The booming business is a good thing, but Li Dazhu is also a little worried that Li Youran might not be able to handle it.
He planned to help his daughter make steamed buns every morning and then go to the pancake shop to help his second son.
"Dad, you don't need to worry about my affairs." But before she could finish speaking, Li Youran refused, "If I'm too busy, I'll just find a few people to help. I won't lose money either way."
“But the wonton shop can’t be without someone in charge. How about we send your mother there?” Li Dazhu asked tentatively.
His idea was also driven by self-interest; Li Niangzi had been selling steamed buns with him for over thirty years, and she had suffered a great deal.
“Alright, as long as Mother is willing, I would be more than happy to accept it.” Li Youran had no objection to this arrangement.
Li Niangzi naturally had no objections, nor did her second brother and sister-in-law. After all, although the pancake shop was busy, the three of them were enough.
After closing the steamed bun shop, Li Youran went to the chicken soup and wonton shop to cook chicken soup before driving the carriage to buy the meat she needed for the afternoon.
On the way, she saw someone slaughtering a cow. She thought that cow bones were better than pork bones, so Li Youran bought four cow leg bones and ten catties of beef.
The four cow leg bones weighed sixty catties and cost one hundred and eighty coins, while the ten catties of beef cost two hundred coins, for a total of three hundred and eighty coins.
Half of the money she earned in the morning was spent immediately, and Li Youran felt a little pained, but there was nothing she could do, since Tang Lei was injured because of her.
As soon as the carriage entered Lotus Alley, Li Youran saw a familiar figure.
"Xiangyu, your aunt really likes you." Old Mrs. Lu said, holding Wang Xiangyu's hand. "If you become my daughter-in-law, I won't let you do any work. I'll provide you with good food and drink, as long as you can give birth to a big, healthy boy."
"Auntie~" Wang Xiangyu said shyly, "I'm still a virgin, why are you talking about having a big, healthy son~"
"What's there to be shy about? I'll have Lu Chuan come to your house to propose marriage tomorrow!" When Wang Xiangyu said that she was a virgin, Old Lady Lu smiled so much that her eyes disappeared.
Old Mrs. Lu was overjoyed that she had divorced that barren old hen, and that there were plenty of young, unmarried women waiting to marry her son!
But as soon as she turned around, she saw Li Youran, and Old Lady Lu's expression changed instantly.
"You shameless little whore, you dare to come back? As long as I, this old woman, live, you'll never set foot in the Lu family!" Old Mrs. Lu cursed, "Bah! You shameless vixen!"
"You crazy woman, have you taken the wrong medicine?!" Li Youran's lips twitched with anger. "Even if you came in a sedan chair carried by eight men, I would never marry your son who can't have children!"
"How many times have I told you? Don't assume everyone else is like you just because you're having an affair!" Li Youran said, rolling her eyes as she continued, "Even if your family sells jewelry, there's no need to bring it all out like you're a madam!"
Old Mrs. Lu hadn't expected Li Youran to be able to curse her so fluently that she almost choked and rolled her eyes back.
"Auntie, Auntie!" Wang Xiangyu hurriedly pinched Old Lady Lu's philtrum and shouted loudly, "Li Youran, if anything happens to me today, I'll never forgive you!"
Lu Chuan was like a stone that could never be warmed, no matter how hard she tried to warm him up, she couldn't. So Wang Xiangyu began to get close to Old Lady Lu.
She had finally managed to win over Old Lady Lu, but if Li Youran angered her to death, all her efforts would have been in vain!
"You're not done with me yet. Who do you think you are to her?"
Seeing that Old Lady Lu had woken up, Li Youran snorted coldly at Wang Xiangyu, and then drove the carriage into Tang Lei's house next door without looking back.
"You blind fool, just wait to become a widow!" Wang Xiangyu said with a gloomy face.
"What are you doing here?" Hua Ruyu, who was chopping wood in the yard, said expressionlessly, "Tang Lei's injuries haven't healed yet, so he can't be your bodyguard."
"I came to see him," Li Youran said, holding a basket. "I bought some beef bones and beef."
Hua Ruyu remained silent, continuing to chop wood. Li Youran thought to himself, Tang Lei is a cold-faced, expressionless man, and his friend is also a man with a blank expression; birds of a feather flock together.
She turned to look at Hua Ruyi and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh. It was a pity that such a fair-skinned young man had a poker face.
"Miss Li, I'm sorry to have troubled you." Tang Lei leaned against the bed and put down the book "The Art of War" when he saw Li Youran come in. "You've already given me quite a bit of money."
“It’s all to be expected, this is a work injury for you too.” Li Youran glanced at the book on the bed. She originally thought Tang Lei was a rough man, but she didn’t expect the book he was reading to be so profound.
"If I hadn't been busy with the steamed bun shop, I should have come to see you yesterday." Li Youran looked at Tang Lei's leg, which was wrapped in a cast, and asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Should we find another doctor to take a look?"
Remembering what the doctor had said before, that Tang Lei's leg injury was caused by a diagnostic error, Li Youran was worried about whether this diagnosis was accurate.
"It's only been two or three days, and I can't tell anything's wrong yet," Tang Lei thought to himself. This woman is usually so intelligent, but she's acting confused right now. Is this what people mean when they say that concern makes one lose their composure?
“That’s true.” Li Youran was a little embarrassed and didn’t know what to say next, so she looked around the room.
Tang Lei's room was sparsely furnished and very clean and tidy. On his desk sat a worn-out calligraphy brush and a few rough sheets of white paper.
"I never expected you to be both scholarly and martial."
What do you think?
"I thought you were just a rough, burly man..."
Oops, I accidentally let it slip. Li Youran gave an embarrassed smile.
"You mentioned the steamed bun shop earlier, what's going on?" Tang Lei asked calmly. "Could it be that this woman opened a new shop in just two days...?"
"To establish a household with a daughter, one must have their own house, so I bought a shop with a less-than-ideal layout at a very low price," Li Youran said with a smile. "It's in Lotus Alley near my house. Come to my shop for steamed buns anytime, all you can eat."
"Is it Lotus Lane near the dock?" Hua Ruyu suddenly appeared and asked nervously.
"Yes." Li Youran didn't know what was making him so excited...
"I want to help out at your shop."
"ah?"
Tang Lei and Li Youran said in unison.
"Young Master Tian, why do you suddenly want to help out at the steamed bun shop?" Tang Lei asked, puzzled.
"I'm not planning on hiring!" Li Youran muttered to herself. Even if she were to hire, she wouldn't hire someone with a poker face; they'd scare away any business that was about to come to her door...
"That's settled then. Wait for me a moment." Tian Ruyu pointed at Li Youran, then quickly left.
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