"Is this the place?"

Yuan Zhao got off the carriage and asked.

The brothers Gu Qingchen and Gu Qingfeng lived in Beishi. The house was very old, and the driver searched for quite a while before finding it.

Looking at the dilapidated wooden door, Yuan Zhao gestured for Wen Feng to knock on it.

After a while, someone answered, the door opened, and a small face, no bigger than the palm of a hand, appeared. When she saw Yuan Zhao and Wen Feng, a look of doubt appeared in her eyes.

Who are you looking for?

Yuan Zhao looked at the little girl in front of him; she must be the younger sister Gu Qingchen had mentioned.

She began to speak:

"I'm looking for your brother."

"My eldest brother isn't here, but my second brother is cooking."

"We're looking for your second brother."

Yuan Zhao spoke.

Hearing this, the little girl seemed a bit surprised, but still called out towards the kitchen:

"Second brother, someone is looking for you."

Hearing his sister's call, Gu Qingfeng quickly came out.

Unlike Gu Qingchen, who had a scholarly air about him, Gu Qingfeng appeared more robust and powerful, with shrewdness in his eyes.

Seeing Yuan Zhao and Wen Feng, he frowned:

Who are you?

"I want to talk to you about something."

Yuan Zhao spoke.

Gu Qingfeng thought for a moment and then didn't let Yuan Zhao go in. Instead, he led them to the alley entrance.

"What is it?"

"I want to ask you if you'd be interested in being the manager of my shop!"

Yuan Zhao got straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Gu Qingfeng's eyes.

He wanted to be the manager? He had only ever been a handyman before, and this woman was already asking him to be the manager. He didn't believe that such a thing could fall from the sky. He figured that the old man was still worried and had someone set a trap for him.

Thinking of this, he said warily:

"You've got the wrong person."

After saying that, he turned to go back, but then heard Yuan Zhao say:

"Gu Qingfeng, you're the one I've been looking for."

"It's not a pleasant feeling to be falsely accused, is it? Are you willing to live like this for the rest of your life?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingfeng stopped in his tracks, and when he looked at Yuan Zhao again, his eyes became even sharper.

Who exactly are you?

He hadn't told his older brother or younger sister about what was going on in the shop, but this woman seemed to know everything.

Yuan Zhao did not answer his question, but only said:

“I heard that you were very capable when you were a shop assistant. Your previous employer wanted to promote you to manager, but because of that manager’s jealousy, you lost your livelihood. He even went around ruining your reputation, making other shops afraid to hire you as a shop assistant.”

"Now, I'll only ask you one question: do you want to embarrass them, or do you want to swallow your pride and continue unloading cargo at the docks?"

Gu Qingfeng was shocked to hear this. He had not expected that the woman in front of him was so capable that she could even find out that he was moving goods at the dock.

Who doesn't want to take it a step further?

He's been a shop assistant for so long, he's perceptive, knows how to handle things, and keeps learning new things, all in the hope that one day he can take a step up and give his family a better life.

But now everything has been ruined because of the old shopkeeper's jealousy.

Of course he wanted to humiliate them; he wanted to show the former masters who was truly capable.

If there were no such opportunity, it would be fine, but now that the opportunity is right in front of him, how could he not be tempted?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Yuan Zhao, his eyes filled with scrutiny and hesitation.

Yuan Zhao didn't say anything more seductive, and she let Gu Qingfeng look her over.

Just as Gu Qingfeng was hesitating, Gu Qingchen's voice suddenly rang out:

"Mrs. Zhou?"

Gu Qingchen looked at Yuan Zhao in surprise. He had just returned from helping someone copy books, but he did not expect to see Yuan Zhao near his home.

Suddenly remembering something, his expression changed.

"You came for the silver?"