Gu An'an found this person a bit strange, "Then what are you looking at over and over again?"
Moreover, it seemed to carry a deep-seated resentment, as if it harbored a grudge against these words.
It's no wonder she misunderstood.
In this day and age, reading is a luxury.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country devoted great efforts to literacy campaigns.
However, illiterate people still exist in reality.
For example, the well-known skit about the Empress Dowager being "illiterate" required her to practice the four characters "货真价实" (authentic) repeatedly until she could read them.
It's not surprising that Jiang Yong'an can't read; it would be strange if he wrote as elegantly and gracefully as Lin Zixing.
"I'm thinking about how to persuade you to take me on as your employee."
Gu An'an: "..."
I'm sorry, I didn't think of that idea.
Jiang Yong'an's words left Jiang Mingzhu, who was following Gu An'an out, dumbfounded.
It took the young woman a while to make sure she hadn't misheard, and she was caught in a dilemma.
Actually, she went out to practice martial arts this afternoon, starting with the most basic horse stance.
It was tedious and boring, but when she felt sore all over from practicing the horse stance and saw Jiang Yong'an practicing with her, Jiang Mingzhu gritted her teeth and persevered.
Despite the difficulties, she still enjoyed it very much.
She kept her promise and called out "Father!"
But they didn't know where the person would go at night, or whether he would come back tomorrow.
It seems like it would be nice to stay and work in the store.
Jiang Mingzhu had her own little schemes, but she didn't know what Gu An'an was thinking.
"Two taels of silver a month, not a day or an hour."
Gu An'an emphasized very seriously, "I won't give you a single extra penny."
"I know." A faint smile appeared in Jiang Yong'an's eyes. He hadn't expected that such a small request would anger Gu An'an.
What kind of person is she in her own eyes?
“Okay.” Gu An’an didn’t care and wasn’t afraid of the rumors. “We’ll provide food at noon and in the evening, but not in the morning. We’ll start work at the end of the day and finish at the beginning of the next day. If you don’t do a good job, I’ll settle your wages and you can find another place to work.”
Jiang Yong'an nodded, "No problem."
His easygoing nature surprised Gu An'an. "How will you solve your accommodation problem?"
After asking, he added, "I won't provide accommodation, and you'll have your wages deducted for being late. One hundred coins will be deducted for each instance of being late. You'd better think it over before making a decision."
"If you're late every day, will I end up paying you extra money after a month?"
Jiang Mingzhu's eyes widened as she looked at Jiang Yong'an, who had suddenly raised this question.
This is downright provocative.
Of all the kids in the family, Xu'er is the most cheeky and always likes to provoke her mother, and then...
That kid always gets beaten up badly.
Could this man think he's gotten arrogant just because I called him "father" a few times?
However, to Jiang Mingzhu's surprise, Gu An'an just shrugged and said, "That's right. Don't say I'm targeting you. This job posting wasn't written specifically for you."
"Yes, I know."
The conversation between the two was so peaceful that Jiang Mingzhu wondered if she had misheard.
Is that all?
"Pearl, are you expecting something?"
The girl's bright eyes met the questioner's gaze. Jiang Mingzhu subconsciously shook her head, but quickly she spoke up, "Don't even think about bullying Mother, or I will put righteousness before family."
Jiang Yong'an looked at the serious-looking girl, a relaxed smile on his face. "Of course."
Regardless, Gu An'an helped him take care of the children. Even though she had made a mistake before, she could forgive her for how much the children depended on her now.
Why would he cause trouble for Gu An'an?
If I'm not mistaken, this is the handwriting of the sixth young master of the Lin family.
The sixth young master of the Lin family.
How come Gu An'an has such a close relationship with this person?
Jiang Yong'an couldn't figure it out for a moment.
His original intention was to retire from the military and return to his hometown.
Unexpectedly, I ran into an acquaintance in this small county town.
Well then, when we really run into each other, I'd like to see how this Sixth Young Master Lin will handle it.
I'll officially start work tomorrow.
After listening to Gu An'an give him detailed instructions, Jiang Yong'an left.
He went to Jiangjia Village.
It was only when I got home that I remembered the house was still under construction.
On his first day of work, Jiang Yong'an was not only late, but also absent without leave.
Gu An'an: "..."
Was she not clear enough?
Jiang Mingzhu looked at the somewhat angry person and asked in a low voice, "Mother, why don't we hire someone else?"
Don't blame her for siding with outsiders, but Jiang Yong'an really is unreliable.
Gu An'an smiled and said, "Yes, let's find someone else."
She had barely finished speaking when she heard a familiar voice, "Xiao Gu, are you hiring? What do you think of me?"
Ninth Sister-in-law came and volunteered herself.
She hadn't originally planned to come here after entering the city, but she ended up delivering goods at Su San Niang's needlework shop and saw that Gu An An's shop was hiring.
Her embroidery work wasn't worth much; she only earned thirty coins for each handkerchief she handed in.
In a month, Ninth Sister-in-law could only manage to make about twenty handkerchiefs if she was quick.
That's comparable to making money with Gu An'an.
Two taels of silver a month—that's the wages for seventy handkerchiefs.
Ninth Sister-in-law felt this was an absolute bargain.
She didn't think too much about it and came over to ask Gu An'an.
"I'm not bad at cooking, what kind of work do you do here?"
There was a rift between the two.
But that's all in the past.
Gu An'an chuckled, "It's just preparing the minced meat; the kitchen staff will be quite busy."
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