Yuancheng withdrew his gaze and said, "I've already had a carriage prepared. You must be tired too, so go back and rest early."

Xiao Yunying led the children toward the door and said to Chen Yuancheng, "Now that Huiweilou has reopened, I've finally put my mind at ease. If there's nothing else, I won't come tomorrow."

Chen Yuanyao followed behind and asked, "Sister Yunying, aren't you here to keep an eye on the restaurant's business?"

In front of the carriage, Xiao Yunying first helped Luo Li climb up, then carried Luo Xin up, answering Chen Yuanyao's question.

"The restaurant is running smoothly, and your brother is enough. Besides, I don't know anything about running a business, so I can't help much even if I come. It's too much trouble to make this trip every day. Your brother and I have already discussed it. I will only be responsible for providing vegetables and recipes, and the rest of the work will just be counting the money."

"But……"

Chen Yuanyao stole a glance at her older brother. If Sister Yunying didn't come, her older brother wouldn't be able to see her.

Xiao Yunying helped Luo Chen and Luo Yang into the carriage, then turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No...nothing..."

Chen Yuancheng looked away from his younger sister, called Ling Qi over, took the bundle from his arms, and handed it to Xiao Yunying.

"Here, take this."

"What is that?"

Xiao Yunying placed the bundle on the carriage and untied it, revealing a pure white cloak inside.

"Was it a gift for me?" Xiao Yunying touched the soft fur on the cloak and asked uncertainly, "This is... animal fur?"

Chen Yuanyao didn't miss any opportunity to increase her elder brother's favorability, and quickly answered, "This year, we only collected a few white fox pelts. My elder brother specially kept them and had them made into cloaks to give to Sister Yunying to keep warm."

Chen Yuanyao didn't forget that Xiao Yunying wouldn't accept overly expensive gifts. She didn't mention how precious and rare the pure white fox fur was, but lightly glossed over its value, emphasizing that her older brother always thought of her no matter what.

You should know that her older brother spent a lot of money to get these top-quality fox pelts in such a short time.

Xiao Yunying tied up the bundle with a strange expression: "I'm sorry, I can't accept this. Why don't you give it to Yuan Yao to wear, or you can sell it. This white fox cloak must be quite valuable."

Chen Yuancheng noticed her expression was off and asked softly, "Don't you like this white fox fur cloak?"

Xiao Yunying answered clearly, "Yes, I don't like it."

Chen Yuancheng's expression remained unchanged: "May I ask why?"

Xiao Yunying handed the bundle to Ling Qi and stated the reason directly: "I've heard that to keep animal fur shiny and smooth, it's often skinned alive. I'm sorry, but I can't accept that."

Unlike slaughtering animals for meat, animal fur is not a necessity for human survival, and humans have other ways of keeping warm besides animal fur.

Is it that silk brocade is not pretty enough, or that cloth and cotton are not warm enough?

She had read popular science articles before, which explained how painful it must be for animals that are still alive to have their fur removed, sometimes even before they have died.

Even the skinning after death was an extremely cruel process that left a deep impression on her and she could not forget it for a long time.

(Non-text: There have been similar news reports from abroad before, which involve live skinning, using injections to immobilize animals while keeping them conscious. I won't go into details, but it's extremely cruel. If you want to know more, you can look it up yourself.)