Xing Beichen was stunned by the scene before him—
A little black mink, acting like a person, had quickly run off with the silver.
Judging by the cunning look on its face, Xing Beichen had every reason to believe it knew exactly what it was taking.
So, the black mink knew how to stash money?
"Hehe, that’s our housekeeper. All the silver at ho is entrusted to it," Mu Shuangshuang explained kindly as she noticed Xing Beichen staring at the direction Little Black had left.
"Aren’t you afraid it might lose it?" Xing Beichen inquired with so concern.
"No, once it’s the housekeeper, it only takes in and never lets out," Mu Shuangshuang replied.
"Huh?" Xing Beichen found himself even more astonished after hearing Mu Shuangshuang’s words.
Just then, Little Black, having hidden the money, returned to the kitchen. Instinctively, Xing Beichen pulled a few broken silver pieces from the money bag and tossed them in Little Black’s direction.
Almost the instant the silver hit the ground, Little Black stretched out its small paw, and the silver was in its grasp. Then, in a flash, Little Black raced into Mu Shuangshuang’s room.
"I told you, it only takes in, never lets out," Mu Shuangshuang laughed.
Lu Yuanfeng then took a silver piece from his pocket, intending to give it to Xing Beichen, but was stopped.
"Fengzi, no need to give it to . That was my reward to Little Black!"
Lu Yuanfeng pocketed the money, and the three of them began eating breakfast.
After breakfast, Xing Beichen suggested that they go to the town together.
Mu Shuangshuang thought for a mont and proposed, "Why don’t we invite Xiao Nan and go shopping together with the four of us?"
Today, the restaurant was likely closed, she was only there to hand out bonuses to the staff.
Everyone had been busy lately, so Mu Shuangshuang planned to give each person 500 wen and then a two-day holiday, with wages paid during the ti off.
"Xiao Nan... is she doing well?" Upon hearing the familiar na, Xing Beichen felt a rush of emotion, but more than anything, a sense of regret.
Fu Xiaonan was the only girl who had ever captivated him, although her heart had long belonged to soone else.
Her Brother Qingshan...
Every ti he rembered the sweet deanor Fu Xiaonan had when she called that man’s na, Xing Beichen felt a dull pain in his chest.
"She’s great!" Mu Shuangshuang said with a aningful look at Xing Beichen, not revealing that Xiao Nan’s engagent with that Qingshan had ended.
She hoped Xing Beichen would discover this truth for himself.
Anyway, they would have a chance to spend ti together soon.
Mu Shuangshuang went to call on Fu Xiaonan, while Lu Yuanfeng and Xing Beichen went to borrow a carriage from the Wang Family.
Speaking of the carriage, Mu Shuangshuang had a thought. She and Fengzi nearly went to the town daily, always borrowing the Wang Family’s carriage was inconvenient.
Though they often sent so gifts to the elder Wang couple, ensuring they were not at a loss, it still felt awkward using sothing that wasn’t theirs.
Mu Shuangshuang decided to discuss the matter with Lu Yuanfeng in the evening.
At Fu Xiaonan’s house, upon hearing the proposal to go shopping, Fu Xiaonan agreed without hesitation.
After changing into a nice dress, Fu Xiaonan even asked Mu Shuangshuang to powder her face, making her sll fragrant before she was ready to go out.
Mu Shuangshuang, on the other hand, carried on as usual, wearing a peach-colored long dress with no jewelry in her hair. Fu Xiaonan remarked that she looked more like a married woman than a youthful girl.
Mu Shuangshuang chuckled, gently pinching Fu Xiaonan’s nose: "Everyone has different tastes. It’s not about wearing gold and silver. Little girl, you’re still too tender!"
She was being truthful. She truly disliked the idea of having countless hairpins, like a moving beehive on her head.
Moreover, she had developed a modern habit of not liking to wear bracelets or necklaces.
"Yes, yes, whatever Shuangshuang ’sister’ says is true. Let’s hurry to the town, I can’t wait to go shopping and buy things!" Fu Xiaonan stuck her tongue out playfully at Mu Shuangshuang.
Upon arriving at the village entrance, Fu Xiaonan realized that Lu Yuanfeng had another person beside him.
Soone who had left the village a long ti ago and hadn’t returned for a while.
"Is that Xing Beichen?" she asked, pointing at him before getting closer.
"Mm! He ca to the village the day before yesterday. Fengzi and I have been busy in town, so hadn’t returned for a few days. I saw him this morning; Fengzi t him last night."
While Fu Xiaonan reacted openly, Xing Beichen felt slightly tense, his palms sweating.
He instinctively stepped forward to greet Fu Xiaonan.
Lu Yuanfeng’s gaze remained fixed on Mu Shuangshuang.
As Mu Shuangshuang approached, Lu Yuanfeng set the bench from the carriage on the ground and helped her aboard.
Fu Xiaonan followed closely.
With two n, one had to drive the carriage, making it inconvenient for the other to sit between the two won.
Thus, Xing Beichen joined Lu Yuanfeng outside, driving the carriage together.
On the way, Mu Shuangshuang and Fu Xiaonan chatted inside the carriage, while the two n talked outside.
Ti passed quickly, and soon they reached the town.
Lu Yuanfeng drove the carriage straight to their family restaurant, parking it under the large tree in front of the restaurant.
As soon as they disembarked, the restaurant staff greeted them.
Having visited Chengfeng Restaurant before, Fu Xiaonan wasn’t particularly amazed.
However, it was Xing Beichen’s first visit, and inside the restaurant, he praised Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng continuously.
"Just the décor here surpasses many Capital restaurants!"
Having grown up in the most prosperous part of Daining Chao—the Capital—his words carried weight.
Therefore, Mu Shuangshuang felt quite pleased.
She instructed the kitchen to prepare so snacks for Xing Beichen and Fu Xiaonan, while she and Lu Yuanfeng needed to et Yu Dahai for bookkeeping.
Once the accounts were settled, the ledger would be sent to the Liu Family so Mrs. Liu could promptly settle the paynts.
The three of them calculated all the bills and finally set the price at one hundred taels.
From beginning to end, including land rent, als, and renovations, they spent thirty taels; hence, the restaurant netted seventy taels.
However, Yu Dahai still felt a bit uneasy: "Owner, we’ve earned seventy taels from the cake. If we collect another twenty taels from Mrs. Liu, won’t people say it’s dishonest?"
"Not at all. Those seventy-sothing taels were from betting. Mrs. Liu herself said if what I baked she hadn’t tasted before, she’d reward , and those were reward money.
Rember how people clamored at the ti, saying if what I made was sothing Mrs. Liu had tasted, we wouldn’t charge banquet fees?"
Leaving aside the profit, just the thirty-sothing taels capital was a significant sum for Chengfeng Restaurant.
Others might not consider their small business concerns, so why should she care about their opinions?
Yu Dahai thought for a while and found it made sense, then calmly instructed soone to collect the accounts.
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