Chapter 113 Can Hold On
But she couldn't tell him the reason directly. If he knew, he would definitely say that he only wanted to be with her for the rest of his life and would never get married. Then he would say that it was just a shop, and he would give it to a man even if he was a friend, and she was just overthinking it.
But she wasn't overthinking it.
Seeing him sad, she felt embarrassed and changed the subject, "Let's not talk about anything else for now. Can you help me calculate, if I buy a shop directly on Heyuan Street, how long will it take me to make back my investment?"
Baili Yunzhou said with a bit of lack of interest, "It's really hard to say. Although we rent out our shop, most of the people are in the jewelry business. They make more money, so naturally they make more. Some of you craftsmen depend on the timing. You make money when there are events. If there aren't any events, people's lights don't break every day, so you can't buy them every day. If you really want to do this long-term, you need at least five years. Once you have your own customers, you can think about these things."
Baili Yunzhou was right; this couldn't be rushed. Her original intention was to let more people see Quanzhou's lanterns, which would require constant refinement of her craft, and going out to study was essential.
But now it seems that she will have to worry about her life all day long. This is too far from her ideal. She is also afraid that she will lose her faith in this miserable life...
That night, she tossed and turned and didn't sleep all night...
On the second day, Zhou Ji's masters arrived as scheduled. Yu Huatang took the opportunity to tell them his plans, packed up his things, and left the place where he had stayed for almost four years.
After coming out, Xu Fu said goodbye to her.
Xu Fu asked worriedly, "Senior Sister, what are you going to do? Why don't you go to my house..."
Yu Huatang comforted him, saying that she was fine and was just still thinking about it.
Two days later, Yu Huatang didn't expect that Madam Hua would come to see her.
When she arrived at the Yan residence, Hua said, "One of my servants said he saw you asking about a shop. Two days ago, I heard that Zhou Ji's master came to the Dengshi Hall and you left. I know what you are going to do. If you want, I have a suitable shop here."
Yu Huatang was not surprised that the Hua family had a shop. Generally, officials would run a shop secretly outside, either asking others for help or having their wife's family members come forward.
Since Madam Hua said this, she must have regarded her as one of her own.
Hua told her the price: a shop at the end of Heyuan Street, selling for three taels a month. If she wanted to buy it, she would just have to pay ninety taels.
Yu Huatang was surprised at how cheap it was, because she had asked several places and they all asked for 150 taels.
Hua said, "This is the price I give you because you are a woman. If someone else wants to rent or buy me, I won't give you such a low price."
"I've been a government official's wife my whole life, and haven't achieved much. Actually, I'm a little envious of you. At least you know what you want to do and what you can do. So I want to see how far you can go. I'll sell this shop to you at a discount. It's just gathering dust if it sits there. Maybe in the future, when you become rich, you can give red envelopes to my children, and I'll still make some money."
This was a very good suggestion and the price was also very good. She had ninety taels in her hand, but she was vaguely hesitant.
If she hadn't experienced what happened with Zhao Yan, she would have given the money immediately. But then she thought that this shouldn't have been done by Zhao Yan.
She had heard that Hua had a shop on Heyuan Street before, but now that it was a good opportunity, she was unsure whether she should accept it. In the end, she said that she was a little tempted, but wanted to think about it. If she felt that she wanted it, she would bring the money immediately.
As soon as Yu Huatang left the house, Hua immediately sent someone to tell Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan immediately told Yan Quan and the others that he would pay the ninety taels, and they would then come up with a reason to use the ninety taels that Yu Huatang brought as a reward and slowly give it back.
After writing the letter, he called Anfu and asked him to keep an eye on her and see when she needed a car or went to Yan's house.
After a few days, Zhao Yan still hadn't heard from Yan Quan and the others. He knew she definitely hadn't chosen Hua's suggestion, but he couldn't figure out why.
He also looked at the shop and found the location to be good.
He was a little anxious, afraid that she would agree to some of Baili Yunzhou's suggestions or cooperate with Baili Yunzhou. This was the result he disliked the most.
At night, he couldn't control his legs and slowly walked to her door. The lights in the house were still on and she hadn't come back yet.
Anfu said that she had left the Dengshi Hall a few days ago. Where could she go now? He was a little anxious and hated being so cautious.
Sometimes he thought, why not just put a knife to her neck and force her to marry him? Even if she resented him later, he could still do something to slowly warm her heart. It was like hiding now, where he couldn't do anything.
He was standing outside her house, and soon he heard her coming back. He thought of going over to pick her up and pretending to be just passing by.
But before he had taken a few steps, he heard Baili Yunzhou's voice. He was very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do, so he had no choice but to hide in the bamboo forest.
The two walked quickly, and in less than a moment Baili Yunzhou had taken her home. After that, no one knew what they said, and then they left again.
Zhao Yan came out only after Yu Huatang returned to the room. Looking at the lights in the room, he had an idea.
When he got home, he called An Yuan and An Fu over and asked, "Do you know how to break the tiles in someone else's house without anyone noticing?"
"Young Master, what are you going to do..." An Fu was confused. He thought his young master wouldn't want to be a thief.
Zhao Yan said, "Just make sure it doesn't leak. You can help fix it afterwards. Can you guys do it?"
Anfu and Anyuan nodded. They both came from poor families and knew how to do these things.
On the next day, after Yu Huatang left the house, Anfu found out that the young master wanted them to smash the tiles of Miss Yu's house.
There are quite a lot of requirements. It can't break too many pieces, just three at most; it can't leak; and it can't let dirty things fall into her room.
Finally, he told us to finish the job quickly, otherwise we would be in trouble if Grandma Xu next door saw us.
An Fu and An Yuan had never done this in their lives, and they didn't know how their young master could come up with such a wicked thing...
Everything was ready. Zhao Yan stood in his own courtyard to keep watch for them. As soon as they saw his gesture, they used the long poles they had prepared to lift the tiles.
The tiles were very heavy, and the two of them had to be very careful and consider various things. After working for most of the day, they only managed to remove one tile.
Zhao Yan saw that this wasn't messy enough, so she was sure she wouldn't be too worried, and signaled them to use more force.
An Yuan received his instructions and increased his strength. He was a martial artist. With this swing, a large piece of the wood fell off from top to bottom, head and tail...
Seeing this, Anfu immediately said, "Let's go!"
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