Chapter 62

Gu Daniu was suddenly embarrassed. Accountant Li was still outside. Wouldn't this be exposing the family's dirty laundry?

He said loudly, "You still need to buy mushrooms? I can just go for a walk up the mountain. All right, all right. You rest up in the house while I go up the mountain."

Then he went to the yard to find a bamboo basket and told Gu Xinxin, "I'll be back soon. You said you wanted to clean up Xiang Rong's room. I'll do it later."

Gu Xinxin wanted to set up a temporary rest room for Li, the accountant. She couldn't let him sit in the yard for half the day, could she? There were ten minutes of break time between classes at school. No matter how much she offered, she couldn't exploit him too much.

As soon as Gu Daniu left, Gu Chen came back and started busy kneading dough to make pancakes.

Gu Xinxin also put down her abacus and said, "Sir, how about we take a short break? Because the room over there hasn't been cleaned up yet, I can only ask for your patience. My father will come and clean it up later, and you can rest in the room over there for a while."

Accountant Li nodded. "Is there any writing brush, inkstone, or paper in the room? I'll give you a few math problems later. Do the math yourself and write down the answers."

Gu Xinxin nodded quickly. Gu Xiangrong also had a set of the four treasures of the study at home. He said that they were for his own use, but in fact, Gu Xinxin used them more.

Accountant Li went back to work out the math problems, and Gu Qiuhe finally burst into tears: "What if I can't do it well?"

Gu Xinxin took a look and said unhappily, "If you can't write well, just write slowly. What's the point of crying? You don't have to worry. Even if I learn it, Mr. Li won't be in a hurry to leave. He will stay and teach you as usual. So you can take your time. Learn one thing today and another tomorrow."

Gu Qiuhe sobbed: "You learn too fast..."

Gu Xinxin was speechless. "Are you still blaming me? You have two choices. One is to be obedient and do whatever I tell you to do. Second, don't even bother learning. If you can't learn, go to the kitchen and help your mother cook. Learning to cook is also a skill. It's always good to have many skills. You won't starve to death in the future."

But learning to cook means she will have to stay in the kitchen for the rest of her life. Oh, if she likes being a cook, then there is no problem. After all, there are people who like to eat and there are people who like to cook.

Gu Xinxin is someone who likes to cook. Cooking is one thing, but making snacks is not another. Don't they all involve oil and salt?

But if you know how to count, you can make money by cooking. If you don’t know how to count... at best you can be a chef, and you can only get what people pay you.

Gu Wenshu was frightened by Gu Xinxin and cried even more. He turned to look at the kitchen, hoping that Gu Chen would make the decision for him. Gu Chen was killing a chicken and scalding its feathers at the kitchen door. She quickly entered the kitchen with a basin in her hand.

Gu Qiuhe opened her mouth, collapsed, and ran back to her room, crying loudly.

Gu Xinxin ignored her and just started to calculate the problem given by Li Zhangfang. After she finished, she called Gu Qiuhe and said, "I'll give you a cup of tea. If you don't come out, I will assume that you don't want to study."

The room was quiet for a moment, and Gu Qiuhe slowly opened the door and walked out: "I'm learning."

If you don't learn, you really won't have a chance. It doesn't matter if you learn slowly. Big sister, let's not talk about it. Can Li the accountant stay in their family for a long time?

A few days later, Gu Xinxin was working on a math problem left by Accountant Li when she heard a sound outside the door. She looked up and saw a carriage parked at her door. Gu Xinxin paused, then stood up. A man got out of the carriage who looked vaguely familiar.

Gu Xinxin recognized that it was Shopkeeper Song.

She smiled and said, "It's really rude of me not to be able to greet you, Manager Song, for your visit."

Shopkeeper Song smiled and said, "I also asked Shopkeeper Qian about your address, so I came here. Miss Gu, are you all right? I came here today because I have something to discuss with you."

Gu Xinxin gestured with her hand: "But do you want to talk about the fried dough twist? Shopkeeper Song, please come in and sit down first. I'll make you some tea."

He called Gu Qiuhe again and asked her to go into the house to get another plate of fried dough twists. The previous one had been eaten by Accountant Li, so it was not appropriate to use it to entertain Manager Song.

Just as Gu Qiuhe went to carry the plates, Shopkeeper Song waved his hand and said with a smile, "No need for that. We're not here today for the fried dough twist. Let me introduce you. This is our matchmaker from Little Song Village, Granny Song."

Gu Xinxin was stunned for a moment, unable to react: "Matchmaker?"

"Yes, I heard that Miss Gu is not married yet?" Shopkeeper Song asked with a smile. Gu Xinxin frowned and waved her hand: "I'm sorry to have made you come here for nothing. Although I am not married yet, I have no plans to get married for the time being."

Everyone in Xiaokaner Village knew that Gu Xinxin planned to wait until Gu Xiangrong passed the exam before getting married. As for Manager Qian, he had some conflicts with the Gu family before, so he didn't inquire about Gu Xinxin's marriage.

Shopkeeper Song was quite clever. He first inquired about the small fried dough twist, and later learned that the workshop in Xiaokaner Village was run by Gu Xinxin, and it was Gu Xinxin's idea and recipe. Then Shopkeeper Song had an idea in his mind.

Shopkeeper Song didn't get angry when he heard Gu Xinxin's refusal. He just smiled and said, "This is a big matter of marriage. It's best to discuss it with your parents. I have a son who is 22 years old..."

Gu Xinxin interrupted him: "You're not married yet at the age of 22?"

Shopkeeper Song shook his head. "No, they're already married. However, my daughter-in-law was unlucky. She passed away two years ago after giving birth to a girl. Now my son is a widower. Miss Gu is beautiful and happens to be a good cook. Isn't this a perfect match for my family?"

Gu Xinxin was so angry that she laughed. Should she be thankful that Shopkeeper Song didn't immediately say that she was taking a concubine for his son? After all, she was a legal wife, right?

Bah, you are so sincere. Which nice guy would come up and ask the girl to be his stepmother?

Does she look like a stepmother?

Gu Xinxin waved her hand: "I'm sorry, I really have no plans to get married right now. I'm sorry that Shopkeeper Song made this trip in vain."

Shopkeeper Song smiled and said, "Are Miss Gu's parents home?"

Gu Chen came out of the kitchen: "Shopkeeper Song, right? I just heard you say that you are arranging a marriage for your son? What does your son look like?"

Gu Chen was eager for Gu Xinxin to get married quickly. If she did, it would take at least six months for her to get married. She was getting married herself, so she couldn't just occupy the workshop, could she? She had to leave it to the Gu family.

She was the best at making small twisted dough sticks in the Gu family, and since she was married to Gu Daniu, wouldn't it be perfectly natural for her to be in charge of the workshop? And since Gu Qiuhe was thinking about learning accounting, the workshop would belong to the three of them.