An Dalin looked somewhat surprised. He had thought his granddaughter would keep the person there, but she had actually let them leave.
"Oh well, whatever, I'll just leave if I want to."
He's such a big boy now, it would be good for him to go out and see the world and broaden his horizons.
"This isn't really their home, so we can't keep them here."
Qiao Qiuniang looked disappointed. "Oh, I see. Well then, forget it. This child doesn't like to talk. He's always silent. I can't figure out what he's thinking or what he's thinking."
After dinner, the family sat together, staring at the skateboard that Anle was holding in her arms.
"Little sister, is this what you meant by making it? How do you play with it?" An Yi stared at the skateboard with wide, amazed eyes.
Anle scratched his head.
"This thing can't be played in our village. You have to find a flat place to play it. You can only play it in the town."
Why don't we go to town sometime and show you how fun it is?
An Ning clapped and cheered excitedly.
"Wow, I want to go too! I want to go to town to see the new shop our family bought."
Will we be able to move to that town in the future?
"Isn't there a house attached to the back of that shop?"
Anle tilted her head and looked at Anning, "Fourth Sister, are you out of your mind? Running off to live in town, don't you want to stay in the village and go to school?"
When it came to classes, Anning sighed in frustration.
"Little sister, you have no idea how sad we sisters are. It's like the waves in the river, rising and falling one after another."
Finally, we were able to attend classes and learn some characters from the teacher, but it seems that Teacher Meng has something to do and has to leave for a while.
They said they would teach us for two more days, and then they would leave and return to the capital.
"The tuition fees we gave to Master Meng have all been returned; it seems our good days of going to school won't last much longer."
Anle stared blankly at Anning, greatly surprised.
"What happened? Why is this happening?"
Qiao Qiuniang sighed, "Yes, everyone in the village has heard about this. Nobody knows why. He had already returned to his hometown to retire and enjoy his old age, but he was summoned back to the capital."
I heard that the imperial edict has already been issued, and we're just waiting to set off on the appointed day.
Anle scratched his head, looking troubled.
If that's the case, what will happen to her map project? Won't the map project fall through?
Anle glanced hesitantly at her siblings, then chuckled.
"Before Master Meng leaves, could you two take me to see him and ask him for a few books?"
The four siblings shook their heads in unison.
Anjing looked at Anle with a helpless expression, her brows slightly furrowed.
"No, little sister, this book is such a valuable thing, how can we easily ask the teacher for it back?"
Before, it would have been fine to borrow some books to read, but now that the Master is leaving, it's impossible to borrow them anymore.
Anle hung her head, looking worried.
"So, you ladies don't need to go to school anymore? You had the opportunity to study, but this happened."
Most importantly, I no longer have the opportunity to use my education as a pretext. So how can I make my literacy seem normal and reasonable to others?
An Yi smiled and said nonchalantly.
"Little sister, don't be so downcast. It's not like you can't study in the village and have no chance to study. We can still go to town to study. There are schools in town too."
After the teacher returned the money, we enrolled in the town's school to study.
"As long as my little sister can earn money to support our studies, that's fine. And—" An Yi said, glancing at Qiao Qiuniang.
"As long as Mom agrees to let us stay in town to study, then it won't be a problem."
Qiao Qiuniang nodded.
“We’ve already bought a house in this town, so we can’t just leave it empty. We can move in there. If the pastry shop opens, it will be convenient to take care of the business from there.”
Anning's eyes lit up and she perked up, "Mom, does that mean we can move to the town to live?"
An Mancang gathered up the remaining parts on the ground and spoke.
"We'll move over there once things are settled here with the Master."
Anle grinned and said, "No, no, no, Dad, we'll move there after our new house is renovated."
It's not troublesome, just replacing a window or something, it'll only take ten days at most.
The windows were too dark. We can move in after the windows are replaced with glass, the paint is repainted, wallpaper is installed, the flooring is laid, and the furniture is made.
She wanted to completely renovate everything, changing it to her preferred decorating style.
A week flew by. After seeing An Manyi off and happily completing the wedding, Anle was also busy preparing for its grand opening.
"Hey, little sister, is this the window? It's so bright and ridiculous! I've never seen such a big and clear window before. It can actually see people on the street so clearly!"
I've been feeling down for days, hearing villagers coming to our house every day to talk about this glass issue!
"I finally got to see those legendary glass windows and glass doors today!" Anning chattered excitedly.
Anjing smiled gently.
"We haven't been idle these past few days, have we? We've been busy making desserts according to our little sister's method, haven't we?"
"If the people in this town tried our desserts, they would be even more amazed."
When desserts were mentioned, An Ning's face immediately lit up with an unusual radiance.
"Of course! Such delicacies, which only gods can eat, are bound to amaze people. Didn't even the young master of the He family fall for my sister's desserts?"
An Yi reached out and touched the glass in surprise, her eyes wide with astonishment.
"Wow, this window is so big! It takes up the whole wall! It really is as clear as water, just like the people in our village say."
An Ning looked quite pleased with herself as she pressed her face against the glass, enjoying the cool touch it sent through her skin.
"Hey, our shop isn't even open yet, but it's already famous throughout the town."
Look how many people are craning their necks to watch this!
If this opens tomorrow, business will definitely be booming!
Now I finally understand why everyone in our village came to our house to ask about this glass. It's so novel; it's dazzling to look at.
Qiao Qiuniang was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She just touched the glass display case on the shelf with great affection, saying, "This child has even made the shelf out of glass."
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