After Han Xue's interview ended, Jiang Xiaoli waved goodbye to Chen Jing, who was waiting on the side, before calling the next person.

All the interviews ended at 4:30 p.m.

Zong Jia pushed the register in front of her. "I've selected 7 store managers and 8 cashiers besides Han Xue. Boss Jiang, you make the final decision."

Jiang Xiaoli did not refuse. Her strong memory allowed her to remember everyone's performance clearly. She browsed through the list and selected 5 store managers and 4 cashiers.

After finishing all that, she stretched and said, "Alright, the rest is up to you. I'm going home now."

Zong Jia got up, handed the register to Nan Gua, and pushed the cart, saying, "You brought money, I'll take you there."

At lunchtime, Dafu gave her the share of the past three days' earnings, stuffing it into two envelopes instead of one.

Jiang Xiaoli invited Zong Jia to have dinner with her outside her house, but he declined, saying, "You have guests, so I won't join in. I still have a lot of things to take care of at the steamed bun shop. I'll head back first, and I'll come over to tell you if there's any progress."

Back home, Xiao Jincheng and his family chatted with Li Guizhi.

Seeing her return, Xiao Muyu said sourly, "Busy person, you're finally back!"

Xiao Jincheng chuckled, "Xiaoyu, Xiaolizi is busy with important matters! She didn't miss dinner."

Jiang Xiaoli put down her small bag and massaged Xiao Jincheng's shoulders. "Uncle Xiao understands me best!"

Xu Feng and Li Guizhi pointed at the two of them, "Sister Guizhi, look at them! If you didn't know better, you'd think they were father and daughter!"

Xiao Jincheng was displeased. "Little Pear is just like Little Rain, she's my precious daughter!"

"Hehe." Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, glancing at Xiao Muyu. "Xiaoyu, you won't be jealous, right?"

She was met with a glare.

Li Guizhi and Xu Feng went to the kitchen to prepare dinner together. Xiao Muyu pulled Jiang Xiaoli aside and said, "Now you can finally tell me what the happy news is, right?"

Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "How come I never realized you were so curious before?"

Xiao Muyu knew that Jiang Xiaoli was impervious to reason, so she grabbed Jiang Xiaoli's arm and shook it, pleading, "Just tell me!"

Jiang Xiaoli pulled her arm back. "You'll find out when we eat!"

With Xu Feng's help, Li Guizhi quickly prepared a table full of delicious dishes.

Before the meal, she went inside to get a file folder. When she came out, she handed the folder to Xu Feng, saying, "This is the money your family advanced for our house. Keep it safe."

Xiao Jincheng and Xu Feng were stunned for a few seconds. Xiao Jincheng became anxious and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you in such a hurry? Feng'er, quickly give the money to your sister-in-law."

Xu Feng tried to shove the file bag back into her hands, but Li Guizhi dodged it.

Jiang Xiaoli pulled Xu Feng back, "Auntie, Uncle Xiao, please accept it. We have plenty to spare!"

After saying that, she took out the commission she had received that day from a small bag on the side. "Look, this is what I just received today! Uncle Xiao, my family's income is really not bad right now. My mom and I are not pretending to be rich. Please keep the house payment. Otherwise, my mom won't be able to sleep well. You can't let her not get enough rest, right?"

Li Guizhi added, "Jincheng, Feng'er, Xiaoli is telling the truth, you should quickly put the money away!"

Xiao Jincheng then let Xu Feng accept the money, and he exclaimed, "Little Pear really surprised me so much."

Xiao Muyu nudged Jiang Xiaoli with her elbow, "This is the happy event you were talking about?"

She picked up a meatball and stuffed it into her mouth, mumbling, "Yeah, isn't this a happy occasion?"

Xiao Muyu pouted, "What's there to be happy about?"

After swallowing the meatball, she leaned close to Xiao Muyu's ear and said, "If we pay back the money for the house to Uncle Xiao, then that house will really be ours. We'll be neighbors soon, isn't that great news?"

Xiao Muyu's eyes lit up, and she looked at her father, "Dad, are we moving to 'Champs-Élysées' too?"

Looking at his daughter's expectant eyes, Xiao Jincheng and his wife exchanged a glance. "Let's move in. We're renovating together with Xiaoli's family. Once it's finished, we'll be neighbors."

Jiang Xiaoli raised an eyebrow at Xiao Muyu, "So, is it good news?"

Xiao Muyu finally smiled, and replied with a touch of pride, "Well, I guess so!"

"I suppose so...? You greedy person!"

After the two families finished their meal together, Xiao Jincheng chatted with Jiang Xiaoli, "Xiaoli, do you remember Manager Han, the one we met when we bought the house?"

"I remember, so what?"

Xiao Jincheng laughed, "Well, the renovation of our two houses has started, and he went to take a look. He immediately fell in love with your design. He just got a construction permit for a piece of land, and after seeing your design, he got the idea to build fully furnished apartments for the new project. Are you interested?"

Jiang Xiaoli stared in disbelief. "Uncle Xiao, can I do this?"

"How will you know if it will work if you don't try? His architect is from Hong Kong, and they also have interior design talent. He wants to hold a design competition and use whoever's design is better. Little Pear, do you dare to take on the challenge?" Xiao Jincheng tempted.

She rested her chin on her fist for a long time, thinking, "Uncle Xiao, the design is fine, but if we use my design, then your company will have to do the renovation work, right?"

Xiao Jincheng slammed his hand on the table. "Little Pear, you really think of me. Don't worry, this is nothing. If your design is approved, the renovation company will feel bad if they don't give me the job. I'll give you 20% of the profits from this project!"

She then extended her hand with a smile, "Uncle Xiao, I wish us a pleasant cooperation?"

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