Seeing that they were both willing to give and take, the registrar thought that Manager Liu was willing to trade his cloth shop for his son's future happiness, and since he himself had also benefited, he naturally had no objections and quickly helped the two to draw up the contract. After watching them sign and affix their fingerprints, he directly exchanged the two for two red deeds, one of which was an official transfer deed recognized by the government, and the other was a new land deed.
Zhou solemnly handed one hundred taels of silver to Manager Liu, and the transaction was thus successfully completed.
As she floated out of the government office, Zhou felt as if she were in a dream.
Looking at Xiao Youran following behind Su Shi, he suddenly picked her up, spun her around three times, kissed her several times on the face, and praised her repeatedly, "Little Lucky Baby! You really are our Little Lucky Baby!"
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Over there, Guo and Yu stayed in the cloth shop, looking around in disbelief. In just a few words, the cloth shop had become theirs.
If this were true, I could just throw away these uncomfortable coarse cloth clothes I'm wearing now! I wouldn't have to sleep on that hard, dark, cold, and thin quilt anymore; I could just switch to a brand new, soft cotton quilt.
The two waited with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.
The two maids and the waiter at the door were also shocked and suspicious as they waited.
I just couldn't believe that Manager Liu had given up the cloth shop so easily.
The shopkeeper across the street, seeing that the group of guests hadn't returned yet, sneered and waited curiously.
Half an hour later, when Zhou stepped into Liu's cloth shop with the brand-new red contract in her hands, her face still showed the same look of disbelief.
The three members of the Su family, mother and son, had happy expressions on their faces. Jiang Youchen was carrying a bag of firecrackers that he had bought on the way when he passed by the street corner.
Upon reaching the door, he immediately pulled out some tinder and lit it, setting it on fire with a series of crackling sounds.
The waiter at the door turned pale upon seeing this, and the two maids inside rushed out, asking incredulously, "Has our Liu Family Cloth Shop really... really changed owners?"
Zhou was so excited that she couldn't speak, and could only nod.
Not only has the red deed for the cloth shop been changed, but the land deed for the entire shop has also been changed.
One hundred taels!
Moreover, this silver was dug out of the old house yesterday!
This is no different from finding a fabric shop for free.
Su helped her calm down and said with a smile, "The business has changed. Starting tomorrow, this Liu Family Cloth Shop will no longer be owned by the Li family, but by the Yun family. You are all veterans in the shop. If you want to stay, we will renew your contracts at the original monthly wages. If you don't want to stay, you can leave now."
Guo quickly stepped forward and said, "No, no, no, cousin. Now that this cloth shop is ours, and so many of the women in our family are just sitting at home doing nothing, why waste money hiring maids and waiters?"
The two maids and the waiter's expressions changed upon hearing this.
Madam Su gave Madam Guo a wink, "Third Sister-in-law, don't be in such a hurry. Managing a cloth shop isn't as easy as you think. There's more to it than just welcoming customers and making sales. You need to source and stock the goods, right? You need to take inventory, right? And there might be other big deals. We're new to this business, and we're unfamiliar with everything. In my opinion, the old folks at this cloth shop should stay. Of course, that should be on their own volition."
After hearing this, Guo took two steps back. She knew nothing about business anyway, so she decided to leave it to her sister-in-law and cousin. She looked at Zhou and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll listen to you."
Zhou gradually came to her senses, coughed lightly, and said calmly, "Cousin Su is right. We have only just taken over this cloth shop and do not yet know the ins and outs. For the old folks in the cloth shop who are willing to stay, we can give you a 10% raise on your monthly wages. If they are not willing, we will not force them to stay."
The two maids and the waiter nodded repeatedly, "We are of course willing, and greet our new master."
Although they haven't figured out the meaning behind their former employer's actions, it hasn't stopped them from planning for their future.
These are famine years, so being able to keep this job is already quite good.
The fact that the former owner was able to sell the cloth shop so quickly at such a low price suggests that the new owner must have some extraordinary power backing them.
If that's the case, staying and working in this cloth shop is a good way out.
Su then asked, "Are there other people working in the cloth shop? What about the accountant? There should also be drivers and assistants for transportation?"
The waiter at the door immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, I'll go and call them all over right away."
Xiao Youran ran inside happily, "Great! Now the whole fabric shop is ours! Third Aunt, you can sell your embroidery for whatever price you want! Your great-aunt, cousins, and other relatives can take whatever clothes or bedding they need!"
Madam Su quickly stopped her, "Little Ranran, don't be silly! We just took over this cloth shop, and we need to do a thorough inventory first. Don't touch anything right now, let's wait for the accountant to arrive."
Xiao Youran stopped in her tracks and obediently said "Oh".
Jiang Youchen stepped forward and took her hand. "Come on, let's go upstairs and take a look."
Downstairs, the adults either looked at the two red deeds over and over again, or looked around at the inventory, trying to calm their excitement and disbelief.
The two little ones toddled upstairs, turned into a deserted corner, and Jiang Youchen looked at his sister and asked, "Little sister, tell your brother the truth, did you use some kind of magical magic?"
Xiao Youran blinked. "What do you think, brother?"
Jiang Youchen clenched her little fist. "Little sister, don't say things like 'you're a lucky charm' anymore. It's fine if others share in your good fortune, but if something bad happens to someone and it's blamed on you, then you'll become a monster!"
Xiao Youran tilted her head, thinking that what her brother said made sense, and nodded, saying, "Okay, I know! From now on, my good fortune will only be shared with my brother!"
Jiang Youchen nodded vigorously, "Put all the blame on your brother! Your brother will take it all for you!"
He's come to realize these days that his younger sister is God's daughter, blessed with good fortune, and anyone who gets into trouble with her will suffer a string of bad luck.
Little Youran jumped onto her brother, "How come you've become so nice? You don't hate Little Youran anymore?"
Startled by her jump, Jiang Youchen stumbled back several steps before managing to catch her. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Brother... has never disliked Ranran..."
Little Youran praised in a soft, sweet voice, "I have the best older brother in the world!"
Jiang Youchen felt her heart melt instantly. How come she had never noticed how cute her younger sister was before?
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