These words made Jiang Mingzhu stomp her foot in anger. "So, we're just going to leave it at that?"
She knew her aunt had ill intentions, but she never expected her to be so shameless.
Gu An'an laughed, "These thieves are not gentlemen after all. If they like to do things secretly, then let them be."
Jiang Mingzhu understood the reasoning, but she was more worried that the mother and daughter would learn the cooking skills and then squeeze out their business.
That would be a losing proposition.
"Did Mother already know what Aunt was thinking?"
The moon is fullest on the 16th of the lunar month, and the moonlight is just right now, though it has a slight chill in the air.
Gu An'an looked at the round, bright moon and sighed, "As the old saying goes, there's only a thousand years of thieves, not a year of guarding against thieves. Let them do what they want. I'm not just good at making 'Golden Jade Hall,' I can always find another one. Anyway, you're not going to school for the time being, so how about this: I'll see if I can find a small shop to rent these next few days, and then we can start a proper business. If business is good, you can help out; if it's not, you can go back to school and learn to read and write. What do you say?"
"OK."
Jiang Mingzhu wasn't very interested in reading; she felt that doing business was better.
Today, being "humiliated" by that old teacher at school made her even less willing to study; this method is good.
She wholeheartedly agreed.
Jiang Mingxu and Bao'er go without saying.
The real problem lies with Jiang Mingyi.
A person who has always adhered to the principle of "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen" is now reading classic texts in that snack shop...
"A gentleman's learning is for cultivating his character; he need not care about the opinions of others." Under the moonlight, the young man's features became even more refined. "Mother is the head of the family, so naturally I will listen to her."
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