Liu Xiufen secretly pondered her own thoughts, thinking that spending a little money to let her daughter learn to play the piano would also have its benefits.
Even if she can't get into that prestigious family, she can still learn a skill to support herself, and it would be good if she could marry into a wealthy family as a concubine!
Aren't the concubines in those wealthy families all able to play little tunes and sing songs?
If a girl can become a concubine in a wealthy family, her life will definitely be good. She can also enjoy some of the good life.
The next morning, as soon as the dessert shop opened, An Manxin came over. An Mancang was happy to see this older sister, but An Ning pulled An Le aside with complicated feelings in her eyes.
"Fourth Sister, what's wrong?" Anle asked, yawning and looking like she hadn't woken up yet.
"Little sister, let me tell you, when our aunt comes to visit, it's definitely not for anything good!"
Our aunt doesn't get along with our family at all; she always looks down on us.
Every time they see our parents, they look down on us.
They didn't even come to our opening ceremony, so why are they suddenly here now? I wonder if there's something wrong?
Besides, didn't all my cousins come over yesterday?
Anle waved his hand dismissively, rested his chin on his hands, and dozed off behind the counter.
"I've really seen what my aunt is like!"
What else could she possibly want besides taking advantage of others and committing robbery?
It's nothing more than these things.
Don't worry, with me here, you can't take anything away.
"Hurry up and tidy up the place. Once you've cleaned up the shop, head to school."
An Yi, being cunning, took a rag and moved closer to An Manxin and An Mancang, pretending to clean while eavesdropping on their conversation.
"What brings you here today, sis?"
"I haven't had a chance to come and check it out since it opened. Now that I have some free time, I thought I'd come and take a look."
An Manxin smiled shrewdly, but her shrewd eyes couldn't help but wander around with curiosity.
"Wow, this shop is really just like what people say outside!"
Second brother, you've really made it big!
With a shop like this, I can earn a lot more money in the future.
I heard you two have sent all the children to school. Now it's just the two of you running this shop all day, without the children to help out. Aren't you managing?"
An Mancang smiled憨厚ly, "It can earn a lot more money. With such a shop, life will be much more comfortable."
The children come back to help with chores in the evenings, so they're not busy during the day while they're tending the shop.
An Manxin coughed lightly, forcing a smile, "Oh, that's great."
However, it's not entirely reassuring to have just you and Qiu Niang guarding things.
"Qiu Niang is so gentle, and you're so honest; dealing with all sorts of people in business like this, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it."
An Mancang opened his mouth, about to speak, but An Manxin didn't give him a chance and made the decision on her own.
"Second brother, how about this, I'll bring my two kids over for you to help out."
You two should learn from my two eldest daughters how to deal with customers.
Once you've gotten the hang of things and gained experience in this area, you can send the two kids back to me.
My two eldest daughters go to the city with their father every day and deal with business people, so they've picked up quite a bit of knowledge about this area.
They'll handle it with ease and will definitely be able to help you manage your shop business.
"Perfect! We're all family. There's no need to be shy about doing any hard or tiring work. Just tell them what to do."
An Yi secretly rejoiced upon hearing this.
Now I finally understand why his aunt came to his house; she wanted to 'learn' some pastry-making skills.
How come she's just like her mother-in-law?
That's understandable; birds of a feather flock together!
They've even set their sights on his family's recipes and techniques.
However, his aunt arrived a step too late, which was really unfortunate, as his younger sister had just finalized the appointment for her aunt to come and help out at the shop.
An Mancang waved his hand and gave a simple smile, "Big sister, no need. Your sister-in-law will be here soon. Lewazi thought of that too. Big sister and Lewazi really think alike."
Lewazi is worried that Qiu Niang and I alone can't manage this shop, so he's planning to ask his sister-in-law to come and help out.
An Manxin was taken aback. Sister-in-law?
"Liu Xiaoqiao?"
An Mancang nodded.
"Yes, Dad has already spoken to Uncle, and my sister-in-law is happy to come and help. She's scheduled to come today."
An Manxin's face immediately fell, as if she had swallowed a turtle. Her face drooped, realizing she had arrived too late.
"Second brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but you just don't know how to handle things when it comes to raising a child."
Second brother, how could you listen to the advice of a six-year-old?
How could you invite someone's sister-in-law over?
In just two days, it will be the busy harvest season for farmers. How can we have time to come over and take care of your shop?
Even if they don't want to come, they can't bring themselves to do it, so they're making it clear to you!
Your whole family is so straightforward, you never mince words.
An Mancang's expression froze, "This... really? I think my sister-in-law is a straightforward and honest person."
Even if they can't bring themselves to ask us.
If she really didn't want to come and help, wouldn't she have mentioned it to her uncle?
An Manxin feigned a sigh, "You've all already spoken to Uncle. Given your relationship with him, how could I, as your sister-in-law, refuse? How could I bring it up in front of him?"
An Yi secretly curled her lip. Look at how seriously she's talking about it. Anyone who didn't know the truth would really believe it!
Who would turn down a tael of silver?
His younger sister had spent a tael of silver to invite his aunt over, so she must have come over happily.
Just as he was thinking this to himself, Liu Xiaoqiao’s loud and boisterous voice came from the doorway, her voice preceding her appearance.
"Qiu Niang, I've come to get some work done!"
Don't hesitate to ask me to do any work I need.
"For a job worth only one or two taels of silver, you could ask me to carry an ox to your shop, and I'd do it for you—" Liu Xiaoqiao stopped abruptly when she caught sight of An Manxin. Her smile faltered for a moment, and she gave An Manxin a sarcastic greeting.
"Hey, isn't this Manxin?"
What brings you here today?
That's really strange!
However, the tone of his words had a strange, sarcastic undertone.
An Manxin's face stiffened. How could she not hear the sarcasm in those words?
Just as we were talking about this person, the person in question walked in.
There's no rush at all!
But what's with the one or two taels of silver?
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