Qin had no choice but to appease Guo Wan and tell her to wait until after the New Year.
Don't married women return to their parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year? Madam Qin planned to have Aunt Gu bring Guo Wan over on the second day.
After hearing this, Guo Wan stopped making a fuss and went to sleep peacefully.
However, she couldn't fall asleep. Her mind was filled with the image of that young man. He was smiling at her sister-in-law's second brother, quietly doing things on the side, and teaching her sister-in-law's nephew how to shoot birds with a slingshot.
As for the insults directed at her, after careful consideration, Guo Wan believed that the young man was reminding her that she was too plump, that the color of her clothes was too plain, that her large eyes were unsuitable for her beautiful face, that her rouge was too red, and that she should wear powder instead. She also shouldn't wear lipstick.
Well, Guo Wan decided that when she got back she would eat less and lose weight, and then she would ask her mother to make her new clothes, preferably in bright colors.
There are still several days until the second day of the Lunar New Year. She must dress up nicely then to impress her young master and hopefully get engaged next year.
Guo Wan thought about this wonderful outcome and fell into a good sleep.
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The next morning, the Gu family was surprised to find that Guo Wan seemed to be in good spirits again.
He also greeted everyone in the Gu family very politely.
After breakfast, the Guo family left, taking with them the fresh pork that Grandma Gu had given them.
As for the marriage proposal that Zhang wanted to discuss, Qin didn't want to talk to Zhang at all, mainly because she felt she couldn't afford to offend Gu Hui.
Once the eve of the Lunar New Year has passed, the festive atmosphere of the New Year becomes even stronger.
Cai Xiaolian and Gu Nian decided to expand their business to the 29th, pooling the resources of the whole family. Even Gu En, who usually loved to play, stayed at home doing what he could.
Of course, some people in the village knew about their sale of New Year's goods. Some came directly to buy them, while others wanted to learn the craft. Cai Xiaolian said that these were made for Zuijianglou, and since she was working for Zuijianglou, it couldn't be told to outsiders.
That dispelled the villagers' idea.
Of the entire Gu family, only Zhang Shi was unaware that the second branch of the family was cooperating with Zuijianglou. She genuinely believed that the second branch had sold recipes to Zuijianglou, and in return, the owner of Zuijianglou had given Cai Xiaolian a job. Therefore, the villagers were still unaware of this.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian finished selling their goods and waited at the restaurant to settle the year's profits.
Madam Cheng arrived in the afternoon, bringing Cheng Rui with her.
"Lianmei, Gu Erdi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I've been too busy at home to get away." Upon arrival, Madam Cheng apologized first.
After exchanging pleasantries, Cheng Rui took out the account book, which contained the daily records kept by the accountant according to Cai Xiaolian's bookkeeping method, as well as the toiletries sets that Madam Cheng helped Gu Nian sell.
Madam Cheng sold a total of 300 sets of this shampoo and conditioner, at five taels of silver per set, for a total of 1,500 taels.
Starting from November, the restaurant made a net profit of 2,742 taels after deducting all costs over two months. The Gu family took 30%, which was 822.6 taels.
The two items together amount to 2,322.6 taels.
We had agreed to help Mrs. Cheng sell the sets and take a cut, but Mrs. Cheng refused to accept it no matter what.
Cai Xiaolian reviewed the accounts and found no problems.
After the accounts were settled and the money was paid, the couple said goodbye and left.
After the mother and son saw the couple off at the door and watched them drive away, Cheng Rui asked, "Mother, what do you think of Niannian?"
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