Chapter 204 The Anxious Old Lady

The scroll depicts an eagle spreading its wings. The front of the scroll features a lifelike eagle with sharp eyes, as if its prey is right in front of it, instantly giving the viewer a jolt.

Behind the eagle are layers of mountains hidden in the clouds and mist. On the nearest mountain, a waterfall cascades straight down from the top, splashing water everywhere, which is very impressive.

As Shu Yu looked at the painting, he could almost hear the eagle's shriek ringing in his ears. The entire painting was magnificent and imposing.

Shu Yu...likes it very much.

The old lady hesitated and said, "This picture is beautiful, but isn't it too sharp?"

She looked up at the shop. "It's not suitable to hang it inside the shop either."

Indeed, their shop was a clothing store, and their customers were all women. If the painting in the scroll were a landscape or a portrait of ladies, it would naturally fit the atmosphere, but this eagle was clearly inappropriate.

Shu Yu rolled up the eagle picture. "It's alright, just leave this picture here for now, we won't hang it up."

Shu Yu was quite satisfied after all the gifts had been opened. After all, even the troublesome Mr. Lü had given a truly practical gift.

She divided up the dried fruit, pastries, and fresh fruit that Dr. Xu had given her and had Lu Dasong and Lu Sanzhu take them back to their children.

Seeing that it was getting late, the two families reluctantly went back home under the old lady's urging.

Although there weren't a single customer today, Shu Yu wasn't worried at all.

Her composure also inspired the rest of the Lu family.

However, when the shop opened the next day, most of the day had passed and still no customers came in, so the old lady and her family finally got anxious.

Especially when they went out at noon, they heard many shopkeepers on Ningshui Street talking about their family, implying that their business would go out of business in a few days.

The old lady was a little anxious. Seeing this, Shu Yu simply said, "Grandma, I'm going back to the village. Why don't you come back with me?"

"Huh?" The old lady was taken aback. What was she going back to Shangshi Village for?

Shu Yu smiled and said, "You forgot, last time with Zhang Shu, Village Chief Fan and many uncles helped us. We were busy before and didn't have time to thank them. Now that the shop is open and we have some spare money, we should at least buy something to thank them."

The old lady slapped her forehead. "Right, right, right! Look at my memory, I almost forgot. Okay, let's go back now."

The shop was temporarily handed over to Lu Erbai to look after. Ruan Shi and Daya were making clothes in the backyard, while Da Hu and San Ya were squatting on the ground, writing with tree branches.

Although Da Hu hasn't formally enrolled in a school yet, Shu Yu has taught him a few characters. He plans to learn the names of his family members seriously first.

Shu Yu harnessed the mule cart and helped the old lady onto the carriage.

The mule cart headed towards the time-honored pastry shop on Ningshui Street, but just as it was about to stop, the old lady said, "I don't want to buy pastries."

Shu Yu said, "These pastries are nice, and they'll make a nice thank-you gift to show how much we appreciate them."

The old lady shook her head. "You don't understand. The pastries are nice, and they are certainly presentable as gifts. But you don't know the families in the village. Let's not talk about others, but the Fan family is a case in point. His wife dotes on the boys, but treats the girls like dirt. When we send the pastries over, they either give them all to the boys or keep them there and eat them secretly."

(End of this chapter)