Therefore, he did not go to Gu Lili's house.
Gu Lili smiled and nodded, then took out the gift she had prepared.
The gifts were the same as those given to the Gu family: a bolt of cloth for each person, and Zhang Dahua and Aunt Zhang each received an extra hairpin.
"Aunt Zhang, these are gifts for you, Uncle Zhang, and Da Hua." Gu Lili smiled and handed the gifts to Aunt Zhang.
Since Gu Yun Chu is engaged to Zhang Da Hua, the Zhang family can be considered as one of their own.
We can't favor one over the other.
Aunt Zhang quickly pushed the things back, refusing, "Lili, why do you bring gifts when you come to visit?"
Aunt Zhang refused verbally, but she was secretly very happy.
Gu Lili is Gu Yun Chu's older sister. Gu Lili is so good to them all. They have no worries about Zhang Da Hua marrying into the family in the future.
Gu Lili shoved the things into Aunt Zhang's hands and said, "Auntie, don't be shy, take them and let's go inside and talk. I need your help with something."
Aunt Zhang then realized that she had been so busy talking all day that she hadn't even welcomed Gu Lili into the house.
Aunt Zhang slapped her thighs exaggeratedly with both hands and said, "Oh! Look how impatient I am! Come on, Lili, come in and rest."
As he spoke, he warmly welcomed Gu Lili into the house.
As soon as Gu Lili sat down, Aunt Zhang quickly poured a bowl of sweet soup and placed it in front of her.
"Lili, you said you needed my help with something, what is it?" Aunt Zhang asked anxiously.
Aunt Zhang was always anxious, afraid that even a moment's delay would hinder Gu Lili's plans.
Gu Lili didn't hide anything and directly stated her purpose.
"I'd like to ask you to help me cook for the workers," Gu Lili said with a smile.
In a few days, Grandma Li and Grandpa Li will be going to Jiangdu.
Gu Chenxi alone would definitely be too busy.
Gu Lili plans to build a canteen-like building next to the courtyard and contract it out to Aunt Zhang.
Then she would distribute meal tickets to each worker, and with those tickets, they could go to Aunt Zhang's place for a meal.
If we were to directly ask Aunt Zhang to work at the Gu family's house, she would probably feel inferior.
We might as well just hand over the canteen to the Zhang family. After deducting the workers' food expenses, the Zhang family will definitely earn more.
If there are people in the village who don't want to cook, they can eat at the Zhang family's canteen.
It's a win-win situation – I can earn money again.
Aunt Zhang was a little confused; she had never heard of such a strange thing before.
"You mean the cafeteria? What...how are we supposed to do that?"
Gu Lili patiently explained the details to Aunt Zhang.
Simply put, Gu Lili built the canteen and handed it over to the Zhang family to manage.
All the people who do housework in Gu Lili's household eat in the canteen.
Gu Lili gave Aunt Zhang another sum of money, and told her to cook whatever she wanted.
As long as the workers are fed, that's fine.
This canteen can also be operated by the public; if someone wants to cook a whole table of food, that's fine too.
After Gu Lili's explanation, Aunt Zhang understood much better.
"Lili, I've really gotten a huge advantage from you!" Aunt Zhang said gratefully.
It's like Gu Lili paid for her family to open a restaurant for free.
All she has to do is run the business and she can make money. Isn't that an incredible bargain?
Gu Lili smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's not that you're taking advantage of me, it's clearly that I'm taking advantage of you. If you agree, you'll be doing me a huge favor."
Gu Lili was telling the truth. If her family were to cook, Gu Lili would have to worry about buying vegetables and meat every day, which would be a real hassle.
If Aunt Zhang takes over this matter, then she won't have to worry about it so much.
Gu Chenxi and Grandma Li will be less tired, or rather, they will be able to focus their energy on other things.
Looking further ahead, when Zuo Xiuhong gives birth, Old Mrs. Li will definitely have to go back to take care of her during her postpartum period.
Gu Chenxi is also free from cooking, which makes things easier for her, and Gu Lili can also arrange some important things to do.
Aunt Zhang said excitedly, "Okay, Lili, then I'll shamelessly agree. I'll think about how to do the job you gave me in the next few days."
Gu Lili had no reason not to trust Aunt Zhang when she did things.
After giving her some advice and suggestions, Gu Lili got up and left.
Aunt Zhang saw Gu Lili off and then went home to discuss the matter.
In Gu Lili's courtyard, Yin Jiuchen and Li Tiansheng were still continuing their previous conversation.
The others also went about their work in an orderly manner, no longer avoiding Yin Jiuchen.
Gu Lili closed her eyes and looked towards the door.
Uncle Fa Cai's carriage arrived at Gu Lili's house just then.
"Lili, the timber you asked me to deliver has arrived!" Uncle Facai jumped off the carriage and called out to Gu Lili.
Li Tiansheng and Yin Jiuchen also stopped chatting, got up and went to the courtyard gate with Gu Lili.
Behind Uncle Fa Cai's carriage, six oxcarts followed.
The top is completely filled with wood.
Gu Lili nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Facai."
Looking at the six cartloads of timber, Yin Jiuchen was filled with doubts.
Gu Lili has never left Gu Village since she returned. How did Uncle Facai know that Gu Lili wanted timber?
Uncle Fa Cai waved his hand and walked towards the oxcart, instructing the drivers to untie the ropes binding the wood in preparation for unloading.
Gu Lili did not see the doubt on Yin Jiuchen's face.
Turning to Gu Huanhuan inside the house, he shouted, "Huanhuan, go and call Lao Zhou over, let's move the wood!"
Gu Huanhuan responded, put down her needlework, and ran hand in hand with Zheng Yue to the neighboring courtyard.
Before long, Old Zhou and his three apprentices arrived.
The four of them were already restless; upon hearing that the timber had arrived, they wished they could fly over to help.
It's a good opportunity to stretch my muscles.
Gu Lili couldn't get involved in moving the timber.
So it was left to a few men to do.
Yin Jiuchen rolled up his sleeves, and with a burst of strength, he hoisted a log onto his shoulder and headed towards the neighboring yard.
Li Tiansheng was not to be outdone, and he picked it up and followed closely behind.
One by one, the others also picked up a log each and headed to the next house.
Wei Yin, who was dozing off, was so startled when he saw his Crown Prince staring at a piece of wood that he fell off his stool.
"Young Master, please leave such rough work to me," Wei Yin said tremblingly.
He could hardly believe that the crown prince of the dynasty would be doing such menial work.
As Wei Yin spoke, he quickly reached out to take the piece of wood from Yin Jiuchen's hand.
Yin Jiuchen dodged him and said in a deep voice, "If you want to move it, go outside and move it yourself. Don't try to take it from me."
With that, Yin Jiuchen left first.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com