"Shengjing?" "Learning martial arts?" Hu Yue'er repeatedly pondered these two words. Under the influence of her mind, when Hu Yue'er looked at Jiang Ling now, she felt that she was surrounded by a faint halo. After looking at her for a long time, she even had a sense of disorientation.

"Oh, it's Yue'er! Come in quickly, come in quickly, come in quickly and help me!" After hearing the noise in the courtyard, Jiang Ling hurriedly took a piece of coarse cloth and went out, just in time to bump into Hu Yue'er, who was staring blankly at the moment.

"Wenxi, quickly greet her! This is Yue'er, your aunt. You've never met before!" Jiang Ling walked to Jiang Wenxi's side and gently patted her.

Jiang Wenxi quickly bowed to Hu Yue'er and said, "Hello, Aunt Yue'er, I am Jiang Wenxi!"

Looking at Jiang Wenxi's chubby and adorable appearance, Hu Yue'er felt a surge of joy. She truly hoped that the baby in her womb would be as healthy as Jiang Wenxi.

Perhaps it was out of affection for her, but Hu Yue'er took out ten copper coins from her pocket and placed them in Jiang Wenxi's hand, saying softly, "Your name is Wenxi, isn't it? It's a very nice name. This is money from your aunt to buy you snacks. Just keep it!"

"No, no, Auntie, my mom said I can't take money from strangers!" Despite her young age, Jiang Wenxi is quite sensible. She quickly returned the money with her chubby little hand.

Seeing this, Jiang Ling quickly tried to excuse herself, saying, "Oh, Yue'er, what are you doing! It's not easy for you to live alone. You should keep your money for yourself! Besides, you're due to give birth in a few months!"

Unexpectedly, the usually gentle Hu Yue'er looked serious and said to Jiang Ling, "Sister Jiang, I liked this child at first sight. He's so cute with his chubby face. I just hope that the baby in my belly will be as safe and healthy as your Wenxi! This isn't much money, but it's almost the New Year, so consider it money to buy candy for Wenxi! What do you think?"

As she spoke, Hu Yue'er looked at Jiang Wenxi again, and this time she affectionately pinched Wenxi's nose.

Unable to persuade Hu Yue'er otherwise, Jiang Ling could only helplessly say to Jiang Wenxi, "Wenxi, you must keep the copper coins that Aunt Yue'er gave you safe!"

Wenxi was both surprised and delighted. She thanked him repeatedly and carefully put away the ten copper coins.

Jiang Ling led Hu Yue'er into the house. Hu Yue'er looked at the table piled high with cloth and pastries and asked curiously, "Big sister, what's all this for?"

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and you've all been busy for so long. Here's a little treat for you. Since you're here, let me find you some help. Help me cut these fabrics and arrange them in pairs, one fabric for one pastry!" Jiang Ling said to Hu Yue'er while busy with her work.

Hu Yue'er was also a diligent person. After listening, she and Jiang Ling got to work, and in no time the two of them finished sorting. Looking at the pile of things that was almost a small mountain, Hu Yue'er exclaimed, "Sister Jiang, you've spent a lot of money again!"

Jiang Ling casually placed a gift in Hu Yue'er's hands and said, "What's the big deal? You've been busy for so long, this is what you deserve!" After saying that, she stuffed the cloth and pastries into Hu Yue'er's arms.

Hu Yue'er was even more surprised. She never expected that she would get a share of it. Just as she was about to refuse, Jiang Ling spoke up first: "Don't refuse! You're part of our factory too!"

Hearing this, Hu Yue'er felt a warmth in her heart. She nodded heavily to Jiang Ling and sighed.

"Yue'er, there's something else I need your help with!" Jiang Ling whispered to Hu Yue'er.

"Oh, what do you mean by 'helping'? Just say so! Why are we talking about this?" Hu Yue'er said to Jiang Ling with a smile.

Jiang Ling took out three taels of silver from her bosom and placed them in Hu Yue'er's hand, saying, "I was so busy buying things in Pingxi County this morning that I forgot to exchange the silver. It's the end of the year, so I'm giving my employees red envelopes as is my usual practice. Yaojie is still a child, so I feel more at ease if the two of you go together!"

Hu Yue'er's eyes widened in disbelief; she never expected Jiang Ling to say such a thing.

What she didn't know was that Jiang Ling had been secretly observing Hu Yue'er recently. Jiang Ling discovered that Hu Yue'er seemed to be particularly sensitive to numbers. Once, when Jiang Yaojie was delivering goods, he didn't even notice that he had miscalculated the accounts, and it was Hu Yue'er who pointed it out.

Therefore, Jiang Ling was considering expanding the business back home and perhaps hiring Hu Yue'er as the "accountant." However, since Hu Yue'er was not from the village, she still had to be careful. This was Hu Yue'er's first test.

“Sister Jiang, this…this isn’t right, it’s money after all…” Hu Yue’er said somewhat awkwardly, fiddling with the hem of her clothes.

Jiang Ling placed the silver in Hu Yue'er's arms and said with a smile, "It's alright, I don't worry about you!"

As she spoke, she went outside to call Jiang Yaojie over. After giving him some instructions, Hu Yue'er and Jiang Yaojie drove the carriage to leave.

Jiang Wenxi, who was standing nearby, quickly hugged Jiang Ling and asked coquettishly, "Mother, what are Big Brother and Aunt Yue'er going to do?"

"Go and exchange some copper coins. Is there something Wenxi wants to eat?" Jiang Ling knew that Jiang Wenxi had been a foodie since childhood, so she quickly asked.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Wenxi shook her head and continued to plead with Jiang Ling, "Mom, can I go with my older brother? I want to see Uncle Qian!"

Looking into Jiang Wenxi's big, watery eyes, Jiang Ling had no reason to refuse. She gave Jiang Wenxi some more silver coins and instructed Jiang Yaojie, "Yaojie, when you go to Pingxi County later, take your sister to Instructor Qian's place. Remember to buy a nice gift before you go. I've already given the money to Wenxi!"

Jiang Yaojie nodded and carried Jiang Wenxi to the carriage.

After seeing the three of them off, it was time to finish work.

The workers from the shampoo shop also arrived at Jiang Ling's house one after another. Everyone looked at them strangely, but no one dared to speak.

The atmosphere gradually became somewhat heavy, and Lightning Girl couldn't help but ask, "Big sister, what did you ask us to do here?"

Jiang Ling raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Today is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. We'll have a seven-day holiday starting this afternoon. Don't worry, I won't deduct your wages for these seven days. It's thanks to everyone's help that the shampoo factory is doing so well!"

"I bought some fabric and a box of snacks for everyone as a way of thanking you all for your support of Shampoo Growing up these past few days!"

As soon as Jiang Ling finished speaking, everyone looked at her in disbelief. Jiang Ling's gaze immediately fell on Lightning Girl, who was closest to her.

"Lightning Girl, this is yours!" Jiang Ling said, picking up the fabric and snacks and stuffing them into Lightning Girl's hands.

Lightning Girl wanted to refuse, but worried that the fabric and pastries would fall to the ground, she shook her head and said, "No, no, we are already very grateful for the wages you pay us. It would be too much for us to accept your gifts now!"

“Yes, yes, you kindly took us in and provided us with jobs, how could we possibly want your things?” said Zhou Daxia, Hu Yue’er’s good friend.