The next day, Gan Ji.
The restaurant hadn't opened yet, and the huge place had been deserted for several days, but today it was unusually lively.
Since it was the first day of work, the villagers were afraid of being late and upsetting Ganli, so they all got up very early and rushed to the restaurant.
The Gan family already knew that Gan Li had recruited people in the village, and they opened their doors early to wait.
Being from the same village, there was a natural affinity between them. The Gan family showed no airs of being the new owners, and were incredibly hospitable.
The brothers Gan Mingli and Gan Mingyi didn't know how to talk to these women, so they just focused on helping to move the luggage.
Meanwhile, Granny Gan and Madam Zhao smiled and chatted with everyone, leading them on a tour of the building.
The villagers were initially apprehensive on their way here. They wondered if Gan Li's family, now that they were all well-off, would look down on them or be difficult to get along with.
Seeing the family's warm attitude, I finally felt a little more at ease and happily walked inside.
Only Gan Tao and Gan Yingzi were left behind.
Gan Yingzi was fine; she was young, so it was normal that she couldn't keep up with these people.
But Gan Tao was different. She was naturally sensitive, and although she was smiling, it wasn't hard to see the forced smile in her eyes.
When Gan Li came out, this was exactly what she saw. She stepped forward, put a hand on Gan Tao's shoulder, and asked softly, "You're here?"
He glanced at her empty hands and asked curiously, "Where's your luggage?"
Gan Tao felt the warmth on her shoulder, turned around and saw that it was Gan Li, which made her quite happy.
But upon hearing her words, the smile on her lips froze, she looked away, and whispered:
“I’m going to take a short-term job… I have a lot of things to do at home, and I’m worried about leaving my family.”
Even though Ganli was prepared for this outcome, she couldn't help but sigh when she heard it.
This silly girl is still not ruthless enough.
Knowing that further discussion was pointless, she simply changed the subject:
"I'll talk to your Uncle Qishan later and ask him to come to Ganji first every day when he returns to the village. You can go back with him in his car."
Upon hearing this, Gan Tao quickly waved her hand, "How can that be? You've already helped me enough; I can't let you do me any more favors."
Ganli chuckled: "It's just a small matter..."
Gan Tao refused very firmly.
Ganli has already helped her a lot, and she can't accept more without feeling at ease.
Besides, if she's going to use the car for a long time, it's definitely not good not to pay. But if she does pay, the daily fare isn't a small amount... I'm sure if Mother finds out, she'll accuse her of seeking pleasure and might cause some trouble.
Why bother going out of your way to cause trouble?
Gan Tao curled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "I know what you're worried about, but I'm not the only one going back every day. There's also Sister Wang from the Wang family, so we can keep each other company."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young woman surnamed Wang in front heard it and quickly turned around, smiling:
"Yes, shopkeeper, don't worry about us."
She couldn't bear to part with the money for the car.
Actually, Ganli was prepared to pay for the car herself.
After all, she works here, and if something happens in the future, not only will it cause trouble, but she will also feel guilty.
She's happy to spend a little money to mitigate the risk.
However, seeing how determined the two were, she temporarily abandoned the idea. Anyway, winter was still early, and she could deal with it later.
The group strolled around the building. The Gan family was already used to it, but this was the first time these villagers had entered such a high-class restaurant. They were overwhelmed by the sights and kept praising it.
Zhao was overjoyed by everyone's compliments, but she didn't forget who deserved the greatest credit.
"It's all thanks to my sister Ali. If it weren't for her business acumen and clever ideas, I would have been nothing more than a fox borrowing the tiger's power!"
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded repeatedly, and compliments poured out of their mouths as if they were free.
Ganli wasn't interested in such flattery and changed the subject:
"Now that we've finished exploring the front, let's go check out the back and arrange your accommodations for the rest of the time."
This topic successfully diverted everyone's attention.
Since it was where they would be living from now on, everyone was very curious and nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
So everyone went to the backyard together.
When Wanshun Building was built, Master Zhao spared no expense, making the front extremely luxurious and putting a lot of effort into the backyard as well.
The courtyard has two sections. The first section is adjacent to the front, where the kitchen is located for convenient food delivery. The kitchen is also where we usually work.
There was only one room in the corner, which was for people to keep watch at night; there were no other rooms.
After crossing another gate, you finally reach the courtyard where people actually live.
Pushing open the door, one is greeted by a spacious courtyard, with a few rays of sunlight filtering through the dark green eaves, creating a dappled effect.
A well stands in the middle, and a clothes rack supported on the bluestone slab adds a touch of lively life to the courtyard.
The building is surrounded by corridors, so you don't have to worry about getting wet even on rainy days. Behind the corridors are rooms one after another, forming a three-sided enclosure.
In the far corner, there were two empty openings. Walking in from there, there were two outhouses, which were cleaned very well and incense was burning inside.
"My goodness!" someone exclaimed in surprise, "They even burn incense in the outhouses... City people really live a refined life!"
Upon hearing this, everyone echoed his sentiments:
"That's why everyone's so eager to get to the city!"
"We're not here to work, we're here to enjoy ourselves! Even taking a dump here smells good!"
Gan Li: "..." Although the words are rough but the meaning is correct, sister, your words are too rough!
After leading everyone on a tour inside to familiarize them with the environment, Ganli then led them to a row of houses on the right.
"This will be your accommodation from now on. There are four rooms in total, two people per room. You can choose whichever you like."
These rooms in the middle are where I live; the rooms opposite are for my older brother, sister-in-law, and parents.
Gan Yingzi listened attentively, but when she didn't hear her mention Gan Mingyi's name, she asked curiously, "What about Second Uncle Gan?"
Gan Li glanced at her and said, "My second brother lives in the front and guards the kitchen."
As soon as Gan Yingzi spoke, she realized she might have said too much, and her face immediately turned red.
Fortunately, she was dark-skinned, so it wasn't very noticeable. I forced myself to say, "Uncle Gan, you've worked so hard!"
The others immediately chimed in, "That's right! We work during the day, but he works both day and night! It's really not easy for him."
Ganli smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
This makes it sound like she's the younger sister abusing her older brother.
In fact, this was Gan Mingyi's own request. After all, it was fine when they were all family members, but now that they had hired people, there were a lot of women in the backyard, and he was worried that many troubles would arise.
However, Ganli also thought this was indeed a good idea. Although she knew that her second brother was an upright person, it would be difficult to speak out in a situation where things might seem awkward. This way, she could kill two birds with one stone.
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