That evening, Qiu Dayu had just returned to the courtyard when he went to look for Qiu Yan.
Seeing that Gu Qian was also inside, he hesitated for a moment before finally knocking on the door.
Gu Qian leaned against the headboard, holding Qiu Yan's newly drawn sketch in his hand, guessing how to use it.
Qiu Yan was originally writing and drawing on Xuan paper, but when she saw Qiu Dayu enter, she put down her brush.
"Uncle, is there something you need?"
Gu Qian sat up straight, nodded slightly to Qiu Dayu, and continued reading the contents of the paper.
Qiu Dayu's mind was entirely focused on Zhao Yuanyuan, and he had absolutely no interest in Qiu Yan's messy drawing.
"Our Xingyuelou restaurant is doing better and better, and we're running out of food supplies. Tomorrow I'll go out and ask around to see where we can find fresh vegetables for sale so we can get some new stock."
Qiu Yan looked up at Qiu Dayu.
“We have dedicated purchasing staff for these things. Uncle can just leave it to them. There’s no need for you to inquire personally.”
She thought to herself, "My uncle has made even more progress over the New Year."
Qiu Dayu was thinking about important matters. "As the second manager of Xingyue Tower, I naturally have to be meticulous in every aspect."
"It's up to you." Since her uncle wanted to do it himself, Qiu Yan had no objections.
"Alright, tomorrow, go to Xingyue Tower and keep an eye on things."
Qiu Dayu acted swiftly, and early the next morning, he took Lu Jia with him to Baiyang City West Village.
After making a few inquiries, they learned about the landlord Zhou family.
Soon, the two said,
The Zhou family's courtyard gate had two large red lanterns hanging above it.
Qiu Dayu stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard gate.
"Coming, coming." An old woman answered and opened the door, somewhat surprised to see Qiu Dayu standing outside. "Who are you looking for?"
Qiu Dayu politely asked, "Grandma, is your husband here?"
"Is there something you need?" the old woman asked.
Qiu Dayu: "I came here to do business with you."
"You want to be farm laborers?" That was the first job the mother-in-law thought of. Qiu Dayu and Lu Jia, the two young men, didn't look like businessmen at all.
Qiu Dayu turned to look at Lu Jia and asked with a smile, "Grandma, what do you think of him?"
Lu Jia coughed lightly, "Brother Dayu, please don't." He's better suited to running errands outside.
The mother-in-law shook her head at the two of them, "We have enough hired laborers, we don't need them for now. If you want to work, you can come back when spring plowing."
After she finished speaking, she was about to close the door.
Qiu Dayu placed one foot on the crack in the door, forcing his mother-in-law to stop what she was doing.
“Mother-in-law, the business I’m talking about isn’t about hiring farm laborers.”
After hearing this, Lu Jia calmed down a bit.
"What brings you here?" the old woman asked.
Qiu Dayu simply replied, "Purchase."
Upon hearing the word "shopping," the mother-in-law became much more polite to the two of them, saying, "Our boss isn't here. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"
"Even if the owner isn't here, his son is, and we can still do business."
"The landlord and his wife accompanied their son to his future father-in-law's house, saying it was to discuss marriage matters."
"Your future father-in-law's family?" Upon hearing this, Qiu Dayu's mood instantly soured.
They're already engaged, so why did they go again?
“We can wait.” Qiu Dayu pulled Lu Jia and pushed open the door to enter the courtyard.
"Alright, come with me."
Granny Zhou was a servant in this household, and she didn't know anything about business matters.
If we send the two away, their employer might blame us, which would be bad.
The Zhou family's farmland grows a large amount of grain and vegetables every year, and many people come to buy them.
Grandma Zhou led the two into the guest room.
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