Chapter 68: Dazzling Eyes (Part 2)

"Mother!" Yuan Qilei said excitedly again: "The Queen Mother has given our shop a plaque. The plaque was written by the Queen Mother herself. This is a great honor for our Yuan family!"

Madam Yuan looked at Yuan Qilei and confirmed again: "You mean... the shop opened by the second girl?"

"yes!"

Madam Yuan nodded and said, "It is indeed a great honor, but that shop cannot be considered part of our Yuan family."

"How is that possible?" Yuan Qilei frowned and said, "The second girl hasn't married yet, so her things naturally belong to our Yuan family!"

Madam Yuan glanced at Yuan Qilei and said, "That shop is your sister-in-law's dowry shop!"

"What!" Yuan Qilei opened his eyes wide and looked at Madam Yuan in disbelief. Seeing that Madam Yuan didn't look like she was joking, he hurriedly said, "Didn't the second girl use the money from the public treasury to buy that shop?"

"Of course not!"

"No wonder!" Yuan Qilei snorted, "Before, Yuehua's eldest brother wanted to rent the eldest sister-in-law's dowry shop, but the eldest sister-in-law refused to agree. It turns out that she wanted to keep it for the second girl!"

"Alright, that's all in the past. Why are you still holding it in your mind?" The elder lady frowned slightly and said, "Don't mention it again in the future!"

Yuan Qilei ignored Madam Yuan's words and only said, "Mother, if that's the case, and if my eldest sister-in-law gives the dowry shop to the second girl as a dowry, then won't the shop have anything to do with our Yuan family in the future?"

"If that's the case, then that's the only way!" The elder lady nodded and said, "I think that shop is your eldest sister-in-law's dowry shop. I'm afraid the money used by the second girl to open the shop didn't come from the public treasury. It must be your eldest sister-in-law's dowry money!"

Yuan Qilei didn't say anything after hearing what Madam Yuan said. He lowered his head and remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Well, at least the second girl is still the daughter of our Yuan family. Even if the shop is not a public shop, in the eyes of others, this honor belongs to our Yuan family!" Madam Yuan said, "Okay, go back, I'm tired!"

"Mother!" Yuan Qilei suddenly looked up at Madam Yuan: "Why don't we talk to my eldest sister-in-law and the second girl about turning the shop over to the public family?"

"Nonsense!" Madam Yuan shouted, "Lei'er, what are you thinking? That's your sister-in-law's dowry shop. Even if our Yuan family is poor, there's no reason for us to steal our daughter-in-law's dowry."

"Mother~~" Yuan Qilei came close to Madam Yuan, patted her shoulders, and said, "Think about it, it's such a great honor to be bestowed with a plaque by the Empress Dowager. Can you bear to see this honor not belong to our Yuan family in the future? Besides, with the Empress Dowager's support, the shop can make a fortune, but it's almost there!"

Seeing that Madam Yuan was silent, Yuan Qilei continued, "Mother, think about it. Even if you don't miss me and my elder brother, you still have two grandsons. If you can have this shop in the Yuan family, then no matter what you do in the future, it will be much easier!"

After hearing Yuan Qilei's words, Madam Yuan looked at Yuan Qilei with a thoughtful look!

Slowly picking up the teacup beside her, Madam Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "No, I'm afraid your sister-in-law won't agree. You know how much she dotes on the second girl. Besides, if this matter of seizing the daughter-in-law's dowry gets out, our Yuan family's reputation will be ruined. If the Queen Mother finds out, I'm afraid she won't let it go!"

"If my sister-in-law is willing, then that's fine, isn't it?" Yuan Qilei said softly to Madam Yuan.

"No, your sister-in-law will never agree!" The elder lady shook her head and said.

"If we tell my sister-in-law now, I think she will definitely not agree. But what if my brother tells her?" Yuan Qilei said with a chuckle.

"Your eldest brother?"

"That's right!" Yuan Qilei nodded hurriedly and said, "Let's calculate. If everything goes smoothly on the road, Big Brother will be back in less than a month. When the time comes, we can explain the interests to Big Brother clearly. I think Big Brother will definitely agree. After all, the prosperity of the family depends on sons!"

"I'm afraid your eldest brother won't agree!" The elder lady said hesitantly!

"How can we know if we don't try?" Yuan Qilei said, "Mother, let's make it a deal. We won't tell my sister-in-law yet. When my brother comes back, I'll let him tell her. I'm sure she'll listen to him, and then things will be easy!"

"Then let's wait until your eldest brother comes back!" The elder lady thought about it and nodded.

Yuan Qilei was overjoyed and talked to Madam Yuan for a long time. Only when he saw that Madam Yuan was indeed tired did he leave Shousong Hall!

The elder lady looked tired. Nanny Bai and Shaoyao helped her back to her room to rest. They looked at each other, sighed secretly, and left the room without saying anything.

Because of the sensation caused by the Empress Dowager bestowing the plaque, Xunxiangzhai was crowded with people all day long, with almost no free time!

Shi Mi and several cooks in the kitchen worked hard, and finally Qingying went to help, and they were able to keep the store going until the shop was about to close. In the end, some people really couldn't buy anything, and they promised to prepare more the next day, which appeased those people!

After seeing off Huo Wan, Miss He Er and Miss Zhang San, and sending Qingzhi to prepare a food box of snacks and a few bags of tea to be sent to Prince Kang's Mansion, Yuan Ziyu looked at Xiao Ying!

Xiao Ying kept her mouth shut the whole day!

"Madam, Second Miss, this is today's shop turnover!" After closing the shop, Xiao Ying quickly calculated the day's turnover and handed the account book to Liu. "Although today you get half a pound of snacks for every two pounds of snacks you buy, this is still a lot of turnover. I roughly calculated that the net profit is one thousand taels!"

Liu was delighted to hear this: "There's so much net profit?"

Yuan Ziyu didn't think much of it. She was confident in these snacks. Besides, she had priced them quite high!

A pound of dim sum costs about seven or eight pieces, and each pound of dim sum costs three taels of silver, so a piece of dim sum costs nearly three qian of silver.

Besides, the cost of these dim sum, apart from the spring water, is not that much. Even if you give away half a kilogram of dim sum for every two kilograms of dim sum, the net profit will still be considerable!

Xiao Ying handed a thousand taels of silver to Liu, who smiled and put it in Yuan Ziyu's hand: "Keep these silver notes for yourself!"

Yuan Ziyou did not refuse. After returning to the Yuan Mansion, Yuan Ziyou followed Liu to Liufeng Garden and handed the 1,000 taels of silver to Liu. He said with a smile, "Mother, I borrowed 1,000 taels of silver from you as capital before, and now I return the capital!"

Upon hearing this, Liu smiled and stuffed the banknote into Yuan Ziyu's hand again: "Why are you still talking to mother about whether to lend it to you or not? Take it back immediately!"

"Mom!" Yuan Ziyou smiled and hugged Liu: "If you borrow and return, it won't be difficult to borrow again!"

Liu smiled and tapped Yuan Ziyu's forehead: "Just use what I have. If you keep being estranged from me, I won't forgive you!"

"Mom, you are so kind!"

"Nonsense, you are my daughter!"

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