"How about this, we split the profits 50/50?"
Xu Ruantang was heartbroken.
Aunt Wang split the profits 50/50 with her; after all, Aunt Wang was in sales, while she was just in logistics and production. As for Chen Ji, he was at most a landlord.
Selling pastries in the countryside is all about small profits and quick turnover. Now, with all the money scraped together, she'll probably be lucky to earn a hundred yuan in six months.
Xu Ruantang hung her head dejectedly, pondering what else she could do so that she wouldn't still be penniless after six months.
Chen Ji stared at her with a calm expression, and noticed that she had a lot of subtle expressions, and all her thoughts were written on her face. For some reason, his mood improved.
"Xu Ruantang".
"Um?"
Chen Ji's voice was low and his tone was somewhat helpless: "This is your home too. You don't need my permission to do this kind of thing."
Why does she always distinguish between "you," "me," and "him" so clearly? This girl has such a strong sense of distance when interacting with people.
Xu Ruantang looked up abruptly, a look of surprise in her eyes, and smiled, "Really?"
"Um."
She automatically interpreted it as: even if it's a fake marriage under an agreement, she can exercise the rights of the master within these six months.
Selling pastries doesn't require Chen Ji's permission, so naturally, there's no need to share profits with him.
She happily stood up and thanked him, saying, "Thank you."
When the flower cakes had cooled down enough, Xu Ruantang delivered them directly to Aunt Wang's house.
Aunt Wang was sitting in the yard, holding scissors and a large sheet of red paper. She waved to Xu Ruantang and pointed to the stool next to her: "Little Xu, come and sit down."
"Okay." She was still holding a bowl of flower cakes. "Auntie, where should we put these pastries?"
Aunt Wang quickly stood up and took it, saying, "I'll put it away, you sit down. Oh my, Xiao Xu's skills are even better than the chefs in the city!"
Who doesn't love to hear praise? Xu Ruantang accepts it all and always faces it with a smile.
Aunt Wang quickly came out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of fruit candies and melon seeds. She shoved them into Xu Ruantang's arms and said, "Eat quickly. Tomorrow there will be a lot of people, and even if I wanted to give you some, I probably wouldn't have time to look after you."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie!" Xu Ruantang pointed to the red paper and asked, "What is this?"
Aunt Wang sat down again, picked up a large piece of red paper, and said as she cut, "I'll cut out a few 'double happiness' characters from this large piece of red paper. It'll be perfect. Could you help me put them up in a bit?"
The scissors spun back and forth on the paper, and in no time at all, Aunt Wang had cut out a "double happiness" character.
Upon unfolding it, the bright red double happiness symbol was neatly arranged.
"Auntie, you're so skillful!"
Xu Ruantang helped Aunt Wang paste the "double happiness" character with glue before leaving the Wang family home.
Before she left, Aunt Wang insisted on giving her a handful of melon seeds and fruit candies, and told her and Chen Jiming that they must come to the banquet tomorrow.
Xu Ruantang casually asked, "Where's Wang Jian?"
"Hey, he went to the city. Yao Yulan kept making a fuss about wanting to wear a red hair accessory, so he went to the department store to see if he could buy one."
Xu Ruantang returned home with the ten yuan given to her by Aunt Wang, along with a large pile of candy and melon seeds.
The next morning, Xu Ruantang was awakened by the noise of the crowd playing outside her door.
After washing up, she washed Xiaobao's face and hands, then carried her out the door.
The sun hadn't even risen yet, but a lot of people were standing in front of the Wang family's house, with groups of three or five women chatting.
"How come it's taken so long to bring him back from such a close distance?"
"Chen Ji's wife, you're here to join in the fun too?"
The woman who was holding Xiaobao at the Wang family's house that day greeted Xu Ruantang warmly. She disliked Yao Yulan; so what if she was the village secretary's daughter? She was spoiled and willful!
In contrast, Chen Ji's new wife is not only good at baking, but also dotes on her husband and is quite beautiful. Moreover, if it weren't for her, Chen Ji would still be sick at home.
Yesterday she saw Chen Ji go for a run early in the morning, and he was all muscular and strong! His leg wasn't limping anymore!
Chen Jijia is truly a lucky star!
"Yes, sister-in-law, do weddings and wedding processions start so early in our village?"
Xu Ruantang thought that since the distance was so close, she could just pick him up before noon!
"It's getting late! When I got married, my husband would come to our village to pick me up in the middle of the night. The way he did it, you'd think he was doing something like a thief!" another woman said, covering her mouth and laughing.
Picking someone up in the middle of the night saves a lot of melon seeds, fruit, and candy. Most importantly, in some places, the bride's family must provide cigarettes.
"That's right, you've just married into this family. You'll understand after a while. We start the wedding procession early here, so we have to be proactive in finding a wife!"
Some people realized that Xu Ruantang had come alone, without a wedding or banquet, and were afraid she would be unhappy, so they quickly changed the subject.
"We've been waiting for the new bride since early morning. I wonder if Yao Yulan will cause some trouble at home again?"
"That's quite possible. Wang Jianyou is in for a tough time!"
The crowd waited for the firecrackers to be set off and for the wedding candy to be eaten, but most of them were just there to watch the excitement.
The truth about Yao Yulan's marriage to Wang Jian had long been common knowledge. Yao Yulan used to be arrogant and haughty in the village, looking down on everyone. But now she obediently married into the Wang family.
Everyone is happy to see her unhappy.
They waited and waited, and the sun was high in the sky, but the bride still hadn't been brought back.
Xu Ruantang had already returned to the courtyard. Xiaobao needed to drink milk and eat complementary food, so she didn't want to watch anything exciting.
Chen Ji was always calm and collected; he didn't even have the slightest curiosity about what was happening outside. After his morning run, he would sit in the yard at the usual time, basking in the sun and reading.
"They're firing cannons! They're firing cannons!"
A man's roar outside immediately livened up the atmosphere. Xu Ruantang's first reaction was to cover Xiaobao's ears.
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