Chapter 34 Winning People's Hearts
Chang Xixi told the old man her plan one by one, "This is a very profitable way to make money. Even if I'm not here, you can still make money."
"Indeed, it can also attract a large number of literati and scholars to come and challenge."
The old man stroked his long beard, nodded in praise, and admired Chang Xixi's good methods.
Next, he told the old master what knowledge he needed to do, and the old master said he would give him the details in three days.
Chang Xixi nodded, took out another contract, and asked the owner of the teahouse to be a witness. The moment the two of them pressed their fingerprints, Chang Xixi understood the trick of winning people's hearts.
The waiter was stunned. Before he could sigh, Chang Xixi said, "Old Master, the money I gave you this morning was the deposit. It's already written in the contract we just signed. I hope you won't go back on your agreement with me."
"You know my predicament. You've torn off my last fig leaf. My dignity with you has long been gone, so there's no need to be hypocritical. My unworthy son is out gambling all day and never comes home. All the land at home has been sold or blocked!"
Chang Xixi wasn't one to comfort others, so she could only sigh, send the old man away, and then turn around and tell the waiter, "Don't tell anyone about this."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's okay to tell this story. Just say that the old teacher asked you to go back to the countryside to teach, but you disagreed, and you had a quarrel, and the old man left in anger."
"The shopkeeper is indeed wiser than me."
Gu Rongyu, standing cautiously on the second floor, listened to everything they said. In the darkness, his brows knitted slightly, his expression disdainful, his eyes confused. Qingnan climbed in through the second-floor window and knelt beside him. "Young Master, I've got all the information. Do you want to see it now?"
"Give it to me tomorrow."
"yes."
Qingnan was also curious and looked over the railing on the second floor to see the three people below chatting about something he couldn't understand at all, occasionally saying a sentence or two.
"Making a box?"
"Yes, about ten in a row, with hollowed-out bottoms. We need two... and a big drum. We need to hang a sign at the door. The stage needs to be redecorated; it's too high."
"How do you calculate this money?"
"I'll give it to you."
"Okay, I'll have someone do it tomorrow. But, what will you do if you're not satisfied with the finished products?"
"I have a blueprint, just follow it. There are only eight seats downstairs, and the rest are in the private rooms upstairs. You can charge more, and other people can get twenty more single seats." Chang Xixi counted on her fingers and said.
Gu Rongyu touched his head upstairs and sighed.
The three people who were plotting at the counter downstairs also looked up. Gu Rongyu and Qingnan instantly hid in the darkness and held their breath.
The three of them looked at each other for a long time before turning back to continue discussing.
Gu Rongyu shook his head. Seeing that Chang Xixi would not return to the room for a while, he and Qingnan went down to the second floor through the window and entered through the window on the other side.
Gu Rongyu looked through it in the moonlight and found that Chang Xixi's information was very magical.
She did learn a few words, but they were just the "Nujie" and other books about women's training, but she had never read a single serious book.
He couldn't help but frown. Was it simply because she was smart, lively and didn't like being bullied, so she was particularly strong-willed?
Qing Nan saw the young master frowning and looked unhappy. "Young master, this Chang Xixi is really interesting. Could she be sent by the higher-ups to get information about you?"
"Look again."
If he is a spy sent by the higher-ups, he will have to be killed when the time comes!
Thinking of Chang Xixi sharing a bed with him for quite some time, her mumbling at night, and her habit of kicking the quilt, his heart trembled.
He casually asked Qingnan to leave, reached out to close the window, took off his coat and lay down on the bed. As soon as he lay down, Chang Xixi tiptoed back into the room.
She glanced at the person on the bed, who was sound asleep. After a while, she finally got into bed and sighed, "Money, I'm going to make a lot of money."
As Gu Rongyu finished speaking, the scene of Chang Xixi sleeping in a pile of silver flashed through his mind.
Doesn't she have anything else on her mind?
Probably, possibly, the only thing I pretend to know is how to cook!
The rooster crowed three times, and Chang Xixi suddenly woke up from the bed. She hurriedly put on her clothes and ran into the waiter who had gotten up to sleep. "Go make me a pot of tea, and make it strong."
The waiter brought the tea to the study room and saw that she was already writing and drawing at the desk, concentrating completely. There were two copper coins on the table beside her.
After taking the money and putting down the tea, he closed the door and returned to the servants' room to continue sleeping.
Before the shopkeeper woke up, Chang Xixi drew the appearance of the cabinet she needed, all in preparation for the competition.
It's dawn.
A beam of light fell into the window. Chang Xixi looked up and glanced at the candle that was almost burned out. She blew it out with a whoosh. She drew the last stroke of her handicraft.
When he went upstairs yawning, Gu Rongyu was already sitting at the table, and the waiter had already brought up breakfast.
She sat down and took a bite of the steamed bun. "Husband, why are you looking at me like that? Eat...eat so I can send you to school."
Gu Rongyu nodded, "Where did you go just now?" He hesitated and finally asked.
"In the study downstairs." Chang Xixi took another sip of porridge, frowned, and glanced at the rice grains in the bowl, "They are indeed unscrupulous businessmen! Now I am their financial backer, and they actually use this kind of thing to trick me." He put down his chopsticks and shouted loudly at the door.
"Waiter, come here."
The waiter was cleaning the rooms on the second floor as a guest had checked out, so he had to do some cleaning. When he heard Chang Xixi's voice, he came over happily.
"What are your instructions, Mr. Chang?"
Chang Xixi picked up the bowl of porridge and placed it in front of the waiter. "Take a look at this. Is it for human consumption? Tell me, this rice has been sitting there for a few days and it reeks of sewage. You think I'm from the countryside!"
The waiter took a look and thought to himself, I didn't realize that Mr. Chang is such a fan of fine noodles and won't give in at all.
"Don't worry, I'll get you some fresh ones."
As he was talking, the waiter diligently cleared away all the food on the table, and soon brought a table full of decent breakfast, and even made some egg drop soup.
"This is for your health, please enjoy it slowly."
Chang Xixi finally gave up and gave him some more money. After he left, she kept complaining, "What a snob, a money-hungry guy."
"My lady, there's no need to be so deliberate. I think the meal just now was pretty good." Gu Rongyu was becoming increasingly unable to understand the woman in front of him.
As the daughter of a wealthy family, she can do all the rough work that a servant can do.
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