"The latest clothes from the capital are coming to Qingshan Town to be sold?"
"Well, of course you can also supply me with good fabrics, so that we can both benefit and win."
Wang Qi said excitedly: "That's great!"
By then he can be like Liu Song!
Yan Funing put the purse back into Wang Qi's hand again.
Wang Qi grabbed it tightly at this moment: "Princess, I want you to strengthen your cooperation!"
"Yes." Yan Funing nodded and turned her gaze to Shopkeeper Jin. "Uncle Jin, uncles and aunts, and all the young men, Uncle Liu and Aunt He miss you very much in the capital."
As she spoke, she patted the purse that Manager Jin had just taken out.
"There's quite a bit of money here, at least a few thousand taels."
"This is my dividend. It's because I have shares in Liuji Restaurant. I should take it, but I don't want to take it this time."
Everyone wondered, "Why?"
Yan Funing said, "I want to divide the silver here into two parts. One part will be used to increase everyone's monthly wages. Shopkeeper Jin has been the temporary shopkeeper and has worked hard without complaint. I've seen several gray hairs on him. I'll increase the monthly wages by twenty taels."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Jin wiped away his tears quietly.
The young shopkeeper was so attentive that he even noticed his white hair.
Yan Funing continued, "I've looked at all the dishes in the kitchen today. I've tried them the past two days, and the taste is authentic and unchanged. Uncles and aunts, each person's monthly salary will be increased by three taels."
The cooks and cooks said hello happily.
Yan Funing continued, "The staff are very attentive and considerate in their interactions with others, and the restaurant environment is cozy and comfortable. The salary will increase by two taels of silver every month."
Feng, the waiter, was overjoyed: "Young Boss, should we raise the monthly salary this month or next month?"
"To be precise, the calculation starts from the first month of last year. Now it is February. I will take out the monthly salary increase for thirteen months from this purse and give it to you. The monthly salary increase for February will be deducted from my dividend at the beginning of March. The same will be done from now on." Yan Funing looked at the shopkeeper Jin with a smile. "I'd like to trouble Uncle Jin to calculate it carefully."
Shopkeeper Jin wiped his tears again and said, "Count carefully, definitely count carefully!"
Yan Funing picked up the heavy purse and said, "After deducting the increase in monthly wages, there's still quite a bit left."
"What is the young manager's plan?" everyone asked.
Yan Funing looked past the kitchen door to the lobby and saw Liu Cai there.
He then took the money bag and said to Shopkeeper Jin and the others, "Come out with me."
Everyone left the kitchen.
I heard her say to Liu Cai, "After Uncle Jin deducts the monthly salary, if there is any extra money left, I would like to hand it over to the county magistrate."
Liu Cai was confused: "What do you mean, Princess?"
Yan Funing said, "Qingshan Town is my hometown. I hope it will become more and more beautiful, and its people will become richer and richer."
"I hope that this part of the money will be managed by the County Magistrate and used to build roads and various living facilities in Qingshan Town, so that our Qingshan Town can become a beautiful place."
Upon hearing this, Liu Cai bowed deeply and said, "Princess, your majesty is righteous!"
Everyone applauded and cheered loudly: "Good! Good!"
While their atmosphere was heated, Fu Ciyi whispered to Yan Funing, "Why didn't you tell me about this?"
"My husband is angry?"
"How can this be irritating?"
"What do you mean, my husband?"
"Ningning, you are so nice."
"I've always been fine. This isn't the first time you've heard this."
"What I want to say is that you are able to consider the country and the people, which is quite exemplary."
"I just do what I want to do and what I think is right, to the best of my ability. I made my first fortune at Liuji Restaurant. When times were tough, I'd come to town to do my shopping and people would always give me discounts, which I always remember. People call me the Little Shopkeeper, and that feels very endearing. Uncle Liu and Uncle Yu call me their daughter, and I'm happy too. I just hope that everyone who likes me will get better and better."
No one heard the couple's previous conversation.
Everyone heard what was said next.
"To be honest, we also hope that the young shopkeeper will get better and better." Feng the waiter said, "We once thought about going to the Beijing Restaurant, but now it seems that the monthly salary here is still higher, so we decided to stay here."
"You guy, what you said at the beginning was quite reasonable, but what you said at the end was so realistic." Manager Jin glanced at him.
Everyone laughed and told Yan Funing that they really liked what she said.
Liu Cai quietly walked to Fu Ciyi's side and asked, "Your Highness, when will you go to Qingshan Academy for class?"
"Afternoon."
"Excellent." Liu Cai continued, "I was thinking of asking Your Highness to write an inscription for me, the four characters Qingshan Academy."
Wang Qi, who had sharp ears, heard this: "The plaque of my cloth shop is old and needs a new one. Your Highness, could you write one for me as well?"
Fu Ciyi was quite busy this morning.
Because the news that he wrote the name of Liuji Restaurant spread like wildfire, all the shops in the town that hung plaques with their names came to him.
The bookshop owner squeezed in front and said, "I have a long-standing friendship with His Royal Highness Prince Rui. He left many of his calligraphy works in my shop."
"We already knew about those books. They have become your treasures." Shopkeeper Jin said with a smile, serving tea to Fu Ciyi. "Your Highness, have some tea and take your time writing. There's no rush."
The people in the queue behind didn't hear what Shopkeeper Jin said and thought he was trying to cut in line, so they shouted, "Old Jin, don't take advantage of the fact that the princess is your shopkeeper and ask His Royal Highness Prince Rui to cut in line. His Royal Highness Prince Rui is our Royal Highness."
Many people echoed: "That's right."
Shopkeeper Jin said proudly, "We won't argue with you. Your Highness has already written the names of the dishes on the water signs in our restaurant."
"I see."
Shopkeeper Jin raised his chin and said, "Also, Chengwenlou in Jingcheng is doing good business. The name of that shop was written by our shopkeeper."
"really?"
"Of course it's true."
"Princess, can you help us write it too?"
Yan Funing couldn't help but smile and waved her hands repeatedly: "My calligraphy was taught by His Highness, you can just go to him."
Fu Ciyi pointed at her forehead with a pen and shook his head lovingly.
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A few days later, rivers, lakes and seas returned from Pengzhou.
The four of them returned to the Fu family residence in Qingshan Town and immediately went to report to Fu Ciyi.
Fu Jiang said, "Your Highness, after investigation by several of my subordinates, and with the help of Lord Wu, your aunt did indeed have a child. However, your grandparents were unaware of this and still believe their daughter never had children. It was all due to the mischief of Fu Zhengqing and his men."
"Is the person in Pengzhou?" Fu Ciyi asked.
Fu Jiang replied: "This person is not in Pengzhou now."
"Why not in Pengzhou?" Fu Ciyi frowned.
Fu Hu said, "After your aunt passed away, her husband remarried, and his second wife gave birth to a son. This made him even more displeased with his first wife's son. His stepmother was vicious, and his biological father was a bad person, so they drove him out of the house."
Fu He reported: "When he was young, he accidentally learned from a neighbor that his maternal grandparents' home was in Ling County, Jinzhou, so he planned to go to Ling County alone to look for them. Perhaps something unexpected happened at that time."
Fu Hai frowned. "That year, Pengzhou was hit by a severe flood. He was driven out of his home when the flood was at its worst. He must have been swept away by the flood."
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