The next day, Zong Jia and Jiang Xiaoli went to a teahouse to meet Master Gao.

Master Gao brewed the tea and poured a cup for each of them.

On such a hot day, Jiang Xiaoli really didn't like drinking this hot tea, so she took a sip and put it down.

Master Gao glanced at her. "Little girl, such a big yard, you think I can just do whatever I want with it?"

Jiang Xiaoli glanced at Zong Jiayu, then turned to reply, "I still need to discuss my preferences with you; the rest is up to you."

Master Gao got up and went to the table with the Four Treasures of the Study set up on the side, and spread out the drawings he had drawn in advance.

"This is a drawing I made based on Xiao Zong's courtyard. Tell me your thoughts."

Jiang Xiaoli was excited; she had already planned how to renovate the courtyard.

She explained everything she wanted in one breath, including her requirements for the Xiao family's courtyard.

Master Gao became more and more interested as he listened. "Little girl, have you studied design?"

She quickly waved her hand, "No, no, I was just imagining how my home should be more comfortable."

Master Gao nodded. "Not bad, not bad, very talented. I've taken note of what you said."

Sitting back down at the tea table, Master Gao emphasized, "Xiao Zong mentioned it to you, didn't he? Restoring ancient buildings takes a long time. Can you accept that?"

Although Jiang Xiaoli felt that her own courtyard house didn't need to be restored to look like the Forbidden City, she certainly wouldn't refuse a craftsman who was meticulous in his work.

“I can accept it, I can accept it. As long as the yard meets the requirements I just mentioned, you can do whatever you want with it.”

Master Gao was satisfied. "Haha, alright then, just wait a little longer, I'll definitely give you a perfect home."

...

When Jiang Xiaoli got home, she noticed that her mother seemed a little distracted while watching TV.

She sat down on the sofa and asked, "Mom, what's wrong? You seem a little down."

Li Guizhi sighed, "I just feel a bit bored. I studied accounting for a whole year, but I can't use it now. When you start school in a few days, I'll have even less to do."

Jiang Xiaoli suddenly felt a little guilty. Her mother had been quite happy working in the finance department of a food factory in Xijing for a while, but in order to take care of her, her mother had to go through all that trouble with her.

Her mind raced. "Mom, do you still want to work in the factory's finance department?"

Li Guizhi gave a wry smile. "To be honest, I'm not afraid to admit that the little knowledge I have is really too superficial. I'm simply not up to the task of finance. I even thought I could manage your finances for you, but now I realize how presumptuous I was."

Jiang Xiaoli hugged her, "Mom, it's nothing. Everyone has their own strengths. Let's just choose what suits us best."

Li Guizhi frowned. "Besides cooking, I don't have any other skills..."

Jiang Xiaoli's eyes lit up. "That's right, Mom! You cook so well, let's open a private restaurant!"

Zong Jiayu, who was listening from the side, frowned and said, "Running a restaurant is too hard work."

She smiled and shook her head, "We can decide our own opening hours for our private restaurant. We can open whenever we want and go out whenever we want!"

Li Guizhi patted her hand with a smile, "How can you do business like this?"

Zong Jiayu had an idea: "I can make a website for my godmother that shows the days she is open, so that people who want to come and eat can make a reservation on the website and specify the number of people in the restaurant."

Jiang Xiaoli gave him a thumbs-up, "Great! Then it's yours!"

Li Guizhi looked at the two of them with amusement, "I haven't even agreed yet and you've already decided for me?"

Jiang Xiaoli looked at her with a smile, "Then, Mom, do you agree?"

Li Guizhi thought for a moment, "If it's as you say, I think it's pretty good. But if it's like this, there might be no business and we'll lose money, right?"

She smiled and hugged her mother, "Mom, your company is making so much money now, opening a shop for you is no big deal!"

Li Guizhi was reminded by her, "Yes, Xiaoli, the company and the house are still in my name. Now that you're an adult, you should quickly find someone to handle the procedures to transfer them to your name."

She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, the company shares will be transferred to my name, and the house and other things don't need to be touched."

Jiang Xiaoli is a woman of action. Before returning to Xijing, she had already finalized the share transfer after negotiating the land for the new factory with Dafu.

"Brother Dafu, when you go back to Xijing, please help me with this."

Dafu nodded in agreement, and said with a smile, "Once the formalities are completed, Xiaoli will be the real President Jiang!"

...

Jiang Xiaoli asked Huang Richeng to find her another courtyard house with one entrance for Li Guizhi to open a private restaurant.

Li Guizhi thought it was a bit extravagant, but her daughter persuaded her with a single sentence.

"Mom, what if we buy a yard now to run a private restaurant? By the time you don't want to run the restaurant anymore, the value of your house will have increased several times over. Doesn't that sound great?"

Jiang Xiaoli's requirements weren't very high this time, and Huang Richeng found a suitable courtyard in just two days.

Once you enter the courtyard, it's over 290 square meters, more than enough to open a small private restaurant.

She contacted the renovation company that had renovated her and Zong Jia's house, explained her design plan, and entrusted them with the entire renovation of the yard.

Since returning to China after participating in the imo competition, Jiang Xiaoli has been handling all sorts of things non-stop, and now she can finally stop and rest.

She really meant it when she said she was taking a break; she even stopped her morning runs and just stayed home for three days.

Even Li Guizhi couldn't stand it anymore, saying, "Xiao Li, isn't it a bit much for you to sleep so long every day?"

She moved from the bed to the living room sofa and began to argue, "Mom, I'm just conserving my energy. Tomorrow I go to school to register, and right after that, there's a month of military training, which is going to be very tough."

Li Guizhi chuckled and poked her stomach. "You really need some training. Look at you, so weak. You'd rather lie down than sit, and sit than stand."

She didn't care, rolled over and hugged her mother's arm, acting coquettishly, "I'll lie down, I'll lie down."

Li Guizhi sat down next to her and said, "Fine, I won't research any new dishes today. Let's just stay here."

"Hehe." She immediately let go. "Mom, the fish you made yesterday was so delicious, do you have any more today?"

These past two days, Li Guizhi has been cooking all sorts of delicious food, which has shocked Jiang Xiaoli. It turns out that her mother hadn't been putting in her full effort at all before!

Li Guizhi shook her head, "I didn't buy fish today, we're having tofu today."

An hour later, the tofu feast was served.

Li Guizhi looked at her daughter expectantly, "Try it and give me your feedback."

Jiang Xiaoli swallowed hard; the feeling of taking an exam was back, and the most crucial thing was that there were no standard answers to this exam!

Just as she was struggling with this decision, the doorbell rang.

She immediately jumped up and ran to open the door, "Zong Jiayu, Yuan Ge, you've come at just the right time! Come in, come in, it's just in time for dinner!"