"Song Jiao also said that her status was too lowly to be worthy of the master." Song Jiao had seen many ordinary young masters from noble families.

She always believed that Tang Yi was so obsessed with her precisely because he couldn't have her.

Tang Yi stepped forward and grasped Song Jiao's slender hand. "Jiaojiao, this is not a reason for you to reject me."

Suddenly, the beautiful melody came to an abrupt end.

Song Jiao looked up, her expression calm and serene. "My lord, why are you so persistent? I have said that I will never marry in this life."

Tang Yi: "Why?" He was somewhat hurt.

As soon as Qiu Yan entered Xingyue Tower, she saw the two holding hands.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Tang Yi was promiscuous, but it would also be reasonable to say that he was devoted to one another.

Upon seeing Qiu Yan, Song Jiao quickly withdrew her hand and kept her distance from Tang Yi.

Tang Yi stopped bothering Song Jiao and slowly walked downstairs to the second floor, where he unusually greeted Qiu Yan. "Happy New Year, Miss Qiu Yan."

Qiu Yan nodded and said to him, "Lord Tang has a refined taste."

"Qiu Yan, although Miss Song Jiao is a musician, she has no family and her background is pitiful... Treat her well."

"No need for Lord Tang to trouble himself. Song Jiao is my person, and I will certainly not mistreat her."

Qiu Yan then realized that she had neglected Song Jiao during the Chinese New Year.

As usual, she sent Song Jiao a red envelope for the New Year, along with her greetings.

Song Jiao expressed her gratitude and continued playing.

Qiu Yan then summoned Lu Jia and the others.

"Lu Jia, how's the food delivery business lately?"

Regarding the food delivery business, she hadn't settled the accounts with her brother-in-law yet because she was too busy before the Lunar New Year.

"Our business is unique; it's exceptionally good."

Lu Jia couldn't suppress his smile when he saw Qiu Yan. "Boss, when will you pay us our wages?"

Qiu Yan smiled and said, "I'll send it now."

It's all her fault for being too busy before the New Year and neglecting everyone.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jia quickly brought over the account book.

Lu Jia has always been in charge of the accounts.

Qiu Yan originally wanted to find an accountant, but later found that Lu Jia was literate and had good math skills, so she entrusted the accounting work to him.

The people in charge of the accounts must be trustworthy.

Lu Jia and the others had previously signed a contract with her, and they had been doing a good job in recent months, so it was only natural that Qiu Yan trusted them.

Regarding wages, after deducting post-New Year's benefits, Lu Jia and the others each received nearly ten taels of silver.

Of course, there's also Song Jiao.

This amount of money was no small sum for a beggar back then.

With the money in hand, they beamed with joy.

Regarding the food delivery business, after deducting labor costs, I earned a total of over 500 taels last year.

After settling the wages for Lu Jia and the others, Qiu Yan then instructed Lu Jia to settle all the money owed to the other workers at Xingyue Tower.

She herself then went to check the Xingyuelou's account books.

Xingyuelou's business has always been very good, especially in the two months before the new year. In less than half a year, Qiu Yan earned nearly two thousand taels from it.

Although Baiyang City is small and business is limited, it has a relatively dense population.

Furthermore, because Shuangxilou changed its business, they no longer had any business rivals, so business was naturally better than usual.

The happiest person about the Xingyuelou business was Zhou Zifang.

If it weren't for the money Xingyue Tower made, he definitely wouldn't have gone home this year.

The combined profits from the wonton shop, Xingyue Tower, and the food delivery business were enough for Qiu Yan to buy a shop and open a pharmacy.

It would be a waste not to open a medicine shop with such a large medicinal herb field.

Of course, simply opening a pharmacy isn't enough; she also needs to find pharmaceutical companies for long-term cooperation.

In Baiyang City, besides Renaitang, there is only one pharmacy and one medical clinic, which is not many.

Qiu Yan held the silver notes in her hand, full of confidence.