Chapter 320 Nanny Yang
Shen Qingli guessed it from her expression, but she also smiled dotingly and scratched her nose:
"Okay, I'll teach you again later. You have to learn it carefully!"
Su Wan nodded quickly, being extremely obedient.
Su Yi also looked at his sister with a doting smile:
"Since you two are keeping me company, I'll go to the shop and see how the decoration is going."
The two girls were talking and playing together, and it was not convenient for a man like him to stay here all the time, so he had to find something to do.
"Thank you for your hard work, Fifth Brother!" Su Wan was not polite and just acted like a hands-off boss.
After Su Yi left, Shen Qingli began to teach Su Wan how to make tea. He learned tea making in the morning and guzheng in the afternoon. His class schedule was full.
The trip to the Grand Secretary's residence is scheduled for three days later, and I will go to see Nanny Yang tomorrow.
Shen Qingli acts like an older sister in front of Su Wan. She always speaks softly to Su Wan and protects him gently, just like an older brother.
She hasn't even gotten married yet, but she already has the demeanor of an elder sister-in-law. However, Su Wan likes it very much and enjoys it. From now on, she has one more person who dotes on her.
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The next day, Su Wan prepared a bunch of gifts and went to Yang Ma with Su Yi, asking her to be the manager of his Yuyantang workshop in Kyoto. He thought it would take some effort, but it turned out to be surprisingly smooth.
Su Wan imagined that Nanny Yang might be the kind of person with a weird temper, who was hard to talk to and very serious, but unexpectedly, she was wrong.
Su Wan stood in front of a small courtyard and confirmed it repeatedly before deciding to knock on the door.
Su Yi knocked on the door, and soon someone came to open it. The ones who opened the door were a few little kids, a girl and two boys, who looked about five or six years old.
The three radish-headed ones tilted their heads back, wearing flowery cotton jackets and pigtails, looking so adorable.
The little girl raised her head and asked Su Wan in a baby voice:
"Beautiful sister, are you here to see Mammy?"
Facing this cute creature, Su Wan's tone softened:
"Yes, I came to see Madam Yang!"
One of the little boys heard this and ran into the yard, shouting as he ran:
"Mammy, Mammy, someone's looking for you!"
Seeing this, the other two also ran and shouted together. It was so funny.
At this time, a woman wearing an apron ran out from the kitchen. She looked to be about forty years old. Su Wan thought she was Yang Ma. She sent a few idiots out to play and then came to the door:
"Are you two here to see Madam Yang?"
"Yes, we came to see Nanny Yang. We have something to discuss with her. This is a small token of our appreciation!" Su Wan gestured to Su Yi to hand the gift to the woman in front of him. Only then did he realize that this was not Nanny Yang.
The woman quickly wiped her hands on her apron, then took it with both hands. "You are a guest, please come in first."
"Come in and sit down. Nanny Yang is out for a walk on the street. She probably won't be back for a while. Can you two wait?"
"It's okay, we'll just wait, you go ahead and do your work!"
This woman served Nanny Yang. It was almost noon and she was preparing food in the kitchen.
Su Wan and Su Yi were drinking tea in the main hall and playing with a few little kids. The woman next to Nanny Yang was also from the palace. She was called Nanny Li. She originally served Nanny Yang in the palace. The two of them left the palace together.
Nanny Li did not return to the kitchen, but stayed by the side and chatted with Su Wan and the others for a few words. Su Wan then learned that these were children adopted by two maids in the charity hall. They were old and had no children, so they wanted to make the family more lively and had an idea, so they went to bring back three children two years ago.
When we first brought them home, the children were only three or four years old, an age when cats and dogs disliked them, and they were the most noisy.
Both of them are in good health, so raising a few children is no problem. They may not live a rich life, but they have enough food and drink.
Su Wan guessed that Nanny Yang probably wanted to save some property for these children, so she wanted to find something for them to do.
Otherwise, the salary he saved from spending half his life in the palace would definitely be enough to support himself in his old age.
Not to mention, the two maids are living a very comfortable life. They are at the right age to enjoy playing with their grandchildren. Su's mother is about the same age as them, but she still doesn't have a grandson.
It didn't take long before Nanny Yang came back. The moment she walked in, her dignified temperament was irresistible. Nanny Yang was well maintained and looked very young, not like she was in her forties.
When the children saw her come back, they ran towards her and surrounded her, calling her "Mammy".
Nanny Yang smiled kindly and specially bought some candied fruits to share with them. In a blink of an eye, she saw two young strangers standing in the main hall, both of whom had extraordinary demeanor.
"Are there guests? Arlene, why didn't you remind me earlier? I've made them stand here for nothing. You don't know the etiquette."
Alin should be Li Ma's name. Li Ma smiled and felt a little embarrassed.
"Madam Yang, it's okay. We came here today to discuss something important with you. Madam Shen from the Grand Secretary's Mansion recommended me here."
When Nanny Yang heard the recommendation from Madam Shen of the Grand Secretary's Mansion, she knew it was really an important matter. She walked to the main seat and sat down, and asked Nanny Li to take the children to leave first.
The main room became quiet, and the noise of children playing faded away.
Su Wan began to tell Nanny Yang that she wanted to hire her to be the manager of her Yuyan Hall.
There is a farm outside the capital, and a group of people have been hired to work there, but there is still a need for a manager. By then, branches will have to be opened in the two states next to the capital. In other words, Madam Yang only needs to manage the operation of the workshop and Yuyan Hall, calculate the accounts, and pay the workers. In short, she has explained all these in detail.
It's not tiring at all, as I can work at home. However, with such a large market like Kyoto, Su Wan was not confident in handing it over to someone with insufficient experience, so she came to find Nanny Yang.
After listening to this, Nanny Yang seemed quite interested, because Su Wan said that she could allocate her time freely and only had to manage the people below, prevent them from having bad thoughts, and organize the account books. Moreover, Su Wan gave her a monthly salary of 100 taels, which was almost a year's salary when she was a female official in the palace. However, she also needed money to manage things in the palace, so she couldn't save much in a year.
This is what Nanny Yang does. She is best at managing people and doing the accounting. When she was a female official, she managed everyone under her in a very obedient manner.
"Madam Yang, you can find a day and I will personally take you to the workshop to have a look. Our shop is very close to your residence, so it will be convenient for you to get around. We sincerely want to invite you to become the general manager of Yuyan Hall. We believe in your ability and we would not trust you to leave it to others."
Su Wan's attitude was absolutely respectful and sincere, and Nanny Yang nodded as she listened.
She also asked a lot of detailed questions, and Su Wan answered them one by one. When she learned that Yuyan Tang had branches in every state, she also showed admiration for Su Wan.
I thought she was a noble lady who suddenly decided to do business, but I didn't expect that she was so capable. She didn't want to manage it because she was too busy. She had shops all over the world and I couldn't manage them all.
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